August 2015 Highlights

Wow what an event filled with high and low points and hard and harsh RP. Good Lord above.
Speaking with the expert on Corruption yields an answer that has stopped Birgitta’s smithing for some time. The answer so simple so sweet so right it all makes sense now.

For the love of RP PC Perspective. RP to the max for the answers. A thank you to Judge for being the exemplar for that RP. And what happened right after.

Everyone’s at the inn right? Wrong. Karen NPC Captain. Politics and Pirates who would have thought. Love you Girl that was awesome. I hope you kept the feather.

Vigil for Aldric turns a critical step. I’m in there with him having our usual debate/discussions over choices\tactics when and where. His earlier decision with 4 Greater Undead and 6 Lesser undead vindicated by the arrival, via Duncan’s hauling, of a very well loved NPC/PC, in tatters. That was an eye opening experience for two healers, an alchemist, a Lord and Lady, One Seneschal and Aldric. Cat out of bag much? Um yes and MY PC doesn’t care… awesome RP. Would RP it again but hoping never to see that happen ever again…

Like a well oiled machine getting to work with my fellow professionals’ right after recovery and the looks on people’s faces when this seems to have a comfort level it shouldn’t… priceless. Whose bright idea was to take most the nobles in one place at risk at one time. Mine. What were you thinking? OH the RP.

James I love you we need to do more.

Tourney and a IC slap in the face due to OOC circumstances. I will reiterate IC pissed off OOC understands safety very well and approves. The resulting RP good stuff too. Sometimes things do not go as planned and turn, long standing norms and situations on their ear. There was a lot of that at this event and the Pirates were not involved.

My goodness we have a lot of interested parties in joining us at the new Encampment. I’m loving it and those applying so to speak your RP is top notch verbal and the doing part. If I had RP points Id have passed out the lot and been looking for others this event. If a Marshal wants to know where and why and who feel free to PM me.

Blood Spirits Mod, the puzzles, results and rewards split, even involving others outside. We will include others…always, whenever we can… that’s a promise. I am realizing we are often, when including others, the numbers of players like a land and if everyone showed up it would be us… at that size. Need to get cracking on some things for the encampment very soon. Thank you Romeo for a few ideas on that.

Knee…not a highlight since it took me out of Main as NPC shift. Thank you Larry for making that easy on the person who was so mad it gave out on me right then. Thanks Rachael for the ace bandage that kept me functional. RSD you Suck. RSD is my disease for those who don’t know…

Sunday Getting the teacher I want IG and OOG for a Heroic list. I love you man. You need to come visit with us!!! The wild Man the small mod… awesome stuff there too. Birgitta wanted to take the thieving trap setting wild thing home with her and turn him lose in the woods. Bear beware we have something for ya.

And Everything John Tinney and Sean Farquharson wrote earlier are a ‘me too’ thing!

Friday:
-Ilana got drunk for a change. She had fun.

-Helped with 'vampirism'

-Late night comfs at the tent that resulted in me staying there until morning for Maralas' mass.

-Kamei! I just about tackle hugged her when I had the chance to

Saturday:
-Getting shot

-Not so much having a chance to participate in Pendarvin breakfast, but I hope my contribution was enjoyed

-Knights of Kaladin~ Ilana mostly just happy to hang out with dragoons all afternoon. Pendarvin fight apparently was going to go too long so it was cut short? (We're low damage and high endurance... except Billliamm) Also having my Tsunami's Kings Guarded was surprising. Tyros and his instincts, didn't even bother fighting him. (Also, the new side of the fence (aka no body damage) vs. my side of the fence (aka all the body damage X.x) I was having a ton of fun!

-Destruction of the Thrush

-Tari inviting Ilana on her adventure and breaking down in tears eventually. Getting the biggest compliment from Ethan that Ilana could have ever gotten. Ethan also giving her a piece of hope in a ring for her dad.

-Physicians that weren't quite physicians...

-Showing Lamia that being a wildmage can be a good curse instead of *just* a horrible curse.

-The wildmage assassin on Saturday ruining a rather relaxing sit at the comfy tree. Also, quite happy with Atrus' expedient response when Ilana simply stated 'Kill him!'

-Tamzyn's utterly brave and insane attempt to protect Ilana after berserked Atrus shattered Ilana's arm and left her in a rather troubled position.

-Trying to sort out the situation afterward rolling into the events of Sunday.

-Accidentally running into Matt Calo's pirate being attacked by another pirate and crew. Ilana needed to let off some steam. It went relatively well considering what a terrible idea it was.

-Also, I got my arm broken so many times. I think Ilana's going to be retiring shield.

-The end of Tari's adventure for the evening and Ilana's severe disapproval of the situation. "..It's very rare someone gives me a feeling like that. That thing's worse than wrong."

-Really tried to accept and listen to one of Eva's lessons... but crumpled after thirty seconds and just left. I didn't realize how much of a problem Ilana would have with that.

-Insect spirits are bad news.

-Serious late night talks that ended on a bad note Sunday

-Also, all the various lessons in general

Sunday:

-Ketryn giving Ilana insight on a situation she thought was resolved.

-Balfurous' Eyes and Doctor Walker's procedure (Liam RPing like a boss as always )

-Realizing the inevitable and letting the cat out of the bag starting with Tari.

Can't wait for September! Dragoon holiday! Not thinking about other things! Better know your dragon history new dragoons!

So first of all, this event was spectacular and I’m sorry I had to leave early for distressing an infected tooth. Now I’ll have a smile twice as pirate-y.. ARRGH That said, forgive me if I’m babbling. I’m on a cocktail of pain medication.

