Wherein We Meet Sir Arthur Fax
Long ago (September 2007) Maddwg rambled on and on, ad nauseum (Episode Fifty-Eight), about failing to find this so-called 'Arty Fax' that hangs out with the Dark Fathers.
That night, Maddwg had met up with PAS and headed to Doom. Most people were hoping for an artifact while Maddwg was just enjoying
the company and looking for uniques ways to die. His tale ended with nothing new in his back pack, thus his failure to meet 'Arty Fax'.
I have spent the last few days getting reacquainted with this world. I needed to remember such important things as 'when using sword keep
pointy end aimed away from you'. I really find it helpful to remember that! Deciding it was time to get out and about, last night I loaded some
deeelishuss XX ale from Maddwg's stock and headed to to Nujel'm.
While standing around I began practicing a new magik spell I invented. (Maddwg insists that magiks are mental so we should be able to
create new magiks.) My new spell works I tell ya. All I have is one semantic part: say "In Vin Booze" and one physical part: imbide ale and
POOF, Vin is inebreated! Magik!
Try it your self. Say "In Vin Booze" and pour some ale in Vin. I betcha Vin gets drunk!
Anyway...
We ran around and whacked stuff in the dizzying array of rooms at Doom Hotel. (They have a horrid bed bug problem!)
Once we finished cleaning the rooms we waited in a hall way for the Dark Father. Someone used bandages to make a line across the hallway
and we (usually) waited behind the line for the DF. At some point I was behind the line practicing In Vin Booze when I noticed an oddity in
my backpack.
Apparently, no one explained raconteurs to this Arty Fax feller.
(Taken from one of the Raconteurs old websites - so it has to be official - explaining the rules for raconteurs)
2) Items.
Fancy items are not important. If you have them, fine. If you don't have any, fine. If you care about them, go away. A raconteur has fun. No
items required. Telling jokes, insulting other raconteurs, singing and story telling, those are a raconteurs weapons and armor.
I offered the thing to anyone that wanted, but I may have waited too long to make the offer. It took me a while to get over the shock of such
an item falling in MY backpack. We are debating what to do with the thing. Maddwg says it will make a nice fixture for the XX House. I
think we should give it away. (Our rule is no more powerful items than you can equip at once.) Being old men, now, we may just add it to the
myriad of stuff that we use only to display.
We'll think about it..and practice In Vin Booze.
Vin Decatur
PS: I will try to reorganize the Death Robe contest that fell apart in 2008 when I quit playing. Umm, where do the Gate Goobers hang out
theses days? Brit Gate still?
PPS: I may try to get jousting and other combat competittions going again if anyone is interested.
PPPS No, I don't use Vent...it interferes with the other voices in my head.
PPPS - I was going to put my initials after thsi but realized that would be VD. hahahaha
VD