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Daphne wrote: "Reva wrote: "What date does the Caravan officially open this month?Any special reading requests?"
I wouldn't mind buying a book from the crush list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/......"
I can do
Anne of the IslandFor 4 GOLD
Please let me know if you are in agreement.
Kelly wrote: "More than one O is fine. "Thanks. :)
So, does anyone have any recommendations for an author with a first name Rylie? I wanna start planning for my puppy, but the very first task already has me stumped... I mean, it could probably be spelled Riley, and I've found tons of authors with the last name Riley, but not the first.
Rylie wrote: "So, does anyone have any recommendations for an author with a first name Rylie? I wanna start planning for my puppy, but the very first task already has me stumped... I mean, it could probably be s..."Rylie Roberts is an award winning author and native Texan who loves to write and read romance. Look for her debut novel, Chasing Happy, release date Tuesday, September 15, 2015 with more Texas Desires Novels coming soon
Rylie Hall
"Harry Family Robinson: Hillbilly Folklore" is a book of adventure,
humor, and spiritual insight.
Reva wrote: "Rylie wrote: "So, does anyone have any recommendations for an author with a first name Rylie? I wanna start planning for my puppy, but the very first task already has me stumped... I mean, it could..."Thank youuu! She almost has my name, first and last. :)
I'm gonna be finding a lot of R books, with first and last starting with R.
Rylie wrote: "Reva wrote: "Rylie wrote: "So, does anyone have any recommendations for an author with a first name Rylie? I wanna start planning for my puppy, but the very first task already has me stumped... I m..."I just googled author Rylie. There were about a dozen more Rylies.
Reva wrote: "Rylie wrote: "Reva wrote: "Rylie wrote: "So, does anyone have any recommendations for an author with a first name Rylie? I wanna start planning for my puppy, but the very first task already has me ..."Well, in any event, thank you. :)
Reva wrote: "Daphne wrote: "Reva wrote: "What date does the Caravan officially open this month?Any special reading requests?"
I wouldn't mind buying a book from the crush list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/......"
I can do Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery Anne of the Island
For 4 GOLD
Please let me know if you are in agreement. "
sounds great. :)
Okay I'm stretching it I admit.....For "Read 3 books with food on the cover" do drinks count? Like spilled tea perhaps?
RebeccaS wrote: "Okay I'm stretching it I admit.....For "Read 3 books with food on the cover" do drinks count? Like spilled tea perhaps?"
I'm ok with food being drinks. Something that normal people find edible :) Or at least people in your culture find edible.
I have a question about Big Heart-Could someone give me a list of all "Hallmark Holidays" that would be acceptable to attack on? I know I missed Valentine's day this year. :/
And also, it says my weaker weapon will get the +2.. Well, my Staff is currently a level weaker than my sword, but my Staff has a bauble on it- that's still okay yes, just a convenient loophole? :)
Thanks!
Mod
Could someone give me a list of all "Hallmark Holidays" that would be acceptable to attack on? I know I missed Valentine's day this year. :/
Thanks!"
ah, that's misleading. It's available all the time :)
well, until you kill all three :(
dunno about the bauble impact
Oh, I thought I had to wait for like, St. Patrick's day or something.?Well awesome then, but yes I still want to make sure the Bauble is ok, because the level is lower, but the attack is higher.
Alyssa wrote: "Oh, I thought I had to wait for like, St. Patrick's day or something.?Well awesome then, but yes I still want to make sure the Bauble is ok, because the level is lower, but the attack is higher."
All attack power attributed to a weapon would count towards it's strength. So it would include any potions or baubles.
Alyssa wrote: "Oh, I thought I had to wait for like, St. Patrick's day or something.?Well awesome then, but yes I still want to make sure the Bauble is ok, because the level is lower, but the attack is higher."
You could resolve the Bauble problem by getting another one for the sword. ;-)
Kelly wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Oh, I thought I had to wait for like, St. Patrick's day or something.?Well awesome then, but yes I still want to make sure the Bauble is ok, because the level is lower, but the att..."
So, it's the weapons final ATK Strength that matters, not just it's level?
Sounds good I can work with that, I just needed to check.
