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Is anyone selling a book with a metal in the title or series?
Much better. Thanks for the clarification.
For the garden - how at sea does a book need to be set for it to count? For example if they go on a bunch of scuba diving trips in search of treasure, is that good? Or does it have to be complete set at sea like a story about mermaids, or sailors?Thanks :)
Nancy wrote: "For the garden - how at sea does a book need to be set for it to count? For example if they go on a bunch of scuba diving trips in search of treasure, is that good? Or does it have to be complete s..."Don't forget, they could have water on the cover to qualify -- oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, fountains, waterfalls.
Does a glass or pitcher of water count? -- or would those two count as food?
Really looking forward to the August update, new monsters and Classifieds!!!Spell and Quests and Monsters, Oh My!
Has anyone been watching Animal Kingdom? It's a edgy TV show about this family of thieves headed by the Grandmother (played by Ellen Barkin). I'd told my sister Linda about the show and she just caught a glimpse of the scene where two of the brothers are ironing a stash of crumpled up bills in order to prepare a stack to pay off a former cell mate of one of the brothers.
After explaining the reason for the scene, she quipped "I guess that's what you have to do after you launder money."
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If it's clearly water then it's fine.
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The water should have some point in the plot of the story.
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Beware! and enjoy :)"So funny! It's awesome :P
Great update, Kelly! :DI have some question about the zombie rampage though.
1/ Does the white gem (after activated) heal zombcrosis?
2/ Does the fact that zombies are marked as "Element Death" have any positive effect on the strength of the Life Magic Spell (Zest)? A modifier (2x or 3x) would be quite nice at least for the higher level zombies.
3/ What is the 1 Record rewarded for killing the Runner Zombie good for? A future quest maybe?
4/ Is the "Book of Magik" for killing the Thriller Zombie the same thing as the "Magic book" obtained after killing the Rare Binding?
You know the same as "Greater Heal Potion"="Major Heal Potion" and/or "Mercenary ticket"="Mercenary token".
Thanks.
The life Magic spell looks confusing. Have you cutted and pasted?FOR: Catch a life wisp.
Set a life wisp trap by reading one of the following books and waiting 2 days.
I have 3 books available today. Can I set ALL 3 traps Aug 1/16 and harvest August 3/16?
OR
Do I set trap 1 today, trap 2 Aug 3 and trap 3 Aug 5/16?
Kelly, could you please explain again how the spells work? (I re-read the spells section and I just don't understand some of the parts.) I was under impression that I could use any spell I want to attack any creature as long as the creature is not based on the same element as the spell (death magic doesn't work against death element monsters). If the creature is not assigned any element then the spell causes only the basic damage (base attack value). If it is of the variety especially susceptible to the sort of magic used (e.g. Death Magic against Life Element creature) then the damage will be bigger according to the modifier (if stated).
I re-read some of the comments in this thread and it looks like the spells are severely limited. So I can't blast a rat with my Firebolt spell, or can I? And if not, does it mean that all common creatures like rats and bats are immune to magic?!
Zuzana wrote: "1/ Does the white gem (after activated) heal zombcrosis?2/ Does the fact that zombies are marked as "Element Death" have any positive effect on the strength of the Life Magic Spell (Zest)? A modifier (2x or 3x) would be quite nice at least for the higher level zombies.
3/ What is the 1 Record rewarded for killing the Runner Zombie good for? A future quest maybe?
4/ Is the "Book of Magik" for killing the Thriller Zombie the same thing as the "Magic book" obtained after killing the Rare Binding?
You know the same as "Greater Heal Potion"="Major Heal Potion" and/or "Mercenary ticket"="Mercenary token"."
1) Sure. But it will only heal it once a month and every zombie bite re-infects :P
2) I think I'm going to go add in a 2x bonus to it. Give me a bit to update everything.
3) Heh.. oops. Yes, yes, for a future quest *looks innocent*
4) Yes, I'm going to update the other one to Magik too since that's the spelling I chose to use for it. You'll be using them soon :)
Reva wrote: "The life Magic spell looks confusing. Have you cutted and pasted?FOR: Catch a life wisp.
Set a life wisp trap by reading one of the following books and waiting 2 days.
I have 3 books available..."
I'll check the wording on it. You can only have one life wisp trap out at a time. I shall update it.
Zuzana wrote: "Kelly, could you please explain again how the spells work? (I re-read the spells section and I just don't understand some of the parts.) I was under impression that I could use any spell I want to attack any creature as long as the creature is not based on the same element as the spell (death magic doesn't work against death element monsters). If the creature is not assigned any element then the spell causes only the basic damage (base attack value). If it is of the variety especially susceptible to the sort of magic used (e.g. Death Magic against Life Element creature) then the damage will be bigger according to the modifier (if stated).
I re-read some of the comments in this thread and it looks like the spells are severely limited. So I can't blast a rat with my Firebolt spell, or can I? And if not, does it mean that all common creatures like rats and bats are immune to magic?!"
