Natalie’s
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Tara Jo wrote: "I need to go sometime to the Tar Pits...it's not that far from me, and I've worked in LA a few times and forget to go there!Morning all...super excited to get this party started next Friday! is i..."
I grew up in Pasadena so I went there on a school trip when I was young. My husband was really excited by the name so we went when were visiting the area recently. I think it''s free to just walk around but the museum isn't too expensive. We didn't go in the observation areas.
Also I was wrong, they have mastodons, not mammoths.
http://www.tarpits.org/la-brea-tar-pi...
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Well actually dire wolves, before they became wolves, had image that was similar to TB. Buuut since it was huge snake, and captain and mentor have little problems with snakes (there was little fear..."I was thinking they were one of the mythical teams. I forgot that they were a real animal. The La Brea Tar Pits museum has a whole section on them and their skeletons that were found there. There were a lot. Also mammoths and saber tooth tigers.
Us terror birds were long gone by that point.
My TBR is over 500 books I think, and I usually only shelve the next series book versus the complete group so I doubt I will ever be caught up. But in terms of team challenges or competitions I don't have a lot on my plate at the moment so I'm in a good place. Summer isn't too busy for me, except for this first part. I am heading up to Vermont next weekend when Wobble begins, but the task is being posted at 6am my time so I should be able to check in here before. I'm also in a wedding at the beginning of July. I like traveling for the extra reading time, but I also miss my two awesome cats when I'm gone. Not to mention they get super whiny when I get back.
Hi Teresa! And the rest of the team!
Air:
Land:
Mythological:
Sea:
Alyssa wrote: "You actually have to buy a cat from the market, so first you'll need to complete Midas quests or this months classifieds to start gathering gold. :)"Drat, it's not like the crazy cat lady would miss one.
Hello! I just started my quest and because my priorities are in order, I would like to know how to get a cat. Do I complete the crazy cat lady quest? Do I need to collect all seven cats to get one of my own or just one? Am I stealing cats from the crazy cat lady.
Hello! I joined TTIV but never checked in here. I'm looking forward to WOBBLE and just started questing in the novel role-playing gameBirthday: 4/11 (My husband says he remembers it because I'm full of information)
Favorite Book(s): All the King's Men, Pride and Prejudice, Lioness Rampant, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Murder on the Orient Express
Favorite Book Genre: Fantasy
Favorite Author: Tamora Pierce
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Chocolate
Any Pets: The two best kittens in the world, Oberyn and Winry. Well, they turn two on Friday so they're not kittens anymore.
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be: Switzerland
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because....I have more books than I think I will ever be able to read.
June 2016 ActivityJune 1
Joined game
Completed Quest: Introduce Yourself - Link - Earned 3 xp
Obtained Level 1 Sword - Gossamer - 144 pages - 8/26/2015
June 4
Obtained Level 2 Sword
Falling Fast - 147 pages - 6/7/2015
Shut Out - 289 pages - 6/3/2016
Obtained Level 3 Sword
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre - 160 pages - 6/4/2016
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - 288 pages - 6/4/2016
A Midsummer's Nightmare - 304 pages - 6/3/2016
June 8
June Classifieds - Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s) (3 Gold)
- 6/8/2016June 23
Run Alex Run!
You wander into the square and see Lord Alex fleeing for his very life! He yells out, "Flee! Flee! The Great Novel Dragon is here and craves the taste of men!" You sit pondering this statement for awhile and conclude that that probably explains some of the gender ratio of the realm. Blinking a few times you clear your head and decide you should probably help maintain the ratio and charge in to help Lord Alex escape certain lunch.
Find the direction words north, south, east and west each in a book or book title (one per book). Lord Alex gladly pays you 10 Gold for helping him escape. He also promises to buy you a round at the local tavern but you're understandably wary after hearing about his last joke where he put the magic frog powder in Lady Tea's drink and turned her into a frog for a week.
