February 2016 Event Highlights!

I haven't NPCed in a while, so it was refreshing to be part of the Adventurer's Guild mod, even if I was rusty. Getting to ham it up and hurl up loot for the adventurers was a treat when I saw the looks on their faces. Thank you guys for coming out in the cold and using your wit and whatever it was that thought casting "Change Stone to Flesh" on a stone wall was a great idea.

Ergos gets a tip of my hat for making my day Saturday. When in Aldric's absence, I hosted Bar Mass, I asked people to raise their glasses in commemoration of Keryth’rina and remembering those innocents lost in war.

What does Ergos do?

He takes off his glasses and hoists them in the air with a smile. Well done on your first event, friend.

Earlier in the day, I'd gone off with Snow and Lotharias (you two are a treat!) down to the lake with a bottle of wine for the candle lighting, but since there was no one there, we retreated to the Adventurer's Guildhall in search of a bottle opener. We drank the bottle amongst ourselves and because of four too many puns, Seamus offered me a mug of his own brew. The rules were simple: I could not sip. So I downed the whole mug and fell about the place, cracking jokes worse than before.

Puns and... other... jokes with Faust, falling off the stool in the bar in laughter with Elijah and Kess, cracking up and sliding down the window at Logistics because of Danielle... The large majority of my weekend was spent laughing my butt off and I regret no part of it.

Saturday night in the Adventurer's Guild, Magnus was cooking a meal and needed oil, which led me to bring some from the kitchen as well as Quan Liu with a bag full of "Valosian Chips" (Sun Chips). He also brought jokes almost as terrible as mine. While waiting patiently at the table, Faust and I fell into a ping pong match of puns.

Marcus! When you laughed so hard and looked like you were about to cry, I knew we became best friends.

Sitting down for a drink with Lois and hearing her thoughts on this month's issue of the Chronicle. Shenanigans. Totally not setting the Baron's copy of the Chronicle on fire--I don't know what you're talking about!

Bringing Alex Blockus' NPC (I think) through the Focus with Thalia, Hazel, and Fenri. Whoa... Being newly attuned, this was only the second or third time I'd seen up-close what the process was like but Alex brought his a-game. Poignant, touching story, great RP, and I certainly wouldn't mind seeing that character again!
To that effect, Ashe's artist rendering that she drew while half-asleep. Amazing!

Clergy RP in Jed's shack. Thank you, storytellers, for herding the cats. It was a great show.

Feeling actually scared when Klarington turned on the town.

Cipher and Cyndra's scene, despite or because of the interruptions. Moral arguments with each of them, in and out of that room.

Cael's coffee.

Staying nearby with Rook and Cael in the Inn to make sure nothing went out of hand and, incidentally, making more go wrong.
P.S. I think Rook of all people would agree that Nalick is a fungi.

OOG Highlights:

• Steve's glee when he revisited Arboreus's card.
• My glee in selecting Arboreus.
• Hot coffee. Hot breakfast. Thank you to all the cooks and kitchen staff.
• Warm and quiet bed.
• Main mod set up. Faila was assisting Verrill and was facing away from the center of the Inn, so I couldn't see anything except Ben during the ritual. When the cut story hold was called I turned to look at James and was blown away by what I saw - amazing and magical.
• On the same topic, trying to figure out how Ben managed to maintain a trembling body during the entire ritual as Verrill held the elven bow. Totally convincing.
• Conversations with players I respect about how to improve RP.
• Getting to RP with some folks I rarely interact with.
• Remembering and using my skills. Definitely not 100% but I'm improving!
• Most important. Getting to see and catch up with friends.

