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*** '''If you know for sure that they don't want a surprise''', notify the Royalty | *** '''If you know for sure that they don't want a surprise''', notify the Royalty | ||
**** Don't break it without checking first: some Royalty care a lot about this | **** Don't break it without checking first: some Royalty care a lot about this | ||
**** Writ of Summons can be the best way to split the difference | |||
* Orders | * Orders | ||
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* Peerages | * Peerages | ||
** Setting up a vigil | ** Setting up a vigil | ||
*** Need to know event well in advance | |||
*** Will usually need a bunch of help | |||
*** Some households care passionately about this, and will want to run it | |||
*** Talk to autocrat, to line up space for vigil | |||
*** Open to all/Peers/Order? | |||
*** Furniture | |||
*** Food? | |||
*** Guest book? | |||
** Lining up sponsors | ** Lining up sponsors | ||
** Regalia | ** Regalia | ||
** Good clothing for court | |||
*** "In case of Peerage" box -- extreme case, but can be very snazzy |
Revision as of 19:46, 1 December 2009
(NOTE: this page is intended to become a full discussion of what needs to be prepared for an award ceremony, to be linked from the main EK website. Justin and Caitlin are organizing it; please speak with them before changing anything. Initially, we are brainstorming the outline, before we begin wordsmithing.)
- Summary
- Again, clear and unthreatening
- Link back to Recommending Someone for an Award
- Common concepts
- Stuff that pertains to any award
- Who to Notify
- Family, if involved in SCA
- Peer, if they have one
- Household
- Possibly local nobility
- Possibly other friends
- Surprise
- By default, assume awards are supposed to be a surprise
- If you know for sure that they don't want a surprise, notify the Royalty
- Don't break it without checking first: some Royalty care a lot about this
- Writ of Summons can be the best way to split the difference
- Orders
- Arranging for a medallion
- Baronies
- Arranging for a coronet
- Peerages
- Setting up a vigil
- Need to know event well in advance
- Will usually need a bunch of help
- Some households care passionately about this, and will want to run it
- Talk to autocrat, to line up space for vigil
- Open to all/Peers/Order?
- Furniture
- Food?
- Guest book?
- Lining up sponsors
- Regalia
- Good clothing for court
- "In case of Peerage" box -- extreme case, but can be very snazzy
- Setting up a vigil