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message 5351: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Alyssa wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "SO will the NBRC Back Room have quests or anything to do with this game, or is it just a new separate area?"

Yes. There will be a quest going up there. I'm trying to c..."


I will probably post a link to the backroom update. (And the LRPG one).

The LRPG ones I was planning on merging back into the main quests area. The backroom ones will stay separate due to content.

There will probably only be one there every 1-2 months so it shouldn't become overwhelming.


message 5352: by Alyssa (new)

Alyssa Lane Kelly wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "SO will the NBRC Back Room have quests or anything to do with this game, or is it just a new separate area?"

Yes. There will be a quest going up there. ..."


Okay thanks a simple link is all I want just do I don't forget about it when I'm looking at the main page figuring out what I want to work towards next. :)


message 5353: by JoLene (new)

JoLene (trvl2mtns) | 705 comments For the LRPG, I noticed everyone tracking in that LRPG thread, but the experience that you earn is applied here as well. Just double checking my understanding....


message 5354: by Rylie (new)

Rylie | 298 comments JoLene wrote: "For the LRPG, I noticed everyone tracking in that LRPG thread, but the experience that you earn is applied here as well. Just double checking my understanding...."

Yep, the experience you get from the PoG quests are specifically for the NRPG. The coins are what people would be going for if they aren't a part of the NRPG because they give a large coin reward. At least, that's how I understand it.


message 5355: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Rylie has it correct.

You can track in either place. There will be a place to turn in coins if you're participating in the Leprechaun event.


message 5356: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33523 comments Mod
The rest of the March update is up.


message 5357: by Allecyn (new)

Allecyn | 82 comments Oh wow the welcome basket is great! Figuring out which 15 books will be the most helpful, dang that may be a challenge!!


message 5358: by Reva (new)

Reva (revans) | 2481 comments Well done guys. Kudos to Daphne for such inventive playtimes. The only thing missing is the March classifieds. It's still early enough.


message 5359: by Rylie (new)

Rylie | 298 comments I agree Allecyn! I have no idea what 15 books to use. :) Probably some of my longer ones that I read last year to help with things like horse armor and leveling up my sword, but I really really want that bobble...
The whole basket is great. The minor heal potions will definitely come in handy, and I didn't even think about being able to hire someone out for free...and of course, the potion tokens for whatever I want. Thank you Kelly! :)


message 5360: by Zuzana (last edited Mar 06, 2016 09:26AM) (new)

Zuzana | 2570 comments Welcome to the game, Suzanne, JessicaAnn, Karsyn and all the new players I missed.

It's great to see new faces here.

Love the Leprechaun event, it's so inventive and fun and it brought a bunch of new guys into our neck of woods. :)


message 5361: by Zuzana (last edited Mar 06, 2016 09:29AM) (new)

Zuzana | 2570 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "The rest of the March update is up."

Great update. Have a question about the reward though. The Pet Plus Potion is only for those who have unlocked it through the "Alchemy That!" quest, right?

BTW The Welcome basket is lovely. Great job on that, Kelly. :)


message 5362: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Zuzana wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "The rest of the March update is up."

Great update. Have a question about the reward though. The Pet Plus Potion is only for those who have unlocked it through the "Alche..."


I'll let people use it but it won't unlock it in the store for you until you do the Alchemy That one.


message 5363: by JoLene (new)

JoLene (trvl2mtns) | 705 comments Thank you for the welcome basket.....I'm still trying to figure out my first strategies, but now you've almost doubled the number of books I have to play with.

I am just so impressed with this game!


message 5364: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Reva wrote: "Well done guys. Kudos to Daphne for such inventive playtimes. The only thing missing is the March classifieds. It's still early enough."

March classifieds were put up too.

I didn't end up adding anything else to the store though.


message 5365: by Reva (new)

Reva (revans) | 2481 comments Yeah! Thanks! ;-D


message 5366: by Reva (new)

Reva (revans) | 2481 comments JoLene wrote: "Thank you for the welcome basket.....I'm still trying to figure out my first strategies, but now you've almost doubled the number of books I have to play with.

I am just so impressed with this game!"


