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[Zuzana]

Should the posts in FAQ have any heading? Yes or no? How should we format it? Would my above post about spells/potions be o.k. or should I change it? If so in what way?

[Zuzana]

A test entry to Ye Olde FAQ Thread. Feel free to pick it apart. What would you change about the formatting?

MINOR POISON POTION/ PACK MONSTERS

Zuzana wrote: About the Queens: If I use a minor poison, does it affect all four queens or do I have to pick just one? (It would mean that to poison them all we'd need 4 minor poison potions).

Kelly wrote: Hmm... The description says "Poisons the monster causing 2 amount of additional damage at the beginning of the turn." and monster is singular so I'd probably do each queen independently.

posts 4369 & 4371 in Local Tavern
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Zuzana wrote: [...], poison is a potion. So per rules it takes effect at the beginning of the round. In case of the minor poison potion it's at the beginning of every round after it was used first.

To simplify things we count the poison as +2 to our attack power and it works fine if you BOTH use it at the beginning of the first round AND you attack a single animal.

Kelly confirmed that you can poison only one animal at time, if you attack a pack of monsters you can deduct those 2 extra points only from health of the poisoned monster.

Is it right, Kelly?

Kelly wrote: Yeah. I think we consider it as the monster is poisoned rather than it being a poisoned weapon. Which does lead to an interesting new potion that could be developed.

posts 4384 & 4385 in Local Tavern

[Morgan]

I think it can just be simplified a good deal, so it's quick answer and less to read through.

Like all the things about MINOR POISON under one place since this covers more than pack monsters.

So something like:

Minor Poison potion
- Poisons one monster and causes -2 HP damage each turn. If facing multiple monsters, you may use multiple poison potions to poison each one.
- Monster HP is lost no matter what attack a hero uses (sword, staff, or spells).
- Potion lasts only for the duration of the fight whether facing multiple or singular monsters for that fight.

That way it's simple, clear and without all the excess. If you like, you can cite the Tavern posts where it's discussed and they can see the exact conversation there. Otherwise if you're transcribing the full thing there's no reason to cite the locations.

[Zuzana]

Thanks, Morgan. I used quotes because I don't think my English is good enough to do what you did above and not alter Kelly's meaning.

To kick off the FAQ thread I used your text. I hope you don't mind.

[Morgan]

No problem. I can do that with whatever you all want to add, because editing/writing and such is my degree--though I only freelance with it right now. I got your back. ;)

[Zuzana]

LOL! I'll take you up on that offer.

I believe that this Rocky question was asked more than once, too.

Catherine: How does Rocky the Rock's defence ability work with the Queens? Does it blunt one off each of the queen's attacks or just one off one of their attacks? i.e. does it end up as -4 or -1?


Kelly: One off each :) Same with swarm.

- and the spell questions, pretty please, now that everybody wants to help with Eisdrake:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Morgan]

haha. No prob!

I'm about to go back to packing (making myself do it in sort of shifts between doing what I want), but I will be back in about an hour or so and type those up for in here.

[Teresa]

• The Thesaurus -
30 Attack 150 Health
Reward: 40 Experience, Green Gem of Power
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30 -2 Attack 150 HP - Reward: 40 XP, Green Gem of Power
Hero: Lvl 11 || Lvl 4 Sword (AP 6+4) || Lvl 12 Magic Staff (AP 14+6) || 31/31 HP || 1427 XP
1 Major Heal, 1 heal, 1 minor heal, Magic Staff Growth Weapon Enhancement Bauble, Growth weapon potion, Damage Potion, Enhanced Weapons Potion, Ysmay, Pet Plus, 3 Books
•Hero Attacks Thesaurus w/ Staff (23+3+3+1+1 AP) => Thesaurus: 119 HP Remaining
• Thesaurus Attacks Hero (28 AP) => Hero: 3 HP Remaining
• Major Heal +15 Ysmay +5HP=> 23 HP
•Hero Attacks Thesaurus w/ Staff (29+2+2 AP) => Thesaurus: 86
•Throws book: For Real - 12/06/16 (Pederasty)
• Thesaurus Attacks Hero (30-2/2=14 AP) => Hero: 9 HP Remaining
• Heal Potion +5 Ysmay +5HP=> 19 HP
•Hero Attacks Thesaurus w/ Staff (29 +3+3 AP) => Thesaurus: 51
•Throws book: Waiting for the Flood - (Insouciant) - 13/06/16
• Thesaurus Attacks Hero (30-2/2=14 AP) => Hero: 5 HP Remaining
• +5 HP Ysmay +5HP=> 15 HP
•Hero Attacks Thesaurus w/ Staff (29+4+4 AP) => Thesaurus: 14
•Throws book: Crisped + Sere - (Ulalume) - 16/08/16
• Thesaurus Attacks Hero (30-2/2=14 AP => Hero: 1 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5HP=> 6 HP
•Hero Attacks Thesaurus w/ Staff (29+5+5 AP) => Thesaurus: Dead
• Ysmay +5HP=> 11 HP
•Hero: Gain 15 XP, 10 Gold, +2 HP +1 HP
Lvl 11 || Lvl 4 Sword (AP 6+4) || Lvl 12 Magic Staff (AP 14+6) || 14/31 HP || 1442 XP
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[Teresa]

