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Ah, I know I'm a couple of days late here, but I just wanted to say that I also enjoyed the 1x1! I'm glad to hear that you liked Glacier's interaction in the Barony, but it wouldn't have been possible without your NPCs being great characters to interact with in the first place; they are some of the few NPCs I've seen that have felt... really "genuine", like individuals living their own life, and not just for the scene. Hopefully that makes sense.Alright, the year is ending. This old man is tired, but fireworks are keeping him up. So I've been compiling a list of ramblings about things that I look back upon with happy thoughts. It's always a good exercise to consciously be grateful of the good stuff you were blessed with in a year. Foods, friendships, comforts, etc. In my case, with my addiction levels, that includes RP. So to do as I said I would, here we go. (Also, I legit am tired by now as I edit in and off some stuff. The list might get more rambly and chaotic at points as a result. I will have forgotten stuff, but my eyes are falling shut...)
TheTimePiece [Gnollbone Village] Unwelcome Saviours. It seems like the start of the adventures between Saoirse and Ryuuji got graded earlier this year. The first canonised adventure of many.
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Develius @RavenSong – Having Eriedeth, Scylla and Baharius along was also neat. It was definitely a fun starting RP for my slaver character with a group like that.
@SilverFeathers [Vegard City] Bishop's Back in Town. We started up this year by ending the arrival of Nashi. The good vibes of this RP immediately return, just by checking it out. Now I want Lirek and Taiji to arrive as well and to summon Hymn and Valhyr as protective spirits to the Holy City of Vegard. I'm totally not greedy with ambitious plans. (Also, I actually names them all without looking it up. I hope I also got the spelling right.)
@SilverFeathers [Yasaki City] The City of Reunion Pumpkaboom.
@Rev IX [Stonewall Town] (Caelia Barony) – Hammer-on quality. Wow, Regula hooking up Ryan with a blacksmithing contract was this year? Somehow it feels both longer ago and more recent.And the dude still hasn't brought in any tailed folk to thank her for her efforts.Could be fun to see if we can take it up a notch with this contract at some point. Or get him in trouble with it for selling to monsters/criminals/slavers.
@RavenSong [Ryken City] A Long Awaited Date Ah, their first real date. That was a fun one. Can't wait for the zoo coming up at some point.Next time they'll have to wonder if they should go with the two or bring half their harem.
Moonberry [Nan Pass Village] Search for the Skythorn Blossom & [Nan Pass Village] 聖域平和 Seiiki Heiwa: Bathing of the Blood You know. A narrator letting me kill a bear in one RP, then wash off the blood and eat the bear in another, is bound to give me good memories. These were a lot of fun. Let's see if we can get Almeida and Aedri to meet again. Also @SixSense's Kota. Otherwise Valerius will miss him.
@Faynorae [Bishri City] ♡ φᾰεινός ♡ Oh, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun☆ You showed me what happens when someone makes every post into an art piece. Maps, RP'ing companions, embedded musics, custom sprites. Bloody hell, what a work. Not the sane thing, perhaps, but it was definitely a lot of fun to be part of. Some of these images need saving and framing on a wall.
@RavenSong @Sisyphus Happy @Erich @Viokii [The Underbelly] It's a Bloody Dragon Scale! & [The Underbelly] Where's this Bloody Dragon Scale?!? These were some really great RP's to revisit and re-use some former @Skyhunter lore that still had plenty left to give for RP chances. Having you all on board for it felt like a perfect crew for such a job as well, providing a great range of characters that were all eccentric and exciting enough to keep up with the plot.
@Femboy [Isekai Hell] The Gunhild one :3 Let others call it weird/random/stupid/silly/childish/cringe. It started as a meme of having a character into tails and somehow now I'm actually enjoying such RP's. Having Gunhild on board for RP's is also fun, to me at least. It's a character type that helps freshen stuff up compared to the many 'serious' ones. Also @SixSense when will Kota return?
@Shatter Shard @Spoiled Bread @Clockwork_Magictill mentally scared for lifeall better now.
@Femboy [West Empire] A Legendairy humiliation, among other things... Best cow. I still love how she brings another dynamic to the slave-chains. She should totally sign back up. Also love the OOC banter about her being a good Cow. Cause she is. Best mooh.
