July 2013 Highlights!

Great second event, should have considered wearing long pants under my skirt, but it was too darn hot. I got mosquito bites all up my legs and arms. Super sad.... but besides the OOG stuff (including the constant need for water) I think Avalyn made a ton of progress.

*NPC Shift (Friday):

- Managed to not pee my pants in a large field. Waited there for about an hour, holding a spear with two others. Excruciating, solely because of all the running, waiting, and... well more waiting.

- I detest traps to the highest of degrees now, AND I hate not being able to see in a pitch black maze. BTW, I was a Nature's Herald (silent and stupid) who fought against Master Rogues. T'was painful indeed.

*Main Mod (Saturday)

- Getting the chance to go to Ostcliff for the first time and meeting Lord Hellock. I was a bit intimidated at first, but that was to be expected (first impressions are everything).

- Making new friends! Oh, and seeing those who helped me out when it was my first moon. (Aella, Caldor, Jack...and many more but these names come to mind first lol)

- Fighting a 25-foot Lizard, with little baby Lizardkin following it. I stayed back... way back. One hit and I would have been history.

- Becoming the "glass canon". I got my headband imbued with a special power. I touched the peacock feathers and colors lit up, and sparkled around my hands. An image of myself in the future, copied itself behind me (growing in size, and then focusing into one item--). It were as though I had learned three languages in one split second. I may have gotten the biggest headache ever, but now I was also stronger than ever. (JUDGE, YOU ARE SO COOL.)

- Having a guide to rely on. Thanks Father Radd, you have been so kind to me. And yes, I have thought of becoming a Valosian Priestess. Maybe one day...

- Inverted Tower Mod was the first time I felt useless. Undead were everywhere and thus my powers were of no use. I hid behind a fellow in which I had seen often with Secarius. Al seemed quite bitter as a Healer, but as long as I didn't yell "HEALER" over and over, he promised to heal me and not the blade of grass next to me.

- Feeling sorry for the first gypsy I've ever met, his name is Victor. Those accompanying us in the Inverted Tower seem quite cold towards him. He just seems very ill and perhaps cursed with something awful. Other than that, I see no reason to hate him.

- Walking beside Secarius before battle through the dark woods, I almost trip and he allows me to latch onto his cloak. It's a good feeling, knowing he cares about me (even as distant or secretive he may be at times). The protection he provides me on the battlefield makes me feel safe, even as my bones shatter four times due to several tramples. I can tell he cares, and that's all I need.

- Getting a job at the Bloody Stump, yet while venturing there after battle, I come across trouble at Alisandria. Secarius and I, knowing that we should be helpful (since Lord Hellock advised us to) we walk onto their land asking if we can be of any assistance. Right away, we notice from inside one of the main buildings-- blood splattered all over the windows. We were not prepared for Pesmerga appearing and possessing those around us. Died, and brought to life again after hearing the lovely song of a bard. I managed to originally find shelter behind a Valosian priestess who cast Divine Sanctuary.

* Last Day (Sunday)

- Awoke to find food at the monastery, managed to once again survive without starving. This is indeed a highlight.

- Found another student of Master Crone who could be of assistance to my teaching while he is away. Sadly, I wasn't strong enough to truly learn any new abilities just yet. I will keep training harder!

- Walked into the Inn, only to notice Secarius with two black eyes. I kept asking him how he was, but he would simply say "I'm fine, I'm fine." his gaze averted from my own. I stubbornly took his cloak and that drew his attention.
Avalyn: "If I got involved and tried to protect you, would you be angry?"
Secarius: "Yes"

- Finding other Psions and talking to other Psions. It feels good to know they understand what I fear and they know I need more stability and control.


So, overall, I'd say I can't wait for the next event. //cheers

Friday Night:
- Hallucinations with Satyr’s Wine AND being Charmed by Morganna. Everyone’s hair was corn and corn silk.
- Boo yah for blasting the roots of that crystal so we could pry it out! That mod was loads of fun, mostly since I didn’t know what the hell was going on (I blame the satyr’s wine). DUnno why I was strung along, but I gotta say, I always feel safe with the lot of you all.
- Blacktree down! That’s what you get when you interrupt shady stuff. Good thing you screamed loudly, Jenna! Used my fated song to soothe her, yay.
- Four or five people were stolen from and had their limbs broken. We had to soothe and featherweight them to the Inn. That fate came in handy lol.
- I got my butt kicked badly after that. Thank the gods that the cousins took Rowan in and gave her shelter for the night.