You can use any spell you want to attack any creature. It just does base damage instead of any enhanced abilities. (Plus I'm going to go add a 2x modifier onto the strong magic).
You can blast a rat with your Firebolt spell if you want. It just won't have any special effects and it takes up the same spot that a normal attack would so I doubt anyone would use it on a rat.
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"Note: The base attack will be modified based on strength or weakness of a creature to a particular element. Unless otherwise noted, if weak to a spell the monster will take twice base damage, if strong to a spell the monster will take half base damage."
Great! Thanks, Kelly. Now it's all clear.I know that blasting rats with spells would be a waste but it might be handy to use one for attacking. e.g. Hydra - Wrath (if it has exactly 10 hp left). :)
P.S. re Question 3: When I read it for the 1st time I thought you meant it to be a MJ Thriller record to use for testing the earmuffs. Am I totally off the mark?
In the battle round when you're casting a spell, do your pets (horse, cat, dog) still attack, too? And what about the potions, which of them work alongside the spell (minor poison has to, once the monster is poisoned it should take effect every round. but what about others - e.g. damage potion?
Zuzana wrote: "P.S. re Question 3: When I read it for the 1st time I thought you meant it to be a MJ Thriller record to use for testing the earmuffs. Am I totally off the mark? "Heh, probably. I was bouncing back and forth between the quests and the zombies to build up the levels.
Zuzana wrote: "In the battle round when you're casting a spell, do your pets (horse, cat, dog) still attack, too? And what about the potions, which of them work alongside the spell (minor poison has to, once the ..."Your pets can still attack. Things that affect weapons wouldn't affect the spells unless specifically noted. It basically replaces your sword/staff.
Question: "Must have acquired Alice in Zombieland book. (Do not have to read it)."I think I'm missing how we're supposed to acquire? Or is that just sort of 'flavor text' for fun? I feel like during the week I'm running on fumes after night shift so I probably just had that one go zooming over my head. lol.
Sidenote: Definitely got tickled at that quest since I knew the series was an inspiration at rabbit cloud mixed with the zombies. :D It's fun if anyone hasn't read it yet.
Morgan, the book is part of the reward for defeating the previous zombie.
Thanks Zuzana - -I was just coming back to be like YUP I'M A MORON...lol.
You wouldn't believe how much I usually miss in the first reading.
I had copied both down to put them in available monsters/available quests on my thread and then went to read the quests, so I should have waited like 5 minutes. lol. I just get soexcitedIcannotfunctionproperly. XD
Lol. Glad you guys like them. I'm trying to figure out how to do superheroes/super villians justice now :P
Kelly wrote: "Lol. Glad you guys like them. I'm trying to figure out how to do superheroes/super villians justice now :P"^^This makes me soexcitedIcannotfunctionproperly. XD haha, ;)
I like zombies too though! Two of the most-played board games in my house are Zombicide and Sentinels of the Multiverse. :D
Any suggestions re book where batteries run out?
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Lol. Glad you guys like them. I'm trying to figure out how to do superheroes/super villians justice now :P"^^This makes me soexcitedIcannotfunctionproperly. XD haha, ;)
I like zomb..."
I think I have an idea for it too :P Going to let it bump around in my brain awhile and see if it still makes sense.
Reva wrote: "Any suggestions re book where batteries run out?"https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks...
"Flashlight died" seems to come up with a bunch.
Ideas: Car batteries, flashlight batteries, generator batteries, camera batteries
What if my reader's battery died while I was reading the book? :P
❀Tea❀ wrote: "What if my reader's battery died while I was reading the book? :P"Clever... too clever.... :P
Kelly wrote: "Reva wrote: "Any suggestions re book where batteries run out?"https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks...
"Flashlight died" seems to come u..."
Cell phone batteries die a lot. Just read San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh #3.1) and a cell phone battery died.
Art of Wisping question. Is this scenario right?I set a trap today 02Aug, wisp is trapped 04Aug. I set another 04Aug, wisp is trapped 06Aug. etc.
Or does time of day count? Is there a waiting day in between? Like since I collected one on 04Aug, can't set another trap til 05Aug? I see I need a handful, so trying to plan them out. :)
Reva wrote: "Any suggestions re book where batteries run out?"This happens in The Martian, but that's all I can remember for now. But yes I would recommend looking for dead cell phone batteries.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Art of Wisping question. Is this scenario right?I set a trap today 02Aug, wisp is trapped 04Aug. I set another 04Aug, wisp is trapped 06Aug. etc.
Or does time of day count? Is there a waiting day..."
I'm ok with it being just based on the day. Time gets hard to track. And you may reset as soon as you collect.
Kelly wrote: "Your pets can still attack. Things that affect weapons wouldn't affect the spells unless specifically noted. It basically replaces your sword/staff."What about the Baroque horse? To me it always seemed that the horse aided attacks either by smacking with hooves or because the Hero has higher ground. Not sure how that would translate when casting spells but of course I'm hope it does!
