06-15-2014, 06:37 PM
I'm so tired but this weekend was just what I needed.
Pros:
+The legend of Donovan Moonfist. 'That'll do it.'
+Fire elf and Avian 'guests'! Thank you for staying with us, you made the weekend even better.
+The RP and plot with the nobles. Very interesting and very difficult decisions were made. I don't think many people I spoke to selected a noble without a bit of a bad taste in their mouth and that's well-thoughtout storytelling right there.
+Bard stories!
+Telling some stories of my own, to the right folks, at the right time.
+All the PC interactions, I had great RP moments all weekend long.
+The tavern!
+The wide variety of loot.
+Special props to the NPCs. One of the biggest strengths of the Ralinwood team is their NPC core. They're dedicated, work hard, and really bring the world around you to life. I didn't have a single RP moment with an NPC that left me disappointed all weekend. You guys set the bar really high and I want to acknowledge how amazing you all are! Thank you so much!
Cons:
-The only con I have is combat related, and that is my dislike for what Mark Berg once introduced to me as 'Face-first crab-style' fighting, i.e. suicidal NPC that stands chest-to-chest with you and gives you a back massage until it dies. It only happened a few times, but after it did I found myself thinking fondly of the 90% of times it didn't happen all the rest of the weekend (thanks for that 90%, by the by, some of the best NPC combatants I've fought in a very long time). Being defensive and mobile results in a more satisfying and theatrical fight for both parties, I find. I'm sure I'm no saint on the RP-battlefield either, so I'm not really here to say we must all be perfect at all times (I have the bad habit of hitting the same 7-8 locations that I picked up from fencing drills). Just something to keep in mind, maybe, if you want to.
Pros:
+The legend of Donovan Moonfist. 'That'll do it.'
+Fire elf and Avian 'guests'! Thank you for staying with us, you made the weekend even better.
+The RP and plot with the nobles. Very interesting and very difficult decisions were made. I don't think many people I spoke to selected a noble without a bit of a bad taste in their mouth and that's well-thoughtout storytelling right there.
+Bard stories!
+Telling some stories of my own, to the right folks, at the right time.
+All the PC interactions, I had great RP moments all weekend long.
+The tavern!
+The wide variety of loot.
+Special props to the NPCs. One of the biggest strengths of the Ralinwood team is their NPC core. They're dedicated, work hard, and really bring the world around you to life. I didn't have a single RP moment with an NPC that left me disappointed all weekend. You guys set the bar really high and I want to acknowledge how amazing you all are! Thank you so much!
Cons:
-The only con I have is combat related, and that is my dislike for what Mark Berg once introduced to me as 'Face-first crab-style' fighting, i.e. suicidal NPC that stands chest-to-chest with you and gives you a back massage until it dies. It only happened a few times, but after it did I found myself thinking fondly of the 90% of times it didn't happen all the rest of the weekend (thanks for that 90%, by the by, some of the best NPC combatants I've fought in a very long time). Being defensive and mobile results in a more satisfying and theatrical fight for both parties, I find. I'm sure I'm no saint on the RP-battlefield either, so I'm not really here to say we must all be perfect at all times (I have the bad habit of hitting the same 7-8 locations that I picked up from fencing drills). Just something to keep in mind, maybe, if you want to.
OOG: Constantine Collias