tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13233152060713435002024-03-13T09:03:46.916-07:00The Wandering ConjurerTales from Heather Raven's adventures in Wizard101Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-54231290719558073172013-04-18T11:21:00.002-07:002013-04-18T11:21:53.871-07:00Another Ring on the Pet Tree of LifeI was helping my friend try out Wizard101 the other day, moving some gear from other characters into the shared bank for her, when I started thinking about pets. It's really nice to have a powerful, stats enhanced, spritely every other minute kind of pet when you're playing as a level 3 in Unicorn Way. As I moved a pet into the shared bank for her it struck me how my love for all things Red Gobbler has permeated its way into my real life friends' and family's accounts. We really do have gobblers coming out of our ears. It's time that I clean up some of the more disastrous failed hatches, and just get over it and delete them already.<br />
So as I was looking for pockets of gobblers scattered around a dozen shared banks and attics, I noticed how many different types of pets we actually had. From Aqua Dragons to Zombies, I counted them up, spread over my wizards I had over 135 different types of pets. That's a huge number! Particularly since I have multiples of most of those. But what I think is even cooler is that the pets I've collected are like the rings on a tree.<br />
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They span across the four years (my wizaversary was in March) I've played and tell the story of my relationship with Wizard101. I still have the my very first pet ever. It is a Unicorn pet named Queen Ellie. Actually the reason I decided to try Wizard101 was because you could have a UNICORN PET. Hello! That's awesome. Then there is the Krok pet Lord Winston I had for most of Krokotopia until I got my very first pet drop, Evil Snowman, in Marleybone. I recalled the hours I had farmed with friends (lots of them don't even play anymore) and the great times we had. This is taking a schmaltzy turn-- my point is, that I don't see some of the freaking awesome pets around anymore. Needless to say this makes me sad. So I encourage you-- yes you! To think about playing with some of the 'old school' pets. I mean, who doesn't want an epic SPUDF Ianthine Spectre, or Mustard Troll? Hmmm? Crazy people that's who!<br />
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You officially have my permission to ask your friends, random people, and me if they have any old school pets they'd be willing to hatch with. I also am totally willing to help out anyone who asks with some hatching assistance. Leave me a comment, or better yet sent me a tweet (<a href="https://twitter.com/heatherravenwiz">@HeatherRavenWiz</a>) and we can hopefully find a time and pet to hatch.<br />
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For you people who already have your Mega Death Cyclops. I virtually high-five you. You are awesome.<br />
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What's your favorite pet that you consider 'old school'?<br />
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Lately I have been working on my ice wizard Darby. It's seasonal. Every year around this time I have the distinctive urge to dress up an ice wizard in pretty clothes and smash things with Frost Giant. So every year at this time I move Darby forward. She's been idling at 34 for months now, so I took her up to 35 to get a new outfit, and then pushed on to 38 so she could get her ice blade. Finally. It's really hard to function without a blade. Especially for an ice wizard. </div>
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Along the way we experienced some... uh. Technical difficulties.</div>
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Then we finally got the call from Lydia.</div>
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And she got her blade. I kissed the computer screen.</div>
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Oh and an ice desk. Yay.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>
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Another year, another Black Friday. We're reporting on some of the scenes to be found around the spiral today as shopping madness ensues. Some wizards have resorted to near violent measures in order to obtain a deal. Incidences have included pyromancy, pets eating wears, and several bone dragon stampedes have also been reported.</div>
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We recommend shoppers to stay safe this Black Friday. Wait respectfully, and use the buddy system. Wear something reflective and carry identification.</div>
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Happy holiday shopping.</div>
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<br />Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-50604978637690704522012-10-25T16:17:00.001-07:002012-10-25T16:17:37.731-07:00On Legos and PiratesOh Pirate101. How I have mixed feelings for thee. Let me count the ways.<br />
My Pirate101 adventure has been very interesting. I got invited to play during the closed beta and got to around level 18, if I remember correctly, before I had to stop playing for a few reasons. Mostly because I had other commitments as in jobs and school and things. I also had just recently started playing <a href="http://www.glitch.com/">Glitch</a>, which is a very fun game that I enjoy more than any game I've played in the last five years. But I must admit that P101 became a drag after a while. Example:<br />
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P101: Go here and defeat more things.<br />ME: But it takes me 15 minutes just to fly-sail there!<br />P101: Sorry you have to defeat more things.<br />ME: I can't I'm almost dead.<br />P101: Go do it lazy.<br />ME: Oh boy.<br />RANDOM PLAYER: *a random player joins your battle*<br />ME: Noooooooo!<br />P101: Now defeat five times the bad guys.<br />ME: *throws computer out window*</blockquote>
Okay that was an over exaggeration. But honestly, P101 felt much more grind-y at a lower level than W101 did. Which is something that doesn't really do anything for me. I'd rather solve puzzles or do something clever than kill a bunch of baddies.<br />
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The premise of the game I really like. I think the story is much stronger than that of Wizard101. Which is great. You want to move forward in your sophistication as a developer, right?<br />
