Nomadic Gamer

It’s a whole lot of crafting..

stargrace August 7, 2007 2Comments

And, the baby bard gets herself another proc item….

Another fairly busy weekend in game, Monday was a holiday, so that was nice. First of all, Goudia hit 63 which means two more levels and she’ll have her 65 rare spell, which of course I am really looking forward to it. It’ll be nice to hit 70 but not in a rush, enjoying some of the game a bit (again). Aside from that, and a few deaths, I spent a whole lot of time this week crafting gear / spells / jewelry for Darcyle who’s got almost as many alts as I do I think. We’re talking 21+ items which of course I had a blast crafting. If you play on the Antonia Bayle server you probably know who they are, and have heard them in channels from time to time. They’ve got quite the reputation. However. I don’t typically listen to that stuff. When someone pisses me off (as a few have done now) I will hold a grudge against them. Or if they hurt a friend of mine. However, since I am still fairly new to the server very few people are on that list. I’d rather not be narrow minded and shut people out before I even get a chance to get to know them, does that make any sense? Probably not.

In any case. Trying to decide who I’ll level up next. I’ve got the troubador almost at 70, the uhms ranger I’m thinking maybe? Who knows.

Preparing for RoK, trying to make some coin. Working on the houses, getting the rest of my set gear, maybe working claymore. Boring stuff eh? I know. Thunderwalker has his Gerbil sitting at level 65 now, rift is absolutely amazing (I have not seen it I just take his word for it), Xoolander hit 58 last night. The guild levels are slow but doing writs is fun. . . Yes, that’s right, I just said they were FUN. Honestly I don’t have too much else going on right now while I ponder whether or not I want to join a new guild and get into the raiding scene again. It’s not difficult with this many alts. I’ve been restless in game, go figure, nothing new there either.

I sent some tells to Jerrek yesterday, after reading his blog (again) and remembering (finally) that he’s on the AB server. Spent some time talking to Kilanna, and just had a very nice pleasant quiet day. Do I miss the drama from Inquisition? Nope. Lader and Thunderwalker do not either. Lader’s having a blast in JoTo, which I’m so glad to see. We’ll see where I go from here.

Misako’s 5-room (Freeport)

stargrace August 5, 2007 8Comments

A work in progress of course, but a picture of the nursery, complete with crib (unrest collection finally done!) and a jack-in-the-box. It has the same graphic as the city merchant cube, however it’s slightly larger, and it also plays music if you right click it. The collections are the Estate Mementos (crib) and Cursed Objects (Jack-in-the-box). I paid a few plat to get the last few items I was missing for these two collections, but they were well worth it.

The kitchen and bar area is finally done, I love the way it turned out. Added that second hanging lamp for some colour. There’s another lamp along the counter but the light is picky for some reason and only shows if you get a little closer. The new Xegonite bowls make fantastic sinks.

A comfortable living space just off of the nursery. The shelves are quite bare for now but it’s a work in progress after all. I love the new vale furniture they added to game, gave things a real nice look. The house is of course a huge work in progress, but I’m happy with the way things are going. With these three rooms done I’m below half of my used item limit, which is always a good thing. The majority of the book quests out there don’t use any house space so I can add to the collection and not worry about hitting her limit. I’m unsure of what I want to do for the remainder of the space, but I’m sure it will come to me slowly. I’d like to try to get her an easel but they’re going for a few plat now since they’re no longer in game. We’ll see how it goes!

Are you leet? My Bow Crits told me I am…

stargrace August 4, 2007 0Comment

A screen shot that I just couldn’t pass up, when I crit with the troubador for 1337…

The past few days have been hectic and a whole lot of fun. Goudia (the troubador) hit level 62, she’s pretty close to 63. Along with new skills, came new upgrades. Lots of upgrades. She can wear her mystic orb of the invoker (procs are awesome), not to mention I made her two new dollies, bought a full cheap set of melodic armor until she can wear her upgrades, bought a new weapon (or two) added some cheap adornments (+int) and at level 63 the little ratonga bardling is sitting at 430+ int, and 350+ agi and str. Oh, and she seems to have landed a few (8) master spells… wonder how that happened…

Along with Thunderwalker and Shadowgeist I managed to complete my RainCaller bow, which was a nice upgrade (until I hit 64 and then my bow from Grizzfazzle is more of an upgrade). Aside from the massive levels (all around, not just Goudia, Gerbil hit 64 and Xoolander hit 56) I had some time to work on Misako’s house, do some farming (wow, notice those rares anyone?) and a couple of other small things. Monday is a holiday here in Canada (Civic Holiday, for those wondering) so it should be some more fun tomorrow.

The only bad part about getting my bow HQ done was that now I have a huge inclination to play my ranger. Who gets not only the joys and fun of the bow, but can also use poisons, something my little troubador has to go without. So who knows, she may be next on my list of alts to level up. In the mean time, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Oh, and one more thing. THANK YOU. Those three people know who they are! You all make this game amazing.