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[Stonewall Town] (Caelia Barony) All's Fair in this Fair Fair Oh boy. That was a thing. Thank you all so much for joining me in that chaotic experiment and testing the depths of my addictions to their fullest. Also @FantasyCat 'It's Kiyover' still gets me to chuckle. Also, alsoto Regula's bathroomI can't guarantee hertailssafety. That's not a threat, that's an invitation. Also, also, alsoNovama thanks for grading even that madness. What do the kids say again? That's pretty GOATed of you.
@StarPrincessVal [Harmog Kon'Roor Town] Girl Next Dar' & (Harmog Kon'Roor Town) Kuridan After Dar'k The fact that it's ended doesn't mean I can't look back and appreciate the most satisfying slow-burn and long-term romance plot I've had in my entire RP history. So that's what I'll do. Thank you for having been aboard for it for so long, cause it takes two totangoromance-plot. Even now, I can still draw from this to have the Plant figure herself out anew after how big this was on her development.
@RavenSong The Witches Inferno With a girlfriend like that, who needs enemies? Heh. Still loving Scylla's more chaotic nature, even if she matured. Granted, Wanted title was a tad annoying, but you gotta pay up for overthrowing demon lords, I guess. It helps that
@Kikumura @Femboy @Clockwork_Magic
Can't wait for them to go tell Daddymus what they did to a certain Elf necromancer not that long ago.The follow-up [Clockhaven – Widersia] Testing The Waters was also a lot of fun to narrate.
@Femboy [The Republic - Gala'Kraoth] Return to Gala'Kraoth It felt like a risk having Regula leave her barony for this RP, but I say it paid off. I'm not sure if you believe me or how much it still matters to you, but I'll keep saying I enjoyed it.
@Rev IX [Stonewall Town] (Caelia Barony) A Helping Hand. Part 1: Homecoming. & [The See - Frontier] A Helping Hand. Part 2: Journeying. & [The See - Frontier] A Helping Hand. Part 3: Bargaining. Thanks for entrusting me with creating the S-grade NPC capable of healing Ryan. It was a lot of fun coming up with how to get it done, split it among parts, try engage/challenge him, etc. Also still love the dynamic between him and Aileen and I'll admit she's come close to being made a full PC multiple times over for that reason.
@Maxxob [Clockhaven - Widersia] A Rowdy Construct I'm glad I was able to get on board one of the starting RP's of your narration sprees. Definitely gave the doggo a worthy summon as well. I also loved him interacting with
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@Irihi [Eastern Border of the Fae See - M’lynra Village] - One Last Push Gotta respect how much you learned on the fly system-wise in this one. Needlessly to say, havinginto the boxTea Party chaos. (Even though we're fighting again.) Think you might be a top contender for neatest new narrator on the block in 2024.
@Kikimura [Stonewall Town] (Caelia Barony) Not Your Average Catfight Is it weird that I loved how much you loved Ethel most of all for this RP? Because I did. Always great to see someone appreciate one of my favourite NPC's so much.
@Karcen @Naythophyl @Megilagor [Kuridan: Yale Village] Spider Plant Soil Slice of Life, bits of combat, lots of talking. I'm still really happy to have had y'all on board and turn this into an RP with bits of everything. I'm also really glad how @Karcen Nikita turning up and starting to follow Euthalia around turned out thus far. Definitely a great thing, as I was uncertain where to go with the character after the long-lasting romance RP's ended. Found her at a great time both IC and OOC in that regard.
@Giftvi [Otenzal] A Night of Unspoken Truths Gotta love your eye for detail on lore, maps, cultures, etc. That shone through on this one, even when I joined it with a cotton-brain like Zahrah.
@Maxxob @Megilagor @lanzandpine @Faynorae @Daddy Dream @Femboy [Norroburry Village] High Altitude Kittens & [Norroburry Village] High Altitude Kittens Part 2 – A Purrfect Quest I knew I wanted my cat-finding quest to have some spice and magic to it. I didn't think I'd go into a part 2 (and likely part 3) with it. I didn't think I'd end up hosting for a fairly big (yet really fun) group. I didn't think I'd really enjoy RP'ing a haughty cat so much. Yet I was proven wrong on all fronts. Odd how one of my own narrations turned out into a little bit of a hidden gem for me, if that makes sense to say. I definitely started vibing with @Maxxob's Edwin's vibes more and more and I feel like @lanzandpine's Marius and @Daddy Dream's Amelia started playing into that pretty well. Same for @Faynorae's Aniel being a neat contrast to @Megilagor's Viole.
