April Alt Highlights

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed playing a self serving Hobbit who had a change of heart.  I came into the game as a curmudgeon who hated everyone and shortly after felt a responsibility to take care of the people far too innocent to understand what was going on.  Not the direction I saw the character shifting, but, extremely enjoyable.

Highlights:

Getting the gist of the plot early on, and getting heavily involved.  Within the first 4 hours of game the hobbits and friends were held up in a barricaded area while plans to escape were being plotted based on how people were acting towards each other.

Seeing the good vs evil conflict growing (sorry, if you are part of a dark gods human sacrifice ritual you are playing an evil character) and making the active decision to form the third party that will figure out how to get out of the cursed town.

The RP with all of the NPCs.  Watching them 'freeze up' every time paradox or items outside the ghosts timeline was introduced.  Using this to figure out the timeline of the town and what happened before we had hard proof via journal entries.  Listening to the nuances of the things that were their drive so that I knew what the important information was they were trying to sneak across to us.

Burning the journal entries so that a handful of people were the only ones able to get everyone out (and by that shouldn't be killed).  While I wouldn't do that during a primary game in fear of bogarting plot, alls fair in ALT event.

The Questions game, not only the way it dragged people out of fear and sadness but also how it became useful later on.

Druids grove RP.

Frank during the 'fae food' trap, and breaking out his monster lore via a 2nd Ed. D&D monster manual.

Protecting the tablet through feast while being hidden behind the door.  Seeing people open and close the door to the room looking for me IC.

The maze, however I wish the path didn't go through so many thorns.

Pushing the lawful characters towards the evil characters to keep both sides pre-occupied.

Convincing people that we needed to leave immediately for the edge of the town because if we took everyone, they would just try to fight their way through instead of thinking their way through.  This is followed up by hearing the combat behind me as we are half way through the maze as I was proven right. 

All in all a great event.  I sort of wish that people played their characters as balls to the wall as they do during an ALT event.

I enjoy NPCing full time during the Alt section of the event.

Kat had way too much fun making altering the dead doll physrep.  Listening to her complaining about how hard it was to get the viscera right.

Crazy Catherine - nice job MB.

"I take my coffee black, like my heart."

"Look at the pimp priest."

Jon G trying hard to keep a straight face during Jake's antics, which included spewing purified wine on our legs.

Wally playing a vocal upholder of the law..

Gene Stern's NPC talking with me to hook the group to go to the stables, and then both of us realize we do not know where is was.

My thanks once more to Steve Oros who entertained us Sunday morning, the first hot humid one of the season.

I had so much fun this event.

Hobbit adventures go.

Eating a raw onion for sweet rp.

running around bare foot.

Pulling pranks on the mercenary group....sorry guys "what would brandobaris do?"

Being a small hobbit in a big kormyrian's world

The mods were fantastic, all the barricades and vines made the town look decrepit. It was awesome.

Getting beat up by Mr. Thornfoot for being a childish hobbit at the young adult age of 32

Also locking and unlocking doors then getting yelled at...so worth it.

Being very useful as a bard with translations and buffs.

Eating like 10-12 meals a day to properly rp hobbitness.

Telling tales of the hobbit hero Brandobaris as a bard should do.

Stealing everything, cause I mean if you leave it unattended it pretty much is begging to be taken...right...

Being one of the only chars with money.

I wish to reiterate I had a blast and cannot wait for the next one.

My last fav is frank and in the dorkiest voice "Magic Missle"

Hobbits got out first from main mod cause we take care of our own

that is all for now

The mods were fantastic, all the barricades and vines made the town look decrepit. It was awesome.

Yes, I would really like to thank the people who went through the extra work of "roughing the town up" like that. It really added to immersion, especially at night.

So...

Using basically one spell the entire...what....6 hours I played my character? The look on Liam's face was priceless, but oh the information and rp it caused....

Not dying. Thats right. Also- best spell ever! Watched people get attacked 5 times in a row while using that spell. Win.

Bringing out Mae- hearing all of the stories and the discussion of punishments in Travance.
Sunday healer mod-

*Steve shoves me awake* We need to talk.
*Me angry at being woken up* What the heck do we need to talk about?
*Goley white headbanded* Btw- you dont like him at all.
*Me* No, dont worry- Im already there.

Being soooo worried about Marika and the other healers.
Having Steve die and being relieved right up to the second I wondered how much crap we were in now that we had killed him...

Good event

Thank you Samantha- Merica for lending me a wig and cape. They really made the difference.

Marika, but that's ok   

Oh my, this was one of the best events I had

Highlights:

Alt Event:
NPC Shift:
-Ghouls, ghouls, and nothing but ghouls   
-Shrieking at the top of my lungs with Nadi, so fun, but my throat now feels like it's been attacked with sandpaper
-Being an Echo
"They're gonna get us, they're gonna get us all.  There's nowhere to run.  They're gonna catch you, and peel the skin from your flesh, and the flesh from your bones.  Just like they did to my mommy and daddy."

-Omg, I can't express how much I loooooooooved playing my dark elf.  Umbra was just too fun.  I loved that being bored, being uncaring and being completely selfish was completely in character for her.  What a difference from Marika
-Having Tsunami, the Nyad and I have Cherry (Eve) the naive Dryad follow us around and be our personal healer...sorry Laura!!!
-Finding another dark elf...I did not see that coming.  Great RP Mr. Todds!
-Getting lost with Mr. Todds trying to find the item packets that were rumored to be hidden...what do I find instead? 1gold and an incredibly soggy ten-dollar bill
-No one suspected I was in cahoots with the Nyad about overturning the Crimson Company…apparently I’m THAT discreet
-Yes, we all complained a bit about the intricacy of Main Mod, but admit it people, it was epic!  One way a dead end, forcing us to turn around, then when we go back down the same path, it’s a different route!

Sunday:
-Mae runs into the other room of the inn
“No, don’t worry, she’s not even- (sees me) WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!?!?!?!”
-Tobar dragging me into hiding…I just wanted a piece of bread ;_;
-Healer plot was fun, I’ve never been so active on a Sunday before
All in all, an amazing event.  It really makes me wanna make Umbra a permanent PC…oh, the possibilities…