September 2011 Event Highlights

Wow.  This was a great event.  So much good RP

Highlights:  

Being the scribe for the trial of apollo was actually playing in "12 Angry Men the LARP."   Seriously though all around James, Jason, Matt, and I'm sorry player of Nigel Stormbringer... it was fantastic and high tension all the way.  I wish more could have been there the whole time but there were reasons for this obviously......  

Bolton.  OMG  You're a straight up cutter.  We'll melt some jink at the hole soon my friend.  Very very soon!  Londwyn RP ftw.

Talking with Apollo after the trial.  I've never tried to convey so much with so few words.

Lowlights:

Having to leave early.  It sucks.  Next time though... next time.

Also: Tiny Vampires.  Where are all the midget Von Ritters when we need them?


This is a Highlight and a Lowlight for me:  Being Apollo's executioner.  For those of you who dealt with me after it and let me vent,  thank you.  It should never be an easy thing to take someone's life and this certainly wasn't.  Rob, I am sorry,  I just hope you understand why I volunteered.

Thanks to all those around me who decoyed the NJ State bird.  I had very few bites.

The wonderful manner in which two Newbs, whom I will forever call "Jack & Jill" took to their many roles.  Travancian fairy tales, indeed!

Curing Jack Cypher of Amnesia, and incidentally learning Lore Londwyn in the process.

Explaining to a few nobles that I was perfectly capable of "extracting information from him (a Galmachian assassin) by using all my skills as a Church Inquisitor" and then having to deliver.  Gene was a good subject.  Thank you ALex for the gift of the SS cat whip.  The old time dental tools (Angel got what they were right off) and Satinsky clamp rounded it out.  It was one of those times that I could not make light of anything.  Very hard, and I hope I will never get used to it, even from an RP perspective.

The formal betrothal of Seamus Aisling and Luminestra.  My RP with Chris extended three months and was also conducted via PM.  It was a nice counterpoint to the torture.

Destroying a Dark scroll via Sorcery (Ardin/Norm) and a Ceremony of Undoing.  I play this ceremony as very taxing.  Goose, assisting me as the Archbishop naturally stole the scene.  Nice marshaling by Emily A.  I like the idea of RP marshals being able to handle ceremonies.  

Three interesting games of chess, one of which resulted in a draw, all of which succeeded in imparting a lesson to my opponent.

Speaking with Corbin Ralinfolly before the Apollocaust and concluding that something like that was going to occur.  One does not have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind will blow.

Feast was good.

Tired - more later?

I am soooooo sore.....

That being said- It was so worth it.

Friday (ZOMG I was there!)
-The Death Harold. I killed myself trying to get to every single person to heal them as fast as possible. I think at one point I was literally repeating "Please be long enough away, please be long enough away." as I counted the 30 seconds.
-Realizing how many people had been Heal Life'd and informing the nobles
-I know I was up waaaay late- I cannot remember anything lol except talking to Shoshana and blowing up undead. SUCH a great feeling to be able to do that. Go amulets.

Saturday
-Got dressed as Adria and went to the wedding.
-Such a great wedding
-Bringing Coopers NPC back and Adria realizing how much she HATES children. At least non Romani children
-Sleeping before feast
-Feast!

NPC
-Having the NPCs work together. It was so great to start taking a lot of hits and then have two more NPCs arrive to help me.

Apolloclypse
-A) Totally called this one. Called the timing too.
- Totally vindicated myself in the constantly asking for my portal ritual in the past months until I got it done last event.
-C) Totally thought I was going to die.
-D) DIDNT DIE!!
-E) Mae found out she does care deeply about some people....who knew?

Sunday
There was a Sunday? I was not aware- I was sleepings.

GREAT event and honestly, Apollo attacking the town is just evidence of IG consequences of actions. The drow at the same time and everything else was immensely confusing but thats what Travance gets honestly. Cant wait to see what happens next!

Lowlight: Guess. You got it! Bloodsuckers. >.<

This was my favorite event so far as a PC, so many great things happened.