Derailment D&D story involving a horse: (view spoiler)
Kelly wrote: "I'm ok with it being just based on the day. Time gets hard to track. And you may reset as soon as you collect."Like with real traps! Sweet!
Just to clarify from previous discussion: If we use the Pet Plus Potion do all the following double?
Rabbit: 1 Egg = 3 HP every Sunday
Falcon: 1 Mouse Meat every Sunday
Squirrel: 1 Acorn every Sunday
Falala: 1 Phoenix Feather
Sheep: 1 Ball Wool
Puppy: 2 GOLD from Intermediate Puppy Fetch
1. Once I get all components organized, is this how the attack works?Shambler Zombie (#2) Reward: 10 Experience, 6 gold, 2 potion tokens, 1 marshmallow
- (Element Death) This zombie is slightly more challenging. It can stumble along and can be dangerous if you fall but it can be easily escaped from.
20 attack 75 HP - Requires machine gun
✯Hero Lvl 13 ✯HP: 34+2 ✯Sword Lvl 6 (+6)=12+B✯Staff Level 17(+6) =23+B ✯Exp 2491
PP Potion
Damage Potion
Enhanced Weapon Potion
Horse 2
Puppy 4
Cat 4
Rock 2
Shield 1
Level 18 Staff
Orb
Zest
Hero attacks Zombie #2 17 +2 + 2 horse + 4 Pup + 4 Cat + 3 Orb + 3 Damage + 3 Enhanced + 1 Bauble + 1 Growth Weapon = 40 - 75 =35
zest = 2 x 20 = 40 -35 = Shambler Zombie Dead
2. If I can one shot the zombie is there any Zombiecrosis or is it just when it can attack back?
Reva wrote: "Just to clarify from previous discussion: If we use the Pet Plus Potion do all the following double?
Rabbit: 1 Egg = 3 HP every Sunday
Falcon: 1 Mouse Meat every Sunday
Squirrel: 1 Acorn every ..."
Yes
Reva wrote: "1. Once I get all components organized, is this how the attack works?Shambler Zombie (#2) Reward: 10 Experience, 6 gold, 2 potion tokens, 1 marshmallow
- (Element Death) This zombie is slightly..."
He'll attack in the middle. The spells are instead of a hit not in addition to.
If you can one shot them then there's no Zombcrosis. It's only on each of their attacks.
You have to choose one- Atk with Staff OR Sword OR spell. Only one per turn, then the monsters turn, then you can Atk with one again, the same or different one.
zest = 2 x 20 = 40 -35 = Shambler Zombie Dead
So that 2 x is the modifier Kelly mentioned?
In your scenario, Reva, there should be 3 rounds:1st round you attack with your staff 75-40= 35
zombie attacks > zombcrosis
2nd round
you can't use heal potions
you attack with Zest: modifier (2) > 10×2=20 + pet attack (ppp: dog 4, horse 2) = 26 (29 if damage potion is allowed), 35-26= 9 (35-29= 6)
zombcrosis healed - you can use heal potions now if needed
zombie attacks > zombrosis
3rd round
you can't use heal potions
you attack with zest 26 (or 29) again > zombie is dead
zombcrosis is cured (till next bite)
What is your magic staff level? You used 17 twice and 18 once in your post.
Not sure about damage potion, see my question to Kelly bellow.
Zest's base value is 10, so with the modifier 2 it's 2x10= 20
Kelly, the zest/zombcrosis negation doesn't make sense:
EDIT: Never mind my question I used the only way it makes sense.
If you use Zest INSTEAD of your weapon, the zombie attacks you in the same round - so you still can't use heal potions because healing takes place at the BEGINNING of the next round, i.e. before your attack.
Maybe you should state in the zombie description that once you use the Life magic spell you can heal via heal potion in the same round.
Never mind re my previous post! I just went through the last couple pages and re-read through the pages and think I understand all except 1 thing but let me re-read it again and see if it starts to sink in...
Kelly, I asked about the potions before but so it's clear:Combination of spells and potions: YES or NO?
1/ minor poison - definitely YES
Poisons the monster causing 2 amount of additional damage at the beginning of the turn.
2/ enhanced weapon potion - definitely NO
Enhanced Weapon Potion - Increases the damage of a weapon by 3 for the remainder of the week.
3/ damage potion - YES? I'm not sure about this one.
it's worded in a way that IMO allows for a combination with spells
Damage Potion - For the remainder of the week attack and magic power are increased by 3 points each.
4/ weakening potion - NO
Weakening Potion - Reduces your attack power to half of normal for both sword and staff (rounded up).
5/ growing strength potion - NO
Growing Strength Potion - Every turn increases the attack power of both weapons by 1. (First Turn +1, Second Turn +2, Third Turn +3). Lasts for a single battle.
6/ pet plus potion - YES
Pet Plus Potion - Doubles the effects of any pets of the hero for one week.
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Would modifying it to: "Casting the spell will use up the casting materials. Each spell cast will require it's own set of materials." help to clarify?