I'll probably get another bauble for the sword eventually, but for now I need a bed and a puppy, one bauble will have to do at the moment.
Reva wrote: "Daphne wrote: "Reva wrote: "What date does the Caravan officially open this month?Any special reading requests?"
I wouldn't mind buying a book from the crush list: https://www.goodreads.com/shel..."
Daphne. Your book is ready.
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables #3) by L.M. Montgomery272 pages Read: 23/2/2016 (1915)
Characters: Anne Shirley, Prissy Grant, Philippa Gordon, ROMANCE: CLASSIC LITERATURE, tagged as crush
SOLD For 4 GOLD 23/2/2016 @2:56 PM EST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
Reva wrote: "Reva wrote: "Daphne wrote: "Reva wrote: "What date does the Caravan officially open this month?Any special reading requests?"
I wouldn't mind buying a book from the crush list: https://www.goodr..."
Thank you Reva! Subtracting 4 gold from my stash right now. :)
Can someone explain to me what the difference between a Damage potion and an Enhance Weapon potion is? They really seem like they do the same thing but they don't cost the same?
Mod
one affects both weapons, the other only one of your weapons
Can someone explain "area of effect attack" to me? I saw it in the next horse quest and wasn't sure what ti was / if it's worth it.
Mod
It means you can (once in the battle) hit multiple enemies.
So far this is the Big Bads - the Swarm and the Alice-in-Wonderland Queens - you'll need it at some point, but it's probably not a priority quest.
I want to make sure I'm going about this the right way when subduing the mighty rock. So the first rock is:1 attack 5 health.
The second is 3 attack, 10 health,
and the third is 5 attack, 15 health,
and so on?
Also, is the 3 gold and 10 experience for each rock subdued? Like, will I get 10 exp for subduing the first bit of pebble in one round? Or is it 10 exp for subduing the whole thing?
I just want to get all of this straight so I don't start chipping away at the rock in the wrong way.
Yes, that's right with the ATK/HPs.And yes, you get Gold and XP for EACH Rock, then your own Rock after you kill 5, and upgrade him after you kill the last 5.
Alyssa wrote: "Yes, that's right with the ATK/HPs.And yes, you get Gold and XP for EACH Rock, then your own Rock after you kill 5, and upgrade him after you kill the last 5."
That rock is a crazy good quest to go after. :)
It's cool, I was just looking at your quest log, and you and I have an extremely similar strategy for the beginning part of it. You're a lot further than I am, but at the beginning, you focus on the same quests and the same kind of battle plan and what not. :) thanks for the help.
You're welcome! Yea, I do feel that I get highly distracted by pretty things though (currently, a puppy and a bed..) and I'm neglecting my weapons. I have plans to seriously work on leveling up my staff in the next couple months, because for all my XP I'm still fairly weak haha.
Rylie wrote: "I want to make sure I'm going about this the right way when subduing the mighty rock. So the first rock is:1 attack 5 health.
The second is 3 attack, 10 health,
and the third is 5 attack, 15 healt..."
Rock - Many people might mock you for attempting to subdue the mighty rock. It's lasted for millions of years, who are you to try to best this foul beast. But you are not cowed by this formidable task. You will persevere!
#1. 1
(+2 per Rock already killed) Attack 5 (+5 per Rock already killed) Health
#2 1 + 2 = 3. 10
#3 1 + 4 = 5. 15
#4 1 + 6 = 7. 20
#5 1 + 8 = 9. 25
#6 1 + 10 = 11 30
#7 1 + 12 = 13 . 35
#8 1 + 14 = 15 . 40
#9 1 + 16 = 17 . 45
#10 1 + 18 = 19. 50
(Population: 10)
Reward: 10 Experience, 3 Gold, 1 Pebble FOR EACH BATTLE
SEE Attacks 236-246 page 4 of my thread if you wish.
I know what you mean. There are so many quests and things to get. That's why I'm telling myself just the horse and the house for now, that's all.But then I saw that I could get a couple of XP and a healing potion for reading one more 100 page book, and I was all over that. :)
And I like having gold, so the Mitus quests and classifieds always catch my attention.
