May 2010 Highlights

At the current moment Nutmeg is both horrified and delighted by the town.

IG:

+People trying to convince Nutmeg to live places
+People's reaction to Butter tarts
+Watching Tarn learn to write and read
+Role Play with most people
+Teasing Billiam until it got boring.
+Resting in the sun (which is also OOG) always go go go its nice to sit back and relax once in awhile
-Nutmeg living through and attack on the monastery (((I've never been so afraid in my life)))
-The drow seeing Nutmeg
- Paths are way to rocky to go properly barefooted
+Nutmeg finally stopped getting Robbed
+ The debate between becoming a physician or an archer
+ Nutmeg is making new friends and is falling in love with the town

+Running around as a drow during NPC Shift Friday
Me: Whats Ninja vanish?
Person: Imagine throwing a smoke bomb down and vanishing, its kinda like that
Me: !?!?!?!?! That's Possible *squee*

OOG:

+Getting to site way earlier then normal and getting to meet people OOG
+The reaction to the guy at the border when I had to explain what larping was both ways
-My air compressor breaking so no make-up
-My knee wasn't agreeing with me
-Having sugar complications all weekend so I was either to sluggish to do anything or felt like garbage
-Forgot Nutmegs boots at home
-Getting lost on the way to site
    +The nice people that helped me find my way
+The hangout after at the Ugly Mug
+Making new friends

A running theme seems to be "Great feast, congrats to <<INSERT COOK'S NAME>>"  Jake kept the standard high.  I particularly liked his.  "If I did not ask you here, get out of my kitchen - NOW!"

Lowlight - On the Demon-Juggernaut mod, taking a shot from Pat's Astral Juggernaut, spinning around to simulate the damage and finding a face high sturdy mutiflora rose.  Three cuts on my lower lip plus those around my right lens and chin rendered me hors de combat.  However, I just about stopped Jared's RIII demon by myself just prior to that, so it also ranks as a highlight moment. 

Teaching various people several diverse skills.  I enjoy teaching.  In particular, Teaching Mex' NPC Gypsy Literacy via grammar.

Overcoming our mutually poor first impressions of one another and spending some time with Mae Fong.

RPing my Stage III Leprosy.

Seeing the looks on some peoples's faces on the Juggernaut/Demon mod when Edwin let go with all he had. 

Being part of the inner circle of an inner circle.

Explaining to some robbers that my Edwin's real wealth is in his books.

Receiving empirical proof that my education in humility is bearing fruit, though Edwin will never be Humble.

Sitting by the chessboard and saving a newcomner ask me "Do you play?" 

Ripping Creed a new one Sunday morning as he was both late and did not have the promised bacon.  This lasted maybe 10 minutes and I did not repeat myself.  Then, having had my memory suppressed the night before, I arranged to have the last hour suppressed and had no memory of having ripped into Creed for his short comings, so....  Thanks for being a good sport about it, Chris.

Having a civil conversation with Tari. 

I enjoyed:

-the luxurious accommodations in Drega'Mire
-talking to ye olde mummy dude
-Mixolydia, just in general
-a lit-up chat in the woods
-perambulating with el Baron
-watching folk knock out the inverted tower mod
-discussion of how to tell a wild mage from a nyad (burn 'em! ...after you dunk their heads in the privvy)
-watching other folks get their LARP on
-delivering a love note to the Count
-the scrumptious feast
-watching folks scan the Chronicle

I like to end on high notes, so ...

LOWLIGHTS

-Missing a lot of the goblins sent out on Saturday.  I was off lifting logs and having fun anyway, but I'm still sorry I missed 'em.

-It wasn't THAT cold.

-The attack on the monastery.  Note: not the dying, but the attack, itself.  If that was a plot-run thing, why plot would send out something guaranteed to result in PC death-and-resurrection is beyond me.  It's unfair and does not add to game enjoyment.  If it was a bunch of PCs, you guys are assholes.  I'm all about playing the kind of character you want to play, but this is ALSO a collaborative effort in having fun.  When the character you play takes away from the enjoyment of the other players, it's time to change what you're doing.  I hope you all feel like big damn men.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Waking up Saturday, putting on my armor, fixing my hair, wishing I had something to kill, and looking outside to see a pair of NPCs in spider-masks walking up the trail.  "Aw, Kate!  You shouldn't have!"  It was a fun little fight - thanks to the NPCs, too!

