Event Highlights for February 2013 event

Always fun starting something new and seeing where it goes...

Friday:
New Player tour of Travance. Great fun watching folks work to dodge puddles and even more fun overhearing the giggles and commentaries as I slogged right on through the same puddles without a care.

"Sleeping" through most of the introduction with the Baroness. We only get one chance to make a first impression...

Saturday:
Marketfaire - so close, yet so far from being set for life.

Kudos to all the merchants for the time and effort put into bringing the faire to life. I need to find a way to become a part of this.

Inverted Tower Mod - Fantastic fun. From enjoyable combats to environmental hi-jinks. Good fun.

NPCing post-feast - still my favorite thing to do.

In no particular order:

Assisting Tobar teaching Rowan how to put up a barrier. How to motivate a Hobbit? Food
Helping motivate Rudolf in a similar manner, but not food. Nothing like slapping the Seneschal in the face and having him thank you.

Food at Mages' Guild meetings - FtW

Taught both ends of the arcane spectrum, introducing someone to the profession, teaching two R I spells to another, and teaching two Masters sorcery.

Segue
Sorcery. It was relatively warm in the Pendarvin Statehouse, so sorcery was in the air.
I did two gems of storing, two extensions, and a permanency, as well as a first time Halloran's Time Stream. One of the secrets to successful Sorcery is never to allow Jon G to touch the dice.

Took a few whacks at the not-Demon Cy, before I was made privy to the key.

Some nice RP with some barbarians over a mage. Karla trying to look fierce. Not bad.

Continuing friction with a Coast Havenite. Sometimes it is the little things in life that bring pleasure.

Biting my tongue when Billlium, making his speech for governor, mentioned being clan champion. Sometimes I can hold my tongue. Not as much fun, but...

Wormwood and I talking about Governor. Came up with a few campaign slogans for him. "At least I'm not Haroldson" and "Vote for Wormwood and I won't break your legs today" were the two favorites. I believe there will soon be a groundswell of support for Orias Wormwood as a write-in candidate for Governor. Remember, you heard it here first.
I'm still tired. Maybe more later.

NPC: First Shift - Drow Kidnapping Squad.
I was a mid-level Drow mook that was sent out to kidnap what the lower level mooks left behind. After they ran distraction, I took a PC back to the ritual area (Maze) After that didn't work, I went back out... This time for Blacktree. She was saved, and we were slaughtered as NPCs are want to do in Travance.

Lowbie Rouge Plot: Gypsies sent out with a particularly funny set of hexes. Unfortunately only one of them got used. "THIS IS MY ___" I'm sad some of the other ones didn't get used, and I'm looking forward to seeing them later.

"It is the job of the boulder watcher to watch for boulders, da?
"Da, but I can't watch for all of them..."
"THEN WHY ARE YOU BOULDER WATCHER?"


As Augustus: Getting tested for willpower. Having officially lost more limbs than Anakin Skywalker.

Trying and failing to maintain composure around certain people, and storming out of the inn in a fit of temperamental rage.

Talking to Guildmaster Silverbow, and learning some very interesting and disturbing things, and realizing I may be the best suited person in Travance to make a particular journey... *gulp*

Hearing greater undead attack the inn, and running out in my long johns, t-shirt, and shoes to take care of them, failing, and getting both of my legs crippled. So, I fought undead in naught but my skivvies, can I be a Witch Hunter now? I'm looking at you, Lieutenant Blacktree...

Ensuing RP with Doctor Maxwell, as he popped my legs back into place.

Hearing that the redcaps have returned, and people asking if anyone had iron weapons. Lady Blackthorn pointed at a candlestick on the table at the inn,

"That looks like iron..."
"It'll have to do!"

Improvised weapon, iron candlestick.

Augustus Waters, in Kaladonia, with the Candlestick.

Meeting Blockus' redcap, and watching the ensuing madness.

Finding out the Barracks were ransacked, and finding a half-written scroll.

‎"Who would get kidnapped in the library?"
"Belegchand?"
"Belegchand's not here."
"MY POINT EXACTLY!"

During Feast, hearing someone yell "DROW" during the chariot song, and looking at the expression on the Baroness' face at that. I decided to cheer her up a bit by yelling Sunlight for the next verse.

Whoever yelled that, you're welcome, I may have saved your life...

Being Turned into a statue, and having my arm broken off, then being turned back to flesh. Finding out my stone arm would stay stone, and using it as an improvised weapon.

Getting nicknamed "Sir Torso" for not being too attached to my limbs.

Main Mod, using a Luck to jump through a window and fight demons, only to have Lord Tartaros break down the door seconds later.

Meeting Varon Von Ritter, and hiding the daughter of Pesmerga. Planning for his return, and being labelled as official note-taker of the preparation task force.

