May Event Highlights

A+ Murderbear, will Murderbear again.

I keep saying the Events are getting better and I’ve never been this exhausted.  Its true.

Lowlight:
An inconsiderate fool took an inlaid wood chess set and board outside on a bench under a tree and left it out all night.  Do you know what birds do in trees?

Highlights:

I am really happy Paige/Heather is staying in my cabin as she likes to decorate and has a good sense of how to do it.

Nice interaction with Craig and Julia.  You will be missed

The continuation of the hook placed in our gums on the Tower Mod.  Using certain skills I have not been required to employ up until then.

Rediscovering why Edwin entered the priesthood while walking to my house at 1 AM Saturday/Sunday and running into 3 Celts and Lois Maxwell being assailed by 5 or so Lizard kin Poisoners.

Taking a walk down Memory Lane – even though the memories were not mine. 
Kudo’s to Wally for arranging everything.  Not only can he fight like a dervish (see below) but as Memory he was properly understated.

Fighting said memories, in various ways.

Learning as a group how victory is achieved.

Being part of a group that defeated the team of Orias Wormwood, Fogrom and Thomas Ahlman.  See above.  Edwin learned how he contributes best.  He might not like it, but what is, is.  It’s the damned pride thing…

Fighting the Cyclops servant of Malyc and discovering how Edwin can best contribute all around in a heavy fight. He might not like it, but what is, is.  It’s the damned pride thing…  I think a chorus is appearing.

Night mod against the Jester and his minions.  Hearing him whisper in Rosa’s ear “Hit him in the back.”  Rosa swings twice for minimal damage, guy turns around and drops her with one blow.  Repeat 4 times as needed.

Jester “suggesting” to me all would go our way if I return the chessboard to him.  Willpower FTW.

Andy, you are a sick, evil bastard.
Emily (as the Dark Fae Queen) – you are a sick evil bitch.
You were both superb and I love interacting with your NPCs.

Using my first skill as a physician, dissecting the eye of the Cyclops.

Learning more from Dr. Maxwell.  Always a pleasure to get in some RP with Benjamin.
A drunk Ming-Na volunteering to help with Edwin’s learning “Bind Wounds.”  Dr. Maxwell asking me to anaesthetize him AFTER I deftly sliced his arm to the bone.  Used the Hix method, which I had observed as a priest.

Teaching others, particularly Ming-Na.

Being helpful in riddles.

When Mother Rosa was pulled through a portal, Fr. Edwin literally jumped through on her heels.  Seamus was not pleased, but Charlie and Cooper later had one of those 5 second OOG exchanges that really make one feel good for the small aspects of RP.

Rosa’s Staff

Sad farewells

Celts of all stripes.  Who listens to the advice of an almost old man?

Its not boasting if you can do it.

Finally having someone teach Thorin that for which he had been waiting.  I had to recognize that the teacher was there, but it was nicely done.

Playing chess as Thorin, and figuring if I play rapidly with little thought until such time as I had a lost position, that should be sufficient to differentiate me from Edwin.  “Achieved” a lost position against Oakroot, then paid serious attention and literally blasted home the point.  Nothing is quite as inspiring as a side bet with no money in one’s pocket.

Emily's book FTW.

More later

Overall, an absolutely wonderful weekend! The highlights, in no particular order:
* playing "Independent Barbarian Woman Who is Being Self-Reliant. RP: Men are Weak." aka Drixel (Tom, thank you SOSO SO SOOOO much for drawing up that character for me! -HUGS!-) *awesome* RP with Kleiden and Elawyn, and getting to wreck Morgan in under two minutes was hot as hell. Hopefully she'll come back sometime to teach more people how to respond to the skill "Insult" -evil giggle-
* NPCing the ganking shift with some of the newer players. We had a GREAT time, from pinning Fr. Edwin down for nearly 45 minutes while he was trying to protect low-levels, to nearly wiping out the entire McBane cabin, to getting wrecked multiple times as undead (including seeing Galen go bonkers, and watching Seamus deliver a Slay Posi with foot. THIS! IS! KNIGHTREALMS!!!) Also, quote highlight:
"Will you relax? There's nothing to panic about"
*gang of undead burst through the Inn door*
"Ok, NOW it's time to panic!"
*Remi's awesome magic item. Invoke Fanfare of Victory FTW!
*Having no choice but to make very stupid decisions IG because it's what my character would do.
*Along that same note, IMPROMPTU MAIN MOD!!! watching the marshalls go: "... wait, they what? They went through the portal? Uhhh... alright. Okay. Fine. Let's roll with it." Seriously guys, that was made of win, and getting to RP sweet little Remi rushing Nightblades and swinging for five damage was just SO much fun. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
*Remi, getting a couple of PCs incredibly stoned and then giggling about it while Dr. Maxwell tried to teach her some responsibility and wound up acting as babysitter. Incredible RP, you drunkards. Mischief Managed!
*Bocci Ball. Team Cas/Keir Keith was pretty friggen win (except for the whole not winning thing.)
*Celt plot. HOLY HARDCORE AWESOMENESS. *bows down*

Also, this event in general was made of really wicked good RP. Both of my characters got a lot of great interaction with a bunch of people, and I had a seriously great time. Thanks to everyone who made it possible!

