January 29, 2022
Sunday Meeting
5:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Discord: Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
[times are Central Time from Varda's Discord. Add one hour for
Eastern.]
Attending (and typed): (5)
Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Sandalf, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
Gaming:
Lord of the Rings Online,
World of
Warcraft, Diablo
3, Overwatch
2, Hearthstone,
Diablo
Immortal
Tolkien:
Topic from Arien: Bat-people in
Middle-earth.
Topic from Varda: Tolkien
Moment, a tale of two darknesses, one good and one evil.
After-meeting:
(non)Flashgaming
Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games.
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Before-meeting
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 3:56 PM
Aiya all!
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 3:57 PM
Aiya!
Varda 01/29/2023 3:59 PM
Aiya : )
[4:00 PM]
Coming out from under the snowpile there?
[4:00 PM]
@Bounder Valar Guild meeting time! Come say hi, chat gaming and
Tolkien, or lurk!
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:00 PM
aiya all
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:01 PM
Aiya!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:01 PM
Aiya Arien : )
[4:01 PM]
@Guild-friend Valar Guild meeting time! Come say hi, chat gaming
and Tolkien, or lurk!
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:01 PM
I am up at my one week per year timeshare at Swan Mountain, near
Keystone Ski rsort and Arapahoe Basin. Joanne and I bought
this place in 1982. We have used it almost every year since. Lots
of good memories. I like to ski the groomed black trails...steep
and fast, but NO bumps. My honm Thornton got anothger 2 inches of
snow today.
[4:02 PM]
As they say, I am living the life!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:02 PM
Sounds fantastic!
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:02 PM
Pass some snow over here!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:02 PM
Thanks for dropping in to be with us with so much going on. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:02 PM
Instead of wind and some rain.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:02 PM
nice one
Varda 01/29/2023 4:03 PM
Lots of rain here, lots and lots.
[4:03 PM]
The trees are very happy, and the flowers, rose bushes.
[4:03 PM]
I am staying in mostly though. ; )
[4:04 PM]
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:04 PM]
Membership:
[4:04 PM]
Thank you for coming, Arien, Phar, and Sandalf!
[4:04 PM]
Eonwe hopes to be here
[4:04 PM]
Any more membership news? (feel free to mention later too if you
remembers something).
[4:05 PM]
It's rainiing/ It's pouring/ The old man is snoring.
[4:06 PM]
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Web:
[4:06 PM]
A bit of update, thanks to Sandalf. : )
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:06 PM
The one on the left was last January 2022. Can't wait to hit the
slopes tomorrow!
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1069378019501805589/20230111_KY_Blog_Image_Young_001_Large-Hero.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1069378019782819890/20220126_121601.jpg
Varda 01/29/2023 4:06 PM
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/papers/Sandalf13/3GeologyofMiddle-earth.htm
[4:07 PM]
Oh, wonderful photos!
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:07 PM
It is a beautiful place. I am thankful that I can still do this
and that I am here to do it.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:07 PM
It looks like you're carrying a smaller skier in your arm.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:07 PM
Can I put the one of you on snowskis on your author page, at least
as a link?
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:07 PM
That is my crash helmet. Almost big enough to be a baby.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:07 PM
But yes, it looks great
[4:08 PM]
Yeah, but there appears to be a skier poking out of it
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:10 PM
This picture is of Buffalo Mountain. Can you see the back of the
buffalo? The Native Americans gave this mountain its name way
back...The head is to the left and the rounded back is to the
right.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1069379018115268750/20220128_072254.jpg
[4:10 PM]
The mountain is in the background...snow covered....not the little
one in the foreground.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:11 PM
Ahh, and the back tapers off all the way to the right. I like it.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0F60RPYp3M
YouTube
Baf Md
Ahoy Hoy
[Note: Mr. Burns greeting.]
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:11 PM
yeah nice
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:11 PM
Massive buffalo trying to hide from us.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:11 PM
Aiya Eonwe : )
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:12 PM
Aiya
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:12 PM
"Hoy" is "today" in Spanish...so is he saying Ahoy, Today?
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:12 PM
It's a very old telephone greeting.