tomorrow I tackle the Queens!

[Zuzana]

Way to go, Teresa!

[Reva]

Congrats Teresa!

[Cathy M.]

Great job Teresa!!

[Cathy M.]

I'd like to do my 1st Great Dragon battle. Does this look right?


Eisdrake - 20 (-2 Rocky -1 Shield) Attack 19,115 Health
Level 12 Mod Hero - Level 6 Sword | Level 14 Staff | 32 HP | 1779 Exp

Takes Pet Plus Potion
Staff Attack = 14 + 2 mod + 2 horse + 4 puppy + 3 orb + 1 hat = 26 + bauble
Fire Magik = 10 x 2 = 20 + 2 horse + 4 puppy = 26


Kamikaze attack Eisdrake = 19,115 - 4 = 19,111
Staff attack Eisdrake (26+1B) = 19,111 - 27 = 19,084
Eisdrake attack (17) = 32-17 = 15

1 Major Heal Potion = 15+15 = 30
Staff attack Eisdrake (26+2B) = 19,084 - 28 = 19,056
Eisdrake attack (17) = 30-17 = 13

1 Major Heal Potion = 13+15 = 28
Fire attack Eisdrake (26) = 19,056 - 26 = 19,030
Eisdrake attack (17) = 28-17 = 11

1 Major Heal Potion = 11+15 = 26
Staff attack Eisdrake (26+4B x 0.20) = 19,030 - 36 = 18,994
Eisdrake attack (17) = 26-17 = 9


Total in Attack: 121 HP = 12 Exp & 1 carryover

[Zuzana]

Looks absolutely fine, Cathy. :)

[Zuzana]

I'll attack after you, Cathy.

9/11/16
BATTLE: Eisdrake AP: 20-2 (Rocky, shield)= 18, HP: 18,994

Hero: LVL 12|| HP: 29/33 || Sword: LVL 5 (13 AP)|| Magic Staff: LVL 13 (21+B) || XP: 1732

Magic Staff attack: 13 + 2 bonus + 3 orb + 1 horse + 2 puppy + Bauble = 21 + B
Firebolt attack: 20x2 + 1 horse + 2 puppy = 23

1st round
Zuzana attacks with Firebolt (AP 23): 18,994 - 23= 18,971 (next round AP + 20%)
Eisdrake attacks (AP 18): 29-18= 11

2nd round
Zuzana attacks with MS (AP 1.2 x /21 + 2 B/): 18,971 - 29= 18,942
Eisdrake attacks (blue gem employed - AP 18/2): 11-9= 2

3rd round
Zuzana attacks with MS (AP 21+ 3 B): 18,942 - 24= 18,918
Eisdrake attacks (AP 18): 2-18= Zuzana knocked out till 9/14/16 02:30

•Hero: - 1 Phoenix Feather, - 1 Ball of Wool, + 1 Supply Package (3 Potion Tokens, 3 Major Heal Potions, 2 Mercenary Coupons)

Total in Attack: 76 HP = 7 XP & 6 carryover
Hero: LVL 12|| HP: 0/33 || Sword: LVL 5 (13 AP)|| Magic Staff: LVL 13 (21+B) || XP: 1739

Eisdrake: 18,918 HP

[Cathy M.]

Sweet, thanks Zuzuana! Posting now :)

[Morgan]

Sorry sidelined for a bit with a migraine. Down to a dull roar now so I can function-ish, but please let me know if I miss something in editing down.

Rocky the Rock
- Subtracts -1 from the Attack Power of Monsters. When facing multiple Monsters at once, it subtracts -1 from each one individually.
- Heals +1 at the end of a battle.

