Don't you hate it when...

[zmflavius]

I just noticed that we don't have this thread.

[thingirl]

You get up to level 118 in BHC and then die?

[shadowblack]

I got killed by Togg Bloodmark . First time I get killed on the Lords of Ogredom challenge. Worse, he was just ONE hit away from dying himself, BUT I rolled a 1 AND he hgit me with a special for over 20 damage. The combined damage was enough to kill me instead. :(

[thingirl]

Almost the same thing happened to me. See the thumbnail below (click on it to make it bigger). I had 46 SP I thought I was ok for a Finger. The worst part is I came out with an even 0. :mad:

[Badstench]

Ouch, Thingirl. If there's one thing I've learned about The Finger, it's never to use it if I'm anywhere under 25% of my total sp (I've also fallen victim to a situation much like yours). In fact, I rarely use it at all... only as a means to score some early damage against opponents with high sp.

[thingirl]

I had already used The Wand, and I had already fled from him once. Oh and in Lords, if you flee on a 5th level, you start back at guard 1.

[spencer]

I think that I have died four times in Ogredom, now. The last time was today right after a Tarn run, where I got the third orb. Brainiac here did not save it after going to Fang Ridge, so I had to redo the second level of Tarn, fortunately, I got an orb on the first redo. Now, the bad news is that my Fang Ridge reward went from 384 the first time to 256 the second time.

[thingirl]

Ohf, one thing I learned is to save whenever you get the chance.

[Mattman20]

* Your weapon is ineffective against this enemy!
* The Crimson-Helmed Rider strikes at you with his massive axe
@ You lose 8

* Your Status: Slightly Wounded (95%)
* Enemy Status: Hale (100%)

Son of a...

[thingirl]

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! I had 45 SP!!!!!! **** SPECIAL :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
OK, I'm calm now;) Time to CRUSH some SKELETONS!!! (I wish we had an evil laugh smilie)

[Mongwen]

* Your weapon is ineffective against this enemy!
* The Crimson-Helmed Rider strikes at you with his massive axe
@ You lose 8

* Your Status: Slightly Wounded (95%)
* Enemy Status: Hale (100%)

Son of a...

Ooooh yeah, had that same thing happen against one of those armoured trolls he set against me. Syrina's only damage-dealing power is gating. Fortunately, she'd recently levelled it up to 60, so it saved her hide. A sorry plight, though, for any who do not also have a power since you can't flee those fights.

[psychoadept]

When you use a bunch of NV in the Battegrounds to heal yourself, then get a healing orb on the very next level.

This is why I tend to do the Battlegrounds at ~100 SP rather than healing to max (which is 160+ for all my guys), except at the highest levels.

[thingirl]

I don't heal untill my QC stops.

[psychoadept]

Are you using Restoration in combat? That seems inefficient...

[thingirl]

No, I'm not. I never use Restro in combat. I mean that I don't heal AFTER COMBAT untill after the battle when my QC stops.

[psychoadept]

No, I'm not. I never use Restro in combat. I mean that I don't heal AFTER COMBAT untill after the battle when my QC stops.

Gotcha. That's about how I do it, too. But once I start getting QC stops fairly consistently, I keep myself healed up to at least 100.

[scout1idf]

Don't you hate it when you go to work and you are in first place after tossing the rock, then come home and find yourself in third place and you can't hardly get the darn thing off the ground?

[thingirl]

When you're in 2nd one day, 4th the next, AND NOW IN 5TH!!!!!!!!!!.

[zmflavius]

You have 2% hp, the ice troll has 1%, and you figure just attacking would be a good idea, until you somehow roll a two?

[spencer]

This has probably been posted, but I just despise it when I hit Necromancy or Shadow Magic on the use powers screen by mistake, when I meant to hit Restoration...it drives me absolutely bonkers....

[Mattman20]

This has probably been posted, but I just despise it when I hit Necromancy or Shadow Magic on the use powers screen by mistake, when I meant to hit Restoration...it drives me absolutely bonkers....

OR when you go to use Shadow Magic or some other applicable power in the LoO challenge in Zumryn's to dodge whatever it is they throw (I forgot) but instead use Restoration which does absolutely nothing and wastes NV.


Also, when you complete Tarn (and clear out every building) and get a blue orb, then you use the orbs since you have all 3, then level up a skill more times than intended which taps into your general exp, so you reload only to discover that you saved right before you started Tarn. Fml.

[thingirl]

That's why I ALWAYS save after I do Tarn or Zumryn's.

[Doolipalally]

... you get ten rounds into Lords of Ogredom and then suddenly notice your Ice Shield's melting.

[shadowblack]

FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 1 modified by 63 for a total of 64 .

Or this one:
FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 19 modified by 73 for a total of 92 .

[thingirl]

Or my old siggie.

Fighting Xarakk.

FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 1 modified by 98 for a total of 99 .

[Lugwy]

I was doing an Axepath run without blessings (because I was lazy and stupid) and had Lord Jurth Creyn's HP down to <10% before the Random Number God decides to hate me. :(

[shadowblack]

Don't you just hate it when you're doing the Lords of Boredom... er, Lords of Ogredom... and you keep getting healing orb after healing orb after healing orb... and nothing else?

[Young Ned]

>KILL DRAGON
With what, your bare hands?
>YES
Congratulations! You have just vanquished a dragon with your bare hands (unbelievable, isn't it?)
Ah, that takes me back to some fond memories! Have a rep for that. :cool:

[Oldschool]

Ah, that takes me back to some fond memories! Have a rep for that. :cool:

Aahhh, that makes me think about Ashlyre's tree discussion on the old forum especially due to my "red herring paranoia". ;) I'd be lying if I said I recalled the exact text, suprisingly enough a bit of googling paid off. Ditto to what Young Ned said on both the fond memories and the rep.

The trees of the forest are large hardwood oak and maple, with an occasional grove of pine or spruce. There is quite a bit of undergrowth, largely birch and ash saplings plus nondescript bushes of various sorts. This time of year visibility is quite restricted by all the leaves, but travel is quite easy if you detour around the spruce and berry bushes.

From the Colossal Cave Adventure. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure)

[Oldschool]

Have a rep yourself Young Ned as your post got me searching and voila.

DISCLAIMER: I haven't "ran" this site yet but SiteAdvisor shows it green.

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/if/gallery/adventure/index.html

[Mattman20]

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7310/screenshot7.th.png (http://img229.imageshack.us/i/screenshot7.png/)

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Do they have a pulling-out-your-hair-in-frustration emote? Cause the only one to convey anger that I see is the I-can't-believe-I'm-constipated-oh-wait-nevermind-I-just-pooped-my-pants emote.
Regardless..:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

EDIT: To put this in context, which I failed to do in my explosive rage: this was one of those very rare times that I had not only decided to clear all of the buildings before heading to the lower level, but had also neglected to save before spinning the wheel because it had been a while since I had died during Tarn and, hey, it's not about to happen this time surely..:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[thingirl]

less than 8 SP left, what were you out of QS heals. If I get down to 8, I use a QS heal. Alternatively, use a BoP and flee.

[Joddelle]

In the LoO, you catch a black orb, and before you get to use even one pluse, you catch a portal?

P.S. I know could have skipped the portal, but still...

[shadowblack]

You get a 96/16 from Yir-Tanon, so you quit without saving and try again... only to get 64/8

[Chareos]

In the LoO, you catch a black orb, and before you get to use even one pluse, you catch a portal?

P.S. I know could have skipped the portal, but still...

