Wednesday, February 27, 2019

gold farming 💰

After spending all 48,000 of my gold on ruinstriders, I’m finally back up to 5,000gp & climbing steadily. :)

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Pyrography 🦈


Present my husband made for me <3
#greatwhiteshark #pyrography #woodburning 

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Ruinstriders x6!

6 new mounts tonight, spent all of my money on them TT.TT 48,000 gold gone, leaving me with only 429 gold in my pockets….. sad day

#WoW #World of Warcraft #mounts #mount farming #farming #grinding #achievement hunting

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Uilleam MacRieve

Uilleam MacRieve
   Order of the Lycan Blood Hunter


Werewolf

Personality Traits
The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity. Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
Ideals
Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any)
Bonds
Nothing is more important than the other members of my family.
Flaws
I have an insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.

Friday, February 22, 2019

Critical Role: Search for Grog

https://midnight-grind.tumblr.com/post/182928524752

Operation: Shieldwall quests at 50%

Working on Operation: Shieldwall quests to be able to get the Grand Gryphon mount! 6/12

Heart of the Alliance.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

so...

So guys… here we go. *exhausted*
49 more to go…
Anyone have any suggestions for what I should start farming next?


Tuesday, February 19, 2019

[Mount Parade]!

so… as much as I didn’t want it to be #200… I did a thing:



it’s so ugly! ew! >< 
however:



I did it! A total 201 mounts usable by a single character now!

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Bad DM?

As much as I enjoy being able to play D&D, I do have this to say regarding the game with S as a DM.

From what I have been able to understand from reading various blogs or other sources, players of higher levels are supposed to be viewed--in the game world--as exceptional, almost god-like in ability.

Our group is level 18 and, by all accounts, powerful. The party consists of a Genadyeh (half-orc berserker barbarian), Krepsis (dragonborn champion fighter), Papeiros (firbolg druid of the land), Belneras (tiefling eldritch knight), Pinenut (gnome illusion wizard), and K'myr (tiefling trickery cleric).

By all accounts, we should be wiping the floor with almost anything that comes across our path or, at the very least, have some sort of renown or be well-liked by folks. We have none of this from DM S.

Both my husband and I feel the same at level 18 as we did at level 5, the level at which we started on this adventure. Not only this, but no matter what plan we pitch to our DM, whether in advance or on the fly, he always manages to make an excuse as to why we cannot succeed. Want to dig beneath a city? Nope, the city was blessed by the god of its namesake and as such has stone beneath it that extends downward indefinitely. Want to use your gate spell to summon a demon lord into the middle of town to busy the solar so you can infiltrate the castle? Nope, the solar wins without a single dice roll. Want to shapechange into a dragon and fly thousands of feet up to drop boulders onto the city? Guess what? Spears are managing to strike you, "because reasons."

I don't expect things to go our way all the time, but by that same token, things shouldn't be against us all the time either.

My husband and I have already agreed to sit down with him some time before the 2nd campaign starts. The game hasn't been fun in several weeks because of this counter-play; when S announced that our characters had been hired to bring down a government, it was the most excited I'd seen the table in a long while. We were making so many plans, and then backup plans for those arrangements. We came up with strategies and infiltration... every single one of those ideas was countered and every action we took resulted in the loss of a number of soldiers we had been given to help us in our mission. Granted, we were told it was a suicide mission at best, but.... come on. Level 18 for goodness sakes. The concept of, "Yes and...?" does not exist for DM S and it just doesn't sit well with either myself or my husband.

So wish us luck, yeah? We're really excited for our next characters and we don't want them to be bogged down by his pre-scripted baloney.

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Stormwind Steed

196/200 mounts attained! 

Spirit of Eche'ro

5 mounts to go before I reach 200! 

Fossilized Raptor 🦖

Got another mount! Just 6 more to go until I reach 200 and the achievement [Mount Parade].

. . . then it will be a slow grind to 300 ><

Amara Durthan

Amara Durthan
   Way of the Kensei Monk


Dwarf

Personality Traits
I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick. I like to talk at length about my profession.
Ideals
Aspiration. I work hard to be the best there is at my craft. (Any)
Bonds
One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all.
Flaws
I’ll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.

