August 2015 Highlights

I'll mention something that I don't think has come up yet:

Walking back from main mod, we heard a series of cracks and bangs like firecrackers going off. Like.. a lot of them, along with bright flashes from detonations. In-game we RPed as though this was the rest of the ship's powder magazine cooking off in the fire.

OOG I couldn't figure out whether this was something the staff did or just random folks in the neighboring town having a fireworks show. Either way it was really cool.

Cyrik wrote: I'll mention something that I don't think has come up yet:

Walking back from main mod, we heard a series of cracks and bangs like firecrackers going off. Like.. a lot of them, along with bright flashes from detonations. In-game we RPed as though this was the rest of the ship's powder magazine cooking off in the fire.

OOG I couldn't figure out whether this was something the staff did or just random folks in the neighboring town having a fireworks show. Either way it was really cool.

A friend of mine confirmed it was a fireworks show 10-15 minutes away from Camp. Her parents were at the show and stopped by Camp to say hi.

Hi there!

Such an awesome event! I am so happy that y'all decided to have a piratey-themed event for the weekend that I decided to bring in my Buccaneer!!

So, Friday night, Cap'n Tempest and her cutthroat crew made the greatest entrance ever. I loved being able to hang out with them, even though they made me walk the plank (literally!) for being a scurvy stow-away. [pouts] And of course sitting around for a lively game of go-fish with the lovely ladies of the bloodthirsty crew was some great roleplaying!

Getting back, I was introduced some of my fellow Alisanrites, and things got weird when Silas apparated in the middle of the Statehouse after an encounter with ... someone I shouldn't mention. :whistle: Too spoopy for ME! I went to bed!

Saturday morning I slept late and then had NPC shift. I actually got to lead one of the two groups of ghouls out. (Wait, someone's putting ME in charge?! Surely there's some mistake!) Going out as Pirates was fun, but it was tough to remember that I was playing an NPC and not my new character. Third time out, someone had the brilliant idea to just play fun-loving buccaneers getting into a bar fight. So we helped ourselves to the bar, sang a few shanties (BIG UP to the bard who led us in "Nelly the Mermaid" (??) I forget his name!) and then began pummeling each other. They made us take it outside, but still so much fun!

Saturday Afternoon was a delicious pre-feast feast in the land of Alisandria. I think I gained a Halflingsweight from the deliciousness. I was also impressed in the glorious feat of Kit the One-Match Adventurer. It was a relaxing time, and it was great getting to know all of my fellow Alisandrites. There was one great moment when Jun stopped by and made some (in-character) rude comments; including one that compared the ears of a nearby-elf to some stabbing implements. I thought Kit the One-Match Adventurer was going to One-Match Murder him. But the RP was incredible!

I knew that I was coming in as a new character, so I thought that Main Mod was going to be my first death. But the players were tight, they took care of business, and I actually killed one of the evil pirates all by lonesome!! Um ... that is, after Caldor casually rooted him to the ground, allowing me to take a few dozen swings at him while he was completely helpless, before he finally dropped ... :blush: THANK YOU CALDOR!!

After Main Mod, we came back to the Inn where I watched THE HIGH SEAS CAESAR think that a few levels of tolerance would enable him to drink a few tiny shots of Satyr Wine to little effect ... I of course, finished off his second shot, and started seeing magical animals in the air and other such wonderful things. :sick: I was hallucinating pixies, and angels, and gryphons and goblins ... Then the goblin exploded right next to me. That was some hallucination! A friendly Cleric (I think) helped get me back on my feet, and Lady Cassandra topped me off with a quick heal, bringing me nearly to full health. I stumbled back to bed through the darkness, thankful that nothing grabbed me off the trail in the night.

Sunday morning, some more lighthearted banter with the good peoples of Alisandria and then a visit from some MORE Pirates, who led us in a few merry songs. Then Lady Cassandra put them to work and they bowed down to her. It was a beautiful thing. It was all a very lighthearted time, which turned solemn when Count Winterdark came by to take one of us away for a trial. I forget the character's name and was too new in town to ask what it was she was accused of, but it was a dark bit of roleplay for a Sunday morning. Very nice!

Huh. I started writing this thinking that I couldn't remember anything really specific from the last event, but the words just kept flowing! The weekend had some highs and lows, but overall I had a great time! I can't wait until next event. I'm really really hoping to make it to the September event with my Satyr, Ambrosius. [see profile pic] I'm not retiring my pirate, but I miss my horned little devil.

Thank you all for an awesome event!! Big love for all of you!!

--- Craig A.

Had to leave the event early, but still crammed a lot of fun into this event!


Friday
NPC:
-Random wandering pirate crew. Running into Duncan and Birgitta, and being convinced not to mug them by Birgitta's gift of a feather from her fancy hat.
-Getting to be the pirate captain, attempting to sell off the nobility, and putting up with a rather mouthy Magnus...before getting beautifully tortured and mutilated as revenge.