In the 'Loo' has a totally different meaning over here lol

EDIT: I am intrigued to know what a klondike bar is and what you did :-)

[zmflavius]

In the 'Loo' has a totally different meaning over here lol

EDIT: I am intrigued to know what a klondike bar is and what you did :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_bar

[Oldschool]

Despite your vows to self you remain on a consistent streak of ignoring your actual SP left and only guesstimate it by looking at the health bar while in Ogredom until you remember not to do that anymore - after yet another fatal enemy special.


Figured I'd paste the above and delete the original post and add it to the beginning of this one so I can retain some semblance of another vow not to go off topic as much. Now that that's been done even if via loophole.......



EDIT: I am intrigued to know what a klondike bar is and what you did :-)


C'mon Chareos where have you been and don't blame your Klondike naivete on a cultural gap. ;)

After all it would seem the Klondike Bar has a storied history in the UK as well as the US even being the catalyst for some of the Bard of Avon's lost works. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCSL33QEg4)

http://www.klondikecontest.com/videos.aspx

[Joddelle]

In the 'Loo' has a totally different meaning over here lol
... I am well aware, it was worded that way as an intentional double entendre.

EDIT: I am intrigued to know what a klondike bar is and what you did :-)
What it is is answered above, what I did, I'm ashamed to say.

[thingirl]

You use a QS heal on level 27 of Ogerdom, then catch a blue Orb on level 28.

[Zeriken]

You delete your character account after having donated for ATs because you thought that you heard somebody say that AGs start with 4 powers, and your character became an AG after they had gotten said tokens.


Sad face.

[Joddelle]

E-mail the GM and explain. He will give you the AT you got from donating.

[zmflavius]

And anyways, AGs don't start with 4 powers. They start with 1

However, it is possible for both free and AG players alike to get necromancy for free by completing the wandering undead start-up scenario

[thingirl]

And Both Murk quests give a power. but if you have all 10 basic powers when you do the second quest, you can get a non-combat skill. But it's recommended to take a power because all the skills except Weaponry: Staves are available through quests. So maybe you herd that NON-AG can get a max of 4 powers.

[smv1973]

You delete your character account after having donated for ATs because you thought that you heard somebody say that AGs start with 4 powers, and your character became an AG after they had gotten said tokens.


Sad face.

Send the GM an email that you want to delete a character and that you had made some donations. Tell him the character that you are going to delete and pick an another of your characters (if you have one. If you don't make one.) that you want the AT to go to. I have done this in the past so it does work.

[Zeriken]

You face a 3+ enemy and roll 4 consecutive 1s on Aggressive battle type?

You use 13 NV to survive a 6+ encounter, using Restoration (with your hp always near 20-ish) just to survive?


(Also, thanks for the advice for the previous one, everyone!)

[thingirl]

When... You're not paying attantion and get a MoD.

[Mattman20]

When... You're not paying attantion and get a MoD.

Wow..I forgot those even existed, 'cause I've never gotten one before. I just always buy RoL's when I get down to about ten. I like to hover around the twenty-mark.

[thingirl]

I die in the BG and Tarn a lot.

[shadowblack]

...you die in the battlegrounds because you equipped the wrong weapon and noticed it too late?

[Maskull]

I die in the BG and Tarn a lot.

I must be very lucky then (or very chicken) since I've never died in either. I don't stay at BG for very long though - just enough to feel I got something out of it in terms of XP, then I leave. I doubt I've died more than the 6 times I remember in the entire game so far. (Sorry for the unabashed bragging. But I hate dying, even if it costs so little - just like in real life, hehe.)

[thingirl]

You can't see me (because it's just a post), but I'm starring at you really hard like I want something to happen to you (which I don't).

[Maskull]

Ooops, can I get a little help getting this oversized shoe out of my mouth... thanks uz...

[thingirl]

'S ok. It's just, assuming you're current with the content (temple excluded), having died only 6 times is almost unbelievable.

Don't you hate it when you get in a fight you never meant to start?

[Chareos]

In the BHC you get a blue orb before first round of combat and then don't get another one until level 78!!!!! Then no more at all and your NV runs out at level 127!!!!! That's a total of TWO for 127 levels and the first one doesn't count as I hadn't even started grrrrrrrr

[Oldschool]

...you die in the battlegrounds because you equipped the wrong weapon and noticed it too late?




Yes

And not settling for that you accidently edit the original post instead of quoting it. :o

[shadowblack]

You've Picked a Random Number...

98
FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 24 modified by 74 for a total of 98 .


You've Picked a Random Number...

95
FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 21 modified by 74 for a total of 95 .


No comment.

[Mattman20]

You spend the night at a friend's house, go to bed at 7 in the morning, and then are woken up at 10 in the morning by the sound of his little brother playing drums on Guitar Hero not ten feet from where you crashed.

[Zeriken]

Despite your luck (In game) being at 20, you lose over 70% of your hp on a 3+ enemy?

[thingirl]

Who was it?

[Zeriken]

Some random Skeleton found when 'Exploring the realms at random'. Which is what makes it incredibly sad.

[Elrond]

.... when you log on expecting an update (after delay), only to find out that it isn't live yet?

Dang, I want that Fogbough update!

[shadowblack]

The rider leans forward in the saddle and appears to study you closely before straightening his back and slowly shaking his head. He suddenly holds up his right hand, and there, emblazoned upon his plated palm is a bright red number '1'.

Even though my connection was fixed I totally forgot about the CHR... Oh, well, I get the AS&P rewards only when the count is low, anyway.

[thingirl]

What was your count before?

[Oldschool]

Even though my connection was fixed I totally forgot about the CHR... Oh, well, I get the AS&P rewards only when the count is low, anyway.


There is that. Actually glad to hear you "say" that as I've often wondered about that because it seems the same for me and I know you actually track the data.

Lemme guess you hadn't missed a day since you're AG status went "limbo" for a day or two awhile back. Either way have a rep - partly as a consolation for the reset, mostly for the AS&P remark.

[psychoadept]

I'm really starting to hate it whenever I get a "Suddenly..." screen in Fogbough and it goes to a normal combat encounter. I know it doesn't hurt anything, or particularly matter in the long run, I just always get my hopes up on the first screen. And it's happening probably half or more of the time... :(

[thingirl]

Don't you just hate it when tou use a QS heal on level 21 of Ogerdom and get a blue orb on level 22. On the bright side: I now have 6 gems!

[Ariel]

Don't you just hate it (and have to laugh at it) when . . .

After casting the first stone 3 times, the highest number you have achieved is...1
After casting the second stone 3 times, the highest number you have achieved is...1
After casting the third and final stone 3 times, the highest number you have achieved is...1
You have now cast all three stones..."A tally of 3!"

[thingirl]

Off! That's near impossable.

[psychoadept]

Off! That's near impossable.

Near impossible = one chance in over 10 million (6^9). WOW.

[thingirl]

Chance of rolling a 1 on a 6 sided die= 1 in 6. Chance of rolling 9 1s in a row on a 6 sided die= My brain hurts.

[psychoadept]

Chance of rolling a 1 on a 6 sided die= 1 in 6. Chance of rolling 9 1s in a row on a 6 sided die= My brain hurts.

I crunched the numbers in General Chat. She had a 750,000 (and change) better chance of getting all 6s than all 1s.

[Oldschool]

I crunched the numbers in General Chat. She had a 750,000 (and change) better chance of getting all 6s than all 1s.


"I crunched the numbers in General Chat."

Crunched? I think that definitely qualifies as an understatement. ;)

I'll throw this in despite my paranoia over jinxing myself. That would explain why I've gotten triple sixes fairly routinely especially vs. The Black Void and very seldom, if EVER, gotten three one's

Either way considering the odds and in respect to the rewards that just don't seem right. (The rewards not the math).