Speaking of which I think the graphics are much nicer than W101. I oohed and ahhed when I saw it for the first time. And the puppet shows? Pure genius.<br />
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But really gets me about Pirate101 is the contradictory nature of the game. It's <i>pirates</i>, for the <i>family</i>. When you think of it logically, it doesn't make much sense; pirates steal and kill and break many international laws, and "family friendly" indicates that some morals will be upheld and not many people die in horribly brutal ways.<br />
I read an article back while P101 was still in Alpha and they were promoting it, and it said that Kingsisle was attempting to draw in more tween/teen aged boys with this game, as well as bridge the gaming gap for kids ("from Club Penguin to WoW" is something I hear often about this game and W101).<br />
If that truly is their mission, then, from my experience, I think they failed.<br />
One of my best friends is the exact demographic they are trying to pull in with P101. He was the friend that originally got me into W101. He is much more "hardcore" than I am. His reaction to P101 after playing it with me for a while: "Blah." Initially he was impressed because he liked it better than W101, but soon he got really bored. I must note that he has way more patience for grinding than I do. But, now that I think about it, is not saying much.<br />
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Something that both of us didn't like was the fundamental set up for gameplay. It's turn based ground. Huh? We both found it very awkward and kinda pointless. We both play Star Trek Online which is truly a "run around and shoot things!" kind of game play. We both felt that would have been more straightforward in P101 than turn based. Also turn based does not do much to "prepare" you for the more traditional style MMOs, because it's such a specialized style of fighting. In the end I felt like they were doing it just to keep their E rating and because they did it in W101 too, and not because it added anything to the game experience.<br />
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And then their is the what I like to call, the "cute factor". I must admit when I scrolled through the name list I made a ton of comments such as: "'Helpful'? I don't think that there is such a thing as a 'helpful' pirate. ... 'Kindly'?! The heck?" I also will admit that I yell at the computer screen when I see pink pirates. In fact I do not know why there is even a bright bubble gum pink option for a pirate flag. This must be an error. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against pink. In fact my desktop wall paper right now is a plethora of pink nebulae. I love pink. However pink pirates break the roleplay of the game. (Especially because in a historical context the color coding of pink = girls didn't come about until the 1940s. cough cough.)<br />
Aside from that, there is also the fact that all characters end up looking less ARGH! and more like a Rankin-Bass claymation Christmas special.<br />
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I think that there is a middle ground. One word: Legos. Legos aren't really girly or boyish. They are pretty neutral. Look at the success that the lego franchise has had. Good gravy! I think that we have all the lego Wii games. Actually they're one of the only things that everyone in the family can agree to play together. Well, and Mario Kart. You're laughing. I can tell, but hear me out! Lego can take something like for example Star Wars which was not designed for kids and make it totally harmless for kids while still being true to the spirit of the movies and entertaining. So maybe Kingsisle should start shooting for the "lego ground" to really capture the largest audience as possible. I think that their product would improve.<br />
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Today I got to the end of the free-to-play content on P101. I could finish off all the side quests I have laying around in my log and grind for some more nautical xp, but I'm not going to because that sounds dreadfully dull. Thus ends my interesting adventure with Pirate101.<br />
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Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-68192161092806013662012-08-06T09:48:00.000-07:002012-08-06T09:48:16.982-07:00OverloadWell my system has gone into game overload.<br />
First <a href="http://www.glitch.com/">Glitch</a> invites came out, and I hopped on that game.<br />
It's super-duper awesome, and I looooooooove it.<br />
This is my house. You can't see the inside because it's a royal mess.<br />
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First, you have to pick a pet. This may sound easy, but I find it's more difficult than it seems. Do you want a cute pet? How about a pet that gives you a myth blade card? Or do you really want a pet that will give you a healing card like Satyr? You <i>have to pick one</i>. Just one. Pick some pet that you reaaaaaaally like, because you'll be working with it for a while. For me it was a Red Gobbler pet. They are so adorable. A little fidgety ball of goodness. <b>Tip:</b> most crowns shop pets have a hatching timer of only 5 minutes, which means you can start training right away. Other pets have hatching timers of 18 hours or longer! Choose your pet wisely!<br />
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Second, stats: there are many different stats (you can find the biggest catalogue here at <a href="http://petnome.pbworks.com/w/page/27388686/Home">Petnome</a>), one pet can only manifest 4 out of 10 talents. So you have to decide which 4 talents you would like in the perfect world, best case scenario. That is what you will shoot for. Let me give you a couple of examples:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UVh7jeoa2_k/UBbCehUuPiI/AAAAAAAABzo/P8AY5R-lfDs/s1600/Picture+2012-05-14+19-58-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UVh7jeoa2_k/UBbCehUuPiI/AAAAAAAABzo/P8AY5R-lfDs/s320/Picture+2012-05-14+19-58-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my friend Jeremy's pet. It's what's commonly called a "SPUD" pet. It has general resistance (this version has 15%) and two healing moves that will randomly heal you in a fight. I call this pet of win. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vh2CvIct-Kg/UBbEOG139KI/AAAAAAAABzw/n8LH8BpfJdE/s1600/pet+example+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vh2CvIct-Kg/UBbEOG139KI/AAAAAAAABzw/n8LH8BpfJdE/s1600/pet+example+02.