• I fell in love with every Coasthavener NPC – the wenches were as sultry as they were salty. Meanwhile Charlotte was magnificent in ways I could only describe as a badass murderous heartthrob. Frost had a distinctively imposing air about him that was truly terrifying. All the pirates were incredibly unique, and I could tell everybody was having a blast getting into character with them.
• Bragging to Nalick about stealing and then noping out of the Inn sets the tune to a lot of their interactions. Watching Cade lead the Adventurers Guild was also heartwarming. Gamblor, your stories are hilarious. And Jack Cypher, the teenyboppers and I aren’t sure if your quest was a dark ritual or not. And of course, there's Papa Gypsy. Collins days are always filled with the likes of you.
• Then there was the PVP action between Collin and Miss Demeanor - 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.
• In any case after that Collin lost his bearings and joined a religion – that Enax fella – and somewhere along the lines became Guo Chenjing’s dragoon charge. “At least buy me dinner first” was the resounding statement. They’re taking it one step at a time.
• Recall Collin bears the cross of an angsty Sylph backstory – and he’s not even from Angst. There was a moment that was incredibly nuanced but very important for him right before main mod where everybody beckoned him over, and then struck conversations with him while they marched into main mod. That instilled the deepest sense of community in his salty bones he’s seen in a very, very long time. I can feel the gears shifting in his barnacle-coated skull and I figure you just have to break his spirit in a few times before he’s willing to take on the task of protecting a single mosquito fart of a soul in Travance. That said, he’s definitely getting closer.
• I know that the fireworks over the hillside were a happy accident, but those were cannon fire. There’s no beating around the bush there.

Collin had a very significant event, and I can only wait to see what paths it takes him down. I just got finished gluing his other ear back into his hat, so if any surgeons or healers wanna do him the honor of claiming they performed the procedure, hit me up and we’ll roleplay it out.

It is good to have played again. Glad it was this event that I came back to.

Shout outs to:
*The Tanwyns. I love the chemistry between all of you, and I am so impressed and thankful that a large group of fresh players came into game as a family and have stayed as such for this long. Not only do you crack me up, but you make me feel like the Romani family can *be* a family.
*Peonis and Zellara! I enjoyed the chats, the gossip, and the hint of doting between all of us on that brief moment saturday.
*Steve Amore. Sindarion is a cool guy, and the Wild Man was fun to encounter. Without him, I wouldn't have had those brief but interesting interactions with Drexel, Lathiel, and the Celt whose name escapes me (Donald, I think?)
*Joe Bondi. The bits and pieces I hear about Blackthorn while you are absent help to build him into a mighty figure in my mind. I hope to learn more of magic and sorcery next time you come by.
*Vladimir, the Swashbuckler in the black beaked mask. It is a funny coincidence that within two months my mask comes off and you put a mask on. I take this as an omen. Here's hoping for some fun roleplay!

This event was kind of rough on me mostly because of the heat and getting overheated Saturday. Still there was some really good stuff. First, I want to thank James and all the ST's, Marshals, Staff and all the other people who give so much to make events fun and run smoothly. Many of you work very hard and only a few people see how much you put into making a successful event. So, thank you all very much. Also, thanks to all the players who make events so much fun. As always my role play encounters were just amazing.

Friday night: I was very sad that I missed Midnight Mass. I need to be better about attending.

Chatting with Nalick was really nice. I hope we get more time to get to know each other. This was one of the high points of my event.

Seeing a being the looks like death walk into the Inn and make a bee line for Maralas. She thought: I know what that is! And then saying, "I can't speak to you!" She was really shaken by the encounter. Then I got asked, "did you just elf a god?" Yeah, I guess I did . . . oops?

Saturday: Morning Mass was really nice. Thanks to all the folks who came to listen to me prattle on about the Gods

Then off to Market Faire. I had a great time crafting all the alchemy with Meander!!! It's always such a pleasure to work with her. We will make all the things!!!

Jasmine tea was absolutely dreamy. It really made my morning.

Finally got to chat with Atrus . . . well, it went better than she expected, so we will see what happens.

Then talking to Bran and all the feels. Being dehydrated and heat exhausted apparently makes for good RP! Still, it was a great scene!

Sunday lessons were fun. Thank you Rudolf for teaching me and pranking Gideon. Too bad he's not new enough to really freak out!

I realized that Maralas has come a long way since she first came to Travance . . . I think she still has a long ways to go. I hope to see you all the next time I am in Travance!

Ye Gods, my poor legs.

Anyways, after a stressful evening just getting to KR I was glad to slip into an NPC shift with a rowdy crew who had a ton of RP instead of just combat, even if we did get beaten into the ground a few times.

Later on with Captain Fross as well, that was FUN.

Early morning walk around is always a plus for me.

The Knight and Squires mod was a ton of fun to watch, I loved it. Very bummed that it had to be cut short on the Blood Spirits, but I 100% understand the reasons and agree that when you reach a limit you have to stop. Turning this unfortunate situation into an entirely different mod for my fellow Blood Spirits ended up being a huge plus, massive thanks to the NPCs and to James and Co. for making that happen.

Adventurers Guild was a huge amount of fun, I took a quick count and we had nearly 60 people running about the Gypsy Camp, I know it takes time and energy to get ten people to do anything, so another huge thanks to those involved with it.

Helping with the exorcism afterwards was a fun bit of RP as well.

Leading a prospective recruit and a young guardsman along some of the trails in the camp and making a fateful statement of "There are hardly any travelers along this route... What the... Crap. Walk back the way we came, fast. No, FASTER!" Half of staying alive out there is knowing when its a really good time to take a stroll away from someplace.

The swordsmanship lesson on Sunday behind the Inn, thank you those that gave advice, that was enjoyable.

Thank you staff and players for the event.