Nomadic Gamer

It’s a Magranon Sort of Day

stargrace June 12, 2023 0Comment

There’s a holy site up on Xanadu – and normally I wouldn’t pay too much attention to these, because holy sites are difficult to get to when they’re on other servers (especially Xanadu since it’s a HUGE place) but one of my friends was summoning to a Fo rite of crops cast, and I really wanted to get the achievement on my Fo priest, so I hopped on a boat and sailed over.

I’ve never actively participated in a Magranon holy site before – but I learned how neat they can be. Randomly (approx once an hour) archaeology fragments will spawn and drop into your inventory, and they can have runes / enchants and be items you can’t typically find in archaeology. I love this idea. LOVE IT. Some of the items linked were just amazing to me, and I understand that to some other people they may be boring, but I couldn’t wait to get my hands on something similar.

The holy site has already been active for a number of days, but I’ve got two characters parked there now doing sermons and other priest-like things. Hopefully I get some neat archaeology bits, and if not, well it was a fun experience at least. A thank you to the folks on Xanadu who are running it, I did leave 1 priest behind in a boat so I can find my way back home at the end, and I certainly appreciate the summons.

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

Working on an Almanac

stargrace June 11, 2023 0Comment

Today was FINALLY the day that lingonberry would be ready, to study and harvest. These plants only grow on tundra, and can’t be created by other players, so after the dragon slaying on Pristine, I stuck around for a full day since it was on the tundra. I have just a few more reports to complete, and then my almanac (and thus my journal entry) will be done. It has taken a while, but I’m pretty pleased that I remembered to do it at all.

Down goes (another) Dragon

stargrace June 10, 2023 0Comment

Another public slaying! This time the reward was some scale and a bit of butchering blood. I’m very close to having my knife finished with potions, so of course I took myself (Stargrace) + 3 priests to Pristine for this one. Someone brought along the token zombie champion whale, too. They’re neat, but they block so much of the view!

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

Large Deeds

stargrace June 9, 2023 0Comment

There are some HUGE deeds out there in Wurm Online – mine is not one of them. I currently own three deeds, Quail Cove (main deed, upkeep is 1s10c a month), Quail Landing (mainland deed, upkeep is 1s60c a month), and the latest, Quail Island (upkeep is 2s a month). I’m paying less than 5s a month for upkeep all together for my deeds, and I feel like this is a perfect number for me. I can sell a few treasure maps and cover the cost of the deeds, and I tend to top them up to a year of upkeep once every few months. Anything larger would be too hard to handle (I feel). I haven’t planned anything out on the island deed yet, but the other two are well established and created places, with lots of buildings, bridges, and ‘stuff’ everywhere to make them feel lived in. Well, Cove more than Landing, as that one is newer and still a work in progress.

Anyway. I love looking at the gigantic deeds, but I know in my heart owning such a huge piece of land is just not for me. I like my cozy country feel, and I think if I were to have a gigantic deed it would just cause me a lot of burn out. What about you? Do you prefer small or large deeds? Let me know in comments below, and as always happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!

What am I Working On?

stargrace June 7, 2023 0Comment

There is never a lack of things to work on in Wurm Online – and I tend to keep a list running of everything that needs attention. What are those things these days?

• Faralithe – Working on farming & animal husbandry. This is my Fo priest. She’s also working on mining at Quail Landing just to get some skills raised up.
• Blesse – Working on channeling. This is my Vynora priest, she does a little bit of everything but besides the priest stuff she doesn’t really do anything major.
• Minxes – Beginner Magranon priest, she needs to reach 70 faith so I can use her for reinforcement. All of the priests also need to work on meditation, minus Blesse who can already enchant grass.
• Stargrace – Working on archaeology & weapon smithing. This skill takes forever (WS, that is). Oof. Also I’ve been busy building up Quail Landing, the bottom level of the deed is coming along, it requires a LOT of mortar and a LOT of sandstone bricks. Right now I’m out of bricks, so that’s where the effort lays.

Like I said, there’s never a lack of things to work on – and that’s what I love about Wurm. Even when you think you’re close to being ‘done’ something drags you (sometimes kicking and screaming) back in. As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!