March 2016 -- Island Realms -- Event Highlights

Looks like I get to start this one. What a great event to come to, especially after having missed too many events recently. Thank you to everyone who ran this event, it was great!

Pre-event boat based RP was strange but fun. Gunnar gained a bit of a reputation from it but I don’t think it is an entirely inaccurate one.

Friday night Angeliana healing RP was a good way to start of the event. It really got me into the mindset of Gunnar and that carried through the weekend. Also all of the potions that were made Friday night… all the potions. Also the RP with Maralas on something that is bothering her and figuring out what the literal something was and trying to talk to it.

Saturday morning … even more potions. Then the Gaian temple mod. Itching powders and Sigfried and Bran and Gunnar moving heavy things. No thanks to Belechand. Filthy magic. Gunnar nearly learns a hard lesson about politics but rational thought rules the day. Then making more potions and a few lessons.

Officially vasaled to Kaladonia. Good thing I already wear some green huh? Also I learned germinate (Caldor will be proud but also sad that he didn’t get to teach Gunnar)

Ignore magic a being that is the pure embodiment of a lightning storm. Interact with a living Solar Ray.

Feast was excellent food and interesting conversation. What happens when you sit between a Gaian and a Galmacian at dinner? Philosophy… that’s what happens.

Post feast purification of the waters ritual. Who’s idea was it to sit the Barbarian down next to the White Sorcerer? Good lesson in self control there.

Main mod I was with the Kaladonians and the Guards where I joined with Tris to form the Rabbit team. We were hopping along to buildings along the path to make sure that all able fighters were going to the field of battle.

Fought and healed a lot on main mod. Teamed up with Keavy and a mysterious man in black (later to find out it was Orias) in a good one two combo to roll up the right line of the opposing forces. That was fun.

Sunday morning, round two of working on trying to communicate with the entity bothering Maralas. This time with a little help from a friend. Sadly no results yet. This project may be difficult to handle.
I’m sure I missed something… but it was great to be back in Travance… well… ok… back at Camp again.

EDIT: Forgot many people. Aldric -- very good RP and Bar mass was ... interesting. Helping Lois to see clearly past the evil spirits. Conversations with Lord Aleister about Shamanism.

Second Edit: Also got to carry James bodily to be buried as his NPC and witness his death scene. Special guest star, a large red gem physrep that I had donated a while ago (or at least one that looked very similar). Great to see it put to such good use.

Seeing Maralas and Gunnar again, even if our RP was fairly brief.


The island descriptions and RP leading up to it were great.

Meeting that due Damien plays when he's not being the baron was super cool, him laughing with Sylus at the bar was great fun.

A lot of introductory RP with the Tanwyns and the Winged Victory people, who I hadn't really encountered much prior to this. You guys are bringing real energy and skill and acting to the game, I'm excited for it.

Hrafendoom returned!

Laying waste to foes with that sword again is just... very nice. Having a 2HE that wields like a rapier is just insanitysauce.

The aching roleplay of the distance between Grim and his friends amongst the light clergy and the paladin order was beautiful. He's the child chasing their shadows in the dark, always a step or two behind. Glorious.

Seeing augustus and fighting with him again. Like old times, only not. Grim misses being unburdened.

A wonderful little conversation with Dimitri

Getting typecast with Michaela by her brother as enormous thugs for the Sunday mini main mod.

Larry amazing mini-encounter with the ship loading and the boats. It was comedic and fun for the players, and the NPCs. Especially when we were all "Sealegs lol."

The OOG reaction to myself in a knit cap smiling and laughing and generally motivating NPCs to have a fun time after seeing Grimkjell all the time, who varies from Dour to Surly in terms of his general moods.

Fun with Gren (James' NPC) and Maria's Lizard person. Especially the part where they hand grim a gold Coin and say "Tanwyn!" Grim couldn't disagree.

Mushroom Samba the mod. Massive props for not killing them!

Seeing Jason Feldman as a monster Marshal. So proud of him.

Reacting to Kardin dying with Sigfried as barbarians do, by drinking and telling tales, only to be interrupted by kardin himself kicking ass in the next room.

Missing Caldor and Aella.

Feast was delicious, as always. Goose puts on a show, and while my stomach regrets it a bit, I will never turn down food he cooks.

Classic main mod blessings with Bran.
A really cool moment of Grim interacting with Lord Aleister, and about what they each think of the Island.

Setting up torches for main mod.
Napping in the base camp. Listening to Sindarion sing. Trying to learn a new song and instead simply being enchanted by his voice.