[shadowblack]

...at the end of Tarn you get the 384/64 reward with no orb, and you have no time to keep respinning until you get an orb? TWICE (i.e. two different Tarn visits) in a row?

EDIT: Make that THREE Tarn visits in a row! Randomness can be SO frustrating when you have limited playing time...

EDIT2: FOUR times... *groan*

[thingirl]

That's rough Shadow.

Don't you hate it when you get grounded from the comp. for 2 days and are so busy the day you get un grounded that you have no comp. time. And this is the day after the Silver Crest adventure goes live :(.

[shadowblack]

I just spent an HOUR respinning until I finally got an orb at the end of Tarn. To make it even worse I got the 384/64 reward. Talk about frustrating!

[racey]

Is there anything worse?

68 FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.
You picked 8 modified by 60 for a total of 68 .

The tips of your fingers are within only a few inches of the apparition's outstretched hand when the young woman's ghost suddenly and rapidly fades from view.

The answer is yes. It is worse when it is the second straight time you fail the pick. I missed her hand on my last run at level 177 by picking a twelve.

[Plezier]

Oh boy well so far I have yet to find the temple portal on LoO to even get a chance of any Gems :mad: and then on level 19 was getting a beating so fled only for them to get in a super whack and take 64 life points from me and kill me :eek: so I even lost my meagre loot stash and my much needed XP's.

Oh I also got to level 19 without seeing any orb's and that's starting at level 1 :eek:. I also got to level 40 something on the Bone challange without seeing a darned orb of any Hue :mad::( Oh well i will go and see if the timer has reset for the iron dragon lair :p.

[thingirl]

Don't you hate it when you get the ghost lady on level 52 of BHC...

And fail because you picked a 74.

[shadowblack]

ITEM You've acquired: Goblin Totem (hawk)

You suddenly hear something crumbling amongst your possessions. A careful inventory of your belongings reveals that one of your totems, one bearing an engraving of a hawk, has disintegrated.

[thingirl]

I'm getting that alot. I have 11 out of 12 totems. (12 totems isn't a requirement.)

[shadowblack]

I just got another Hawk totem. At the same time I have just 1 of Dragon, Griffon and Wolf. I don;t care about the wolf, but the other two...

[thingirl]

I got: 5 Dragons, 4 Griffons, 3 Hawks, 2 Wolfs, and now I'm getting mostly Hawks.

[psychoadept]

...you get the portal, go to the end and heal yourself up, and then click the wrong link!

[shadowblack]

That's why I always click the link before healing myself.

[Oldschool]

I'm getting that alot. I have 11 out of 12 totems. (12 totems isn't a requirement.)

Correct but it's hard for us item hounds to quit even once the three dragons are obtained. :)

[thingirl]

Yes, and the 128 gen. per totem (even if it crumbles) is nice too.

[smv1973]

When you find the ghost lady in the BHC for only the third time in the past 4 plus weeks and you fail the check by picking a 1.

[Zeriken]

:( One orb every battle in Bone Horde Challenge, yet failed on each one (3-4 times so far...).

[thingirl]

That's rely interesting. I usually get 5-10 orbs (max level is ~120) per BHC run and fail about 3-5.

[Joddelle]

I just got another Hawk totem. At the same time I have just 1 of Dragon, Griffon and Wolf. I don;t care about the wolf, but the other two...

I got 27 hawks before I got three each of the other types. In fact, after 12 in a row with no others, I thought at first that the other types came from somewhere else.

But in the long run turns out to be a good thing I guess, since it drug out the time before the chest stopped giving out 128 gen XP.

[thingirl]

Wow 27 Hawks?!

[Joddelle]

Yeah. But of course they disentigrate and you only get to keep three.

[thingirl]

Still, that's (27-3= 24 24*128=) extra 3072 gen. XP.

[thingirl]

Don't you hate it when: Your fighting level 33 in Ogerdom and he's 13+ and get this:

Round 21 You've Rolled: 1 Attack: Aggressive

* You slash at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
* Your savage foe attacks you with his heavy axe
@ You lose 21
* Your enemy smashes through your defenses with a devastating blow
@ You lose 29

* Your Status: Near Death (16%)
* Enemy Status: Critically Wounded (21%)

That reduced me to 30 SP. My max is close to 190. I don't have any QS heals left. I used SM. I fled at level 36 with 7 SP left.

[Chareos]

Don't you just hate it when for the first ever time you score over 900 in the first three arrows, do over 800 in your second lot and only need to score 631 to beat your best score, then you roll 18, 7 and 12 with your last three arrows for a total of 550? Stupid bloody tournament grrrrrrr

[thingirl]

Oof! That's rough.

[thingirl]

My Ice shield dicided that the perfect time to melt was right before level 25 in Ogerdom. I'll restore it, but still...

[thingirl]

Don't you hate it when you get a black orb on your start level (which I actually started on) in BHC only to die later?

[thingirl]

GAAAHHHH Don't you hate it when you're character on your non AG account finishes Lyrelocke, go to train with Kol, and gets screwed? Then you go to log back on and the server is full? The first time I picked and I must have picked a 0 because it didn't show ANYTHING, just a please continue link. The second time, I got weaponry. The 3rd and fourth times, I rolled a 14 (13- needed) Then I hoped that the first time wasn't recorded, but it was, so I quit w/o saving. (I rely need to get a blog or twitter or facebook or something.)

[taproot97]

dont u hate it when you are completely hale against the lord in axe path and get 4 continuous 1's with 2 bad specials:mad:

[Doolipalally]

dont u hate it when you are completely hale against the lord in axe path and get 4 continuous 1's with 2 bad specials:mad:

Ouch!

[shadowblack]

Noting the distress that Fiddlot currently seems to be experiencing, you instruct him to remain here while you head off in search of his wayward horse.
He thanks you and tells you that if you can find Whisper, she will come to the sound of her name. You nod and set off at once in search of the missing animal.

You realize that it won't be easy to find Whisper in the misty wood, particular in such a boggy region, but you resolve to make a valiant effort...
You Must Now Pick a Random Number...
PICK
NOW
Reason: Pick a random number between 1 and 100.
Bonuses: Woodsmanship +24, Mind +20, Body +10, Spirit +10
Total Bonus: 64
Success: You'll need to pick a number greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.

You've Picked a Random Number...
70 FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.
You picked 6 modified by 64 for a total of 70 .
Despite your best effort, after an exhaustive search of the surrounding area, you're unable to find any sign of the wayward horse.

Not yet ready to give up, you expand the area of your search and give it one last try.
You Must Now Pick a Random Number...
PICK
NOW
Reason: Pick a random number between 1 and 100.
Bonuses: Woodsmanship +24, Mind +20, Body +10, Spirit +10
Total Bonus: 64
Success: You'll need to pick a number greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.

You've Picked a Random Number...
79 FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 100 to succeed.
You picked 15 modified by 64 for a total of 79 .
Having failed to find Whisper even after expanding your search area, you have no choice but to return to Fiddlot and give him the bad news.

Fiddlot thanks you for having gone to such great lengths to attempt to locate Whisper, and he tells you that there is little hope she will be found. He says that he will abandon the search and make his way out of the forest.
With no desire to send him off on his own, you lead the dejected man out of Fogbough and directly to the gates of Ashlyre. When he is safely within the fortified town, you return to the forest to resume your exploration.
No comment.

[Joddelle]

Dude!
Repped, for sympathy

[zmflavius]

Don't you hate it when you use a QS heal in the BHC only to get a blue orb two levels later?

