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Friday, September 13, 2013

10 Questions - Jonathan "Trent" Jessop

Jonathan "Trent" Jessop

How long have you been playing?
Photo by Dustin Mack - 2013
17 years, with roughly 5 years of inactivity from ’06-’10

How has the game changed since you’ve been playing?
The obvious answer here is the weapon and armor materials that have led to faster combat.
But the real answer is the societal changes that have happened. The Realms has become far more PC, far nicer on the surface. This makes us seem like a friendlier group than we were in years past, but I don’t think it’s all honest.

Who have you learned from the most?
Bill DeMarco (Artex), and Kevin Betie (Cinnabar)
From Kevin I learned that the loudest voice is the one that is listened too, right or wrong. I learned that action is always better than inaction.
From Bill I learned that the best wars are the ones that no one else even knows you’re waging. I learned how to play an evil character that is still liked, even if no one can understand why.
From both of them I learned how to play a “PC Bad Guy” while still being a positive influence on the game as a whole.

What was your best moment IC?
1.       Winning the Creathorne War Tourney, as I looked down the line at all the people who stood with us in that moment of glory.
2.       That rainy day in April when the Baron and Morgil had us hopelessly outnumbered just outside Rathkeale, as I looked down the line at all the people who stood with us in our last moments as a nation, for some their last moments as those characters.

Photo by Richard Crane


What was your best moment as a NPC/EH/Player?
Reading the event reviews after the event that came to be known as “School Girl Min”. I knew people enjoyed themselves at the event, but it wasn’t until I read the reviews that I realized just what an impact that event had on people.

What would you like to see changed or developed more in game?
I would like to see a shift in our historical accounts away from the internet and back to stories by the fire. From what I’ve seen it is getting rare for anyone to tell “No Shit” stories around the fire, and even more rare for people to pay attention when it does happen.

What advice would you give new players?
Be bold. You are going to make mistakes, make them loudly, own them and move on. You will learn much quicker that way, than you will by hanging in the back being afraid to make a mistake.

What do you love most about the game?
After a long day of fighting, and a long night of drinking, to watch the sky turn blue and realize that some of those standing next to you are the same people you watched the sun come up with almost twenty years ago.

Who would you like to see the next interview be with?
Pete Burgess