Talk about one hell of an adventure.
Comic Relief has officially chosen the winner of the two-day Dungeons and Dragons getaway to the UK’s Warwick Castle, complete with a professional DM, archery lessons, falconry, jousting, feasts, and much more.
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The D&D table will be helmed by none other than Mark Hulmes, who Critical Role fans will recognize as Calianna as well as the DM of the Tails of Equestria One-Shot.
Eligible UK residents had purchased entries at Comic Relief’s website at £10 an entry — with all funds going towards fighting poverty in the UK and around the world.
The contest closed on April 4, and Hulmes himself announced in Twitter on April 8 that a winner had been chosen.
He has encouraged participants to check their emails to see if they won the grand prize.
Winners for the @comicrelief Dungeons & Dragons weekend at Warwick Castle have been chosen I believe!
Check your emails, and let me know if you won! Once everything is nice and safe in the UK, I look forward to running a game for you!
— Mark “Sherlock” Hulmes (@sherlock_hulmes) April 8, 2021
Here’s a list of all the fun that will come with the trip, according to Comic Relief:
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A one-night D&D adventure for five people (the winner plus 4 guests) in the Great Hall of Warwick Castle with a professional Dungeon Master
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Free accommodation for the guests in a Woodland Lodge in the Knights Village at Warwick Castle
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Night-time buffet with wine/beer/soft drinks to be served whilst playing D&D
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Breakfast to be supplied the following morning at Knights Village Banqueting Hall
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VIP Day-time Food pass.
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Warwick Castle guidebook for each guest
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Personalised Coat of arms Souvenir for each guest
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Free Parking
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Special VIP private Falconry Display
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Warwick Castle VIP Dungeon Pass for each guest
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Special VIP Private Sword Fighting
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Special VIP Archery Lessons
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Special VIP Learn to Joust
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‘Gauntlet Challenge’. They will be able to earn points for their team as they put into practise the mounted skills that they have learnt.
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The chance to dress up in medieval costume and armour, have their own title and coat of arms for the day
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D&D will cover reasonable costs of transportation (to be agreed in advance of the evening between the winner and in writing) for the winning group to/from Warwick, within the UK.
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D&D will provide a Professional Dungeon Master to run the evening D&D game in the Great Hall for the group.
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D&D will provide goody bags for each member of the group, to include books, accessories, and official merch.
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A photographer to document all their best moments from the experience
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A portrait of their D&D character by one of their official artists*
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The guests will create a character to be included as an NPC in an upcoming D&D product*
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At the end of the whole experience the winner will receive an extraordinary gift, a genuine medieval sword, hand-made and donated for free by Mark Taylor, Master Armourer at Dressed to Kill
The trip is expected to take place “after the UK government issues COVID-19 guidance confirming it is safe to do so.”
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