Saar The Book owl’s Comments (group member since Jun 26, 2020)

Saar The Book owl’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I'm posting my favorite quote that I keep in mind as a New Year's resolution for next year:
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

That will be a huge job. I was allready doing that, but for 1 book I deleted, 3 comes back ;)

Selection for the Academy II Quest:
2 Pick out and read a book based on News & Interviews recommendation (list the book and link to the article that features it):
The Housekeeper and the Professor
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1...

3 Check out the books that won Goodreads Choice Awards & read a book that has either won or been nominated for this award (any year will do)
The Hate U Give

10 Go to Recommendations, select recommendation by shelf or by genre and read at least one book recommended to you and mark at least one book as "not interested". List those books.
Will read: The Color of Magic
Not interested: https://www.goodreads.com/recommendat...
First row, second book.

Louise wrote: "Lady Louise here on my travel through the kingdom I have discovered that Karen M. McManus has a new book coming out next month. Check out what she has to say Karen McManus Interview"

Thanks for the tip, Lady Louise! I've read 'One of us is lying' and that was so good!

I'm starting somewhere next week. I've finished other books first.

Congratulations, Jackie!
And thanks, Zuzana, you're a great help :)

Zuzana wrote: "In the meantime, Saar, you can work on the Academy II quest. It's one of the easiest. It requires you to read only 3 books. And it's one of the two participation challenges - they allow to use the ..."

Thanks, I'll read through it:)

Book reserve:
One of Us Is Lying 11/13/20
Schaduwliefde 01/27/21
The Mother Code 01/31/21
Eat, Pray, Love 02/16/21
The Woman Upstairs 02/18/21
Soulless 03/11/21
De geheime tuin 03/20/21
Beneath The Skin 3/31/21
The Art of Racing in the Rain 04/09/21
Als geen ander 04/24/21
De Kleine Bakkerij aan het Strand 05/09/21
Black Beauty 05/11/21
Paradise Reclaimed 05/18/21
One of Us 05/19/21
Changeless 05/22/19
Circe 05/26/21
Het vijfde seizoen 06/30/21
Bezeten stad 07/18/21
Blameless 07/23/21
Dagboek van een natuurjongen 08/14/21

I've did task 2 : 'say hello in the local tavern': message 8938.

Hi everyone, just stopping by for some ginger ale and some delicious stew. As a newbie it's hard, but I slayed some monsters, being no fond of rats! Now my horse can get some rest and leaving the tavern after a good sleep.

Zuzana wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I've read the first 2 posts, but my head can be all over the place, so sorry..."

Oh no, you don't need to apologize. I was just curious. If you find anything in the rules..."

No problem, you may be curious ;) English isn't my main language, so sometimes it can be difficult to write down what I think.

Zuzana wrote: "Zuzana wrote: "here are 10 rocks. each one has different stats. # 1 is easiest to kill"

Oh, I think you might have been confused by this part:

"1 (+2 per Rock already killed) Attack 5 (+5 per Roc..."

Yes, I was indeed confused. I'll correct it :)

Zuzana wrote: "Saar, just a matter of curiosity.
You haven't read the first two posts on the Rules thread, have you?

And the answer to the reserve books is yes. The rules call it The infinite tote of books. And ..."

I've read the first 2 posts, but my head can be all over the place, so sorry...

Kill a rock #1:

Hero: LVL 2 HP: 6/12 ||Sword: level 3 (AP: 5) || Magic staff: Level 3 (AP:5)||XP: 11

1 (+2 per Rock already killed) Attack 5 (+5 per Rock already killed) Health
Reward: 10 Experience, 3 Gold, 1 Pebble

Hero attacks rock with magic staff (5AP): 5 - 5= rock dead
Adding 2AP and 5HP after killing

Hero: LVL 3 HP: 11/12 ||Sword: level 3 (AP: 6) || Magic staff: Level 3 (AP:6)||XP: 21

I gave sword and staff each 1AP, is that okay?

Is it okay to make reserved post in my thread to add the books that I've allready read and see if I can use them later? I've just finished another book.

Sorry, I'm skipping this week. Too much books I need to finish :(

Goblin attack:

Hero: LVL 2 || HP: 12/12 || Sword: Level 3 (AP: 5) || Magicstaff: Level 3 (AP: 5) || XP: 10

6 Attack 10 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Goblin Bone

Hero attacks goblin with magic staff (5AP) => goblin: 10-5= 5HP
Goblin attacks hero (6AP) => hero: 12-6= 6HP
Hero attacks goblin with magic staf (5AP) => 5-5= goblin dead.

Hero: LVL 2 HP: 6/12 ||Sword: level 3 (AP: 5) || Magic staff: Level 3 (AP:5)||XP: 10

Reward: Reward: 1 Experience, 1 Goblin Bone

Hero: LVL 2 HP: 6/12 ||Sword: level 3 (AP: 5) || Magic staff: Level 3 (AP:5)||XP: 11

Yes, but I've got to go now. I'll try it this evening or tomorrow. Thanks, you're a big help and it's so much fun :)
It's a whole different game.

5AP for sword and 5 for staff?

Task 3,4 and 5 is done.

Upgrading weapons:

Magic staff: Lvl 3:

#1 Twilight (#1) 07/24/'20.
#2 Moonrise (#2) 10/06'20.
#3 Vision in Silver (#3) 07/05/'20.

#1 Written in Red (#1) 04/12/'20.
#2 Murder of Crows (#2) 07/05/'20.

#1 Rotherweird 01/30/'20.



Sword: Lvl 3:

De thuiskomst: Het Rijk van de Ouderlingen (100+) (09/22/'20)
A Kestrel for a Knave (200+) (06/29/'20)
The Islanders (300+) (02/02/'20).

A Gift from Bob: How a Street Cat Helped One Man Learn the Meaning of Christmas (100+) (02/18/(20)
The Writer's Map: An Atlas of Imaginary Lands (200+) 03/31/'20.

Save Me a Seat (100+) Jan '20.