Whew... ok. Lots to write about. So little time...
1) Coming into game as Ivan Koval and just helping people. Watching others come and ask him questions about healing and even hearing Brother Maule say "Yeah, that is what he does. He helps people." was just so perfect for that character.
2) The talks I had as Rodrick Thane. From introducing myself to the new players, to the wielding the political power he once had. It is just nice when I see players GRILL me for information. It means I am doing something right with the story to have so many people involved.
3) Goblin time! So much fun watching players just crunch goblins.
4) Silver-Tusk and the Bleeding Eye. I loved that role play! I loved explaining the mission and how Aden was like "NOPE!" and the rest of the people were all over the sneaking and assault of the "enemy town" to rescue their target. So good...
5) The Spider Fight. Whew. When I told all the players they were about to fight a Vuka Wolf Spider, and that it was an uncapped mission... and when they were like "Yeah, we are grabbing reinforcements..." HA! Priceless. That was a tough fight for everyone! Shame she had thousands of little baby spiders all over her!
6) All the small missions players wanted to go on. The bounty board was great at getting people out of their shell and getting some adventure done!
7) The ants and the bees. While I didn't go on that mod, I heard a LOT of "buzz" about it and people just came back smiling!
8) Playing Marcelo Jupiter and taunting the players during the FIRST Litimore bandit encounter. I wont lie, I was stressed out when 2 of my players made some questionable choices and got dropped... and then died... and then, they retreated when we were all so close to dying...
9) ...only to have the bandits run away and heal up with the potions they had on them. THEN a 2 woman group tracks down 8 bandits and tries to negotiate with stone cold killers? And then having 2 more PC deaths... ugh. It was real nerve wracking for the plot team. But a GREAT experience overall.
10) The Knights of Wodain Tomb, and the riddle combat we had, plus the various bits of roleplay. Whew. That was another intense battle. Plus watching Maldir dissipate... ugh.
11) The roleplay of the night. Holy hannah! So much going on Saturday night. So much roleplay and chatting. It was awesome.
I love this chapter so much!