Huddling with Tobias at the table and quiet conversations about hope.

Annora and Grim parts 1 and 2, and their varying interpretations of passion, duty, and what the right thing is. The hurt that comes with two friends being unable to agree.

Seeing Angeliana again, and trying to figure out why she was like she was.

All in all, a great March event, and hearing how much everyone else loved it made it that much better.

And, of course, once again. Seeing Fiona, kneeling to her, and understanding what she meant to everyone at KR, good, evil and in between.

This event was the first time I played an alt and even though there were a handful of times when I needed to remind people when I wasn't Nalick, that I wasn't him, I had a blast!

Nalick:

Angeliana fighting a mental battle with herself and doing what I could to help.
Gunnar's RP therein (you're fun to watch, Joe!)
A chat and a hug with Angeliana sometime afterward.

Showing Ergos how (not) to prepare a proper cup of coffee and what to watch out for, especially when adding the sugar.

A private philosophical discussion that turned into an incidental Willpower lesson. Though I didn't call the skill, I considered it used, what with the actual heartburn and all.

Sitting down and having Mistress Jade lecture me on proper boat etiquette following a series of between-event Facebook group chats.

Learning the hard way that Rook can't take a joke--at least without returning fire... literally.
Lord Tartaros'/Steve's face on Sunday when Rook shot someone and I called "Intercept, Requiem of Bound Fate!"

Borrowing Josh and Connor's bards when Wylla needed to be escorted to bed. Josh sang the whole way there and I sure hope nobody heard his song about Tellegrim.
Having dropped his guitar pick, Josh strumming with a gold coin instead.

James and Maria's portrayal of natives. I wish I could have interacted with you guys. What I saw looked great!

The Fiona scene. I'm glad I got to witness it. One of my favorite moments of the event was definitely when everyone in the room knelt simultaneously.

Sunday morning grogginess. The coffee was not yet ready, nor was my brain. I sat at a table with Danae and some newer players and for a while could not form coherent sentences. But I made them laugh anyway.
Danwyn(?): "What do you call a box full of ducks?"
Nalick: "...a box of quackers?"
We may have been the only ones at the table who didn't groan, but I am thankful that I found someone who shares a similar sense of humor!

Tris giving lessons to Gabe and me on how to be a bear.

Seamus and Bran teaching Nalick how to repel attacks. Shane and Chris, thanks for also teaching me OOG techniques as well as the skill.

Being called over by a relatively new addition to the Andorran flock for a moral debate, I asked what they were arguing about when Lady Tartaros stepped in to stop me from weighing in on a discussion of homunculi. I can't see why that would be...

More silly back and forths with Faust.
Silliness with Crowley. "BARD BAR!"

A bonding moment with Cyrik shortly after main mod.

Chet (my DnD character of 5 months and counting, with some alterations):

That the first person I met was Magnus and our introductory chat revolving around Chet being upset at the lack of a bartender and his inability to get a pint.
Magnus: "IT'S NOT EVEN EIGHT BELLS!"
Having Magnus forge me a small axe. Matt, that scene was really cool. I hope your hands are okay!

Having breakfast while unloading all manner of innuendo that I would never have thought, let alone said as Nalick. Whoa.

The chat with Fenri about having breakfast in bed and him wondering why you would "get hungry in the bedroom?"

Poking fun at Evangeline, some of the Winged Victory crew, among others.

Eating breakfast with my hands and chewing with my mouth open. It felt liberating.

Standing on the back porch of the Inn when James walks out and checks out my garb and tells me it looks great! (Also after game when some other friends also complimented me!)

I finally attended Enaxian mass! What's the topic? Mercy, of course. Mordra is safe--for now.
Following Enaxian mass, another first--Brazenite mass!
Seriously though, if your character is at all curious about religion, you should go to a mass. It's an interesting experience.

Busting Argyle/Forest's chops. Love ya, buddy!

Getting myself in trouble with Lilith. I bet Chet's glad he wore overalls.

Conversations with Ash (and coming up with ways not to forget each other's names), which started with just the two of us while they set up for Feast and ended with almost 10 people sitting at the table, all dying of laughter.
Trying to catch my breath and sounding like an owl. I'm looking at you, Lake.
THE SOUP!

Learning how to read with a funny lesson from Dame Arden

One OOG highlight was definitely watching Matt Calo fighting as a pirate and barely having to call a hold despite getting wailed on from all sides. You know your stuff.

Also at main mod when Bran went into a rage and Goose called "Intensify" several times.

