September 2012 Highlights

Friday:
NPC for New Player Mod! For having a bunch of higher level mods running around at the same time, I think the new players did a pretty good job handling themselves, especially the masked wild mage. "Even I don't know what I'm capable of!"
Nearly endless Pirates. We may have gone down over and over... but wow, was that a lot of fun. Thanks to Ben Theis for kicking us around, and to the guy who played the Captain. I know I got beaten up pretty badly in those fights... I can only imagine yours was worse. Also: vanishing, patient pirate undead... a little confounding, was it?
Lizardkin Stalking. We had a really good night for this, and we had a couple of good fights.

Ori going on Sword plot was... interesting. The fight was simple enough: divide and conquer. It was a little freaky when we were worried about TPK, but we made it. Then, the final choice was tough, but when we figured it out, it was good to know that we all passed the test. It was a real trial for Ori, and it was a testament to his will that he didn't freak out, between the taunting and the screaming.

Saturday:
Making more money's always good. Some very nice lessons with able students and always awesome teachers. Fighting Valerian phantasms and associated enemies all day was harrowing, but it was good seeing people work together... especially once that Skimmeltaur came out.
Spending most of the day with Charcoal was quite pleasant, helping her reconnect with people and knowing how much she missed all of us... and seeing her apply adorable Kitieran disregard for race or history in her inexorable quest to turn everyone friendly... it's inspiring.
Necromancer/Witch Hunter mod was really amusing... especially remembering my dissection checklist.
Main Mod... burning through every healing reserve I have, then going out and throwing about half a dozen damage types and going up against soldiers and mages and what sounded very much like a Tao... damn. Also: Charcoal panicking when she saw me being hauled back to the healers, unconscious, and healing me in a mewling hurry. I think she learned something.
Theological discussion with Father Artemis. I really hope we get to keep talking about stuff like that, 'cause it was a lot of fun, and some good honest talk about what some people think are gray areas in Arawyn's philosophy.

Sunday:
All of the faerie shenanigans. First, the enchanted rats burning their resists on Animal Empathy... that's one way to run us out of Druid mana. Wolves, rats, and will-o-wisps... and then fairies. Props to Cy, Alex, and the spriggan for going on so long. Throwing meteoric daggers and a flaming apple at the redcaps with Nutmeg to piss them off. Also: "Is that blood on your hat or is it just berry juice?" Sometimes, intelligent enemies are easier to crowd control.
Corpse Tree mod was awesome. It burned through most of my healing for the morning, so I didn't have enough to cure myself of the diseases... I had to see a physician about it. Typhon's death made him quite a martyr... and now he gets a little piece of how healers feel. It's interesting to hear him talking about it.

I know I've said it already, but... *flaming apples*. So funny.

See you all next month... and hopefully, with more kin in tow!

Friday -
Being delusional enough to say "Of course Sorel is here, I don't know what you're talking about."
Chris's NPC for Swordplot telling Angelica she needed to lie to everyone. My immediate "NO." and then ending up being hung over the fake Pits of Malyc to be "sacrificed" anyway. To all of the people on that mod who made the correct choice - Angelica is so, so, so proud of you.
Angelica got to be happy for a while, which is rare nowadays. Too bad none of her friends were around at that point.

Saturday -
Putting my Ciela costume on for a little while to take some pictures in the woods somehow turned into "go play Ciela for a while."
She and Teag are going to the moon to play flutes and it's going to be so much fun.
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Fighting Galadellians upset Angelica a lot, but when six of them are running towards people with their back turned... I've never run that fast in my life.
Main mod: thanks Steve for realizing how useless I am standing around with 20 other healers and making me come with you instead.
Does crying in the corner for 3 hours count as a highlight? WAY TO GO ALEISTER ;A;
Goley, I can't believe you got that music box made. And why am I so good at finding loopholes in things you say during bottlemod?
Encountering drow as Angelica who were searching for Karkat and Terezi... awkward.

Sunday -
Karkat and Terezi's shenanigans.
Drinking red cap blood. It was SO DELICIOUS but made Terezi feel SO ILL
Falling into a catatonic fit after Spirit-ing. And having a conversation off to the side with Shannon to explain all the things wrong with Terezi's head when she psychoanalyzed her.

And thank you so much Matt for getting me to the event!!

Where to start? It was a short event for me but a really good one.

Friday:

- Writing down my first complaint as a member of the Town Guard in the Baronial Manor right after I got my armor fixed, including making sure the information was correct, all parties were listed, etc.,etc. The other people in there looked a little surprised at someone actually, literally, writing out a complaint and reading it back. Presenting the information to Magnus.