It just keeps getting better and better. Enthusiastic players make it great!


message 5367: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Aww, shucks. I'm glad you're all so happy with things :)

I have a few more plans in the works. So we'll see when those make it to prime time.


message 5368: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments I just started my adventure today! SO overwhelmed but excited! :)


message 5369: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3799 comments Corinne wrote: "I just started my adventure today! SO overwhelmed but excited! :)"

Welcome Corinne!


message 5370: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments So if we're leveling up a sword... I'm reading 11/22/63 right now which is over 800+ pages. What will that do for me? Should I keep it in my book reserve until my sword is a higher level?

Thank you :)


message 5371: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 5417 comments Thanks for the Welcome Basket - it is beautiful (and functional)! I love it! And thanks even more for the kind welcomes!


message 5372: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Corinne wrote: "So if we're leveling up a sword... I'm reading 11/22/63 right now which is over 800+ pages. What will that do for me? Should I keep it in my book reserve until my sword is a higher level?

Thank yo..."


yeah, you should definitely save that one for higher levels. Unless you usually read huge books :)
It's just shame to use 800+ book for 100 pgs


message 5373: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments btw, welcome Corinne.
Grab some ale and tell us about your adventures


message 5374: by Reva (new)

Reva (revans) | 2481 comments Welcome Corinne. Nice to see another new player. Don't feel overwhelmed. There's a lot to take in but the players here are ALL GREAT and more than happy to help in any way. *passes a bowl of mouse crisps over*

:-)


message 5375: by Rylie (new)

Rylie | 298 comments Welcome Corinne and Suzanne! So many new players like me wooo!


message 5376: by Mary (new)

Mary  (wimew) | 397 comments Welcome to the new players!

Love the new update Kelly


message 5377: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments We have mouse crisps?!


message 5378: by Zuzana (last edited Mar 06, 2016 01:24PM) (new)

Zuzana | 2570 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "We have mouse crisps?!"

Sounds disgusting ... delicious?

Welcome, Corinne!

If I may suggest, save up your 800+ pages book either for leveling up your sword to LVL 8 or for some quest requiring chunky books.


message 5379: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Zuzana wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "We have mouse crisps?!"

Sounds disgusting ... delicious?"


Maybe those were those crunchy things in rat stew?


message 5380: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments Thank you, everyone! :) I wish I could split my brain in two and use one of my brains to read constantly. There's just too many books and not enough time. :(


message 5381: by Karsyn (new)

Karsyn  (imzadi) Welcome to the other newbies! I just got started on the 3rd, so we're getting on this crazy ride together! :D


message 5382: by Zuzana (new)

Zuzana | 2570 comments Kelly wrote: "I'll let people use it but it won't unlock it in the store for you until you do the Alchemy That one. "

Interesting ... Mha ha ha! *devises ways to save Alchemy That books and getting the insta-usable Pet Plus Potions instead*


message 5383: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments I think I will start the Bunny Quest after I finish this book. :)


message 5384: by Rylie (last edited Mar 06, 2016 01:50PM) (new)

Rylie | 298 comments So, all I have to find are nails for my house, and it'll be complete! I'm wondering if anyone wouldn't mind recommending books with pointy things on the cover that they liked. I tried googling a myriad of terms to find lists with stabby, pointy, spiky, poky things on the covers, but no luck.
It would be a plus if there could be a pointy thing and something that could help me with the leprechaun challenge, like the road to St. P or dress like a leprechaun. The only two categories I can't use for the leprechaun challenge are books with lucky in the title and any of Karen's books (I've done those already.) It'll obviously go to my house, and not anything in the LRPG, but I could still get coins out of it.
Covers are the hardest for me to get right, so any assistance in this matter would be super appreciated!


message 5385: by Corinne (last edited Mar 06, 2016 01:57PM) (new)

Corinne | 86 comments Could a spiky thing be a crown? I just read both Red Queen and Glass Sword and they have spiky-ish crowns on the cover.

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard


message 5386: by Karsyn (new)

Karsyn  (imzadi) Rylie wrote: "I'm wondering if anyone wouldn't mind recommending books with pointy things on the cover that they liked. ."

Red Queen & Glass Sword both have pointy/spiky crowns on cover
Gambit dagger on cover
A Court of Thorns and Roses thorns on cover
Throne of Glass daggers on cover

Depending on how picky you wanna be, my book (for Road to) The Great Zoo of China has the end of a dragon's tail on it, and it's pointy.


message 5387: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments Great minds think alike Karsyn! ;)


message 5388: by Rylie (new)

Rylie | 298 comments If pointy dragon tails work for nailing up my house, getting those 4 extra coins will be worth it. :) and the book sounds really interesting.
Thanks for the recommendations, guys!


message 5389: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 937 comments Many welcomes to the new faces! We will need to have a welcome party soon at the tavern me thinks.