Goudia, a piano, and a whole lot of fun

stargrace August 3, 2007 4Comments

Goudia smashing the keys to the piano in Unrest… the home owner didn’t seem so impressed

Last night was a great night in game, for a few reasons. First of all, spent the better portion of the day running around and questing with my dynamic duo of Goudia and <insert whichever class I am playing here>. For the most part I was playing Shadowgeist, fiance’s Shadowknight. After dinner a few of us were all wondering what to do. So we decided on an Unrest group. Now unrest can take a lengthily time even with a stable 6-person group of level 70’s. This was our group make up for the evening:

Shadowgeist (70 Shadowknight), Xoolander (54 Necromancer, boxed by Shadowgeist), Thunderwalker (70 Mystic), Kaylie (Boxed 70 Swashbuckler by Thunderwalker), Dasie (70 Inquisitor), Goudia (60 Troubador boxed by Dasie).

So, there are three of us really in the group. We’re all boxing. One is below level 61, the other is below 55..so there’s really only four people in the group. We wiped once, while doing the final portion to gather all the bones and spawn the last guy and did pretty damn good even if it did take 4 hours. Shadowgeist got the helmet to drop which was an upgrade, Goudia and Xoolander got plenty of aa, and Dasie got her class specific breastplate. She just needs two more pieces now (shoes and either gloves or pants, go figure) and she’ll have her 33% reduced spell casting. Even better then the fabled set out there in my opinion.

Dasie, pleased as punch about her new breastplate

Everyone did an amazing job, and I was just thankful that I wasn’t tanking it. I really don’t enjoy tanking at all. Hence why I only have my one little monk alt as a tank-type class, and she is a solo quester for the majority. I haven’t gotten to play Misako a whole lot lately or work up her gear to a great extent, but I’ve still been having a lot of fun in game. Lader was sending me frantic excited tells last night as he did FTH (Freethinkers Hideout) and sounded so happy to be raiding (and taking down) EoF content instead of the KoS stuff he’s been struggling through for the past few months. I’m so glad that he’s happy and doing what he enjoys in game.

Misako also got two new pretties from the adventures in Unrest, but I’ll write about that in another post tomorrow! It was an exciting day.

The Symbol in the Flesh: Crested Mistmoore Shield

stargrace August 2, 2007 0Comment

Level 68

This quest starts by examining the Glyph Tattoed Flesh, dropped by a Glyphed ghoul in Loping Plains.

1. Find someone that can tell you about the tattooed flesh. Talk to Tavish Dracinov in the Village of Somborn in Loping Plains ( -395, 12, -53 ). This step can only be done if you are level 66 or above, otherwise she will ignore you.
2. She will send you to speak with Amares D’Venhz at the other end of the room ( -373, 12, -33 ).
3. He tells you that the symbol is the glyph of Mordiggian, a cannibalistic creature that stalks the Plains, and he sends you to gather:
   • 20 chunks of raw meat from bone golems (a carrion abhorrence) in Breathless Hollow ( -150, 7. 6 ). The rictus gnawers in Mistmoore Catacombs also update this step.
   • 20 congealed blood drops from stirges (a borebeak gorger, a borebeak sipper, a borebeak stabber, etc.) found in Mistmoore Catacombs.
4. Return to Amares D’Venhz. He sends you to find information about a relic or weapon suitable for ghoul hunting.
5. Talk to Havras "Hack" Scutter  in Somborn ( -310, 11, -49 ).
6. He tells you to create a weapon suitable for slaying a powerful undead ghoul lord. This will launch one of 2 sub-quests

Gouldbane Empowered – If you have Ghouldbane BEFORE returning to Amares.

• 1. Speak with Toranim Skyblade in North Qeynos (535.29, -32, -173.74).

  2. He will perform the empowerment ritual for you, but he needs you to:

     • bring him 1 Enchanted Ore from a transmuter. (As of Live Update #34)

     • bring him 6 phosphorescent pearls from deep spawn consorts in Loping Plains. You will find them on the beach, around the small wooden platforms.

     • find, and kill, Kassar The Uncontrolable in the Mistmoore Catacombs.

  3. Return to Toranim Skyblade (not to Amares D’Venhz)

Gogas Afadin – If you do not have Ghoulbane

1. Speak to Gogas Afadin in Nektulos Forest
   • He is in one of the Thexian camps by the tunnel to Darklight Woods at ( -1392, 25, -1399 )
2. Acquire the components for the ghoul-slaying weapon.
   • Acquire one Enchanted Azurite Capillary from a transmuter
   • Get 6 Phosphorescent Pearls from deep spawn consorts in the loping plains
   • Slay the beast called Kassar The Uncontrolable  in the Mistmoore Catacombs
3. Return to Gogas with the components and 20g  and he will craft the weapon for you.

7. Return to Amares D’Venhz.
8. Kill Mordiggian, 68^^^ Heroic mob in the Breathless Hollow. To spawn him you will examine what looks like a plate on a rock near FTH. He will have 3 waves of adds. When the adds pop, he depops and seems to respawn back at the plate. The adds are a separate encounter.
9. Return to Amares D’Vehnz in the chapel to claim your reward.

• Crested Mistmoore Shield

• 77,400 Status