Prop Thread for 07/11/2015!

[Ophelia Tempest]

Did you see some great roleplay you didn't get to praise this last Saturday? Did a total jerk go and steal your nom before you could gush about the excellent scene (or scenes!) you were involved in? Are you sad you only get one nom when you interacted with a ton of great roleplayers you want to talk about?

Then this here is the thread for you! Go ahead and praise whomever you please with no limit. We love to hear your stories!

[J]

I want to give all the props to everyone for the past 5 games that I've been a part of! It's hard to believe how incredibly nervous I was getting ready for my first larp ever just a few weeks ago - everyone has just been so kind and welcoming out of character, and such dedicated and talented roleplayers in character, and thanks to all of you, I have had nothing but fun and can't wait for Saturday night every week! I am so grateful to have been able to join this incredible group, and I look forward to many more games to come

Now that that bit of cheesiness is out of the way, here are my props for the week:

Amani - for promising to protect the "baby gangrels," and just always being so goddamn cool around us nobodies, even though you're actually super important

Veronica - for taking on a makeover challenge worthy of it's own early 2000's teen romcom. Flannel to Fabulous: The Joleen Young Story...?

"The Mouth" - for being hilarious! Especially that line about "that blond shady guy"

Axel and Elizabeth - for Malkavian shenanigans. Really suspicious, frightening Malkavian shenanigans...

Team Brujah - for including us in your plans for cool missions, even if they didn't end up happening

Team Gangrel - for working it out!

Avalon, Antonio, Charlie, His Highness Prince Cristiano, and everyone else involved in the trial - for general terrifying amazingness. If Joleen was not already super committed to becoming a perfect little daughter of the Camerilla, she sure as hell is now!

And of course, my wonderful broodmate Jim - for putting up with Joleen even when she's being a buzzkill, and for always pushing me to be better, both in and out of character

And again, everyone for being great all the time!

[J]

...and of course I just thought of one more.

Vivi - for so visibly savoring the act of handing out the ball invitations. You were just dripping with Toreador self-importance (even more than usual) and it was beautiful and perfect. (Also props to Elisa for making those! Prettiest envelopes I've ever seen, hands down!)

OK that's it for this week I promise.

[Ophelia Tempest]

Denise/Amani:
That backroom scene though - plus stepping in front of me when the Prince threw his stick on the ground.

Andrew/Christiano:
THAT STAFF WAS NOT YOUR DAD. You threw it on the ground. The reaction of everyone was most certainly the one you were going for.

Erik/Alden:
For your only objection being that killing patrons is "bad business."

Coralee/Charlie:
For handling the Prince like a champ and HOLY SHIT HELLO YOU GUYS SHE TOOK OUT SIX KID SCOUTS ON HER OWN HOW ARE WE NOT PRESENTING HER WITH A MEDAL?

Nathan/Antonio:
You prick.

Mike/Avalon:
For the rage rolling off of you in waves. Unf.

Mike/Charlemagne:
Jesus, just for all of it.

Michael/KLAUS:
Also you, for all of it. Whether you're butting into conversations you don't belong in or pulling me into a backroom for a conversation I don't belong in, I love interacting with you.

Whoever the player of Red was:
DUDE. Dude. Please keep coming back. I loved our scene and your spunk and hrng. <3 Who brought this guy? Props to you too.

Morgan/Whatever his name is:
For politics.

Jacob&Tara/Baby Gangrel:
I don't know what you've heard about me but whenever I walk up you stare at me like I just killed your puppy and look away like you know you can't tell me off. So excellent.


Pretty much everyone else I interacted with on Saturday. Sorry for whomever I forgot <3

[RomulusGloriosus]

I think this is a super sweet concept and I really wish everybody took part in it!!