[4:13 PM]
Because he's a very old man.
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:13 PM
Funny...we say "Ahoy" in the Navy as a way of hailing a stranger.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:13 PM
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ahoy-hoy
ahoy-hoy
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:13 PM
Ahoy there,, mately!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:13 PM
Ahoy is used for hello here sometimes
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:14 PM
Then, as Arien surely knows, there is the Island of Hoy up in the
Shetlands. We steamed by it one day back in 1973.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:15 PM
As described in that link, "Ahoy" in the salutation is derived
from the nautical term.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:15 PM
i heard the nanme aye
[4:15 PM]
the name even
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wkc4uCaLpw&t=250s
YouTube
NostalgicTelly
WarCraft II - Quotes and sound effects
[4:16 PM]
Ahoy!
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:17 PM
In addition, as I recall, Mr. Burns has the phone number "2".
Considering the phone was invented in 1876...
Varda 01/29/2023 4:17 PM
heh
[4:18 PM]
Have to wonder how old Mr. Burns really is. : )
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:19 PM
well i wonder .. on that note my birthday is tommorrow :)
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:19 PM
That is the USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) leaving Genoa, Italy, in
1973. I was on the Bridge as the Officer of the Deck that day. We
were empty, that is why the bow is so high.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1069381262600577054/24b684580.jpg
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:19 PM
Happy birthday!
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:19 PM
bless you sandalf
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:19 PM
Happy Birthday, Arien!!!!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:20 PM
Happy pre-birthday, Sunshine!!
[4:20 PM]
Have any fun plans?
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:20 PM
thankies :)
Varda 01/29/2023 4:20 PM
Quite the ship!
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:21 PM
not really ^^ i have a birthday wish however so to say . sigh
i ll mention it in gaming later ^^
Varda 01/29/2023 4:22 PM
Something we can grant?
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:22 PM
that name sounds like *collosal hatschi! (sneeze sound) to
me
Varda 01/29/2023 4:22 PM
Gesundheit
[4:23 PM]
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Gaming:
[4:23 PM]
There you go. ; )
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:24 PM
hopefully Varda ^7 it is an infiltration of the less subtle kind
in Minas Morgul .. i always get the big frustration in getting
into the Meruval tier and then die and having to fight in again
and again and die and fight in and die ..
[4:25 PM]
i get past the elite trolls and signatures but some always creep
up from belhind and i don t know where the rendez vous with
gandalf is so ...
Varda 01/29/2023 4:25 PM
Maybe we can get it figured out
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:25 PM
do you think its doable :)?
Varda 01/29/2023 4:25 PM
Take my 140 hunter along?
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
anything 127 plus will do
Varda 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
: ) Okie dokie
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
but hunter sounds great
Varda 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
Today good?
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
today good
Varda 01/29/2023 4:26 PM
Usually too late after the meeting
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:27 PM
yeah its a bit hairy but i am still on holiday
[4:27 PM]
bruce is off tomorrow and he l be racing anyway
Varda 01/29/2023 4:28 PM
: )
[4:28 PM]
Ok, time to move to
[4:28 PM]
Gaming!
[4:28 PM]
passes gavel to Eonwe.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nViUC_yH-Q4
YouTube
sconex
Lion-O summons the ThunderCats
[4:29 PM]
Lord of the Rings
Online:
Varda 01/29/2023 4:29 PM
Been a while!
[4:29 PM]
(fun of being a parent)
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:29 PM
:}
[4:29 PM]
New Developer Diaries are up for changes coming to the Captain and
Warden.
--- https://www.lotro.com/news/lotro-dev-diary-captain-en
--- https://www.lotro.com/news/lotro-dev-diary-warden-en
The Lord of the Rings Online
Developer's Diary Captain Updates by
OnnMacMahal
Read more about upcoming changes to the
Captain! Chat with us about these changes in the LOTRO Forums.
The Lord of the Rings Online
Developer's Diary Warden Updates from
OnnMacMahal
Read more about our plans for the Warden in a
new Developer's Diary! Chat with us about our plans in the LOTRO
Forums.