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's another example. This pet belongs to some dude I kept seeing in the hatchery a while back. This is a completely different kind of pet than a SPUD pet. It's much more specific, because to be able to get the full benefit you'd have to be a storm wizard, and it has no healing or other "may cast" abilities. I call this pet of owwwwwww.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're now drowning in all the possible awesome pet combinations, and have no idea what to pick, fear not. I recommend taking a look at what other people like in their pets. If you're an ice wizard, and you want a really wicked ice pet, take a look at what other high level wizards have on their pets. Good pet viewing places are the Arena lobby, and the Hatchery. I recommend looking at epic pets, because generally they have the stats the person was looking for. Take a picture if you have trouble remembering like me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you <i>still</i> have no idea what you want, or now you have <i>too</i> many ideas, go for a SPUD pet. They are a good middle ground pet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Decided on something? Good. Now we can get into the mechanics of how to get that. My friend used the metaphor of "mixing paint" when he explained it to me, and I think that captures the process pretty well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay here is a simplified example:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You love your Stray Piggle (I said it was an example!). You really want to have spritely on your Piggle. Your friend's Mander pet has spritely. I know what you're thinking. Mander pets are lame huh? Well what if the mander looked like THIS! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSnzXL_64Yg/UBbPtbxGFiI/AAAAAAAAB0k/7bOcl4ZovAE/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+11-12-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSnzXL_64Yg/UBbPtbxGFiI/AAAAAAAAB0k/7bOcl4ZovAE/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+11-12-08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ahem. So you hatch these two pets together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FMlvpylzCos/UBbNVdBDupI/AAAAAAAAB0M/0yX_aBr6XSI/s1600/mander+piggle+question+mark+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FMlvpylzCos/UBbNVdBDupI/AAAAAAAAB0M/0yX_aBr6XSI/s320/mander+piggle+question+mark+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What pet you get from this hatch will matter.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NWrMYx4fGd4/UBbNWLGWkWI/AAAAAAAAB0U/EIc2nwF9q0s/s1600/mander+piggle+mander+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NWrMYx4fGd4/UBbNWLGWkWI/AAAAAAAAB0U/EIc2nwF9q0s/s320/mander+piggle+mander+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you get a mander, you'll be getting a mander with slightly more "meh" talents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vrgi4buA9mo/UBbQCm0zaRI/AAAAAAAAB0s/fheCaD1SHog/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+11-13-52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vrgi4buA9mo/UBbQCm0zaRI/AAAAAAAAB0s/fheCaD1SHog/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+11-13-52.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Or this:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And we're building a super pet! We're not going to settle for "meh"! Besides, you like piggles. You want a piggle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So if you get a Mander you're going to toss it, and rehatch as many times as it takes to get a piggle.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1ovKnujitA/UBbNXOTfpHI/AAAAAAAAB0c/lxYv3BZgs08/s1600/mander+piggle+piggle+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1ovKnujitA/UBbNXOTfpHI/AAAAAAAAB0c/lxYv3BZgs08/s320/mander+piggle+piggle+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay now you've got a piggle that has more mander-like talents. This is what you want. So you'll raise this piggle up to adult. Chances are this piggle is not going to get spritely. The odds are too low. This 2nd generation piggle still has too many "meh" talents and not enough awesome mander talents. (If you're pet <i>does</i> get spritely on the first go around, be happy in the thought that you are blessed with more luck than a leprechaun sitting on a horseshoe, holding a rabbit's foot that is clutching a four-leaf clover.)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nH5I5gtD924/UBbSng9knhI/AAAAAAAAB1E/YRDhxGthv9w/s1600/mander+piggle+piggle+piggle+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nH5I5gtD924/UBbSng9knhI/AAAAAAAAB1E/YRDhxGthv9w/s320/mander+piggle+piggle+piggle+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, so if you're normal like the rest of us, and you didn't get spritely on your first try, take your failed piggle and hatch again with your friend's mander. This keeps introducing the mander's awesome talents into your piggle, thereby increasing the chances that you'll actually manifest spritely. Simply, <i>every piggle you get, you hatch to back to the original mander</i>. This concentrates things; if you threw in a random Firecat you don't know what talents are being pushed aside to make room for the firecat's talents, the spritely that you're trying to get might be lost!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Essentially that is hatching. You repeat the process until you get spritely to appear and then dance around in little circles for joy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To be continued...</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-37065667094608493492012-07-30T10:11:00.000-07:002012-07-30T10:11:12.173-07:00Hatching 101Today is a red letter day. I finally got a working SPUD (Spritely, spell Proof, may cast Unicorn, spell Defying) pet.<br />
So today it seems appropriate to explain a how hatching works, and how to make it work for you.<br />
But before you can go running off looking to create a super pet, you've got to know how to hatch. This may seem like a "duh" thing to say, but hey! if you don't know, you just don't know!<br />
