October 2013 Highlights

A great event, definitely among my favorites thus far. Some highlights include:

-skulking about Friday night, avoiding all and eavesdropping on important conversations. Ain't no substitute for OOG stealth!
-Yelling at Mairin for trying to talk to me. A little awkward, but it got my insanities noticed.
-Saturday NPC shift was the best shift I have ever had. Spent about 3 hours as a gobbo, but was slightly disturbed by the willingness of townsfolk to kill for no reason at all. Let's kill the goblin for ringing the bell, that seems like a reasonable use of force!
-Fighting the water elementals Saturday afternoon was fun. Getting to second base with one was even better!
-Being not only useful but vital during a massive fight for once was a pleasant change of pace. Not missing a single shot was nice, but the real fun came from the cheers each shot heralded in. Finally breaking out my EL wire and glow gloves in front of the whole town was great, although it almost got me killed by Magnus.

All in all, a great event.

This was an awesome event all around. I keep trying to pick out highlights, but there were so many.

Right off the bat I'm going to have to say that the "advice" conversation Aella and Caldor had with Keavy in the Inn and on the waterfront is some of the most fun RP I've had at KR.

The earlier similar conversations and "lessons" for Rowan were also just pure fun. I'm not QUITE sure how Caldor ended up in this situation, but he's currently been asked/charged with finding 5 people proper mates and helping with relationships. Is there a Yenta list I didn't realize he opened?

Friday:
Being at Lay On is very rare for me, so I very much enjoyed the social aspects and the free time to really mingle.

Very much enjoyed the RP of hana, the hook for the Druid Mod the next night. As always, Caldor has a hard time when the hook NPC who is hurt or seeking help has to leave for what is OOG reasons. If he had his way, being a hook NPC would end up a full weekend gig.

Got involved in some fighting, but didn't go into the spirit realm stuff... Spent much time worried about those who did.

Sadly ended up falling asleep before a great Barbarian mod... I heard so much about it and really hope I'll be there if there is another.

Saturday:
Gwennyth gave a lovely mass to a small group for those who Fell permanently the night before. It was very sweet and very moving. Hearing she wanted Caldor's help getting Plastered in Kwildar's honor was great!

The mid-level mod was really fun. I like where it seems to be going. I'm really interested to see where this key ends up taking us.

All the above advice conversations. Yeah, so much fun, I'm mentioning them twice. I'm stunned these conversations remained PG while being very clear what we meant.

"And Rowan... if you are lucky.. this"...

I enjoyed going into the forest to find the Hermit. Props to JR for finding some fun RP for the people who came along to protect us and for being really entertaining while making a potion. I look forward to following up on this when I'm next at an event. And I didn't forget that I owe people lots of Ice Wine!

Winning the Coyote Tail was awesome. Nice to have more fur for my costuming.

Feast was delicious. Great job!

I enjoyed main mod a lot. I think the tentacles were a fun mechanic, and I enjoyed putting cat like grace to such frequent and effective use. Plus, as I hang out with so many archers/casters, it was really cool to see their skills be key/necessary for the victory. I had a morbid desire to end up inside the titan at some point just to check it out, but fortunately, it never happened.

Angelic Kwildar at the end of the battle was amazing. Caldor will truly miss him and his sermons, so it was powerful to get to see him off.

The funeral on the waterfront. It was really nice, and I was very sad to have to leave it. However, Caldor promised he'd be there for Hanna at 1 am, and so he went. Caldor is very nervous that Hanna didn't show, but put his all into achieving the task for her.

The Blighted Keep mod was really cool. I really like the level limiting mechanic of the Blighted Keep. It was fun and challenging, and put everyone on even footing - while letting the 5 and under be effectively more powerful. There is a cool moment where the level 3 Healer is actually the most powerful healer of the entire group. I was sad Typhon and I weren't able to participate in the ritual itself after building up to it, but it was a cool ritual to observe and protect. I want to apologize for loosing my OOG temper during a part of that mod. There was some bad communication, and I was tired. I thank the people who were rational and calmed me down and got me back into RP mode.

Went to sleep soon after this as I was exhausted. Really wanted to stay up later but just couldn't.