Learning Master Warrior through a series of intense, exhausting sparring matches with Cinder. Cyrik felt honored, I felt like I need to start hitting the gym hard if I'm going to fight in steel cuirass on the regular.

Fiona's emergence/rescue. Legit tears.

Kardin's death, and very angry resurrection.

Night patrols with the lads.

Packed-to-the-gills Valosian barracks mass.

-Island Realms between RP A+

-Grenn and Skree! Belegchand and cherades *snerk*

-Talking to a 'posi life elemental' and guarding its heart.

-Someone is going to apologize to Ilana for saying she desecrated a holy place. No Galladelian is taking that kind of insult.

-Trying to stay at the end of Fiona's bed because Ilana truly did not feel like she should be that close and then being made to scoot closer.

-Oh.. we're going back where great granddad's body is..? Cool... ._.

-Hanging out with 'Copper' Philidan

-Posi wolves and then coyote howls..
oops

-Captain Valo battle. When a ship blew up and everyone was concerned but I could see Kirsten down the road and I was all 'wee!' The way Matt's eye lit up in panic when I hit him with a Chaos Storm :cool:

-Teaching Wren all the scholar things

Island Realms! Aka rook hates this freaking island and wants to go home weekend.

Seriously, oog- amazing weekend, so much fun.

The island realms chat before hand. Getting to be involved with the story even when not at camp was amazing. Plus it gave me an excuse to walk around with a black eye for most of the weekend which was so much fun.

At game, rook was having a major crisis of identity and spent the weekend in a really bad place emotionally. Which made for really interesting and emotionally driven rp, even if the people I was interacting with didn't realize how much everything was affecting her.

Tanwyns- as usual, family business was amazing. Thank you Coran for your assistance, that scene made my life. Now I want more. Calven and Rook in general leads to very interesting RP, and I know this weekend was rough on both of them, so I'm excited for what comes next

Fucking hexes. I'm so over hexes . Oog I know where most of them came from, IG rook thinks it's from someone else and personally blames herself for every single one of them. Which was a huge emotional drain to her. Her realizing that she does actually care about the people around her (she doesn't care that she got hexed, she's annoyed but she knew it was going to happen, she had a warning on that and was ready for it to happen eventually,but they messed with the crew and she was told it was her fault and it was going to continue, and she is a mess)


Because she was in such a weird emotional place she was acting out of emotion instead of logic, which was fun to play and lead to some very very interesting role plays and new business arrangements

MAGNUS I DONT REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID TO ROOK BUT ONE SECOND IM TELLING YOU TO MIND YOUR OWN FREAKING BUSINESS AND WE'RE HAVING IT OUT IN THE INN AND THE NEXT MOMENT I DID A TOTAL 180. like I was ready to just roll my eyes and walk away, and I started to, but then next thing I know you said something and I opened my mouth to tell you to fuck off and the words "okay fine" are coming out.

This whole game was rook having other people offer to help her fight these battles and she's now questioning why is loyalty such a bad thing. Aleister made a really really good case to her about trusting him, and then turned around and followed through on it not 2 minutes later WHEN NALICK TRIED TO SHOOT ME WITH MY OWN BULLET. So thank you Nalick, I think you just helped rook decide on a decision she was sort of stuck on.

Oh also I shot Nalick in the face for a pasta pun. That was a definite highlight.

Didn't have a lot of lessons this game thanks to the hex drama, but I learned the hard way- if grim offers you a combat based lesson you better be prepared to get wailed on. Omfg I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that.

also, rook learning advanced literacy turned into a lesson about addition and syllables. Rook deciding that "tenty-eight" and "twoty-two" and "fivety" makes more sense as number than whatever high elf shit starling was trying to tell her.

The reunion with D! getting slammed up again a wall with a dagger to my throat was lots of fun!

And then, the three highlights that weren't rook:

Chilling in the kitchen between 4:30am and 7:30 am on Saturday morning with matt oog just talking. It was fun since our characters rarely get along, but he's super good people and I love talking with him

After lay off hold was called getting to spar Matt with training swords. And remembering how much I actually suck at fighting

And then the biggest highlight- getting to play Fiona. Seriously, hands down number one highlight, even though I was so freaking cold I couldn't stop shivering. Sitting up, looking around at everyone, even being on the other side of it it was a crazy powerful scene. I was so crazy nervous because I knew how important the character is, and I was so terrified I was going to totally mess it up, but I'm so honored to have been able to be a part of this. Thank you so much to James and drew and all the storytellers involved