December Highlights!

Ilana Darkwood wrote: Pssst, New Players
If you're interested in random 'field trip' mods with the reward I gave you, fill out your event recaps and let staff know/let me know. Ilana is an explorer, I am more than fine taking people to places we should probably not be going (aka vote for Ilana/Mars to be Ms. Frizzle. You'll make my new year. It'll be fiiiiine.)

I don't think I was on this mod BUT I want to go on field trips!

Magnus wrote: My plan - Play heimdell and run a new player mod

What actually happened - run 3 new player mods, mm boss for gene, marshal hours of research, team up with Ben Herman to entertain players till 6 in the morning... Spend 75% of my game in various headbands running mods...

In essence "everything went better then expected "

The new player mods were so excellent and we appreciate you!

GJSchaller wrote: Warlock Uncorked mod. Clytie coming down the path. "Are you here to fix the (broken NPC)?" "No, I was told there would be pie...?"

Hey, in her defense, she fixed the warlock anyway. She earned her pie.

Party in the Blackbird! Lois may or may not have started a tab in Coran Tanwyn's name. Sorry not sorry

Wandering the ENTIRE CAMP with Van looking for fun because everyone else ABANDONED US, YOU JERKS, and realizing somewhere around Alisandria that everyone pretty much let the Seneschal wander off into the woods alone at night with a known bad influence AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! She had fun and was happy, the HORROR

The Stonefall Players present a Dramatic Interlude!

The Writ of Weirdness.

The scene with Pluvious, Argyle, and Tari, and the subsequent talk with Argyle, though I am sad I wasn't able to attend George's birthday party. Why does all the good stuff happen at the same time?!

Attended my yearly Mage's Guild meeting And what a meeting to attend! Welcome wild mages!

Brain surgery. I admit having so many people was... challenging... and I promise that all the non-invitations were not an attempt to keep people out of plot - all of you would have been told the information afterwards - but rather because of how Lois feels about people poking around inside her head and watching her be so incredibly vulnerable. Despite the sudden influx of people I did get at least one of the narrative moments I was looking for, so overall I'm satisfied. And much love to Matt for taking time out of his game to marshal that, and Feldman for putting it all together, and sorry my brain-hand tried to break Bob's thumb, Ben

Post-main-mod discussion. "Neener neener neener" , and Seth being super on-point with his questions.

"I think it's the Great Story." I'm looking forward to Belegchand and Lois's next interaction

I greatly enjoyed my climbing lesson with Rook! I would have kept trying but I, uh, actually hurt a muscle in my arm by trying to pull myself up (contrary to lesson instructions) and was trying not to show it because I'm a stubborn idiot Lesson learned, pain is a good teacher, praise Aguara Still, it was a fun time, and you better believe I'm going to be trying to climb random things for realz with my newfound knowledge

Bribe-not-bribe. Seriously, Alisia & Drew, that was so sweet of you guys, I'm really touched

See y'all at the banquet!

Trying to shoo people out of the Blackbird for the private wine-tasting. Getting ready to lock up when the door eerily creaks open, and nothing comes in... turns out it was a not ghost unconfirmed demon trying to give me presents in exchange for a drink. He was quite polite. Missed the meeting because you can't exactly leave an invisible demon to roam around your bar and expect things to be ok. Sold the thing to Calvin Tanwyn for 150g. Hehehhee.

Stonefall private party! I'm sad I couldn't attend as Octavia, but y'all were quite entertaining and paid very well. Come back AAAAANNY time you'd like.

My new team. Y'all are great, let's do more stuff!

Visits to Alisandria. You guys amuse me.

Deciding to go to the Abyss because I've never been to the Abyss and it sounds cool. Go to the Abyss. Try to jump on flying demon's back. Immediately get fire bombed by other demon. Decide that's enough of that. Go out side of the portal and sneak up behind demon hoard. Knock out demons, drag them off into the woods for dissection. Anyone need some essences?

This was my second event playing Alexei for real, and I was happy (and a bit surprised) that so many people remembered me. That was a really cool feeling. I had a lot of fun roleplaying with you all. Here are my highlights:

• Getting a tarot reading from Carlos.


• Meeting Bear and hanging out with Caldor more.


• New player mod part one. I already posted about this in the New Player forum — Matt made it a lot of fun. Some rules got bent, some characters fell out of the sky. And I got to meet Moostrav and Rastiria (who I kept calling Wisteria. Sorry!).


• Hanging out with Elric and some of the Winged Victory crew in the inn after the mod. Finally figured out that there are two Kestrels.


• Wound up going on a decidedly not new player mod with Ilana to rescue Drega'Mire Manor from demons. Blew most of my healing points, but I got to use my first Heal Life. I would love more field trip mods with Miss Ilana.


• Helping with feast prep was a blast. Jason, Sharon, and everyone who helped, you all really rose to the occasion despite the kitchen fighting us.


• Main mod. Got to hang out with Midori, Rastiria, and Willow while we waited around at the triage area outside the gate. The lines must have held really well, because we didn't get many customers at all!


• Meeting poor Ean in the inn. Josephine and I could barely contain ourselves. Amazing roleplaying by the Creepy Bard.


• Sunday morning there were Yule presents appearing out of thin air! (Two players were walking around in costumes and red headbands handing them out.) I got a rubber duck with antlers.


• Pre-Pre! I hope we get to see her again.


• And of course, healing lessons were just as brutal as last month. Thanks Nalick and Kyras, and thanks Starling for being an awesome teacher.