So, hatching. Before you can hatch a pet with anyone, you need to have an adult pet. You can get your pet to adult by playing minigames in the pet pavilion.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwZQkvpozoQ/UBa55piV6bI/AAAAAAAAByk/p7r9V4fIa-o/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+08-56-52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwZQkvpozoQ/UBa55piV6bI/AAAAAAAAByk/p7r9V4fIa-o/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+08-56-52.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Once you get your pet to adult, you can go over to the pet hatchery, and hatch a pet! You'll need to find another adult pet to hatch with, this can be one of your own pets, or it could be a friend's.<br />
To hatch you can just step on a sigil, to enter the hatching screen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the hatching selection screen</td></tr>
</tbody></table> You can hatch with any two pets, adult or older. The hatcher will automatically pick the pet you have equipped first, and you can cycle through the other adult pets you have in your backpack using the arrows above your pet. When you decide which pets you want to hatch, just click the hatch button and you'll create and egg!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sl2eqmrU2Ns/UBa7VemTgqI/AAAAAAAABy8/fH4nM_-QDI0/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+09-00-00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sl2eqmrU2Ns/UBa7VemTgqI/AAAAAAAABy8/fH4nM_-QDI0/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+09-00-00.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you don't have enough gold to hatch a pet the hatcher will tell you. It will also tell you how much you will need for any particular combination of pets (circled in red). Prices vary, and depend on the pets' pedigree (circled in blue). The higher the number, the more it costs.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-vLiMZ-Lj0/UBa7XGSilLI/AAAAAAAABzE/LKwyZa_AvL4/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+09-21-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-vLiMZ-Lj0/UBa7XGSilLI/AAAAAAAABzE/LKwyZa_AvL4/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+09-21-17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once you have enough gold and make your selection, you will get an egg. All eggs have a countdown timer. After the timer expires, the egg will hatch into a pet which you can equip and use. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d4cbW0-9OWU/UBa7Y_l3pqI/AAAAAAAABzM/Z44GUvGnIGg/s1600/Picture+2012-07-30+09-21-53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d4cbW0-9OWU/UBa7Y_l3pqI/AAAAAAAABzM/Z44GUvGnIGg/s320/Picture+2012-07-30+09-21-53.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now you have a new pet ready to equip and follow you in all your adventures and you're on the way to building your own custom super pet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To be continued...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-3385461951081519072012-07-29T10:00:00.000-07:002012-07-29T10:00:11.098-07:00Hey, Where's Heather?I can imagine walking down the streets of the spiral and bumping into one of my old friends. They say to me "Heather! Where have you been all this time?" And would say "well..." and probably break into some Phineas and Ferb style musical backstory review.<br />
Well I decided not to try my hand at writing, directing, and animating a clip for you so I'll just tell you. I've been right here. Under the surface. It's like I've been in the conductive zone of the sun, just wandering around bouncing from one thing to another while slowly building up enough energy to write.<br />
And I have decided it's good to write. Not just in 140 characters on twitter, or in long private conversations with friends, but on ye olde blog.<br />
So, back to the story. Well mostly I have been leveling, I mentioned Heather got to level 80 right? Well she did that. And then I got her through the rest of Avalon. Then my friends helped me get One-In-A-Million, which I missed because my internet went down the instant I cast the spell. Apparently I made it because I have the badge. Yup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooh she looks so tough.</td></tr>
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Then I took my storm wizard, Kestrel, all the way through Avalon. So she's level 80 and all powerful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kestrel's new giant paper weight.</td></tr>
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Then I kind of kicked around, without any particular motivation. All of my wizards were stuck in annoying areas (take my death, Lenora, for example. She gets to pick between Grizzlehiem and Celestia. Bleh!). So I turned to Star Trek Online (STO). I like STO but I kind of have no idea how anything works, so I push all of the buttons I can and hope I get shiny stuff. That's about it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me bossing around my Science officer Zog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me looking like I actually have control of this ship.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hopefully I'm back into the swing of things. Hopefully my new strange beast will get spritely at epic and be Heather's first SPUD pet. Hopefully I won't blow up my starship. Again.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-68527809779354636132012-07-06T12:18:00.000-07:002012-07-06T12:18:15.536-07:00CreativityPlayer versus Player. Ah those three little words that happen to cause so much grief and controversy. I used to be one of those "Why the heckhound would I ever do <i>PvP</i>" kind of people. But I have gotten more and more involved as most of you know. I play on a PvP team and I also am a Commander in 1v1 (although I must admit to being mostly motivated by the shiny robe). And when I'm playing with my friends or I'm playing against someone who is really good at the game and keeps me on my toes in an engaging battle, I really have a good time.<div><br />
