July 2013 Highlights!

Good times, all around! In no particular order...

Gene's first event running plot for KR! Good stuff man - looking forward to more!

Kristen M. as Counselor Morganna. Beautiful, while also creepy at the same time. Very alien IG, great RP OOG.

Sir Tellinghast's Birthday! It was great to be able to relax and socialize.

The weather for the weekend was almost perfect - cooler, and the rain held out (mostly).

All the new players from DEXON that joined us! Welcome!

Weeding the garden! Return / volunteer plants from last year coming back up!

Seeing Morwenne again. Alicia is always a blast to RP with.

Lessons, lessons, and more lessons. It occurred to me this event the reason I never get any smithing or sorcery done, is I am teaching almost all the time...

Finally having Mabel Magellan come into the game. Gina and I have been planning this for a while, and it went off about as well as can be planned. And it'll just get... more interesting from here!

Unfortunately, I missed Feast due to a OOG wedding I attended, so I missed some social stuff. Can't wait for August!

I keep finding that each event s more in depth RP than the last. This event was no different, getting cranked up to 11 in many aspects!

-finally being out of the long spell of demon plots is nice. Props to Gene for arranging that.

-learning a mountain of new skills was awesome.

-dying was the big highlight of the weekend. As the corpse was dragged around and waved in front of doctors and the like, the responses had more "wait, Buckles is dead‽" than I had expected, particularly by people who I've never interacted with.

-the resurrection process was incredibly odd. The consequences of my "road less taken" solution are going to be fun...

-the weather finally allowing bagpipes to be played again was fun, but now I need to greatly expand my repertoire of tunes!

Overall, great event and I can't wait to see you all in a few weeks!

So after recently turning 18 I thought I would die again this july like i did last year. BUT I TOTALLY SURVIVED! I beat the birthday curse!!!

Seeing everyone again was a blast It's always fun to see you all again. Gotta say Gene you run a fun weekend.

People thinking I have started my master witch hunter training. Its flattering guys but roleplay says dominic wont be for a while unless more epic roleplay happens.

Finding that most of feast remained uneaten during cleanup and had my own excepades in getting about 20 pounds of pasta into a garbage bag that wont rip and into my car to take it home.

I can't wait to see you all again in August.

I'm going to do a special Highlight post this weekend which i call GrimKjell's July in Travance, the musical! So I'll be linking various youtube videos for songs and musical tracks I think were appropriate.

First off: Grim meeting with Gideon and getting lent his sword. There's only one thing bad-ass enough for Gideon's Sword Ashmaker:

Second: Though it happened first, grim and Elric roleplaying and working on his armor, and grim learning how to assist:

Third: The first nonstop newbie mod with the reagents and the very strong undead with the THROW ability. Also repping us sneaking around a lot.

Fourth: Spider newbie mod this was terrifying and creepy and great There was something of a dance-like quality to it.

Fifth: The newbie mod where we were led into the temple, helped an angel of Chronicler, and face off after wave after wave of foul gnolls, making a great stand. Also added points to Caldor for being the moral heart of the newbies, as usual.

Sixth: The inverted tower, complete with undead and horrible traps everywhere!

Seventh: Grim learns to read the CELT AND BARBARiAN way thanks to crazy bran.

8th: The massive brawl that was main mod, complete with a song to represent just how messy it was for Grim and Buckles in particular (Warning, extremely brutal song)

9th: The reanimation of Moira That was just TERRIFYINGLY GROSS.

10th: Domestic dispute mod with the guard. It was HILARIOUS and well roleplayed.

11th: The singing gypsy wakeup mod. Complete with every song that I knew the lyrics to even partially Good morning! Oh what a beautiful morning! and singin in the rain

12th: Pirate mod on sunday!

Honorable mention particular to the coasthaven who was drunk the entire game IG and was flirting OUTRAGEOUSLY with the baroness his first time in the proper. marty you are AMAZING.