Spells + Pets & Potions

- When casting a spell for a round, bonus attacks from your puppy and horse still contribute to damage. Pet Plus Potion also still applies to both.
Ex. (base attack, combat2 puppy, & horse) Firebolt 10 Attack + 2 puppy + 1 horse = 13 Attack
Ex. (adding Pet Plus Potion to above) Firebolt 10 Attack + 4 puppy + 2 horse = 16 Attack

- Damage Potion will also work to increase spell attack power adding +3.

- The following potions do NOT work directly with spells: Enhanced Weapon, Weakening, and Growing Strength. These apply to weapons ONLY.

- HOWEVER, Growing Strength and the Baubles both continue to increase in every turn even if you are casting spells. While they don't apply during the turns while casting spells, they are increasing in the background until the turn when you use a weapon again.
Ex. (either growing strength potion or bauble applied)
Turn #1 - cast spell
Turn #2 - cast spell
Turn #3 - +3 Attack Power from the Growing Strength potion or bauble.
(Or from BOTH if you have the bauble AND use the potion, leading to +6 to your Attack Power on turn #3)

Let me know if there's anything else I can try to boil down for Ye Olde FAQ (or if I missed something in what you asked earlier). lol. And again, sorry for the unintentional delay in getting back to you with these. Just part of life until I get on one set schedule instead of swapping every week/weekend -- have I mentioned I can't wait to move? I can't wait to move. :|

[Zuzana]

You are great, Morgan! Thanks so much for doing this. :) Will you post it to Ye Olde FAQ?

I've lived 30 years in one place can't imagine packing everything up and moving someplace else. Are You moving because of work or just to a better (bigger) place?

[Morgan]

Will do. :)

I've moved around a fair bit though this will be one of my two biggest moves so far (Florida).
Partly due to health and needing a more 'normal' work schedule to gain some control over chronic migraines (job switched me temporarily to nights last December, and turned out 8 months later to be permanent). Hoping to transfer in company.
Partly due to current landlord raising rent repeatedly so that it's now more than a paycheck.
Partly also because it's going to be living with my best friend whose husband is in the Navy, so I can be around as an extra adult to help with the kids and things.

Been in Maryland the last 5 years, but Baltimore area is really ridiculously expensive as a single person.
New house is definitely going to be bigger and better though, and excited about the possibility of going back to grad school finally.

[Cathy]

That sounds great Morgan! Good luck!

[Zuzana]

Hope it all works out for the better job-wise. And best friend + better house sounds really good. Good luck!

[Morgan]

Thanks guys! I'll take all the luck I can get. ;)

Quick question regarding the fire spell boost to AP against the Eisdrake:

Increases the next hit (next turn) by 20% attack power.

Would that be your AP without any modifiers/pet/potions/orb/etc? Ex. Mine is 13 + 2 = 15
20% would be 3
So I would get +3 to my next turn in attacking, correct?

[Teresa]

I believe it is including modifiers, Morgan :)

Good luck on your move!!

[Ray (user2637)]

Morgan wrote: "Partly also because it's going to be living with my best friend whose husband is in the Navy, so I can be around as an extra adult to help with the kids and things."

This is really awesome of you! I did the same for awhile but with my brother, SIL, and 2 little nieces while bro worked and SIL was in school and the Army Reserves. It was very rewarding and exhausting haha. Best of luck with everything!

Zuzana wrote: "I've lived 30 years in one place can't imagine packing everything up and moving someplace else."

My partner had lived in one place his whole life (30 years) before we moved 3 years ago. It was a bit of a shock to him and there are still things in boxes. ;)

[Cathy M.]

Good luck on your upcoming move Morgan!

[Rebecca]

Good luck with your move Morgan!! And congrats for getting off the night shift. Just did the move to a new state and job and it's super fun getting to know and love a new place. I also lived in the same general area (except college) for 27 years so it quite the adjustment, but has been totally worth it. That's awesome that you're gonna live in a better place and get to help your friend out!

I'm from Baltimore Morgan so I totally feel you and the ridiculous rent compared to the typical salary (especially if you work for certain hospitals that don't pay much).

[Alyssa]

So you're moving to FL Morgan? Welcome! It's awesome here :D

[Morgan]

Thanks all! :D

Ray (user2637) wrote: "This is really awesome of you! I did the same for awhile but with my brother, SIL, and 2 little nieces while bro worked and SIL was in school and the Army Reserves. It was very rewarding and exhausting haha. Best of luck with everything!"