[thingirl]

I got an orb the level after.

[racey]

Level 100 Archery mind you...

You've unsuccessfully attempted to use your skill of Archery.

Despite your best effort, your arrow sails wide of the ice troll...

[Joddelle]

happens to me at least once a week

[thingirl]

I hate that. (Well duh, it is the don't you hate it when thread.)

[Young Ned]

Even Legendary archers can fumble occasionally. You might have an inadvertent muscle spasm (especially after fighting all those frozen brigands before you get to the ice troll -- your muscles must be pretty sore after all that!), or your fingers might be so stiff from the cold that they slip off the string before you've finished aiming...

Accidents happen. I think D&D used to have a 5% chance of fumbling any attack, even if your chance of success was supposedly 100%. (And 5%, through no coincidence, is exactly the chance of rolling a 1 on a 20-sided die... :cool:)

[thingirl]

5%= 5/100= 1/20. I can do THAT math.

[racey]

Even Legendary archers can fumble occasionally. You might have an inadvertent muscle spasm (especially after fighting all those frozen brigands before you get to the ice troll -- your muscles must be pretty sore after all that!), or your fingers might be so stiff from the cold that they slip off the string before you've finished aiming...

Accidents happen. I think D&D used to have a 5% chance of fumbling any attack, even if your chance of success was supposedly 100%. (And 5%, through no coincidence, is exactly the chance of rolling a 1 on a 20-sided die... :cool:)

D&D V3.5, which is the last version I played, any roll of a 1 on a d20 was an automatic fumble. Then as now it is amazing how many 1's show up. It's just my luck that on the only daily archery shot I attempt that I would fumble.

[thingirl]

Hehehe, that's rough.

[racey]

You are on your third run through the BHC and you finally encounter the ghostly lady after completing a total of 523 combats and you pick...

61 FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.
You picked 1 modified by 60 for a total of 61 .

The tips of your fingers are within only a few inches of the apparition's outstretched hand when the young woman's ghost suddenly and rapidly fades from view.

[thingirl]

:cringe: Oof. At least you didn't pick 14 + 60 = 74.

[Zedalion]

This one hurts. You're a prophet, thingirl


You've Picked a Random Number...

74
FAILURE...
You needed greater than or equal to 75 to succeed.
You picked 14 modified by 60 for a total of 74 .

The tips of your fingers are within only a few inches of the apparition's outstretched hand when the young woman's ghost suddenly and rapidly fades from view.

* Please continue...

[thingirl]

No, I just jinx stuff really badly.

[Oldschool]

You get the following roll and then find out it's the most common glowing gem fragment.

You've Picked a Random Number...

114
You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 94 modified by 20 for a total of 114 .

You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +32 You've been awarded a total of 32 Experience...
32 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.

[thingirl]

Twice in a row. At least I got an orb.

Your eyes suddenly spring open, at almost exactly the moment the sounds of the world once again rush in to fill your ears.

You're both startled and relieved to find yourself standing just outside the tall, crumbling arch through which you entered the ruined city.

You hear something rattling about amongst your possessions.


Well done, Alanne! Your successful and complete exploration of the upper sections of Tarn, and the first of its lower levels, is a feat worthy of a master adventurer. You will soon be able to delve further into the lower reaches of the ruined city, where you will do battle with the Tarn-Hurn and his deadly minions...

XP +384 You've been awarded a total of 384 Experience...
384 xp applied to general...

XP +64 You've been awarded 64 Experience...
64 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...

Thankful to have explored the upper ruins (and the first of the lower levels) of Tarn and lived to tell about it, you take a few moments to check over your equipment and get your bearings before turning and setting off on your way.

[spencer]

Your total xp for the combat with the final undead is more than you earned from the Crimson Helmed Rider?

[thingirl]

What did you get from CHR?

[spencer]

I rolled a 2,3,2 or 3,2,3, I forget which and got +16 to general. I got 20 combat xp for killing the undead goblin.

[thingirl]

Oof. Sympathy repps.

Now, back to getting Layla killed in Axepath because she insists on trying to kill Creyn, even though she only has 77 SP.

[Elrond]

I rolled a 2,3,2 or 3,2,3, I forget which and got +16 to general. I got 20 combat xp for killing the undead goblin.

At least that's better than getting 8 general xp from the CHR, which happened to me twice when I used to run that scenario!

[thingirl]

Alanne was just a victim of rapid clicking and low rolls. She used a QS heal against a 12+ enemy (Ogredom), and still got creamed.

[Oldschool]

"You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later." :(

'nuff said.

[thingirl]

Don't you hate it when you get back-to-back black orbs in BHC, and fail both?

[psychoadept]

*sigh* The mushroom patch hates me right now. I finally managed to get +3 to MR from the pool again and have been nursing it along carefully. If I can get a small green mushroom, too, I'll have 187 MR and will try taking on Barynbor again. But Xaran hasn't seen green mushrooms in days.

[shadowblack]

...when something like this happens?

You've Picked a Random Number...

104
Your Thievery check has FAILED.
You needed less than or equal to 95 to succeed.
You picked 100 modified by 4 for a total of 104 .

By the time you realize you've come across a cleverly-concealed trap in the murky water of the sewer passage it's too late.

Your foot snags on something and immediately a thick, noxious cloud of grey vapour suddenly fills sewer passage, sending you into a violent fit of respiratory distress. Your entire body shakes as you attempt to clear the air around you of the deadly smog.

SP -9 You've lost 9 Stamina Points.

Miraculously, you manage to survive the effects of the cloud. As the last traces of it fade, you quickly set off on your way.

[thingirl]

Bad time to roll 100.

[scout1idf]

...when something like this happens?

You've Picked a Random Number...

104
Your Thievery check has FAILED.
You needed less than or equal to 95 to succeed.
You picked 100 modified by 4 for a total of 104 .

By the time you realize you've come across a cleverly-concealed trap in the murky water of the sewer passage it's too late.

Your foot snags on something and immediately a thick, noxious cloud of grey vapour suddenly fills sewer passage, sending you into a violent fit of respiratory distress. Your entire body shakes as you attempt to clear the air around you of the deadly smog.

SP -9 You've lost 9 Stamina Points.

Miraculously, you manage to survive the effects of the cloud. As the last traces of it fade, you quickly set off on your way.
Where was that at? I don't remember anything like that. (I might have made the check and that's why.)

[Joddelle]

It looks like the Silver Dragon Statue quest, or maybe Dusk in Tryndmoor.

[thingirl]

Either way, it's in the sewers of Tryndmoor.

[Joddelle]

Well, it could be the sewers of Syr in PG-2, in which case it would REALLY suck

[shadowblack]

It was the Silver Dragon statue, while I was trying to get the ~500 Thievery exp I needed for Thievery 60 (as mentioned in my last post in Milestones).

[Joddelle]

...when at round 15 you are #1 in the Talwarden rankings, and the next 5 rounds are a miss, a miss, an outer ring, a miss, and a bullseye, and you lose the Tourney by 1 point?

[thingirl]

Oof. That beats mine.

... When you finish The Bat Cave and aren't paying attention and hit quit instead of save. And then quit now.

[racey]

It has been 1,700 combat encounters at the BHC since you have encountered the ghostly woman!


Edit: After 1,866 combat encounters she decided to show up. I fully expected to fail the number pick but did not. Instead I received the 256 reward. 11 runs to get 256 to all S&P. I wonder if the BHC is worth it. Hmmmm.

[wetheril]

It has been 1,700 combat encounters at the BHC since you have encountered the ghostly woman!

I think I've pretty much given up with expecting to see the ghost lady. :(

[thingirl]

Me too. That's why I'm prone to not go the the BG anymore.

