Sept 5-8, 2025

The realm is fractured, and as the void encroaches, brave new Avatars assemble to contest the changing landscape. Battling across many planes, only one will be Crowned the Victor; will you answer the call?

The Quest for the Crown is a 3-day, 3-night long Old School Sorcery getaway in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the second installment of the Quest and, as such, Crown II will be Unique! This year, the event takes place from Friday, Sept 5th through Monday, Sept 8th. We all arrive on Friday morning/afternoon and depart on Monday morning. This event is a private event, in which only paid attendees have access to the venue. Everyone invited is vouched for by members of the community and it’s that goodwill we will celebrate all weekend while Contesting the Realm.

COMMUNICATION

Please join the Beasts of the Bay Discord. Once your registration is paid and confirmed, you will be added to the Crown Discord channels. We'll coordinate things via those private channels, such as flights, sleeping arrangements, signups for activities, etc. If you're not added with 24 hours, please contact Phobeef.

REGISTRATION

The cap this year for the event is 32 players due to venue capacity. Your invitation is for you only and cannot be transferred to anyone else. Your spot is not secure until you've paid. The entry fee this year is $1,200 for a single bed and $1,000 for a shared queen. Preferences will be accommodated first come, first served. 

The event fee is due upon registration and payment secures your spot. We know this is no paltry sum and as such, the fee covers everything in this Unique invitational event - ride to/from the airport, your bed in a shared room, an abundance of food, drinks, alcohol, exclusive swag, activities, ‘A Curious Limited Contest’, etc. While everyone has their own unique way of weighing value for events, we think the EV will be highly positive with this Quest.

To make sure we don't overbook, this is the registration process:

1. FILL OUT THIS FORM to add yourself to the registration queue.
2. If you are one of the first 32 people in the registration queue, you'll receive an email from thebeastsofthebay@gmail.com with payment instructions within 24 hours.
3. Follow the instructions in the email to pay via PayPal, completing your registration.

If you have not paid within 48 hours of when we send the emailed payment instructions, we will move on to the next person in the registration queue. Everyone beyond the 32nd person in the queue will receive an email adding them to a ‘waitlist’.

CURRENT STATUS: 32/32 Spots Registered and Reserved

2/17/2025 Update: SOLD OUT. Please still fill out the form to be added to the waitlist. Be patient with us... people will possibly drop and we'll go down the list in the coming weeks. Thanks!

REFUNDS
Full refunds of your registration fee, for any reason, can be requested on or before Sunday, July 1st. After that, all registrations are final. We need some time to allow for others to register and provide the venue with our final numbers. Reach out to a Beast or email thebeastsofthebay@gmail.com, if you need help with this.

ARTIST

For this year’s Crown event, we will have TWO featured artists for the whole weekend! Coming all the way from Spain for her first Sorcery event our first special guest artist is Marta Molina! Her excitement level is very high and I haven’t seen an artist as motivated as her. Brush up on your Spanish! 

Sam McKinnon will also be in attendance and will be leading our painting class this year (details below).