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I know how you're feeling- I finally finished up the monsters to fill my shield- been working at it since forever!


I have a question on hiring Lady Ysmay. It says she heals +5 after every round of battle. I take a round to mean hero attacks, then the monster attacks. So what happens after the final hit that kills the monster? Does that count as a 'round', giving you +5 at the end of the battle?

I have a question on hiring Lady Ysmay. It says she heals +5 after every round of battle. I take a round to mean hero attacks, then the monster attacks. So what happens after the fin..."
I think she will not heal you after that because you didn't get hurt that round. But I'll see what other players have been doing.

Kelly's ruling

Kelly's ruling"
Well there ya go! Turns out I've been doing this wrong for so long haha. Of to check my big battles before I post them.

If you hit 0 during a battle, can lady Ysmay or a heal potion be used to get back into it?

Perfect. I need to start making notes of these so I can refer back to what the answer is haha

I know how you're feeling- I finally finished up the monsters to fill my shield- been working at it since forever!"
Woo congrats!! It's the best feeling! I can't wait to have my shield by the end of the day.

Rebecca, regarding hitting 0, you can heal from that during battle but only when you hit exact 0 ( can't go bellow zero cause it would end the fight).

I've spent soo many months stocking up on scrounger potions, so I've just reading whatever I want.....and my reading motivation has seriously dropped!
I'm excited to have these shield quests now to help me decide what to read and motivate me to read more!

Shield and gems were such a neat goal in this game. Until we get means to kill higher level zombies + proper motivation to fight them (maybe something to do with the Magik Book) I feel a bit aimless. At least I have tons of unfinished quests to work on till the next big update.

I'm determined not to be vanquished by this grey book. Is this cover grey (I can't tell on my screen)



You're right. You just can't keep fighting :)

When it says that my weapon attack power is halted while fighting the Great Blue Dragon, does the base power or the current power with add-in's half?


The funny thing is that ruled by the way we battled hydra and some of the later monsters it would probably be possible to halve the weapon and let the bonuses apply. You know what, better ask Kelly. When in doubt wait till the boss decides what's best. ;)
My personal opinion is that we should go with the text - if it says weapon effect , then we should limit it to the weapon ind its modifiers - baubles and potions (excluding pets and poison potion). Never mind how we did it 2 years ago. But that's just my opinion.
6/14/15
Attack Great Blue Dragon - 15 AP, 60 HP (weapons have half effect, each healing potion - 5 HP)
[• Hero uses Enhanced Weapon Potion on his Magic Staff (+ 3 AP for the rest of the week)
Hero: LVL 7 || HP: 8/23 || Sword: 3 (AP: 9/2=4) || Magic: 9 - AP = 9 = 9 + 2 + 1 (horse) + 3 (orb of fire) + 3 (enhanced weapon potion)/2 || XP: 204
•Hero Drinks 1 Heal Potion => Hero: 8+10= 18 HP, Dragon: 60-5= 55 HP
•Hero Drinks 1 Minor Heal Potion => Hero: 18+5= 23 HP, Dragon: 55-5= 50 HP
•Hero Attacks Dragon with Magic Staff (9 AP) => Dragon: 50-9= 41 HP
•Dragon Attacks Hero (15 AP) => Hero: 23-15= 8 HP
•Hero Drinks 1 Heal Potion => Hero: 8+10= 18 HP, Dragon: 41-5= 36 HP
•Hero Attacks Dragon with Magic Staff (9 AP) => Dragon: 36-9= 27 HP
•Dragon Attacks Hero (15 AP) => Hero: 18-15= 3 HP
•Hero Drinks 1 Heal Potion => Hero: 3+10= 13 HP, Dragon: 27-5= 22 HP
•Hero Drinks 1 Minor Heal Potion => Hero: 13+5= 18 HP, Dragon: 22-5= 17 HP
•Hero Attacks Dragon with Magic Staff (9 AP) => Dragon: 17-9= 8 HP
•Dragon Attacks Hero (15 AP) => Hero: 18-15= 3 HP
•Hero Attacks Dragon with Magic Staff (9 AP) => Dragon: 8-9= Dead Dragon
(hide spoiler)]
•Hero: - 3 Heal Potions, - 2 Minor Heal Potions, - 1 Enhanced Weapon Potions (staff) + 30 XP + Orb of Water (+ 1 HP after each battle)
•Hero: after the battle 3 HP left, XP 204+30= 234 => LVL up (HP to max)
Hero: LVL 8 || HP: 25/25 || Sword: 3 (AP: 9) || Magic: 9 (AP: 15 + 3 EWP) || XP: 234


I'll just wait fir Kelly then, just to be sure :)
One more question:
When the Wizard Hat in J&Js' store says that my Staff gets 1 extra attack, does it mean +1 AP or +1 strike?


