July 2013 Highlights!

I don't normally post highlights But this NEEDS mentioning.

Corey and Romeo you guys were awesome as the Angel & Devil for the Templar Test. Romeo, You were amazing! I swear at one point I thought you were about to either lick me, kiss me or eat my face, I'm not sure where you were going with that. But that was one of the best mods I've been on in a long time.

Keilor: Ekatarina, What did you learn from all of this?
Ekatarina: Devils are sweaty.

I have no words...
A Saturday stroll in the woods with Bolton, warning people that we shouldn't just randomly untie people without finding out exactly why they are bound to a tree and blindfolded first.....
Having Blade back was awesome, even if he wasn't fully himself.
Having the town rally to the cries of 'Alisandria is under attack'
And hearing some say 'I'm here for travance, not Alisandria...'should provide some interesting conversations in the future....
Gin Yuki, you had my back more than once this weekend, and I hope I provided some protection for you in return. Had a good emotional chat on the way to Alisandria. Shortly before that whole pesmerga takes over our mind incident...
Having my soul severed twice was not a fun time. A huge thank you to the Healer, and Gaian that pushed my soul back into my battered carcas. I wish I had your names.( please feel free to pm me so I know who you were )
The last words Buckles shared with me as we were about to leave for totem hill "if you'll excuse me, I have some people to impress."
And those fairly intense moments after main mod...... I fully expect to feel the repercussions of those moments for many events to come.

I don't know where to start...

Some interesting stuff on the Friday night NPC shift, including the new player mod, and having some new players as NPCs on the shift- welcome, guys!

Saturday morning, being asked to accompany Bolton on a task with almost no idea of what was going on- that turned into the crazy Sons of Saints mod. Many thanks to Sean Moulson for running a great little adventure! Kudos also to all the NPCs on this mod (and a few PCs) who did a great job with a challenging and often confusing RP situation.
Of course, this episode ended with a display of Tycho's poor decision-making skills, but the less said about that, the better...

For the second or third event in a row, Tycho's ability to assist came in handy, and he got to help with some very interesting skills. Ilana's surgery to repair Roach was particularly enlightening.

I had to leave early (right during feast- d'oh!), so I missed main mod, but there are plenty of stories I've heard about how it stood out as the highlight of the weekend for many people. I've been home since Saturday, and I'm still excited talking about this event with friends. ...Is it August yet?

I definitely enjoyed the weather this month. Yay for warmth without the sticky humidity!

~Pre-game Kelly bonding time. I really loved getting to hang out with you since we don't often get a chance to while we're at the game.
~Marshalling Friday night cave mod for Kristen with three great and very good natured people for my undead NPCs. You three were so patient and I thank you. Also very proud of just the three of you doing so well in making Augustus go so far as to use one of his posi-barriers to keep you out.
~Horror Mod for Misaki's backstory. Angel did really great as my tormentor. Really great. I had a lot of fun Luis seeing the horror and utter agony of Ardin and Misaki about what was happening to my PC. Also the post vision ribbing that Ardin was giving Misaki really had to make me laugh--Norm you are the best at laying into Cy's PC with the guilt card. The judging face you have him about not having the bodyguard pin and basically saying this was all his fault without actually saying it was so good. Then your little toss of "guess THAT lost it's importance..." when Misaki remembered Aemorniel's engagement ring had been tossed on his bed the previous feast carelessly before she had disappeared. Gah--I love our family dynamic.
~Getting to go out as Kathleen was quite a pleasure again. It didn't take long at all for me to sell my goods surprisingly. Loved doing Amizar's card trick as this character as opposed to how Aemorniel did it when she first came. Yay for me being the hero and saving the four princes! Paul, you have no idea how tickled she was that she got to be the hero like in one of her stories. Glad to see people recognize me and got a chuckle when people would ask me OOG if I was Aemorniel though I clearly was in different costuming, no ears, and wode all over the face. When I said no, the frustrated sighs made me smile. It's nice to know my PC is that loved. I will say Kathleen was sorry not to see a certain Celt who had taken her under his wing last event though she did ask his cousin if he was about...
~Torture makeup is my favorite kind of makeup and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. The reactions people got to seeing me when I came IG was well worth the effort of bringing my kit to the camp.
~Angeliana and Misaki being the first to find me. I wouldn't have had it any other way. The conversations afterwards as my PC had her cry fest--not about getting free, not about what happened to her--because they had tried to ruin her face with the burn, bruising, and broken nose only to be cheered up by the Bran brand of helping and excessive stroking of her vanity.
~Continuation of Pendarvin Princess love: all the Grumbleguts and the men Aemorniel has befriended in her land wanting to know the name of the people who hurt her so they can track them down and beat them up. I feel like I've become the little sister with the horde of big uber protective brothers when stuff goes down and I love it.
~NOT rushing around like a chicken with my head cut off for once with being busy with a bajillion things. It was a very nice rest to have.
~The strengthening of my PC's relationship with her fiancé as she got to witness Misaki finally be recognized as a member of House Von Ritter because his final test involved someone he completely trusted and he merely held his hand out to me. I spend too much time with you witch hunters. It was fun listening to the ideas tossed around for hunter names for some characters--Augustus' being my favorite. Seamus might give me a joking hunter name since I seem to often get caught up with witch hunter things and have gone on two Von Ritter tests at this point. He's hoping it goes with The Nemesis' other name
~Having to watch Misaki go to potentially fight Pesmerga down in Alisandria and knowing she had to stay behind at the inn even when reports were coming back that everyone down there was "turned into red mist", reminding herself of Lethias' words when she first became a priestess. She was very happy to see him come back alive even if he only had one body left--patching him up she can take care of. Dead body is a whole other thing.
~Being nurse/doctor for realsies for a beat up Cy after he took a tumble. As Dio said, I'm glad he got it taken care of his injuries as opposed to just letting them be.
~Sunday morning's "Sick Stumper" mod. All the work that was done on the parts of many to try to fix first then merely keep Dani's NPC alive was kind of a lot of fun. Though it was really a mod to mess with Angeliana, it also became a test of faith for me. I hadn't spoken to Angelica since my second moon in Travance except in maybe passing or the occasional nod/glance and the internal sigh as I made a request that Aemorniel knew would be a little too close to home to her. All the after effects of seeing to the funeral and taking the woman's children home with her--none of that could make up for the look she knew Angeliana was giving her. Alice--I love our PCs RP so much. Aemorniel was seriously afraid that in doing what she had to, she had lost her best friend as well. We make such a wonderful, balanced, and sometimes odd pair but I love it.
~Gideon lessons always lead into heavy discussions. Funny how you have become her turn to person for guidance that she feels a bit lost when you're gone.
~Meeting some very friendly and fantastic new players. I am terrible at names but the gypsy physician who gave me the beautiful belt hanger of Pendarvin's colors and symbol, I am very proud of you throwing yourself really into the game and getting what it really is all about to be a gypsy. Also to the female sylvan I met as well who was surprised I was Quinarian because I just seemed too nice and friendly--you're a peach. I can't wait to meet the rest of your gang and see what you all can bring to the game.

