November 2013 Highlights

Here goes.
1. Getting Croi to tell the epic poem of billliamm non stop was fun.
2. Though Valarians wouldn't surrender a few broken limbs later they had no choice.
3.Punching through a big scary Arcanite
4. All the impromptdu NPCing was totally awesome times
5. Billliamm Marionette," Aye!"
6. Old Family coming back together meeting new family the McKraegars might have a huge reunion soon
7.Personal talks with Tari.
8. Explaining to a curious pc why billliamm "hates" hobbits. OOC: All hobbit players you are awesome thanks for rolling with the punches.
9.Using real life camping skills to help a not so experienced person deal with some nature related mishaps.
10. All the lessons taught along with all the cleaves received.
11. Magic item stuff going very smoothly when I was there, you guys rocked for making it quick and efficient.

That is it for now.

Ok... lets see what I've got...

1.) Ah bureaucracy, nothing beats it when you want to dodge an issue, and I almost managed to completely get away with it too.
2.) Yet again, there were so many times this event I wish I possessed Ming Na's incredible ability to remember the names of every person he met.
3.) I don't think I've ever actually had to explain the significance of having a written record of transactions before... man that was awkward
4.) Yet again I was reminded of just how much I love the scholar list
"your a scholar, how are you so strong"
"I'm strong *because* I'm a scholar, maybe if you spent a little more time hauling books around you'd be this strong too"
5.) Nasty migraine at about 5:30, lie down for a nap and end up sleeping all night
6.) Gypsy mod -- burn it down... gladly
7.) Sunday morning -- finally got caught dodging Master Haroldson, figured he'd have a little more tact then to interrupt a lesson from a knight, must have made him pretty mad

<<7.) Sunday morning -- finally got caught dodging Master Haroldson, figured he'd have a little more tact then to interrupt a lesson from a knight, must have made him pretty mad>>

Although capable of using it, rarely are the words "Haroldson" and "tact" used in the same sentence. I happen to be on a first name basis with the knight in question (when in private) so I had no fear to interrupt. Plus, in case you did not notice, said knight was highly amused at your IG discomfort.

As to my highlights other than calling you on your IG arrogance...

For the first Event in the past 5 years, I only performed one Ceremony/Ritual. SIGH What to do with all my time

Teaching the gamut of skills and stations, from those just arrived to those in Travance significantly longer than me.

Leaving a profession

Beef Wellington - that is all

Feeding a pack of critters yogurt Sunday morning. They wee only hungry, not evil.

Walking from Pendarvin toward the Inn, I hear "Waylay" from someone I passed. ""No effect" as I turn around. "This is not going to end well" was his next sentence.

Putting down a Valerian in Honor combat

Wormwood and I fighting and defeating the Captain of the Valerian Queen's Guard. The look on Alex' face when I gave him some of the loot after.

Some research on various topics of interest to me.

Lots of good RP opportunity, (but nothing compares to that of Sorcery, in my mind) particularly with John T. Real tears he had.

Lets see, where to start....

Friday: Some fun introductions and a wake up call to how weak my character is compared to all the experienced players. I enjoyed going around Travance with all the other new players during a clear night, coupled with all the random attacks we encountered. I was up front with the other two that had swords and shields to be the main forward defense of the group. The goblin in the group wouldn't be quiet and I swear he was attracting all the enemy's attention to us. Later on it was just resting up at the Inn until some Valarians decided to show up. Suffered my first loss as I was literally overwhelmed by the Valarians with my back to a wall. I had to be dragged into the Inn in order to be patched up and healed. Of course after that I tried to stay out of fights until I was fully ready.

Saturday: Got up early to see if there was anything going on. Got breakfast from the Inn and relaxed a bit before me and two other newcomers decided to look around Travance a bit in order to find some treasure or something to beat up. Sadly, we didn't find either. After that I volunteered to help find someone who was kidnapped last night, but we didn't find him. Hung out at the Inn again for a bit before heading out to the Inverted Tower, which I had to wait awhile with two others until the rest of the group came. Beat up some guys in the tower, helped rescue a Valarian Templar who really didn't enjoy being saved by the 'enemy', only to find out later on that a battle was going on in a field and that the same Templar we rescued went into said battle and was taken down. I enjoyed the banquet and the all so wonderful song about butts, and after that just waited around at the Inn hoping to fight some Valarians, yet that didn't happen. Got some rest before my NPC shift at 12:00 AM, which I enjoyed. Surprised the bar tender with a wonderful donation from the Church of Light, attacked the Inn as a zombie alongside a few others, and then later went as a troll commanding some spiders to try and snag some PCs. Overall it was fun, and I loved picking on the one barbarian during the last battle I was participating in, hehe.