IG high and lowlights are FOIG, except for the fact that Faila made a bunch of people laugh and watching Thalia kick some undead butt. :whistle:

Friday:

Npc shift
Galadellian Priest leading a flock of starving peasants
Temporal guard trying to hold the line

Came back to town to deal with Grim losing his mind

Saturday:
Wake up to short guard meeting then change into my alt

Actually having gold on me and doing things at market faire

Went to the past as my alt to help with the cyrstal ritual as a new Mage and went through all my magic points

Feast

Was planning on doing main but got asked to help npc as they where short

All the roleplay in the Inn and drunk Rook vs Nalick was hilarious... He would not give her a shiney so she wouldn't sober up.

Overall great event hope I can make March.

When the Baron misheard Thalia calling a skill and invented a new deity.

"Almighty Scone, hear my prayer..."

I can't believe I almost missed this event due to the cold.

My highlights started before game with the endlessly hilarious drive to game. An amazing ST with no fear who got me a pretty paper car you know who you are.

But seriously this game was amazing and I can't say thank you enough. This game pushed me as a player, a person and as my pc. Freaking out oog, having two STs calm me down only for me to suck it up and decide I can do it

Somehow going on 4 out of 5 time jump mods, being the only orange sorcerer to do so.

Sitting around discussing magic and theories again. I really missed that, the sorcerers really talking and working together like times of old.

Actually having the baron discuss battle plans with me,was such a sereal and overwhelming experience, not to mention him being mysterious about responsibility in the future.

Being able to tell individuals what was going on, and feeling or faking confidence in my answers.

Long talks with Maga that may be changing my mind regarding him.

Klarington still owes me two spells.

Loved what the potential future holds, and can't wait to see what could be coming down the line.

Oh almost forgot, getting a chance to interact with many many new people that I have never gotten to before

And potentially planning a civil war over pie vs cake, and having the barons decree on how he would fix that one immediately

Getting surprised by Gene with what my NPC shift would be.

Mixolydia's return, and a few brief exchanges of conversation that were very meaningful to me. Grim remembers his debt to her. And food debt is the most IMPORTANT debt to heargens.

Going toe to toe with Alex as the primary guard of Temporis keep. And taking a direct shot from Maja's song first thing.

Roleplaying the barbarian hurk fest.

Taking responsibility for Travance's bad ideas since 2013. Going completely insane for my troubles.

Meeting Wormwood in the dark, hearing his whole explanation of who and what Grim is when even grim couldn't remember. That entire sequence was brilliant, Alex.

The entire scene with Maja, grim getting fixed by Seneschal Maxwell as various people are reacting to one of the stalwarts of Travance completely mad and ranting with guilt, and the familial and friendship reactions when someone suggests a callous solution to his problems.

The guard meeting, and getting Raise your Flag stuck in my head. I have so many ideas for my crew. So many ideas.

Going into dwarf land and seeing Jason white headbanded and dropping traps on me like what. Even better when I realized I couldn't see them and his expression as I ran into them chasing down opponents.

Missing the other time jumps but hearing about them.

Tea time and lunch time and eating with people I rarely see.

My brief audience with the Baron was deeply amusing and enjoyable. Peace through Strength.

Getting all my back pay.

Yay!

Teaching and roleplaying with faila. Crystal is such a champ of a player.

More roleplay with Orias and explaining some things to him, and hearing his harsh, but thoughtful opinion. Hearing Faila's alternative take.

Eating more then sleeping.

Feast for more eating.

Main mod Aka bill dresses in a white sheet and is a reverse Nazgul during murder rave times.

Post main mod shenanigans as the alchemist bros Andy and Bert. Feldman A+ would improv with you again.

Sleep.

Sunday:

Oren and Grim each dividing off and taking a side as we fought and entire group of undead by ourselves until the reinforcements showed up.

Realizing how sicknasty the lich was and pointing various galladellians and smiths at the phylactery.

Forgetting the words to berserker's wrath.

Learning from Quan Liu and Lord Silverbow.

Getting ideas for a new NPC with Luis. This one's gonna be fun!

packing up and rolling out with friends.

A+ event.

Oh, and my new cloak was wonderful and so was my older one. The best is they have the same trim so I look very much like I have clothes instead of just garb.