August 2008 Highlights

This may be long since I cant sleep but awayyyyy we go...

The chess match and how it turned into a prison riot three times, even getting to start that riot once. i MISS fights like those.

My oog convo with matt white during said chess match:
Matt: Was that Achillies strike in your weapon? If so it needs to be invoked.
Judge (shakes head)
Matt: wait, you need to be a... oh...OHHH (smiles)

Getting knighted was a blast! thanks tommy

Leading the hunting party for the were wolf and rallying everyone to the bandits. it was a very cool moment to be in charge, even if just for a little bit.

EVERY MOMENT I rp'd with Father Osred. You are something else.
Pes: Would you call that a splattering of dead animals, or a plethora.
Osred: A pletora
Pes: Good.
Osred: Actually, I would say it was raining dead animals.
You're sick man HAHA

Alisia, my partner in crime. I cant even begin to say enough about how much you do for me. From getting pes made up to our awesome roleplaying no matter what characters we are. You almost singlehandedly make my events.

Charlie's compliment on sunday during football really nailed home the point i was trying to make as pesmerga. I almost got emotional cuz it reminded me of things people said to people like roger thrash, chuck z, and the old school guys. He said looking into pesmerga's eyes was like looking into the eyes of the devil. i wanted to nail that character down as best as i rembered how and that reinforced it for me. Thanks man.

wally and the cookie fest. i coulndt have given that role to a better person. well done man, well done.

Kate and her unbelievable roleplay. on sunday morning people actually did not have to roleplay to be afraid to look at you. you were perfect.

Matt Quagz, I got a feeling of 4 years ago being out with you. Those moments hold some of my best rp moments of all time.

Stacy and her hands. NO TO MENTION the excellent roleplay of the entire weekend, actually refusing to take off makeup she was having an alergic reaction to just because it helped her get into the character. You are 10 times the roleplayer I will ever be and I am happy to have spent so much time with you this weekend.

Alia and the lesson. and that WAS the smartest thing you ever said.

Kimmel and Tom T, I just enjoy the game so much more when you are around. Our fun comes very soon...

there is probably more but I cant even process the crappy day I had after i left.

But my special award goes to matt white for the goodbye we had at the ugly moose when he shook my hand and said "I'm really happy you're back."

Thanks Matt...so am I.

Judge

Battle Gypsy.

Alright, this event was amazing RP wise but all in all this was a 'This is Travance getting smacked by its Karma' event in my opinion and the wrong people seemed to suffer.

I was certainly a Physician and not a Wild Mage this event getting 95% offensive spells when Ilana will only generally defend. This is all probably mixed up order but its what I remember best

-In no real order: Curing some weird rat-invoked disease, setting a limb, and getting to use advanced first aid.
-Brigands and werewolves, oh my.
-Going with a smaller group to a caravan following the larger group that had already left.. to realize the first group had gotten lost and there we were fighting phase spiders on our own for awhile.
-Dissecting a spider head
-In the middle of the night waking up to hearing..something undead-like and me never being so still in my life as one passes by the open tent
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-Sitting in my tent and getting ready to go out as two ogres come in... thank gods they could talk I just handed them some food.
-The epic battles in the chess match were absolutely amazing I won't reiterate them but you all should get prizes or something.
-Using my Willpower against the Jester and sticking my tongue out at him was probably the most fun I had.
-Missing the brawl due to my leg going all funny
-Chicken and Potatoes, yay.
-Wall maker/Medicine woman, I liked that. Twig and Chief were nice.
-Main Mod was hell... period. At least some did try and stay together. Finally used a boom packet... unfortunately it just pushed back the bad people 10 feet... and I wasted away my magic on shields.
-Ilana losing faith in one she thought highly of
-Staying with Magnus and the others afterwards
-Ilana passing a creepy lady with cookies and wondering who would be stupid enough to take cookies from her as she goes to lay down
-Ilana finding out this is a high number while she's woken up on chance people may be diseased
-Kwildar mom cookies? Wow, just wow.
-Curing an insanity and trying to prevent others from cropping up
-Laying down again and missing Pesmerga (damn)
-Eventually staying up most of the night after being woken up the second time and watching for any other trouble as people slept on the couches.
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-A bit of RP before Ilana leaves for the Orphanage.
-Being Marney the goblin's student and trying to use big words like him, because he's so smart.
-Apprentice to Zach's Blacksmith
-Corrupted animals and a Dark Druid to end the day.