Sunday: Slept in a bit after NPC shift. Woke up and went out only to find everyone marching to battle. Joined in that to finally eliminate the Valarian threat and the Black Queen. After that things just slowed down and I was relaxing around the Inn until clean up started.

Overall, I loved this event. Just wished it was warmer, hehe.

Had a blast this weekend playing as my first pc. Enjoyed the new player mod/tour of Travance Friday night running into some shadowy people with nefarious intentions. Meeting my first Doctor Dentist Goblin...still alittle shifty in my opinion. Saturday joining Kanas, said goblin, my ig sister, and I believe it was a satyr, to address goblins raising and killing a farm and it's owners simply because they were hungry. Needless to say, the goblin didn't take to kindly to us defending ourselves against his kin. Watch the doctor "heal" Kanas, if that's what you want to call it, by cutting off his ear and cutting him open to start his heart. Realizing how much work I have to do in training with my weapon after having my butt handed to me not once, but twice by the same sword wielding npc, and walking away with a goblin head. But not just any goblin head, a beautiful goblin head (hope to have a ig prop for it by December's event.)Then came the inverted tower with the tortured templar. Getting him free didn't seem to hard, deciding what to do with him afterwards was. Seeing Augustus(sp?) arguing with Jack about beheading a fallen enemy and dedicating and dishonoring him. Then arresting him for doing so...which Augustus was totally correct in that argument. Saturday night npc for main mod. Extremely excited when I found out we were attacking right at the end of feast and not waiting around for a bit. Attacking the inn later that night as waves and waves of overpowered undead. Sunday morning spent talking with Augustus by the fire in the inn. Purchasing a mithril polearm from Kansas for extremely cheap (thank you so much!). Joining the march to finish the Vilarian(sp?) Sum that was their queen. Realizing how vastly unprepared I was for that fight. Receiving my first broken limb. Talking with many dragoons and learning more about them. All in all, excellent weekend!

This was an amazing event overall, and I need to give credit to all the people who made it possible, and the PCs who gave it their all.
I could go on for a while, but the short and sweet highlights:

Hearing of the destruction of Selendrias Friday night as Zach's ambassador NPC makes a return appearance, and holding onto a bawling Keavy.

Zach Theis's mod Friday night. What do you get when you combine gypsy things, dark druidics, and necromancy, in the middle of a highly corrupted forest?
Teaming up with Wulfgar to attempt to bring some order to our fighting force was great.

Friday night NPC:
Shenanigans and fun times, rolling with the unexpected.
OHMYGODALLTHEAMAZINGRP.
Ann, Cameron, Sam M. I love you all so much.
Went out multiple times as part of the Valarian army--knight templars and escort groups.
Getting into screaming matches with Galen and Ekat, and then getting body blocked into a chair, held down by Marika, and getting into an angry argument that lasted for a good 10-15 minutes.
I was certainly challenged trying to defend the insane troll logic of the Valarians, but that only made it better, heh.

Saturday, an awesome druid mod. I wasn't even expecting to unlock the heroic lists on that mod! Hilarity with Alisia's NPC as great minds apparently think alike.

Vanguard. SPEARS. ALL THE SPEARS!

Drega'discussions.

Philidin turning his skin into a book.

Closing the undead shadowy portal Saturday night. Defend the white sorcerers? Okay! Sticking to Morwenne like glue it is.

Late Saturday night dungeon crawl mod with Caelvan/Keavy/Cypher/Lathiel/Darius/Zafrin. Expected shenanigans ensue. Open pit in front of us? Sure, let's throw all the golems in it. Wait...isn't Lathiel down there fighting off three at once? Well, this could be mildly problematic. Nope, we have Darius
Note to self: never promise Zafrin treasure and then not give her any.

Kitchen conversations late at night. James can get away with anything.

Damsel in distress/unlucky nerd/designated victim Belegchand.

New discovery: Angelica's white fleece robe makes best pillow.

Good old beat-up-the-enemy Sunday mod.

Now for last-minute ball preparations!