Saturday:
- I come back to the Guild and everyone thought I was dead. Whoops!
- Unfortunately, I missed some important stuff at the inn while marshaling a ritual, but that was the first ritual I marshaled and I’m quite happy to be a logistical help within the game. (BUT I STILL GOT TO EAT PIE AND CAKE! WOOHOO!)
- Happy Birthday, Jason! The party was excellent. Great food, great company, some music, wonderful weather, and kicking the butts of incoming lizardkin…who could ask for more?
- Thank you, Christine, for letting me borrow some swimwear. Fun at the lake with the fishies
- Mother Quinn’s benediction before feast was quite fitting.
- Feast was great, as always!
- I needed sleep after a number of things at night, but WHOMP! An insect thing attacks the Guild. We could’ve really used Lathiel at that time. Good thing Tsoli ran to get help and healers.

Sunday:
- The morning rain was gorgeous and pleasant. The loud, obnoxious, wake-up gypsies…were not.
- Planning the start of an Entertainers’ Guild with Mother Remy! I am so excited to get to work with this!
- Save the Kitieran (Sorry, I don’t know how you spell your name) from the rowdy Cost Haven gang! It is so hard to concentrate on holding up a magical sanctuary when a wild, pirate-Sean is licking your hand.
-Skaroosh: “I can help you two hobbits travel…but only for about 10 feet.”
Rowan: “Uh, oh. Tic Tac Toe, RUN!”
Also, ALL the satyrs drinking Skaroosh’s homebrew mead.
- The Cookie Appreciation Competition with Caldor was wonderful, but I hope that Rowan doesn’t have to actually go that far to win all food contests. Splinters don’t sound good…

It was wonderful to see so many new players and rich characters at this event. I do look forward to interacting with you more in the future!
Gene, thank you for a great event! I’m looking forward for the next game!

First of all, I would like to thank Gene for a wonderful event.

• Meeting the New Players while escorting Counselor Morganna. (Sorry Kristen for being so bad at that. I really do need to practice "my own customs"
• The quest for the negotiation stone. I felt useful even though I dropped multiple times. That Posi barrier.
• Getting a minor insanity cured by Doctor Maxwell with a remedy that would kill me OOG. (I'mm allergic to poppy seeds, so a mixture of morphine and opium probably wouldn't go over too well.
• Conversations with Lethias about what House Augustus wants to join.
• Augustus the ___ (I believe we have a temporary name that is NOT the Lightly Misted or Moist.)
• Coming up with a plan to deal with the Sons of Saints non-violently, but having it fail gloriously. (I'm so glad nobody took a tag.)
• Marshalling for Tower Mod. I hope everyone had a good time!
• Reading a letter from Bat Cooper at feast to let everyone know he is alive and well.
• Organizing a poker game, and getting interrupted by the lovely Pesmerga. (One day, one of Augustus' plans will work.)
• Talking with Sindarion, and realizing we have a lot more in common than I thought.
• Acting as Medieval DYFS.
• Making the hard decision to take a child away from his mother, because she was unable to provide a good home for him. (A big thank you to everyone on that mod. Dani, I really felt sorry for your character, and wanted to do everything I could to help. Marty, I hope Duncan and Dmitri live a happy and safe life, and if not, I will personally oversee your NPC's execution.
• Learning my first physical defense, and how to wield sword & shiv.

All in all, it was a great event for me and my character, and I'm looking forward to see how these changes affect Augustus.

This event was timed wonderfully in terms of my personal life...it was great to get away and see all of you. Thank you Sam R. for the talk. Thank you KR fam for having such high spirits and being so fun to play with. You were there when I needed you, as I will be for you. Muah

So, let's see...

"For luck!" (with Charcoal and Tobar, mostly Tobar) And subsequently, ecto gammat. Being able to quote The Fifth Element made me very happy. I used the english version, of course.

Then, holding a whole lot of magical items for him when he went to Hell and back, THAT was fun.

Gin Yuki and I are getting married

Being able to help out in a lesson for the first time was really, really fun Jack Cypher's willpower for Verril...we are now special friends, Mr. Lebastion (spelling, srry)

Got a lesson I sorely needed, better late than never

Augustus reading Bat Cooper's letter at feast was really nice. I don't know him as well as I'd like, but it was a really nice moment

NPCing : I know I'm not that good (yet) but combat is getting more comfortable and less scary

Helping out with Vince's mod was super fun

Zaffrin and Moira, my times with both of you were short, but you are both absolutely awesome and you are wonderful gypsy lady role models!!(!)