[Hastifer]

It has been 1,700 combat encounters at the BHC since you have encountered the ghostly woman!

I can't even count that high... rep'd

[Hastifer]

When you're trying to get back to The Copper Wood and you accidentally click the Longspur Downs instead of Thanevale...

Where's the cancel button on my slow connection?

Whines: But I don't wanna "Proceed to the Longspur Downs" !!!

[thingirl]

You can just cast the stones, not challenge him.

[Hastifer]

Well I didn't go so far as to Proceed, and then also Explore, thankfully... (b/c there's still the undead present he drops...)

[thingirl]

Oh yeah. And with only 85 SP (Hey, maybe that could be Legendary status. Defeat the CHR and the undead gift without useing powers.)

[scout1idf]

Oh yeah. And with only 85 SP (Hey, maybe that could be Legendary status. Defeat the CHR and the undead gift without useing powers.)
I do it all the time. Just Quick Combat x4 every night after work......;)

(not the 85 SP part.)

[thingirl]

...When you're in Tarn and get the Glowing Halgirom down to 1% and hit flee because you thought it said "You've slain your fore"?

[Joddelle]

I hate doing that!

[racey]

4 of your 5 Tarn rewards were 64's.
4 out of 4 Yir-Tanon rewards were 8's.
3 out of 4 Axepath rewards were 8's.
4 out of 6 Antlair rewards were 24's.

Not a good day.

[thingirl]

At least you DID all those replayables. repped.

[scout1idf]

4 of your 5 Tarn rewards were 64's.
4 out of 4 Yir-Tanon rewards were 8's.
3 out of 4 Axepath rewards were 8's.
4 out of 6 Antlair rewards were 24's.

Not a good day.

Sorry, I was going to rep ya but I got the 24 hour warning.

Your luck just sucks today!

[Badstench]

Don't you hate it when you do run after run at Tarn City waiting for that third blue stone, and just when you think it's never going to materialize, you happen to notice you've already got 3?

And then you wonder how long you've had that third one and how many you missed on previous runs because you're such an idiot!

[wetheril]

Don't you hate it when you do run after run at Tarn City waiting for that third blue stone, and just when you think it's never going to materialize, you happen to notice you've already got 3?

And then you wonder how long you've had that third one and how many you missed on previous runs because you're such an idiot!

Something like that sort of happened once when I was fighting the demon Xarrak, trying to collect his finger bands. After wondering why I fought him so long and a band didn't drop, I checked and noticed I had all three. :rolleyes:

[Elrond]

Something like that sort of happened once when I was fighting the demon Xarrak, trying to collect his finger bands. After wondering why I fought him so long and a band didn't drop, I checked and noticed I had all three. :rolleyes:

Dang! I just went to Tarramyre thinking that I had 2 Onyx Bands on my Finger. After reading your post, I decided to check my Finger (before fighting a single round). Voila, it had 3 bands!

[shadowblack]

...you get the 192/24 reward from Jadefang, and because of that:
Training: 58,500 Exp
Your Exp: 58,496 Spec

If only it had been 192/32...

[Daffanka]

...you get the 192/24 reward from Jadefang, and because of that:
Training: 58,500 Exp
Your Exp: 58,496 Spec

If only it had been 192/32...


Haha wow. Repped for sympathy. ;)

[thingirl]

I'd just use the general XP. Still, repped.

[shadowblack]

Thanks for the reps, everyone. Yeah, it's annoying being so close.

I had a similar experience with Destruction: After getting 128/32 from the Ice Troll case I was just 6 (SIX!) XP away from level 87. If I had gotten any of the higher rewards...

Both times I Explored the realms at random to get the experience I needed.

[Oldschool]

Thanks for the reps, everyone. Yeah, it's annoying being so close.

I had a similar experience with Destruction: After getting 128/32 from the Ice Troll case I was just 6 (SIX!) XP away from level 87. If I had gotten any of the higher rewards...

Both times I Explored the realms at random to get the experience I needed.


Well you wouldn't wanna dip into that -meager- general xp pool you've accumulated. ;):cool:

Just kiddin' as I'm the same when it comes to holding onto that general xp - except that my pool while over a mil, is considerably smaller than yours nonetheless.

[thingirl]

I don't have a pool of XP. I'm working on it though. (I got to 20k before bringing up my skills.)

[shadowblack]

I seem to be following Badstench's example. I just noticed I have 3 Blue Stone Orbs. Good thing I noticed this shortly before finishing Tarn so that I don't waste my time trying to get a third orb...

[scout1idf]

...............except that my pool while over a mil, is considerably smaller than yours nonetheless.

Scout's pool is mostly dust with a little mud in the bottom....

[Daffanka]

Experience 511

Get in line, ladies.

[thingirl]

Alanne has been lower than that. 200 something I think.

[scout1idf]

All of my skills are 85+ and powers are 76+ so for training purposes, 92,277 general XP (while a nice total to see) is next to nothing. Training 2 levels would leave me empty......

[thingirl]

And you call that small. Alanne has ~8K general.

[Elrond]

Lol ... I do hope the "specific xp freaks" get to level 100 very, very soon. I'd love to see them with all powers and skills at lvl 100 with a few million general xp to spare! My personal take, what's the use of hoarding it?

[Joddelle]

Lol ... I do hope the "specific xp freaks" get to level 100 very, very soon. I'd love to see them with all powers and skills at lvl 100 with a few million general xp to spare! My personal take, what's the use of hoarding it?

:( :( :(

[Oldschool]

Lol ... I do hope the "specific xp freaks" get to level 100 very, very soon. I'd love to see them with all powers and skills at lvl 100 with a few million general xp to spare! My personal take, what's the use of hoarding it?

Well since I may qualify as one of the "freaks".... ;):p:D

Outside of hoarding a sizeable amount for leveling items - like you mention it is pretty much a matter of personal preference.

I like the idea of being able to blitz level a skill or power if it may be needed for an adventure, even though there are very few cases of that being the case especially once AS&P are at 80/70. Also, I'm still holding off on the latest PG till it's done so that's one reason. With that said I've probably got some to spare, especially with Hawk.

Reasons, sm'easons..... I just like to hold onto it. :D

[Elrond]

:( :( :(

Joddelle and Oldschool, there seems to be a different opinion on general and specific xp. It is a personal opinion, none other :p ! I just love spending xp and have a very hard time storing xp beyond the amount needed for a specific goal.

So, I wouldn't really hate it if a grinding reward from 1 scenario fell 4 xp points short of leveling a skill or power if I had say 6 million general xp sitting around. :)

[Oldschool]

Joddelle and Oldschool, there seems to be a different opinion on general and specific xp. It is a personal opinion, none other :p ! I just love spending xp and have a very hard time storing xp beyond the amount needed for a specific goal.

So, I wouldn't really hate it if a grinding reward from 1 scenario fell 4 xp points short of leveling a skill or power if I had say 6 million general xp sitting around. :)

Lol.... I got the spirit of your post.

Actually I'll burn some of that general xp if I'm close especially with the secondaries and just recently done so after the latest AS&P bonanza we just had.

Like you state, "It is a personal opinion, none other". The GM's "setup" allows both of these options to work equally well. Another reason Sryth is such an excellent game.

EDIT:

I just love spending xp and have a very hard time storing xp beyond the amount needed for a specific goal.



I guess one could say there are hoarding "freaks" and there are spending "freaks". :p:D

[Elrond]

... and there are spending "freaks". :p:D

These are called "profligates" ;) .

[Oldschool]

These are called "profligates" ;) .

