May 2018 Event Highlights

Hi all...

First off.... the Weather was about as perfect as it could be, all things considered, for this event. WARM on Friday and Comfortable to Warm on Saturday made for some excellent larping weather and I know I could not have been happier for it.

Personal Highlights!

Friday Moments....
... Parley with Gilgamesh. Everyone getting thumped by him and his.... and The Crossed weren't. Or at least I wasn't (I think I was the only active one that night)
... Arcane Son part 1. Damn Necromancers.... And Josh- That was an awesome scene and I believe alot of folks were entertained by my Action Hero Movie takedown or your NPC. Awesome rolling with it...
... Talks with Aleister. Steve, this was a wonderful bit of RP we had and I found it wonderful insight into more than few things observed and told. I also saw it as a build upon what we had cooked up Waaaaay back during Xualla Battle. Thumbs up for sure...
And I look forward to more of this RP.

Saturday Shenanigans...
... Brazen Mass and Cook Out. I am surprised folks didn't make this one.... Given it is known we have food usually at Mass, attendees would have been eating fire-roasted Pork-roll, Sausage and Bacon. And we had plenty. Oh well.

... Dragoon stuff. Not a Dragoon but I know a lot; Perhaps too much for a Non Dragoon. But its was a RP heavy thing (The Finding of the Spirit for a new Dragoon) and I got to Scene Marshal (with Da Man's blessing on the results) This is a New Age with the rules and ability changes... and between Rob T. and myself asking ourselves "What Would Leslie Do?", this was nailed down super well. A+ RP on all parties. Would RP/Marshal again

... Arcane Sun Part 2- the Mines. Was fun attempting to corral a Dwarf. And a pain in the arse.

... Arcane Sun Part 3- The Library(?) Damnit Karen.....

... Memories of the Past- Lillith and The Others. Some serious clues and many questions were answered... as well as one suspicion confirmed. And the events of the next item REALLY confirmed a few other things suspected.
... Stopping Eden. Orias and Duncan deciding Gilgamesh was theirs to try and drag down while others concentrated on getting at Eden. And I amazed my self with the Nope Game for this (the compliments of a few bystanders who saw it AND Brian Hahn made it real for me as I still had trouble believing this). Brian, you are mad good and I am super glad I gave you a wicked battle.

The "cutscene" with Eden getting stomped by Lillith then the actions that followed.... drove home a few things. And also makes a future decision that much more important.

Feast! Awesome Stuff Bill!!

Arcane Son 5- Main Mod! Fun times fighting.


Post Main Mini-Mod- Hostages Rescue
This small mod supporting the Guard was a blast. I got tasked with getting it done and when I asked for about a dozen to join me in doing this, I got a rather eclectic and potent group. One of Which was Aleister!!
Steve- thanks for giving me a chance to lead this Op... and despite it going Sideways some, it was as close to text book as it could have been with with both rescue and captures.
To the NPCs... way to roll with things. I heard about y'alls reactions after the mod and I am glad I gave you guys a good bit of RP!.

I think ALL of the RP that happened here was pretty damn top notch.

Sunday Morning!
After a solid night's sleep, a brief sojourn to the Inn got me a wonderful talk with some folks then it was time to pack up, clean up and head to work.

I can honestly say that this was one of the most fun events that I have had in Some Time. A chunk of that came from both Mods I managed to get on and the excellent RP that happened with both usual and non-usual subjects.

I will NOT be at WitL but I WILL be at June and July events.

Until I see folks, stay safe and hopefully healthy!

My top highlight was the inquest into the death of King Alaric and the future of the Realm. First rate RP by all. At the end, a spirited disagreement between four of us on how to deal with New Gaaldron. What I found superb was though Lord Rudolf and I agreed to a certain point, we vociferously disagreed on some points, but kept it civil throughout, genuinely collegial. After reaching an impasse, we did the right thing - dumped it in the lap of His Grace (as I jokingly said to Rudolf as we left, "That's why he gets the big bucks.").

Making two breakfasts. My heartfelt thanks to Victoria./Heidi on Saturday and the Brouchards (they came as a set) on Sunday. I'm too old to get up at 8 AM both days.

Two Guys see me walking to Pendarvin alone "What are you doing by yourself? Don't you know its dangerous?"
Me "Force of habit."