[4:29 PM]
World of Warcraft:
This week's bonus event: Legion Timewalking.
The PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible is going until Tuesday, January
31st.
The Lunar Festival is running through February 7th.
Patch 10.0.5 is out. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23901946/the-dragonflight-1005-content-update-is-now-live
World of Warcraft
The Dragonflight 10.0.5 Content Update Is Now
Live! - WoW
Learn more about changes such as the new
Trading Post feature, a new in-game event, and more ways to add to
your Appearances.
[4:30 PM]
There's also been some updates to the patch notes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23892227/updated-january-24-dragonflight-1005-content-update-notes
World of Warcraft
[UPDATED JANUARY 24] Dragonflight: 10.0.5
Content Update Notes - WoW
The Dragonflight 10.0.5 content update is live!
[4:30 PM]
The Trading Post will be open February 1st. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23896795/the-trading-post-opens-for-business-soon
World of Warcraft
The Trading Post Opens for Business Soon! - WoW
Get ready to collect Traders Tender when the
Trading Posts in Stormwind and Ogrimmar open for business on
February 1. Complete monthly activities to earn currency toward
decking out your characters in cosmetic transmogs, pets, and
mounts* with new items and activities introduced every month.
[4:30 PM]
Patch 10.0.7 is also under development. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23896792/in-development-see-whats-next-in-patch-1007
World of Warcraft
In Development: See Whats Next in Patch 10.0.7
- WoW
Patch 10.0.7 is in development, and with it
comes a variety of new content updates, including a return to the
Forbidden Reach, new Heritage Armor for orcs and humans, and more.
[4:30 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23892230/hotfixes-january-27-2023
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: January 27, 2023 - WoW
Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues
related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wrath of the Lich King
Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, and WoW Classic.
[4:30 PM]
Diablo 3:
Patch 2.7.5 is on the PTR. ---
https://us.diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/blog/23893119/diablo-iii-ptr-275-%7C-preview-1-26-2023
Diablo III
Diablo III PTR 2.7.5 | Preview
The Diablo III 2.7.5 PTR begins on January 31st and lasts one
week. Join us in testing the new Altar of Riteswhere you choose
your path to power, and more.
[4:31 PM]
Overwatch 2:
A new developer update is out. ---
https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23910162/
[4:31 PM]
Hearthstone:
Patch 25.2.2 is out. ---
https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23892228/25-2-2-patch-notes
25.2.2 Patch Notes
Patch 25.2.2 includes balance changes to
Standard, Battlegrounds, and Duels!
[4:31 PM]
Diablo Immortal:
Check out the latest bug fixes. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo-immortal/23826549/diablo-immortal-bug-fixes-and-patch-notes-for-all-platforms
Diablo Immortal Bug Fixes and Patch Notes for
All Platforms
We will continually update this blog with all
bug fixes and patches the team implements for Diablo Immortal on
all platforms.
[4:32 PM]
That's it from me.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:32 PM
Thank you, Eonwe
[4:33 PM]
Starcraft 2: Fangorn, Eowyn, Faramir, RealFloppa are the
ones I know of. Surely more of you out there. : )
[4:33 PM]
Any other gaming news? Membership?
[Note: Lord of the Rings Online players for the last week
report added in later, forgot while trying to hurry.]
*Landroval guild branch:
(main branch, for all of us)*
Arien
Dis
Eonwe
Fangorn
Nar
Varda
*Crickhollow guild branch:
(secondary branch, extra and experimental characters)*
Eonwe
Fangorn
Varda
*Shadowfax guild branch:
(difficulty slider, fast, VIP)*
Varda
*Treebeard guild branch:
(difficulty slider, slow, VIP)*
Varda
[4:34 PM]
On to
[4:34 PM]
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Tolkien!
[4:35 PM]
I have a Tolkien Moment for you shortly (means a quote from
Tolkien's works that we can discuss if we want to).
[4:35 PM]
Does anyone have a question, comment, or suggestion first?
