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Is there a website to check word count for graphic novels? I finished one and just wanted to check in case it works.
Quest-Fred’s Fiery FiascoFred the Magician, in a dazzling display of poor judgement and overconfidence, has once again set part of the castle ablaze—this time incinerating half his beginner spell scroll collection. It might have been avoidable had he not stored them next to a mountain of Phoenix Feathers and a barrel clearly marked “Definitely Not Flammable (Probably).”
To help salvage the situation—and prevent Fred from “testing fireproofing spells” on the castle drapes—you’ve been asked to assist in reconstructing the lost scrolls. The information can still be found, scattered across spellcasting manuals, old wizard memoirs, and books teeming with magical mayhem. Restoring the scrolls will aid future adventurers… and buy time while someone discreetly relocates Fred’s half-built fire golem to somewhere with fewer curtains.
Search for the lost knowledge in:
1. Spellcasting manuals: Read a book where a main character chants, sings, or recites a poem.
The Love Lyric 2/4/25
2. Wizard memoirs: Read a memoir or biography of a “performer” — actor, singer, comedian, magician, dancer, etc.
Yes Please 4/16/15 - duplicated
3. Books Infused by Magic: Read three books that have a Main Page Genre of Fantasy, Magic, or Magical Realism.
Needy Little Things 1/26/25 - magical realism
Cookies and Clairvoyance 2/5/25 - magic, fantasy
Six Stunning Sirens 4/16/25 - magic, fantasy
Success!
The scrolls have been restored, just in time for the next class of bright-eyed adventurers. Fred is tremendously grateful—though he’s now muttering something about “lightning-proof ink.” Your Reward: 1 XP + 5 Ember Shards.
Can someone just verify that
works for green, blue, and yellow? (it looks like it on my screen).
It's my first experience ever (I never had it) and omg the laundry! I feel so bad because my youngest has long hair and is soooo sick of us combing it out and looking through it. 8 loads of laundry later haha. Fingers crossed that we can get rid of it.
Hi team! Between my kids having lice (cryyyyy) and being out of town for the past 3 days for a family wedding I am behind on reading and logging, but I did finish a book today, yay!
Ahhhh right! Thank you
6/8/25 Attacks*hired twins, so all drops doubled, which I forgot to note here but is correct in my inventory*
ATTACK – Brown Bat
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ATTACK – Nook Squirrel
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ATTACK – Drop Bear
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ATTACK - Greater Sewer Rat
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ATTACK – Goblin Guard
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ATTACK – Kindlecorn
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ATTACK - Kelpie (Timed - once every two weeks)
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Attack - Splintercat
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Quest: Kindlecorn Soup for the Spiritually KnackeredBattling monsters is all well and good, of course, but even the bravest adventurers eventually run out of sheer spite and mediocre swordplay. After your latest clash with the forces of unpleasantness, you glance at your party and realize they look like overcooked noodles—wobbly, pale, and only upright thanks to strategic leaning.
This simply won’t do. So you drag the lot of them to Dr. Cottage, eccentric herbalist, field surgeon, and soup theorist. He hops closer, using his trusty cane, peers at your companions, sniffs loudly, and mutters, “Spiritually knackered. Only one thing for it. You’re cooking Kindlecorn Soup.”
Of course, he won’t just give you the recipe. That would be far too easy. “It’s a sacred broth,” he insists, “reserved for moments of true crisis… and mild social inconvenience.”
Time to prove yourself worthy of soup.
You must have a Kitchen at least LVL 1 to begin.
Part 1: Equip Your Kitchen (Non-repeatable)
To even attempt Dr. Cottage’s restorative cuisine, you need proper tools. He refuses to let his sacred soup touch anything “chipped, cursed, or emotionally fragile.”
• Spell out CAULDRON using standard spell-it-out rules.
C - The Chamber 8/5/24 duplicated
A - Antiques Con 11/24/19 duplicated
U - Under Lock & Skeleton Key 2/23/24 duplicated
L - Like Mother, Like Daughter 6/2/24 duplicated
D - Drunk on Love 11/14/2024
R - Rhode Island Red 7/23/21 duplicated
O - The Other Mrs. 2/16/22 duplicated
N - Nothing Bundt Trouble 10/24/23 duplicated
• Pay 15 gold to the local blacksmith for a soup-approved cauldron.
Reward: 1 Cauldron, 4 XP
Part 2: Earn Dr. Cottage’s Trust (Non-repeatable)
“The soup isn’t just a meal,” he says, clutching his satchel of suspicious herbs. “It’s a commitment. A lifestyle. A legally binding culinary oath.”
• Cook 1 Drop Bear Steak to prove your culinary competence. (You must complete the Drop Bear Feast quest first if you haven't already.)
To cook a Drop Bear Steak: gather 1 drop bear meat, sprinkle with salt. Grill for 3 minutes per side. Garnish with 1 sprig of herbs.
