May Highlights !

There is so much good this event, I don't know where to begin.

As an NPC, I was in on the plot for months in preparation. The slow build for the game was amazing... like a slow-cooked meal, it came out juuuuuust right.

Despite a lousy week leading up to the event, and even lousier traffic getting to camp, I managed to scramble in, unpack, get dressed, and suit up in time for Lay-On. The number of people who got a kick out of the overalls made it worth it. (They were too large when they came in the mail - I had to wash them repeatedly to get them to shrink before the event.)

Thank you to Jeff McLean for letting me use Radu's shovel.

Friday Night - Billiam engages Ted "Gravestone" Guteknecht in melee, but they get separated. About an hour later, I see what I think is Billiam trying to bum rush me from the shadows, and I spin and hit him with a Slay. There's a pause, as my target says "Clarify?" "Oh, hey, Renny! Welcome to Knight Realms!"

The ill-fated curry chicken shepard's pie. I'm sorry I didn't give it the attention it deserved, Chris. What I managed to eat was yummy!

Lessons with Carlotta, and dinner at the bar with Tari. Sometimes, not being able to sit in the main room during feast can lead to interesting RP.

Manuscript interviews with Kwildar, and the repercussions of writing a book.

The service for Janus. Seeing Zahir, Malyc, Master West, and Lord Pyre.

Getting to use all the glow-toys. The new staff was a challenge to get imported, but was WELL worth it.

Waking up at 9:00 AM on Saturday, and checking Facebook on my phone before getting out of bed and going IG. Seeing on FB that Quagz has posted at about 5:00 AM: "Stop snoring, Tommy!"

Getting to RP out the pre-arranged scene with Gideon entering game Sat. morning. Using holes in time and space to order breakfast is fun!

Summoning all the Undead as Gravestone: "Arise from your graves!"

Gideon: "Holy Strike!" Demon: "Resist Good!" Geoff: "No effect, it's Neutral, not Good." Demon: "Argh! *dies*" Gideon to Cinder: "Ha!"

I didn't get to participate in the Garden Party, but it looks like a lot got done. Thank you, everyone!

"Seneschal, we have a dire issue. The mint has escaped its confines, and is encroaching on the rest of the herb garden."

SUCH a good event - can't wait for Week in the Life!

Hmm.. I really enjoy spending time and getting to know new people. This week I had a blast doing:

The NPC shift. I really enjoyed NPCing. I had fun being a name calling peasant, Fire assassin, Fire wolves, I enjoyed being a howling, snarling undead . I had to put the mask on my hand because I could NOT see out of it AT all! I also loved being an obnoxious, rude, slutty Merc that got taken out in .5 seconds. It was GREAT shift for me. Loads of fun.

Saturday
Waking up in the morning and putting on make-up. It took 2 hours. A lot longer than I anticipated. I may look in to getting airbrush paint for my body, since I already own a mini-compressor. I also tried some glow in the dark paint. It was nice to know it worked!

The event with the beer was a lot of fun. I was VERY UPSET that I was dragged away from this event to join a subpar one I was forced to attend. Finding out how the beer event ended was very cool. I really wish I could have stayed for the end of that fight.

Helping the martial artist school was hilarious. My husband and I got to fight a loud mouthed NPC. It was so much fun. Props to the guy who played that NPC.

The inverted tower was fun as always. It's nice to see how it varies from New player Marshall to New Player marshall. My only regret is that one of the Marshalls got hurt :dry:

Passing out cookies all day was fun. Being a cookie tree is actually nice. I will bring cookies to every event... Oh yes! But I won't be baking them on the premises. Next time I will just bring a metric butt load. Nothing beats the power of the cookie... except the one angry peasant that wouldn't take it when he told me he was starving... Very sad.

Doing the night event on the lake was fun. I was nervous shooting at I dis not want to lose arrows in the water. Every scenario that I ran in my head came out poorly, so I was Really glad I got called over to help clove purify the water by supporting him. The end result to that was wonderful.

Watching my husband being forced to read. Then when they tried to force me calmly threatening them with crying and the promise to NEVER give them cookies again and watching them all back away.

THe bar fight was fairly epic. Watching Billiam roll on the floor with Victor was very eye opening. The night event following the bar brawl was also very cool. The pyrotechnics and the projection was also an epic feel. Getting my legs broken and then Shooting on the ground at people was fun too. Running to get my arrow in Poison Ivy... Not so much fun, but luckily I was dextrous enough not to touch it.

Sunday
The battle against the demons was a lot of fun. I got a lot of nice shots in and a really cool scar for efforts! Having the main demon point out that I killed him was actually kind of neat, even though I am positively sure I didn't do the epic damage necessary to drop the beastie, that was most definitely done by others. I also enjoyed having people come up to me and cheer me on. It actually made my day. I am still in awe at how nice everyone is here.

I got my lessons in Cloak of the green, Detect traps and Set traps. They were wonderful lessons. I also learned about demons and listened in on the Druidic lesson. Both talks were entertaining and informative.

I was actually happy the vendors showed up. I ordered something for my bow and look forward to seeing if it works!

I am sad that the fun has now ended. I look forward to the next event.

My son has expressed excited interest in coming to the Week in a life. We are going to bring him if we get permission. He wants to play a Kitarian Bard.

I have so many here goes and judge this was so much fun.

1. The build up with in between game actions, judge you nailed the scene perfectly

2. Billliamm's disgust with how the peasants were doing things, but agreeing with there cause

3. Hour talk with the vamp doctor, billliamm doing his best to persuade the man to change his ways

4. Alander is in travance, good to have my real life brother come out and play

5. Billliamm's chaos really showing in his fight for morality

6. Siren mod, I felt special.

7. Talks with the count about vassalage

8. All of the peasants and uprising. It really got to Billliamm emotionally and he was very and is still not okay

9. Fighting Judge Jersey friend style

10. Jumping into the lake after JJ's falling body was awesome

11. Jax mod good times with athletic feat

12. The painting and gathering I could only show up to for a few minutes

I had a blast and it was just epic

Hob wrote: Jason, I think it can be fairly said that your wife did more than peg that demon in the butt. You're a brave man for marrying such a markswoman. ;.

See... I think it would have been far more dangerous to NOT marry someone with that good aim.


I also wanted to add to my lit the training with the warrior monks. Loads of GREAT RP from the NPCs, and a lot of fun fighting. Caldor is AMAZED at the woman who can knock people out with her smile.

You should see my husband's aim with a bow. It makes me sooo jealous!

If you'll be at Week in the Life, I should be out as Carlos (with my bow) for Friday Day, so we can have some fun doing target practice.