2010
stargrace A Deluxe Bree-Land Home #LotRO
That’s right, after scrimping, pinching, and saving (I’m so sorry if you were one of the players who saw my characters wandering around in rags these last few weeks as I could not afford any new gear for them) I have purchased a deluxe home in Bree-Land. In the neighbourhood of Lockberth (where there are LOTS of homes still for sale of anyone would like to be my neighbour!) at 4 Garden Street, resides my little hobbit Lysthia and her “sisters” (ie: alts) Ellithia, Velours, and Petites.
While I’m not fond of the “hook” method of decorating that the game uses, I DO really love the way the neighbourhoods look, and there is enough customization for me to feel as though the home is truly “mine” which is important.
Now, back to writing for NaNoWriMo.. Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!
Expect a Lack of Posts for November #NaNoWriMo
It’s that time of year where I subject myself to the craziness of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the month of November. I’ll be attempting to write a 50,000 word story in 30 days – and so as you may expect, my posts here on MmoQuests will be a little neglected.
This year I am doing something different – I’ll be posting my progress public for anyone who wants to to read. What I plan on doing is password protecting the posts with the password: NaNoWriMo so that only those who are actually interested in reading the wall of text will be affected. I figure that would be best, as all of my posts go to RSS and I don’t want to spam out those who have no interest in reading stories I write.
There is still time to sponsor me as well! Please feel free to check out my profile on the NaNoWriMo site (and even add me to friends) and consider making a donation. It’s for a fantastic cause!
Happy gaming (and writing) no matter where you find yourself!
Beautiful Views #LotRO
Yesterday after much debate with myself, I decided I did in fact want a fourth alt to pick up the Historian branch of crafting, granting me a scholar. Until now I’ve been selling all of my scholar supplies on the auction, to fund my “saving up for a deluxe house” goal. There is a large combination of crafting types that players can choose from, but with four alts this gives me access to every craft available. I have an Armourer (prospector, metalsmith, tailor), Tinker (jeweler, prospector, cook), Woodsman (woodworker, forester, farmer), and Historian (scholar, farmer, weaponsmith). With the new alt came all of the fun that I typically have. I created a human (my first) captain (also my first) and am now level 14 running around Bree-Lands with my herald. It’s a lot of fun doing quests I haven’t done before, exploring areas I haven’t been to, and learning a new class I’ve never played. Mean while my level 36 minstrel sits on the edge of the Ford of Bruinen, with Lord Glorfindel’s elf stone, shaking her fist and cursing the elves.
It’s a little bit of a pain to ship supplies between all of my characters – but – I do have the shared vault that I purchased when Mirkwood + adventure pack came out, so I haven’t had to pay any extra for those things and it makes passing items between characters MUCH easier. If I had to send them through the mail I doubt very highly I’d try to work all my crafters up. The way it’s set up is that my historian and woodsman send food items to my tinker, my woodsman processes pelts for my armourer, my armourer sends gems and precious stone to my tinker. It works out well for me – but I can certainly see how it would be a lot of money wasted if I were to mail the items between everyone.
I spent a good portion of last night playing Fable 3 and look forward to doing more of that today. Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself! Have a safe and happy Halloween!