September 2012 Highlights

While not a mind-numbingly active event for me due to the heat (that armor need heat sinks, I swear...), a good one none the less.

Highlights, in no particular order:

• The Baronial Council Meeting, post-feast.
• Seeing the Land System swinging into gear.
• Gideon hitting the forge, and taking his armor off to relax for once. Not 10 minutes later, a unit of Valerians breaks in and tools the place while he has no weapons and amor nearby.
• Farie Mod on Sunday. Kudos to all the NPCs involved, you filled the parts well!
• SKIMMELTAUR!
• Plant Mod on Sunday morning. Yet another lesson in why Gideon needs to pick up Master Warrior ASAFP.
• Lessons - learning from Slack and Lucas, teaching Tari and all my other students.
• The excellent RP on the part of the Valerians, who were more than just killing machines. The depth of the RP made the war that much more real and horrific, compared to the greenskin war two months back. (Not to diss Steve & Judge!)
• Feast Potatoes were seasoned with herbs from the garden! Hurrah!

This event was a lot of fun I must say. It was a balance of potential bad things and just plain wonderful/hilarious things happening.

~Misaki and Aemorniel's conversation together at the top of game when alone in their tent.
~Seeing a ball of chaos, none of my identification abilities working on it at all so I do the most logical next step in Aemorniel's mind. I licked it and it tasted like insanity. Yay for Mind Shield.
~This was a major Bolton Bonding event. Explaining how Divinity works to a Londwyn is just plain hilarious. Somehow I accidentally gave the "just the tip" speech after giving him a protection from a scroll. Mod time together. Hangouts at Alisandria. Giving him tools of the trade to play with. With our minds we would make a powerful team my friend. Also, our time down by the waterfront on Saturday afternoon was probably the most pleasing and pleasant moment of the entire event.
~Asking to become a major part of the newspaper team revival. Can't wait to work with you Paul! You have no idea how honored Aemorniel is to have been asked.
~Using my physician abilities to fix people this event. Man oh man do we fix a lot of broken limbs I realized. Also--people be crazy.
~Cooper as his insane Alchemist. You running up to Misaki and I in the Baron's Manor fields and "protecting us from the wind" was hilarious. all the time after that was just plain awesome. Psychoanalyze--ALL THE INSANITIES. You RPed them like a champ and I loved you every moment for it. Getting knocked over by you, seeing you dressed as a woman, all of it was pure awesome.
~Another theory has arose that has ended with me being nicknamed "The New Rosa" is that every time my bodyguard steps away from me, I either die or get kidnapped. Example: Taking a nap in front of the Inn. He goes to get a drink at the bar. As I continue napping, a creature comes out and it literally cried a Tsunami that instantly knocked me into Serious. Thank you Ben for figuring out I wasn't just keeping my eyes closed because I was napping.
~Bacon Necklace Trinket of Friendship. Later got Consecrated by Kwildar. Pure awesome.
~Lessons with Dr. Maxwell. Getting my surgery lesson while having surgery performed on me--pure awesome. OOG I adore all the detail you put into every lesson you give. IG UUUUUUGH SO GROSS!!!!! Thank you Misaki for being my practice subject.
~Having students. It seems like only yesterday that I just entered the game and suddenly I have 2 students, a promise to teach another scholar a tradition, and 2 more students who are waiting to pick up the list.
~Nutmeg: you miss are a delightful ray of sunshine IG and OOG so I hope you get to come back again. I adore hobbits now and want to learn all the lores about them because of you.
~The event of random gifts. Getting earrings and a bracelet from Nutmeg, a ring from Amizar, a lovely pin from Jack, etc. I'm gonna run out of fingers!
~New phys rep for my Amulet thanks to Shane's PC Boryev. Also a super awesome Khitanese peacock scroll to hang on the wall
~Getting kidnapped by dark druidic vines. So much fun. Lots of brilliant rp there. Also--Dr. Maxwell, we really need to stop meeting by having me wake up to you. You know why
~Getting drunk with Witchhunters in the morning and shenanigans. I swear that Matt gave me the ok to smack him if the time was right ages ago. I just finally cashed it in when drunk. Hanging out with them as I am getting my lessons and Misaki getting gently teased by saying his Witchhunter name is "The Leashed" when really it was "Nemesis".
~Getting a long night's sleep at the Monastery on Saturday night after finishing Main Mod NPC duty. I was so tired I don't remember the full conversation on what went on but Raven was teasing Misaki about sleeping on the top bunk and I made some reply, which lead to scandalous teasing. "OH! You have Aemorniel up there too?!"
~Main Mod set up with Wally on the field. You are one of the best battle strategists I know. It was awesome to see you at play. It was a surprise to have you Intercept Repel a Maul on me from Diane but you were so in the zone of keeping everyone going and keeping the line strong. Great job to all of you!
~Planning out Almat's new pledge (hopefully) during free time was a lot of fun. We should do that more often!

So, I had an awesome weekend, despite being full time NPC. Or partly because of it.

