Animosity V Awards
1 year ago
Saul | WarbossKurgan
With Animosity V in the history books, it’s time to name our MVP awards. This has been a time-honored tradition since our WHFB days, and while the categories may change, the intent has always remained the same: to recognize those exceptional players who not only played a great game, but made the experience better for everyone around them, too.
First, this year’s Youngblood, our award for players just jumping into their first campaign. We-the-Team called a huddle and talked it over; of our MVP, we had this to say:
“... we have a lot of very cool new eggs (...) does stick out from how deep they got into it, and how WELL they are doing it.”
“... he's gotten right into the narrative of it while actively taking a leadership role, and steering the Blackwing towards narrative and fun.”
That’s right, AV’s Youngblood is Myth / Jhaellerax! T’was not an easy choice, but quickly became a unanimous one.
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Aside from Youngblood, we chose to bench our other awards this year, instead opting to expand Peerless General - previously the only player-nominated award - to every Coalition, instead of a single player from the whole campaign. And, as if to echo the Team’s sentiments…
Blackwing Corsairs Peerless General: Myth / Jhaellerax
“Myth was super helpful and friendly and very encouraging with plans and ideas! Always open to listen and very fun to play with, also a great team player! It was a pleasure to play on the same team as him!”
“was always active for both rp and strategizing and had amazing in character posts. He was always up to collaborate and encouraging with the other players. He helped keep us all together when things got into the weeds as far as planning. All this as a new player to Animosity.”
“The soul of the Corsairs, great roleplayer, helpful and friendly, rallied the troops and helped keep morale high.”
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Shields of An’avon Peerless General: Vyre / Nienw the Nameless
“They spearheaded our early coordination efforts, and ended up being the embodiment of our coalition ABCs: Always Be Casting!”
“Super active and brought a lot of ideas to the front.”
“Helped add a lot of personality and character to our faction! (Not to mention horns.)”
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Mooncalled Peerless General: Mika / Clan Kyodai
“Ichi of clan Kyodai was a constant driving force in the actions of the mooncalled. The narrative and out of character presence of the giant, with a heart to match his size, was an anchor that we could rally behind.”
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Wolves of Agora Peerless General: Jinzor / Gore’ox Palefur
“He was consistently getting a plan together for our submissions, updating our spreadsheets and in general keeping the coalition heading in a cohesive direction.”
“Always positive, kept the discussion focussed, and a great team player.”
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Shadowsong Renegades Peerless General: Kaleb / Dagon the Ordained
“Bright solid energy (...) really getting me excited to play as a new person. Had an all-around fun personality.”
“His regular participation and amazing interactions/storytelling/collaborations produced a very marked impact on the game.”
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Dross-forged Peerless General: JMWormwood / Snoll Stonebrak
“The positive workhorse who kept the momentum of the faction moving steadily forward throughout the campaign. Faced many challenges, but met them all with a spirit of collaboration and community.“
“Ever-vigilant Wormwood, the only diplomat for a good amount of the game, went above and beyond in his role, bringing together soft leadership skills, excellent proliferation of information and engagement of players to emerge as a central figure for the Dross.”
“I know a few players were overloaded in real life but still participated because they wanted to be a part of what Wormwood was doing and to support Wormwood specifically. As a general, keeping your folks motivated and organized is crucial and after three campaigns I can say that Wormwood is without peer.”
“As Snoll Stonebrok, JMW led us through the city and to the fortress like Washington leading his army across the Delaware river.”
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On behalf of Team Animosity, I’d like to congratulate one and all! There were many other nominees, and we’ve read all your nominations. It’s wonderful to see you all bring out the best in each other with comments like these:
“Took up a guiding/leadership-like role at the start of the campaign which greatly helped us organize our efforts.”
“the voice of reason in (our Coalition), reminding us to stay positive in RP and not to get carried away, whether it be with outrageous plans or with beating ourselves up.”
“(they) reached out to me when (presumably unknown to (them)) my commitment to the campaign was faltering, and through collaborating with me and weaving our PCs' stories together, brought my investment in the narrative back to its peak. (they were) also was a consistent presence in the Coalition chat, dependable and a firm guiding hand in times of uncertainty.”
“Excellent rat.”
Thank you all for your nominations and, of course, for being who you are!
Until next year and with all the best regards,
Team Animosity