The Sorting Ceremony & Houses

Individuals will be sorted into one of four houses:

• Dragonor
• Phoenixter
• Waverider
• Wolfin

There will still be a house competition this year because house members will be assigned to different Crunchy Slimes based on one's relative age.

Houses will have a dedicated house period each day. This is to provide time for the house to bond and carry on their traditions.

Towers in each Crunchy Slime will be grouped by houses as much as possible.

Houses will also have a house community board in the Great Hall where they can leave messages for each other.

Students will also get to see some of their other house mates in other slimes during meals while evening activities are with the entire camp.

The units, Crunchy Slime aka Slimes, will be organized by relative age. There will be members of all four houses present and buddy requests made through the camper preference survey will be honored as much as reasonably possible.

At the academy, we believe that actions have consequences, and inaction is an action. Because this is an interactive universe, it seems only fair to allow the decisions of one slime to directly impact the other slimes and as well as the level of difficulty of their objectives. These impacts can be both positive and negative. For example, taking care of a patrolling set of Westgaards could make it easier for another slime to be successful on a stealth mission. Failing to notify another slime of a discovered hidden pit could result in that slime falling into a pit.

Furthermore, slimes will be able and encourage to chatter to each other via walkie talkie. You will be able to eat meals with another slime, and evening activities are with the entire camp.

You have been accepted into Trefoil Academy of Magery and Sorcery for Gifted Young Mages. Students from around the world flock to Trefoil Academy to receive specialized training in a wide range of subjects beyond what is normally found in their wizarding schools back home. Are you ready to begin your advanced instruction in the magical arts?

Each day tells a chapter in a story. After hearing the story introduction for an activity, the slime will have a chance to vote as a team on the level of the difficulty that they would like to try. The level of difficulty does alter the objectives as well as the possible rewards if the team is successful. The outcomes of their efforts will then impact the next activity, unlock new opportunities for other slimes, the dungeon crawl for that day as well as Friday's. The success counter resets each day. The day builds up to a dungeon crawl, which can be done via tabletop or LARPing.

Slimes will not necessarily have the exact same activities. Activities will be tailored by age and interest. This is why we request that camper preference surveys be turned in as soon as possible.

Each Crunchy Slime (aka unit) is being lead by a dedicated set of faculty members. However, one of them is guilty of a terrible crime. It is up to you to figure out who the villian is in this who-dunnit mystery.

To learn more, please visit: Game

A dungeon crawl is when a group of adventurers navigates a maze-like environment. They battle various monsters, loot any treasures they may find, and seek to achieve a particular objective. An adventure may use any object that is on them. This can be a protective amulet that was made during an elective or even the flashlight that was in their day bag.

Furthermore, there are two implementation styles of dungeon crawls. You will have an opportunity to select your preferred style when completing your student parchment forms. The implementation styles are:

• Tabletop Roleplay: The adventure is played out with tokens that represent each of the characters and a map. The players sit around the map.
• Live Action Roleplay: The adventure plays out in the environment. The players serve as their character tokens. They act out their character’s movements and choices.

New or relatively inexperienced to dungeon crawling? Please do not worry! We all were brand new at one point or another. We teach.

To help get you started before the Summer Session begins, please check out:

• Game - a resource to help guide you on character development, learning about the universe, and everything you will be able to do in this magical world.

Evening activities are currently planned be with the entire camp.

There are also optional evening activities that are offered. These activities are not recommended if you do not like being scared. (You will be able to sign up for them when you are completing your student parchments. The early sign up allows us to create fright groups and schedule a time for the adventure in advance.)

• Enter-If-You-Dare (Haunted House & Trail)
• Wands-At-The-Ready