Having all my limbs broken, being hushed and thrown into a hidden stash closet until the end of the fight, and almost left there. can you say traumatic? haha

Meeting Blade even though he was (just) a human was absolutely lovely. Our convo made me very, very happy

Dat Poker Game

Mister Wormwood, Zellara couldn't believe her oh-so-innocent ears!! It was a shame that he could not keep him promise

Welcome new Dexcon Gypsies hope to have mroe time to meet and talk next time

Even more new ones!! I may have met (or pet) a couple of you last game, but the dynamic at the bar during main mod was a whole lot of fun. We knit.

Thank you to Rachel and Gannon for sharing your tent. In the barn, as well as the Kaladonia statehouse, I never really set out the few IG things I had, and going to sleep / getting dressed among them added a layer of immersion and was pretty great.

Do you think I used enough emoticons and exclamation points?

I love you all

Haven't done one of these in a while! Some notable moments for me this event were:

- Rowan on Satyr's wine. Teresa, you were adorable, hilarious, and very, very annoying all at once. I have never been more proud of you as a brother.

- The mod with Councilor Morgana and the Negotiation Stone! I'm a sucker for any plot that involves fey, fairies, or the like, and I loved seeing the different ways people tried to dislodge the stone while combat was going on around us. In addition to being an awesome mod, it's left me in anticipation for what's coming up next!

- NPC shift! "Family Spider Manhunt" was fun as all hell, and I would love to do more mods like that, be it as an NPC or a PC.
Also lizardkin. Lots of lizardkin. And then there was Elias' "how-do-we-get-it-out-of-the-tree-so-it-will-stop-throwing-javelins-at-us-ahh-my-organs" lizardkin.

- Saturday morning mod with the Sons of Saints. First we gathered up a bunch of people, sent a group ahead of us disguised as some Sons of Saints members to try and infiltrate the meeting, and we were ready to march on... only to discover that Bolton had started without us, completely unaware that the people who looked like the Sons were actually Travancians!
All in all, that little mod was fun! Very nice idea using the innocent-looking girl as a psion, and the tension between the PCs before and after the combat made for some top-notch role play.

- Running into an invisible AoE Fear effect at the Inverted Tower mod... and then responding with an explosive AoE of my own and knocking myself unconscious in the process.

- Viktor's priceless reaction when he saw that everyone around a treasure box was knocked unconscious.
"Oooooh, happy day, HAP-PY day!"

- Every interaction Sindarion had with Delinia. Really felt like I had to choose my words carefully or bad things would happen. Way to keep me on my toes!

- Stayed behind for main mod because wearing sandals for an entire LARP weekend wasn't the smartest idea. Even so, had some fun hanging out with some newer players at the bar and Matt's NPC!
"Oh, dear Valos. So this is how I die."

- The chat with Augustus when things were quiet. NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY HE'S A SCHOLAR

- And then there was Saturday night. There was a mod where we had to save a woman's son from a "madman," and so we fought our way through gnolls and wolves to get to the man's house, only to find out that he had kidnapped the ten-year old boy because he claimed to be his father. Kudos to the NPCs on this one!

- Spending time with the Londwyns! Good food, pleasant company, intelligent conversation centered around the philosophy of the planes... what more could a fellow ask for?

- And finally, the "Meat-Grinder-turned-Role-Play" mod on Sunday morning. Good times were had. Sean licking Rowan's Magical Sanctuary and her disgusted reaction, the NPCs' many attempts to capture E for a zoo, and repeatedly shouting "Leave me alone, I'm knitting!" were a few of the things that happened before combat started.

A special shout-out to some of the new and new-ish players out there, I've found that I had some of the most fun role playing with you guys! Keep up the good work, and hope to see y'all again!

I really keep forgetting all of my highlights and feeling like i'm going to miss something or someone important, so i'm just going to put one highlight to rule them all:

THE RETURN OF BELEGCHAND.

So much happened this weekend, from which I have still not recovered. I am sure I will miss things but some notable highlights for me were:

~ NPCing the Morgana mod with Jason and Ree. Good talks, good company, good effort pestering all the PCs with just us 3. Bolton thinking we were tree trunks was funny, was going to grab his leg had he not used windwalker to go past us.
~ Logistics massages. Hope I helped get rid of some real pains.
~ A terribly difficult choice made by a close friend. Wanting to be supportive and fix things. Holding onto Jade as people ripped into her. Croi, Elawyn; scary when yelling. Jade, Angeliana understood, she will find a way to see you through this somehow.
~ Trying to tell Croi Angeliana's account of events past and getting interrupted a million times.