As far as I know, only at rest. If I remember correctly potions are only one that can be taken during battle to heal.
But I might be wrong :)

I am on a killing spree and I needed to attack Eisdrake. Before I posted my attack to the White Dragon thread Sara made her attack. I'm afraid I dissected her battle (just a little) to get the right numbers for other players. Oops.

I need to attack the Great Blue Dragon soon cuz my power ups end on Feb. 1...
What do you guys think I should do?
Just cut the base power by half?
Or cut the power ups as wel?

A few days ago, I killed the Woolymark, and used the gold to buy potions that helped me defeat a bunch of monsters. Today, I found out you need to have a DOG to find those minor hidden/hidden monsters.
If I bactracked now, I'd have to go REALLY far back...
So... Can I just refund my winnings?
I've already given back the exp and owe the game 13 gold :(
Is it ok to do this?
Or do I have to backtrack?


I need to attack the Great Blue Dragon soon cuz my power ups end on Feb. 1...
What do you guys think I should do?
Just cut the base power by half?
Or cut the power ups as wel?"
It seems that Kelly's not around this weekend.
Send your battle here and we'll work it out, Gavin.
My opinion based on the Blue Dragon description
¨"This dragon rules the seas, and lakes, and streams, and inlets, and fjords and probably lots of other water related terms. Both of your weapons have a tendency to hit a bit softer on this beast (half as hard if you want to know specifics). However, for each healing potion you use, the blue dragon loses 5 health points."
is that everything that has to do with weapons should be halved.
What should be halved:
enhanced weapon potion effect, damage potion effect, Growing Strength Potion effect, orbs
even horse - I digged up the description : "Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.", pet plus potion effect (limited to horse)
What shouldn't be halved:
puppy, cat, minor poison potion effect, pet plus potion effects (for pets other than horse)
Again this is just my opinion, Gavin. :)

So looks like I did the same thing as Zuzana.

I'M COMING FOR YOU EISDRAKE.
*repeatedly bops it on the nose*
(The only bad thing is I can't reuse my battle template as easily this time since I have to update it all the way down. lol. wamp wamp. I think I'm close to leveling up though so it's worth it.)

But it's fun to rework your battle plans, isn't it?
BTW congrats on levelling up your staff, Morgan, I've been stuck at lvl 13 for more than a year. ;)

It is pretty fun. I have been trying to divide up my resources so that I use x amount each time to get the most out of them and be able to keep attacking, but I'm finally getting towards the bottom of my supply....which is also fun since that's more stuff to work on getting.



Hero Current HP: 19 (20 MAX).
Attack Great Blue Dragon with Staff (-10 HP, 50 Remaining).
Great Blue Dragon Attacks (-14 HP, 5 Remaining).
Lady Ysmir Heals (+5 HP, 9 Remaining).
Use Minor Heal Potion (+5 HP, 14 Remaining, Great Blue Dragon Loses 5 HP, 45 Remaining).
Use Shield Potion (Great Blue Dragon Next Attack Halved).
Attack Great Blue Dragon (-10 HP, 35 Remaining).
Great Blue Dragon Attacks (-7HP, 7 Remaining).
Lady Ysmir Heals (+5 HP, 12 Remaining).
Use Minor Heal Potion (+5 HP, 17 Remaining, Great Blue Dragon Loses 5 HP, 30 Remaining).
Use Minor Heal Potion (+5 HP, 20 Remaining, Great Blue Dragon Loses 5 HP, 25 Remaining).
Attack Great Blue Dragon (-10 HP, 15 Remaining).
Great Blue Dragon Attacks (-14 HP, 6 Remaining).
Lady Ysmir Heals (+5 HP, 11 Remaining).
Use Minor Heal Potion (+5 HP, 16 Remaining, Great Blue Dragon Loses 5 HP, 10 Remaining).
Attack Great Blue Dragon (-10 HP).
Lady Ysmir Heals (+5 HP, 20 Remaining).
Rocky the Rock Heals (+1 HP, 20 Remaining).
Gain 30 EXP+Orb of Water.
Great Blue Dragon Extinct.

From your thread I know you currently have a lvl 5 magic staff and the +3 AP orb.
5+2+ 3 orb = 10 AP, it's your base attack power. EDIT: So without the orb it's 5+2= 7 AP.
What potions did you use? Do you have a horse or a puppy?
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I was wondering the same thing about Reva -- been forever since I've seen her around. Hope everything is okay.