The winner of Comic Relief’s D&D at a castle weekend has been chosen

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.

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.

Here’s a list of all the fun that will come with the trip, according to Comic Relief:

  • 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

  • Free accommodation for the guests in a Woodland Lodge in the Knights Village at Warwick Castle

  • Night-time buffet with wine/beer/soft drinks to be served whilst playing D&D

  • Breakfast to be supplied the following morning at Knights Village Banqueting Hall

  • VIP Day-time Food pass.

  • Warwick Castle guidebook for each guest

  • Personalised Coat of arms Souvenir for each guest

  • Free Parking

  • Special VIP private Falconry Display

  • Warwick Castle VIP Dungeon Pass for each guest

  • Special VIP Private Sword Fighting

  • Special VIP Archery Lessons

  • Special VIP Learn to Joust

  • ‘Gauntlet Challenge’. They will be able to earn points for their team as they put into practise the mounted skills that they have learnt.

  • The chance to dress up in medieval costume and armour, have their own title and coat of arms for the day

  • 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.

  • D&D will provide a Professional Dungeon Master to run the evening D&D game in the Great Hall for the group.

  • D&D will provide goody bags for each member of the group, to include books, accessories, and official merch.

  • A photographer to document all their best moments from the experience

  • A portrait of their D&D character by one of their official artists*

  • The guests will create a character to be included as an NPC in an upcoming D&D product*

  • 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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