<div>And then there is the other 80% of the time. It's full of name calling, and taunting, and uncreative strategies like blade stacking or spamming. It gets so frustrating that I find myself yelling insults at the screen that I wouldn't use if that person was playing me at chess or some other strategy based game. I also felt really so down after being beaten by blade stackers a few times in a row that I considered going out and grabbing a bunch of treasure card blades or only playing on my Myth wizard with a TON of earthquakes. But then I thought to myself, "No". Because that's not how I want to play the game. What I enjoy isn't just winning, it's playing a good match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o-IL37boeAo/T_c2-mOVl7I/AAAAAAAABxQ/HbqURRoEI1E/s1600/who's+the+noob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o-IL37boeAo/T_c2-mOVl7I/AAAAAAAABxQ/HbqURRoEI1E/s320/who's+the+noob.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div>I also enjoy good sportsmanship. Which unfortunately is why I tend to keep my mouth closed most of the time. I also don't say "GG" every game, because often it isn't true. If you're calling me a noob or you're spamming me or blade stacking, or just being really obnoxious it <i>wasn't</i> a good game. I understand that saying "good game" is a polite gesture, but a polite gesture becomes an empty gesture when it has no meaning.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>I encourage everyone to try PvP and to try new strategies. Find some friends to do it with you. Go to someone's house. Get a theme (but holidays are already taken, so sorry ^_~). Play with a odd assortment of schools. Say "this couldn't possibly work!" then go ahead and try anyways. Go for the original, not just the sure fire, because then you'll appreciate the true satisfaction of playing and winning. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Good luck, and may the force be with you.</div><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-48005557457216121722012-07-05T16:35:00.000-07:002012-07-05T16:35:10.178-07:00Street Style: Week 9 -- "We're with the Band"<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" src="http://files.photosnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=pz9e1a2a&bgcolor=EEEEEE&wmode=window&t=1341531093" width="600"></iframe>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-59307403451504640712012-06-26T19:19:00.000-07:002012-06-26T19:19:16.575-07:00SummertimeThe livin' is easy.<br />
Alts get leveled and the castle finally gets that new wallpaper you've been meaning to put up.<br />
I plan on lots of PvP time with friends.<br />
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Finally leveling up some characters that haven't increased in level since *cough* Celestia *cough*.<br />
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Oh and those castles, they are getting<i> </i>finished. <i>All the way finished</i>. I plan on hosting a party too. So it better get finished.<br />
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What are your plans for your wizards this summer?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span><br />
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P.S. I plan on loudly playing "La Bamba" and "Misirlou" ad nauseum. To me, that's what summer sounds like. In the words of Rhino: "Let it begiiiiiiiiiin!"Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-29117144602855679402012-06-22T11:48:00.000-07:002012-06-22T11:48:09.619-07:00Advertisements<div style="text-align: center;">I have opened up the blog to advertisements from select companies. They are at the bottom of the blog, please take a moment to look and support our new sponsors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Wandering Conjurer is sponsored by:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Holiday Vendors Consolidated</div><div style="text-align: center;">The FireGlobe Theatre</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dragonspyre Tourism Council</div><div style="text-align: center;">UGHS</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marleybone Tours Inc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-86799269437962184102012-06-21T08:26:00.000-07:002012-06-21T08:26:13.691-07:00Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EvXn9WoIBUM/T-M71WmlOhI/AAAAAAAABuo/gb-YGB5TJT4/s1600/Picture+2012-06-17+15-53-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EvXn9WoIBUM/T-M71WmlOhI/AAAAAAAABuo/gb-YGB5TJT4/s320/Picture+2012-06-17+15-53-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found: One fish. Unknown species. Unknown origin. Unknown singing abilities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If owner, please come to the Cave of the Winter Wyrm in The Wild, Avalon, the Spiral. Bring a pickaxe. Reward payable in full to Kestrel Ashblade and Jeremy Frostcaller. Do not disturb the Winter Wyrm.</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-68522665837276068322012-06-16T11:51:00.000-07:002012-06-16T11:51:38.479-07:00Hogmanay Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBhjFWc9K3U/T9zVATjQQ9I/AAAAAAAABuE/Ed2HduKpXAs/s1600/Picture+2012-06-16+11-45-44+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBhjFWc9K3U/T9zVATjQQ9I/AAAAAAAABuE/Ed2HduKpXAs/s320/Picture+2012-06-16+11-45-44+copy" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-21965119683378334152012-06-15T11:28:00.001-07:002012-06-15T15:37:57.619-07:00Ketchup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been catching up with my wizardly duties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First I finished Avalon with <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/EliStormheart">Elijah</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DreamFlowerWiz">Ms. Dreamflower.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I spent 6 hours hanging out with <a href="http://throughtheeyesofasorcerer.blogspot.com/">John</a>. We got really silly (as we do when left unsupervised). Then we went and did a million hit on General Greystone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QuU4X-K0kG0/T9t0plYIquI/AAAAAAAABtU/Wf1CXZ7DzeI/s1600/Picture+2012-06-15+10-40-10+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QuU4X-K0kG0/T9t0plYIquI/AAAAAAAABtU/Wf1CXZ7DzeI/s320/Picture+2012-06-15+10-40-10+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to John and Rylee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been spending a lot of time lately hanging out in the Bazaar and the Hatchery. Those are the best places for outfit watching. All of that outfit hunting has prompted me to revive the street style project. I've revised the format, and now it's more shiny. Shiny is good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little slideshow for your view pleasure, the theme -- holiday items. </div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" seamless="seamless" src="http://files.photosnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=pu8wc6ow&bgcolor=EEEEEE&wmode=window&t=1339783594" width="600"></iframe><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Click to move the slideshow forward.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also got a reader submission: This is from Edward Strongfist! