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[Tia]

Does this have enough gray to work for one of the books with a gray cover needed in the alchemy quest? It's about 50% gray and 50% blue.

[Tia]

Also, for the cat familiar, would it be okay if fish were included in a larger word (e.g. fisherman, fishing, etc.)? Or would types of fish work (e.g. perch, pike, etc.)?

[Kay Kay]

Ok, how about this one? ? Here is another edition. I think the sidewalk and door are gray, but I can't tell.

[Reva]

When does the squirrel fetch it's first nut?

[Kelly]

Reva wrote: "When does the squirrel fetch it's first nut?"

Let's say sundays since the bunny's on that schedule too.

[Kelly]

Tia wrote: "Also, for the cat familiar, would it be okay if fish were included in a larger word (e.g. fisherman, fishing, etc.)? Or would types of fish work (e.g. perch, pike, etc.)?"

I'll give you fish in a larger word as long as it still pertains to the actual fish. But not if it's a word like selfish.

No to the types of fish though.

[Kelly]

Tia wrote: "Does this have enough gray to work for one of the books with a gray cover needed in the alchemy quest? It's about 50% gray and 50% blue.

"

Yeah, that's ok. We're using 50% unless otherwise stated.

[Kelly]

Phew. Finished writing quests. So they should be posted Sunday. Must go sleep now.

[Tia]

Thanks for the answers and for giving up your Saturday night to write quests, Kelly!

[Zuzana]

Kelly wrote: "Reva wrote: "When does the squirrel fetch it's first nut?"

Let's say sundays since the bunny's on that schedule too."

Kelly, Tea, mods, would you add this to the squirrel description in the caravan thread so it's clear to everyone.

[Zuzana]

Kelly is the best. :)

[Kelly]

Zuzana wrote: "Kelly is the best. :)"

Awww shucks :)

[Alex]

Yes keeping this game running has to be quite the chore, well hopefully a labor of love.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

OK all you wrascely knights. Here's May.

Also squirrel has on Sunday added to the description.

Before anyone asks, nuts will be part of June's update and getting the squirrel now will allow you a headstart on the quest.

[Cait S]

Thank you! Great update as usual. Only one of the expiring ones is something I haven't done yet so phew, dodged another bullet lol

[Alex]

Hope this isn't too much to ask but I wish quests were organized into what is active, what is expiring and what has expired.

[Zuzana]

Great update as usual.

Just a quick question (or more aptly a plea). Could we have at least some XP for constructing the Kitchen? These big quests with no direct benefit are killing me.

[❀Tea❀]

@Alex
I'll see about making list of quests in first post in notice board. Will that work?

[Alex]

That would be perfect!

*Slides Tea a tankard of fresh ale*

[Tia]

Alright - I have a few questions, haha.

- Is the kitchen required for cooking? I know that sounds kind of stupid to ask, but I just wanted to verify.

- Will the squirrel be available in June? Just to make sure. =p

Also, I love Men in Tights and that Questenomic ones is SO tricky.

[❀Tea❀]

@Zuzana,
I know they are killing me too. :)
Reason we don't have exp in those is that you have benefits from them later and repeatedly (think about horse & bunny)

[❀Tea❀]

@Tia
- yes
- um, no idea. We keep telling you we have no idea what'll happen next month. :) I'd say probably since cat and hat are still here

What about gang quest? Sounds familiar? :)

[Claire]

Question for Drop Bear Feast Quest

Basically by doing this quest you get the recipe for the Drop bear Steaks, right?
If I'm right then shouldn't "- Deliver 3 Drop Bear Steaks to the castle" be Drop Bear meats then? Or am I wrong?

[Zuzana]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "@Zuzana,
I know they are killing me too. :)
Reason we don't have exp in those is that you have benefits from them later and repeatedly (think about horse & bunny)"

I get what you're saying but the example doesn't apply here. Bunny brings you 3 HP weekly and your horse brings you + 1 AP to both your weapons - those are direct benefits. As far as I can see the kitchen is only a prerequisite for other quests. It brings you nothing by itself.