Congratulations to Gene for a wonderful weekend, down to the gritty details that make for good RP

I was going to make an amulet for a bard. This was known two weeks beforehand, yet the bards could not be assembled. Herding cats is easier. Mother Remy saying she could only spare a few SSP to place in the amulet. I explained that they are only used for the current change of the winds. Her "Oh" resulted in Rowan's facepalming.

Lots of sorcery.

Viktor reciting the laws against the person to my satisfaction.

Conducting much research. Determined how the ritual to destroy the lesser phylacteries should be done during a very enjoyable Divination with Gene and Norm. It made me superfluous for the ritual, so I was able to fight, basically preventing any foe from interrupting them,

During said divination, I saw a vision of Lance the Boar. Due to what transpired, I believe someone will now use his name and drop the nickname. It was excellent RP all around. I was particularly impressed by how readily Lord Hillock agreed to be the bodyguard of one of his young vassals, given the circumstances. All did their parts to perfection.

Learned 6 lores, which tie a few loose ends. My chain grows heavy.

Angus asking me if I was done casting foul magics in the state house and when I answered yes, he proceeded to rub out the arcane markings on the table with great vigor.

Five newbs in Pendarvin, in their own tent. Had some nice RP with them, introducing them to the Baroness via a letter and evesdropping on the conversation. A barbarian, a Dwarf, a Londwynian, and a warrior monk enter a bar...

Pendarvin's almost baby.

After Ardin woke me to go to totem hill for main mod, I walked through the woods downhill emerging at the rear of the pavillion. Cut a swath through their rear to get to the alchemists/sorcerers. I do not recommend others try the woods walk without a light.

i am certain there is more, but I am tired.

So this was my first event I ran for a boffer larp and I think it went pretty well. Please please please fill out event recap forms.

1. Trains run on time- I had a timeline and I stuck to it no matter the hardships trying to stop it. Thank you all monster marshals who puit up with me taking all there npcs for a plot mod. Especially Cameron who had cards ready to go for me

2. Bus can't slow down- from sat morning till after main mod I sat down for a 10 min break for jason's b-day and 20min at feast.

3. Big thanks to my main npcs. Vince for spending friday evening setting up 40 traps for a mod and being Sakatha and not being able to function Sunday

4. Angel for rushing to be at lay on to help me with the new player mod and various times through out the day jumping back and forth into the npc to help move along plot points.

5. Cyril for showing up late friday night and jumping right into the makeup seat and setting up a mod as the pcs were traversing into it. He jsut went with everyhting I told him and did a great job

6. Mark for always being enthusiastic and making the new playe fight fun and challenging. During main mod roleplaying and killing any lizardkin who fled the battle. Also always coming early to get make-uped

7. Shane for filling in last minute without hesitation. He dropped part of a mm shift just to help out and did a spectacular job. I enjoyed his input on how to make his npc look cooler and it really gave a bit more flavor to the role.

8. Kevin was just all around amazing. He Npced for me then ran a logistics shift then went to main mod. Also helped run the LM shift during main mod while I got NPCs all gussied up. He really has a grasp of what a logistics marshal should do and does not need to be told he just starts doing. without him I dont think Main mod would of gone off on time or as well

9. And finally Dio, her quick improvising and awesome makeup skills really made me proud. She helped bring my fantastical vision to life as best as we could with the resources we had. She was always spot on and always asking for my input which really helped get my vison to the players

10. I had a blast running and would run again. I thank all those people who helped out and I hope everyone had fun