Repped (when I'm permitted) for making me look one up and for making me lol.

[Elrond]

Repped (when I'm permitted) for making me look one up and for making me lol.

Yeah, it was funny looking it up on wikipedia. It seems that Marie Antoinette was a profligate! Bad company!

Also, it seems that "compulsive spending" might be applicable!

[racey]

Lol ... I do hope the "specific xp freaks" get to level 100 very, very soon. I'd love to see them with all powers and skills at lvl 100 with a few million general xp to spare! My personal take, what's the use of hoarding it?

I suppose I qualify as one of those "freaks". Obviously the game is all about building your character. What would be the point to spending every xp point earned and rushing your character to the max levels? To me that would take alot of the enjoyment of the new adventures / rewards out of play. I guess you could reference Havoc at this point. I know that he will be back but what does he do with Magical now? Add Joddelle to that list. They have achieved everything possible in the game as of now. I plan to continue to build my characters using specific xp even if it leaves me with 10 or more million gen xp when they are maxed out.

[Elrond]

I suppose I qualify as one of those "freaks". Obviously the game is all about building your character. What would be the point to spending every xp point earned and rushing your character to the max levels? To me that would take alot of the enjoyment of the new adventures / rewards out of play. I guess you could reference Havoc at this point. I know that he will be back but what does he do with Magical now? Add Joddelle to that list. They have achieved everything possible in the game as of now. I plan to continue to build my characters using specific xp even if it leaves me with 10 or more million gen xp when they are maxed out.

Yup! Everyone plays the game that way he or she wants to. Some prefer to rely on specific xp; while others spend their general xp freely.

With reference to the "end game" after reaching lvl 100, I'd like to point to one of my not so favorite games: Runescape. All top players reach lvl 99 and keep hoarding millions of xp to remain on top of the rankings. But in that game, one with lvl 99 + 1 xp is effectively on the same footing with someone with lvl 99 + 100 million xp. But the players continue to play the game due to new content and their "addiction" to the game.

[zmflavius]

Yup! Everyone plays the game that way he or she wants to. Some prefer to rely on specific xp; while others spend their general xp freely.

With reference to the "end game" after reaching lvl 100, I'd like to point to one of my not so favorite games: Runescape. All top players reach lvl 99 and keep hoarding millions of xp to remain on top of the rankings. But in that game, one with lvl 99 + 1 xp is effectively on the same footing with someone with lvl 99 + 100 million xp. But the players continue to play the game due to new content and their "addiction" to the game.

Not everyone in Runescape plays the game to reach lvl 99. Most, in fact, don't have that as a major goal (though it's still extremely desirable).

[Elrond]

Not everyone in Runescape plays the game to reach lvl 99. Most, in fact, don't have that as a major goal (though it's still extremely desirable).

True; but I was referring to the top, end of the line level in any skill in that game, in relation to Racey's point. I have a RS account with top lvl at 78. But I haven't touched that account in a long, long time.

[wetheril]

Very interesting viewpoints on grinding--Elrond, Oldschool, and Racey.

I used to be quite a grinder before my haitus. All that has changed a bit--I'm not in a rush to max everything out like Havoc or Joddelle. As has been brought up--what next after level 100 in every skill/power? There's the congratulations and the pat on the back, but the game itself doesn't give you any "cake" for maxing every skill/power.

Around level 70-80 in AS&P is good enough to do most of the top-level adventures in Sryth anyway. I suppose I would tend to do more as Oldschool does--save general exp and spend it accordingly, or if I feel like it. I do not have an impressive stash of general exp. I'm only at ~430k (on Altaria), and have spent some here and there to bump up a skill or power at my discretion.

[thingirl]

I'm only at ~430k (on Altaria), and have spent some here and there to bump up a skill or power at my discretion.

You're only at 430k?!?!?!?!:eek: I'd repp you, but I have to spread some around.

[scout1idf]

Very interesting viewpoints on grinding--Elrond, Oldschool, and Racey.

I used to be quite a grinder before my haitus. All that has changed a bit--I'm not in a rush to max everything out like Havoc or Joddelle. As has been brought up--what next after level 100 in every skill/power? There's the congratulations and the pat on the back, but the game itself doesn't give you any "cake" for maxing every skill/power.

Around level 70-80 in AS&P is good enough to do most of the top-level adventures in Sryth anyway. I suppose I would tend to do more as Oldschool does--save general exp and spend it accordingly, or if I feel like it. I do not have an impressive stash of general exp. I'm only at ~430k (on Altaria), and have spent some here and there to bump up a skill or power at my discretion.

After getting Weponry and Weponry:Slashing to level 100 and watching XP keep rolling in for them, I wish that I would have stopped at level 99 and used the General for other skills and powers.

Admittantly, the rush I felt seeing a couple skills at #1 along with some of the greats of the game was awesome, but short lived.

That XP would have been better spent equally leveling my powers since they are the hardest to raise. Thats why my Weponry:Bashing is still at level 99 even though it could be level 100 right now.

[Joddelle]

That XP would have been better spent equally leveling my powers since they are the hardest to raise. Thats why my Weponry:Bashing is still at level 99 even though it could be level 100 right now.
That is exactly what I did with Joddelle. I leveled all Powers except Gating together from 70 up to 100. Gating I used only specific XP and it still beat the other powers to 100 by a wide margin.

After getting all Powers to 99, I went back and leveled all Skills (except Weaponry: Polearms) up to 100. By that time the Powers were at 100 too.

I also used the monk-lady at the Moonshore Crossroads to level Weaponry: Slashing up from 94 to 99.

[scout1idf]

.....I also used the monk-lady at the Moonshore Crossroads to level Weaponry: Slashing up from 94 to 99.

I wish I had known about doing that before Scout met her. My other 3 avoid her....

[Elrond]

Don't you just HATE IT when you hit "Abandon Adventure" instead of quit without saving AFTER clearing A Haunting in Durnsig!

Then don't you love it when you actually not save the game and hit quit, and find out that you haven't lost your work!

[Moria369]

I just noticed that we don't have this thread.
. . . you get to Tallys' and pick out an outfit only to discover that one part does not have a match... like the boots or belt? Worst still is when the armor matches but the Cape and Tabard does not. . . . Tallys really needs to hire a fashion consultant, and soon!:cool:

[thingirl]

I know! It is, like, so annoying. And when you don't have the ATs to buy the rest of the Dragongem stuff...

[Joddelle]

OMG Moria!
I don't know how many times I've made Tallys buying decisions on just that issue! Or at least really, really hated having to mis-match my accessories.

[Oldschool]

Three girls lamenting over "fashion" decisions....... ;)

Actually I don't remember who to give credit to but I like the idea of buying matched standard or Tallys's armour for both flavor and the logical extra MR/SP that would be associated with a custom/matched set of armour (even if we wouldn't see an actual increase in MR or SP).

[spencer]

All I want to know is if this Silver-banded Breastplate makes me look fat....

[Daffanka]

This Avenger stuff isn't too flashy, right?

e: To add content, don't you hate dying to special attacks in PGs because you figured hey what's the worst that could happen if I don't use my QS

[racey]

All I want to know is if this Silver-banded Breastplate makes me look fat....

No. Just short for your weight.

[Elrond]

No. Just short for your weight.

Touche!

[spencer]

Touche' indeed...good one Racey.

[scout1idf]

Don't you hate it when you find a glowing gem fragment and.......


You've Picked a Random Number...

31
You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 11 modified by 20 for a total of 31 .

You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +8 You've been awarded a total of 8 Experience...
8 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.

