January 2012 Highlights!

I guess I got home first and get to start the highlights reel!

Friday-
Getting so many hugs from people for finally getting back to the game
Pocket Priest (Father Thomas) and Nerd (Bellechan) were there!
Hugging a Galidelian Angel!

Saturday
*Waking up at 3am (or so) to Father Morgan killing himself. Apparently part of his plan was to do this in front of the 4 Gaian's beds... Only 3 of us were there/awake.But for the next 45 Minutes we played "Don't let Father Morgan Die completely"
*In the morning starting to order breakfast and then Alec being like "You should come with us! It'll be an Adventure!" and then going on an awesome mod with the Adventures Guild
*Love Mod- Out Loving an Andorrian. Cy- Your NPC knows more about Ekat's past then most her friends do. -FAVOURITE MOD OF THE EVENT!
*Getting off Love mod and Father Morgan going "Sister Ekatarina, You are to go to the Monastery and not leave, they took Belechang and you have the next item and you're going there." I said OK and went to Kaledonia
*Breaking down thanking Collin... For some reason I tend to have major religious/character developments and I run right into Big Brother Collin's arms crying. But these were happy tears!
*Being sequestered in the Monestary and FINALLY GETTING TO EAT!
*Belechangs freak outs while I'm just sitting there eatting my sandwich.
*Merica and Bat joining the sequestering.
*Stitches in the Monastery!
*Merica, Ekat, Little Magey Girl who's name I never caught, and Typhon getting that ritual done when things were attacking us. Writing while walking to a mod site is always a fun attempt...
*The Mod in the Maze had its moments. Not my favorite mod but a good mod!
*Stupid O'Clock favorite moment:
Ekat: "I control the chair, I control the church"
Kwildar: "Archbishop Ekatarina, I have a question."
Ekat: "Speak Templar Kwildar"
*Complaining to Geoff and him giving a 6 word pep talk- not sure of the in or out of gameness of the pep talk but it worked.
*I enjoyed the ritual for main mod including the pre-main-mod question "I'm a wild mage, will this affect the ritual?" "I wish you hadn't told me that. I felt a lot better about this up until that" I only wish it wasn't like 8 degrees outside and me standing still for almost an hour.

Zach and Cy, you guys did an awesome job. I had a blast at this event and I am painfully sore from walking to and from those mod sites. I think I went on more mods this event then ever before.

Oh, let's hope I don't forget anything...

Ostcliffe and the marauding anti-paladins. Sneaking off and running back to the inn.

Assistant stuff and then I forget most of the rest of the night >.< I have such a horrible memory.

Laurel teaching me Staff and my teaching her 1HE at the same time... then Vlad interjecting with a pointer of his own.

NPC Shift:
Elementals - always fun.
Lizardkin - Despite breaking my glasses (hope I can get them replaced) I had a lot of fun, especially fighting Ostcliffe members.

Saturday:
Actually, most of Saturday was another lesson in why I enjoy playing my race so well. Appraisals, negotiations, and fire soak..
Ash rats with Blacktree... I could have gone on the roof and dealt with them myself, armor or no, but she shot them off first... then I got to play with them.
Realizing Sir Ralenfolly was back. I was so surprised and really happy to see him again.
Feast was phenomenal, as usual. Steak and salad... It works, somehow.
Lessons and lessons and lessons and lessons... I'm very glad I like teaching, and even happier that people like my lessons.
Explaining Evaluate Item (especially gems), even when it's not "technically" a lesson, is interesting... but I think it might be a good idea to just start carrying around little index cards to hand out to people with the skill, to be honest. If the smiths can use their cheat sheets...
*While* explaining Evaluate Item (and conducting healing lessons) with Paige and Rias, Lucas coming up and asking me if any new healers have started approaching me for lessons... and getting to simply cock my head, open my arms, and smile as I show two of my students off.
Mining mod and the awesome roleplay that ensued. Between subduing the leader of the Brigade, blowing up a greater ghoul, and negotiating a collective bargaining agreement (yes, I called Bargain on three people at the same time...) I got the chance to make a pretty big impact on that scene.
Main mod was incredible. I spent most of my time messing with Chaos, but I did spend a decent amount of time playing with undead and things that wanted to dance. A lot of characters really got to jump out at me: Sergei as a warlock, Kyvie (I'm probably not spelling that right by any stretch, sorry) being a growly and mildly psychotic ranger, and not being able to tell friend from foe for half the fight, to be honest. Of course, I have to mention my first Despair... that has to happen again soon... and.... *ahem* I took an arrow to the knee. '-.- I refuse to stop adventuring, however... that's why we have armor!
Using all the gems I racked up over the course of the weekend on one major purchase... an NPC carrying a lovely blue suit that I got well below cost. I very much like below cost.

