You’re certainly taking a long run up for 2019, but as you say, monies can be tricky. Are you currently in the Americas somewhere? You may be able to find another LARP group a little closer in time and space to get some practise…
(You do not, by the way, need to make posts “in character” )
I suspect there are many Halls happy to recruit another sturdy fighter, and they’ll be along shortly.
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