January 2015 Event Highlights

I have no words for this event. I think this may have been my best event in over 3 years of going to game.

I got in at midnight, and just barely made it in time to join the Spirit Walk. All the NPCs did amazing jobs, and the etch a sketch with white sorcery and earth's blood was amazing. I can't wait to encounter the avatars in the future.

Saturday morning was a blur of helping serve breakfast for the first time in a long time. The pancakes were very tasty.

Next came the ritual, and taking part in that was very rewarding. I loved hearing everyone's reasons for the need for Eodra.

Absolute highlight-Chronicler. I seriously can't put words to how amazing that was. Drew and James, thank you so much. I think it fit us and the religion perfectly, and I have never cried for joy in a LARP before. The whole moment and the changes also made a very huge mark on Almat, and I am excited for the changes I see this leading to in her personality and the coming RP.

Saturday night talks and learning was phenomenal as well.

Sunday morning was just full of awesome research. Haven't had a research session like that for awhile, hadn't realized how much I missed it.

Also, dinner after game was quite nice, both the food and the company. Not sure I can go back to Jefferson after that...

All in all, amazing event. I am so happy I was there.

This was a pretty great event for me. Even though I did not have one of those wonderful stellar moments, the RP was top notch and I really had a great time. Here are the things I remember and enjoyed:

Friday night: Midnight Mass was fun! I was surprised at how well it was attended given the snow and long treck down to Winterdark. Thanks to all who came!! Woohoo! I got to use my secret recipe Smudge on people!

I got serenaded by Pluvious!!!

Saturday:Market Faire was good! Damn, making flasks nets a lot of $$$. If you need a flask of efficiency, let me know!

My very first real interaction with Jed was interesting. He was brought to me to tell him about Gaia. Maralas happily did so; but she is not sure how she feels about the whole thing.

The Purification Ritual was really cool. I felt honored to be a part of it. There was some really great RP in there and, well, it was just cool. "Aldric, Valos meant for you to be there!" Then getting a Ceremonialist lesson from the Bishop was awesome! <bouncy bouncy bouncy>

Feast was really great . . . I feel like I did a pretty ok benediction for it being a last minute thing.

Sunday Morning: Hanging out with Nigel and Billiam was just so much fun. I love you both tons! I smiled all morning because of you! Then lessonns with Rudolf were great!

I am sure that I have forgotten things. It was great to see everyone and to give and get tons of hugs. One of my favorite things was during my LM shift, getting to hear about some really awesome RP mods. I think that when we come together and a scene hapens so perfectly, there is nothing that can top that. Whether it is combat or not, those are the moments that make this LARP such a beautiful thing.

Thank you to all the people who stayed at Winterdark! You all are like family and I love that we take care of each other and create a nice homey space.

Thank you to all the cooks and kitchen staff. I know you all work your butts off and I really appreciate all that you do! Feast was delish!

Thank you to James, all the marshalls, all the story tellers and all the people who work so hard to make KR a successful and entertaining LARP. Thank you, also, to all the players who bring it every single event.

The moral? Pickles can be deadly.

Pickles are undead cucumbers. A pickle stand is a Cucumber Necropolis. Just ask Diane...

Awesome event, overall. My one lowlight of the event was a minor highlight... having to get up multiple times overnight and go outside because I was too well hydrated.

Zach's plot / mod was a wonder to behold. Thank you to everyone that made it come alive, PCs, NPCs, and STs alike.

Cha'vea: "We're going on a spirit walk, would you care to join us?"
Gideon: "I just did one last night, I think I am still hung over..."

Earnest talks between Gideon and Haroldson.

Spellbreaker lessons. If I can stop my wife's spells, I think I passed.

The Great Council meeting. Othello / Arthur's ... contribution to the meeting.

A personal discussion with the Count and Barak.

To Gina's new PC: "I have no idea who you are, but I feel compelled to give you some cheese."

NEW WARM CLOTHING. A new Irish Wool Sweater made the new heavy wool Halfmoon cloak almost obsolete... almost.

Team Mollywhomp at the mouth to the passage north on Main Mod. Any time an NPC got past the lines and up to the path, it became Chunky Salsa (tm) a moment later.

Crystal's new Jax and all the fun we had with her in the Tower...

The 80 Gold brownies

Goose's cooking and Alisandria's kindness

Fighting John's Templar and realizing why NPC's hate when I call Seal of Vengeance on them.

Fighting Stephen under Determination/Seal of Vengeance, and seeing the pure exasperation when he could not harm me after breaking the third rule of PC'ing - "Never take the stun"

First, I'd like to thank everyone who talked to, helped out, and comforted my friend. He fully intends to come back to game as soon as he's fully prepared, maybe even as early as next event. He's really excited and passionate about this now despite everything, so thanks!

Now onto Clytie's Highlights:

-Ran into a couple old friends I wasn't expecting to see. Not only that, but one got married over the course of the weekend. Clytie conveyed her congratulations by waggling her eyebrows whenever the two of them hugged or did couple stuff.
-Spent most of the event hunting down arch-casting lessons. It took some twists and turns, but at least it happened.
-During this pursuit, Snowball the Decoy Elk was led back from a successful afternoon of baiting. At the suggestion of others. Clytie intoxicated said elk. Sorry not sorry Amizar.
In other news, The Drunken Elk bar and tavern might be coming to a barony near you.
-Not even ten minutes later, a goblin girl bursts into the bar loking for an alchemy teacher. She was randomly mixing things together while Clytie was explaining the details, drank her product, and promptly explodes. Eh, at least she paid in advance.
-Anhil thought it would be a good idea to tell a nyad that he recently discovered empathic abilities. First it started with poking at others and him, and grew to slapping him a couple times and screaming at him for being incredibly stupid with said abilities.
-Ran into Rowen, Croi, Sindarion, and Angelica rehearsing a song, one I just so happened to love and have memorized a harmony to. Not only was she invited to perform with them, but they gave her a portion of the donations after the number. Twice now she's performed and twice she's been paid for it. I get the hint, guys, I'm making a bard alt.
-Part one of main mod with the Ostr'mire team, fortunately all the Vanir forgot their Ignore Magics so long as Clytie stuck to fire. After decimating them, she actually proposed sending a scouting team to find other rituals to Grimkjell. He said it was fine. Ha. Ha ha.
-Noping out of the second part after a bit and going to the drunk alchemist party in the Blackbird. We spoke of demonic human-puddles, the benefit of weaponizing wood chippers, finger-wiggling, and tea-bibles.
-Sassing about on sunday with torture-Arkelian lessons, witnessing the Elk's rebirth, and discussing nyad things.

Great event, I'm really looking forward to February!