My brother is a stay at home parent right now with their twin girls, so I did consider Kentucky, but I plan on getting licensed there as a just in case sort of thing.

RebeccaS wrote: "I'm from Baltimore Morgan so I totally feel you and the ridiculous rent compared to the typical salary (especially if you work for certain hospitals that don't pay much)."

EXACTLY. Rent is more than my paycheck now, so as soon as that happened -- and there's no way they would pay more since they look for EVERY way not to pay us more and make us get rid of any possible overtime each week -- she and I came up with making what we'd joked about forever a reality.

Alyssa wrote: "So you're moving to FL Morgan? Welcome! It's awesome here :D"

I'm pretty excited!
I'm leaving here in a little over a month and already put my super heavy winter jacket in the donation pile to drop off at Goodwill! I am going to miss spring/fall, but NOT driving Baltimore/DC area in winter!

[Alex]

I've fallen off the wagon a bit with this game (busy summer and just moved house and still have no internet connection...) but I miss it. Am I useful in helping to defeat the dragon if I haven't learned any magic?

[❀Tea❀]

Zee wrote: "I've fallen off the wagon a bit with this game (busy summer and just moved house and still have no internet connection...) but I miss it. Am I useful in helping to defeat the dragon if I haven't le..."

Yeah, you can fight eisdrake without magic.

[Reva]

Morgan wrote: "Thanks all! :D

Ray (user2637) wrote: "This is really awesome of you! I did the same for awhile but with my brother, SIL, and 2 little nieces while bro worked and SIL was in school and the Army Re..."

Are you a nurse? Don't other states have reciprocity?

[Reva]

In trying to finish Pipsqueak, I have discovered Stacia Kane. Her Downside books are terrific. I'm now reading the complete series and hoping she kicks her drug habit.

Shades of Jim Butler, Ilona Andrews and Karen Marie Moning.

[Morgan]

Nuclear Pharmacy Technician. Nationally Certified, but each state has different licensing requirements. Florida is one that has the most hoops to jump through. Most of the other states just accept the national certification, licensing in other states, and $ you pay every two years.

[Morgan]

Reva wrote: "In trying to finish Pipsqueak, I have discovered Stacia Kane. Her Downside books are terrific. I'm now reading the complete series and hoping she kicks her drug habit.

Shades of ..."

I've had that series on my tbr for awhile. I'll have to keep it in mind for that one if I don't have enough already. Though I'm trying to go through all my physical books that I can so I can donate and not pack them. lol. Unless they are potential re-reads.

[Alyssa]

Yea I'm in the Tampa area and have lived in Florida my whole life, and it never drops below 30 F, and that's only in the middle of the night. And no snow only winter rain haha. I can't imagine living somewhere colder I wouldn't know how to deal with it. I can go to the beach pretty much year round here

[Kelly]

Heh I grew up in Southern California and then moved to Wisconsin for college so I'm used to the snow by now. I do miss warm winters though.

[Morgan]

They are talking about how cold this winter is going to be and that it's going to be worse than last year (when I got snowed in for two days), so I am not too broken up about it. lol.

[Kelly]

Aww drat. Summer was so nice. I don't want a mean winter.

[Morgan]

Summer's been bad here heat-wise and weather-wise, so maybe Wisconsin will be different.

I lived in North Dakota for awhile and I feel like it was just always extremes. Super hot summers, super cold winters.

[Reva]

I just wanted to confirm that the following is ok to use for 1/5 slots in Pipsqeak part 2.

Five Down: A Downside Anthology (Downside Ghosts #3.5, 3.6, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7) by Stacia Kane 243 pages Read: 11/9/2016  (November 12th 2014) Characters:  Chess Putnam (witch), Terrible (Enforcer), Lex (Drug dealer) Berta (Madame) Bump  (Drug dealer) PARANORMAL, MYSTERY/SUSPENSE, URBAN FANTASY

Given the size of the book: Any chance that it might count for 2/5 slots?

[❀Tea❀]

Yes, that works.

Still only one book. Sorry! All in-between books need to be with rpg rules (over 100 pgs)

[Reva]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Yes, that works.

Still only one book. Sorry! All in-between books need to be with rpg rules (over 100 pgs)"

Thought that I would ask. If you don't ask, you don't get. LOL

Thanks

[Megs]

I always get jealous of people with warm winters, since I am in Canada. But on the bright side, it hasn't snowed yet here!