Melting Stones - 6/2/2016 - "...about our travels to the East." - page 40
I, Robot - 6/21/2016 - "...all of South America north of Argentina." - page 209
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded - 6/23/2016 - "...via West Africa and the cape" - page 14
Marrying Winterborne - 6/22/2016 - "...a bruiser from North Wales..." - page 17
WeaponsSword - Level 4 - Attack 6
Upgrades
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Level 5
Seduced by a Pirate - 100 pages - 7/23/2016
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - 295 pages - 7/11/2016
My Fight / Your Fight - 324 pages - 7/14/2016
Magic Staff - Level 4 - Attack 6
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Level 5
Annihilation - #1 in Southern Reach Trilogy - 7/12/2016
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Quests in Progress:Capture the Rabbits:
1) Read a book where someone has a pet rabbit.
2) Read a book with a rabbit on the cover.
3) Spell out the word RABBIT using spell-it-out rules.
R
A
B
B
I
T
4) Read a book with the word rabbit in the title or series.
5) Read a book featuring chocolate or where the main character is a pastry chef.
6) Read a book set during Spring.
7) Read a book with an invasion in it.
8) Read a book where the main character is a doctor or vet.
9) Read a book where there is an Easter celebration.
10) Read a book with grass on the cover
Spring Cleaning
The old armor smith found a stockpile of gold in a nearby mountain and up and left! The Queen has asked you to clean out all his old junk and get the smithy ready for the next master smith to live in.
Read a book on your to-read shelf that has been there for more than a year. 1 Experience per book (Max 5 Experience).
The Sandwich is always Greener on the Other Side
The tavern has heard rumors of a food critic in the area. The owners want to create a new specialty. They've heard of something called a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich being served over in Wintershaven. They ask you to check it out and bring back the parts to start making them.
Read a book where the author or a character has the initials PB. Read a book that starts with the letter J (indefinite article may be ignored). Then spell out the word BREAD using spell-it-out rules. Finally assemble it using a knife by reading a book from a series that starts with I. Earn 12 experience when the sandwich is complete.
PB (Author)
J (Title)
B
R - The Temporary Agent - Character Sam Raveis - 7/26/2016
E
A - Magic Strikes - Author Ilona Andrews - 7/28/2016
D - Magic Bites - Character Kate Daniels - 7/26/2016
I - series
Questanomics
Novel Kingdom is dangerously close to entering a time of deflation. Queen Skye has been advised that she wants a nice healthy rate of inflation around 2% to maintain price stability and maximum knight employment. She is worried that if the kingdom falls into deflation everyone will hold onto their gold since it will be worth more tomorrow than it is today. She's even heard that there is novel hoarding going on! Help Queen Skye inflate the kingdom!
Read 3 inflationary books. Inflationary books have a "number" in the title. The number should be inflated to the next higher number as the series number. See link for examples of inflationary language.
Example:
For a Few Demons More - The Hollows #5 (four -> five)
Something Wonderful - Sequels #2 (one -> two)
Receive +8 Exp for saving the economy.
The Kindness of Strangers
You are trekking through the kingdom and come to a fork in the road. A three pronged fork to be exact. Being the intrepid adventuter that you are you take the only logical course and pull a die out of your pocket.
Rolled 5: proceed on this path:
You meet a blacksmith named Kevdak. The Queen has ordered Kevdak to create a special shield for her son's 8th birthday. The shield will have the picture of an animal on the front. But Kevdak doesn't know what animal to use. To help Kevdak, you must read a book with an animal on the cover, or an animal in the title, or an animal or child plays is a major part of the plot of the story.
For helping Kevdak you receive +1 exp and an enhanced weapon potion.
