2023

Vynora – Finally 100!

stargrace April 10, 2023 No Comments

Finally, after almost 10+ years my Vynora priest on Wurm Online has reached 100 faith!

This is not completely the fault of Wurm, but stems from a combination of things like the fact that getting anywhere with priests after 70 faith or so is practically impossible. The skill gains are so small from prayers that it would take an insane number of years to reach 100. The only practical method is to join a sermon group and to do that for as long as you can tolerate.

Since the Impalong was taking place on Deliverance it was a good time to start. I arrived with 74 faith, and after doing around 5-6 sermons (one every 3 hours) for 10 days, I reached 100. Why does this capped skill even matter? Well at 100 I can summon players – which is awesome. I can also cast Mindstealer (a weapon enchantment) on my own. I’ve also got a baby Fo priest working her way up the ranks, but I have no enthusiasm to grind my way to 100, I’ll be happy if she reaches 70 in the end (right now she’s hovering around the 45 faith mark). I also have a 100 faith unused priest over on the NFI servers, who I hope one day will be able to venture down to the SFI ones. I know there’s lots of controversy about allowing the two islands to merge, but I’d just like a one time transfer so I can play all of my characters together.

As always, happy gaming – no matter where you find yourself.

Deliverance Impalong – Final Day

stargrace April 9, 2023 No Comments

Today was the last day of the Deliverance Easter Impalong and goodness what a fantastic time I had! I earned enough points to pick out a prize from the prize lot – and I walked away with a HoTS (Horde of the Summoned, a defunct PMK on PVP servers) wagon created by Gumbo. It even comes runed, which increases the capacity of what it can hold, and speeds it up. I haven’t owned a wagon on Wurm Online for quite some time, so I was incredibly happy to receive this one! A huge congratulations and thank you is in order for everyone who worked so hard for the events, and for those who won awesome prizes.

Some of my favourite parts of the impalong was Storage Wars (I hope that gold went to good use!), and the ‘Find the cheese’ game where you had to find a wheel of cheese in an entire room filled with barrels and other containers. It was a lot of fun.

The next impalong is on the Independence server in July, and you can bet I’ll be there.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

Deliverance Impalong – Day 2

stargrace April 8, 2023 No Comments

I had the most fun today! While I still don’t really get (or understand) Deal or No Deal, I happily worked on imping tools and listened to the events being ran. I also participated in a few guessing games that were set up (how many eggs will hatch, how many bacon can be made) in some little huts – and I even found the cheese in a game where you had to enter a room FULL of containers and (you guessed it) try to beat everyone else at finding the cheese. I had so much fun! I think I am up to around 2,000 points, maybe as much as 2900 if I get my riddle answers correct. This SHOULD put me in the running for some awesome prizes that we get to pick tomorrow.

I’ve made a list of what I’m interested in, but it will depend on how many people pick ahead of me. My first choice is probably some Pandemonium flags/banners – but I also saw them for sale, so I might go with a wagon choice instead. We’ll just have to see!

I love the work and dedication people have put into making this a successful impalong. With any luck (and a whole lot of people) my priest will actually reach 100 faith before too long. I do have 100 faith Libila priest over on the NFI servers, but this will be my first ever SFI priest at 100. Not only does that mean she can cast her ‘major’ spell (mind stealer) but it also means she gains the ability to summon others, which is incredibly handy.

Overall? I can’t wait for tomorrow, and I’m reminded once again about all of the things I love when it comes to this magical game. As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

Easter Impalong – Day 1

stargrace April 7, 2023 No Comments

One of the most amazing things that happens in Wurm Online has nothing to do with anything in game and everything to do with the amazing community that has built up around it. An “impalong” is a community hosted event, typically on a large fancy deed, where players gather together for a variety of activities including but not limited to: Improving gear / weapons for others free of cost, casting spells free of cost on said armor / tools, playing games like Deal or No Deal, and just generally having a good time. They tend to be annual events held by various deeds at various times.

It just so happens that one of the large ones was being hosted on the Deliverance server during Easter weekend, so of course I wanted to take part.

They are as amazing as I remember, and the community just as special. I brought along three characters total, two that I planned on leaving in the temple area, and Stargrace (my main) to work on blacksmithing. I turned someone’s horseshoe rare, so that was pretty special. I also gained a lot of blacksmithing skill (I’m closing in on 75 now) and just had a good time listening to people gather around doing their thing.

Tomorrow there is a contest called Storage Wars that I am VERY interested in, and I can’t wait to take part.

Speaking of Easter, Wurm Online has a few other events going on. You can purchase a bunny backpack skin that is just adorable, and if you do some foraging you’ll be given a treasure to find an Easter Basket filled with a few goodies. I haven’t been back to my deed for a few days to do this yet, but it’s in the works.

Overall? I’m just having a great time, and these events remind me about what I love in this game. It’s most certainly the people who make it a special place.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

The Deliverance Renaissance Festival Impalong

stargrace April 2, 2023 No Comments

I love community run events, and Wurm Online has always been the base that I hold all other events comparable to. On the Deliverance server there is an Impalong happening from Friday until Sunday, over the Easter weekend, and of course I am going to show up – in fact, my priest character is already there hoping to squeeze out some sermons before the big day. Things tend to get a little crazy during impalongs, and I want to make sure I got there nice and early (plus getting a few sermons done is always a lovely thing).

I do have a 100 faith Libila priest on the Northern servers, but they are not joined in any way to the Southern ones (the Northern ones are the ones that released with the Steam version of Wurm Online) and I don’t actively play there, so the character basically sits and does nothing. My Vynora priest has been around 70 faith for quite some time, and I’d really like to make the push to 100 but this is wurm, and it’s not as simple as that. Faith gains are TINY for priests once you hit 70, and in order to reach 100 the most optimal way is to do sermons every 3 hours. For each listener, you’ll gain .02 faith. You can also reset the prayer timer by having at least .12 gain. That all adds up, over time. Time, of course being the largest component besides the requirement of premium listeners. I am hoping I can nudge my way to 100, but we’ll just have to see. I’ve signed up for now, but a lot of the listeners are not near the altars, and thus the gains are not exactly ideal. Still, it is far better gains than I would get by myself at home.

Besides the whole sermon side of things, impalong events are made for just that – ‘improving’ gear/weapons/tools etc for other players, at no cost. Sometimes those items go rare too which is a huge extra bonus. Priests typically offer enchants, there are games, prizes, and all sorts of good times. I love these player hosted events and I’ve been to a large number of them over the years that I’ve played. Each server tends to host their own, and they become yearly events.

It has been a VERY long time since I’ve gone to an impalong, but I can’t wait to see everyone and get some skill gains. Wurm is and continues to be a niche game, but there isn’t anything quite like it out there, and I love that about it.

As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!