[Teresa]

It just snowed 3 hours west of us! (I'm in Canada too) but just rain where I am. It is getting cold though!

[Teresa]

• The Queens - 11/09/16
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Queen of Hearts – 10-2 attack 125 HP
Queen of Spades – 15-2 attack 100 HP
Queen of Clubs – 20-2 attack 75 HP
Queen of Diamonds – 5-2 attack 150 HP

Reward: 75 Experience, Purple Gem of Power
Lvl 11 || Lvl 4 Sword (AP 6+4) || Lvl 12 Magic Staff (AP 14+69) || 31/31 HP || 1464 XP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Clubs w/ Magic Staff (23+3+3+1+1AP) HP => QoC: 45 HP
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 30 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 26 HP Remaining
• QoS Attacks Hero (15-2/2 (6) AP) => Hero: 20 HP Remaining
• QoC Attacks Hero (20-2/2 (9) AP) => Hero: 11 HP Remaining
• Potion +15 Ysmay +5 => Hero: 31 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Clubs w/ Magic Staff (29+2+2AP) => QoC: 12 HP
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 30 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 26 HP Remaining
• QoS Attacks Hero (15-2/2 (6) AP) => Hero: 20 HP Remaining
• QoC Attacks Hero (20-2/2 (9) AP) => Hero: 11 HP Remaining
• Potion +5 Ysmay +5 => Hero: 21 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Clubs w/ Magic Staff (29+3+3AP) => QoC: Dead
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 20 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 16 HP Remaining
• QoS Attacks Hero (15-2/2 (6) AP) => Hero: 10 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 15 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Spades w/ Magic Staff (29+4+4AP) => QoS: 63
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 14 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 10 HP Remaining
• QoS Attacks Hero (15-2/2 (6) AP) => Hero: 4 HP Remaining
• Potion +5 Ysmay +5 => Hero: 14 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Spades w/ Magic Staff (29+5+5AP) => QoS: 24
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 13 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 9 HP Remaining
• QoS Attacks Hero (15-2/2 (6) AP) => Hero: 3 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 8 HP
Area of Effect Attack
• Hero Attacks Queen of Spades w/ Magic Staff (29+6+6AP) => QoS: Dead
• Hero Attacks Queen of Hearts w/ Magic Staff (29+6+6AP) => QoH: 84
• Hero Attacks Queen of Diamonds w/ Magic Staff (29+6+6AP) => QoD: 109
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 7 HP Remaining
• QoH Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 3 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 8 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Hearts w/ Magic Staff (29+7+7AP) => QoH: 41
• Hero Drinks Shield Potion
• QoD Attacks Hero (5-2/2 (1) AP) => Hero: 7 HP Remaining
• QoH (111)Attacks Hero (10-2/2 (4) AP) => Hero: 3 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 8 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Hearts w/ Magic Staff (29+8+8AP) => QoH: Dead
• QoD Attacks Hero (3AP) => Hero: 5 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 10 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Diamonds w/ Magic Staff (29+9+9AP) => QoD: 62
• QoD Attacks Hero (3AP) => Hero: 7 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 12 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Diamonds w/ Magic Staff (29+10+10AP) => QoD: 13
• QoD Attacks Hero (3AP) => Hero: 9 HP Remaining
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 14 HP
• Hero Attacks Queen of Diamonds w/ Magic Staff (29+11+11AP) => QoD: Dead
• Ysmay +5 => Hero: 19 HP
Reward: 75 Experience, Purple Gem of Power + 2 HP +1HP
Lvl 11 || Lvl 4 Sword (AP 6+4) || Lvl 12 Magic Staff (AP 14+69) || 22/31 HP || 1539 XP
Level UP!!!
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[Alyssa]

Oh man that's crazy. It's 88 down here lol

[Cathy]

I am in Michigan and I can't imagine not having four seasons. I wouldn't mind them being a little milder though:)

[Rebecca]

Snow?!?! Snow is my nemesis!!! We're having a heat wave this weekend so it was 100 yesterday. I love fall and am so tired of sweating all the time. We have 4 seasons, but I wish it was fall allllll year.

[Reva]

I live in Toronto and we've had a heat wave almost all summer this year. I do hope they're wrong about the coming winter.

[Reva]

I need help.

I'm sure I've accidentally hit a function key on my Toshiba computer keyboard and can't get the keyboard to type in the comment boxes. Thank goodness for my iPad. Any suggestions for unlocking it?