This is the fencing schedule for War of the Roses 2025.
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Friday
7:30 PM: List opens for inspections
8:30 PM: Brawl at DeSiena’s Tavern
Hosts: Lorita DeSienna and Pan Mikulaj von Meissen
Can’t a girl just enjoy a day with friends over, partaking in the latest round of her wares? Apparently not, because even with the “check your weapons at the door” rule, a fight has broken out in the tavern! Lorita will reward the person who puts an end to the chaos with a bottle or two from her private reserve.
This tournament will be fought as a Roman melee. Combatants start seated at a table with secondary weapons on the table and their swords down by their side. Combatants can only pick up their own secondary. Permitted secondary weapons are those that would have been available inside a tavern: dagger, goblet/tankard, cloak, cane/stick. Buckler, spear, and case are not permitted. In keeping with the spirit of a tavern brawl, there will be a five second countdown before “lay on” is called in which combatants are encouraged to throw shade/call out insults (keep it PG-13). Two melee rounds will be run. The final will be the “last ones standing” facing off in single elimination. A double kill in the final will be refought once. The tournament prize is homebrewed nonalcoholic ginger beer.
9:30 AM: List opens for inspections
10am-11am Gambler’s Tourney
Host: Grim the Skald
Let the dice choose your form! Double elimination.
11:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Pennsic Heroics Qualifier
Host: Master Robert Tytes
Double elimination, bring your best.
2 PM-3PM Melee:
Flags in each team’s territory, equidistant between center of the field and resurrection points.The goal for each team is to capture the enemy’s team flag. Flip sticks will be used. When a stick is flipped a hold will be called, points will be counted, and the field will be reset. Hay bales will be used to break up the field for engagement. 5 passes total over the course of 60 minutes
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: An Alastar Tucker By the Book
Host: Alastar Tucker
A casual historical fencing/martial A&S experience for all skill levels. Fence, chat, and nerd out over historical fencing. There will be prizes for truest to form for each pool (early and late period, with balancing based on weapons, ie the short basket hilt wont have to face rapiers, and the very long longsword might end up in late period), and possibly a “best kit for stated system/persona.” No prize for prowess, I want folks to be able to focus on fighting true to their system, not their win/loss record.
Sunday:
9:30 AM: List opens for inspections
TBD: Short but Deadly Birthday Bash
Host: Brigid
Blade length max at 30 inches, single dagger allowed. Swiss points format
TBD: Baronial Rapier Champs (War Point)
Host: Master Robert Tytes
Tournament will be a single elimination bracket till a final four fighters are reached. The single elimination portion will be fought with single handed sword, wounds retained. Any double kills will eliminate both combatants.
The semi finals will reset all wounds and will be bring your best, best of three.
The finals will be best of five, starting with single and with the loser of the previous pass deciding the matched form for the next round, no repeats.
The Baronial Rapier Champion will be responsible for running the tournament for their successor, will be expected to participate in the Baronial Tournament at Pennsic if they attend, and should look to attend as many Baronial events as they can.
Given the format this year, we ask that you do not enter the tournament if you are not seriously intending to serve in the role of Champion.
TBD: Rapiers and Roses
Hosts: Master Robert Tytes and Master Yin Jinyu