Game Mechanics

This is an Amtgard run event hosted by the Duchy of River Watch, within the Kingdom of Viridian Outlands. Omens runs with a unique set of rules, in addition to the latest V8 Amtgard Rules of Play. Please note, any equipment outside of standard Amtgard class equipment, such as magic items or non-Amtgard LARP gear, and other LARPing currencies will not be allowed for use. They can be displayed and worn purely for aesthetic reasons, so long they do not pose a safety hazard in quests and combat.

Please note that the specifics of the outlined rules may be tweaked before the event’s start. However, the general premise of the rules will not change.

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Role Play

Omens 2026 is a fully immersive role-playing event. This means that from the first dawn of Omens until the last sunset you ARE your character!

By day, you will have opportunities to chat with Quest Characters, complete various quests, and adventure throughout the Feywilds! By night, you can join in for night ditching, participate in bardic performances, and network with travelers from across the lands.

Check In

When you arrive at the gate, you will receive a Character Sheet and a map of the area. This sheet will be your guide to this world. It will track your character’s class, party, completed quests, schedules, and a map of the area. This sheet will also outline all the rules that will be explained below. Combatants will also receive a court bandana to denote your court alignment. Before you start your adventuring, you will need to choose a class to play. This class cannot be changed during the event.

Please note that any items and LARP currencies outside of this event and the basic gear found in the Rules of Play are not allowed for use at this event.

Modified Abilities

The surrounding corruption has twisted the life giving magics of the land. The following abilities have changed:

Returning to life through Resurrect makes you Cursed.
If you are not a bearer of Undead Minion, returning to life through Raise Dead causes you to be Fragile.
The number of active Undead Minion Enchantments a caster can have is reduced by 1.

Ability Regain and Times

An "Ability Regain" lets you regain all "per life" and "per refresh" abilities, but you lose all active enchantments. At the start of a new day or quest block, you can choose to receive an Ability Regain. You must take an Ability Regain at the start of any battle game event you participate in.

Unless specified, all game rules are in affect from 09:00 - 22:00. Game rules can be modified for each quest event.

Archetypes, Spell lists, Monster Class

Martial Class Archetypes can be changed once after every Ability Regain, but you must Respawn to do so.

Magic Class spell lists can be revised once after every Ability Regain, but you must Respawn to do so.

Those playing a Monster Class can change monsters once at the start of a new day.

Opt-in Level Up

When you check in, you have the option to either play a class you have levels in, or opt in to use the Level-Up mechanic. On opt-in, you pick any valid non-monster class and start at level 1. Every 4 quests you complete or every 1 quest battle game you participate in will grant you a level up. Report to the adventurer’s guild to confirm your level up.

On opt-in, you also gain access to an exclusive merchant at the Adventurer’s Guild, who sells “Gear” cards, which let you use the listed equipment in additional to the equipment your class already grants you, and discounts on other merchant Items. You can choose to opt-in during the event whenever you respawn, forfeiting your original class and their level. Once you opt-in, you can not opt-out.

Items, Relics, Gold

Items can be bought and found in your quests, which are associated with a matching Item Card. They can allow you to use the listed item, so long as you possess the card. Item Cards will have various keywords listed, which will be defined on the card itself or in specific quests and rules.

Relics are powerful Items that can be used by combatants, so long as they possess the matching Item Card. Relics will start with no effect until they are brought to the adventurer’s guild to unlock the Relic’s full potential. If you possess the Relic until the end of the event, you are granted its ownership for use in the Duchy of River Watch. Please report the Relic to the Adventurer’s Guild to claim ownership.

Gold is a quest reward that allows you to purchase new Item Cards from the merchants at the Adventurer’s Guild. Any Items found at the merchant can be sold to the adventurer's guild for half its gold cost.

All Items and Gold must stay on you and on site at all times. Gold and Items (and their matching Item Card) can be freely traded and gifted to others.

Adventurer’s Guild

This is one of several "Safe Zones" located on your map, where players will report in for various aspects, such as completing quests, respawning, asking questions, etc.

Questing

You will be able to complete quests for various Quest Characters roaming about. An active Quest Character with their court symbols will have at least one quest active that will change throughout the day. Anyone can take and complete any number of quests from any character. A quest expires after its designated quest block passes and can only be completed once. Return to the quest giver to verify a quest’s completion.

Quest Characters also have Intel that can be inquired about, which detail limited time monster bounty quests. When these monsters would normally die, they instead recover their wounds and abilities before becoming Invulnerable for 10 seconds, requiring for the monster to be killed three times to be defeated. However, only one party can claim the rewards of these monsters and its completion can only be reported to the encounter’s Reeve.

