Welcome to the Barony of Obsidian Hills' Webpage.

We meet on Sundays, in Veterans Park, near Eastgate. A good address to use to find us is: 910 Clough Pike, Union, OH.

We officially start at 2:00 PM, however, you will likely find us warming up with some light combat drills prior to 2:00 PM. If you have questions, join our Yahoo! group, or contact Obie.

What is amtgard, you might ask?

Amtgard is a live-action fantasy boffer combat game (with a TOUCH of live action role-playing thrown into the mix).

The primary focus of Amtgard is combat. The abilities of the classes are generally related to combat. Non-combat oriented talents and attributes are left up to the imagination and actual capabilities of the players and are not covered by specific rules.

Amtgard combat is resolved with actual physical fighting, though there are some rules in place to enhance safety. The weapons are boffer weapons (with less emphasis on realism and more emphasis on safety) but a player's physical ability, rather than game-based attributes as with other LARPs, determines the outcome allowing for a more realistic experience. Thus, Amtgard fighting tends to be much faster and more technical than other groups. One of the main differences between Amtgard and other LARP boffer groups is the inclusion of a magic system for some battle-games and other scenarios.

Despite this, injuries are quite rare due to the stringent attention paid to SAFETY. Contact is limited between fighters and non-weapon tactics like grappling or shield bashing are strictly prohibited.

We hope you can join us for a meeting soon. Please feel free to join our message board or seek us out in any manner you feel comfortable in.