@Maxxob [Erithis - The See] An Empire of corruption and single-mindedness It was really neat to have my good boy priest just be a good boy priest for this RP. One of those things that get me the feel-good vibes. Having @Faynorae's Siegfried joining and going into [/url=Finished - [Eraza / Refara's Sound] Horny Rumours][Eraza / Refara's Sound] Horny Rumours[/url] after kept those vibes going.Except with some added romance, of course.
@Etymarchen #TiefyForPC2025 #JusticeForTiefy #ThePeopleDemandTiefy. Gimmie.
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Voider [Stonewall Town] (Caelia Barony) (N)ice to meet you again. Out of the many barony 1x1's I've ran (about a dozen this year iirc), this was probably my favourite. There's something really appealing about how Glacier interacted with my NPC's. The type of chill comfort food for the soul type vibe.
@Mephisto [On the Border of the See and Widersia, as Far South of Clockhaven as the River Goes] - The Devil's Favorite Holiday I never did ask why the area description ended up being [On the Border of the See and Widersia, as Far South of Clockhaven as the River Goes] all that instead of a dot on a map. Or why not just going [On the Border of the See and Widersia, as Far South of Clockhaven as the River Goes On That One Tip Point Thing Near the One Land Thing On the Center but Slightly to The Right of It Yet Not So Left As to be Leftist] instead. Anyhow, on a more serious note, if I'd RP'ed with you more prior to this, you'd have been a contender to hottest new narrator of the year for me. That said, I'm loving the Red Haven patron vibes a lot, even if I'm kinda lost on the plots sometimes, but that's become part of the chaotic fun for an RP I joined with one of my most chaotic characters. @Metty @Spoiled Bread @Irihi Stormbreaker, Miiya and Meredy are definitely a great fellow cast to enjoy it with as well.
@Rev IX [Caelia Barony - Ryke] Be it Welcome or Unwelcome Not gonna lie, I'm kinda flattered you're asking me for advise on the occasion. You also did pretty well on using just the right amount of system to make it make sense, but to still have Regula break out in a sweat in this one. @RavenSong Oh man, the return of Aria. That is really neat to have happen this year, even if it's at the end. Glad to have her back.
So many characters were made this year. Guess I'll pick a few I liked.
@Maxxob Erich Zann We need more happiness research done.
@Femboy Viokii I like bigb...asset-owning bots and I cannot lie. Still think it's pretty neat how her personality setting thing works, which I think I said earlier as well, but it's getting late and I'm getting more rambly.
@SixSense Julius Atreus Astolgia I'm still surprised Regula managed to vibe with him so well.
@Faynorea Aniel Valentino Don't you dare scoop him before he's hooked up Regulaand perhaps some other characters of mine.
@Maxxob Sir Edwin Stormcrest? Wait... you really made me appreciate the EDGE.
@Spoiled Bread Aqua Feels like she was made years ago, not this year, with how quickly I grew to like the character.
@Elijay John Don't become the next John Doe to vanish before John Doe had done what John Doe Does Doing Done. Or something. Anyway, I think you already got further than most in trying to make the 'plain' work out.
@Clockwork_Magic Seira Steelwind Adorable looking characters. Cool knights. Both are good. You made them one. Pretty neat.
@Femboy Lei-Cao Cattlemaricanica Sedimentarius Formatta Taurus. Best Cow. Good Mooh. I await the return.
@Maxxob Decimus Valerius He loosed eyes on Yuna and Almy for a moment and they're already getting in trouble with a freshly resurrected necromancer Elf. Anyhow, guess he showed me old guy characters can be fun to have in an RP. Didn't think that'd happen, but it did.
@Kikimura Tomoko Brandy Insert image of fish. Was fun training arcing her.
@Maxxob Koralia Ironjaw SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRKKK!!!!! Anyhow, if she ever visits again, perhaps Regula knows what she'd want to win in a rematch now.
@Naythophyl Aiden Thornheart Gotta love having had the busy bee in some RP's of mine.
