Schedule
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PacWar 2025
The times of each event will be posted as we get closer to PacWar. Gate times, Knightings, and Dragonmaster are the only things decided, at this time.
- Note for youth activities:
- Children under 18 need to have a parent or designated adult accompanying them to any scheduled activity, per Amtgard International policy.
- Children under 12 must have a parent or designated adult in line of sight at all times on site.
- Please drink responsibly and if you are offering alcohol or recreational substances, please ensure the recipient is of a legal age to consume it. Anyone found contributing to the delinquency of a minor will be immediately ejected from site and reported.
Please note, this schedule does NOT include the A&S Events. You can find that schedule on the A&S Events Page.
Thursday
12:00pm - Gate Open
Check out the Pre-Registration page to make gate extra easy. Prepay online is available until September 23rd. Online pay will be closed that day and reopened at full gate price on September 25, for anyone wanting to
5:00-5:30pm Early Bird Tournament
Open weapon bear pit that lasts 20 minutes, 8 highest kill counts goes onto a single elimination
bracket. Best ⅔ fights and we will fight for 3rd/4th.
5:30-7:00pm Dinner
Grab ‘n’ Go Turkey Sandwiches and Chips
2-:00-5:00pm Battlegames
More details to come
7:00pm Rion Knighting
Join us for the knighting of Rion Morningstar in the feast hall
10:00pm Gate Closes
If you show up after gate closes, there will be a card to fill out and leave in a lock box. Just make sure you hit up gate by 11am on Friday
Friday
8:00am Gate Opens
Check out the Pre-Registration page to make gate extra easy.
9:30-11:00am Breakfast
Classic Breakfast Bowl
Roasted potatoes, sausage patty, sauteed onions and peppers, and scrambled eggs
10:00am-5:00pm Battlegames
More details to come
12:30-1:30p 5 & Under A&S Sign-In
Under 5 Competition & Showcase
More info to come.
Entry Forms can be found below
1:30-4:30pm 5 & Under A&S Competition Judging
Under 5 Competition & Showcase
More info to come.
Entry Forms can be found below
1:00-3:00pm King's Sword Tournament
Three seeding rounds of Round Robin. Kill counts will be aggregated over the rounds to get a top eight. The top eight will then be loaded into a randomly seeded single elimination, best 2/3 bracket.
Each round of the Round Robin and each stage of the bracket will consist of a different weapon style chosen by the illustrious King Oso.
The three seeding rounds will be open. The bracket styles in no order:
Off-hand Single Short
Greatsword (greats minimum ½ length padded, maximum length six foot)
Florentine Short Sword
Fight your hardest to entertain the King!
5:30-7:30pm Morrigan Tournament
Two rounds of Round Robin. The first round is randomly assigned groups of four. Second round groupings of six are based off of kill counts from the previous round. Top six in one group, middle six, bottom six, and so on.
Eight people with the highest kill counts over the two rounds will head to a single elimination, best 2/3 bracket. There will be a fight for 3rd/4th place.
The first round will be SINGLE SHORT.
The second
Final rounds will be OPEN.
5:30-7:00pm Dinner
Butter Chicken & Rice
Homemade Naan bread
7:00-8:00pm Court
Join us at the Battlefield Stage where Baroness Squire Falcon will be retelling a brief history of Blackspire and the origins of PacWar. Saint Oso, King of Blackspire and his Monarchy will then hand out awards.
8:00pm Ephiny Knighting
Join us for the knighting of Ephiny at the Battlefield Stage
8:30-10:30pm Concert
Please join us in the feast hall for dancing and fun!
9:00pm Gate Closes
If you show up after gate closes, there will be a card to fill out and leave in a lock box. Just make sure you hit up gate by 11am on Saturday.
Saturday
8am Gate Opens
The earliest Gate will be open is 8pm and anyone who showed up after gate closed Friday needs to stop by no later than 11am
9:30-11:00am Breakfast
Biscuits and sausage gravy
Scrambled eggs and fruit medley
9:00-10:30pm Dragonmaster Sign-In
All entries must be submitted by 10:30am. For more information, you can you can check out the A&S page by click the button below.
10:00am-5:30pm Battlegames
More details to come
10:30am Dragonmaster Judging Starts
The entries will be in a building named at a later date. Do not go into this building until the all clear is given. Judges will be given a break at 1pm, if there is more to judge, for Klar’s Knighting.
12:00-1:00pm Champion's Circuit Tournament
1:00-1:30pm Klar Knighting
Join us for the knighting of Klar at the Fireside Stage
1:30-2:00pm Althing
In the Feast Hall, we will gather to discuss all the old business and the new business and vote on all the old business.
2:00-3:30pm 4 Person Team Tournament
Single elimination, randomly seeded, bracketed tournament. Will fight for 3rd/4th. Teams will consist of four (4) combatants. Teams can plan up to 2 reserved fighters for injuries only.
Teams are allowed up to 30 points of armor total
No more than two (2) shields allowed per team. Max medium SCAB effects are valid. Projectiles not allowed.
Max of 2 great weapons per team. Great weapons max length 7 ft
3:00-4:30pm Battlegames Main War
Blackspire’s most historical, legendary, and favorite battle
4:00-6:00pm Archery Tournament
Single elimination, randomly seeded, bracketed tournament. Fighters are allowed up to two (2) bows AND a single short sword. Fighters may only bring as many arrows as they can carry, meaning if they are in a container, the fighter must be able to carry and hold that container while waiting for and also during the match.
Fighters can only use their sword if all arrows have been expended and only during the final minute. Arrows have all normal effects as per the RoP. Bouts will have a 5 minute timer. At the end of the timer, if no death has been wrought; whoever has more limbs will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie the feud will be settled with a 1/1 single sword fight.
Combatants must continue to move throughout the match and continue to fire. Stalling warnings will be given twice before it results in a loss to that player. Stalling warning will be given if no shot has been fired or the fighter has not moved in 8 seconds.
Each combatant will have a reeve shadowing them to call shots and to issue stalling warnings when needed.
Blow up barriers will be scattered around the arena.
Terrain supplied graciously by Dusk Hollow’s Monarchy team.
4:00-5:00pm Bardic
Come join and listen to the various performances from around the Kingdom of Blackspire
5:00-6:00pm Feast
Join us for our Saturday Feast!
Roasted gourd and basil soup
Main feast will be red wine braised beef and carrots, served with mashed potatoes, with a roll.
Dessert will be a mixed berry cobbler
5:00pm Gate Closes
Arrive by 5:00pm to watch Court, Opi’s knighting, and Coronation.
6:00pm Court
Court will be held at the Battlefield Stage
7:00pm Opikuningham Knighting
Join us for the knighting of Opikuningham at the Battlefield Stage
8:00pm Coronation
Come welcome the new members of Monarchy at the Battlefield Stage
Sunday
12:00pm - Deadline to be out
Thank you for coming and making this PacWar one to remember! The clean team will start their sweep of a deep clean and help encourage people to get off site.
