Quests, Friendship & Good Deeds
Advocates for Tea, Inclusivity, Kindness, and Philanthropy:
Tea shared makes the best cup of tea!
The Tea Scouts are a group of Steampunks and Time Travelers who strive to provide a positive CommuniTea for like-minded adventurers to have fun, inspire creativity, foster philanthropy, and, of course, drink tea. The Scout Matrixes who founded the Tea Scouts hope to empower the Troop leaders and our Comrades in Tea to share their own joy and kindness at events and conventions.
As part of our shared shenanigans, we host interactive quest chains at conventions and encourage exchanging swaps–tiny mementos that can be easily pinned to a costume and represent the Troop or the individual. We focus on the honour system with all of our activities! Tea Scouting is for fun and friendship, after all.
Tea Scout Quest Chain -Wild Wild West Con
DevoTea (Complete 4 of 6)
- Risk a wild ride at the Splendid Teapot Race
- Water is life! Deliver some tea or water to a friend in need
- Embrace the whimsy at the Tea Scout Shindig
- Champion the power of tea at Tea Duelling
- Find solidariTea at the Tea Scout table
- Raise a cup one more time and try a new tea
Wind them up and watch them Runway (Complete 4 of 6)
- Put a Gear on it! Find someone with gears on their costume
- Clockwork couture! Find someone sporting a timepiece
- Find a Goth who discovered brown. Take a photo
- Celebrate that steampunk swag! Attend the fashion show
- Any place can be a runway! Strut your stuff and take a photo
- Top things off with a great topper! Take a photo of a fantastic hat
Oh the places we will go (Complete 4 of 6)
- Discover a curiosity or oddity in the vendor hall. Take a photo.
- Put a little CalamiTea in your Tea and enjoy beverages with a master mixer
- Let your gears down at the burlesque show.
- Remember cacti don’t give hugs but they do make great photo backdrops! Take a photo with a cactus.
- Make your own fun and games and play a game with friends poolside
- Happy Trails to you! Take a sunset photo of you and your friends
It’s the friends made along the way (Complete 4 of 6)
- Make a panelist’s day and ask a question at a panel!
- Show some love and donate to the charity fundraiser
- Treat yourself to a new skill and learn a few tricks at a workshop.
- Find a cosy nook and take a group photo with your chums!
- Learn to protect yourself and your honor at Parasol or Nerf dueling.
- Is that a Hobby Horse in your hands or are you just part of the cavalcade? Find a hobby horse in the wild!
Spellbound Clocks and Magic (Complete 4 of 6)
- Clockwork devotees shall be out in force. See if you can spot their clock and snap a photo
- Learn to bewitch those around you with a well-aimed compliment. Learn how by attending compliment dueling
- The reading of tea leaves has always been considered a mystical art and some leaves have more to say than others. Learn what the leaves have to say this year at Divining the Tea Leaves
- Books are enchanting as are authors. Attend an author or book centric panel
- Friends are magic and can make your con experience more splendid. Be a dear, and lend one a helping hand when you can
- It’s hard to be mesmerizing if you’re not taking care of yourself, take a photograph practicing self-care
Rust-Choked Freedom (Complete 4 of 6)
- Keep your goggles trained to spot a denizen of the rust-choked wilds. Ask to take their picture and wish them luck on their adventures.
- Embrace the cataclysm and attend a showing at the Apocalypse Later Roadshow
- Scavenge the wreckage of the wilds for bits of broken detritus to forge a new creation
- Attend a science or maker themed panel to amass the knowledge to drive the revolution
- Craft a revolutionary poster to fight in the cause of freedom for the rust-choked wilds
- Attend the Steampunk Hamster Wars to cheer on the hamster automata in the Battle Arena
Claim your badge at the Tea Scout Table next to Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter’s Fan Table or during the Tea Scout Shindig
We kindly request that you post all photos and videos for quests to the Tea Scouts Facebook group or our Steampunk CommuniTEA Discord so that we may all enjoy the adventures. Be sure to share them on social media with the #TeaScouts
The Oath:
As a Tea Scout,
I promise to be a good citizen of steampunk and always try to be honest, helpful, courteous and kind. I will stay calm and put the kettle on.
Tea Prepared!
Ranks:
Earn badges by completing Tea Scout quests!
Bickie – Starting Level
Cake – 6 badges
Crumpet – 9 more badges
Scone – 12 more badges
Cuppa – 18 more badges
Links:
Get in Touch:
Meet the Tea Scouts at Steampunk Conventions and events, find us on the aetherwebs at the links above, or send us aetheric correspondence for assistance starting your own troop.
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 