* Please continue...
........2 times over the last 2 days. (I've only found 2 lately)

[thingirl]

I hate the new, long MP rounds. So far, Ildraria has killed me 3 times and I've had to flee twice. :mad:

[spencer]

I hate the new, long MP rounds. So far, Ildraria has killed me 3 times and I've had to flee twice. :mad:


I like the longer rounds, but it does make Ildraria much tougher, her specials can be brutal...I died three times earlier today and had to flee a lot of the other times.

[thingirl]

Well, aginst Taldrus and the Pumpkin, I like it. But Ildraria, not so much. And if you're being Grim Tickler stupid against Xarakk...

[spencer]

OK, I am having a major brain cramp...what is the grim tickler?

[wetheril]

OK, I am having a major brain cramp...what is the grim tickler?

It's Hastifer's guild (http://www.srythforum.com/group.php?groupid=20) for...MP hardcore insanity. ;)

[spencer]

Doh, LOL, I was looking on the wiki, thinking it was some cool new weapon that I had missed somehow. :eek: Repped for the info, thanks :)

[Moria369]

Well, aginst Taldrus and the Pumpkin, I like it. But Ildraria, not so much. And if you're being Grim Tickler stupid against Xarakk...

oh that Pumpkin! I finally got to round 26 and was forced to leave with just 10 points of damage - a mere scratch... then a bit later- on a round 25 I do 36 points of damage and it does 96 to me; I died! :eek:

[Oldschool]

Don't you hate it when you find a glowing gem fragment and.......


You've Picked a Random Number...

31
You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 11 modified by 20 for a total of 31 .

You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +8 You've been awarded a total of 8 Experience...
8 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.

* Please continue...
........2 times over the last 2 days. (I've only found 2 lately)

Ouch..... I don't mean to rub salt in the wound(s) but considering your "roll" and the award, while probably not the uber fragment variety I'd say it wasn't the most common garden variety either.

I'm basing the above on past forum discussions and this post....

Well considering the apparent random randomness, if you know what I mean, of some of the recent content I thought to post this. After all, it would appear that random randomness has been around for awhile....

100 You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 80 modified by 20 for a total of 100 . http://www.sryth.com/images/misc-spacer.gif
You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +16 You've been awarded a total of 16 Experience...
16 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.


.....what a time to get one of those random "inferior" gem fragments or maybe what a time to pick an eighty modified by twenty at random. :rolleyes:

Maybe this'll make you feel better along the lines of the ole sayin' "misery loves company",

I've also had a couple more of those lately - high "rolls" with the low-end gem fragments. Probably will find one of those uber-fragments when I roll a "one". :rolleyes:

[Oldschool]

And if that don't make you feel better or at least wash some of that salt out Scout maybe this necrothreaded trip down memory lane will. If not at least it should give us all incentive to explore the realms at random occasionally. From the old forum...



Scout just got this while Exploring the Realms at Random.......
You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +2,048 You've been awarded a total of 2,048 Experience...
2,048 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way. ......gotta love those glowing gems!

Note: I replaced your original highlight color as it clashed with this boards Sryth theme.

[scout1idf]

And if that don't make you feel better or at least wash some of that salt out Scout maybe this necrothreaded trip down memory lane will. If not at least it should give us all incentive to explore the realms at random occasionally. From the old forum...



Scout just got this while Exploring the Realms at Random.......
You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +2,048 You've been awarded a total of 2,048 Experience...
2,048 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way. ......gotta love those glowing gems!

Note: I replaced your original highlight color as it clashed with this boards Sryth theme.



I could sure use a couple more of those.......

[scout1idf]

Here we go again, kinda......



You've Picked a Random Number...

99
You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 79 modified by 20 for a total of 99 .

You feel a bit more experienced...

XP +16 You've been awarded a total of 16 Experience...
16 xp applied to general...

You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.

* Please continue...

This time with a good roll.....

[Oldschool]

As one of our other members put it in the old forum in describing that forum's "beloved" search engine (and I'm paraphrasing),

That bites the big one.

Sympathy rep when I'm allowed.

[scout1idf]

As one of our other members put it in the old forum in describing that forum's "beloved" search engine (and I'm paraphrasing),

That bites the big one.

Sympathy rep when I'm allowed.

I guess I should look at it as, any EXP is better than no EXP.

[zmflavius]

You finally manage to beat Hagrummok in Ogredom for the first time, and on the next enemy...

Hmmm...

I have 5%, he has 1%, I have 8 NV left, and he's 14+ to hit.

I guess I'll just use destruction and exit before the next fight.

Oops! You fizzled!

And to think that I came this close to beating my old record by 9 levels...

[Joddelle]

You slash at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 0
The massive, ancient dragon snaps at you with her powerful jaws
@ You lose 6
The great dragon rears back her head and stretches her jaws wide as she unleashes a MASSIVE breath of fire...
You've been struck and stunned by the dragon's fiery blast and will be unable to act during the next round.
@ You lose 107
'nuff said

[shadowblack]

OUCH! I've never seen this much damage by an enemy special in a single round!

[shadowblack]

# < 1 minute ago ... Shadowblack was slain in combat by The pumpkin beast.
# 1 minute ago ... Shadowblack was slain in combat by The pumpkin beast.

'nuff said.

[Elrond]

When your grinding over 2 days is:
- 3 minimum reward in Tarn,
- 192-24 and 192-32 in Jadefang,
- 64-8 and 96-16 in Tanonwood!

[taproot97]

oof sympathy

[Joddelle]

... you visit your User CP page and all the rep there is new?

This might sound like a brag, and I suppose it is in a way, but what I hate about it is that I like to see all the reps I get, and now I don't know if I missed any :(

[wetheril]

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

Seems to happen on a daily basis now. :(

[wetheril]

I went into BHC just now, hoping to get the ghost lady at least once on this run. I met her at level 155. That's a good thing, right!? Not when this happens.
I think I rolled a 73. :(

The tips of your fingers are within only a few inches of the apparition's outstretched hand when the young woman's ghost suddenly and rapidly fades from view.

* Please continue...

[shadowblack]

SP +255 You've healed back 255 Stamina Point(s) from the combat.

And I did NOT use a Quickstone heal too. Imagine how much Restoration I used...

[Oldschool]

Your main get's slain in an mp combat then after his RoL kicks in you race off to the PREVIOUS mp he was in instead of the current one. :rolleyes::o

[thingirl]

... When your stupid computer decides to restart right in the middle of beating on Xarakk?

[shadowblack]

...an MP battle ends while you're busy healing yourself? :(

[shadowblack]

...Restoration 86 fails three times in a row? At least it was out of combat...

[Doolipalally]

...Restoration 86 fails three times in a row? At least it was out of combat...

Ouch! I had three double fails yesterday, and I thought that was bad enough!

[Oldschool]

...an MP battle ends while you're busy healing yourself? :(

YES......... or when you're busy fighting a random encounter on the way to the boss. Even worse when you're spamming so fast that you fail to quickcombat them.

[texlaw1992]

I've never missed before today. At least I still killed him.

[racey]

Don't you hate it when the First building you enter in Tarn you see..

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing stone elementals...

Then you hate it even more when the second building you enter you see ...

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing stone elementals...

About now your thinking man can a fellow get a break here. You head to building number 3 and get...

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing dragon beetles...


Then you encounter these types of buildings the whole way through your run and you are really, really dreading opening the door on the second level just knowing that your 4th straigh 64 xp reward is waiting for you and you get...

You hear something rattling about amongst your possessions.

Well done, Trent! Your successful and complete exploration of the upper sections of Tarn, and the first of its lower levels, is a feat worthy of a master adventurer. You will soon be able to delve further into the lower reaches of the ruined city, where you will do battle with the Tarn-Hurn and his deadly minions...

