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[Kazen]

We just got a TON of Travel Agent books... I'm going to start searching for undertakers :)

eta: Something Blue is a Travel Agent book that takes place in London, so I'm going to pop that in :)

[Ray (user2637)]

108!!! We've used maybe 40 of them already but dang 108 TA books is a lottt. There's only 103 on the list haha.

I bet Dracula has an undertaker.

Kazen wrote: "We just got a TON of Travel Agent books... I'm going to start searching for undertakers :)

eta: Something Blue is a Travel Agent book that takes place in London, so I'm going to pop that in :)"

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I bet Dracula has an undertaker"

Great eye - it took me a while to find a scene where an undertaker speaks but there is one :)

"She makes a very beautiful corpse, sir. It's quite a privilege to attend on her. It's not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!"

[Ella]

Will we be getting any more bonus labors?

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Ella wrote: "Will we be getting any more bonus labors?"

I would hope so, there is still almost a week left in the challenge 8-)

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Will we be getting any more bonus labors?"

With all 12 labors complete we can have five bonus labors open at any one time. So when we finish one we get a new one :)

[Kazen]

Bold goals are unclaimed goals.

Bonus TWO - 40 points:

Bonus 2A ◈ Read a book with a Purple cover - Lory
Bonus 2B ◈ Read a book with grapes or vines on the cover - Caly
Bonus 2C ◈ Read a book with a centaur - Bethany
Bonus 2D ◈ Read a book the characters dance - Lory

Bonus NINE - 60 points:

Bonus 9A ◈ Read a book set in England - Travel Agent (bank)
Bonus 9B ◈ Read a book with a color in the title - Raven - finished but not on spreadsheet
Bonus 9C ◈ Read a book with food on the cover - Caly
Bonus 9D ◈ Read a book where the main character is a musician - Kazen
Bonus 9E ◈ Read a book with a strong female lead - Raven

Bonus TEN - 20 points:

Bonus 10A ◈ Read a book with a constellation on the cover - Bethany
Bonus 10B ◈ Read a book with a blue cover - Pragya (bank)

Bonus ELEVEN - 60 points:

Bonus 11A ◈ Read a book where there is a housekeeper/maid - Pragya (bank)
Bonus 11B ◈ Read a book with a character who is an undertaker or works in a funeral home - Travel Agent (bank)
Bonus 11C ◈ Read a book where the main character is an orphan - Margaret
Bonus 11D ◈ Read a book with a "gang of thieves" in the text - Rose
Bonus 11E ◈ Read a book with a character or author's name is Charles - Kazen (bank)

Bonus THIRTEEN - 60 points: (now searching for banked/TA books)

(searching searching....)

[Rose]

Finished



11D- "Dear Bridget, I have locked and bolted the doors. There is a gang of thieves-"

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "What is the Novel RPG?"

Just in case no one has linked it yet, the rules are thisaway. :)"

Thanks, it sounds cool but also really confusing. And you do it on your own right? Does anyone moderate your posts or help you decide if a book fits the requirements? I really like the interaction of team mates or someone to spur me on. I tried doing a lot of the personal challenges here but they don't keep my interest as much.

[Ray (user2637)]

Kelly, an NBRC mod, moderates the RPG. There's often discussion in the Tavern thread; questions about if a book fits a goal enough are there a lot. But mostly you do it on your own.

Caly wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "What is the Novel RPG?"

Just in case no one has linked it yet, the rules are thisaway. :)"

Thanks, it sounds cool but also really confusing. And you do it on your own r..."

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Kelly, an NBRC mod, moderates the RPG. There's often discussion in the Tavern thread; questions about if a book fits a goal enough are there a lot. But mostly you do it on your own.

Caly wrote: "..."

Thanks Ray. Maybe I will check it out in the New Year if nothing else comes up. I did do one Around the World Challenge which was fun but not as fast paced. I could always do another round of that in the meantime. Appreciate the help!

[Ella]

Kazen wrote: "Ella wrote: "Will we be getting any more bonus labors?"

With all 12 labors complete we can have five bonus labors open at any one time. So when we finish one we get a new one :)"
Oh ok.. I didnt know that. I thought that as soon as we finish a labour we get a bonus labour. I hvnt been keeping up with the thread much.. I'll maybe wait for the next bonus to start a book.. Maybe ....

[Ray (user2637)]

I wish! Haha. Or at least that we could get a few more bonuses open at the same time.