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBNCuLCjNJE/T9t8Jj9Y9JI/AAAAAAAABtg/xRyhcC0ZoeA/s1600/Picture+2012-04-15+08-20-44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBNCuLCjNJE/T9t8Jj9Y9JI/AAAAAAAABtg/xRyhcC0ZoeA/s320/Picture+2012-04-15+08-20-44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Edward!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you want to see more you can click over to the Street Style page:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-83454231321807451152012-06-13T10:06:00.001-07:002012-06-13T10:54:54.605-07:00The Times They are A-Changin': the community speaksI have often spoken on the evils of the hoard packs. I spoke <a href="http://thewanderingconjurer.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-how-ki-drives-me-cuckoo-for-cocoa.html">about the dragon's hoard and the wyvern's hoard</a>, I <a href="http://thewanderingconjurer.blogspot.com/2011/10/deja-vu.html">spoke out against the nightmare pack</a>, and then later <a href="http://thewanderingconjurer.blogspot.com/2012/02/we-are-not-amused.html">about the kirin's hoard pack and pack-a-palooza</a>. Well yesterday a new pack came out. The "Hoard of the Hydra" pack.<br />
I'm not going to go through it all again, I've already said what I needed to say about the evil packs of evil. I'll just add that I found it disappointing to have such a junky lame pack (akin to the dragon pack of yore) after the really quite nice Emperor's Attic Pack, where most of the items were okay and auctionable (!).<br />
But it seems that people are starting to get really tired of the packs, not just me. The community is starting to speak out, so I'll let them do the talking:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/WizKathLight">@WizKathLight said</a>: Wow. That new wand is just... wow. I am not amused. I something is THAT OP for PvP, and even PvE now, it shouldn't be pack-only.Wow. I love packs. The MooShu pack was great - fluff items, for fun. No game changing stats, just fun and play. This gear goes too far for me. I try to keep this feed positive, but I believe I will be taking a break from W101. I feel anger & disgust just thinking about the game now.</blockquote>Please note that Katherine is a hardcore player and a member of the Merc4Hire team, and also one of the nicest canadian wizardesses I know. The chips are down people!<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyFireheart/status/212603458774237184">@KelseyFireheart said:</a> I spent 30,000 crowns which made it 75 packs and no mount. #HydraPack #NotCool</blockquote><br />
The video makers have also thrown their hats in:<br />
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To me it's clear. The attitude towards these packs is shifting. I will be very interested to see what KI does to address this situation, if anything.<br />
Be sure to contribute your feedback to KI, and to do so in a creative way (come up with new suggestions), often I see this making an impact in the game.<br />
LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION! Oh okay. That was too much wasn't it? Probably.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vCWdCKPtnYE?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-7845596516934492952012-05-12T07:34:00.001-07:002012-05-12T07:36:09.715-07:00It's Just a Model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still having more fun in Avalon. Here's some pictures from my travels: </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A crushing blow to the Jabberwock</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I was able to get my Basilisk pet a level early. Ooh. Glitchy. So I reported it as a bug (and if you can get your level 78 pet you should do the same). But now I'm level 78... so... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hlNv1YPXx70/T65vjR32TFI/AAAAAAAABrA/-vD-bsipo4A/s1600/Picture+2012-05-10+15-07-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hlNv1YPXx70/T65vjR32TFI/AAAAAAAABrA/-vD-bsipo4A/s320/Picture+2012-05-10+15-07-16.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This sword I thought was pretty decent! I got it from the Winter Wyrm in the Wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lv_TGBVJvww/T65vlz-W1EI/AAAAAAAABrI/0y13kh2WRkc/s1600/Picture+2012-05-03+10-01-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lv_TGBVJvww/T65vlz-W1EI/AAAAAAAABrI/0y13kh2WRkc/s320/Picture+2012-05-03+10-01-27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> EMPs! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i4l8Cf_ZSeA/T65vnjxXZzI/AAAAAAAABrQ/3kf65bjwMF0/s1600/Picture+2012-05-10+14-28-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i4l8Cf_ZSeA/T65vnjxXZzI/AAAAAAAABrQ/3kf65bjwMF0/s320/Picture+2012-05-10+14-28-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know, I can't help but sing this song every time I go and talk to Queen Gwendolyn and company out in the knight's hall. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haha! Yes! Another song from Abbey Road! Muahahaha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will never run out of songs from this album!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*evil cackle*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-84173093601176541202012-05-02T21:14:00.001-07:002012-05-02T21:22:58.106-07:00It's a Very Silly Place<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lfGpVcdqeS0?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where? Avalon of course! But we are enjoying it so.<br />
First off there were the silly mounts:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought da Vinci's wings didn't work? Does the 7000 crowns include life insurance? How well does it cover death by falling?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like tinted windows on an SUV, no one can see you riding your giant stag.</td></tr>
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But you've seen all that now. I bet you can't wait to become a pirate and swashbuckle your way to fame and glory. I bet you've already picked out the class of pirate you're going to play and everything.<br />
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But there's a whole lot more to being a pirate than wearing an eyepatch and not bathing! And if you don't want to look like a landlubber, you better start studying now.<br />
First you better catch up on your pirate literature. It would be best to start with Rafael Sabatini's <i>The Sea Hawk </i>and <i>Captain Blood</i>. Along with Robert Louis Stevenson's <i>Treasure Island</i> they are THE pirate books to know.<br />
