[Sca-cooks] AoAs

[Philip & Susan Troy]

A. F. Murphy wrote:

> Well, I guess I might as well ask this one, too... and we'll never get back
> to food or cooking...
>
> What's an AoA? Not, I gather, that I need to worry about that myself for
> another 15 years or so... I am in Ostgardr, as you may have noticed.


That isn't the kind of protection it once was; we don't get away with
that Gotham act any better than Settmour Swamp used to ;-).

> And,
> having seen what happens when someone gets involved in a Kingdom Level
> event, I'll stay in my happy little corner...


Note that I've been involved in many kingdom-level events, and this is
the first time _this_ particular problem has occurred. Of course there's
always something, but since you've commented on my degree of patience
(which, believe me, I appreciate), it should be pointed out that my
evident patience is also due to the fact that this really isn't that big
a deal in the grand scheme of things. I'd prefer it were different, but
it's just one of the plethora of things that one may have to put up with
  for the chance to do something really cool, that one really wants to
do.  Much as I like to complain (hey, what Kingdom am I from, after
all?), the bottom line is that I don't have to do anything I don't want
to do.  What I want to do is hear the sound of 200 chins hitting 200
sternums.  The gamble, and the fun, will be to see if I can do that.


>  Is it an Award of Arms, or am I mistaken? And is that what armigerous
> means?  If it is, how is it different from getting arms, which people seem
> to do all by themselves? (I mean, with help and permission of heralds and
> such, but...) Is it A Something of Arts? Is it one of those annoying things
> where they seem to think you only do one thing so you have to concentrate
> on that if you want to get awards? And don't have to worry if you don't
> care? I so do not understand how some aspects of this society work...


Most of this has been answered perfectly well elsewhere, so I'll just
add this. You do what you do because you enjoy it and/or because you
feel it needs to be done. Preferably "and". Every once in a while it's
natural to hope for a little validation and encouragement from your
friends, maybe a little reality check, but ultimately, you know you and
your efforts best: you should be your own harshest judge, and if you're
satisfied, well, bleep 'em if they can't take a joke. If you can
_honestly_ say you're happy with the way you are playing this game, then
the chances are good others will be, too, most of the time. As with most
other games, your fellow players will let you know if there's a problem.

> I think I have my name.
>
> Anne of the Bright Questions
>
> (I could be, more accurately, of the Dumb Questions, but I thought this
> sounded better...)

Dahling, there is no such thing as a dumb question.

Adamantius
--
Phil & Susan Troy

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"It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98