I guess since bonus labors need to be completely finished before counting for any points, it sort of saves us from ourselves..? This way, we can't spread out too much.

Ella wrote: "I thought that as soon as we finish a labour we get a bonus labour."

[Tammie]

Finished!

Don't Let Go, Jaci Burton
304 pgs
Bonus 1E...holes in jeans on cover

Taking 1 day off...getting ready to leave on Cruise...will check in tomorrow on next read...looks like everything has been taken for now.

[Ella]

Awesome Tammie.. That finishes bonus 1. So i guess we'll be getting a new bonus task.

[Ella]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I wish! Haha. Or at least that we could get a few more bonuses open at the same time.

I guess since bonus labors need to be completely finished before counting for any points, it sort of saves us..."
Hehe yeah. Thats right.. But we still hv a week(or so im told) so we'd finish it fir sure :)

[Rose]

I think for the new bonuses we should check the Travel Agent books carefully first, so that we can see if we can max the speed of completing them. Especially, it might be more challenging to apply them for RPG.

[Bety]

Finished:

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
9/24
423 pages

bank

[Ray (user2637)]

I wrote a long response to this but my browser crashed. Short version: I wish we had an idea of what we'll need for Emerge, but overall I agree with you about using the TA books.

Updated my TA unused book spreadsheet and opened it to "anyone with the link can comment". I plan to go through as many as I can when the next bonus posted, but I've read very few of them....

ETA: We should check the Banked books first though because they might be limited for the next task and TA books won't be.

Rose wrote: "I think for the new bonuses we should check the Travel Agent books carefully first, so that we can see if we can max the speed of completing them. Especially, it might be more challenging to apply ..."

[Kazen]

Rose wrote: "Finished



11D- "Dear Bridget, I have locked and bolted the doors. There is a gang of thieves-""

Excellent! This was such a good find :)

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I guess since bonus labors need to be completely finished before counting for any points, it sort of saves us from ourselves..? This way, we can't spread out too much"

Hehe, true! Especially when we get these five book bonuses.

[Kazen]

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

Don't Let Go, Jaci Burton
304 pgs
Bonus 1E...holes in jeans on cover

Taking 1 day off...getting ready to leave on Cruise...will check in..."

Tammie, enjoy that cruise!! I'll keep an eye on the read books that pop into the spreadsheet to use in the bank. But don't worry about us - have fun! :D

[Kazen]

Rose wrote: "I think for the new bonuses we should check the Travel Agent books carefully first, so that we can see if we can max the speed of completing them. Especially, it might be more challenging to apply ..."

This! Ray, your spreadsheet is awesome - I hope you don't mind if I add a column or two so we don't double our work ... I mean comment profusely :)

eta: I hope you're not getting an email for each comment I make ^^;;

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
9/24
423 pages"

Banked!

[Kazen]

Okay, it's time for a new bonus! Let's hold off on claiming right away and concentrate on finding banked and TA books that fit. Are you ready? Incoming! :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 12

Early one morning you go to King Eurystheus’ gardens to sit in the sun but before you can enjoy the weather you are interrupted by loud sobs coming from behind the bushes. You sneak around and find a young gnome who appears to be in distress. He has misplaced his tools and will lose his job at the royal gardens if he doesn’t find them soon. Help the gnome find his tools.

◈ Read a book with garden tools on the cover (shovel, rake, shears, etc)
◈ Read a book with garden tools on the cover (shovel, rake, shears, etc)
◈ Read a book with garden tools on the cover (shovel, rake, shears, etc)

Points: 30

[Kazen]

~doubles over in laughter~

Well, that's a task! I started going through the books on the separate TA spreadsheet - have to step away for a moment but I'll be back :)

[Kazen]

Finished!


Wicked Beat by Olivia Cunning
387 pages
September 24th
Bonus 9D

It started off well enough but went into major, over the top angst for the last third, boo. Two stars.

[Ray (user2637)]

I'll help check the spreadsheet when I finish dinner. :)

@Kazen, or anyone on the team, if you want to PM me the email address you use for Google docs, I will add you as an editor to the TA book spreadsheet.

[Ray (user2637)]

Garden tools -- probably not a fence, right?

[Ray (user2637)]

Ladder?


One of these things he's holding..?


ETA: Trellis!?

[Ray (user2637)]

This kind of metal mesh is sometimes used in gardens to keep away pests, no?

