July Highlights, Part 1

Friday night:

Tests of composure, courage and faith all in one go, at three AM.  Matt W. Great job!  As an aside, Demons should know how to count.

RP with Paige and Rosa after their first chills.  Running around after Heather, and making certain Paige didn't disappear.

Getting called 'Tricky' by Malcolm Germaine. (First I've seen him smile, Alex!)

Saturday:

A whole boatload of amazing RP happened... In no particular order:

More demons, and a rather angry Kwildar actually killing blowing them, only to get blown up four or five times.

Smarmy Fate. (T, you're awesome!)

Going through my entire reserve of FP twice during main mod due to Solomon's dagger.

Posi backlashes, and people's reactions to it.  Especially Tick's look of sheer delight when he saw me call Positive Energy Concentration.

Slugging down wine at feast, and all sorts of drink after main mod, only to stumble up to Paige and Keillor and say, "Never again... With Gypsies and Celts at the same time... Never again!"

Slugging matches with Collin.

RPing with Brendan's Sorcerer NPC, getting pelted by about 20 gold in coin, returning that, then an AMAZING scene with Quan Liu, Father Dios and Brogan about compassion, law, and the interworkings of Valosian and Andorran faith.

Collin, Brother Kwildar, and Father Michael.

Gypsies, Celts, and Goblins ... Oh my?

Aleister saying after Kwildar had finished off a Shadow Ice creature, "See, Kwildar's there. It's done for." I don't think Kwildar will ever quite get used to those sorts of comments.

Sunday:

Failed ransom plots.  Getting blinded and bound by Brendan.  Insulting Rosa while blind, then reiterating it once the blindness wore off.  Being a smarmy git is rather fun, actually.  Escaping from Jiltanith, just to get tripped with still-tied hands was a lot of fun.

OOG banter up at logistics about the similarity between 'Grimdar' and 'Kwildar'.

Animal Empathy from Elawyn.
Elawyn, "What is Grimdar"?
Spider, "Something big!"
Elawyn, "You mean there's an army?"
Spider, "My friend has lots of friends.... And something big!"
Elawyn, "This spider is so much more useful than the goblin...!"

GRIIIIIIIMDAR!

Making a bee-line for Osred during a couple of recycles, 'cause he was almost as big as Grimdar, and therefore a false Grimdar-god, and had to be destroyed.  So glad that Mike got to use his new prayer to a good effect.

I just want to hand out a few thanks in regards to the main plot.

Doug P. worked on the main plot with me allot before the event. Even though he couldn't make it, he had a large hand in writing it. Thanks!!!

Alex T, Tom H and Keith helped allot with the implementation of the plot, including writing and running their own mod entwined with it. Thanks!!!

Brendan (spelled with an A), played the role of "Hollan" the sorcerer. He gave such depth to the character I could not imagine anyone else having played that role. He also was able to run with marshaling the fixing of the tear perfectly and far better than I had planned. Thanks!!!

Mike Smith and Theresa both did awesome jobs as their NPCs. Theresa as one of the fates and Mike as part of the Draft of Null. Mike also did a great job writing up the chronicler scroll to summon the fate. Thanks!!!

Also thanks to everyone else who npc'd the roles in the string of mods to follow the trail of the sorcerer. Everyone did a fantastic job!

walked into a bench

it hurt a lot

which gives me an idea for a new skill on the Brute list

Shin Bash
    strike target in the leg. said leg is unusable for 10 min.

Friday: Finally getting In game as Odo and talking with Lord Pyre and actually giving suggestions. I as a player love how the character evolved from just a hammer swinging orc, but a hammer swinging orc with depth.

NPC: To serve the master! Except, it was late night, and only those that arrived were around. Namely, Blockus, and that mace of his. It was weird, but chain walling seemed to be the theme.

Saturday: Showering was great. Oh was it great. Speaking with Antrum on magic. Trade Fair for the first time in a while. That one field mod where we fought weapons and armor. Smashing the kid with the daggers over and over. Sorry dude. Going toe to toe against an axe trying to egg it on by insulting it.

Main Mod: Having to use my torch from a year ago to keep shadows out of the one doorway. Torch bearing was not so fun, but it was needed. Jumping the chills out, and almost hitting my head on the ceiling beams.

Sunday: Command Goblinoid "Get Grimdar." Swapping weapons with the giant since he stepped on Odo and took his hammer.

Good event.

Friday Night:
-NPC Shift as brigands.  Seeing Steve aka Mr. Tobias play one of the best ninja... I mean brigands ever.
-Going to sleep around 3 only to be woken up by Malycites in the distance.  Wanting to get into combat but instead RP'ing my fears with three new players in my cabin.
-Waking up around 4 by a demon knight.  The resulting RP with Brother Jacob, and Rayven's swift decision regarding his future as a Templar.  Fantastic Rob!

Saturday:
-Feast was PHENOMINAL
-The slap heard round the world (well, more like just by Ravanna) from Rayven's "dead" wife
-Playing Big Brother on low level mod, holding back until I see 18 low level players out of 21 dropped on the ground.  Blew through every single healing potion I had once surrounded by those hobgoblins.  I have never been that spent since coming to this game.  LOVED IT!
-Being forced to be split up from Pracika and freaking out during main mod that I couldnt find her.  Then taking out my aggressions on the shadows.
-Ice Fortitude for the win!
-Not taking a SINGLE point of damage, only to be abducted, then frozen upon return. 
-The FIRST time dropping into negatives since Fallow... by Tari's "help" freeing me from the block of ice.  (Good thing the wife didn't see)  Brabarians and fireballs do not mix.

Sunday
-GRIMDAR - Enough said
-Actually seeing Pracika build up enough confidence to fight when bolstered with armor and buffs.

Overall, the BEST event I have had in a long time.

Oh, oh, my turn, my turn    Or at least the parts I can actually talk about

- Yummy BBQ at Darkheart before lay-on
- Having Aerin Feist "show me how it's done"    Thanks, Emily
- Seeing some good friends IG and OOG advance their characters in very kewl directions.
- Awesome 4 helpings I had at feast and the 5 meatball sammiches I had throughout that evening 
- Wonderful songs at feast too.
- Fun RP with 'Fate' and thanking her for everything she's given me 
- Constantly avoiding the Draft of the Null.  Seriously, running from James was hilarious.  Was like a Benny Hill skit.
- Watching Orion once again dig his own grave and almost have to enter honor combat, to which he was going to call me, of all people, to be his champion. 

and of course . . .

- Playing Grimdar, the littlest giant    Seriously, one of the most fun combat situations I have ever had.  And the look on everyone's face when then realized I was the Grimdar, lol.  Hopefully, some day the Grimdar will return