February 2017 Highlights

Starling wrote: "Okay, I get it, homunculus are real after all, but a homunculus that's also an insane clown? No, that's just a step too far, that has to be fake. Let's go prove that this is just an imaginary clown." Followed shortly by: "... okay, it's not imaginary, mistake, mistake, MISTAKE." Late night field trips with Amalthea and Utgard (aka, what happens when you play major NPCs for the plot that's happening in the Inn and don't want to be involved as your PC, you should go looking for the murder clown instead).

OMG, that was fabulous. So was all the high elf bonding. Alisia, I loved your choose your own adventure plot. I love that one thing we were supposed to do was engage in cultural activities, and that happened to coincide with the planned Quinarian tea party (thanks to Althea).

When people went to the Adventurer's Guild to save their memories, I thoroughly enjoyed watching illiterate townsfolk draw their memories out. It was really a beautiful moment. People made runes, wrote out sheet music...it was a bit magical.

Other highlights include two OOG married couples toasting IG to divorce, sitting down to explain all the ramifications of wielding Maelstrom to Starling JUST as game was called, and totally forgetting my entire card OOG at the dramatically appropriate moment. Also, thanks to Sir Dr. Maxwell and Nigel for the drugs.

Swyft, please always prank Heimdall by creeping up silently behind him and cackling like Yoyo. Egging her on with Annora was absolutely the best.

Nalick wrote: Thank you (again), Lauren F. for helping with the homunculi make-up, as well as Hayley V. and Mars for trying so hard to draw black markings under my eyes only to have me ruin it with my tears.

My pleasure. Thanks to Alice for the makeup!

Willow That Walks wrote: -The Bards using music as a method to not forget people and continuing to play those songs so they don't forget. It was a somber but hopeful concerto of musicmakers sticking together, even when their very memories were being plucked away piece by piece. The jam session was improvised and natural, and I couldn't help but stand there and listen to it. We need more Bards more often! Super immersive for me when people play music INC.

Jamming with Rowan, Trent and Creepy was truly a pleasure and an honor. I'd love to do that again.

There's always more, these are never the complete story. I can't wait for next time. See you all at the alt event!

Definitely asked the question this month if people get divorced in travance, good to know the answer

Getting hollowed out by this lovely plot was just incredible through and through. Congrats and love to Alisia for running a great plot for her first time, and to Drew for being incredible support.

Much love to Matt as Father/Heimdall/The strongest peasant OH NO THE SECRET IS OUT.

Bonding a bit with Reyna and her brother. They remind him strongly of the heargens, even after their fighting about leaving the clan or not. He's taken a rather fatherly interest in them, particularly since they've been pulled into the thick of the Homonculi shenanigans.

Going full sword master twice on small groups of random NPCs who had decided to interrupt his VERY INTERESTING conversations with Annora, Oren, and Sir Dr Maxwell. No monsters survived, though he was very surprised when one hit him with a snowball.

Realizing how much guardsmen meant to him. Grim may not be the best guard, but he's one of the most noticeable, and he loves and cares for every guardsman and woman in his own way.

Dirge nailing Grim's actual emotional life in a short series of sentences and exposing the bogosity of his gruff and stern front. The layers were peeled back both by the loss of memories and by the closeness of family like Bear.

Every interaction with Bear, even if they were just short blade lessons and long lingering hugs. One of them led to one of the funniest moments I've had in KR. Bob walks over and asks "What would Lilith think." And grim stares him down, and says, "Bear is my sister." Bob arches his back, starts backing away, calls hide in shadows, and then Vanishes on top of it he's so mortified by the faux pas.

The entire series of conversations with Midori about whether or not he's a good man, and what a good man would do. Grim will continue to deny he's a good man, but he honestly is trying ot be a better man.

Every interaction with the guys running the bar were amazing. Who are they OOG I really badly want to be their friends. They're obviously veteran larpers and truly kind individuals.

I had some great but brief interactions with the Kainen sisters, though I missed Van which made me sad.