Oh, yeah, and FEAAAAAST! was so yummy. Thanks Diane + company! 

Now, just a couple lowlights:

*Tromping out into the woods three times Friday night for NO reason at all. Grr!
*Going over to look at a word puzzle, figuring it out OOG, and realizing that Remi wouldn't understand it IG. SO FRUSTRATING!

And one final note:

I wanted to thank all the staff and mods that I talked to over the weekend. Every time I had a question, it was answered, and the one time I was frustrated due to miscommunication, the problem was addressed immediately and everything ran really smoothly for the rest of the weekend. Thank you so much for being patient and wonderful. Your dedication makes this game into the awesome community that it is. You are appreciated, infinitely and eternally 

Rediscovering why Edwin entered the priesthood while walking to my house at 1 AM Saturday/Sunday and running into 3 Celts and Lois Maxwell being assailed by 5 or so Lizard kin Poisoners.

There was only one Poisoner.  The others were Assassins and Warriors. 

Friday:
-Meeting a keg of Celts (I'm pretty sure that's the right term).  Glad I decided to play Duncan this event.
-The Night Blade plot was fun.  Especially making Liam run screaming: "AHHH! I don't wanna get cut!"
-Fire in the McBane Statehouse.  Also, Josh and Garret: the improvised story with the guitar accompaniment was awesome.  Even if I did fall asleep before the end.

Saturday:
-Marcella's cake.
-Ming's tea house.
-Learning Chaos Blast from Dorian.  The lesson was actually remarkably compatible with Gaia's teachings.
-The ensuing bout of insanity following my first lesson in channeling chaos.
-The amazing performances and food at the feast.
-Impromptu main mod FTW.

Ganking shift:
-NPCing lizardkin.  Not only did we manage to pin Fr. Edwin down, but small groups of people kept coming to "rescue them," and the number of people in Edwin's sphere of protection steadily grew.
-Seamus delivering Slay Posi via a kick to the butt.
-After attacking Darkheart manner:
Danny G: "I was ready to go to bed.  Why did you have to do that?"
Me: "Because I can?"
Danny G: "That's my line!"
-Rhonna McBane saving the entire cabin with Wield Faith and Lay Hands.  If not for the removal of Piety, they'd all be dead.
-Vince spamming Lore: undead against the monsters in the inn.  As we were answering, he interrupted with "Doesn't matter.  You're all going to be dissipated in 5 seconds."

Sunday:
-Sleeping in!

Also, it was great to see so many new faces, as well as some old friends.  Can't wait for the next event!

Friday:
-Meeting a keg of Celts (I'm pretty sure that's the right term). 

A "keg of Celts" is most assuredly the right term.

So, this was my first event, and I am SO glad I came. It was far better than I imagined, even after the first wave of McKraegars (+1 McSweeney) extolled the virtues of Knight Realms to us. All day I've done nothing but think about how badly I want to go back. And now on to highlights (it's so hard to choose the best stuff but here goes):

-Arriving in town, post-bandit battle, to a grand "reunion" with my clansmen and friends.
-Learning smithing skills from Gideon (you rock my socks, sir).
-Hammish hastily throwing together a wedding, then beating the crap out of Cyric, then dragging him into the inn and reviving him in time to say "I do."
-Our reading lesson with Lois Maxwell- M is for Moorgoat! Ahhh!
-Hammish and Billiam trying to figure out what the word "consummate" means- it is not, in fact, sewing a field of corn with your spouse.
-Colin giving me the talk about the birds and the bees. "When you make an axe, you have to put a handle in the axehead, right?" "Aye!"
-"How do you know when it's over?"
"Oh, you'll know. There's... a kind of explosion."
"Oh! Does anyone get hurt???"
-NPCing on Saturday night and scaring the crap out of Colin, Lily, Lois, and company. All I can say is, you're lucky Father Edwin was there.
-Screaming "They're killing the Count! Look in the windows!"
-Being a little girl with a big sword.

And lowlights:
-Getting smacked in the face. Several times. But hey, these things happen in the dark.
-Briars. Ow.
-Getting scalped in the middle of the night by lizardkin. "You've been scalped." "What the $#&%?!"

I can't wait until next event!

Some things I didn't add, silly me!

-Not being picked on by Ardin AND getting to hang out more with Lathiel, good times.

-Sitting with a group of about 8 people and then realizing... they were all Khitanese. I enjoyed this immensely for some reason.

-Watching Osred perform the Celtic wedding and his amazement and curiosity over the matter afterwords... Mike Smith, I have missed you Blade was pretty awesome as well, wish I got to hang out with him more.

-Cooper and Morgan as the NPC's for Celt Plot.. that was some deep stuff going on and it was wonderful

-After I turned in for the night I wake up to '5 posi, 5 posi' hearing Cameron's voice and thinking '...Is that him being an NPC?' and then hearing maniacal laughter and thinking 'Yea, totally an NPC' only to learn it was him being Galen.

Ok, I think I'm done now