I <3 the update so much Kelly! It's quite an honor that you used my pet playtime idea. Can't wait to start on them when I finish the LRPG!

For Rylie, I looked at your TBR shelf.
Beastly has thorns on the rose on the cover


message 5390: by Karsyn (new)

Karsyn  (imzadi) Rylie wrote: "If pointy dragon tails work for nailing up my house, getting those 4 extra coins will be worth it. :) and the book sounds really interesting.
Thanks for the recommendations, guys!"


If you like action at all (if you like Jurassic Park) hopefully you'll LOVE GZoC. Reilly is way over the top action writer. He's one of my favorites. This book is very much like Jurassic Park only it's Dragons instead of Dinos. It's really enjoyable, well I think so, but Reilly doesn't do much wrong in my eyes. :D


message 5391: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 10118 comments Mod
welcome all! I've just seen those wretched leprechauns off on their rainbow, and have a brand spanking new pot of gold, with a fairy coin to spend before it vanishes overnight....

Ales all round!

@Karsyn - totally agree about Reilly. Have you read his Elizabethan one? Seems like it's totally out of character, so I've held off from that one... Really want to re-read his first - Contest, isn't it? Aliens in a Library, in a fight to the death?!


message 5392: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments So what are these Classifieds and where can I find them?


message 5393: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Corinne wrote: "So what are these Classifieds and where can I find them?"

That's one of the ways to earn gold. You can find them in Caravan Hill here


message 5394: by Karsyn (new)

Karsyn  (imzadi) Catherine wrote: "@Karsyn - totally agree about Reilly. Have you read his Elizabethan one? Seems like it's totally out of character, so I've held off from that one... Really want to re-read his first - Contest, isn't it? Aliens in a Library, in a fight to the death?! "

Yeah, actually The Tournament was the next to last book I had of his to read. I finally read it and Troll Mountain: The Complete Novel and I actually really liked both of them. The Tournament was a little hard to get into and definitely different but it's Reilly and he made it enjoyable.

Contest (yup, aliens in the library) is actually his only book I don't like. I need to give it another chance as it was one of the first that I read of his, after Ice Station.

I've read everything he's written now. Great Zoo and the Scarecrow series are my favorites and I really really loved Hover Car Racer.

Did you see that he submitted his newest Jack West? That'll be the next one to come out, though I haven't seen a publish date for it yet.


message 5395: by Corinne (new)

Corinne | 86 comments Can you use a book you read for a classified ad for a quest too?


message 5396: by Rylie (new)

Rylie | 298 comments Corinne wrote: "Can you use a book you read for a classified ad for a quest too?"

You can only use 1 book per task, so if you use it for a classified, that's all you can use it for.


message 5397: by Cathy (new)

Cathy Galloway | 878 comments Welcome to all the new people! It's great to see some fresh faces and so much activity in the tavern!


message 5398: by Teresa (new)

Teresa (teresab78) | 1658 comments Welcome all newbies!!!


message 5399: by Karsyn (new)

Karsyn  (imzadi) Oh REVA (and/or other knowledgeable RPGers), I have a question, or maybe questions! :)

Your (Reva) information tracking on books is impressive! As a newbie, besides cover/characters, what should I focus on jotting down right now to start out with?

In Reva's info, what are some of the things listed? (ie - HORSE6/KITCHEN 10, ATTACK, TRACK, FETCH, KITCHEN7, KITCHEN8, OBEDIENCE 4, OBEDIENCE 5, INT FETCH5, INT FETCH9, COMBAT3 ?) I don't have pets/house or anything yet but what is it that the numbers are telling you? As a newbie how do I determine the best info to keep, without just writing down the whole book? :)

Also, could anyone check my Rock Attacks, let me know if I did it correctly? Post 10 in my thread ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ~ Thanks!


message 5400: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 10118 comments Mod
Karsyn, your Rock attacks are a thing of beauty!

Reva's numbers are linked to the sub element of that task I think (eg the 5th in the list of the kitchen tasks). That right Reva?
I started out listing my books (just titles) but gave up and have an RPG tote shelf now, taking a book off it when I use it. I don't read as much as Reva, so I don't need her level of tracking (I don't sell books either, which is also where it's helpful to know stuff)


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