-Using the real-life longsword I had in my car to rescue a real-life damsel in distress.  To be fair, it took 15 to get the window wedged open, and one Army Captain to realize he had the right tool to go from there.

-Training Strength +2 by moving MASSIVE logs with Wulfgar, the Nyad, and the scale-mail barbarian (OOG: Chuck, I think?) to set up a mead hall.  Don't worry, guys - this was just the first run.  We'll make better progress next time!

-Some really fun "Serious RP" with some folks who really set the bar ...
... Kwildar (discussing religion, the resurrection process, and post-resurrection confusion)
... Bridgette (swordplay, the nature of war, and special forkses)
... Oryx (the nature of war, acting protective after main-mod, and "Hey, your - um - guy that you're sleeping with?  Yeah, he's dead ... I think.  I'm pretty sure.  You might wanna check.")
... Nutmeg, and Sage (post-resurrection blues and survivor's guilt).

-Some really fun non-serious RP with Sage (thanks for the cinnamon, buddy!) and Wolfgar (Jawohl, mein thane!).

-The new barbarians: Chuck (?), Eric, and ... the one I didn't talk to much.  Glad to have you on board, guys!

-Nutmeg playing a halfling and for-reals not wearing shoes.  You are SO much tougher than me for doing that!

-Being a training aid for Collin (great shooting, man!) and Hammish (you are SUCH a good sport and THANK you for the fun time.  We should "brawl" more often).

-The food.  For breakfast of french toast and sausage, lunch of chili and cheese and sausage, and a healthy, hearty feast of salad, green beans, cous cous, chicken, and berry/custard pie, thank you to all the cooks.

-The entertainment.  All the performers deserve another round of applause.

-Hanging out with Wolfgar under a tree and drinking away in the afternoon sun.

-Hanging out with Ian (Hammish) just after the game.  You're top-shelf, my friend!  Hope to see you next time!

-The lowbie-side's main mod.  There were so many great moments - from short bouts of standing toe-to-toe with minor death knights, to facing small bands of goblins at once, to pulling people to safety, to getting caught in a corner with Kwildar, to battling alongside Wolfgar and Raven, and even to getting blasted by a well-aimed Incapacitate (well played, Tristan ... and thank you to the one who healed me).  I got so into the battle and my character's inner barbarian that I was literally frothing at the mouth.  The times I've had that much fun at a LARP - ANY larp - are few and far between.

To the NPCs who made that possible: I heard there was some lag-time for you guys, but I want you all to know that I had an amazing time fighting the goblins and their death-knight support.  Everyone I talked to said the same or similar things.  I apologize if I swung too hard - please take my loss of control as a sign of how much fun I was having (*sheepish grin*), and a quick shout-out to whoever called the hold to remind us all that "NPCs are people, too."  For what it's worth, I had been hoping to slaughter goblins all weekend long, and I was starting to fear it would never happen, so when you guys came screaming out of the dark, you completed the event for me.  Thank you.

-The attack on the monastery.  Note: not the dying, but the attack, itself.  If that was a plot-run thing, why plot would send out something guaranteed to result in PC death-and-resurrection is beyond me.  It's unfair and does not add to game enjoyment.  If it was a bunch of PCs, you guys are assholes.  I'm all about playing the kind of character you want to play, but this is ALSO a collaborative effort in having fun.  When the character you play takes away from the enjoyment of the other players, it's time to change what you're doing.  I hope you all feel like big damn men.

This needs to be addressed, because this is a part of what Knight Realms is.  Player vs. Player activity is allowed at KR.  We do not prevent it OOG, because doing so would be artificial and dull the role-play of the game for a lot of people.  We're not going to tell a player that they cannot be evil, or they cannot attack other players.  Some games do make that rule - we're not one of them.  We do enforce fairness, and do our best to make sure that any PvP activity is marshaled.  In this case, an OOG marshal was with them at all times (The Rules Marshals have already verified this).

I personally dislike PvP.  I agree with the fact that I go to have fun, and let other people have fun, and someone else ganking my PC in an unfair fight is not fun on my part.  But as long as the rules are being followed, everyone is entitled to have fun how they see fit, and I *will* play fair and roll with it.  To me, the group effort is more important than my personal enjoyment.