~ Personal plot. A special Thank you to Luis (you are cunning and devious and evil and I love to hate you still) and Larry (who wasn't even there but was on the phone to answer questions and give information) Both of your attention to detail and creativity is awesome and I had a blast RPing all of it. Also thank you to everyone who got involved, you all know who you are.

~ Interesting lessons, interesting methods, interesting results...
~ Finding Aemorniel, her collapsing into my arms, Misaki out of nowhere, consoling her and promising to heal her face.
~ Tari's surgery/ritual. I didn't think Angeliana would play the role she did, but she had to. I'm not giving up on you!
~ Main Mod Chaos; so many broken limbs, such efficient use of empathy and directing other healers made me proud of my PC, saving Angelica with 18 seconds left in crit after arguing stubbornly to get to her, thanks rogues. People stopping me from acting carelessly due to worry/pain and overwhelming emotions, thank you as well.
~ More massages given then Hookah! Thanks Chase.
~ Going with Albert to follow a ghost. James's answer to all questions and lores: "I'm a ghost!" Angeliana should not have gone, but despite all the havoc, I'm glad I came and insisted we do not leave without everyone. Dr. Maxwell calling me a liability and sending me straight into an ambush was pretty priceless as well.

~ Being summoned to the inn as soon as I woke up, to deal with a dying mother. Ben Theis will prove Sir Tirsen's point; got it. As if Angeliana doesn't feel bad enough about everything already. Failing to save her by any means available but empathy. Having Kleiden, Aemorniel, Angelica and Aleister yell/ lecture me for wanting to take it onto myself. Trusting Aemorniel to keep the mother's soul steady while getting hauled away by Angelica so that she can knock some sense into me, returning to find out she "slipped" Angeliana knew what you did, congrats JJ for making her feel anger, guilt, sorrow and love all at once. Hugging you as a result.

Have to miss August due to real life events. Can't wait to be back though, love you KR family!

Alice, if you had I would have screamed like the littlest little girl lost in a dark and freight-some wood. Thanks for not making me turn over my man card. (I'm just really grateful I didn't step on any of you!)

Highlights:
I'm really glad no one lost any life tags on the Sons of Saints mod. From what I hear if it had been a few seconds longer, at least 3 characters would have died.

Sean Moulson, you made a very good call as acting marshal on that plot. I don't know why buddy, but you just love NPCing some terrifying stuff. For the NPCs on that mod, you did a great job rping what you did; I don't know if Sean prepped you for what was coming your way or if that was all on the fly, but you were all wonderful.

Special shout out to Eve (Nutmeg), Tycko (Cameron), and all the other PCs that were a part of that horror show.

Chris Zipeto (Bran), you are the best fake blood makeup artist I have ever met. People literally stopped what they were doing and GAUPED when they saw Bolton after you showered me in red ooze.

Emily and Brian, you eat clementines like no other. You both were fantastic!

So i skipped a few months, despite usually posting here religiously. Oh well. My weekend, in short:
despite not doing much to affect the overall plot, I STILL FELT SUPER AWESOME AND IMPORTANT.
More due to personal story arc than anything, but still. I feel irrationally badass now that I can call Lore: Sorcery!!! Hee.

Other than that: Getting in late friday and scattered and quick hellos, staying up much later than i wanted to, lizardkin at the inn, general silliness and some grumpiness (sleepy christine is not usually happy christine).

Sword Mod Saturday morning! Poor group of hapless SoS who wanted out of the organization and were given it (albeit not in the way they wanted) via a roundhouse incinerate...and then the actual group of bads, also got our asses kicked and most of us dragged to Bolton's basement.
I will say this: my favorite moment was probably, 'Would anyone like a cup of tea?'
Elias, you are delightfully twisted when the situation calls for it. Stay mischievous.