Everything with lois and Bob, and Grim acting as an interlocutor. The bonds of those friendships were strengthened, even as grim's heart broke.

Tobias Armitage showing up as one of Grim's most important people without even attending the event. The same with Grim talking about people like Wormwood, and even Arthur Goggins.

Feral Keavy.

The duel in the snow with Gilgamesh. I apparently made a better showing than expected, but I wanted more of myself. Grim has taken his measure, now, and I have a plan for next time.

The high five between Aella and Rathnait when grim admitted he forgot how to read.

Caldor and Grim never, EVER forgetting one another.

Reverting to 1213, and being the joyful, brutal mage-slayer, and thinking he was a lowly private of the guard.

Fighting Karen as the mother, and butchering mother at the end while working tag team with the rest of Heargen Clan. It was a true murder make, and grim was a joyful, shouting mess as he got all bloodied, to be saved by Aldric.

Feast was excellent, well done Luis.

Casually playing with Jonas Kane, and telling stories of Kartagus Kane to the bartenders, including the cool bits about Kendrick.

Doing a little "oh crap" as Michaela and her squad of golems rolled into Main mod and started thumping us, then leaping joyfully into the fight.

3 Marauder Melee with tork and Trashfire. NOBODY TOUCHES MY PRECIOUS SERGEANT.

Trashfire being our legit IG name for grim's suboordinate, even better because it's affectionate.

Seeing the brothers again.

Actuallly going "oh Sh-t" as grim when Yoyo dropped from the ceiling with a TA DA. Grim is just not down with the clown. Seeing her other powers, and trying to conceal amusement with Karen as she says, "Grim, be boring!" as boring is the nickname of the PC I play with her in Jason's TT game.

Rping with YoYo more generally, and noticing her reaction when Grim namedropped Lilith.

Protecting his quest to free Lilith before anything else, even while forgetting what Homonculi were. She was just a pretty pale person he needed to help.

Grim falling to the ground as he reverted to his burdened self after main mod, only to be reminded by Caldor that the joyous him, the Grim in his free state running on the ice and snow into battle is the Grim that's best loved, the best version of himself.

Making sure Caldor wasn't hitting on any hussy trees. Telling Midori about the hussy willow.

Playing a game of chicken and bluff with father, as grim lets on he knows a secret of Father's, and that he's keeping a secret from Father.

Almost launching myself over a table in the manor twice, once at the Grand Council meeting, once during the meeting with father to discuss his "Surrender". Gilgamesh asking grim a question more pointed than his sword, even if it had none of the finesse of his attacks, and Grim deflecting it with a truth.

Watching as his relationship with nearly everyone reverted to their earliest interactions. Utterly forgetting a lot of newer players.

Finally forgetting that he hated magic, and volunteering to guard the ritual.

Feeling heartbroken when Annora forgot who he was.

Giving the wrong name to Cara, getting corrected, realizing what she meant to Annora, then leaping into battle with particular ferocity once she was downed at main mod.

Panicking a little as Belegchand started mentally slipping, then being reassured and proud as Starling took up the slack, and took charge.

Oh, and doing more monster marshal training under BB tak, who is the master of tough, sassy love. I love being football coach and sending my mans out to entertain players.

Grimkjell Eirson wrote: Every interaction with the guys running the bar were amazing. Who are they OOG I really badly want to be their friends. They're obviously veteran larpers and truly kind individuals.

That'd be Bruce B. and Jeff K. They're a riot. #ChickenPrevention

Can confirm, Bruce and Jeff are veteran players from Avalon Larp, now defunct. We will be seeing a few more from there in the next year. Bruce I have known for about 18 years, Jeff came a little after I started down there. Both are hilarious and seek the betterment of any game they are in.

Memories… everyone has treasured ones. And to lose them… is a horrible thing.

And when it’s you who isn’t and everyone around you is… Some serious major wow moments will be had. Not to mention heartbreaking ones….

