Pennsic 50 War Point Announcement

To the Crowns, Coronets, and Populace of the Knowne World do We, Brennan & Caoilfhionn of the East Kingdom and Louis & Sadb of the Middle Kingdom send our warmest greetings.

After much discussion between Ourselves and Our trusted counselors, We have created battle and tournament scenarios for the Pennsic War 50 that we believe will be competitive, interesting, and above all, fun for all participants.

As We were creating this War, We were also observing conversations, concerns, and the overall mood of Our respective populaces and those of Our allies and Royal Cousins. We see many who have lost their joy, many who are disheartened. We have heard concerns that this war will be too competitive, that the drive to win will overtake cooler heads, competitive spirit, and common courtesy.

As Crowns of the two principal kingdoms who have put Our best against each other (and sometimes alongside each other) over 49 Pennsic Wars, it is Our responsibility to ensure that Pennsic scenarios and tournaments represent the most fun for the most people.

And so, in celebration of one-half century of Pennsic Wars, We have decided that there will be no War Points earned, allocated, or counted and that Pennsic War 50 will have no single winning side.

We declare this War to be a celebration of the communities we have built, the fun we all have had, the fierce competition of our most worthy rivals, and the evolution of the first and grandest war in the history of the Knowne World on its landmark 50th occurrence.

It is Our hope that this will foster friendly competition and cooperation between all participants and herald a renewed joy in participation in both the Pennsic War and the Society.

In Service to the Dream,

Brennan, Caoilfhionn, Louis, & Sadb