(Requires: 1 Drop Bear meat, 1 Salt, 1 Sprig of Herbs and Kitchen)
• Read a book with a pen, pencil, or quill on the cover to show you’re ready to copy down the recipe into your personal grimoire.
The Otherwhere Post 2/21/25
• Bribe—ahem, supply—Dr. Cottage with 3 Minor Heal Potions. (You’re not proud to encourage his tonic addiction, but desperate times call for mildly unethical measures.)
Reward: Kindlecorn Strengthening Soup Recipe, 4 XP
Kindlecorn Strengthening Soup Recipe:
- 10 Kindlecorn Meats
- 5 Salt
- 5 Herbs
- 3 Carrots
- 3 Peas
- 1 Book with the word "weed" in the text
- 1 Spicy book (steamy, fiery, or just full of drama)
- 1 Book by an author whose first or last name starts with W (for water)
Part 3: Cook the Soup (Repeatable) - JUNE 2025
!!! Only super fresh books can be used for this quest. A super fresh book is one read within the month prior to completing the quest. !!!
With the recipe now (somewhat legibly) transcribed into your book, it’s time to cook.
• You must have a cauldron and the recipe.
• Gather 5 Tree Branches to fuel the fire.
• Gather 5 Phoenix Feathers to ignite the fire with a flourish.
• Follow Dr Cottage's recipe and cook 1 cauldron of his delicious soup for your mercenaries.
- 10 Kindlecorn Meats
- 5 Salt
- 5 Herbs
- 3 Carrots
- 3 Peas
- 1 Book with the word "weed" in the text - Bayou Book Thief 1/17/25 (pg 28)
- 1 Spicy book (steamy, fiery, or just full of drama) - Earl Crush 1/28/25
- 1 Book by an author whose first or last name starts with W (for water) - All Systems Red - Martha Wells 1/30/25
Reward: 1 Cauldron of Kindlecorn Soup – Doubles your hired mercenary’s strength for 1 battle.
(Note: Radagast, a staunch vegetarian and soup snob, will politely decline your meaty masterpiece.)
Important Notes:
• You can only cook 1 Kindlecorn Soup per calendar month.
• The soup spoils 30 days after being cooked.
• The Magical Pumpkin cannot duplicate Kindlecorn Soup.
• Curious about mercenaries who benefit from soup boosts? Visit the Ye Olde FAQ.
Also I have officially used up all my books read pre-2025! Phew. THANK YOU for all the amazing question options
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
1/9/2023• Title begins with S, A, L or T
The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge 6/11/2023
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Once Upon a Broken Heart 1/13/2022
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
5/22/2024• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
Becoming 9/10/2023
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Swan Song 8/22/2024
Receive 3 servings of herbs for use in cooking.
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
9/19/2024• Title begins with S, A, L or T
Last Christmas in Paris Hazel 12/16/2021
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Murder Your Employer 5/4/2023
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
9/1/2024• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
Homicide and Halo-Halo 9/21/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
On Spine of Death 9/10/2024
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
9/14/23• Title begins with S, A, L or T
The Appeal 1/14/2022
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Bride 2/28/2024
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
12/11/23• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
The Hotel Nantucket 7/20/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
On Spine of Death 9/10/2024 duplicated
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
7/19/23• Title begins with S, A, L or T
The American Agent 8/25/2023
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Kiss Me at Christmas 12/4/2024
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
11/28/23• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
Ritual in Death 7/8/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Swan Song 8/22/2024 duplicated
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
4/8/22• Title begins with S, A, L or T
The Appeal 1/14/2022
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
The Matzah Ball 12/12/2022
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
9/30/23• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
Beach Read 5/31/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Mango, Mambo, and Murder 9/8/22 duplicated
Receive 3 servings of herbs for use in cooking.
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
10/21/22• Title begins with S, A, L or T
Amy Among the Serial Killers 9/10/2022
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
The Last Devil to Die 10/20/2023
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
8/31/23• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
The Beggar King 10/17/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal 11/18/24 duplicated
Receive 3 servings of herbs for use in cooking.
Quest-Spice Exchange - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more white cover
4/17/22• Title begins with S, A, L or T
The Truth According to Ember 8/6/2024
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Talking to Strangers 10/10/2024
Receive 3 servings of salt for use in cooking.
Quest-Picking Herbs - Repeatable Quest
6/12/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
4/12/22• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
Blind Pass 10/19/22 duplicated
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Spirits and Sourdough 3/3/22 duplicated
Receive 3 servings of herbs for use in cooking.
Can I just double check, are the only ways to get salt and herbs from the quests (or doubled by the magic pumpkin)Spice Exchange (salt) and Picking Herbs (herbs)?
Quest: Threads of the Rainbow TapestryI loved ALL of the books for this quest, but my favorite was probably The Case of the Missing Maid because first the MC breaks into a male dominated field, and then in the course of her investigation she makes a friend that opens the door to a whole underground world that is open and accepting and allows her to start to accept herself and realize that she is not alone.
