Shorticus

Masters of the Hidden Valley

Alright. This next post is going to be huge. Maire is going to scheme, sling some mud, give her response to the two Council decisions, and go visit Clan Vendari. The visit to the Vendari will be her action for this turn. Definitely won't be posting until Saturday at the earliest.

@Lexicon

Worst comes to worst, we can delay the update a couple days. I prefer a relaxed pace to a strict deadline.

Witch do you like more

ok we get it floor misspelled a word hah a so funny stop making fun of me,

@Floor

Confidence is one of the most attractive things.

I'm enjoying this thread.

@scribz

r u a girl

Witch do you like more

What is your best roleplaying memory?

I'll be honest: I've been roleplaying too long to be able to pin a single moment as my favorite. I started tabletop RPGs when I was 4 or 5 years old, and I've been roleplaying online since I was 12. I'm 24 now, if that gives you an idea of how goddamned long it's been.

The roleplaying community, both offline and online, has been one of the greatest things in my life, and I think rather than pointing at a single moment as the defining moment of awesome in my RP career, I'll instead just say that I've had a bunch of "favorite moments." I couldn't name them all if I tried.

I've wrestled a lich, headbutted a horse, had a SUPER gay wet towel fight in a medieval setting, sent swarms of giant lizard women plundering, staged a dramatic duel between two friends who'd become sworn enemies, had my character die a hero, had another main character die to a marksman's arrow to the head while on a simple patrol, watched my efforts saved a kingdom, watched my efforts all just bring about the very end I was trying to avoid, beat people with a sheep, led a Martian rebellion against a galaxy-spanning Earth empire, had a David and Goliath showdown as a halfling, had my swashbuckling vigilante superhero get busted for the cops while holding a public relations rally due to crimes against the Queen of England (read: piracy)...

Note, there's TONS more moments I could have listed. They range from tiny "awesome" moments like throwing a dude at another dude or using a magical warhorn to knock down the walls of a fortress to more dramatic, tragic, or otherwise story-driven moments. It's just... SO hard to name any of these things as my favorite. 18 years of RPing is too many, sometimes.

And by too many I mean not enough.

EDIT: A couple more moments...

Someone asked if my vigilante swashbuckling superhero's superpower was romantic Spanish paraphernalia. ...They were correct.

Another superhero of mine actually got to spend 1/2 of their time making witty one liners and being HATED for it.

New Dawn Rising

Don't worry! Malagasy Enterprises exists as a paragon of Old World virtues! We're paving the way to a better tomorrow!

_{Quick, someone get me the CMO to deal with this "democracy" thing!}

Fabula Elysia - Medieval Fantasy Nationgame

Anyone here familiar with Barbary?

@Ophidian

I actually had to write about America's relation with the North African nations that were the home of the Barbary Corsairs, funnily enough, and am basing a nation in another roleplay off a mixture of Barbary Corsairs + Vikings.

YOLO Juliet & SRSLY Hamlet

If it's any consolation, I now want to buy this book.

Wait. That's not consolation at all.

...the facts remain unchanged. I'd buy it for the snickers and giggles.

Fabula Elysia - Medieval Fantasy Nationgame

Kingsland Steel

Kingsland Steel is a famous resource in the fashioning of armour and weapons, and is renowned for its strength and resilience.

Trebeun Yew

The trees of Trebuen Forest come in several varieties, but none are more revered than the Trebuen Yew. This superior breed of yew tree is a widely sought resource in the construction of the longbow. Though the weapon itself has never been utilised by the Ardonians, there are many foreign nations that have the longbow down to a fine art form, and it is these who lap up Trebuen Yew as a dog laps water on a hot summer's day.

Goldmarch Destrier

A Goldmarch Destrier is perhaps the greatest war horse in the world, known for its impressive strength and stamina. Thousands of the animals are raised and cultivated across the plains of Goldmarch, and they are sold for high prices - both to Knights and to foreigners. Indeed, a man would be prepared to pay his own weight in gold, in exchange for a young Goldmarch destrier.

Halfling Beer

The greatest export to leave the Heartvale is its beer. If halfling foodstuffs are famous, halfling beer is legendary. Bristle Stout, Shimmer Ale, and Little Folk Firewater are just a few examples of the stuff which foreign nations clamor for. Sure, it's not nearly so sophisticated as wine, but the flavors of halfling brews are carefully balanced, mastered over centuries of interest in the art of the beer. It helps that halflings have a very discriminating sense of taste and smell. They know just what to do to make a beer's flavor heavenly.

Blue Dragonscales

Whether used to reinforce shields or make coats of scale armor, blue dragonscales are strong like steel and incredibly valuable. Not only do they provide excellent protection from cutting blows, but they are also incredibly lightweight and absorb electrical spells and effects. They also can slightly dampen harmful magic, though they certainly do not provide immunity. Anyone fortunate enough to have armor made of dragonscales is a lucky man indeed.

States of Evolution

I am... Gargh. I keep finding myself posting shorter blurbs in other places. I want to blame Finals and projects that are due, but given that I'm still finding some energy to write in other places, I can't blame schoolwork entirely.

I'll get a post up over the next few days, I think. Class is almost over. I am still dedicated to this RP, and I know I want to start with a kickass scene in the Almurzani, or at least build up to it with invitations.

So, let me ask, then:

Does anyone want to have some stuff go down based around the Almurzani? If so, I can start setting up the event.