Speaking with the Baroness and Seneschal about how I can best serve the Barony. Volunteer NPC: Ice Cave rouge mod. Ice Bats, Ice Gargoyles, and Ice Elementals.

Just the general amount of Roleplaying that I got to do this event, and fleshing out my character a bit more. I feel like Augustus is really starting to grow into his own person, and I'm excited to see where that takes me.

Random fun quotes:
After lending his cards to be used for sorcery training:
Augustus: "It's not gambling, it's a sorcery test! I'm testing to see if I'm a natural-born sorcerer! This will be a four!" Pulls a card - Second Chance. Five times.
Augustus: "Nope, not a sorcerer!"

Ming Ru: "I think this bottle of ale may be poisoned."
=Purify Food & Drink= "There, now it's water."
Augustus: "Wait, it's no longer alcoholic?"
"Nope"
Augustus: "Give me that!" *chugs* "What, Moirya? You said I couldn't drink alcohol!"

Friday
This was the first time I met the Baroness in person, I was floored by her generosity and hospitality.
Saturday
Responding to the Red Caps outside the inn and realizing how ill prepared I was especially when the daemon showed up.
The inverted tower mod !
This was fantastic some great RPing with some new people, Gustav growing tired of a halflings hesitance to jump across a hole as well as the barbarians unwillingness to wait to be retrieved from the hole while combat raged above him. That cave tunnel had far too many holes to fall into. And between Gustav and Verill I think every trap in the throne room was set off at least twice. After that things were a but fuzzy. I woke up in the barn with a headache and some treasure. Thanks Indi fordragging me back.
Saturday night NPC shift
Playing the Kobold was probably one of my favorite shifts so far. Having a PC comment how much he enjoyed my RPing was worth more than any number of rp points. I'm glad I brought humor and a memorable experience to another player !
Die die man thing !
Sunday
Making a few new friends and learning a few more skills.

For a change of pace, I had a great weekend with much less combat then usual and vastly more RP.

- The Bards, I loved the lot of you this event. Enough to make Moirya consider becoming a bard. Jen Eff, the song you wrote was wonderful and hearing it in round was great. Feast was great. Go all of you all.

- Cy make up. Waking up hella early to do that make up was worth it. I liked how it came out but more importantly, the constant reaction to the horrible smell of liquid latex. Thank you Cy for being a trooper while I hit your face with a mini loofah, repeatedly. And then for being a trooper for the rest of the day while everybody else hit you, repeatedly... and well, constantly.

- The Barony rolls deep, that's all I'm saying. I had some A++ Barony rp all weekend, as well as some great conversation with the Baroness.

- Laurent-Belmont interviews. They weren't epic but they did spark excellent conversation and RP. Which I hear is fun.

- Teaching! Teaching WH apprentices has been a great highlight in my recent events, I have never really taught many IG lessons until recently and it's been a nice bit of growth for Moirya.

- Augustus Waters Willpower Lesson. The conditions of his lesson was that he couldn't drink or gamble all weekend. I informed a good number of people to tempt him and they really went above and beyond. He was a great damn sport with getting badgered all weekend and offers drinks and and so on, while acting totally curmudgeonly and like he was starting to hit withdrawal. So, as far as I'm concerned... A+.

- Varen Von Ritter 'o clock. Finally. It was so good. I love how blasé the hunters are about the fate of the daughter.

- Rose, I bet you all the silver in my pocket that....

- Danny! You left the Squire club already! Thank you for ordering me to go to sleep.. twice.

- Squire! No, not YOU, Lathiel...

- "Lord Brightstar was not kidnapped, he jumped in that portal intentionally and I'm pretty sure that soon, he will reopen that portal with his ire and shunt the demon thing out of it with whoever he saved slung over his shoulder. Don't worry about, really."

- Darius should exist more often. If only for his pseudo creepy hijinks that would get most people killed. But honestly, Sam, I didn't know you had such a great voice until main mod.

- Hey new gypsies.

Felt good to be back & to stay longer than just a few hours. In no particular order... my fondest memories of this past event...

1. Alisandrian Steakhouse
2. Nailing & Waylaying Utred.
3. Khitanese hands.
4. Finally getting my Mithral Shield
5. Epic conversations regarding Mother Quinn's possible adoption.
6. 5 men... (more like 4 1/2)...
7. Vox's silent intimidation of Marcus & Utred.
8. Alisandrian desserts & how the table just stood out from every other.
9. Shenanigans & stupid o'clock seemed to just come early & stick with us all the time now.
10. MB "posting" on Lord Aleister.
11. B******s logo.
12. Describing my view on what it is to be a Squire in Travance.

I hope to see you all again in March (& a few of you at Dreamation).