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===[[Alternate Class| Alt Classes]]===
 
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More than the master classes the group has been working, and continues to work, on Alt classes. Most notably, and to the group most proudly, with a revamped version of the old class Pirate. In Testu Bonzai to play any Alt class you must have attained 37 credits in standard Amtgard classes.(The number that would be a level three in a normal class, but they may be spread through any class chosen.) The group feels that the three currently "Accepted" alt classes are fair and balanced to the other standard classes but are willing to nerf or buff them so as to not take fun away from the game if you play a standard class. Currently (July 2, 2008) only three alt classes have been approved for regular gameplay. They are:
 
  
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[[Onion Knight]]: Themed from the Final Fantasy Tactics class of the same name. Starting with three lives and with only dagger, short, long (No armor) they effectively gain the ability to use more weapon types and armor as the levels progress.
 
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[[Alchemist]]: Themed from the Herbalist class.
 
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[[Pirate Class|Pirate]]: Originally the alt class pirate from the Nautical Nights expansion, the group felt that that class was not going to fit in with their style of fighting. So the skeleton of the class was kept but more moves were added in. The group as a whole seems to agree that it is the most balanced of the alt classes and as many people like pirates it is one of the more popular.
 
  
 
===Contacts and Directions===
 
===Contacts and Directions===

Revision as of 15:04, 11 September 2008

Amtgard Chapter
SohieBonzai.jpg
Tetsu Bonzai
Kingdom Freehold
Status Shire
City Tampa, FL
Park Lowry Park
Meets on Sunday @ 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday @ 4:00 p.m.
Founded 2006
Active '


Heraldry

A chapter formerly associated with the Sakura Moon Empire. As of February 2008 granted Freehold Status.

History

Tetsu Bonzai has its roots in the original group started by Jared (of Sakura Moon Empire), which was then known as Red Dawn. Originally, the home park was in Temple Terrace, at Lettuce Lake Park. The group then relocated to Al Lopez park, and finally settled into it's current home at Lowry Park under the name Sosei Bonzai, meaning "New Tree Branch". After a recruiting blitz centered around a local anime convention, the group's attendance skyrocketed to numbers as high as the sixties on occasion, with an average of around thirty regular players. The park gained a reputation as the crown jewel of the SMS, and retired from the shogunate with an undefeated record in clan warfare. The focus is on combat, and the fighting style is reminiscent of many real-world weapon styles. The park was host to the largest event in SMS history, a feast which was held in September of 2007 that had over 100 players from 5 clans in attendance. The park's fighters have traveled to Orlando on two separate occasions for raids, and has won both times. The pinnacle of the clan's fighting history came when 33 of their fighters defeated an army of 55 in the first raid on Orlando's Red Mangetsu, Azure Gengetsu, Jacksonville's Akaya Hayashi, and West Palm's Satsubatsu Gumi. In January of 2008, frustrations with the leadership of Sakura Moon reached a boiling point, and the park decided to leave the shogunate and petition Amtgard for status as a freehold.

The park's current name, Tetsu Bonzai, means "Tree Branch of Iron", in reference to their "ironclad" fighting skills. The "incorrect" spelling of Bonsai is actually a play on words between the Japanese word for tree and the Japanese battle cry.

Tetsu Bonzai is also home to two companies. The original, known as Itsukaten, is composed mainly of the founding members of the original group at Al Lopez. The newest company, The Squirrel Squad, consists of younger, smaller fighters with one rather large barbarian as a notable exception!

Officers

  • Monarch- Toshiro Mifune (Kyle Hankins)
  • Prime Minister- Mifune Tamakins of the Azure Wind (Vaughn Wassmer)
  • Champion- Zooma (Peter Marotta)
  • Scribe- Emanon no Kalani (Sarah Nieto)
  • Unofficial Guildmaster of Reeves- Kaitsu Hinosuki (Thomas Stone)
  • The Park Druid- A nice, older, gentleman that does not actually participate in Amtgard but does enjoy watching us play. Currently we are trying to get him a rulebook so that he can understand better the actual gameplay. He also has a Kitty with six toes on both of his front paws!



Contacts and Directions

Location:

Lowry Park 7530 North Blvd Tampa, FL 33604

Sunday from 2:00 P.M. til dark. Tuesday from 4:00 P.M. til dark.

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