If you want to compare it to another quest then you'd have to pick The House. And there were some XP points for building it. ;-)

[Tia]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "@Tia
- yes
- um, no idea. We keep telling you we have no idea what'll happen next month. :) I'd say probably since cat and hat are still here

What about gang quest? Sounds familiar? :)"

I LOVE the gang quest! It's so much better than anything I could have come up with, haha. See? This is why I leave quest ideas to the pros. ;)

[Zuzana]

Angel wrote: "Question for Drop Bear Feast Quest

Basically by doing this quest you get the recipe for the Drop bear Steaks, right?
If I'm right then shouldn't "- Deliver 3 Drop Bear Steaks to the castle" be Dro..."

Angel the way I see it you have to make the 3 steaks according to the recipe:

So to fulfill the quest you have to
1/ build the Kitchen (for 10 books)
2/ kill 3 Bears to obtain 3 pieces of meat (1 appears every week, unless you have a weapon with 15 attack points, you'll lose the minimum of 24 HP for killing all three)
3/ obtain 3 servings of salt (Spice Exchange quest: 3 servings of salt for 4 books OR April caravan: 5 servings for 10 gold)
4/ obtain 3 sprigs of herbs (Picking Herbs quest - 3 sprigs of herbs for 4 books)
(2/ + 3/ + 4/ = 3 steaks you deliver to the queen)
5/ read a book with fruit on the cover
6/ read a book with a cake on the cover
7/ read a "silver book"
by fulfilling all these you get the recipe

Question 1: If I want to enjoy the 7 HP bonus myself does it mean that I have to gather all of the ingredients for the steak once again?

i.e. Killing one more bear, completing another Picking Herbs and Spice exchange quests (= 8 books) since I get only 3 of salt and herbs for doing one and I already used all of them (see 3/ and 4/) to make the steaks for the Queen

Question 2: Once I have the recipe, can I cook as many steaks for myself as I want? Or can I cook only one?

[Reva]

Based on Zuzannas comments isn't it far easier just to accumulate cure points without all the hassle?

[Zuzana]

Reva wrote: "Based on Zuzannas comments isn't it far easier just to accumulate cure points without all the hassle?"


Well, it's far more easier to complete a couple of Midas quests and get Healing Potions.

1 Healing Potion costs 5 gold and it brings you 10 HP. You usually obtain 10 gold per 4 books. It means 10 HP (= 1 Healing Potion) for 2 books. It's a bargain. :)

EDIT: Supposed that you can cook as many steaks as you wish then I would recommend to do the Drop Bear Feast quest only if you
a/ already have a kitchen (i.e. you aren't as reluctant to spend 10 books on it as I am - I am such a miser) ;-)
b/ have a weapon with at least 15 AP (then you won't lose any HP when killing the bears) and
c/ for whatever reason you haven't stocked up on Healing Potions when you had a chance (the caravan sells them 5 gold a piece)

then you can cook 3 steaks for 8 books (cost of salt and herbs) and they will bring you total of 21 HP.

(just for the record 8 books = 2 midas quests completed = 20 gold = 4 Healing Potions = 40 HP). You do the math.

[Reva]

Re: the greater sewer rat:

Must you be at level 8 before they appear or can you fight them below level 8?

How many are there? Do they just appear 1 / week?

If we want to kill more do we sacrifice a book?

[Zuzana]

Reva wrote: "Re: the greater sewer rat:

Must you be at level 8 before they appear or can you fight them below level 8?

How many are there? Do they just appear 1 / week?

If we want to kill more do we sacrific..."

I asked that one before and Kelly said you can kill them before LVL 8.

They are common monsters, they were added when all common monsters appeared once a week so the same applies to them. As with the rest I would say you have to sacrifice books if you want to kill more than 1 a week.

[Claire]

For those who opt for the 'title' option in the
Tavern Games Quest, here is a list that might be useful :)

Nothing but Numbers

[Reva]

Meet the newest member of the menagerie:



✯✯ROCKET J. SQIRREL✯ ✯

[Zuzana]

Congrats, Reva. He (or she?) is very cute.

BTW did you buy in on the black market?

[Reva]

Zuzana wrote: "Congrats, Reva. He (or she?) is very cute.

BTW did you buy in on the black market?"

Huh?

The market caravan is open isn't it?

[❀Tea❀]

Reva wrote: "Huh?

The market caravan is open isn't it?"