[Ray (user2637)]

Okay, I didn't find any except the maybes above. We've got daggers, swords, and butterflies.. but nothing useful probably. :/

[Ray (user2637)]

YAY!! They are a crook and flail and the flail is for gardening!!

"The flail appears alone on some of the earliest representations.... It possibly derived from a shepherd's whip or a fly whisk. However, some scholars prefer to regard it as a ladanisterion, a flail-like instrument used until the present day by shepherds in the Mediterranean region and elsewhere for collecting ladanum, a gummy substance excreted from the leaves of the Cistus plant. "

source

Ray (user2637) wrote: "One of these things he's holding..?
"

[Rose]

Ladder yes, no to flange and crook (pharaoh's items-both are herding/farming not gardening). Maybe (need Kazen or margrets thoughts ) on the mesh and trellis.

[Rose]

Huh. I withdraw my objection, unless we think that is more farming than gardening activity

[Ray (user2637)]

There are two with ladders! I will go find the other one again. :D :D

ETA: There's a ladder on the right.


So with 2 ladders and the ladanisterion / flail, we might be done with this one....????

[Rose]

I mean. I think a ladder is a tool gardeners in royal palaces would need. Lots of tall hedges to trim. lol. Lets see what everyone things with the flail

[Kazen]

The ladders totally work - in Japan they're even used to prop up branches that are growing (very prettily) in an outward direction.



The flail is borderline but that is totally a trellis on the other book, so that makes three. To the spreadsheet! :)

[Ray (user2637)]

WOOHOO!!!!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 13

The next task Eurystheus has for you is to capture Cerberus, the giant three-headed hound guarding the Underworld. This should be a piece of cake! After all, dogs usually like you.

◈ Travel to the Underworld: Read a book involving death
◈ Bargain with Hades: Read a book in which a character takes a diplomatic approach
◈ Subdue Cerberus: Read a book with a dog on the cover

Points: 30

[Kazen]

Oh, I think we can find this in the travel agent books :)

eta: Or banked!

[Ray (user2637)]

I don't actually think there are any dogs. Cat, bunny, lion, dragon, birds, yes. But I'll look again. :)

[Ray (user2637)]

For 13a? First line of synopsis: "A series of murders in New York City..."

For 13b? "They both know immediately that their partnership will pose more of an obstacle than the lack of evidence left by the murderer." from synopsis. Sounds like they'll have to be diplomatic to work together.

[Kazen]

13B - Adam is an alpha werewolf that is forever negotiating both within his pack and with other creatures. (I'd say more but spoiler :P)

One down!

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "

For 13b? "They both know immediately that their partnership will pose more of an obstacle than the l..."

This sounds like it could work, but I've read Blood Bound and can vouch for it, so maybe we can go with that for 13B?

[Ray (user2637)]

13a then for Cut & Run? See strikethrough above.

Can the dogs/wolves in the fence on this work for 13c?

[Kazen]

Good news from the mods!



ATTENTION WOBBLY WOBBLERS:

The gods of Wobble have decreed that due to stalwart service & undying loyalty in the face of oceans full of battleships, color wheels of terror, fierce Olympians from across the globe, and trickster bingo manipulations, the loyal teamies of Wobble shall each recieve boons to assist them on their journey of completing the Labors of Bookules.

Each Wobble team has been granted the right to choose 3 from the following list of bonuses:

1. Free book - Lets you insert a "free book" into any spot in a bonus challenge
2. Re-get Bonus - Lets you remove one of your current bonuses and get a new one
3. Add a Bonus - Temporarily lets you add one bonus to your list
4. Title Twist - Rearrange the words in a title to fit into a title chain
5. Ignore an Article - Allows you to ignore A, An, or The in a title when linking it to a chain
6. Ignore the Caveat - Lets you ignore the requirement for the first book in a title chain
7. Rearrange Page Numbers - Allows you to rearrange the page numbers of one book


Choose wisely Team Wobblers. The gods of Wobble are watching.

***These 3 bonuses are solely for use during Labors of Bookules and can not be used nor saved to be used for any other Wobble event.

***Teams with leftover bonuses from previous Wobble events, may opt to use them to pick additional bonuses from the above list.

[Kazen]

I think #3 sounds good.... :D

[Ray (user2637)]

Also, if you look at a larger image she has tattoos of dogs/wolves.

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Can the dogs/wolves in the fence on this work for 13c?
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