Various vendors in the faire will also have tasks that function like regular quests. The time limit to complete vendor quests varies between each vendor. Their completion is tracked on the Renaissance Faire sheet.

Travel to the Adventurer’s Guild to turn in your completed quests for Gold and court reputation. Whichever court has the most reputation at the end of each day will receive a point.

There will also be scheduled quest battle game, which increases your court’s reputation at the Adventurer’s Guild upon participation. War battle games will grant points for the winning court of each battle game.

Party Formation

Players may choose to form a team of up to 5 players, called a “party.” Any quest you collect can be completed with the help of your party and they get the quest rewards if they are present for its completion. Monster bounty quests are to be completed as a party and all party members receive its quest rewards, even if party members were not present for its completion.

Players can exchange party members from their party, but no changes may be made once a quest block has begun.
Players can create parties with other players, regardless of their court alignment or combat stance.
Players are encouraged to interact with other parties along the road—for both assistance and added challenge.

Combat Stance

All players are divided into one of three combat stances:

Non-Combatant: no class sash or court bandana. Cannot be attacked.
- If a hostile Quest Character moves within 10ft of you, you are dead. They will indicate this by uttering "I slay thee" and point their weapon at you.
- Cannot be looted or hold non “Quest” Items.
- Cannot wield weapons or have a class.
PVE Combatant: has a class sash worn, but no court bandana. Can only be attacked by Quest Characters.
- Follows all combat, quest, and class rules.
  - Can only be Looted of Relics and Quest Items
- Cannot attack non-combatants or other combatants.
  - Can challenge or be challenged by any combatants to combat for held Relics.
PVP Combatant: has a class sash and court bandana worn. Can be attacked by Quest Characters and other PVP Combatants.
- Follows all combat, quest, looting, and class rules.
- Cannot attack PVE combatants or non-combatants.

Combatants can choose to switch between PVE and PVP stances during the event whenever they respawn. Players can also choose to switch to non-combatants during the event whenever they respawn, but they must surrender all “Lootable”, non “Quest”, Items they possess to the Adventurer's Guild.

Combatants can also wear an additional pink sash to indicate they are a "Non-Melee" combatant, to which they cannot wield melee weapons and cannot be attacked by weapons, but die if a hostile opponent moves within 10ft of them. They also cannot challenge for Relics or “Quest” Items and must “Surrender” if challenged for them. Please note you are still at risk of being accidentally attacked.

Combatant Rules

Combatants can initiate combat with any other combatants. To initiate combat, you must have the full attention of all players involved with weapons drawn. If you are initiating combat to claim Relics or for quest reasons, the target has one minute to decide whether to fight you or “Surrender”.

Combat cannot take place in "Safe Zones" and must be moved elsewhere.
You cannot challenge someone that is reasonably occupied by an activity, such as attending a workshop, eating, playing a battle game, etc
For public safety, bows, crossbows, and thrown javelins cannot be used outside of mapped combat zones.
- Other thrown projectiles are allowed to be used outside of combat zones with an under-hand throw.
Agreeing to "non-lethal" combat lets all participants ignores Looting, Death and Respawn rules for the combat encounter.
Involved combatants can choose to "Surrender", which makes them open to Looting for 60 seconds. Combatants can still choose to kill those that surrender.
- Surrendered players cannot attack or use any abilities until 60 seconds has passed.
Quest Characters cannot be attacked unless they are wearing a mask and a belt favor of an eye symbol or their court symbol.

Death and Respawn

When you have been killed or choose to "take a Death", you have fully died. While you are dead, you cannot move for 60 seconds and become open to LOOTING. Afterwards, you are out of the game for five minutes. Once the five minutes have elapsed, you can respawn to get back in the game by checking in at the Adventurer's Guild.

You cannot interact with Quest Characters while you are dead, nor can you start or complete quests.
You must give consent to be returned to life from a player ability.

Looting

When you die or have chosen to "surrender", you become open to be looted. You must not move for 60 seconds while you are open to being looted. If 60 seconds have elapsed, you can longer be looted.

Any PVP combatant can choose to loot a combatant that is open to looting by moving into touch range with them and reciting the following incant with a free hand:

"Looting 1. Looting 2. Looting 3... Looting 10"

Successfully completing the incantation lets you take one of the following from the target:

One non-Quest “Lootable” Item
One “Lootable Quest” Item
Up to 3 gold coins

Once a target has been looted, they can no longer be looted until they respawn or return to life.

You are no longer open to Looting once you return to life and you keep any game objects you still hold.
If you are killed while reciting the incant, the target retains all of their items and are still open to be looted.
Undead Minion prevents you from being open to be looted. Being under the effects of Summon Dead allows you to move while being open to be looted.
You can loot any “Lootable” Items found in the world in the same manner.

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