Sunday
Grim's party was nice. The dwarves were so good to us, and so many people came down to wish him a happy birthday. I'm especially happy that so many people gave him stunning blows, body blocks or other traditional Barbarian birthday party hits!

The elementals and herald were interesting. I never quite followed why he was "testing us" or why we had to keep fighting, so I just sat back and supported those who did.

I very much enjoyed the Baroness' table-top speeches, and I really felt the unity and community of Travance. As much as I'm going to be sad to miss next event, since the entire Heargren clan will be gone for it, it opened some interesting between events opportunities for us.

Again, great event, wonderful to see you all, and I can't wait to see people at the Ball!

Wow... okay there were a lot this game, so I'm going to have to do a top list. Several in character one oog:

Friday:
-Bartending Friday night! The inn really was the place to be and I had a BLAST taking a shift behind the bar. Want to thank everyone who was there and kept it interesting. Especially Cri (spelling?) the Bard who came up with a song on the spot, which was amazing!

-Waiting a the monistary waiting for those who had gone through to the spirit realm to come back and actually being there when the fallen were brought in... It was extremely emotional. It was possibly the first time that Thalia REALLY understood for herself that - in spite of it being drilled into her brain from an early age - that you cannot always save everyone, there is a time when there is just nothing you can do. The lesson of the intelectual knowing vs. the real world seeing. Sometimes all you can do is try and comfort the survivors and let them mourn.

Saturday:
Poisoned a guy! No, not literally: I had my first healing lesson with Gwennyth, who rightly suggested that since I've been tending bar, learning to take away poisons might be a good idea. So we bought someone two Dragons Breath Ales. She healed him the first time, then I got to heal him. Which... worked a bit? Need more practice!

OOG Saturday: Asking James C. Kimball whether or not the guinea pig- I mean gracious volunteer, got to keep the Dragons Breath stat buffs after technically drinking two. The answer was yes along with a look of "...you're doing what? Why are you doing this thing?!"

Sunday:
I had an NPC shift for most of the morning but managed to get to Grim's party before heading to camp cleanup.

Was also reminded that I need to go down and meet the other dwarves in the Gap!

All and all, a very good weekend! See you all in December!

Friday:
Got to just hang around for a while with Duncan. Watched lesson being given at the armory. Taught Caldor how to cast Forceful gust.
I think the biggest problem with Travence is all the damn vampires...and demons and wolves and oh never mind. Got jumped by vampires in the middle of Dwarven Paths.
Dropped my armor off for adjustments. Being short sucks. Wish I was tall and awesome like some people. Socialized and was afraid fir everyone going to fight Pashmerga. It was disheartening to hear how many people did not come back. However Aella was so proud and happy that they had such great deaths and she is sure that their legends will be sung to the heavens forever. SHe was sad to hear that Quildar died, but was actually happy that he died doing EXACTLY what he needed to do. The short time that she knew him, she was so impressed by his piety and is sad that there will be no more masses lead by him.

Did not make it to the Barbarian mod. I was sad, but I am beyond able to function if I don't get sleep.

Saturday:
Went out to track some people with Kleidin. Got my 4th Master Marksman lesson. Wooo.
Cooked lunch. I am excited about cooking lunch for KR when I am around. I really like doing kitchen duty at that time. It's fun and relaxing. Can't wait till I do it again.
Fought off elementals and stuck around Kaladonia for awhile.
Feast outside is always fun.
Main mod: WOW that was so much fun. BEing an archer was great at this event. I LOVED the whole battle. But best of all I LOVED being able to see. I could really tell who was friend and who was FOE. I hope every event we have this much lighting, because often I am sitting there unsure who I should hit.

Giving "relationship" advice to Keavy.. oh my!

Funeral: was sad, but a good event. Aella felt it should have been a big party. We should have had food and alcohol and dancers. That's why Barbarian funerals kick booty!
Druidy Mod: For what I was there for, it seemed fun.
BED! Sweet dreams for me.