Friday:
*Talks with Orin "Ori" Tenderson and Tobar. Viktor waits anxiously for his chance to prove he can "Walk out from the shadow of his demonic heritage." Thanks for your support, guys, and here's hoping you get wrapped up in some hijinks, Mr.Tenderson. Sorry, Tobar.
*Paranoia. Did That Man send an agent in his stead? Will I have the money in time? And what of the Mage's Guild? Viktor wears his cape in a futile attempt to conceal himself.
*Successfully recollected the Barony's "Crimes against the Person" before Edwyn Haroldson. Viktor was happy to see Edwyn satisfied, and had the gall to ask for favors after the test was over, but Edwyn expected more from the gypsy. Here's to more lectures and charges from Mr.Haroldson.
*Lighting the Torches with Mother Remy and Hunter the Celt. Remy was such a big help, in and out of game. First off, she had bubbles of protection, which saved us twice from the Lizardkin. Second, out of the three of us, she was the only one who could reach over the torches to fill them with oil and light them, and she didn't even expect a reward. Third, after I fled from the Lizardkin for a second time, I left the lighter I borrowed from logistics with her, and after at least twenty minutes of looking for her, I had heard she delivered the lighter back to logistics... after a trek into the Abyss (may need clarification)! Viktor and I are very grateful for your helping hand and generosity, and hope we don't become a burden to you again in the near future.
Saturday:
*Stumbled into a low-level mod featuring Gnolls and a sliding block puzzle that may or may not have been bypassed without being solved. Didn't matter to Viktor, cause he snatched a pretty jewel from an unsuspecting puzzle solver! Gyppo's gotta eat...
*...And then there was the Spirit of Memories. A creature of Chronicler, Viktor suspected. Instead of feeding her his own history, he cobbled together a half-baked story on the spot, something about a Coast Haven boy named David living in a tower of gold and wax or something. Guess validity didn't matter to the spirit, because he still got a Fate of Power after the ordeal was done. Good job working on that plot, Zach and Mary! And apologies to the NPCs whose names escape me, I thank you, too.
*My first (and last?) Inverted Tower mod. Viktor has seen and felt some terrible and disgusting things, but no place in Travance had been quite as dreadful as the Tower, with its crowded and musty halls as much of a foe as its denizens. This mod took me back to the Necromancer mod featuring the meat freezer and the smelly abomination, because both mods included sensory description I haven't often experienced as an amateur adventurer. The floors were slick with slime, and the feeling of dread I experienced just walking down empty corridors felt almost supernatural. Viktor would have surged if he had just one more push. I love the Tower, and I want to experience it more. What is it even there for?
*I heard people laughed when Viktor got caught in that Snare in the Inverted Tower. Show of hands, who laughed?
*Adventures got in the way of Questioning. The Guildmaster didn't like this. The Questionings with Moira and Tobar were both very enjoyable, and I hope they are the resolution my Kindred were looking for. It hurts me to cause Tobar so much trouble. hopefully that favor he owes Viktor doesn't come to bite him down the road.
Sunday:
*Me, a Grim Guardian, versus a poor shirtless Gambler in Alisandria. Pesky scoundrel climbed a tree! I can't cut down trees! Also threw all my break limbs at him, each one defended with a Dodge or Luck Dodge. Well met, bare skinned scalawag. There was also a funny exchange between the man and Mr.MacKenzie. They were yelling at each other from the tops of trees "What do you mean you didn't bring your Crossbow!?" or something to that effect.
*Sven the Gypsy and his Romani Morning Call Crew paraded about Travance, and not only was there no bloodshed, but he made off with a pair of exquisite shields! I apologize to any fellow NPCs who might have thought I got carried away. Bran made an attempt to get the shields back, and though I am not sure if he was successful, I do know he got Hexed. Good job pursuing us, Bran, and I hope your Hex doesn't embarrass you too much! Sven's exploits went on to inspire the name of...
*Marvin "Two-Shields", a Coast Havener who worked the docks before the Scalybacks attacked. He challenged the Dwarf Killthicke Ironwrought to a drinking contest and emerged the victor, collecting a pot of five gold as divided between him and those who bet on him. Thanks to those who threw in and made the drink-off actually mean something. Hope you get those Tolerance lessons like you wanted Ironwrought!
*A crew member of the pirate vessel Blue Bastard eyed an specimen of the exotic Katta race, and took part in the wild goose chase to capture her and run a Naval Zoo and Freakshow. A wild goose chase ensued, but not before most of the crew was pacified by Mother Remy's divine power. All that chaos and role play wouldn't have been possible if not for that Satyr!

Hope you all had as good of a time as I did! From the looks of it, next event is going to be a doozy in the coolest way.

I was so happy to make it back to KR, even if I arrived before Main mod and could only NPC the rest of the weekend. It felt good NPCing since I haven't in forever haha

Lizard kin Herald. I loved beating up everyone, but particularly Lord Brightstar and Orias Wormwood. Also, I tried not to growl like Keavy does, but perhaps it showed through a bit since I remember hearing someone say "Wait...Isn't that one on our side?" Also, TRAMPLE.

Then, Law and Order: Travance. Played a housewife Anna who's son was kidnapped. However, the son was kidnapped by his biological father who wanted to save him from the Anna's husband Sven who was abusive. She did NOT want anyone knowing the truth. Really awesome RP from everyone. Justin, you seriously deserve RP points.

Then, ghouls and shadows! "5 damage, 5 damage, 5 damage, hide in shadows stealth!" "OW. Dammit! Where'd it go?!"
Also "Hey, Orion, I slept with your sister."

Then sleep in the car! Not as comfortable as I thought, but no bugs and being dry was a plus.

Then dying mother, AKA "Make Angeliana Feel Even More Horrible Than She Already Does" mod. I loved that people had to try stopping her from life swapping with the mother. Also loved this moment after having the mother in a soul stasis:
Aemorniel: She's passed..
Angeliana: What?! How?!
Aemorniel: She....Slipped.

Then....PIRATES! Captain Azul of the Blue Bastard and her color coded crew! Also "Oh it's a giant cat/bird thing/goat person/tree person. I want it."
Plus:
CaptainA: Huh, its a tree person. I want it.
Caldor: You can't have her, she's my wife.
CaptainA: A tree is your wife?
Caldor: Yes.
CaptainA:...You F*** a tree?
Caldor: -proudly- Yes I do.

Great times. Can't wait to come back as Keavy hopefully next month!