Then after reading up on your pirate lore, you should probably start watching pirate movies. There are as many choices as there are fish in the sea, so here are some suggestions, that I know are a jolly good time:<br />
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Yes as you watch you're way through the pirate films of history you can learn about the great songs of Cole Porter and--- Hey! Who put that last one there? Sheesh. That's hardly a pirate film. Well I guess that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIEzMBEOkAc"><i>The Harvey Girls</i> was hardly a western...</a><br />
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You'll also want to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uog-mJYyloQ&feature=related">work on your evil pirate laugh, and your swashbuckling skills like everyone's favorite villain Basil Rathbone here (yet another video that won't let me embed it. I ask myself, what is the world coming to!?). </a> And of course you're dramatic death scenes, but I highly doubt that you will ever be as good as the lovely Basil.<br />
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For those of you who are the more interested in the science of pirates (you must be the navigator or something eminently practical like that) I highly recommend watching the "Pirate Special" of Mythbusters (Season 5, Episode 2). Try pillaging your local library for that one. And if you want to know about what <i>real</i> pirates' lives were like at sea, <a href="http://www.piratesinfo.com/cpi_pirate's_life_at_sea_pirates_piracy_pirate_951.asp">you might check out this interesting article.</a> Um, needless to say, I'll just stick with the interesting folklore, and less of the extreme hardship.<br />
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Finally you'll want to know how to talk the talk, now that you've been learning how to walk the walk. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMu6e5Dgtg&feature=player_embedded">Here is a video which covers the basics. </a> Also at your disposal are many fantastic study aids <a href="http://www.syddware.com/cgi-bin/pirate.pl">like this handy Pirate Speak translator. </a><br />
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In no time you'll find yourself ready to cast off for pirate adventures! Arrrrgh.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-26159295104787381682012-04-23T09:47:00.001-07:002012-04-23T09:47:29.786-07:00From the Shoso-in, with loveI think that KI is trying to torture me on purpose. First the Kirin pack, and now just today they've added the "Emperor's Attic" pack. <a href="https://www.wizard101.com/game/attic-pack">Here's a link to the flyer for it.</a> It boasts over 60 new items, including a Koi Pond. Well you know me, I love all of the Japanese stuff, so I thought, heck I can buy one and see if I get an awesome koi pond for my house. Well I didn't get a koi pond, which was a big bummer, but here's what I got anyway:<br />
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Four new things. I like the samurai armor and the bookcase, although it's very small and you can't put much in it. I believe that all the items I got are auction-able, but I don't think that the coolest interactive items will be (I don't know yet, we'll have to wait and see). </div>
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<br />Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-13820757353643233542012-04-09T19:29:00.000-07:002012-04-09T19:29:30.260-07:00Here in Camelot<div style="text-align: center;">Avalon. I'm not going to go into much detail about the world, because I'm sure many others will be outlining it in great detail. And I'm a little bit tired, so all I'm gonna attempt is a first glimpse!</div><div style="text-align: center;">As many have mentioned, the world is based on Celtic legend and King Arthur. Camelot! What? You aren't familiar with the magical land of Camelot? Here's a musical description:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wzh6VKpB6qc?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I managed to jump on the test realm for a little bit with my friend <a href="http://www.Ambrose2Zeke.com/">John</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/EliStormheart">Eli</a>. Here's what we saw:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Za2Z-G3NZRM/T4OUwsRWPcI/AAAAAAAABlA/GcUQBvPyaJU/s1600/Picture+2012-04-09+16-50-08+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Za2Z-G3NZRM/T4OUwsRWPcI/AAAAAAAABlA/GcUQBvPyaJU/s320/Picture+2012-04-09+16-50-08+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I think the test realm was a little glitchy. I kept holding my wand and my moose's ear at the same time. Oops! I kinda like it though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHQvw9z1Zqo/T4OUxUO7u-I/AAAAAAAABlI/OeChhQ_EJuQ/s1600/Picture+2012-04-09+17-05-57+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHQvw9z1Zqo/T4OUxUO7u-I/AAAAAAAABlI/OeChhQ_EJuQ/s320/Picture+2012-04-09+17-05-57+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what Avalon looks like when you first enter through the spiral door. So in other words, Stonehenge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJNEIcGz28I/T4OUyKtLOJI/AAAAAAAABlQ/0IT4fLRyUto/s1600/Picture+2012-04-09+17-20-15+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJNEIcGz28I/T4OUyKtLOJI/AAAAAAAABlQ/0IT4fLRyUto/s320/Picture+2012-04-09+17-20-15+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't really know what place this is because I haven't done any questing. I'm calling it the "rose hall". John and I were both drooling over the stained glass windows. They made me really happy because they reminded me of one of my favorite movies as a little girl, <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see what I'm talking about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zq9_i0xObX0/T4OUzdOmvGI/AAAAAAAABlY/FuIn5tgeQxU/s1600/Picture+2012-04-09+17-24-46+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zq9_i0xObX0/T4OUzdOmvGI/AAAAAAAABlY/FuIn5tgeQxU/s320/Picture+2012-04-09+17-24-46+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">John pointed out that the ceiling of the Library was really awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XdjfTrR3nBQ/T4OU0CHtvoI/AAAAAAAABlg/HquOI6AZPXw/s1600/Picture+2012-04-09+17-36-23+copy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XdjfTrR3nBQ/T4OU0CHtvoI/AAAAAAAABlg/HquOI6AZPXw/s320/Picture+2012-04-09+17-36-23+copy" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This door was the subject of much debate amongst us. It strongly reminds me of the West-gate into the mines of Moria in <i>Fellowship of the Ring</i> the first book of the <i>Lord of the Rings</i> trilogy. There is a hammer on that door as well. My best guess is that Gimli is trapped behind the door. Don't worry Gimli! We'll getcha out of there! Eventually...