To start with, Biggest Highlight: Seeing all of you again! I've missed you guys!!!

Other Highlights:
Sobbing ghost Friday night. Over two hours sobbing, culminating in some awesome awesome role play. Torivisu (and I probably mangled the spelling, sorry), that was awesome. Also, getting to go crazy girlfriend on Magnus, scaring people as I walked partly through them, finding out that people thought I was Sweet Mary....

Giant Snake Saturday. Mostly, just talking with the other four parts of the snake, as we waited for everyone to come fight us, waiting out terrible rain. Thanks guys, for making that bearable!

Sunday morning enchanted rats. Awesome hilarity as we got animal empathied almost every spawn, and had wonderful conversations.

Sunday afternoon Fairy mod. I loved the make up Christine and I got to do for wolves, and the pretty accents Kristin put on us. Then the fight was fun. I don't get to fight like that very often, I've never gotten to have hardened claws before, and I actually managed to do some real damage. On top of that, the roleplaying of the enchanted wolves was fun! Pack Howling was awesome, all the snarling and roleplaying attacking wolves...and some conversations I had with Mark. Mark, you know what I'm talking about.

I'm so glad to be back, and Almat returns in October! i can't wait!

Giant Snake Saturday. Mostly, just talking with the other four parts of the snake, as we waited for everyone to come fight us, waiting out terrible rain. Thanks guys, for making that bearable!

Heh. Not to be distracting but.... It's wet out here.

Friday night: Whoremaster - "These two lovlies will do anything you want for 20 gold."
Me - "Hired - let's go to Pendarvin. The Statehouse floors, walls, and windows need cleaning."

Someone relatively new "Excuse me Edwin - could you tell me where I can find a scholar?"

It was a weekend of deep conversations with those with whom I had previously quarreled.

Long talk with Ming about marriage and the worthlessness of gold. The people in Travance need to learn the differences between chess and go and the mindset behind each. Edwin looks forward to a game of go with Ming.
Rosa and I sincerely and in earnest conveying a difficult concept to him.

Saturday - NPCing a purveyor of Lumber and Stone. I swear if Ming fell in a pig stye, his hands would go through the muck and he'd strike cream.

Sorcery lessons - Master Warrior lessons - Arch-Casting lessons. It appears I have no students but Masters.
Explaining that the 3rd Master Warrior lesson is not only the most difficult, but can take - well, forever.

Bagwell: "Edwin, if I ever start to do something stupid concerning you, I want you to tell me something>"
"Sure - what?"
Just say "Eight Seconds."

Agreeable conversations with Tari and Dame Hartewood. If you had told me a year ago I would post that sentence, I would have laughed heartily and loudly.

Honor Combat with Billium

The Skimmeltaur. Superbly played.

I haven't been back in such a long time! I can't believe it's been nearly a year since my last event. It was great seeing you all again.

Highlights:

Going out on Main Mod, not quite realizing what I was getting myself into IG or OOG.
Charcoal: "What is that thing?!"
Not Sure Who: "That is a Minotaur. Its name is Sally."
Charcoal: "You named that thing?! I don't think this is the best time for jokes!"
~a few minutes later after being soaked to the bone by rain and being separated from the healer crowd at least twice~
Charcoal: "WHERE THE HECK IS SALLY."

Getting ear scritches from about everyone I saw. You have no idea how much Charcoal appreciates it. xD

Healing people from a tree all during that Plant Mod.

Dagger practice with Na'ar and Dominic, and then pulling daggers and claws on them the whole event thereafter. When Na'ar said to be opportunistic, she took it to heart.

Learning the trade of Storyteller after hearing about The Story About the Story. One day when Charcoal is less innocent, that story will actually be written out.
And, as a concequence of said Story, Charcoal is now trying to ship every person in Travance possible.
Charcoal: *while sitting next to Dominic, spots Anthill* "Anthill, can you do me a favor?"
Anthill: "What might that favor be?"
Charcoal: "Well, I have recently become a Storyteller and I am in need of some... inspiration." *gestures to Dominic* "Would you mind making out with him a little bit?"
The horrified stares I got were priceless.

NPC shift as the diseased wolf, Tibbers. Even though I was cured before any disease could be spread, playing a wolf was refreshing after playing a cat for so long. >w>''

Finally picking up Luck. There will be a lot of jumping out of shadows from now on.

Telling Guildmaster Silverbow about my special 'penpal.' I found the fact that such a powerful person was trying to get information from a small kitten was hilarious and I enjoyed every second of it.

Charcoal: *crying uncontrollably on Na'ar's shoulder*
Na'ar: *sighs* "Follow and I'll get you food."
Charcoal: *immediately perks up* "Yay!" *turns away to follow Na'ar*
GinGinny: "Crocodile tears."
Charcoal: *whips around* CROCODILES HAVE FEELINGS, TOO.

Eating pancakes with chopsticks in gloves and succeeding.

Randomly finding two Well Stocked and Well Armed cards in my robe pocket.

I'll try to make it to the October event if I can!