Quest: Threads of the Rainbow TapestryThe Royal Tapestry Room is in a bit of a cheerful mess. Spools of thread are scattered everywhere, magical bobbins are tangling themselves into knots, and someone (probably a sprite) left jam on the edge of the warp loom.
“It’s supposed to tell everyone’s story,” says Pip, the youngest weaving apprentice, peering at a section of the cloth. “But we noticed… well, some colors are missing.”
They hold up a bundle of shimmering rainbow thread. “Would you help us stitch in the ones we forgot? We need stories full of love, discovery, pride, adventure, and joy—especially the kind that’s been left off the page for far too long.”
And just like that, you’ve joined the Weaver’s Circle.
To weave in the colors of rainbow into the Royal Tapestry:
• Read 5 books featuring an LGBTQ+ main character.
These characters should be central to the narrative—whether they’re leading epic battles, falling in love, solving mysteries, or simply finding themselves. All genres welcome.
For One Night Only 1/2/25
Beautiful Ugly 1/9/25
This Love 2/8/25
Flirting Lessons 4/7/25
He's to Die For 5/30/25
• Read 3 books written by LGBTQ+ authors.
These books may feature queer themes—or not. Let the author’s voice be part of the tapestry, even if their own story stays between the lines.
The Case of the Missing Maid 1/11/25
If We Were a Movie 4/5/25
Love at Second Sight 4/14/25
• At the Local Tavern, share the title of one book that moved you and why. Was it joyous? Tender? Fierce? Let your fellow adventurers know why it belongs in the weave.
Pip rewards your efforts with 10 XP + 1 Potion Token.
Just a heads up that my previously read book Make a Killing: A Billie Levine Mystery works for "Read a book where two people with different religions interact"I just started another book that has a Y character (I have it listed as South Korea but since that is a level 1 country it can be moved )
Happy belated Shannon!Welcome Lucy!
I sat in my library (aka our office / guest / room where all my books live) for 20 minutes last night opening books and could not find a single one that started with ONE! Why is that one so tough
This is a streeeeeeech but would an opera count for a musical?
Why do these mini 2 options seem so easy but are actually hard 🤣
Quest - A Royal Flush - 6/6/25Queen Skye had many concerns—border disputes, economic stability, the occasional dragon—but few things troubled her more than the stench permeating the kingdom’s streets. The Novel Kingdom was grand and glorious, but it had one fatal flaw: an absolute disaster of a sanitation system. The streets reeked, the rivers ran suspiciously brown, and the castle’s moat had gained a rather unsettling reputation (the less said about the glowing green sludge, the better).
Some said this was simply the way of things. Others, usually after an unfortunate slip in something unmentionable, insisted that something must be done. Queen Skye, being a forward-thinking ruler (and also quite tired of holding her breath while walking through the city), declared that you should be the one to fix the mess.
Thus begins your most noble and revolting quest yet!
The Steps to Sanitation:
1. Prepare yourself – No hero should enter this "battle" unaware of what awaits them.
Spell out the word STENCH using standard spell-it-out rules.
S The Summer Girl 7/18/2023
T The True Love Experiment 7/8/2023
E The Examiner (duplicated) 9/1/24
N The Night We Lost Him (duplicated) 9/17/24
C The Chalice of the Gods (duplicated) 9/30/24
H Haunt Sweet Home (duplicated) 9/12/24
2. Brave the Depths – The kingdom’s sewers await. Abandon hope, all ye who sniff.
Read a book where the main character must navigate an underground location.
Murder at Gulls Nest 4/24/25
3. The Rat King’s Dominion – The sewers have a ruler of their own, and he’s not pleased to see you.
Read a book featuring a crime lord (or a mafia boss) to help drive the Rat King out of his smelly domain.
The Rook 5/30/25
4. The Source of the Problem – Ah, the blockage. A horrifying combination of waste, lost treasures, and things best left unmentioned.
Read a book where a treasure is discovered (hopefully, it's worth the smell).
Painted Devils 3/18/25
5. Clear the Pipes – With heroic determination (and probably a very long stick), you set things right.
Read a book with a shovel, a bucket or a spoon on the cover.
(duplicated) 8/9/246. A Cleaner Kingdom (Mostly) – The filth is flowing freely again! Er... to the river. That’s future-you’s problem.
Read a book that contains the word “ecology” in the text.
The Expectant Detective (duplicated) 1/15/24
Success! While you haven't solved all of the kingdom’s sanitation problems, you've tackled the worst of them—the blocked sewers. The noblemen still grumble about stepping in dung on the streets, but honestly, you're not a magician. Let everyone clean up after their own pets.
Queen Skye, now able to walk through her city without pinching her royal nose shut, bestows upon you a well-earned reward.
Your Reward for Services Rendered:
15 XP + 3 Minor Poison Potions (because let’s be real, you definitely came across some nasty concoctions down there).
Now go forth, brave adventurer, and may your nose recover swiftly!
I think I'm okay to stay the same. This summer is pretty low key for me so there is only 1 week that my reading will drop in August and last month I read 24.
