Alacrity actions

[jchrisobrien]

In my dream, I was Marcus.  Marcus was an elder vampire who was forced into exile by a rival, female vampire.  Some sort of Conclave was going on, and I showed up to it.  My arrival was met with shocked whispers, and not a few glares.  Most of the people who surrounded me wouldn't be seen near me, lest it be thought they supported me.  A few of the older vampires were quietly my allies, though the didn't speak out against my exile.  Lots of conversations were had, filled with threat and innuendo, which crescendoed into me giving a big speech that was two parts Shakespearian, one part pop culture.  The room was soon cheering my name  "Mar-cus!  Mar-cus!"  My rival, apparently played by the ST, seemed to slowly and graciously be making her exit...

... and then she walked back into the room, brandishing a shot gun, and counting out celerity actions.  She was blasting away at the people who supported me.  I stepped to the side and obfuscated, waiting for my turn to act.  Right around the NINTH celerity action of her first turn, she got to my position.  I told her she couldn't have any more dragon's breath rounds in her gun, at which point she lifted up her hands in some kind of Crinos / Horror form signal.

I put my head down in my hands and sighed.  In the end, it always comes down to this.

Comments

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

Dude! You totally should have diablerized her!

Sadly, I know how you felt in your dream.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

You know, up until that point, it was awesome. People were acting, not throwing challenges, everyone was building this awesome collaberative affair...

Diablerize her? She was some freaky crinos/Tzimisce thing. Celerity 10??? Besides, she was the ST. No way was I taking her down ;)

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the reason -to- diablerize her. Gain cool l33t powerz!

Either that, or just to teach the dumb-ass ST a lesson. True though from experience the ST-pets are NOT going down. I repeat...NOT going down.

[theamazingjb.livejournal.com]

I bet this was totally in the prudential building.

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

Only if the Pru burns down at some point. Or overflows with milk.

[khourytamarisk.livejournal.com]

No, the Pru would first have some sort of massive explosion and, then, it would burn. ;P

[cayetana.livejournal.com]

This is what happens when you play rock-paper-scissors with Kate Bekinsale too close to bedtime.

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

I would have hoped much more enjoyable things happen if you play with Kate Beckinsdale close to bedtime. :)

[cayetana.livejournal.com]

I decided not to go there because it was going there anyway ;)

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Kate: I'm instigting a physical challenge!
Me: I relent! :)

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

I think all larp geeks have had a dream muuuch like this :)

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

I have not. Does this make me a non-larp-geek? Or a bad larp-geek?

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

Either that or you've blocked it out, big black dot style so you don't think about it :D

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

The way I feel like I miss gaming lately...I'd say its one of the first two. Or that's a REALLY BIG (Lewis-style) BLACK DOT!

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

awww. well, get gaming then =p

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Right.

See: 19 month old, non-gamer wife, lack of gamers in area and gaming stores.

Rinse and repeat.

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

Sad panda :(
Once the baby is old enough to not eat mini figs...? Online? Hrm. Is there a comic or game store that you could search for other geeks at?

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

I have tried some of the above, yes. To no avail. It does not help I am a RP snob, as you well know. So DnD games of hack n' slash are out of the question. I do not consider (in my snobbery) WoW to be roleplaying, and MUSHes are so time consuming on a regular basis. I would love to find a group that I could meet with every other week or something similar, but alas. No luck.

How are you feeling? Been worried about you btw. Not that this is the appropriate forum for those concerns, but still.

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we are many of us RP snobs :D Although some occasional hack 'n slash does my brain some good. And WoW, even RP services is not RP, it's crazy people asking blood elves for strip dances for gold :) You're right in Minneapolis, yes? I do have a couple very good friends that I think are moving there in a few weeks, and have had some luck finding gaming groups already. I think they're good RPers. Drop me an email, and I'll see what they've found :)

And I am feeling much better. Better living through chemistry!

[muzzie.livejournal.com]

did you get an email from me? I want to make sure I actually have your current email.

[spacymonki.livejournal.com]

erin DOT kogan AT gmail DOT com is the only one i check during the day :)

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

And you managed to incorporate a bit of werewolf crossover as well?
You, sir, win at geek. Your prize is in the mail. Should take about 6 to 8 weeks to arrive.
I suppose I get runner up for knowing what you're talking about :)

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine what the prize will be. A silver cheese slicer would be the best!

[alex-victory.livejournal.com]

Man if anyone asks me why I don't do the Cam anymore I am just going to point them to your post. "But that was just a dream, that didn't really happen!" they'll say. "PROVE IT," I'll reply.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I'm sure this was tame considering some of the things that we've seen. Oy!

[flutterby369.livejournal.com]

This is why I play Malkavians--no matter what we do or say...how bad it can get...everyone assumes we are totally insane...which is not true (the banana told me that last Moonday while sailing on the boat in the tub). It usually gets us out of stuff...though I am told that in the "new world", there are no malkavians, grrrrrrrrrr.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

That all depends on the Prince, I've seen some very crafty, and scary, Malkavians in my time. They may have introduced the Malkavians, I havn't played in the "new world" yet.

[flutterby369.livejournal.com]

hehehehehe....one of my greatest feats was creating a war between apes and spider monkeys at disney....after i vamped them, lol. some kept complaining about some damn masquerade, but i got no invitation to a ball...and i was even wearing my carnival mask! i even told them about the red door, and not to open it, but no one ever listens to me or suzie (my sock puppet sidekick, complete with fangs)

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

Damn.
Cal fought an ST pet or two; your best bet is to have a second ST annoyed at the first one for being a twink; and arguing in favor of what ever BS theat you pus ST2 can come up with.
"And I burn ANOTHER Will, suck the aggroe, with my soak of 2 from the Giant Mutant Bugs, I ..."
(Fighting the Prince in Jacks Livingroom. Like a 11th? lvl Nos is gonna drop a 6th gen Tremere... Even with whatHizName facing down Nixon. ;-D

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Obfuscate and run like hell, Cal!

Ah, the Lunatic Fringe. We had our problems, but on the whole I like to think the game stayed within the pale... (heh)