- Sword Mod: Wow. Good stuff all around. I hated having to get behind letting Squire Tellinghast fall into the Pit of Malyc. Bat will be questioning the goodness of that decision for quite some time.

- Trip to the monastery where I made a pretty good suggestion, blew people's minds(especially Keilor) with an awesome secret*, and began the chain of events that ended with me getting cleric.

Saturday

NPC: So..much..awesome. Lots of role playing NPCs ending with an invigorating round in the New Player Area(culminating in chatting with Quildar as a Valerian).

- Reading the complaint from last night to Lord Blackthorne

- Second Master Warrior lesson with Haroldson. Good, also humbling.

*In case you are wondering, the secret is this. When your lips are moving we can see what you're thinking.

Had a great event. I witnessed some great combat role play and lots of good interactions among the players.

-Colin McGregor taking charge!
-Chat with Quin, Magnus, Colin and the Archbishop. What a rare treat.
-Aemorniel's early morning visit. If I had known she was coming, I would have had Tsoli make some tea.
-Fighting alongside Misaki.
-Discovering Jed's cabin. Not for Quinarian use.
-Getting pounced on by Char.
-Standing up for Tari.
-Deciding that the Winterdark Ball might be a good party for Ardin to attend.
-Fun logistics shift and great helpers and interesting chat topics.
-Long awaited card reading by Carlos. WOW!
-Another Quinarian's card reading by Carlos.
-Illusionary Script lesson. My apprentice should have picked Blur.
-So that's how you cut a man's arm off?
-Aermorniel getting into trouble yet again. Where is her bodyguard anyway?
-Sorcery wand was a casualty of the awesome dark druid mod. Incredible job by the NPCs.
-Big Battle outside of the Baron's manor. Was a joy to witness.

and finally...
-it's always the smallest things that mean the most.

See you in October.

Norm B

Bran MacInnes wrote: -Sword Mod. In an evenly matched fight, one Warlock tips the scales. Great Sergei/Lumi rp.

I seriously think that is the best RP we've had as Sergei and Luminista. Such a concerned big brother! And, Lumi finally realized how much of a spoiled selfish brat she's been.

Oh let's see. I don't even know where to begin.

Before game even started, getting antagonized by Stacey because Guild-related things
Getting settled in the Mage's Guild
I think I mostly hung around the Inn all night talking to people
Was friday night chaos orb night? I can't even remember. That was interesting.
Having coffee with half the Silverbow family (or attempting to, rather)
Of course getting dragged away to stand invisibly in a corner because that's how you avoid dying when you're walking with vastly more seasoned characters and they go to fight in the Gypsy Caravans.
Finally making it back long after the now-coined 'Quinarian bedtime' and falling asleep
Interesting RP with Aemorniel, I don't think we'd really spoken before. She definitely gave Mirwen some food for thought.

Sleeping in later than usual Saturday and not serving breakfast.
Patrolling Market Fair with Belegchand, yay Guard tasks.
Attempting to learn rank 1 wizardry. Advice: If the Guildmaster takes you on as a student, don't ever try to have a lesson near the Inn. You'll never finish it. (first interruption: low-level goblin mod (fun!! it was really weird being the player that kinda knew what they were doing and wasn't totally gonna die!!!) second interruption: necromancer mod total ganking because low-level character on necromancer mod. Thanks for the healing, guys! Various interruptions in between: the guildmaster is a busy man.)
Finally finishing learning my new spells just in time for Guildy stuff.
Sorcery somewhere in there. Lots of sorcery somewhere in there.
Deciding to attend the Moresca Ball
Delicious feast. Honey butter brownies might be the new bacon.
Getting caught in the middle of a food fight. I don't think I've ever given someone such a bad stink-eye. But that's why you don't hit a Quinarian on the head with a hunk of bread.
After feast, an interesting reading by Carlos (as always), watching some people gambling, generally passing the time until going back to the guildhall and falling asleep.

Sunday, waking up two hours early and discovering quite on creepy accident that Wormwood snuggles his pillow in his sleep.
Also, lying there and deducing exactly who in the guildhall snores and who does not while trying to get back to sleep.
Saying goodbye to people before leaving for NPC shift.
FAERIE MOD. YES. JUST YES. A+ FAUN WOULD FAUN AGAIN. jen you're so pretty~

great weekend, i had the MOST fun roleplaying, a lot of new realizations about my character and a lot of things to think about for her future. Can't wait for october.