Event Review - In Your Hands (May 18-21)

[Carrion]

This was honestly a phenomenal event. I hope that my good and highlight section make that clear; there's so much more I could have listed but the post was getting too long. The gripes just needed some very specific phrasing and seem a little long because of it, but the good vastly outweighed them.


The Good
- To be honest I liked the majority of the mods. Most of them felt either challenging in a good way or were real funny.
- I do like how Tobias and the inspector were RPed. Despite Carrion's constant bristling around them, on an OOG level I think they're really well done.
- It was really nice seeing Aminata out and about. It's always interesting to interact with her, even if we don't always see eye to eye.
- I felt a little bad that nothing in the mid-level intro mod had a magic weapon or acid to occasionally huck at me (and hope that none of the folks NPCing it thought that Carrion's attempts at intimidation were me OOG being a cocky fucker) but thought that the threat they posed to others was a good way to keep me cautious. Those of us who have no strong personal risk during a mod can be just as terrified for the more squishy folks we're protecting.
- While I did not see the first mage tower mod, the second was handled beautifully, and it was fun to watch it unfold and be puzzled out by the players from an NPC perspective.  
- The various mods that showed off the site as we adjusted to it, both during the day and at night, were very well done.
- Like Alex said, the consistent NPCs are really great to have around. It's nice to see a friendly (or mysterious) face pop up unexpected, since all of them are played by excellent RPers.
- Town community feels extra strong lately. I saw a lot of folks just generally willing to help each other out without expecting much in compensation, which is always heartwarming.

The Less Good
- A few of the random monster mods just felt kinda harsh? Like less intense/challenging/rewarding and more frustrating to the point where people just got mad and were relieved when it was over with.
- I would humbly request that folks who don't play someone's template don't try to police our calls. We're privy to all the nitty gritty of our rules and have to understand them better than most, so we'll typically remember what they entail better than folks who don't need to deal with them every game. If you think we're forgetting a mechanic or purposefully overstepping, please check in with a marshal instead of interrupting us mid-mod or arguing it with us. I know this won't really be an issue much longer, but it's come up for me enough times that it feels worth mentioning.  
- The trilliums gave me wicked bad anxiety that I'll be so glad when they're dead for the season. They're so hard to see in the dark or mid-fight and sometimes grow in odd, easy to tread on places.

Personal Highlights
- The appreciation of my vaguely homoerotic orc art rep. I was honoured to have the chance to provide it.
- Hanging out with orc camp.
- Spending time with Kraye and Sheala in the Sybil church.
- Talking with Oz in general.
- Bonding with Zia.
- Hanging out in Alec's tent. And Alec's tent itself. Honestly, what the heck.
- Literally anything Orokgrim did in my presence.
- How ride or die everyone is becoming for Carrion. Makes me tear up.
- To be honest all of the RP I got to do with people, I should stop listing it or it'll be too long. If I didn't mention our interaction or late night talk know that I treasure it but realized the list was getting way to heckin long.
- "Oh shit your friend just fell asleep! Is she narcoleptic? Come gimme a hand."
- Jacob "Poop Knife" Kraye.
- Dietremen Things™
- Will's belt stealing dwarf.
- People gave me some really sweet IG compliments that stroked my ego.
- People trying to talk down my stone elemental on the mage tower mod.
- How validated I felt, after having people wonder why I took so many scroll harvests, when I used them all up, re-memorized, and used them all again.
- The food (holy shit).