Sunday:
Waking up knowing you are dehydrated because you don't need to pee.... not fun times.
The baroness' speech was uplifting and nice. Watching the looks on the faces of the two new Squires for the baroness was PRICELESS! Congrats again!
Grimkill's party was nice. I made a huge cake. Turned my back on it to give it to the people at logistics and came back and the cake was GONE. I didn't get a slice, so I can only hope it was good. Don't feel bad, Chocolate cake is my least favorite cake. I prefer ice cream. I got my armor back!!! It fits now... YAY!

Friday

• Got in late. (there goes Avalyn running around like a mad woman)
• Hugged Kwildar when I first walked in the door to the Inn. Didn't know it'd be my last time...
• Dragged around my little brother, making sure he was well taken care of. Murlax, was quite nervous as I dragged him through with me into Travance.
• Discovering Murlax's true nature and being told to dispose of him. I refused.

• Encountering a horde of vampires in which surrounded myself, Secarius, Aelyria, and Squire Gregory at Ostcliff. Help got there eventually (seeing as we were yelling and blowing into a horn for fifteen minutes straight).
• Permerga surprised us all at the Bloody Stump and not the "good" kind of surprise either.
• Wind-walked out of the Bloody Stump past several vampires and right into several guards. "Pesmerga, Pesmerga is attacking Ostcliff!"
• Albert and Secarius ran into Avalyn, thinking she had taken a life tag. Secarius held her very close, exclaiming he had heard someone say they had seen my spirit. First time she realized he was genuinely concerned about her.
• Held Secarius as he sobbed for Brother Kwildar. Held myself from charging into a blind rage. Avalyn further questions her ability to become Andorran.

Saturday

Found my brother, Murlax, asleep in the attic.

• Got my dagger back, and a new dagger from Ginyuki. "THANKS JOSH!" [OOG]
• Won the raffle during Market Faire.
• Got an interesting lesson by Master Crone. Lesson started off badly because I wasn't able to control the frustrated emotions I had from the night before. Attacked the space around The Gilded Thrush when informed he would be my 'target practice', I managed to only hit him twice with my Psionic attacks. It's a sign that I am not fit to take control of higher attack abilities (at least for now).
• Got a new cloak for myself, and a nice leather belt for Murlax.
• Exhausted from crying and yelling, I found feast and battle to be most calming.

((OOG: I seriously freaked out when someone's hair went on fire at the wake, oh and "Hey watch out for that Goose..."))

Best quote ever for me OOG:

Me: "Can you imagine a 'My Little Pony' episode in Travance?"
Malcolm: "Kwildar would so be Fluttershy."

Sunday (around 1AM)

Left Knight Realms because of an emergency with Charlie (IG: Secarius), my boyfriend. I wish I could have stayed, but of course, his health will always be first.

I truly had a great time, and I wanted to thank everyone for being so kind when I was in a panic from Saturday (night) into Sunday. [OOG]


Can't wait to see you all in November! I really missed you guys.

Nyads, all the Nyads. Its going to be an interesting ride.
Teaching Sorcery, Arch-Casting, and Master Warrior as well as rank one spells. Something for everyone.
By now, all know that consuming scrapple is part of my higher magic instructions.
Master teaching Civil service.

Four more sorcery rituals - my streak of success seems to be counterbalancing Geoff and Norm's die rolls. I can live with that.

The hour spent with Astar speaking about her future.

Explaining to many how little the promise of gold for my sorcery motivates me.

Being told there were two portals "You need to close" and being hustled off to the one requiring an Orange Master, which was a water portal discharging ice elementals. Upon determining that minor interruptions would do nothing other than slightly delay the portal's closing, I developed a rhythm of right hand wand, left hand sword. When an elemental would come through (about every 20-30 seconds) I would (having invoked Fire Battle Casting) weapon cast my spell proffed incinerate. The marshall did not mind and the few PCs and NPCs at this site were OK with it. I did say aloud I was not in a mood to suffer delay as I had another portal ahead of me and needed a nap.

Sunday morning White Lotus Trading Company hearing before the Merchant's Guild board. A very gentle, yet firm spanking was administered to Lucius. Speaking to his attorney "Doesn't it really get to you when you are made to look unprepared by your client's actions?"

I truly enjoy it when people who do not know me offer to walk me home for my safety.

Klarington Everest and the subsequent internal dialogue at the Mages' Guild. People who do not attend meetings are missing a fine show.