Was good to see those MIA come back and the newest players doing so well ^^ Hope I can get to next event, the progressive increase of insanity wants me to not miss a one. See you guys in a few weeks.

Part 2

Of Mice and Vampyres

Walking back from bringing Alia through the focus(she, Cameron and myself) and seeing Slack and Pesmerga.  The latter reached through my Sphere of protection like it wasn't there and hit me for 50 direct body.  Quags walking like an automaton was - different.

Later, approaching those two and Kate as they strolled near the Inn.  Seeing the normally supremely self assured Slack hunch his shoulders, twist his head to the side, and say "Yes father" like a little boy was eerie.

Looking into Judge's eyes, when as Pesmerga he told me "If you want to learn about vampyres from a vampyre god, ..."  I truly saw in his eyes that there are worse things than dying.  Even his voice...  Thank you, Judge.  Those two minutes were worth the cost of admission in itself.

Whomever did his makeup has my thanks as well. 

Aaron and Alesia selling toll house cookies for one silver.  People in Travance should have learned from now that "ONE DOES NOT TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS."   Really - a woman as attractive as she is (and nicely tarted up, I must add), does not have to bat her eyelashes to get folk to agree to something, unless....

Aaron, jumping around (he does that sooo nicely) after telling folks  that they just ate Kwildar's mother.  Naturally, whatever he was was just about impossible to kill.  Watching people run and retch.

Sunday, seeing how through the artful application of makeup and superb roleplaying, Morwenne transformed herself from a beautiful woman into an unattractive one while expressing her grief for Artis' death.

I pity those who must make the final decision on NPC, Player, etc. of the Event, because there are well over a dozen who deserve it in every category- well OVER a dozen and I am not prone to exaggeration.

That Dryad on Saturday and Sunday with the war paint. I love your character. I would've even joined the group if I wasn't a McBane.

The chess match which I missed some of was really impressive. I really got to see what you talented fighters can do out there.

The costumes all weekend were impressive. The drow female ( I forget the name, sorry) was one of the many I admired.

Sat morning when Raven cleverly sent NPCs away when we were dead tired from Friday's steady attacks.

The Sat feast was really yummy. I was really surprised that we all had such a great amount of food. The singing was nice too.

Its been expressed so many times before, but WOW. Thank you to everyone who made this event such an amazing experience.

To Alex and his crew: Thank you! The first chess match was an absolute BLAST! I haven't had that kind of fun in a long time and I know that you must have worked your butts off to make it happen.

All Andy really needed was to walk around with a pencil asking if we wanted to see a magic trick....well done, sir.

I have to agree with Charlie, voting this month is going to be hard.

Another big thanks goes out to Judge and Sean for being the evil geniuses that you are. I can't wait to see October.

Wally was simply inspired as Michael, my partner in crime with the cookies. There was no one who could have done that better then you!

Kate and Tom, you make it so easy to love and hate you both.

Stacey as Tari this month being so obviously agitated that everyone wanted to save Rosa, but couldn't care less if Tari died. I was waiting for you to snap and choke Rosa to death.

Having Ardis play her role as Morwenne's replacement mother to the hilt and then dying on me. So much for the renewals! Its funeral planning time now.

Actually wanting to kill the babysitters I got stuck with, but ended up bonding with Quin despite my best efforts to tune her out. You make her seem so sweet and innocent Emily, but damn does she have a lot of baggage!

I have to say, Bob showing up, over complicating my life, but giving ice cream as a peace offering was one of the best things. Thank you dear!

I feel so bad, but my thought process when deciding to give Giddeon something went as follows: Huh, this would be perfect for him. But he'll most likely die. Oh well. Got to give it to someone.

Ah, and the new wild elf and dryad. I you Steve, shaman storm clouds indeed.

The conversation that catatonic Morwenne was privy to between Nym and Galen. That should have been something just between you two, but it was done perfectly by you both.

Oh god, Osred. The conversation with Pesmerga still has me laughing. Your face never changed, but there was an astonished moment where your pen hesitated for a split second as you took it all in. That whole thing played out like a true temptation by the devil himself.

Really awesome event, I came home and slept for fifteen hours, which is always the mark of "If I go to sleep, I'll miss something" or "If I go to sleep, I'll get gacked." Again, I have to agree with Charlie, everyone brought their A game, or had it brought out of them. Thank you all!