Against the Shadow fans, the Lela Awards© are coming!!

[Lela]

Against the Shadow fans, the Lela Awards© are coming!!

A little business first, this is a thread devoted to fans of the Against the Shadows Story Hour. I encourage all those interested to read it, fervently.

Now, let's get to what this thread is all about!

Welcome to the Lela Awards Pre-discussion thread. Within a week or two (depending on Spring Break and Homework) we plan to hold the 1st annual Lela Awards. Well, not actually annual; just whenever I feel like it. There will be a multitude of awards, coming out over the course of the night (think Oscars). Awards already decided upon (garanied to be given out) include the following:

• Best Scene
• Most Heroic Moment
• Worst Villein
• Most Heart-Renching Moment
• Most Evil DM Moment
• Nicest DM Moment
• The We're All SOOO Glad You Are Dead Award
• Most Ironic Moment
• The Life-Changing Moment Award

Also to be awarded are smaller awards, called Tidbits. Each Tidbit will actually have more than one winner. These will be spread out over the course of the night (think commercial break). These are awards that are less noticeable but still deserve recognition. The awards that have already been chosen (again, guaranteed to be awarded) include the following:

• 1 Best Timing Awards
• 2 Bad Luck Awards
• 1 Bad Planning Award
• 1 Most Embarrassing Moment

In the works are the following:

• Most loved NPC (Major Award)
• Lucky Guess Award (Major Award)

Don't think that this is the end. I will be updating as new awards are chosen.


Any guesses?

 

[Darklone]

And the Old One goes to ... (oops OSCAR!)

Bad luck tidbit? Marcus Tito for dropping one time too often into a CR11 hole!

Most loved NPC: I still go with Bogwell and his mount (who rides whom ?)

Best timing: A certain sleep spell from Quintus that saved Rowans valued lower end of ...

 

[Lela]

Re: And the Old One goes to ... (oops OSCAR!)

Actually, it wouldn't be either. It's the Lela Award©.

 

[Corey]

Hi Lela. To support you, I polled the other players on their favorite moments for each PC. When their answers come back, I’ll post them here.

Here is my (Quintus') list:

Favorite DM moment: Old One rolls a d20 with the "1" on
the "17" that is faded. It looks like a 7, so we players disregard, but RBDM
reads it as 17. I tongue-in-cheek challenge him based on his own
house rule that dice must be clearly legible. The momentary look
of "I have no response to that" on his face was priceless. Trust me, Old One is hard to catch off guard so I savor that moment frequently.

Favorite Rose moment: Lew wants to bury the kobold that was
killed by R's familiar. Rose throws the corpse into the woods
sayy "Rest in peace" and walks on. I still laugh when I think of
that. Also, Rose beating the snot out of the Shadowblades who recently surrounded him.

Favorite Sextus moment: Against all hope and odds, Sextus tries to fight the gnolls who are holding the Cassuvius sisters prisoner. A very heroic, noble and tragic moment.

Favorite Lew moment: Buried under a sea of desperate cripples, Lew's hand emerges grasping for air and freedom.

Favorite Rowan moment: Despite our best efforts, R's apprentice Luc is going to get away. However, despite a desperate combat, Rowan coolly kneels and lets an arrow fly. His shaft drives straight through the up and coming Necromancer. Loved it!

Favorite Quintus moment(s): My character so I have to cite two. First, as the gnoll phalanax charges up the hill, a well placed bolt blows the head off the lead trooper, spraying Scarface with gore. Second, at his moment of achievement, Quintus' spell goes awry and his first experience of flight takes place as a pot-bellied not quite bird. I’d list a third, but Old One has not got to that point on the story hour yet.

Note: edited for clarity.

 

[Darklone]

Hmm

Where do we put that moment when Quintus faced the barbarian horde and gave the Artosiak back?

 

[Lela]

Re: Hmm

Where do we put that moment when Quintus faced the barbarian horde and gave the Artosiak back?

Oh, there's a place for that. Trust me.

 

[Lela]

Out for Spring Break!! I have no garrentee that I'll be able to get to the computer, but I'll try to get the Lela Awards© finished. That way we can be ready when Old One finishes Session 15.

 

[Darklone]

Calling Mr. Bump!

Hello? Hello?

 

[Lela]

I'm back. No, I didn't get anything done. It was spring break, did anyone really expect me to do anything at all? Anyone looking for details can go here. (though you have probubally already read it).

Thanks all, I promise that I'll get cracken on it.

 

[Lela]

We will now be taking guesses. For info, step over here.