June Event Highlights

My event was spent a majority in the kitchen for feast.

THANK YOU to everyone who came out and offered help with the fire clean up and feast prep. Jenn and I try to run a tight kitchen to get everything done on time and make food that tastes fantastic. The fire threw a wrench in our plan BUT because of everyone helping out and cleaning and chopping veggies we were able to make it happen. There were so many volunteers and so many who helped. I have no clue who all of you were because it was a blur.

We might try this feast again at some point. But for now. I think next time we might try something a little less dramatic. :cool:

I just want to start out by thanking everyone else who came and helped Ann and I. This was my first event taking the lead and cooking feast and while I was already nervous, the fire didn't help. Thank you. This event showed me how much of a community this game still is and will continue to be.

June event... despite being mostly bardic oriented, had some fun things o do, some humorous parts and some sad. We brought three friends with us and all three enjoyed themselves immensely. All will be back though the one (the preggers lass) won't be until August
/September but has stated after she's recovered from child birth, will be back. She has the KR bug for certain...

Going to make this a short one as brain is fried.

Friday

- Getting in early and being able to show how awesomely friendly KR players are to new players.
- Catching up with some of the Celts and breaking bad news to some. one reaction is priceless.
- Go Go Safety Committee!! And needed this event...
- Learning who the new warlord *may* be from one in the know, if said person passes muster. And I suspect the question of nobility won't be an issue in light of events later.

Saturday
-Duncan singing for a select few. The Ranger does sing on occasion... and he did it twice this day (I blame Bard plot). The second time the lyrics of the song were passed to one who intends on learning it to perhaps sing at a future feast.
-Morning discussion on the book of last night.. Out of my league here...
-Guard stuff- got to be Da Man
- FIRE in the kitchen. Strange highlight but given the amount of cleaning that it triggered, it wound up being a decent thing to have happen.
- Highlands talks with old Celt PC's. Some new and good info... will find way into next update.
- the Dimms incident. Dane, you are fun to interact with despite my PC's annoyance with yours... Everytime Duncan finds a reason to give you some props/respect, Dimms find a way to wreck it.

FEAST was superb. Did not get as much as I could have but I ha\d a little of everthing. Given the fire, it is a miracle it was delayed only an hour. Bravo to the feast staff and the same to the cleaning crew volunteers.

Main Mod... wow. Wicked rough and with only newer players to work with as Billingham/various Knights took almost ALL of the heavy hitters from the skirmish crew, I am really not certain how I avoided dying in this one. Or how any of us did really. I really don't know how all this was gonna play out and never got the chance as I was called away for injuries.

Speaking of injury time.... it did generate an awesome highlight.

Sparta PD showed first and after explaining why he need to park where, was pretty cool with all the stuff going on. As we waited for the ambulance to come check my one patient, everyone nearby answering the Officer's questions about KR and the system/how this stuff worked) was a really cool thing.
Add in the younger EMS crew, their asking after what we all do and everyone's subsequent responses.... very awesome. What really topped it out was the cop reaching out to lightly touching one of the EMT's then saying "Paralyze" at the contact, was funny.
The EMT freezing in mid word and action, staring at the cop.... priceless.

Guys, I want to thank all the players who were interacting with the officer and the med crew answering questions/explaining things to them. You all showed how much a cool group you are and as a result of this, some to all of them may be coming to July Event.

Y'all need to be proud of yourselves for your proper behavior and general attitude. Two Thumbs up.

Post all this.. the after-battle was excellent.
- A long postponed chat about the ranger organization interrupted again
- Kaladonia Fire Pit and the quiet talks there.
- Being accepted as a Student for Master Warrior Training and the subsequent Lesson
- gaining a ranger student and finding a solution to the Arch Druid's quandary... despite it being a poaching, he gave his blessing
- Learning an object of affection is involved with another (and one respected!) and the ic heart crush that resulted. The Price of Command indeed...

Sunday was bummer day as we had to leave for other commitments. It was OOC that I found out about the Baroness ascending... and it generate a shared laugh with Jen W. over it. OOC, happy and bummed for the player for many varied reasons.


Lots of fun and a fair amount of personal advancement for my character...

See everyone at Dexcon and next month!

Okay guys! So after a few hours napping, let me get in my highlights! I really wanted to thank Charlie, Nick, Matt, Martin, and everyone who helped my birthday a truly special one. It was one I will not forget anytime soon and thank you to all who gave me birthday wishes. All of you are amazing and I'm honored to have such good friends. Now to the highlights.