Sunday:
Waking up of my own volition, instead of for my 10a Saturday shift. I know I got to the camp rather late, but I can't exactly skip class, and it runs so long... are we allowed to select an NPC shift if we pre-register?
Smithing my chainmail in record time, then working with Gideon on my staff... while being pestered for money help and being heckled by doubters at the same time... All I know is now I have a drow-made sword and a Quinarian-made staff. All I need is to get a Selendrian to make me a bow, or something.
Glommites and Malycites working together? Weird... but amusing. Calling subdue on one and then explaining to Squire Radley that she wasn't going anywhere, then a rather respectful exchange with Lethias over one that just could *not* get me in its arcs.
Cleaning up our trade deals and setting myself for yet more business next month... Being an honest, earnest merchant pays off, and I greatly enjoyed the frequency with which I got to handle lovely shiny yellow things. Other colors too, of course. I also figured out my answer to a trade quandary I've been pondering for a few months.

I may not have gotten to go on *any* of the trials, but I still had a great time at this event. Thanks to everyone who made it possible, especially Zach and Cy for putting together such an interesting storyline for us.

~First of all I actually had a ton of fun playing Jenny--the sacrifice that released all the lovely incarnations in the first place. Even though it was cold outside and I spent most of my time Friday as a dead body, it was a lot of fun getting to see the PCs at work. Vince--you were phenomenal as my uncle Arty. Your concern as you guarded my body from ghouls and other nasty creatures on that mod was so touching. To cheesecake breakfasts!
~To all the Incarnations: you sexy beasts rocked it this event. You all portrayed your aspects so perfectly. It was a blast to see you at work.
~Going out with that new player Brigand mod and getting subdued by my friend then interrogated (after Liam's Alt was convinced that beating me to death while I was down was a bad idea). That very much wasn't expected but I loved rolling with it and messing with you guys as the Marshals came up with the giant spider bit.
~Going out as Darkness' Minion--or as Liz and I decided "Chibi Darkness"--for the higher level mod. Zach--your card you came up with on the fly was SOOOOOOOOO much fun to play. Running in, whacking the good guys a few times, and using hide in shadows whenever they went to chase me down had to be the most amusing tactic I have gotten to use yet. The only downside was when I finally was sent back to Logistics, the all black cake makeup was a bitch to take off. It was even worse for poor Cy. Hope you get the rest of that off. lol
~Drinking Strawberry Misaki with Emosaki.
~Joining Goley with his very special Inception/Mind to Mush Mod involving some good friends of mine. Frank saying "Fuckin' JJ" when he realized I was going to be a part of it was priceless. Sorry Cy for messing with your head when it came to your questions. You know I love you. lol.
~Making many new friends and seeing all my old ones.

-Very glad Ilana's old students/assistants Belechand and Rainier were there. This was a lower level event so I just let them take care of all the main plot stuff. They seemed to have a lot of fun and I got to RP with them when they weren't doing anything. I got to handle some side plot stuff.

-Kind of meeting the Commodore, he was busy torturing. Seeing a weave storm for the second time. Learning important stuff outside of research about Doth'Moria. This is going to be a fun few months I think.