The best thing to do - and the thing you SHOULD do - is react to it In-Game.  Roll with it.  Develop your character and grow from the experience.  Become dedicated to stopping the same thing from happening to other people, etc.  There will be In-Game fallout from this event, I am sure.

I like to end on high notes, so ...

LOWLIGHTS

-Missing a lot of the goblins sent out on Saturday.  I was off lifting logs and having fun anyway, but I'm still sorry I missed 'em.

-It wasn't THAT cold.

-The attack on the monastery.  Note: not the dying, but the attack, itself.  If that was a plot-run thing, why plot would send out something guaranteed to result in PC death-and-resurrection is beyond me.  It's unfair and does not add to game enjoyment.  If it was a bunch of PCs, you guys are [censored]s.  I'm all about playing the kind of character you want to play, but this is ALSO a collaborative effort in having fun.  When the character you play takes away from the enjoyment of the other players, it's time to change what you're doing.  I hope you all feel like big damn men.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Waking up Saturday, putting on my armor, fixing my hair, wishing I had something to kill, and looking outside to see a pair of NPCs in spider-masks walking up the trail.  "Aw, Kate!  You shouldn't have!"  It was a fun little fight - thanks to the NPCs, too!

-Using the real-life longsword I had in my car to rescue a real-life damsel in distress.  To be fair, it took 15 to get the window wedged open, and one Army Captain to realize he had the right tool to go from there.

-Training Strength +2 by moving MASSIVE logs with Wulfgar, the Nyad, and the scale-mail barbarian (OOG: Chuck, I think?) to set up a mead hall.  Don't worry, guys - this was just the first run.  We'll make better progress next time!

-Some really fun "Serious RP" with some folks who really set the bar ...
... Kwildar (discussing religion, the resurrection process, and post-resurrection confusion)
... Bridgette (swordplay, the nature of war, and special forkses)
... Oryx (the nature of war, acting protective after main-mod, and "Hey, your - um - guy that you're sleeping with?  Yeah, he's dead ... I think.  I'm pretty sure.  You might wanna check.")
... Nutmeg, and Sage (post-resurrection blues and survivor's guilt).

-Some really fun non-serious RP with Sage (thanks for the cinnamon, buddy!) and Wolfgar (Jawohl, mein thane!).

-The new barbarians: Chuck (?), Eric, and ... the one I didn't talk to much.  Glad to have you on board, guys!

-Nutmeg playing a halfling and for-reals not wearing shoes.  You are SO much tougher than me for doing that!

-Being a training aid for Collin (great shooting, man!) and Hammish (you are SUCH a good sport and THANK you for the fun time.  We should "brawl" more often).

-The food.  For breakfast of french toast and sausage, lunch of chili and cheese and sausage, and a healthy, hearty feast of salad, green beans, cous cous, chicken, and berry/custard pie, thank you to all the cooks.

-The entertainment.  All the performers deserve another round of applause.

-Hanging out with Wolfgar under a tree and drinking away in the afternoon sun.

-Hanging out with Ian (Hammish) just after the game.  You're top-shelf, my friend!  Hope to see you next time!

-The lowbie-side's main mod.  There were so many great moments - from short bouts of standing toe-to-toe with minor death knights, to facing small bands of goblins at once, to pulling people to safety, to getting caught in a corner with Kwildar, to battling alongside Wolfgar and Raven, and even to getting blasted by a well-aimed Incapacitate (well played, Tristan ... and thank you to the one who healed me).  I got so into the battle and my character's inner barbarian that I was literally frothing at the mouth.  The times I've had that much fun at a LARP - ANY larp - are few and far between.

To the NPCs who made that possible: I heard there was some lag-time for you guys, but I want you all to know that I had an amazing time fighting the goblins and their death-knight support.  Everyone I talked to said the same or similar things.  I apologize if I swung too hard - please take my loss of control as a sign of how much fun I was having (*sheepish grin*), and a quick shout-out to whoever called the hold to remind us all that "NPCs are people, too."  For what it's worth, I had been hoping to slaughter goblins all weekend long, and I was starting to fear it would never happen, so when you guys came screaming out of the dark, you completed the event for me.  Thank you.

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