Well this was my first tourney event and I had a solid time overall. So in no particular order...
Getting to be a part of the tourney on the Norden and Allies team was fantastic! I honestly had no idea how involved the whole tournament was. And I would love to see it spread out over a long weekend. =)
The colors was great, there were a lot of very solemn, pompous and serious moments at this event and I really appreciated that. Quite honestly I feel bad ashamed of the quality of my own RP and am encouraged to be more all in character and staying true to my character and not letting "the player" come through.
Spellcasters dual, and the running race were both awesome! Initially I took a look at the gathered spellcasters and I was like... wow how am I going to survive. And then I ended up in 3rd!
Playing Chess with Sun Li Ki was a highlight of the event for me. Especially after he got drunk. Some people might not enjoy it but I had a lot of fun with a really long drawn out game and some great RP conversation, talking about all these other characters and such. I love that stuff.
Plus the Ducal Ball hit a new point for me. There are few moments when I feel totally immersed in the atmosphere of the world and this was one of them. The tavern, combined with all the people and the great food and drink just made it a wonderful time for me, even if I was only observing a great deal of it.
The last Saturday afternoon wave battle, wow Justin's BBG was amazing, and I always have some fun blasting things. Another one of those classic spellcaster moments when Tab is coming at me and I'm backpedaling pounding him with Lightning Storms until I realize I can Web him and continue pounding him until he goes down. Supper spelldown for the win!
Plus it was fantastic to have someone to make the whole 7 hour car drive with me and such a relieve Ryan that you were there to help out with the driving. This is not the 3rd game at the HQ site that I've driven down for from NH and its a
long solo drive. But props for that man!
Plus I just have to say all weekend I never really felt like there were serious lulls in the game, with only 10 to 14 NPC's you guys must have been going like crazy and I have more respect now than ever for all the work you do. THANK YOU!