Checking around market faire, talking to some of our dexcon recruits! I love seeing new and returning faces.
Jumping in the lake in costume! Who needs a swim suit when you've got six outfits for a three-day event? (Side note: Quinarian problems: What do i wear today v. how fancy do i want to be v. how comfortable do i want to be v. how hot is it and will i die of heat)
Mage's Guild meeting interrupted by Sikatha. I USED COUNTERSPELL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND FELT SUPER AWESOME AND IMPORTANT. NO SOUL HARVESTING FOR YOU, LIZARD LICH BOY.
Hanging around Alisandria for a bit (happy birthday, Jason!), talking to people there, actually fighting things when lizard kin came around. Seriously, being a spellcaster is the best thing ever, i just walked between patches of fighting things and tossed around Drain Lifes like candy.
Feast was delicious as usual.
Clean up was fun, as usual. I like the new people that helped out, but the only name I can remember right now is Elaine. Thanks for all the help guys!!

I might have actually gone to bed early because Sunday NPC shift. speaking of...
Rain! Both a good and bad thing.
Most notable, fun time: Playing the female-led crew of the Blue Bastard, and being First Mate Ciela to Dani's Captain Azure. (Azul? one of those. our theme was 'blue.')
Drunken carousing at the inn!! Notable moments: Giving Sean the nickname 'No-Nipples', and declaring he'd lost them in an incident involving a wayward acid bomb; propositioning Reese for his bird, and laughing at him because 'he thinks he's a dragon' (thanks for taking everything so well, Justin); 'recruting' Delinia, and assuring her that the girls had the run of the ship; stealing a dagger when no one was looking; getting shackled, while unconscious, to a dead body, only to be unshackled by a PC some moments after I'd woken up; the Captain and myself being asked where we had gotten most of our booty and responding with '...around' in perfect stereo.

A good weekend. I'm looking forward to the August event! Can't wait to see everyone there!

My list of highlights. While it can never be complete because too much happens and I tend to forget things, here are ones that have stayed with me even a week later:

Friday:
-Meeting new PCs/players, and getting to see them over and over again all weekend. I’ve found a new drinking buddy in Fairweather, emergency smith in Killthick, friend in Izzy, and bard cohort in Uta.
-Getting to meet Blade and having a heart-to-heart, and finding out that a satyr & an ogre see some of the world with more similarity than compared with a human.

Saturday:
-The return of Tic Tac Toe! And writing a song for her.
-Getting to finally use Requiem for the Dying – and then being scared that Bolton would get in trouble.
-Climbing lessons – only to realize I’ll have to go through them again next time, too. Thanks Jade!
-Sharing Satyrs wine. I love seeing how others take the hallucinations and run with them.
-Main mod was chaotic and frustrating, and then Buckles died. Ginny had difficulty dealing with others’ reactions as well as her own, which caused her to just hide under a table in the monastery for a while.

Sunday:
-Sunday morning Ogling. Oh, so much ogling.
-Satyr mead and “assisting” two hobbits.
-Getting to meet Sir Barak – Happy Birthday! – and getting all the weird personal questions answered – including the ones I thought would be blown off.

Keavy wrote: Plus:
CaptainA: Huh, its a tree person. I want it.
Caldor: You can't have her, she's my wife.
CaptainA: A tree is your wife?
Caldor: Yes.
CaptainA:...You F*** a tree?
Caldor: -proudly- Yes I do.

Part of me is disappointed you didn't reply with, "He must be the one they call Anhîl."

Augustus wrote:

Keavy wrote: Plus:
CaptainA: Huh, its a tree person. I want it.
Caldor: You can't have her, she's my wife.
CaptainA: A tree is your wife?
Caldor: Yes.
CaptainA:...You F*** a tree?
Caldor: -proudly- Yes I do.

Part of me is disappointed you didn't reply with, "He must be the one they call Anhîl."

Anhil better keep his hands off my wife!!!

I'd worry about Rowan. She really seemed to like that cookie.

Caldor Eirson wrote:

Augustus wrote:

Keavy wrote: Plus:
CaptainA: Huh, its a tree person. I want it.
Caldor: You can't have her, she's my wife.
CaptainA: A tree is your wife?
Caldor: Yes.
CaptainA:...You F*** a tree?
Caldor: -proudly- Yes I do.

Part of me is disappointed you didn't reply with, "He must be the one they call Anhîl."

Anhil better keep his hands off my wife!!!

this whole tree-f***er joke is really catching on

It's has been far too long since I was at an event, and for my highlight, I just want to say thank you to everyone who made me feel like it hadn't been a day. Each and every person I RPed with was wonderful in your own way, and I am as excited as ever to be able to come back on a regular basis.

A special thank you to all of the people who helped plan and run the abyssal mod on Friday Night: each and every one of you helped make it a mod no one will likely forget!