Friday, February 15, 2019

[Why? Because It's Red]


At only a 1.2% drop rate, believe me, I was surprised to see 2 of them drop in the same run!

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Festival Update


Well, things aren’t looking too good for the group :( so far no one has advanced to the next round, & Isalyn’s player didn’t even show up, so… great.
I guess that just means the festival keeps all the monetary prizes :P

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Green Proto-Drake


OMG yes!!! I finally got it! After days on end of grinding rep with The Oracles, buying the eggs, waiting 3 days for them to hatch… I finally got it! Woo!

Monday, February 11, 2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Rage Beyond Death

How am I only just seeing this now? o.O

Have to admit, I'd love to make one for myself, though I'm not sure if I could roleplay it in such a way that does it justice.

What about you guys? Have any of you made a Path of the Zealot Barbarian? Let me know!

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Kaslos

Kaslos
   School of Necromancy


Aarakocra

Personality Traits
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have. I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
Ideals
Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
Bonds
I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
Flaws
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Campaign 2!

Just wanted to update you guys to let you know that my husband and I have already decided on our characters for our next jaunt with DM S!

Stay tuned for more information as we come up with personalities, backstories, etc. ^^

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A little help?

Our current campaign with DM S is coming to a close, and while I'm sad to see it go, I am excited for a campaign that actually starts at level 1 and doesn't skip 2-5 levels at a time. ><

Unfortunately as a close to the current story, we have a bit of a puzzle:

We are in a city full of religious zealots, tasked with assassinating as many people in power as we can. We're level 18 and our party consists of the following: Barbarian, Wizard (Illusion school), Cleric (Trickery Domain), Fighter (Champion), and Druid (Circle of the Land). The druid and barbarian have been captured and the high priestess of this place is guarded by a solar.

We've attempted several plans, managed to kill several innocents and lost more than half of the soldiers sent to help us. We even managed to use the Gate spell to summon Geryon in an attempt to fight the solar, but he was ultimately sent back to his domain.

Any ideas? We'd definitely appreciate them!

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

[Glory of the Hero] DONE

Some of the harder achievements I’ve done/attempted. Many thanks to my husband for helping me!

#worldofwarcraft #wow #mountfarming 

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Level 1 vs Level 20


So... this is my most popular post on Tumblr even though it's a screenshot from someone else's Instagram. Sorry @fire.and.dice, I had no idea it would blow up this way. o.O

Monday, February 4, 2019

5 Ways to Traumatize Your Players


"While scanning your monster manual for fresh nasties to batter and maim your closest friends, you may be tempted to flip past the Stirge. As a tiny beast with four measly hitpoints you might fail to see its value as an adversary to even the lowest level adventurers. Stop. I’m about to teach you five steps to turn a buzzing gnat into pure terror and all-out panic.

For the uninitiated, the Stirge is a horrid flying thing that looks like a mixup between a bat and a mosquito. Its wingspan is roughly two feet across, and a six-inch long proboscis hangs limp from its face. To feed, the creature flexes powerful jowl muscles, transforming its sagging sucker into a ridged spike that it plunges deep into the flesh of its prey, drawing great volumes of blood as sustenance. They’re weak, they’re crunchy, they’re barely a snack, but when run right the stirge is absolute nightmare fuel."

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Low Magic Campaigns

5 Questions for Low Magic Campaigns



"5th edition Dungeons and Dragons was created to be high magic. Healing is readily available, spellcasters are relatively powerful from their first level, and magic items are often powerful and common. As a reaction to this, a lot of Dungeon Masters try “low magic campaigns” where spellcasters are rare and not allowed as PCs, magic items are nearly impossible to find, and magic itself is either a distant memory or never existed. If this sounds appealing to you, consider the following questions before deciding if you want a low magic campaign."

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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Kruosk the Disgraced

Kruosk the Disgraced
   Samurai


Half-Orc

Personality Traits
I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets. I eat like a pig and have bad manners.
Ideals
People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral)
Bonds
I escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important person, and I’m wanted for it.
Flaws
If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.

Diablo 4 Open Beta

Pleased to say we were able to play the Open Beta of Diablo 4  & I must be honest, it was worse than last weekend. So many bugs/errors, ...