Septemeber 2015 Event Hightlights!!!!

Oh boy. This weekend. I just don't even know where to begin.
I've been looking forward to this event for at least the past month or two. And man, did it deliver!!
Annora got put through the wringer, put on an impressive emotional roller coaster ride.
I knew coming into this event that it was going to be intense, and oh damn, it did not disappoint.
Being one of two with lore:homunculi, as well as being in possession of the Black Knight's spear made me hit the ground running.

Starting Friday night with the first waves of homunculi, meeting with Valius and co…and promptly putting my foot in my mouth. Oops.
(Annora tries with the words, and means well, but diplomacy…not her strong suit).

Sadly brief but still enjoyable conversation with Kendrick.

NPC shift, aka reason #1 I have no voice right now. (110% worth it!)
Tim: "Karen, how loud can you be?"
famous last words….
To all that were entertained/terrified by a wailing banshee at 5am, you're welcome!
SORRY NOT SORRY

Getting to work with people I don't normally interact/team up with, including but not limited to Angelica (yes I actually got to work with my lady!), Meander, Tobias, and Dr Viktor, and finding competent and sympathetic ears.

Having a pleasant chat + tour of the proper with Belberith…but what does this mean?

Empowering the spear to the level where it was homunculi bane…yay, but also uh-oh!

Having the alchemist use the spear as a conduit to attack Ludwig, being forced to stay away from him, and feeling both guilty and frustrated they couldn't see their real enemy. With a hefty dose of being screamed at by Angelica and Valius!
Hello Annora's crisis of faith! And reason #2 my voice up and quit. Obeying orders to not come near them meant sitting and watching them from a distance (while crying my eyes out).
To everyone who was OOG concerned about the sobbing mess I was, thank you, and I was touched. I've had enough experience with emotional breakdowns to know how to play them well

Breaking the alchemist's connection to the spear, and OOG observing an alchemical dreamcasting battle.

Main mod: effective casting team is effective!!
Encoutering papa alchemist, and proceeding to scream/sob in his face in a vain attempt to get through to him. (3rd reason my voice went bye-bye)
Brutus vs alchemist-possessed homunculus: double slay edition! "YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD!"

The pleasant aftermath of the battle, where the 4 homunculi and Travancians sat together as friends. And enjoyed pie.
Annora begins to hope again.
Saying bittersweet goodbyes to the brothers, and making them a promise.

Quite literally running from saying goodbye to homunculi to dealing with druidic matters.
Deeeeecaaaayyyy!!!!

Excellent late night conversations, and somehow time went poof.

Sunday:
Breakfast!

No magnus please don't kill me and cook me if I happen to be in drake form.

PALADIN JOUSTING. THIS WILL HAPPEN (again)

Body block kick from a seemingly elegant lady!

GET DOWN, YOUR EXCELLENCY!

I love silly shenanigans.

I feel this doesn't sum up even half of that emotional roller coaster this past weekend was. Matt, you and your NPCs knocked it out of the park.
Can't wait for more…after I've recovered from this event

More later if I realize I forgot anything!

OH I FORGOT!!

Got pegged in the nether regions by cookie tree. SUPER glad I'm not a guy, or I'm pretty sure I would be infertile now.

Sword lessons!!!! Thanks Sébsei, Boriev, and Sergei! Also, Sergei's magical hands are joining my personal staff, I just decided.

What a great event. Thank you Matt! Dustin, Ricky, Jeff, and Alex, you guys did an amazing job with your roles. Had a ton of fun interacting with you. Went from "hommunculi aren't actually alive no matter how many emotions they exhibit" to risking my life to save them within 24 hours.

Impromptu save-the-hommunculus mod with Angelica and Ilana was fantastic. Very much expected to die for that stuff. Pleasantly surprised when everybody involved (except the Informant) lived.

Lessons with Takouri, Lorelai, Big B, and Kane were great. Justin, you're a great teacher. I learned some stuff about Zelretch as well as myself because of you.

I had fun. It was an incredible story.

Friday:

A Friend Amoung Enemies:
As the Adventurer's Guild arrives at the caravan's to retrieve the lost gold, bandit arrive just moments before we do and get the prize. While everyone was fighting, I sat with the stronger bandits and spoke about Londwyn and how nice it was to get a chance to sit down and relax.

The Epic of Crotch Goblins:
Sitting down in the Blackbird Tavern for several hours and just elaborating on the who, what, where, and how of Crotch Goblins. It was majestic.

The Difference Is Like Wilinde and Night:
Sitting down and speaking with Wili at the Blackbird was honestly one of the best RP. It felt very organic, the best part was trying to get the proper pronunciation of her name.

Saturday:
A Civilized War:
Fighting some of the Homonculi and having a nice conversation with the ones who can speak.

A Guilt-Ridden Acquaintance:
Taking a Chaos Blast for Swift and the following RP that came from a broken dagger.

I am REALLY enjoying this plot! It's especially interesting because of Travance's relationship with the adversaries, which gives emotional context to the fights.

As an Alchemist, I love the opportunity to explore what the Art is capable of beyond the recipes on the character cards. The existence of homunculi and what it means for Alchemy, and our understanding of sentience and life, create fantastic RP opportunities, and bring new dimensions to the practice of Alchemy in-game. RP with "the Informant" is always enjoyable, and allows Tycho to grow in subtle but important ways. I look forward to the next time we meet...

Thanks, Matt, for making this plot so engaging!

Many thanks to all who are helping with Alisandria mod! (You know who you are!) You really make the encounters fun, and the RP that ensues is always memorable.

Sunday Monster Marshal shift: Thanks to all the NPCs who were so awesome! Your enthusiasm and creativity makes the game better for everyone, and I hope you all had fun NPCing!

First off, a HUGE thank you to the players who NPC'd Saturday 2pm-6pm, my hat's off to you for the first encounter that went out, the ghosts. I heard so many stories from you guys, as well as a few players, and I was utterly floored with the creative situations that you folks came up with on the spot to act out for the PC's. Best story goes to the group of adventurers who got to fight Utgard for their last hurrah.

Now, in no particular order:

1) Late night poker/blackjack in the Adventurer's Guild, it was a blast taking all your money for the cause.

2) Tamzyn's birthday cake, especially when Jonas got a piece and just eerily sat in the back of the guild hall watching us play cards while eating it.

3) The Shady Acres Retreat role-play with the disgraced snitch being executed and kicked through a gate into a swamp for drake food.

4) Sunday insult lesson, and Sunday crushing blow lesson. I can't wait to have build again after my racials are fully paid off so I can start learning things again.

5) Big Papa, and Buffalo Boryev.

6) "My gods, he's even sitting in a Z formation."

7) Sergei asking someone to borrow a "cup of Fierce", and getting it.

The management office in the Adventurer's Guild, despite being very mothy at one point, was the coolest room in the Proper, complete with sign on the door.

I'm sure I'll be posting more as I remember them.