March 2014 (1214) Event Highlights!

geezer wrote: <<Female Dwarves have beards?>>

Only those other Dwarves find attractive. :cool:

My theory? Not all of them CAN grow one. Some have but not all. In some cases its a choice? In other cases its genetic!

A few major highlights for me:

- Lots and lots of research time, getting to figure out all kinds of important plot points.
- Defending Karkat for attacking me based completely on IG perception of the situation.
- Seeing Jen W. in action at the negotiation table was fantastic to witness.
- Heroic NPCing. I'm glad the Rangers and Swashbucklers enjoyed the two NPCs.
- Scholar-time from 10 PM on. Got to use the better majority of my scholar skills. Lots of fun getting to figure things out. Sorry, Steve, for roping you into running a mini-mod
- Teaching many many skills, and getting to teach my favorite lesson to date to Goggins. So glad you enjoyed it!
- Even more scholarly shenanigans Sunday morning. Ceremonies and Expert ID with Angelica intermixed with a view lessons. All in all a relaxing Sunday.

Quick Highlight List:

A certain hilarious suggestion to grimkjell in the Monastery. I'll leave it at that, led to some interesting thoughts and roleplay for Grim.

Everything those dorfs did, both Deep and Surface was amazing. Shane, Larry, everyone, all the full time NPCS and all the occasional dwarf you guys were BALLIN. The reveal with larry's dwarf was wonderfully done.

Playing off Steve and Judge with the very opposed moral alignments of Jed and Karkat vs. Grim and Angie is always amazing. I enjoy the slow-burn of things turning hot a few moments during this

Grim hearing Annora and Keavy in trouble, running to try to help only to find out only Keavy could save them from the invis stalker was great. Annora and him had a great little moment, followed by a hilarious and sweet moment between grim and mother Lenore.

Delivering the letters provoked great RP as always.

Gaian mass was wonderful, playing off Maralas, brother, sister, and the new people was wonderful, and seeing the baroness is always a highlight.

Grim exploding when finding out someone had hurt Angeliana was great too. I love playing up that he's thoughtful and gentle until OH NO HIS RAGE BUTTONS GETS PUSHED.

I wish I had seen Clove's cookout for more than 2 seconds but I was busy doing my IG job.

Watching a certain person sled down the hill was great, then Grim forgetting about an order later on was also hilarious, because grim is a well-meaning but indiscreet oaf.

Encountering NPCs who were reacting to the rumors about guards helping slavers was great, particularly when grim had to own up to his own mistakes and ended up somehow impressing the drunken NPCs with his humility, sincerity, and desire to make recompense. By the end they were praising him as a hero, instead of trying to pick a fight.

The Morgazzi plot with gypsies and dragoons and grim, orren, and Galen all vomiting in the middle of the inn was great. Grim being suspicious of the "new militia" in town, being proven right but being unable to fight due to the illness he was fighting was awesome, and the roleplaying choice of having to interrupt the baroness during a bardic circle, which he knows she adores, was such a hard moment, but grim chose duty, despite knowing she'd be mad.

Playing off all the dwarves as a delegation guard was great, particularly some of the stuff Theresa, Shane, and Alice were doing. The Front beard conversation with Annora was particularly funny, as was the berserker fight between Alice Dorf and Grim. Fetching the baroness' coffee was also a joy.

Aella's cooking is a perma-highlight.

Every interaction with the rest of the heargen clan is great, especially at feast. Best table, sorry I don't eat with Drega'mire but family is our thing.

PLuvius being Knighted was a joy for grim. He's always loved and respected him.

Every interaction with Angeliana was great, she's his adopted sister for a reason.

Annora's defensive fighting lesson was wonderful. I really enjoy rping with Karen, Grim and Annora have an interesting mix of agreements and differing ideas that makes them fun to play as a student/master relationship.

Main mod was ~metal~ and tragic. Calling out Bergor only to get whomped into the ground while trying to give him an honorable death was great. Some fo the chaos that got unleashed there is gonna have big Rp consequences down the road.

Playing off Judge was a real joy. Particularly when grim promised Jed if he attacked another member of town again, it would Grim coming for him. That was just... right out of a good movie or TV show, or book. Loved how Judge played it.

Chasing down and attacking my friends is always fun, I love sunday NPC shift, huehuehue. Especially chasing down Caldor Bunny, and Stabbing Aella in the back before she nukes me with a very nasty bow attack. Watching Anhil flail awkwardly with a broken limb also amused.

Also fun was the investigative RP this month, which was being suspicious mostly and discovering in 5 minutes where the last Alisandrian shipment to Calisvorin had gotten to. (Bergor flat told me he'd had the dark dwarves intercept it)

Some short highlights:

ALL of the pokemoning before game. NERDS.

Tim at sign-in: ASCII dragon!!

Friday IG:
Clove cookout! Om nom nom marshmallows. A+ campfire, would campfire again.

Defusing a situation with Terezi/Karkat on one side and Gina/Cappy's alts on the other. Belegchand and I literally standing between the two opposing parties and trying to talk everyone down was a great moment.

NPC:
Drow squad...forcing an entwined with vines Galen to feel the life bleed out of the drow he was holding...sorry...(not sorry)

Saturday:
Invited as an observer to the Kaladonia land meeting. It's very interesting to see how other lands conduct their business and the way they do things.

Teaching! Grim puts up a good show as always and makes trying to explain the lesson interesting.

Being permitted to be an audience member for the swashbuckler duels. BEST INSULTS.

Heading back to the inn and walking into the middle of main mod. Quickly jumping into the battle with no freakin clue what was going on.

Accidentally creating a baby Drega'mod due to being determined to get to the bottom of this plot. See Tim's aforementioned skully shenanigans.

Croínamara wrote: "*whispers*wait, did....did I just get roped into running a mod?" - Famous last words of Steve Oros

...whoops. :whistle:

Sunday:
Learning battle line! Thank you to all those I roped into helping. And Tim, we gotta talk tactics, both IG and OOG.

Moar teaching in addition to the learning. Intercept is officially my favorite skill to teach.

I almost forgot!

Rachel gave me a lift to the camp on friday night and I promised I'd give her a PBJ sandwich. I didn't have the chance to hand it off to her until Sunday, but so it was and I went into the kitchen to help clean up. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Lorelei fighting off a wolf single-handedly...literally because in the other hand, she was munching on a sandwich. I've always wanted my food to be meant for great things. That made my sunday, Rachel

Almost forgot! Getting to interact further with Cappy's, Gina's, and Conor's new characters from the Dreamation mod, and their continuing convictions that Annora is somehow a dark druid. Including Typhon wanting to question me before realizing the source's lack of veracity. IG exasperation, OOG hilarity.