The Venue
Trebnitz Castle
Trebnitz Castle is a 17th century structure that was extensively added to and remodeled during the 19th century.
Originally home to a family of Prussian nobles, it became a community centre for the workers of the nearby villages and their children after World War II.
During the 1990s the castle was renovated once more and became home to an art museum, a performance venue, and a meeting place for events promoting cross-cultural exchange and understanding.
The castle is situated at the outskirts of a small township and is surrounded by acres of beautiful gardens.
Accomodation
While the castle itself provides some beautiful scenery, rooms are rather bare-bones, providing basic comforts for sleeping and storing your items. Communal showers and toilets are shared across floors and wings.
There are 13 single bedrooms, 13 double rooms, 10 bedrooms for three people each, and 5 bedrooms for four people each.
There is on-site access to wireless internet and mobile reception is weak but okay for most carriers.
Food & Drink
On the day of your arrival you will get dinner. On days 1, 2, and 3 of the game, you will get breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each day coffee or tea and snacks will be served in the afternoon. On the day of your departure you will get breakfast.
All food will be prepared on-site each day. During the registration process you will be asked for your preferences for vegetarian/vegan options, any specific diets or allergies. You can also bring limited quantities of your own specially required food that needs cold storage.
Snacks, beverages, and some alcoholic drinks will be offered in off-game areas during play times. These will include vegan options.
In-Game Areas
There are three main areas we can use within the castle itself, spread out across its three floors. We have additional space for our workshops in an adjacent building. We also have full use of the castle gardens.
The location provides for some wheel-chair accessible bedrooms and areas for dinner and workshops. Unfortunately not all areas are barrier-free. We are still working on solutions with the people on-site. Our staff will also be ready to assist with any mobility issues.
While we have the buildings to ourselves, museum visitors may wander around outside during the daytime.
Travel to the Venue
The venue is located at Schloß Trebnitz, Platz der Jugend 6, 15374 Müncheberg OT Trebnitz. It's about an hour's drive from outskirts of Berlin, near the German/Polish border.
For those coming by public transport, regional line RB 26 starts from Ostkreuz station, near Berlin's city centre. Trains leave every hour between 5.38 a.m. and 11.38 p.m. and will get you to Trebnitz train station within 90 minutes for the cost of about 20 Euros. We can arrange transportation from there.
You can find a Google link to the venue here.
Event Schedule
Monday, March 25, 2024
You can check in at the venue from 3 p.m.
At 5 p.m. we will have a get-together to say hello to everyone and introduce you to the event and run through some of the basics of the game.
We will be serving dinner from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. we will have our first workshop of the event, where we will discuss and practice our consent and safety mechanics.
Starting at 10 p.m. you will have some time to socialise and unwind.
We'll ask you to turn in for the night at 1 a.m..
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
Our second workshop, where we'll introduce and practice the rules and conflict mechanics of the game, will run from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m..
Lunch will be served from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Our third workshop, concerning status, etiquette, prestation, and other social aspects of the game, will run from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m..
We will be serving dinner from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Our prologue scenes will run from 7 p.m to midnight.. Players will beginn with their clans first (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.), move on to their coteries (9 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and finally their obligations (11 p.m. to 12 p.m.).
We'll ask you to turn in for the night at 1 a.m..
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
From 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. we will split up into small workshop groups, where we will practice trust building exercises, discuss our concerns and calibrate our experiences.
Lunch will be served from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. there will be time for individual memoriam scenes where you can experience crucial aspects of the characters' past and deepen their relationships.
We will be serving dinner from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
The second night of the game will run from 7 p.m to midnight.. The first act will open with a narrated introduction for all participants in a common area at 7 p.m.. The first act will run from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m., the second act from 10 p.m. to midnight.
We'll ask you to turn in for the night at 1 a.m..
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
From 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. we will begin our first workshop of the day, where we will discuss and practice the new rules that will be unlocked, including embraces and character death. We'll also discuss collaborating on creating a beautiful and tragic ending together, including the possibility to calibrate scenes with each other.
Lunch will be served from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. there will once again be time for individual memoriam scenes where you can experience crucial aspects of the characters' past and deepen their relationships.
We will be serving dinner from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
The last night of the game will run from 7 p.m to 12 p.m..
The third act will open with a narrated introduction for all participants in a common area at 7 p.m. and then commence with a staggered time-in, giving all human players 30 minutes without vampire supervision, before the Kindred enter the game.
The finale and coda takes from 11 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.
From 11.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. we will be offering opt-in structured debriefs for all interested parties.
We'll ask you to turn in for the night at 1 a.m..
Friday, March 29, 2024
Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
We need to check out of the rooms by 10 a.m. and vacate the premises by noon.