Mah Highlights:
The ritual. Somehow I knew it would blow up in our faces.
Taking to the mists of Sevenlore! Lore: Sea continues to be insanely useful for Yusef!
Helping to chase down one of the people being forced to torture by Galmachians. Made for a bit of interesting feelings for Yusef.
Just having everything I learned last event, including all my body, it made for much more pleasurable fighting experiences being able to stand up to an ogre and scream right back at it without falling over after one whack.
*Coughing fit* "Bonemeal... all up in mah throat..."
First meeting of Ostcliff, an all around excellent time!
Sargeant of the Vangaurd... way more than I ever expected for Yusef, but excellent.
Saturday Low Level mod, the ending was... distressing.
NPCing one of the big hands at main mod was a great time, I was satisfied with the terror we seemed to instill.
26 bottles of ale wth Neondro, Correl, Ishema (Spelling?) And a Saytr whose name I have forgotten because I'm great with names like that.
The Apollocaust will of course be mentioned because it stuck me to the back door for several hours until I was really just too tired to be alert. Leading into me missing Sunday entirely.
And one can never forget the entertainment. Yusef banged his mug on the table all the way through Sleafus' performance, plus the food was great!

Lowlights?
Mosquitos, of course. Ants as well. And the Stump being closed. Travance just isn't the same without the Stump.

I rarely write event highlights but I think this event was extra special.

Trial, Terrifying. So much back and forth and evidence to go through, this plan of ours was a Year in the making and took the work of many people. Long hours, endless nights, softball games were missed and there was never milk for the coffee.

The Result was everything we hoped for, granted if we lost I don't think we would have gotten any Mana fruit or Paladin out of the deal but it was definitely a major development in our characters lives and we enjoyed every minute of it.

Also, Greg was there, all the way from California, those who don't know him he played Nigel Storm Bringer, one of the Judges on Friday and it was awesome to see him. I am happy he seemed to enjoy himself and he definitely enjoyed the pirates at the feast, I hope he graces us again some time soon as it's been a few years!

The Battle Saturday night was Awesome! After portaling out to save the healers I booked it, figuring my other two brothers were dead, I ran like Hades it's self was chasing me trying to deny them the final victory and I made it to dawn.

It was awesome. I've never in KR been on the GOOD guy side of these situations it was awesome. Running and Hiding and fighting in PvP was great. I look forward to much more of that it was exhilarating!

This was my first event and let me just say things were a little mad

Highlights:
- The hospitality of the Gypsies! Pietros giving me the rundown on the town over hooka and the best sheesha I've ever had.
- Playing the squishiest healer ever with no combat skills and having to run from everything. ("I'm sorry, that's an assassin of who? And the glowing thing rends your soul from your... yes, I'll be over There now. Nope, not even over here. I'm already over there!")
- Running around in the dark and being scared out of my little wits to heal people (bad night vision is a kicker at 3AM when there's barely any moon). Being followed by two spirits that need resurrecting and begging Pietros to walk me back to the Inn so I didn't die trying to do it before going to bed. ("Have fun with the creepy, creaking door!" "...Pietros!")
- Morning chocolate gift from Pietros courtesy of Bran and co. Oh my God was that tasty to wake up to.
- The Feast ("Do we sit down yet? No? Wait, yes... nnnnot yet.") and hearing some Coast Haven music - felt like home for my little Coast Havener that could.
- Being called sensible in the face of combat that was way too scary for a squishable like me, and healing everything that moved and groaned for help.
- Learning healing with Liz's character and being interrupted THREE TIMES by undead coming through the door.
- The giant civil conflict that my character came into town juuuust in time for. Being useless in the fight except to call out "I see things over here!" (Big shout out to Liz giving me her bed to sleep in for a few hours or I may have just passed out of exhaustion!) Worrying about the Caledonians and not being able to get back to the tent until dawn.
- Hammish morning on Sunday. Nuff said there. Caledonia has the most interesting people - I love those Celts

NPC:
- The Pig Farmer. Seeing Sorel yell "For the BACON!" and chase off the knolls. And the unfortunate pig-wrangling position me and piggy ended up in on the outside of the Inn. ( I swear, it wasn't what it looked like...)