D&D, Rennaisance Fairs, and Bonfires
I don't know about you guys, but my weekend was fantastic. Mary and I headed out to Charlotte (well, Mooresville, but close enough) to spend the weekend at my friend Ryan's house. On Friday night we made hot wings and other sundry goodies and then settled in for some 4e action. I had never played 4e with two of the people in this group, one guy had never played 4e at all, and another was playing D&D for the first time ever. Suffice to say, it was a learning experience, but they learned pretty fast. Here's the lineup we had:
Eladrin Swordmage
Eladrin Wizard
Human Dark Pact Warlock
Dwarf Cleric
Orc Barbarian
Technically, the barbarian was a half-orc, but I don't have the PHBII yet, so we improvised. I was very pleased to see folks trying out the FR classes, as well as the playtest barbarian. The swordmage met all my expectations for awesomeness, as well as the dark pact. The barbarian was interesting as well. She made a fine addition to the party's front-line damage dealers, and her paltry AC was easily compensated for by her numerous temporary hp boost abilities. She never got to really use any of her rage abilities, but it was a short game, plus she had just been handed the barbarian printout like, an hour beforehand, so who can fault her for not mastering the mechanics? It was a lot of fun, and I managed to provide a positive 4e experience for my friends who were still a little on the fence about the whole thing.
On Saturday we all headed out to the Charlotte Rennaisance Fair, which is always a good time. Nothing like a joust on a crisp autumn day, eh? As usual we took in the Tortuga Twins, who never fail to entertain, and we browsed all the cool stuff I couldn't afford and played games and quaffed our fill of cider. Good friggin' times.
After the fair we came back to Ryan's house and built a bonfire in the backyard, where we roasted hot dogs and smores and chilled out by the fire. Mary and I headed back to Asheville that night, and on Sunday we just chilled at her house. This was a great weekend. Its rare that I get to spend time with my friends out there, but whenever we do get together its just like old times. Anyway, thats about it for me.
'Til next time
-Nick Laney
Eladrin Swordmage
Eladrin Wizard
Human Dark Pact Warlock
Dwarf Cleric
Orc Barbarian
Technically, the barbarian was a half-orc, but I don't have the PHBII yet, so we improvised. I was very pleased to see folks trying out the FR classes, as well as the playtest barbarian. The swordmage met all my expectations for awesomeness, as well as the dark pact. The barbarian was interesting as well. She made a fine addition to the party's front-line damage dealers, and her paltry AC was easily compensated for by her numerous temporary hp boost abilities. She never got to really use any of her rage abilities, but it was a short game, plus she had just been handed the barbarian printout like, an hour beforehand, so who can fault her for not mastering the mechanics? It was a lot of fun, and I managed to provide a positive 4e experience for my friends who were still a little on the fence about the whole thing.
On Saturday we all headed out to the Charlotte Rennaisance Fair, which is always a good time. Nothing like a joust on a crisp autumn day, eh? As usual we took in the Tortuga Twins, who never fail to entertain, and we browsed all the cool stuff I couldn't afford and played games and quaffed our fill of cider. Good friggin' times.
After the fair we came back to Ryan's house and built a bonfire in the backyard, where we roasted hot dogs and smores and chilled out by the fire. Mary and I headed back to Asheville that night, and on Sunday we just chilled at her house. This was a great weekend. Its rare that I get to spend time with my friends out there, but whenever we do get together its just like old times. Anyway, thats about it for me.
'Til next time
-Nick Laney