As Alisia said…. This was Choose your own Adventure; and yes there were times I wondered my path was the right one. Worth it in the end but there was times…. Which is the point, isn’t it?

Highlights-
Friday Night was something of a blur, with my missing probably every hook into plot… and being released from a WH Patrol because more showed up than expected. However, I was on Phocus Duty if any died… So not many here.

“Duncan the White” – I am very pleased my winter cover-cloak was so well received… it was a chance find and I am very happy to have had it.

A chance meeting with Heimdall and another. And informing him that The Old Sword had figured out who he was a while ago… and my admitting I wasn’t convinced until just then but it now made sense. Something tells me Father/Heimdall, Gil and the Spirits interactions are not over yet…


Saturday Morning to Afternoon-

The Walking Brazen Mass. Manor to The Inn and Angrin’s Altar… and waiting to get jumped by NPC’s so the Flock could demonstrate yet again how well Brazen does War. Of course we didn’t… but you never know, you know?

Chats with various people.
A drunk Trisana
The Bartenders (Bruce- you and Jeff are awesome with this!!)

People asking after Birgitta. “She’s in the City doing Administrative work and taming Bureaucracy… that thing she does so well and yet hates so much.” (guys- Leslie sends her love and hopes to be at the march events...)

Watching the loss of memories take their toll on some people. After the second loss to happen, interaction with various people was shocking and heartbreaking at points.

Especially with Aldric. I think the losses he took were the most disturbing, knowing his complete love/pride of being a Templar of Valos. I can honestly say…. That might have shook the Undamaged Duncan the most.

Finding Gideon and learning he was among the few untouched. And our dual commitment to finding a fix. The two senior Brazenites in Travance were NOT happy….

Feast and Main
Feast Benediction. Guys… I only had half the story going into feast and that was after some quick questions….
The Commentary part of Blessing was 100% on the fly. I feel whomever does Feast Blessing should speak on events and attempt to inspire, steady or *something* useful for everyone… I am generally good at coming up with appropriate but this time… was damn hard. With that in mind, it was Get Up Do Work; Brazen will provide the inspiration.

And I wanna tell you, he did.  :cool: :cool: :cool:

The Chaos of end feast. What the actual frell…. Picking up Bodies and setting people right on feet.

The decimation of Blood Spirit Memories… The Chaplain’s heart is breaking on the inside and the anger at whatever responsible grew. Keeping the young ones together and level while my own fury was percolating…. Not an easy thing.

Druid Drake and Celt Templar, nose to nose staredown. No fear… and a wonderful mini-scene.

Post Main
the healing/counselling of various in the room as their memories returned. When some learned I hadn’t lost any, comments of my being lucky were met with “Really? You didn’t have to watch some of the strongest people you know devolve… So who’s really lucky?”

Templar Skill Lesson- Flight on Divine Wings…. The Brazen Wings are a shiny Bronze with deep grey feathers…

Hold the presses- an Argyle actually going to bed before 3am…. On Sunday Morning?
And speaking of the cloak mentioned earlier…. “I thought you were a pile of snow”


Sunday-
Up and moving…. And decisions made to do breakfast at the inn.

A chance meeting with Starling and the gifting of some “usefuls” to her because her crew… gets into more shit than the Spirits do. And that’s something, lemmetellyou.

Speaking of chance meetings…

A long dead Dragoon, because of the power of her love for another and her Dragon Spirit, was able to return…. And the reunion of the two a happy thing.

(To the marshal who told me a while ago I was able to not only see spirits (because of priest) but talk to them, thank you- this scene/character introduction would not have gone the way it needed to without that.)

It was then pack time and cleanup as I was responsible for Manor this month. To those who stay there- thank you for being awesome on the clean up and helping us leave it BETTER than found once again.

Alt Event in a few weeks…. And I may NPC this or work kitchen again. We will see…

Until Then… Do not be afraid to Get Up and Do Work- there is reward to be had in doing so….