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Post by Twofrog on Sept 29, 2016 10:24:37 GMT -5
Adventures of Threefrog and her trusty crab Smiles to return shortly!
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Post by Twofrog on Sept 29, 2016 12:53:42 GMT -5
29/9/2016
The Intrepid Adventures of Threefrog and Smiles the happy crab.
My wanderings have taken me to Thelsamar, a lovely little town in Loch Modan. Lady Vidra Hearthstove, the proprietor of the local inn has given me a very warm welcome. So far I’ve gotten thouroughly drunk three times and been taught Vidra’s secret blood sausage recipe. I may come here to retire! The only downside I can see is the proliferation of troggs AND kobolds, I mean really…both at once, I hate troggs and kobolds, thieving little vermin. /sigh
After recovering from the third hangover I decided it was time to set forth and see what excitement Loch Modan had to offer. I took a break at Algaz Station in the company of a band jolly Dwarves called Stormpike, Zwarn and Dorli. I think Zwarn took a bit of a fancy to my impish looks, or it may have been my blue brewfest hat, either way I was cajoled into joining them for a flagon of mead and half a crabcake sandwich. I don’t think Smiles was very happy about the whole crabcake part but it would have been rude not to!
In return I offered my assistance with their vermin problem. Kobolds again! After helping Mountaineer Stormpike remove one of the kobold ringleaders, he then sent me off again to Silver Stream Mines. Not only were there yet more kobolds in the mines but there were kobolds enslaving troggs. Could this possibly get any weirder!
Well, I spoke to soon. After heading back to the mines to clear out the rest of the slave driving vermin I saw the weirdest thing of all. Foreman Sharpsneer was himself a Gnoll, a Gnoll employing kobolds to enslave troggs. Upon returning to Mountaineer Stormpike I had to consume several tankards of ale to calm my nerves. I think I may GTD, Gnomish Trauma Disorder, this could scar me for life!
On a happier note Smiles has forgiven me over the crabcake sandwich and we are best pals once again!
Stormpike asked me to make haste back to Thelsamar to deliver his report to his superior Mountaineer Kadrell. Honestly I couldn’t wait to get away. I did as I was asked and returned to the safety of Stoutlager Inn for some much needed refreshment.
I was just about to sink my teeth into some more of Vidra’s delicious blood sausage with half a loaf of freshly baked bread when Kadrell came stomping in with a face like thunder. My stomach sank like a rock, please, no more kobolds or troggs! It seems I need to get a little more specific with my prayers next time. Not kobolds, or troggs, this time. Oh no this time it was Murlocs! What is it with this place! Do they hold vermin conventions or something. Maybe its vermin high school reunion, a political rally or maybe it’s just a pesky, stinky critter holiday camp. Needless to say I’ve changed my mind over retiring to a cabin by the Loch!
As much as I would have liked to tell Mountaineer Kadrell to shove his Murlocs up a dark hovel, I felt honour bound to assist. Miss Caskshot had come up with a clever plan that involved scent glands! I can’t bear to go into greater detail as it was honestly enough to put me off my sausage, but together we solved the vermin crime wave and I made polite but hasty farewells and got the hell out of critterville. I have vowed to never, ever set foot in this blasted place again!
(Summary: Lvl 20. Moving to Duskwood. Lvling went very fast thanks to the numerous rares in Loch Modan speeding things along)
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Post by Twofrog on Oct 21, 2016 10:39:38 GMT -5
21/10/2016
The intrepid adventures of Threefrog and Smiles the happy crab.
I have arrived safe and sound in Darkshire and have settled myself in The Scarlet Raven Tavern. It’s a bit of a creepy place if I’m honest. They don’t call the area ‘Duskwood’ for no reason. It never seems to get any brighter here than early evening light. The creepiness isn’t helped any by the numerous pumpkin lanterns scattered everywhere. I’m usually a great fan of Hallows End but it’s just a little to fitting in such a gloomy place.
The town seems to be having a bit of problem with feral worgen. Seems appropriate somehow. I offered my assistance to Commander Ebonlocke, Commander of the local Nights Watch here in Duskwood. I’m just glad there’s no murlocs, troggs, or kobolds anywhere.
