October 2011 Highlights

Thought this would have been started by now, so I'll go ahead and do it. Lots of great stuff this weekend.

-Drega'mire politics and drama! From the start of the event to the end, this stuff was always on Winks' mind, no matter what else was going on. More great interaction with Ilservian as we try to figure more stuff out.

-Zahir's transformation. Chris your costuming and roleplay were absolutely fantastic.

-Conversation with Father Morgan Saturday night was incredible. Very informative I think for both of us, and could lead to some great roleplay in the future.

-Main Mod. Fighting with the Ostcliffe group was very interesting, especially considering what a loner Winks usually is on the battlefield, but it seemed to work really well.
-During a lull in the fighting, Lethias and Winks both having the idea of "well, there's not much going on out here anymore, let's go to the dream realm!" That was definitely an interesting experience.

-Lots of teaching on Sunday, always a pleasure. And looking forward to giving one of the best lessons next event. 

See everyone at the Ball who's going, and then again in November.

Hightlights:

- Alright, I feel like everytime I make one of these posts I write "lessons with Gideon." This time is no different. Geoff, your lessons are always awesome.

- Learning Gypsy Death Curse. Goddam it Tobar.

- Drinking 20 gold worth of Ming Na's good wine with Vigo.

- Being entertained by Clyde, Remi, and Tobar with bawdy songs at the Stump

- Going into the inverted tower! A first in more ways than one for Carlotta. 

- Actually being effective on the battlefield for the first time ever. Fire spells go!

- Getting to know several gypsies a little better.

- NPCing as a Nightmare Emperor Gargoyle. Sheesh. Stone Form is crazy.

Lowlights:

-Getting woken up at 5:30 in the goddam morning by pvp. Guuuuhhhhhhhhh. Ok, I'm down, can I go back to sleep now?

I've never done one of these before but here goes
-funeral for Eleazar and Germain so sad.
- getting a blade that actually works awesome.
- walking back to the inn alone to find something lurking outside a packed tent.
- seeing a suspicious man break off conversation to follow him only to find him try to pickpocket someone.
- the combined Pendarvin/Ozzcliff(or who ever was the other group of people.) charge on the main line of baddies around the tree.
-Murdoc being crazy
-the lord elemental quest
- getting a useful trinket
-the durp bucket Orcs best mod of the game
-giving Nar a golden blade right before the main mod it came in handy.
-becoming a weapon during mane mod.   
-the epic role play moment at the feast were the dream got dispelled just awesome.
-o and i almost forgot all the stuff i learned a trade more body more druid points and best of all my teachings from nar thanks!

-Zahir's transformation. WOW just wow

- Ostcliff Guild meeting / politics / new members / voting for new Steward

-Main Mod. Hiding under a the table with Ishima then being asked are you hiding? No, I am looking for flaws in the under table.

- Going to the mists of seven lore / Sky lanterns! For the win

-As I am sure will become a trend in these highlights rather quickly I am first gonna go ahead and say Zahir, The makeup was absolutely amazing, you crazy Rakshasa.

-Vanguard: This is going to come up a lot for my highlights, so I'll dump it all into one category, Training was awesome as was our practical applications throughout the game. Main mod was made awesome for me by Vanguard alone, moving together perfectly and cutting things into oblivion, it was ridiculously satisfying. AYOO-AH!

-Tobar's mine. [censored] was crazy, I wonder how I made it out of there alive, but the loot is tasty.

-Spending 25 build. I think that's a highlight in itself. xD

-IMPROVISED BOTTLE SHANK!

-Getting a Greater Insanity and being able to RP just the  hugest fear of death, squeezed me out some real tears at one point. That was fuuuuuuun.

-Apollo's little transformation in just the other room. That was unnerving.

-Also... Bola, yup. I got it, I used it, and I LOVED it.

-And, almost forgetting some of the best... releasing the sky lanterns into Sevenlore, that was beautiful, and awesome.

Highlights of KR before I go to work = good plan.
- Missing most of Sir Eleazar and Sir Germain's funeral to resurrect two of the McLaughlins with Amalthea. What I did attend of the funeral was quite touching. They will be missed and remembered, and we will survive to protect their memory.

- Lots of new people this event. Zara and Milant, Cedric and Paige, Brunner and Dolnarr... wow, I don't even remember them all, and I apologize for any misspellings. You did do great, though, and I had lots of fun roleplaying with you all weekend.

- NPC shift: Mario the Fro... my minions getting arrested got me a little desperate to get the job done... but we got a couple of you. Then, my Nightmare Pumpkin throwing Decay instead of Poison... but not really getting killed. Oh well.

- Next morning, selling new shaped candies at Market Faire. Quite profitable, and I'm glad so many people could enjoy them.

- Finding a pair of suspicious looking guys who wanted work... and seeing how legit they were, accompanied by Zathir. Turns out, they were... and the lizardkin weren't. One way or the other, though, we got rid of the bad and preserved the good.

- Combat Training with Archer and many others. I got to do some lessons there, myself, and I was impressed with how well people began working together at the front of the lines, which brings me to the next thing:

- The Nezumi Shadowstalker mod... The tactics were effective at the front of the lines, but there were a few variables we weren't quite prepared for. Poison and broken limbs, especially. Plus there was the fact that we were outnumbered pretty severely. Still, with a lot of teamwork, great leadership, and some tough decisions, we managed the losses, kept ourselves alive, and survived long enough to get Antrim there to help. Getting a head of the competition, realizing that it did indeed have a heart, and receiving a welcome hand for my part in the process.

- After Feast, some wonderful roleplay with Archer, discussing a bunch of important things. Looking forward to where that goes.

- Main mod was amazing. When groups are working together so well like that, it's no wonder that Travance succeeds so often. Kaledonia worked almost seamlessly, even after we lost half our forces in the mist, but we all survived, so I'm content with calling it a win. Then, of course killing trolls in the field, and then all night. Hah. Also, can't forget the awesome feeling of getting a hand in recognition of my effort... for the second time that day.

- The next morning, the Order mod. Tim, you did a great job as the Earth construct, and the earth elementals were fun targets. Continuing on in the day, Elemental fights were fun at the end there. Nothing like walking up to a fire elemental and being ready to square off... and running when it starts in on Decay damage. Blech.

- The Psions with a floating halberd, that was a great bit of fun. Sorry to the other merchants who got mixed up in that, but when minds are being melted, I get paranoid.

- Jenna's Bedouin scam-thief... loved the random improv of trying to appeal to me.

As always, thanks to the lot of you. Travance really feels like a second home to me, and I always look forward to returning in the weeks between events. See you all soon, I hope!