Friday:

-After a hectic set up of getting things together, we got Martin and I's birthday party a going with a cook out. It was a beautiful party, and a lot of love was felt. Turning 23 in Travance was amazing.

- After the party it was time to be drunk Jack Dimms for a while and it was great! Free drinks all around, and it was great feeling so loved.

Saturday:

Once again Saturday was the meat of my event. first things were first, Jack got baptized to Galladel by Seamus. It was a great long rp and it was a truly emotional thing. I love Shane, he is an amazing roleplayer, and an even more amazing friend. To be honest, without his support, I wouldn't be able to be Jack Dimms.

-Next up was Jack's first time up at the alter to speak at Mass. It was a great one, and Dave (Brother Aldric) made me feel so great when he leaned into whisper "We'll make a preacher out of you yet." Especially since I came up with all of what I was going to say right there on the spot.

-Swimming was amazing! At least until the undead arrived..... Sadly, Jack lost his last life tag... No more focus trips for the Northman, but he died in spectacular fashion, sacrificing himself to save a newcomer to Travance. That also brings me to the new point, I will now be taking bets on how long do you think Jack has left?

-The prank played on the town. Eddie had told me that the town thought I was gone for good, so I came up with a little scheme. I had Bar carry Jack to the Inn, only for the healers to be utterly confused about why Jack was at full body. It backfired though as it seems the people of Travance don't wanna see Jack die. And John.... John.... you are just awesome.


To be honest, That's all I have for now. I'm still trying to recover from this weekend, so I'll add more as I rest up more.

Thank you to the staff and cast of KR for welcoming my three friends with many hugs. It's amazingly good when you say a group is friendly and helpful and they universally out do themselves. All will be returning. See John T highlights for details.

Its funny how I can talk highlights all the way to Reading then Blanking as I write this...

Friday was awesome good RP solid encounters of a personal nature. And a couple of skirmishes.

Saturday was awesome... Minus the fire. But even that was cool watching a true all hands on deck moment. It was humbling and a moment of pride watching people come together. I only remember,ver one other the feast had to male such a recovery. If I recall right a stove failed at one of the rental camps...no fire. And extra hands were neaded. Awesome job people.

Searching for that darn ratted god forsaken sun card. Getting jumped by the Anathema and while thanking the Godds for inoculations in case they threw a death poison... Beating feet tactically to circle back timer in my head ticking away...

Ahh for the love of tactics again. Working a stumbling undead baiting for the Witchhunter to do what he foes best. What a pair. I was actually laughing while fighting undead.

Saturday night was cool. Having to organize after the retreat Guarding the bards as the put together that blasted song. Scouting. Then the focus, rallying people after such fear. Finding another possibility on those missing and setting guard in case of attack on the focus.

Birgitta doesn't sing...

The scouting was after having to drop off someone OOG at the kitchen...made priceless when met by the two upper story escapee Mercs. The data they brought coupled either my own helped set everything. My a sense from the group making situation slowed me the flexibility to be at the focus. If the Anthema had thought to take than.... Oh hoho...

Skirmish fighting in poison ivy us a bad deal. An NPC not knowing position ivy is worse. Know your plants impromptu session under combat conditions. Priceless. Grateful NPC. Awesome!

Losing the Baroness is especially hard for Birgitta. Never having any large female presence growing up she really liked the hard-as-nails Lady she found running Travance. Having to let down Pluvious with Magnus and Oren about it and mentioning Maralas being MIA too. Important.

On closing this highlight. Thank you to my KR family for being fractious loving welcoming and one hell of a team. You give me reason to keep faith in humanity through thick and thin RL and IG. Love you all.

Amazing event for me, even better than week in the life. First Birthday party. Well apart from getting haroldson sermonizing there, breaking the curse, then drinks all round.. Also, npcs need to remember traps affect them and pcs as well.

Inverted tower and my realisation that I am a huge mentor for a lot of people.

Undead combat with Alexandria, road from and haroldson. Dimms taking 2 necromantic terror. Also, delf slaves and the various kinds of deaths. Whoops death, it was him death and bear death. Oh dear.

Main mod.. Actually being a bit of a bastion for a change and advising on tactics in heat of battle. Also, main mod rocked, I loved it. But we needed a lot more danger and death. I wanted to see people dying a bit more. But I guess oog circumstances....

Sunday. Just. Having fun with Rudolph, zekariah (loved the phrenology) and having to miss an execution. Darn