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks really pretty. It also looks like there might be a few <i>Rings</i> mentions. Kinda makes me want to reread my favorite book. Yeah in my "spare time"! Bwahahaha!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What I'm actually going to be doing in my spare time is finishing quests off on my wizards, and getting Victoria through Zafaria. Ugh. I'm not looking forward to the lions, but I do like to have wizards that can go to the shiny new places, so that's the price you pay I guess! I'm a little more excited now that I've actually seen Avalon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to see the level 78 pets too! I wonder what Myth will get...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-32684634895416634152012-04-07T07:45:00.000-07:002012-04-07T07:45:31.741-07:00We now resume our programmingThe winner of the little random contest I had is<br />
Destiny Soultamer!<br />
Congrats Destiny, just comment with a friend code and I'll get those Mega Peas to you! :)<br />
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In other news, after many attempts, my Wizard101 is finally working again. I'll update again when some <i>interesting </i>things have been happening.Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-91535470644684355332012-03-31T17:18:00.000-07:002012-03-31T17:18:48.658-07:00Please HoldMy internet of fail suddenly decided that Wizard101 was the root of all evil and that I should be banned from both the game and the website. Needless to say this has made me very grumpy.<br />
In the meanwhile, I'll try and figure out why my internet is messing with my mind, and you can ooh and ahh at my super cool new robe I got when I became commander a couple days ago!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxT7YdWeZD0/T3edvyhLUzI/AAAAAAAABkQ/nQ5u9sYauCo/s1600/Picture+2012-03-29+14-59-56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxT7YdWeZD0/T3edvyhLUzI/AAAAAAAABkQ/nQ5u9sYauCo/s320/Picture+2012-03-29+14-59-56.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alright, maybe it isn't that exciting for everyone else. But I am <i>so</i> excited to have this robe. I've been admiring them since I joined the game! I now officially look like a "cool kid" or some one who "knows what they're doing"! I could not be happier!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully, nothing TOO awesome will happen whilst I cannot get into the game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Yes. I know that I've just jinxed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-61281857880705387862012-03-30T09:38:00.000-07:002012-03-30T09:38:17.768-07:00"Now that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh sure it may <i>look</i> like a Pet Rock...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lEPRWIcTeLM/T3XZKaxmsnI/AAAAAAAABj4/kahkveK6fMM/s1600/Picture+2012-03-30+09-01-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lEPRWIcTeLM/T3XZKaxmsnI/AAAAAAAABj4/kahkveK6fMM/s320/Picture+2012-03-30+09-01-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7iI-cyU4Gs/T3XZLTcF7aI/AAAAAAAABkA/vEimsi-dVnU/s1600/Picture+2012-03-30+09-01-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7iI-cyU4Gs/T3XZLTcF7aI/AAAAAAAABkA/vEimsi-dVnU/s320/Picture+2012-03-30+09-01-23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Betcha didn't see that one comin'.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think my only complaint is that I cannot name my rock "Groucho" so I had to name him "Chico". (The wrongness!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay and now, that we've gotten that out of the way... here is the exact train of thought in my mind when I first saw/read about the "trolling stone". This may seem random, and it is, but it's rather funny. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
First thought: "That rock doesn't look like Mick Jagger!"<br />
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Second thought: "GROUCHO!"<br />
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Third thought: "I want to feeeeeel... like a trolling stone!"<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then that song got stuck in my head and I spent a good twenty minutes going: "How does it feel-- SHOOT! THAT SONG!"<br />
But I like the pet. Pets that remind me of Groucho Marx can never be a bad thing.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323315206071343500.post-90464693756452722462012-03-24T20:38:00.000-07:002012-03-24T20:38:30.610-07:00Show Me the Onion DomesIf you thought I was referring to a tasty snack, alas no.<br />
I was referring to the architectural wonder, the onion dome.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vgMZyHrczDg/T26Oims1LmI/AAAAAAAABjw/joqc12E9VfY/s1600/onion+dome+and+onion+ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vgMZyHrczDg/T26Oims1LmI/AAAAAAAABjw/joqc12E9VfY/s320/onion+dome+and+onion+ring.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why am I mentioning onion rings--uh domes! and making everyone hungry? I'll come straight to the point. I would like a world in Wizard101 that is based on Russia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We could have really awesome onion domed houses, and sleighs that take us from area to area like in Krokotopia and Zafaria with the boats. We could have fur trimmed outfits with large hats, fur lined hoods, huge boots, and those double breasted tunics that cowboys also wear! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only would we get a great looking world, eastern europe is full of wonderful folklore and mythology. Not to mention all of the real legendary battles, history, and art! </div>In order to keep it in line with Marelybone's story line it would have to be imperial Russia, that is when the Tzars ruled, almost at the end of their reign. (Right when Anton Chekov was around!!! Ahem. But they don't have to do that.) Actually this is perfect timing because there was so much wonderful art being created at this time and the whole empire was starting to become unsettled and uneasy. Just perfect. Oooh! KI why haven't you done this yet!? It's so perfect.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">~Heather</span></div>Heather Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.com0