I have a hard time doing some of the cover requirements (find something metallic on the cover, find something gear driven on the cover, etc,) because of my visual impairment, so I want to have gold on hand in case I need to buy a book from someone to fulfill one of those reqs.
But the puppy, that's next on my list. After the horse and house, of course, lol.
It's pretty easy for me to level up my staff because I read a lot of books in series, but the sword is going to start gathering rust if I don't keep it sharp.
I like books in series too. What are your favourites?I'm currently readIng
Cross Justice by James Patterson I think it's #23.
I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,
I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely loved them in middle school. I'm on number 10.
I'm in sort of a series slump; I can't find a super good one to read at the moment. I read a lot of YA, and there are tons of trilogys and 4 book series to choose from, but I'm still hunting for more that go higher than that.
Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely loved them in middle school. I'm..."
Umm I LOVED the animorph series in middle school too! And the tv show :)
I agree that most of the really good YA series I've read only have 3-4 books and I finish them way too quickly.
RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely loved them in midd..."
I like Charlaine Harris too. Also Janet Evanovich, Sophie Kinsella, Elizabeth George, Elizabeth Peters and too many more!
You might want to check out the following: pages 7 & 8
Messages 337 +
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
In fact you may want to go back to the beginning for more suggestions
RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely loved them in midd..."
I've only watched a couple episodes of the show. I liked it quite a bit, but the books were just amazing to me. I still really like them, even as an adult.
Reva wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely l..."
Haha, I might just do that. I'm always looking for recommendations. I'll definitely check out the page you suggested though.
@Kelly: regarding the Kitchen quest, would you accept water as a reflective object ?
RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely loved them in midd..."
Did you all read the Search for Senna Everworld series? It's by Katherine Applegate from the Animorphs series.
I actually liked it more in some ways. I've always been a sucker for the mythology bits.
They are pretty quick reads from what I remember (right around 200 pages) AND go up to #12. I've actually been thinking about seeing if my library has them to re-read since I'm working on getting my staff higher. (Easier than driving 6.5 hours to my parents and digging them out of the attic where most of my books from high school/college are.) haha.
Reva, re rocks: you forgot to deduct 1 from Rock no. 6-10 APs. After killing Rock no. 5, you get Rocky LVL 1, hence the deduction.
Morgan wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely l..."
I had no idea she wrote a whole other series. I'm definitely picking those up when I get the chance.
Zuzana wrote: "Reva, re rocks: you forgot to deduct 1 from Rock no. 6-10 APs. After killing Rock no. 5, you get Rocky LVL 1, hence the deduction."You're right.
However, I was able to one stroke attacks 1-7 so it had little impact on the course of the final 3 battles.
Reva wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I absolutely l..."
I have to say, with just your posts, I have so many recommendations, it kinda makes my head spin. I'll just have to find one that really grabs my fancy and latch on. Maybe the Blue Bloods series, or Night Huntress? Or some of Karin Slaughter...no idea! Lol.
Rylie wrote: "Reva wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "Rylie wrote: "I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series. I only have one left,I'm also rereading the entire animorph series. I..."
Sooo many books it's like being in a candy store. :-D
I recently discovered and really liked The Kate Daniels series27 works, 10 primary works
By Ilona Andrews
#1 Magic Bites is the first.
Are there any specific genres you like? Perhaps we can focus your search.
haha. I was just going to say Kate Daniels is awesome if you're looking at the Night Huntress series (also awesome).
Hey guys. I am still kind of new to NBRC and have been working on getting a few challenges started. Someone suggested I check this game out, and I think that this probably has the potential to be something I would love to do! Only problem is, I have read the instructions and I am completely lost. I see that there is a lot to it, but is there a basic breakdown explanation as to how this game works that anyone could throw at me???
Allecyn wrote: "Hey guys. I am still kind of new to NBRC and have been working on getting a few challenges started. Someone suggested I check this game out, and I think that this probably has the potential to be s..."A big welcome Allecyn! *slides a beer down the bar*
Did you read the Welcome and rules section of The Group Topic
Folder?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
There's a HOW TO GET THE MOST out of this game which should focus your efforts.
Feel free to ask any and all questions as you go along. It's really not complicated once you get started.