-Adventurer's Guild! Learning a bit of important information. I used up basically all of my MP giving people buffs and then OHK a few ice trolls. After that combat I suddenly realized I only had my intercepts, a deflect, and very few tricks for escaping a fight... I was taken down by a large group of spiders a couple of hours later and helped by that amazing group of new players/old larpers. It was very embarrassing for Ilana but she was happy to meet some very friendly people

-Titles for fun parts of the event: The Soul in a Box, Ardis' Return, Garrison 'The Undead', Bottle Mod Part 3: Drinking Games, The Mask of Malyc, and Ilana Decides to be a 'Real' Doctor (aka Ilana's Guilted into Learning the Immunity/Inoculation ranks)
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Seamus: "...I think I'm about to get beat on by 5 guys..."
Ilana: "Why would they do that?"
Seamus: "I don't know"
Ilana: "I don't know why Lucas told me to follow you. I need to start my Master Warrior lesson soon *sigh*"
Seamus: "...I was supposed to be starting my training I think."
Both of us: "...Ooooh"

Then poor Adairis is dragged over:
Ilana: "Adairis, what are you doing here?"
Adairis: "I don't know!"
Sorel: "Adairis, Ilana and Seamus are your only friends, get ready."

*Erdrick, Aleister, Sorel, Lucas, Tirsen, and Barak start unsheathing weapons*

Adaris: "What?"
Seamus: "Gods this is going to hurt"
Ilana: "...Erdrick's going to kill me"
*Tirsen's arrow suddenly hits Ilana's shield* "Oh! I've never fought an archer before!"

It was actually a lot of fun. Ilana's quite used to just blasting groups of monsters when they're in her way with magic. Having to rely on others to keep from being surrounded and weapons is difficult but fun when not dying.
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Ilana: "And then Antrim-"
*Archer just walks by at the right time* "Lord Ardentfyre you mean? I just always happen to walk in when you're being insubordinate."
Ilana: "...*grumble*"

Ilana: "When I see Elezar-"
Archer: "Sir Elezar"
Ilana: "....SIR Elezar, I'm going to sma- I'm going to ask him if I can hit him in the face. Is that acceptable?"
Archer: "..ah... sure."

where to start,
friday npc shift going to the inn as peasants looking for food and drink, getting the drink and then insulting Zero when no one else saw and getting him stripped of his gaurd title, then coming back as the same peasants corrupted by the avatar of war and throwing an incap and shocking Clyde when he first aid assessed me and i had 250 body . After the npc shift coming in as Adairis just in time to get realllly drunk with Yusef and Daegar!

Saturday the creation mod was really cool, yay for smith triage! But the definite highlight of Saturday was main mod and fighting chaos. Great RP and totally worth blowing my whole throw trinket.

Sunday was definitely the highlight of the whole weekend was
Sorel: "you with the shield come with me"
Adairis: "uhm ok"
Sorel: "get over there with them" Ilana and Seamus are standing next to a tree
Lucas: " those are your only allies, Seamus you know what you need to do" the attack from 6 people ensue and i had NO IDEA what was going on and then after i find out Sorel decided to teach me to be a master warrior TOTALLY a giant shock, Liam you made my weekend

Fun weekend, my everything hurts, let's see if I can remember my highlights.

-A couple times throughout the event, I was introduced by other people with some variation of "This is Squire Winks, I know he's a goblin, but he's actually a pretty good guy/really good fighter/someone you should know." It was quite amusing and made it seem like all the work I'd been doing is continuing to pay off.

-A really important development happened this event for Winks. I can't wait to see how it affects everything.

-NPC: Being told to White Headband a mod for the Adventurer's Guild. I surprisingly had a lot of fun with the added responsibility.
-NPC: The love mod. The RP I saw from all the PCs was really impressive.

-The mod in the White Sorcerer's tower, and more Athletic Feat shenanigans. I love it every time I can use that...speedbump skill my little green butt

-Making it to feast late and still getting some food, and the great RP with Liam's orc.

-Main mod was fun, especially with the group skirmish fighting which just so happens to be my specialty. Was fantastic until I got whacked in my bad ankle and ended up limping the rest of the night.

-Sunday mods, and the resulting interrogation of a Malycite in the Monastery. Bill you were a really good sport about it all.

-Majesty shenanigans with Emar right before the cleanup hold.

There's probably more, but like I said, my everything hurts. See everyone next time.