XP +1,024 You've been awarded a total of 1,024 Experience...
1,024 xp applied to general...

XP +256 You've been awarded 256 Experience...
256 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...

Thankful to have explored the upper ruins (and the first of the lower levels) of Tarn and lived to tell about it, you take a few moments to check over your equipment and get your bearings before turning and setting off on your way.

Don't you love it?

[Oldschool]

You're waiting in line for an mp to start so you decide I've got a few minutes to kill so I'll head over to the forum only to get sidetracked for a while then you remember the mp..... after its nearly over.

[thingirl]

I've done that more than a few times. In fact, I think at least once Vs. EACH of the bosses. (I can't consecrate on anything [except foruming and TV] for very long.)

[shadowblack]

# < 1 minute ago ... Shadowblack was slain in combat by Talderus Redborn.

[Elrond]

Don't you hate it when the First building you enter in Tarn you see..

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing stone elementals...

Then you hate it even more when the second building you enter you see ...

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing stone elementals...

About now your thinking man can a fellow get a break here. You head to building number 3 and get...

You quickly find yourself locked in a brutal fight against the first of the 7 glowing dragon beetles...



I started my first Tarn run in a couple of days with 7 Dragon Beetles! I remembered your post, Racey! And I just hate Dragon Beetles regardless of how the run unfolds!

[thingirl]

I don't think Alanne has been to Tarn since she met the 80/70 milestone.

[Elrond]

I don't think Alanne has been to Tarn since she met the 80/70 milestone.

But where to go if you want to hit the 90/80 milestone? ;)

[thingirl]

You nag like a brother too. That's a long way off, even though Archery is at 86. I'm building up Layla (she's one stone and one Jadefang dash away from completing Admir's stones) right now.

[Elrond]

You nag like a brother too.

Oh well! Too bad you've got your "late night brain" going! I was referring to my character, not yours! Better luck next time! :D

[thingirl]

It's 5:30 in the afternoon. No LNB for me right now.

[Elrond]

Don't you just LOVE IT, when you're last 3 Jadefang rewards are:

- 192-24
- 192-24
- 192-32

I know it could have been worse with a 3rd straight 192-24; but it could have been a whole lot better!

[Moria369]

okay, it seems I have done a lot 'wrong' (my poor character is about to disown me!) I just now stumbled onto the Dreadstone thingy .... as I was kill'in time at the Goblinsclaw Inn and just for kicks decided to try all the options again.... duh!
Bad handler! bad!
Addition: don't you hate it when you read Solundor's Grand Ring of Illusionand think it must be for Illusionist - so don't do it.

[wetheril]

okay, it seems I have done a lot 'wrong' (my poor character is about to disown me!) I just now stumbled onto the Dreadstone thingy .... as I was kill'in time at the Goblinsclaw Inn and just for kicks decided to try all the options again.... duh!
Bad handler! bad!
Addition: don't you hate it when you read and think it must be for Illusionist - so don't do it.

Did you mean the cave in Sageholt (when you refer to Dreadstone thingy)?

As for RoI: You can't use magic in that! Solunder forbids it, because his is the only magic allowed in it, so don't worry. ;)

[Moria369]

Did you mean the cave in Sageholt (when you refer to Dreadstone thingy)?

As for RoI: You can't use magic in that! Solunder forbids it, because his is the only magic allowed in it, so don't worry. ;)
LoL
I went to the Goblinclaw and decided to sit with that master adventure who always calls you his apprentice (or something like that then kicks out the chair and tells you to sit) he looks at your 'stuff'.... well... I had one of those dreadstones as you can't drop it and you can't not pick it up (where it came from I don't remember) and ~ Viola I had more adventures! Got all three of the darlings and got rid of them too!

As for RoI (I like that abrv.) Karethi Yarafon has completed level 13, today, without a defeat (straight-through ). I want to go fight the Pumpkin so I think I will hold there for now and get setup for julienne squash.
:rolleyes:

[wetheril]

LoL
I went to the Goblinclaw and decided to sit with that master adventure who always calls you his apprentice (or something like that then kicks out the chair and tells you to sit) he looks at your 'stuff'.... well... I had one of those dreadstones as you can't drop it and you can't not pick it up (where it came from I don't remember) and ~ Viola I had more adventures! Got all three of the darlings and got rid of them too!

That's good to hear! You get the first one in a cave in Sageholt. You probably went exploring, wandered into that cave at some point, and picked it up. And yes, talking to Thymbrak each time you go to the Goblinclaw in will trigger him telling you the next location to obtain them until you have all 3 of them.

As for RoI (I like that abrv.) Karethi Yarafon has completed level 13, today, without a defeat (straight-through ). I want to go fight the Pumpkin so I think I will hold there for now and get setup for julienne squash.
[/COLOR]:rolleyes:

Congrats! Try to get through RoI undefeated, if possible, since the AS&P rewards are really nice.

[shadowblack]

For the record: The ONLY power that is (or at least was) allowed in the RoI is Restoration, and only between combats.

[wetheril]

You can still use Restoration between combats. You just can't use any "combat" powers.

[racey]

All four of the Tarn rewards that you got were...

+384 You've been awarded a total of 384 Experience...
384 xp applied to general...

XP +64 You've been awarded 64 Experience...
64 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...

[thingirl]

All 3 Axepath rewards were 64/8.

[spencer]

Hardest I have been hit in a long time...

Round 4 You've Rolled 17 Attack: Aggressive

You slash at your enemy
@ Enemy loses 24
The massive, ancient dragon snaps at you with her powerful jaws
@ You lose 0
The great dragon rears back her head and stretches her jaws wide as she unleashes a MASSIVE breath of fire...
You've been struck and stunned by the dragon's fiery blast and will be unable to act during the next round.
You lose 121
YOU'VE BEEN KILLED.

[spencer]

And, along the same lines....


Don't you just hate it when you have to keep killing the trolls in Ildraria's lair because you keep dying?

[wetheril]

And, along the same lines....


Don't you just hate it when you have to keep killing the trolls in Ildraria's lair because you keep dying?

Yes, I've been there before. I'd suggest killing them ahead of time, save, then going back to fight.

[MrBlack]

You've Picked a Random Number...


27 You picked a number at random between 1 and 100.
You picked 7 modified by 20 for a total of 27 .






You feel a bit more experienced...


XP +1,536 You've been awarded a total of 1,536 Experience...
1,536 xp applied to general...




You make a quick search of the area but can find no sign of the glowing gem fragment. Satisfied that this strange incident is likely to remain a mystery, you once again set off on your way.


Don't you hate it when you get a low roll :rolleyes:

Whoo post number 40 :rolleyes:

[thingirl]

Whoo post number 40 :rolleyes:

Are you rolling your eyes at me? ;)

[MrBlack]

Are you rolling your eyes at me? ;)

Who me? I would never roll my eyes at you :rolleyes:

[racey]

All four of the Tarn rewards that you got were...

+384 You've been awarded a total of 384 Experience...
384 xp applied to general...

XP +64 You've been awarded 64 Experience...
64 xp applied to All Skills and Powers...

XP +1,088 You've been awarded a total of 1,088 Experience...
1,088 xp applied to general...

Don't you hate it even more when the last 5 rewards you get from Tarn are also 64. 9 out of my last 10 rewards have been 64's.

[Elrond]

Don't you hate it even more when the last 5 rewards you get from Tarn are also 64. 9 out of my last 10 rewards have been 64's.

Wow, that's an atrocious streak! Tough luck man!