Lady Kelly's Missing Quests
After hard day hunt, you enter into the Tavern looking forward to some cool ale and maybe some nice stew you know that's simmering in the back. After all it was you who brought rat meat for it. You're sitting at your table, drinking ale and thinking about quests that are waiting for you tomorrow, when you hear sniffle behind you. You turn around trying to find where the sound came from, but only Lady Kelly is sitting in that direction. You're little scared to approach her, after all she's the Master here, but your kind heart can't say no to damsel in distress. As you start approaching Kelly, you hear her muttering "They are gone. They are all gone. What am I supposed to do now?!" and she starts crying again. You sit beside her, offer her your not so clean handkerchief and ask her what's wrong. Through tears you find out that someone broke into her room and stole all her future quests.
"All future quests?! But how's that possible? There are no thieves in Novel Kingdom! I'll help you Lady Kelly. Don't worry, you'll have your quests back!?" you yell and storm out of Tavern to find a thief.
To find Lady Kelly's quests read 2 books where someone steals something and 2 books where someone finds something. (use your imagination ☺)
Magic Burns - Bran steals the maps (multiple times) - 7/27/2016
Everything We Keep - Aimee finds truth about her husband - 7/29/2016
Must Love Hellhounds - Maggie finds her bosses nephew - 7/31/2016
Lady Kelly will gladly pay 10 gold for her missing quests.
Reserve Books:The Shadows - 6/4/2015 - 500+
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish - 6/28/2015 - Cat training
Lord's Fall - 7/25/2015 - #5
Romancing Mister Bridgerton - 8/16/2015 - #4
It's in His Kiss - 8/29/2015 - #7
On the Way to the Wedding - 9/25/2015 - #8
A Breath of Snow and Ashes - 11/23/2015 - #6
Illuminae - 11/26/2015 - 500+
Murder, She Meowed - 2/21/2016 - #5
To Ride Hell’s Chasm - 3/3/2016 - 600+
Marked in Flesh - 5/5/2016 - #4
State of Fear - 6/25/2016 - 600+
How to Fight a Dragon's Fury - 6/29/2016 - #12
The Memory of After - 7/3/2016 - #1, 300s
The City of Mirrors - 7/6/2016 - #3, 500s
Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner - 7/12/2016, 200s
Tiger by the Tail - 7/15/2016, 100s
Fight Club - 7/16/2016, 200s
Silver on the Tree - 7/18/2016, #5
Dragon Prince - 7/20/2016 - 500s, #1
The Last Mortal Bond - 7/21/2016 - 600s, #3
The Duke Is Mine - 7/22/2016 - 200s #3
Winter's Bone - 7/22/2016 - 100s
The Ugly Duchess - 7/23/2016 - #4
The Surgeon - 7/30/2016, #1, 200s
Inferno - 7/30/2016, #4, 600s
Inventory:• 5 Potion Tokens
• 45 Gold
• 3 Minor Heal Potions
• 1 Heal Potion
• 1 Time Walking Potion
• 1 Shield Potion
• 1 Mercenary Coupon - Hire one mercenary free for a week
Monsters Killed:
Quests Completed:
Introduce Yourself - Link - Earned 3 xp - 6/1
Classifieds - June 2016 Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s) (3 Gold) - The Thief - 6/8 - Link
Run Alex Run - Post #6 - Earned 10 gold
Classifieds - July 2016 - Link - 12 gold
Lady Shanna and the Case of the Blueberries - Post #7 - 10 gold
A Fairy Odd Path - Post #7 - a Heal Potion and 2 experience for the rescue
Lady Natalie's Quest for Righteous Glory
Current Stats:
Hero: LVL 2 || HP: 12 || Sword: Level 4 || Magic: Level 4 || XP: 5
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Book: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Pages; 162
Date Read: 1/22
Goals: None
Book: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Pages; 435
Date Read: 1/23
Goals: None
When I said earlier this week I meant Tuesday and there were goal updates on Wednesday. It is up on the spreadsheet. I wasn't sure if it would count but I haven't seen anything about it. I know tower teams is almost over and I was thinking we could get a few more goals out of the way. We have a lot of goalless books.
I finished A Darker Shade of Magic earlier this week and posted it. I said it may count as alternate history when I checked it in but the goal is still open.
