Help the autocrat

There are lots of things you can do to help the autocrat:

• weeks/days before the event
  • book early for an event to help planning
  • ALWAYS tell the autocrat/feastocrat any special dietary requirements (or expect to not be able to eat much). Yes, this does include vegetarians.
  • If you can help with a particular job, like cleaning up, let the autocrat know in advance that they'll have a helper. (and then don't cancel out for anything other than a dire emergency).
  • Often autocrats/feastocrats can use an extra driver to transport stuff from one place to another.
  • Offer to advertise their event to your local group/the group you know you'll be visiting tomorrow.

• on the day of the event, before it starts
  • cooks always have things needing chopping up, benches to scrub, trailers to unpack.
  • organisers may have pavillions to set up, eric ropes to lay out, etc.

• during the event
  • give the autocrat and feastocrat a hug.
  • there are almost always dishes and odd jobs in the kitchen for a non-cook, also jobs serving (bringing food to the tables)
  • The kitchen is a great way to meet people at an event, and to learn to cook in a medieval way.
  • Obey any instructions by the autocrat in a timely manner without complaints (unless the instruction is really unreasonable - try not to quibble about minor things)
  • volunteer - ask what can be done.
  • If everything's under control, don't get in the way. Relax, and enjoy the event.

• at the end of the day (packup)
  • halls get swept/mopped
  • kitchens have dishes
  • bins need emptying
  • banners get taken down
  • pack up your stuff into a neat pile so it is out of the way of cleaner-uppers
  • tables and chairs often get put away
  • pavillions taken down

etc