 |
 |
The Albertus Strong Chronicles
 By
Thierry "Albertus" Gagnon
Albertus Strong is the gender-confused character I played
in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing games The
4th Prophecy (T4P).
Since I was the official Game Master and Webmaster on T4P, I sometimes
wrote stories about my in-game adventures, about events I witnessed
or about events I helped organize. These stories were meant as examples
to the players in order to encourage them to write their own chronicles
(which some did!) and to boast about my various achievements (or
lack thereof).
:: Back to my homepage
|
|
|
 |
| |
October 12 2002
 Farewell
to Eliza
Players from The 4th Prophecy reunite
to honour the memory of Eliza Bragwin, who recently had lost her
battle to cancer in real life. (Complete transcripts of the ceremony
held on the T4C Grapevine server.)
True death in a virtual world
How real can really be a virtual ceremony for a true loss?
|
|
|
May 3-16, 2002
 The
end of an era
This is my farewell to the T4P community after
the unexpected announcement of the termination of The 4th Prophecy.
It is followed by heartfelt goodbies from many players, all of
which I will miss very much...
|
|
| |
 February 28, 2002
An insult too many
Taunted by Goblins at the Lighthaven bridge,
Albertus loses his cool and goes on a rampage... with a little help
from his friends!
|
|
| |
 November 5, 2001
The Night of the Dead
On Halloween, hordes of undead invade all four cities of the land
of Goldmoon!!!
|
|
| |
 October 30, 2001
What a party!
A simple beach party is disrupted by a small raid - which in
turn turned into unspeakable carnage as the fight spills in Lighthaven
and Windhowl.
|
|
| |
August 28, 2001
A deadly picnic part 2 ::
Hunt for the yellow goblin
Cross-dressing, orc tennis, limping and a real girl; this one's
got it all folks!
|
|
| |
August 20, 2001
A deadly picnic, part one ::
While we were hunting
A simple orc hunt quickly evolves into an expedition into unfamiliar
grounds and a lethal encounter with a yellow goblin!
|
|
|
|
|
About Albertus Strong
Albertus
Strong believes he is a man transformed into a frail woman by an evil
sorcerer. He may right about this or he may simply be a very confused
individual.
Cross-dressing (or gender-bending)
I played Albertus Strong as a man, but with a female character
appearance. In role-playing situations, it would translate in my character
being a man trapped into a woman's body (or a woman stuck with a man's
mind.)
Many players enjoy "gender-bending", i.e. playing a character
from a different sex and acting like one. This kind of gameplay is a great
way to see how people react to others whether they believe he/she is a
guy or a gal. My openly cross-dressing kind of gameplay is just a way
to take a simple game feature (male or female characters) and use it in
a way that makes my character very special and unique in a simple way.
Character development
Albertus wants be become as strong as he/she was before his transformation.
Thus he is a fighter who enjoys big weapons like axes and broadswords.
But he is scared of monsters who can shoot him from a distance, so he
takes the time to learn some spells so he can shoot back, increase his
strength with magic or heal himself when needed.
|
|
|