My top three favorite Kindred in this city, from a PURELY OBJECTIVE standpoint -
- The Marquis
- Prince Cristiano
- Lord Sheriff Antonio

Never before have I, at any LARP or tabletop or otherwise, seen such excellent roleplayers as these three. The way that they portray their characters, I see the weight of ages, the suffering of centuries, lost dreams and the wisdom that comes from gain and loss. All things that are SO thematic with Elder Vampires, but that I honestly rarely see portrayed so well. Obviously not all Elder Vampires are like these three - the Elder Toreador have probably had a hell of a time these past several hundred years, for instance - but it's much easier to play an Elder who is still living it up 400 years later than it is to play someone with the weight of ages crushing their soul.

No finer time was this on display than during this past session. Cristiano has that 'Dad' quality where you're honestly more worried about making him disappointed than mad (at least that's how Jim feels so maybe I'm just relating to my character.) The way he calmly watched the proceedings like he'd seen a thousand before - from his own position, from Avalon's position, maybe even once from Jim's position - was so intimidating and yet awe-inspiring. The Marquis' anecdote (and his voice!!!!) was perfect and so immersive.

The Lord Sheriff, I really have to acknowledge as personally inspiring, because I see him as being a mirror of Jim himself. If Jim survived for a few more centuries, I could see him ultimately becoming a lot like Antonio. The way he would NOT take Charlie's shit, even when all she wanted was to deliver her epic speech, seemed less like a show of power to me and more of a 'you will not humiliate my broodmate in any way, shape, or form' and it's that 'big brother instinct' that I love so much in him. It's a sign of humanity in an extremely inhuman character.

But those are just my SUPER favorites. I'm sure you will all agree they are all worthy of being on another level entirely. My other awesome favorites from the last game are:

Ruby - Jim's got such a crush on Ruby, though of course he won't admit it. She and Jim have a lot in common, though their stories are separated by centuries, and I look forward to seeing how their relationship progresses. I don't think we could ask for a better leader for the Gangrel, or someone who so quintessentially represents the Clan as a whole right here in Seattle.

Amani - I'm not sure what she sees in the baby Gangrel, but I sure hope her investments in them pay off. Denise is also really amazing at playing her, because of that thing I mentioned above about 'the weight of ages.' She's relatively young though compared to most middling-to-high status Kindred in Seattle, so she's a pretty awesome representation of a cunning Ancilla.

Team Toreador - I am just going to lump you all into one beautiful painting. You are all just so amazing and it's such a pleasure to roleplay with you, even when you're just sneering at me.

Team Ventrue - I never spend any time with Team Ventrue apart from Lord Vesuvius because you guys are too good for me, but the way Klaus said 'The Ventrue speak with one voice' and Alden and Vesuvius both said 'I agree' was just so well done.

Team Nosferatu - I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT

Axel and Team Malkavian - These guys, much like the Nosferatu above, take on a lot of work by choosing to play this Clan and they really let their imaginations run wild and just have fun with it. Axel is obviously my favorite of the lot because he's my brother from another sire (and probably the weirdest) but Elizabeth is quickly getting up there as one of my favorite characters as well. The way she would not stop talking about beating a dead horse in multiple different exciting ways just about flipped the word 'irony' on its head.

Team Brujah - I really can't wait to see more of Ashes and Sid (as Jim) and I can't wait to see more of Red (as Jacob) because that guy is going to be a massive pain in the ass to the Emerald Domain and it is going to be hil-a-ri-ous.

Last but not least: Harpy Avalon. I'm aware that he's technically part of Team Toreador, but he deserves his own mention for the way he oversaw the trial and the interplay of wrath and etiquette he displayed.

All in all: great game! Looking forward to next Saturday.

[Blake Sterling Jr.]

Sometimes it's hard playing the detached guy who keeps quiet rather than the loud guy who screws up each week...

But I do get to see a lot of things go on:

Nathan/Cardona "I will tell Avalon to have his pet beaten for failing."

Michael/Von Klepmt for being tucked right behind Vesuvius's elbow at the Trial.

Anthony/Orisha Dropping the stick

Jacob/Baron Fetching the stick

Coralee/Charlie Going out like a champ.

Tara (the taller)/Delacruise Being the light of the night!