Saturday
-Sir Reginald's tests. In Drega'mire, we get s**t done! Putting an end to our trial with a well timed jump and maul.
-An interesting chat with Atrus, someone Annora doesn't get to interact with often.
-commune with nature naps are best naps.
-Celts have weakness v. pants! Capitalizing on this to annoy Bjorn and Bran multiple times, bwahaha.
-Paladin things, and the most hilarious disbelieving expression I have ever seen Magnus make.
-Grim on main mod: ('zerker growling) "I will make them taste blood and steel!"
*slips and falls in the mud*
(in same guttural growl) "I will fall on my ass!"
*Annora and Godric crack up*
-Accidentally pissing of Tamsyzn
-Matt's alchemist mod!! 110% worth leaving late for. Finding answers, and yelling at Hurgar (with some very mature name-calling thrown into the mix)
-Pacify faceplant

Croínamara wrote: dat moment when renee thought i was karen.

Wut? Did I shrink, or did you grow?!

Is it September yet??!

Ezequiel Cantor wrote: Good evening all.
I also realized OOG that Collin is actually playing a guy (Thought it was Kallen instead of Collin. My bad.), and I kinda thought I addressed him the wrong way with explaining things and apologizing a bit too much during main mod. Sorry about that if you were bothered by it.

Oh my gods don't worry about it, he never takes it as an insult when he's mistaken for the fairer sex. Matter of fact he takes it as a compliment, because Travance women are badass.

Sadly I had to leave early but had some amazing moments, some highlights:

~ Friday night singing and all the pirates. Fresh Squid!

~ Black bird invasion of pirate customers. Free loaders! Almost no one made barrel happy then a perfect cut diamond!?!?! Score!

~ Paying kick up with a barrel piggy bank.

~ The lessons, the fast success. A+

~ The Poker with the worst Gambler in town. 10 second chances later, you still lost that hand?

~ Getting bored of waiting around for the town to move, sneaking to the beach with Ib and Billium. Watching Billium wreck house.

~ Settling a score for Tari. Sorry not sorry Karen Tic toc when will it pop!

Annora wrote:

before getting beautifully tortured and mutilated as revenge.

It is an art!

~ Trying to meet Jed and getting caught by Captain Fross as a result. Dame Emeline standing up for D saying she won't let her be taken to his ship without consent. Woot!

~ Parlay! Pirate code! 30 minutes in the dragon claw bar later finally Zellara whispers in D's ear: "Is that him?!?", whisper back: "AYEEEEEEEEE"

~ Cursing and refusing his offer to betray Travance only for him to escape the awaiting ambush form Billium Sir Danny and others.

~ Mister Tartar refusing to send his ship into the night after successful scrying by Tari of Fross's mug. D's clever idea wasted!

~ Soap table success at Market faire. Thank you all for supporting my hobby and addiction!

~ Meeting and impressing Brazen with my story about messing up unkel's apothekary lab by mistake and making soap. Then using excess flowers herbs and his graces leftover oils/fats from feats for more soaps to clean Travance! Turned my holy symbol into a 3 socket holy symbol. He is a cool God.

~ Miss Demeanor messing with Hurgar and Godrick. Someone owes me 5g come on. After all that effort...

~ Warning Slyus Captain Fross might be disguised among these unskilled land lubbers on our way to the adventurer's guild mod only to be kidnapped like 30 seconds later.

~ Walking the plank and losing a leg to a shark. Then Storming back to the adventurer's mod site to confront Collin for not telling anyone I was taken from next to him.

Lesser Skeleton wrote:

The PVP action between Collin and Miss Demeanor, oh man. Lemme paint the situation for those that missed it.
We were on the Adventures Guild doing our usual working-class-warrior scut work, but MISS DEMEANOR howls for my Sylph like a bat out of hell, with piercing demon eyes that could shoot ice piss spears into the boots of my softhearted Coasthavener. You are truly a torrential downpour of iron and blood and briny death – stop me if I’m getting ahead of myself, but OH MY GODS THAT MOMENT MADE THE WHOLE EVENT FOR ME.

Feeling is mutual. I was so into this moment and her anger and feelings of betrayal form a fellow pirate that I was shaking IRL.

~ Cutting the line for payment from the guild. Getting no argument from anyone behind me but getting argument to be paid saying I didn't fight. Screaming I fought an entire ship on my own while this supposed guild ignored my absence gimme my bloody gold.

~ Getting paid and almost walking away by letting Colin get away easy. Him making a silly statement "My plank is bigger than your plank..." "EXCUSE ME?!?!!?"

~ Throwing my hat on the ground and insulting / challenging him to a honor combat. Then downing him without taking a single damage was pretty great. He is lucky I didn't just quickbind him break all his limbs and torture him there to give him some insanities. Still got off easy. Cool RP still would RP again Morgan.

~ Larry running over saying: "You bitch! that's my hat you threw on the floor" while he was laughing. (because I'm borrowing his hat for my alt)

~ Business discussions with Matt Calo's pirate. I think we've reached a good decision. RP gold.

~ Kicking people off "My porch" after feast because Demeanor was pissed.


Several of you thanked me for my portrayal of my alt before I had to leave. I'd like to thank you very much for this. It is always appreciated to hear I am doing a good job in a role that is extremely different than what I'm used to playing, not to mention hearing that I've caused other PCs character development or gave them direction.
Take care!