Archive For September, 2009

Wrathgate Wednesday: Kayne Edition

By | September 16, 2009

Given our focus on Wrathgate, I thought this was appropriate. But first, the credits: I received the Tweet from Shizukera Nightfury. The original forum post is here. This Jarodan (nelf priest, moonguard) is brilliant… Expect the Wildfire Rider/Noxilite post in two hours. Highlord Bolvar Fordragon walks among his men. Alliance Soldier 1: Highlord Bolvar! Alliance [...]

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Nature/Demeanor

By | September 15, 2009

Those of you familiar with White Wolf’s Old World of Darkness character sheets (note: link goes to a .pdf of the Mage sheet) might remember a couple of traits up in the very top section: nature and demeanor. Nature described your character’s true self:  who she was when no one else was looking.  Demeanor defined [...]

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Woo Ha Bad Guys RULE.

By | September 14, 2009

Him: “RAWR! I AM A DEATHKNIGHT THAT IS AN AGENT OF THE LICH KING HIMSELF.” Me: “Kay.” Him: “INFANTS WEEP IN MY PRESENCE, WOMEN BEG FOR MERCY, MEN FALL UPON THEIR SWORDS IN FEAR FOR THEIR MORTAL SOULS.” Me: “Yeah, whoa, okay.” Him: “I WOULD LIKE TO VENTURE INTO AZJOL NERUB AND PWN N00BS. IC’LY [...]

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Bricu as a Messenger

By | September 11, 2009

Aumrey Fane is an NPC created by Threnn for Annalea. A while back, we were encouraged to write up ficlets about our interactions with Fane and his crew. There were, of course, restrictions on the matter. Fane couldn’t just be killed. Every action had to have its consequences. Given that we’ve talked about NPCs, Annalea [...]

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Fame!

By | September 10, 2009

In game, a character’s reputation–their relative fame within factions–is measured from Hated to Exalted. The mechanics of this feature has changed since launch, but the overall concept of how a character is perceived has not changed. The more deeds one does for a faction, the more said faction respects said character. It is a simple [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday: Little Sister Edition

By | September 9, 2009

Annalea Al’Cair started out as an idea: Threnn’s younger, flirtier, more out going sister. She is, more so than a priestess, a bard. The more RP time Annalea had, the more she told her player about the not-so-bright songs that Annie has hidden from her audience. And given recent developments in her story, this particular [...]

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Sending Your NPCs Into the Wild

By | September 8, 2009

NPCs — non-player characters — offer a unique way to flesh out your RP characters.  It gives others an opportunity to see your character from a different perspective — how do his close friends see him?  What does her superior officer say about her? Did she get her sharp tongue from her mother? You might [...]

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Friday Fiction: The Pissing Contest.

By | September 4, 2009

((Co-written with the player of the unfortunate Jakob Balthasar.)) ***** She slept late, but then, she always slept late when given the chance. In Yva Darrows’ mind, mornings were cruel, what with their chirping birds, bright blue skies, and obnoxiously cheerful sunlight. Afternoons weren’t much better, but at least they were nearer to nighttime. Yip. [...]

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Cataclysm? But we still have Wrath!

By | September 3, 2009

The damage done by the next expansion, Cataclysm, has not even occurred in game, and yet we are already beginning to suffer from it. Theorycrafters are considering the new possibilities of race/class combination, the official forums are up and a lot of other blogs are talking about what the next expansion means for game play [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday: Dirty Old Druid Edition

By | September 2, 2009

The Wildfire Riders – Aleros by *JRinaldi on deviantART Aleros started associating with the Wildfire Riders, much to the chagrin of his fellow druids in the Cenarion Circle. Rank, however, has its privileges. Besides, Ne’er-do-wells are usually more fun, even at the Wrathgate…. Wind whipped at the snowy mountains, causing wisps of snow to drift [...]

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