[4:35 PM]
Their own topic even? : )
Arien Valar 01/29/2023
4:39 PM
hmm i don t know it just came to my mind ... for obvious reasons
alas .. these Mereval or Morvul as they are in singulare ..
are they pure game inventions or is there a hint of them in
tolkien i wonder?
Varda 01/29/2023 4:40 PM
Thuringwethil
[4:40 PM]
She was a bat lady.
[4:40 PM]
Vampire types are mentioned, perhaps bat like folk as she was?
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:41 PM
true
[4:41 PM]
ah yes i forgot about her
Varda 01/29/2023 4:41 PM
Werewolf types are also mentioned. Even Sauron did the wolf-out
once.
[4:41 PM]
Luthien used Thuringwethil's bat fell (bat skin) to appear to be
like her or her.
[4:42 PM]
One wonders if it was worn like a bear sark or um er not.
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:43 PM
The image of Beren as a wolf running towards Thangorodrim with
Luthien (as a bat) hanging onto his back...wow.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:43 PM
Hairy
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:43 PM
I d imagine maybe simmilar to the shaman coats of the native
americas likely with the head still tached or shaped to be a hat
maybe
Varda 01/29/2023 4:44 PM
Maybe so
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:44 PM
I got the idea they used some kind of "magic" to actually appear
as the wolf and bat in question.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:44 PM
It does say Luthien used Thuringwethil's bat fell.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:45 PM
Kinda like the Faceless in GoT.
[4:45 PM]
Well, yes, using their skins, but making them... fit more
realistically, let's say.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:45 PM
Aye, Phar. I've got the Lay of Leithien sticking in my
mind right now, but aye, I'm remembering Luthien did something to
make the disguises more convincing.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:45 PM
The elves did have the ability to make illusion. It's not referred
to often. Maybe more used in entertainment?
[4:46 PM]
This would be a useful occasion to do that.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
It wasn't used to deceive like Sauron/Morgoth did, no.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
But the disguise is a deception.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
Well, typically. Obviously the point here was to deceive, lol.
(edited)
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
Just deceive for a good cause
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
deceive the Deceiver
Varda 01/29/2023 4:46 PM
Not done as a rule, aye.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:47 PM
I would put it this way.
[4:48 PM]
The "rule" was that Elves didn't do that, not that Elves couldn't
or wouldn't, but that it wasn't the point of that
particular skill.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:48 PM
Aye
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:48 PM
Some Elves may have.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:48 PM
The darker kind.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:49 PM
Would be handy when needing to look nice for a party and just came
out of the wild.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:49 PM
The less noble kind. I wouldn't put it past Maeglin in his later
years.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:49 PM
Certainly his father.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:49 PM
Depends on the purpose. As a part of a battle strategy
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:50 PM
Elves as a rule seem to be harder to fool as well. They seem to be
able to read one another's intent pretty clearly, as I recall.
Varda 01/29/2023 4:50 PM
That is why it would be better as entertainment. Just enjoy it.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Elven TV :}
Varda 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Exactly!
[4:51 PM]
Good theater.
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
I believe at least one of my stories uses that concept for a time
of celebration.
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
I must say Namarie. I need to get to the ski rental place to pick
up my skis for tomorrow...I should be there around 4 pm...will
check back in later to read the latest news....Namarie, for now,
all!
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
I'm reminded of the amphitheater in Ardenweald in WoW
Varda 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Namarie!
Eonwλ Valar 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Take care Sandalf.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Namarie sandalf
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:51 PM
Where the prankster fairies and Sylvar would put up plays by
disguising themselves with illusions.
[4:51 PM]
Namarie!
Varda 01/29/2023 4:52 PM
I will post the Tolkien Moment. Feel free to read and comment on
it when you have time if you like. : )
[4:52 PM]
The Two Towers,
Chapter 7 "Helm's Deep"
There were no clouds overhead
yet, but a heaviness was in the air; it was hot for the season
of the year.
The rising son was hazy, and behind
it, following it slowly up the sky, there was a growing
darkness, as of a great storm moving out of the East.
And away in the North-west there
seemed to be another darkness brooding about the feat of the
Misty Mountains, a shadow that crept down slowly from the
Wizard's Vale.
