1. Post your favorite moments
My ibga turned into a mod!!!
Truth or Dare, especially the Dance Off
Isawda on Fudge, especially that giggle. Oh that giggle. (Nick's idea for the fudge by the way
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Borris coming after Briony when she was being a little bit cheeky. Just a little.
Garridan's new baby. Congrats Papa Garridan!
How much inter-character stuff there was!
The Deep Irregulars have begun...now let's see where they go.
All in all I feel like this was a really good weekend for getting to know Briony as a character for myself. I feel like I fell a bit more into her personality, between how she fights, her sense of humour (I'm glad Borris didn't put me down! and not long after I was pretty sure Hammish might.), her sense of right and wrong, and the things that irritate her.
2. Post your less favorite moments (if we don't know, we can not fix)
I second (third?) the capture the flag thing. I loved the idea of it, but it felt a bit unbalanced. One side had far more brush, and that also happened to be the side that had a green egg. I don't mind challenging games, but there was a lot less direct competition and a lot more shuffling through some pretty rough brush hoping to trip over what you were looking for.
I'm a bit torn on the torture and rescue mod. As a rescuer it was a bit disheartening to get down there and realize only three of us could actually damage the creatures. The initial falling back of all the new players behind the lines to watch made me cringe. Once we started getting our friends free, it felt like we were finding more uses for ourselves, but I think I was lucky in the feeling useful side because I have a shield so I can literally just stand and take hits for people. It takes away the feeling of being a hero and reinforces this idea I keep seeing that the high level chars are the only true heroes. While I get it, they are more powerful, it makes sense, and they should be recognized as being stronger, in a huge rescue mission where we were all told to stay put because we will be needed, and then finding out, oh, no, actually only a handful of us are needed, the rest are audience, and we don't even really get to be privy to the conclusion IG, can be a frustrating experience.
Also, there were a few times when people were less than kind or downright rude to each other when being asked oog clarification. People don't know things until they know, and people like me who learn by doing may not remember something if they don't encounter/use it often. Asking for clarification isn't meant to be argumentative, it's so they can gauge how to react. Pausing to think, even as a PC, is trying to math real quick or run through defenses and I believe we're allowed a couple of seconds to do so (not long, but a few seconds.) and being given a snarky remark oog about it doesn't help and can ruin a potential rp moment if the person was just taking a second to register what happened. If we stumble on something we don't actually see and we ask about it, it's just so we know we don't see it and can move on. Though we have a lot of props and costumes, this is largely a game of imagination and sometimes people need clarification.
3. What you would like to see more of
Instamods and lairs! Always. I'm for sure writing up a bunch of instamods this month, it's on my to-do list so I don't forget.
In-game games like Truth or Dare that allow us to see the personalities of our characters more.
RP! We're constantly doing better and better and I love it.
4. Gives us a moment from the perspective of your character
KABOOM!
Why in all the blue balls of every gnoll did things tend to explode near her? Briony nearly jumped out of her skin as the chair the man had been sitting on let out thunder and fire. She coughed and blinked rapidly, clearing her eyes of smoke. Lowering her shield she saw the man they had rescued and Borris who had been helping him up, standing naked. Alive, but singed and in mere scraps of what they once wore. A slow grin danced across her lips as she stared at her friend. "Oh Borris, you all right?"
He grumbled and nodded, "Thankfully I've spare armour and weapons in the Breach."
The grin grew wider and she began to walk up the path. "I'd better go warn the Breach for you, y'know, spare you the embarrassment of walking into town naked."
The Dwarf glowered at her and the rest of their group were giving quizzical looks between the two. His low voice rumbled, "Don't you dare."
"Oh, it's fine, Borris, I'll just warn them and they can look away for you."
She was, by now, running back to the Breach. From behind her came the yell, "I'll kill you!"
Briony couldn't help but laugh. "I know!" she yelled back over her shoulder, and then she was charging toward town. Ohhh, she was going to pay for this later.
I also really liked the format of the final fight. 3) Seeing the various reactions to Garridan's baby. Also watching people smile as I walked my pony (Stella) by the cabins. 4) Dawn: as the mint dealer and the bounty hunter. Not sure who else she played, as I missed a bunch of Sat afternoon.