Realizing I do more damage with my sword than with my spells. Such is the fate of a generalist in today's Travance. I guess time will tell if Edwin is still viable as what he was.

Some theological discussions with a few diverse priests.

too much to mention. I had came into this one a little hesitantly, but this came out okay.

well, your resident Hooligan from the Highlands came out from making the whisky swinging with goblins, and getting involved in the whole Gilgamesh affair.

Lots of somethings got a kicking. the one that sticks out was the slaver mod.

"Hello, how are we today? I have a wee proposition, if ye don't mind giving me a few moments of your time. Would ye kindly consider......JUST SODDING OFF!"

Negotiations in the Highland style went swimmingly after that. In short.....things got a kicking.

all of the conversations went well. And Donny tried to console Gemini and find people for Prometheus.

this should be celebrated as the first time Donny, mister "SOMETHING'S GETTIN' A KICKIN!" actually tried to resolve a situation without resorting to violence. the rescued miscreant children was a little turning point for me, as Donny slowly realizes he scares the crap out of Sassenachs.

Weather was pretty wonderful. Not so wonderful for my full leather suit of armor but it wasn't 100 degrees so I'm pretty happy!
Seeking some wonderful revenge on the Arcane Sons was so therapeutic, truly was. All the fights were *GREAT*

Friday Night-
-GILGAMESH!!! That was wicked, Like I've been wanting to hug him for months and I did it WITHOUT dying, I said something like super drmatic cause I wouldn't be roleplaying Reno right if I didn't
-Got to activate vindicator for the first time on Matt and IT WAS SOOOOO AWESOME. I loved everything about that fight. Sneaking around is always wonderful.
-I got some wonderful roleplay in with people as well. Really putting a lot of Reno to the test

Saturday-
-Dragoon roleplay that was off the wall awesome. Shiny never hurt more in my entire life.
-Some more wonderful rp with some wonderful people.
-Being able to see all the cutscenes Matt planned for his plot was so awesome. They really made those dramatic moments even more intense.
-ABEL AHHH MY FEELS ;^; LILITH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
-"Hey can I have some of your blood? Here let me explain because I know this sounds shady.." Thank you to the THIRTY EIGHT Travancians who gave me a sample. Ya'll know why I did and it means a lot
-Main mod on hard mode after I hit my eye and my contact fell into the grass cause I'M A DUFUS. I didn't do half bad and and ended up okay so that's a plus.
-The goblin war in the inn over colored shirts.
-"Mr. Dadchand" Adopting Belegchand as a father while on my NPC shift as Allan really cracked me up. That npc was SO much fun.
-Fun time researching
-SO MANY OTHER GREAT TIMES

Sunday-
- G E M S
-The gross ooze was so fun to deal with
-The goblin NPCS where SO funny. "Master Reno" And like everyone is looking at me weirdly after I got one healed and taught them how to swim

This was my first time back in a long while, and I'm (once again) pleasantly surprised how many people remember Alexei. :lol: My highlights:

• Getting caught up on recent events by Father Ephrim, and later by Midori.
• Introducing everyone to Erdrick! Especially Blue Kestrel.
• Being handed a sword when I ran out of MP and all but dropping it like a hot potato. Thank you Donny for trying.
• Delicious feast!
• Listening to the townspeople cheer the Heroes of Travance from the safety of the kitchen.
• Getting knocked out trying to heal black ooze.

Oh wow, this event was so much fun!

Friday Night: Mathemagical! Learning about how the gates of passage work and the complex way it all works with numbers, phrases, and all that complex stuff, and strangely being able to understand it. Getting a sit down with Merikh outside the inn and having a chat with him about Galmachis, and even getting baptized. What makes that even better however, is later when people were pulling cards from Lois' tarot deck for a fortune, of course I would pull the Death card, not even an hour after my baptism.

Saturday: SAVE THE BOOKS! Trying (and failing) to do motions from Avatar (The animated series not the movie) bending style motions when roleplaying my Shaman cantrips. Chatting with Nalick, well less chatting and more of getting him to not do something stupid and do something more productive with his time. Loved that RP. As always feast was wonderful!

Sunday: YAY BOOKS! Getting some books and finding out one of the books was about Aleister. And of course I had to get him to sign it! Jonas walks up to a group of us and all he says is "Who wants to go crash a date?" And then a good chunk of the town just signs on to go be jerks. Leading to an excellently ruined moment, and creating something even better!