Precious and Fragile Things

I'm writing a story for Folami and getting back into tamingthemuse at the same time. The story takes place sometime in the very near future (depending on current role-play events) and it has Folami going back to Sunstrider Isle to meet with her father by his "request." (In fact tonight I'm going to sneak in just one little statement about Folami tucking a letter away. hehehe)

Anyway, while thinking about what her father's like, I had this idea and I think it could work. But in order to really feel confident about it, I need to know a bit more about Blood Elf Paladins.

So, in all likelihood, today I will take an hour or two to play through some of the Blood Elf Paladin start to get some inspiration. I swear I'm not becoming an alt-aholic! This is purely for research. No, really it is. And, um, by Saturday I'll have a shiny new story up to be read.

And then I can think of role-play ideas.

So, despite feeling a little tired, I decided to hang out in Vent and WoW for Steadfast's Altruistic Pursuit trivia night. Being that I'm new and haven't even dared to try a dungeon let alone raiding, I didn't answer a single question, but I did happen to learn a few things.

Anyway, the rules of Altruistic Pursuit are that if you win a prize, you have to give that prize to a fellow guild member. Again, being that I'm new, I wasn't expecting anything.

One of the people I've role-played with, Skyspear, won first prize, a Sandbox Tiger, which summons a special Spectral Tiger mount. He tried to give it to Solivar, but it turns out guardians cannot receive the prize, so then he gave it to me for the fun we've had role-playing so far.

And then, as if that wasn't enough, another guildie and occasional role-player, Highwynn, gave his prize of 2500 gold to me as well. Because noobs are poor like whoa. :(

I thanked both of them as well as I could since I was kind of in shock and feeling speechless. Because I was so excited, I stayed up long enough to head to Booty Bay to retrieve my prize and then I just had to take a screenshot of Folami playing with her new toy (which I can only summon 49 more times). Folami even has an appropriate hat for the occasion.



"Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Folami got her first companion/pet the other day and I forgot to upload the small screenshot!



Isn't that the cutest (PINK!) little flamefly you've ever seen? She calls him Pinky and she probably squealed when she first got him because he's so adorable!

I have another WoW post brewing in my head, but it's not just about WoW, it's also about role-playing in general. Also, it's about me having a big ego. :P

Okay, just look at the adorable insect. Now I have to pack up to head over to Sam's to do laundry.

• Why is it that when the kiddo has a day off from school (teacher work day) I suddenly lose all ability to actually sleep in? It seems it's catching since Sam (who's spending the week here again) got up a little bit before I did after waking up and failing to fall back asleep.

• I love my current blood elf warlock in WoW and have approximately fifty gajillion character development ideas for her, but I was also hit with inspiration for another character. A Forsaken warrior or priest with a particularly angsty background (look, I have a knack for angst, and in all honesty, Folami isn't as angsty as all that). Part of me wants to do the priestly thing to learn how healing works in WoW, and so that I can have an alt that would probably be useful in groups way, way down the line. The other part of me remembers being an empath in CoH and what a thankless, mind-numbing job that could be on taskforces (especially since, well, they aren't damage dealers and are fairly squishy). Then again, parties/raids seem to work a hell of a lot differently in WoW than in CoH, where you don't necessarily always need an empath. In fact, the people I hung out with could solo just about anything regardless of the buffs/healing I could offer. Either way, it's an idea that's niggling at me, and I'm thinking I might try to find time to start up a Forsaken priest (though it'll be a few months before I could have an alt in Steadfast; still, I can just work on her a little bit at a time). If I don't like it, I can delete and switch to warrior (my role-play idea can work either way).

• Is anyone else surprised I've yet to try figuring out how to fit one of my FFRPG characters into the WoW setting? :p (I'm not, but it's kind of hilarious to me.)

• I have so many story ideas bouncing around in my head. Abandoning the Folami vignette idea for now since I have something else to write for her that's relevant to current role-play situations. I still have an idea for a short story on Pasha that takes place prior to her meeting Jodan, and it sets up a bit of world-building.

• Going to be packing up Sam, the kiddo, and Sasha to head over to Sam's house later today to spend the night. His mom had a birthday this week and tomorrow is when all the partying will be done. Some people are coming in from out of town and I'm supposed to meet them, show off the kiddo, etc. Sasha's going with us because A) we'll be gone over night, and B) she hasn't been out to Sam's house in a while and will love a chance to get to play with Sam's parents' two dogs. Let's just hope she'll not try to take a swim in the creek again.

• As I said on Twitter, Sam and I came in to sit on the couch and we were immediately swarmed by cats who know there's wet food to be had. I feel a little like I've been tossed in the ocean after someone's put chum in the water.