@Spoiled Bread Simi Small characters unite. Show the world that size doesn't matter.
@Tau Yume Haven't RP'ed with her yet, unless her ability made me forget OOC as well. She's high on the list of those I want to RP with though.
@Megilagor Viole With how many RP's I saw him in, it feels like he's been around way longer. Still neat to see more [Living Dolls] around.
@Karcen Seraphina Making a sword work as a character for more than a one-off trope is pretty neat.
@Karcen Nikita Emotional Support Humans are a thing now. I dig it.
@Irihi Miiya Aether Birds of a feather, flock together. I wonder if that's how she ended up in an RP with Zahrah?
@Megilagor Diego Argento I don't know squat about SCP, but that only makes it more fun to have someone from that universe IC.
@Karcen Katja Galinka Muahuaha, my best 'steal' of the year. Seriously like how Kalina got her to tag into the Coven RP though.
@Daddy Dream Amilia I wonder how long it'll take before she actually burns some fools down.
@Ersatra Anastasia Von Arbin Shouldn't be long before she's the most asset-rich character in IH history. Who knows, once I got more ideas for Slice of Life / asset RP's, we can develop some of the stuff in the barony.
@Maxxob Fenrir Hellsing Who's a good boy? Yes you are!
@heartspan Asahi Fujikawa If RP rewards get approved by a grader, he may soon own some of IH's most valuable sketchy sketches.
@Megilagor Alister Marrok Who's a good boy? Yes you are!
@SixSense Viazen Cloudfall Failed to meet him, but I don't want to stop trying just yet.
@Irihi Irihi Spokelse Such a great bonding ritual teacher.
@Giftvi Minvera Rhea Albero With your eye for lore/detail/history stuff, I think she can become and remain one of the more in-depth characters before long.
@Karcen Teti Who's a good maid? Yes you are!
@NachoGod Qamar Kabus Is she still with us, or did she go to the big lämp?
@Spoiled Bread Meredy Cainbell Why does the cane carry so much of the aesthetic so well?
@lanzandpine Marius Roswell Didn't realise how relatively new he was. Let's not let the world corrupt him too much... hopefully.
Community Events were also a thing. These I liked.
January self-reflection event. Neat way to get some extra chance to write for a character and gloss over what others write about theirs.
February Valentine's letters. It's not real love until you write your heart out. To every single person you can come up with.Yes, I am a mad addict.
May event in designing and challenging creatures that ended up making it into lore after. Combining the best of a lot of what IH has to offer in creativity, systems, challenges and lore.
June event writing the day in the life of a high-ranking NPC. It was challenging to come up with one, but a fun exercises to get more into the lore of the world.
August's potion making event. Getting to craft consumables and use a more underused system in a fun and easy to access manner. I'd love to try that again.
December's White Elephant events remain a stable and probably my favourite. It's simple, it's easy, yet it's got the best of IH's skill/item designs, creativity, a bit of character interaction and a neat way to use IC.
Honourable mentions for some quick ones like St. Patty. Nova's bday event. Sheet making contest.
Some system update stuff.
Updates to Heaven's Road, addition of Skill Mastery were neat.
Becoming a Hosted Project was a big surprise, but turned out really neat and well if you ask me. Huge compliments to the mods that kept reaching out to recruit new folk though. That isn't an easy task to keep up with and was/is extra needed as a result.
World Lore being added in and being made more public is really neat. Hoping for Dwarf Kingdom and more Sky Nation stuff. Also first Continent.
Contract feature being neat as I'm RP'ing a slaver.
Weapon and Magic Mastery overhaul probably turning out better, though perhaps still slightly off.
Lots of efforts put forwards to clarify. @Clyvelle doing some amazing work there.
Standing Grade being a good new addition.
Grading sheets being pretty useful and a good way to have a bit more input as narrators.
Finally, the discord is really active.
Can't tag you all. You know who you are on the Discord. You know how often (or not) we chat in there. Thanks. It's fun to have a place to unwind after work to share some hobbies, passions and ideas with.
So, I'd have to say they were cool, maybe even pretty nice, but regardless, it was fun to just chill for the whole RP... ...I'm
—Ahem, thank you for your part in IH this past year (as well as before it), and I hope this new year will be a good one for you, Elvario!