Gandalf dropped back to where Legolas
rode beside Eomer.
"You have the keen eyes of your fair
kindred, Legolas," he said: "and they can tell a sparrow from a
finch a league off.
Tell me, can you see anything away
yonder towards Isengard?"
"Many miles lie between," said
Legolas, gazing thither and shading his eyes with his long hand.
"I can see a darkness.
There are shapes moving in it, great
shapes far away upon the bank of the river; but what they are I
cannot tell.
It is not mist or cloud that defeats
my eyes: there is a veiling shadow that some power lays upon the
land, and it marches slowly down stream. It is as if the
twilight under endless trees were flowing downwards from the
hills."
"And behind us comes a very storm of
Mordor," said Gandalf. "It will be a black night."
.
[4:54 PM]
End quote
[4:55 PM]
A tale of two darknesses. Care to identify them with hindsight?
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:55 PM
The trees are on the move
Varda 01/29/2023 4:55 PM
Aye!
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:55 PM
inbetween their shepherds buzzing about
Varda 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
Aye. We know ents went with the huorns to Helm's Deep.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
well not buzzing .. they are not hasty
Varda 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
Bee swarms in the branches? : )
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
two little birds ^^
Varda 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
hehe
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:56 PM
hehe
[4:57 PM]
The bees are buzzing in the trees, to make some honey just for me
♪
Varda 01/29/2023 4:57 PM
Trees in LotRO sometimes have beehives they attack with.
[4:58 PM]
What was the other darkness?
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 4:58 PM
Smoke from Mordor, I suppose!
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:58 PM
the army of saruman
Varda 01/29/2023 4:59 PM
Sauron sent out a darkness as cover for his orcs, trolls and
whatnot. The Long Night was coming.
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 4:59 PM
ah yes true
[4:59 PM]
saruman bred his orcs to endure the sunlight i remember
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 5:00 PM
Yes. Sauron didn't bother, he just took the sunlight away
Varda 01/29/2023 5:00 PM
Aye, he did. Special ones. The ones that were weak to sunlight
needed the cover, however, coming out of Mordor.
[5:00 PM]
Saruman's army had an ent problem.
[5:01 PM]
We have reached the hour.
[5:01 PM]
a gavel peeks out of the shelf
it arranges a little cloud over its head to hide itself
As it approaches the hammerpad, the pad shines brightly
the gavel jumps in surprise, the hammerpad slides below
thump!
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[5:02 PM]
After-meeting!
[5:02 PM]
The many ways we thump the gavel. : )
Arien Valar 01/29/2023 5:02 PM
perky gavel
Varda 01/29/2023 5:03 PM
: )
[5:09 PM]
LotRO party time! Arien, Fangorn, and Varda
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 5:09 PM
Good luck
Varda 01/29/2023 5:09 PM
Eonwe is invited : )
[5:11 PM]
but he has to leave
[5:13 PM]
I heard you Arien : )
Varda 01/29/2023 6:36 PM
The team of Arien, Fangorn, and Varda completed that area. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 7:10 PM
Personal gaming report!
[7:11 PM]
For (non)flashgaming, several old but good badges this
week, and https://www.kongregate.com/games/snowroadgames/gragyriss-captor-of-princesses
is one of my favorites.
Kongregate
Gragyriss, Captor of Princesses
A strategy game about dragon lifedevour lambs,
grow stronger, raid settlements, fight weak humans, elves and
undead, kidnap beautiful princesses
[7:13 PM]
A strategy/upgrade game about a dragon in a sort of base you need
to upgrade, starting from grass to sheep and wolves until you
hatch the dragon, then keep upgrading while fighting enemies
around the map, and capturing the 3 princesses for a choice of
buffs.
[7:13 PM]
It's all fairly self explanatory, and if you fail a fight, just
upgrade more
[7:14 PM]
Oh, and as you upgrade your resources, they start to take care of
themselves, as well, though various interactions. Nice to see!
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 8:07 PM
It is a very short report this week, Ar!
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 8:07 PM
Yeah, I'll get to blizzard gaming soon
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 8:07 PM
Oh...you are not done yet, I see.
