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Bluebonnet shores

Our game is hosted at Camp Bluebonnet Shores, formerly known as Camp Kachina. The camp covers 244 acres of the great outdoors on Lake Belton. Our site has camping in platform tents or temperature-controlled lodges. Bluebonnet Shores has great ecological diversity, offering the chance to experience the natural beauty of Texas.

The address is: 14750 Camp Kachina Rd, Belton, TX 76513

When does this event take place?

Downfall will take place Thursday, October 10, 2024 through Sunday, October 13, 2024. Thursday is specially designed to facilitate an easy transition to the new rule set and provide opportunities for the community to hang out and socialize. It is highly encouraged to attend Thursday.

  • The site will open at 3:00 pm on Thursday, October 10, 2024

  • Opening Announcements are at 7:00 pm in the Dining Hall

  • Workshops are from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm on Thursday and are designed to help you become familiar with the Dystopia Rising: Live rules and combat, and give you tools for stronger role play scenes. After Workshops conclude, there will be opportunities to socialize with your friends and the community including board games, fire pits, and more. Attendance is highly encouraged.

  • Game On is at 10:00 am Friday morning

  • Late Check-In is 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, October 11, 2024 at the Cedar Cabin (in game, the Chapel of the Lord Commander)

  • Game Off is at 12:00 noon, Sunday, October 13, 2024

We complete a cabin & camp clean up as a group after Game Off, and will generally be off site by 2:00 pm, with Guides and staff leaving around 3:00 pm.

Where can I sleep?

This webpage explains more about the areas of our campsite and what sort of bunks are available.

The Bluebonnet Shores site easily sleeps about 150 folks, plus tents brought by players. All bunks are first-come, first-served, with the exception of the Medical Sleep Cabin where priority will be given to folks who need electricity for CPAP and other machines, or who must be undisturbed during sleep (out of game sleep). If you need Medical Sleep, you must email us in advance at info@dystopiarisingtx.com. The medical cabin, labeled OAK CABIN on our camp maps, is also a non-combat zone after dark due to the large amount of rocky terrain around this building.

Our new players have a dedicated cabin called REDBUD CABIN on our camp maps. If you are a new player or within your first three games, you are invited to sleep in this cabin. This cabin has access to a refrigerator, microwave, and is climate controlled. Threats visit this cabin, but are scaled down to an appropriate level for new players. To ensure a positive experience for our new players, we ask folks choose not to sleep in this cabin until after Thursday at 8pm.

Our third climate controlled cabin shares space with the Post Office, labeled CEDAR CABIN on our camp maps. Beds in this building are first come, first served and tend to fill quickly.

The remaining beds available on the site are platform beds with a foam mattress topper, a little smaller than twin sized. We recommend players bring additional blankets, sleeping bags, or sheets to put over the mattresses, and air mattresses or other padding can improve the quality of your sleep. Each of these cabins sleeps about 4 people, plus room for an air mattress. They are open air cabins and do not have access to electricity. You find these cabins in the SAGE HUTS, HONEYSUCKLE HUTS, and the WILDFLOWER TENT areas on our camp maps.

Because we can’t guarantee medical cabin bunks will be available, players who need to sleep out-of-character can get a note on their character sheet at check-in. We recommend placing a sign above your bunk with a green or orange glowstick at night to indicate that you would prefer not to be targeted during nighttime combat and other modules. If you require additional accommodations, there are several hotels and airbnb locations nearby.

TENTS & SLEEPING

We will not raid tents between the hours of 3am and 8am. This includes raids from NPCs or PCs. When we raid a tent we will ask the players inside to come out; we do this to protect players and property. Players have sixty seconds to exit their tent, at which point they can respond to the attack. Players who do not exit their tent in sixty seconds will resume play in bleed-out, simulating that the characters were taken by surprise and could not defend themselves. 

SMOKING policy

Our site is a non-smoking campus. Players cannot smoke cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or charcoal hookahs while on the camp grounds, which includes the parking lot. Players are able to smoke if the means is electronic, such as a vape or an electronic hookah. This is a zero-tolerance policy and you will be asked to leave or be barred from attending future events for violations of this policy.

Alcohol & Drug Policy

Our site is a non-alcohol and non-drug campus. Players cannot bring or consume alcoholic beverages while on the camp grounds, which includes the parking lot. Players may not abuse drugs, prescription drugs, or other illegal or controlled substances while on the camp grounds, including the parking lot. This is a zero-tolerance policy and you will be asked to leave or be barred from attending future events for violations of this policy.