Here There Be Monsters: DRNJ Premiere Event
The dastardly high evolutionary has kidnapped Momma Leeds and unleased an army of Cryptids upon Leeds. It's up to the town and their allies to drive back these mutated and empowered forces. Beware of getting nabbed, experimented on, and your strain changed by this mad scientist.
Meanwhile blood moss from the high evolutionary's experiments has leaked into the environment and is starting to slowly overtake the woods unless stopped; already it has created a host of highly mutated and dangerous critters and zed. This pending ecological disaster may dwarf even the high evolutionary himself as a threat if not stopped soon. Brave the terrors of the mutated woods, collecting samples, solving puzzles, and preforming research to discover a way to reach the epicenter and clear out this dangerous threat.
Will you be able to drive back the cryptid army and defeat the high evolutionary; or will you become yet another of the high evolutionary's experimental test subjects? Will you solve the mystery of the ecological terror, or will you become mutated and overcome with the blood moss, a walking abomination?
Join us for the 5-day premiere event May 15-20 2024, at Pine Tree Education Center!
Premiere Event Notes
All Non-Com players: When choosing your NPC shift please select Non-com[PLEASE EMAIL MELANIE] this is to help ensure we can properly staff our shifts.
New Call: Hold, may now be followed with Medical Emergency. We will still start with a hold, but if someone needs medical help (ie they are injured, or incapacitated) the additional call is “Medical Emergency”. This is a way to ensure that our medics know when they are needed, and allows players to make the call on their own safety without halting gameplay in the process. We’re still testing the best wording, but please be aware.
Bunking: Because this is our epic 5-day premiere event, there will be more travelers. To ensure you get a bunk in a specific room or cabin, take advantage of our bunk rentals for $15.
For our travelers, we have detailed site info below too.
Resolve Mechanics: Players can restore 1 Resolve at noon Thursday and Friday. Additionally, players with full build purchase (5) can do a third restore on Saturday at noon. To restore your resolve point, just take 5-10 minutes for a self-care moment: eat a snack, take a nap, take a shower, etc.
Tenting
At Pine Tree, we have 5-6 sites suitably for tenting. The only power to these locations would be from the pavilion or outside the trading post. There are also only 3 water pumps, which are along the main road by the campsites. So you may be a campsite away from the closest water.
Use of the “Smokey’s Trail Guide” item, which provides you with a SINGLE USE of “Never Here” at no cost during our May event. Use of this “Never Here” will take you to either your tent or Ops to respawn, your choice!
Further incentives coming as well!
Site Info
Pine Tree Education Center is in Tabernacle NJ, and is a boy scout camp where DRNJ holds their in-person events.
Cabins: There are several cabins, including the New Player cabin, along with three rooms for players above Mama’s Bar. Each sleeping space holds at least 6 bunks.
Each cabin, has a bathroom with 2 stalls, mirrors, and a full-service kitchen including an oven, sink, and fridge.
Mama’s Bar, has three bathrooms on the main floor, and a bathroom upstairs, along with a full-service kitchen.
Pine Tree has a lot of bugs, including ticks. Be sure to bring bug spray, and we recommend pemethrin spraying your gear for added protection.
The ground here is sandy so prepare accordingly.
Food Plan
We can currently accommodate Kosher and gluten-free meals, but we cannot guarantee that meals will meet strict Kosher standards or remain uncontaminated from gluten due to the environment. Please reach out to Chris or a Director if you have any concerns.
Due to the length and complexity of this event, we are unable to offer vegan options for the May game.
Everyone who signs up for a meal plan MUST FILL OUT THIS FORM WITH THEIR PREFERENCES.
Breakfast (every day): Each participant will be given a breakfast bag containing bags of cold cereal and 2 pieces of fruit for the event. (Will be distributed at check in)
Lunch (every day): Egg salad sammich and/or PB&J. A typical lunch bag will contain one sandwich, a piece of fruit, cookies, and one of the following: Pasta salad, chips, or chex mix.
Wednesday Dinner: Macaroni and cheese with stewed tomatoes
Thursday Dinner: Shepard’s Pie - ground beef, onions, garlic, and mixed veggies in a gravy with mashed potatoes. Vegetarians will get a portion prepared with Impossible burger.
Friday Dinner: Spaghetti and meatballs. Vegetarians will get an Impossible meat substitute.
Saturday Dinner: Pulled pork burritos - smoked pulled pork, rice, beans, pico de gallo. Vegetarians will get sautéed peppers and onions instead of meat.
Main Meal Plan Prices are as follows:
5 day meal plan is $70
4 day meal plan is $60
3 day meal plan is $50
In addition we are ALSO doing hot breakfast options:
Breakfast will consist of: pancakes, home fries, eggs, French toast, breakfast meats.
Hot Breakfast Prices are as follows:
5 day is $20
4 day is $16
3 day is $9
Two More Weeks!
We’re officially two weeks out from the Premiere Event, and since we’ve broken 50 pre-registrations, we have a perk for everyone! Every pre-registered player will receive a Blue Plate Special, which is good for One Full Mind Refresh during the event.
We’ve also broken 50 extra build purchased, so we’ve got another perk for you! ONCE PER 12s, if you take a 30 minute nap, you regain 5 mind. If you take a nap in YOUR OWN TENT (or someone else’s, WITH PERMISSION), you regain 10 mind.