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 8:07 PM
sorry, distracted by gaming
Varda 01/29/2023 8:07 PM
Flashgaming so far
[8:08 PM]
hehe
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 8:12 PM
Blizzard gaming:
[8:14 PM]
Hearthstone:
Level 82 on the reward track! Getting closer.
[8:15 PM]
Had some good fun questing, and got the Death Knight class to
level 21.
[8:16 PM]
Brawl is Lunar Blessings, where you choose a class and get a
random deck, while also choosing one of 3 chinese constellation
animals for a buff. I chose death knight, got lots of cheap
minions, and the buff that gave all of them 3 extra health. Was
good enough for a win
[8:17 PM]
WoW:
[8:18 PM]
Made it to level 70, yay! Was allowed in the raids again, which
went quite well, though my ilevel is still relatively low, which
means so are my health and damage. Still, I wasn't as squishy as
I'd expected.
[8:19 PM]
We cleared normal Vault of the Incarnates, all 8 bosses, on a
single raidnight, and tonight we cleared 4 heroic bosses as well,
including several first kills for us.
[8:20 PM]
Weekly is timewalks, which I got done on wednesday and thursday
before our first raid of the week, to get some gear as well, and I
got some upgrades from the normal raid, including a weapon.
[8:21 PM]
In all I ended up getting about 60 ilevels higher within 24 hours
of getting to level 70, so quite a bit more powerful
[8:22 PM]
For our oldschool raids I went in with the Evoker for the first
time this week, and sure enough, got 13 new mail appearances from
that first night. It'll slow down after this, but still a good
start.
[8:24 PM]
For questing I went deeper into the Azure Span, helping Kalecgos
reach the Azure Oathstone and talking to a simulacrum of the
deceased blue dragonqueen herself, Sindragosa. But while the
Oathstone is secure, apparently we need to stabilize some leylines
in the zone to get it to activate.
[8:26 PM]
Before I reached Kalecgos, however, I found myself on a side
questline with some tuskarr, where I helped build a boat, getting
it blessed by the spirits, and sailing it down the river rapids.
[8:27 PM]
After doing that wild ride a couple of times and finally figuring
out a setting that put outlines around the fish required, I got
the achievement to catch 40 fish along one ride, which gave me the
Tuskarr Dinghy toy, allowing me to travel across any water's
surface in a tuskarr boat
[8:29 PM]
And after those two questlines were done, I started to visit the
new Elders for the Lunar Festival, spread around the Dragon Isles.
In doing so I got my last experience to reach level 70, as
mentioned above, and after the gearing and raiding was done I
finished visiting those to get the Dragon Isles Elders
achievementn as well.
[8:30 PM]
So now that I'm level 70, and gearing up and weekly quests is
happening, I wanted to focus on the story backlog I've built up,
including the old covenant campaigns from the previous expansion,
but apparently it is quite important that I continue the main
questlines in Azure Span and Thaldraszus to unlock a crafting
reagent, which can be used to craft an important necklace, among
other things.
[8:32 PM]
So I'm alternating the two goals! On the druid I'm going to do the
main questlines in these last 2 zones, skipping the sidequests for
now, while on the mage I'm questing through Bastion in order to
set her up for the Revendreth covenant campaign.
[8:35 PM]
Alternating between quest chapters as defined by the story
achievements, I've had the mage help out in an overrun garden in
Bastion, while the druid chased down a tuskarr caravan only to be
drafted in helping said caravan recover from a gnoll attack, and
planning to take back their goods and prisoners.
[8:35 PM]
I'll continue that storyline next week, as I confront the Dragon
Isles' gnolls for the first time. I'm also looking forward to
visiting the Trading Post to see what goals I can go for in
february, and decide on which items to get.
[8:35 PM]
And that's my report for the week!
Varda 01/29/2023 9:03 PM
Thank you, Phar :)
Ar-Pharazon-V 01/29/2023 9:06 PM
Namarie! :)
Sandalf13 01/29/2023 9:06 PM
Namarie, Ar!
Varda 01/29/2023 10:03 PM
Namarie!
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