You may want to start by making a thread for yourself. Click on 'new topic' (upper right corner) and name your thread. (Allecyn's Quest or whatever you like).
Then make a list of all the books you have read since January 1/2016.
Feel free to check out other player's threads -- there's no right or wrong way to do the game -- just have fun!!
Allecyn wrote: "Hey guys. I am still kind of new to NBRC and have been working on getting a few challenges started. Someone suggested I check this game out, and I think that this probably has the potential to be s..."Reva made an excellent post (see above) about getting the most out of the game.
Basically you have the opportunity to build weapons, slay monsters, earn gold, and basically do WHATEVER you want. You can pick and choose any quests you want depending on your goals. It's super addicting and very very fun.
Welcome Allecyn! First of all, I love the way your name is spelled. Just thought I’d tell you that. :)Yep, the welcome and rules thread goes in to a lot of ways to figure out what to focus on first.
You start with 10 health, a sword, and a staff. That’s it.
You level up your sword by reading books that count up by 100 as you gain levels. It looks like this.
Level 1: read 1 100 page book.
Level 2: read 1 100 page book and 1 200 page book.
Level 3: read 1 100 page book, 1 200 page book, and 1 300 page book.
And so on.
Your magic staff levels up like this:
Read 1 book that is the first in a series.
Level 2: read 1 book that is the first in a series, and one book that is the second in a series.
And so on.
They do not have to be from the same series. That confused me at first, so I think it’s good to pass on.
Your weapons start with 2 attack. Each time you read a set of books appropriate to the level, the attack goes up by 1. So a level 4 staff would have 6 attack.
Quests are like tons of mini challenges. They can be anywhere from 3 or 4 books to 15 or so. Each one nets you a reward. For example, a horse, that gives you +1 to attack, or 2 experience and a healing potion, etc.
All of the quests are in the quests thread, and they’re conveniently divided up in to categories.
There are common monsters, uncommon monsters, timed monsters, and rare monsters. A lot of them are going to be pretty hard to kill right at the beginning, until you level up your weapons and go on a couple of quests to get rewards to help with monster slaying.
You can focus on one aspect of the game or the other (monster slaying or questing,) or a bit of both.
I don’t want to seem like I’m repeating myself with the “How to get the most out of this game” post in the welcome rules thread already doing such a fine job, but those are a few really basic pointers, from a fellow newbie.
It really is one of the most fun challenges on GR, in my opinion. I love how involved and talkative and helpful all of the players are. And, killing a monster that you just couldn’t have killed before leveling up, or getting a reward from a quest to help you better yourself in the game, is an actual accomplishment.
Phew, this is long, but I thought a beginner helping a beginner with beginning things might make it easier. Any and all questions welcome and encouraged. I still ask them. In fact, I just asked one today, and a couple of days ago.
Reva wrote: "I recently discovered and really liked The Kate Daniels series27 works, 10 primary works
By Ilona Andrews
#1 Magic Bites is the first.
Are there any specific ge..."
Romance of most kinds (especially historical and paranormal,) just about anything supernatural, romance or not, timetravel, mythology, I love faeries and anything involving a fae world, werewolves, and witches. I'm getting in to the crime genre, so any really good recommendations to get me started there, like a series that will keep me wanting to read in the genre. Most YA, which is really its own genre, but most of the genres that fall in the YA category, but again, I love the supernatural, which YA has plenty of that.
Rylie wrote: "Reva wrote: "I recently discovered and really liked The Kate Daniels series27 works, 10 primary works
By Ilona Andrews
#1 Magic Bites is the first.
Are there an..."
You might consider the Outlander Series (8 books) for romance, adventure and time travel. Also the side books featuring John Gray.
Problem is they are BIG READS.
Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Series (One for the money) is very funny.
Sophie Kisella's Shopaholic Series is also enjoyable and funny.
Peter Mayle wrote a series set in France.
A Year in Provence,
Toujours Provence etcJames Patterson for Crime:
Alex Cross Series
Private Series
NYPD Red Series
...Plus 5 other series
Laurel K. Hamilton for Anita Blake Series and Merry Gentry Series for paranormal and fairies.
That should get you started.
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More than one O is fine.