But there is no evidence of sale :P
In another words, you didn't post in caravan you're buying it.

[Reva]

It's reflected in my gold bank records. I didn't think that it was a requirement to post sale in market.

[Kelly]

Reva wrote: "It's reflected in my gold bank records. I didn't think that it was a requirement to post sale in market."

It's alright to not post it when buying/selling from the caravan. You'll obviously have to if buying and selling from other players.

[Zuzana]

Relax, Reva. I was only teasing you since there is no record on the caravan thread. :-)

[Reva]

Kelly wrote: "Reva wrote: "It's reflected in my gold bank records. I didn't think that it was a requirement to post sale in market."

It's alright to not post it when buying/selling from the caravan. You'll obvi..."

I thought so. Thanks for clearing that up Kelly.

[Kelly]

I recommend avoiding the black market squirrels. They're known to have rabies.

[Tia]

Kelly wrote: "I recommend avoiding the black market squirrels. They're known to have rabies."

I actually just read a book on rabies. Has anyone else read Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus?

[Tia]

For the Tavern Games quest, can we use words like "fourth" and "sixth"?

And for the Questanomics quest, do we have to go to the next highest number (i.e. 4->5) or can we jump numbers (i.e. 1 -> 3)?

[Reva]

I'm confused as to how many and what books we actually read for Questonomics

In your instructions:
Read 3 inflationary books. Inflationary books have a "number" in the title. The number should be inflated to the next higher number as the series number. See link for examples of inflationary language.

Example:
For a Few Demons More - The Hollows #5 (four -> five)
Something Wonderful - Sequels #2 (one -> two)

Are we reading Something Wonderful or are we simply using it to generate Sequels #2 and reading Seqals only?

[❀Tea❀]

Reva wrote: "Are we reading Something Wonderful or are we simply using it to generate Sequels #2 and reading Seqals only? "

You are reading Something Wonderful.

Something Wonderful has word one in title and is second book in Sequels series. No need to read rest of the series (unless some other title works)

[❀Tea❀]

I'm not ignoring other questions here. I'm not sure about the answers so I thought to let Kelly answer them :)

[Kelly]

Zuzana wrote: "Great update as usual.

Just a quick question (or more aptly a plea). Could we have at least some XP for constructing the Kitchen? These big quests with no direct benefit are killing me."

Going to say no for the kitchen. Kitchen should allow more battles to take place which should help xp. I'll take xp into consideration for next months quests though.

[Kelly]

Angel wrote: "Question for Drop Bear Feast Quest

Basically by doing this quest you get the recipe for the Drop bear Steaks, right?
If I'm right then shouldn't "- Deliver 3 Drop Bear Steaks to the castle" be Dro..."

You cook the first three for the Queen and her guests to learn the recipe then you can make them for yourself forever.

[Kelly]

Zuzana wrote: "Question 1: If I want to enjoy the 7 HP bonus myself does it mean that I have to gather all of the ingredients for the steak once again?

i.e. Killing one more bear, completing another Picking Herbs and Spice exchange quests (= 8 books) since I get only 3 of salt and herbs for doing one and I already used all of them (see 3/ and 4/) to make the steaks for the Queen

Question 2: Once I have the recipe, can I cook as many steaks for myself as I want? Or can I cook only one? "

Yes, you must gather the ingredients again. The herbs and salt are 3 servings per each quest. Or you can buy salt in the market at 5 servings.

And yes, you can cook as many steaks as you want for yourself.

The plan is to also let you sell the steaks (or meat) to others during the caravan events.

There will also be other recipes for the kitchen so those books are not exclusively spent for this quest.

[Kelly]

Zuzana wrote: "Reva wrote: "Re: the greater sewer rat:

Must you be at level 8 before they appear or can you fight them below level 8?

How many are there? Do they just appear 1 / week?

If we want to kill more d..."

Yup. Common monsters all have the same rules.

[Kelly]

Tia wrote: "For the Tavern Games quest, can we use words like "fourth" and "sixth"?

And for the Questanomics quest, do we have to go to the next highest number (i.e. 4->5) or can we jump numbers (i.e. 1 -> 3)?"

Has to be just next highest number. That's why the xp per book is so good for the quest because it's very specific.