I’ve never battled with worgen before. They are truly ferocious adversaries and worthy of much respect. Smiles and I came out triumphant however with the valiant aid of the Nights Watch and Commander Ebonlocke generously supplied me with a couple of bottles of moonshine for when the need arises. Purely medicinal of course!
I’d become a little concerned with Smiles during our stay here, he seems to be a little depressed and isn’t smiling anywhere near as much as usual. It’s probably not surprising considering he’s a shore crab and much more accustomed to sunny, open sandy beaches.
I decided as a result to cut our visit to Darkshire shorter than planned and after consulting Clerk Daltry, who kindly allowed me to look at some of the towns archived maps, I’ve decided that the bright jungles of Stranglethorn Vale will be more to my dear companions tastes. Hopefully his happy crabby smile will return in all it’s glory soon. I shan’t miss all the bats, or the bat poop, darn stuff gets everywhere!
(Summary: Lvl 25, flew through Duskwood quests without any issues. Deliberately avoided the final Abercrombie quests. Onward to STV)
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Post by Twofrog on Oct 25, 2016 4:57:03 GMT -5
The intrepid adventures of Threefrog and Smiles the happy crab has drawn to a close thanks to a ghoul on a wall! I was doing the the Zanzils mixture quest, carefully killing my way in when i realized i was being shot at by a ghoul on a wall, started running but aggroed another that managed to just pick me off as I was about to get out of range.
RIP Threefrog, lvl 31...long live Fourfrog:))
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Post by Xaya on Oct 25, 2016 15:48:32 GMT -5
RIP
Xayapally lvl 82 blood elf paladin (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayatherogue lvl 35 night elf rogue(alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayapaci lvl 33 pacifist gnome rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayahorde lvl 14 bloodelf rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord
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Post by Twofrog on Oct 27, 2016 5:33:29 GMT -5
Fourfrog's adventures are on the go but I shall leave blogging his adventures until I reach lvl 30 which is a similar lvl that Threefrog reached. That way I won't be continually writing about the same zones and driving myself crazy!
On another note my latest frog is in fact a Dwarf Shamen as I felt the need for a little break from hunters. I am saddened though by the lack of Gnomeyness!
Fourfrog is currently lvl 14 and climbing, def a slower playstyle than hunter but heals are oh so nice to have!
I won't be doing much lvling until after the weekend as I'm away for a couple of days.
Happy Hallows end to you all (Thank you Xayaqc )
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Post by Twofrog on Nov 28, 2016 13:35:53 GMT -5
After a couple of weeks break from wow, Fourfrog the Shamen got deleted. Just wasn't feeling it for Shammy atm.
I've decided to just stick with hunter, master one thing before moving onto others etc!
I'm now back and in Ironman mode refreshed and revitalized!!
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Post by Twofrog on Nov 28, 2016 13:41:18 GMT -5
28/11/2016
Fivefrog’s Travel Journal
I’ve been spending some time enjoying the delights of a sea port that goes by the name of Booty Bay in the far southern area of the Stranglethorn Vale. It’s a fascinating place full of shady looking pirates and goblins.
I happened to make the acquaintance of an odd fellow named Dizzy One-Eye who had a very special enchanted glass eye which had been stolen by an unpleasant band of brigands called the Bloodsail Buccaneers. It seems they are the cause of quite a lot of problems in these parts. Dizzy promised me a night on the town if I managed to return his eye to him. Not to be one to turn down an evening of drunken reveling I happily agreed. I didn’t want to tell him I’d already taken a job by a local Dwarf to retrieve a shipment of stolen snuff by the same bunch of hijacking brigands, two birds, one stone and a whole lot of rum. Life is good!
It seems the Bloodsail Buccaneers were building up to a full scale attack on Booty Bay, very troubling. I offered my not inconsiderable expertise and after further investigations, thievery and some subterfuge involving a cows head (don’t ask!) I was able to infiltrate the enemy’s ranks to ascertain their nefarious plans.
The Bloodsail Buccaneers were in league with another bunch of pirates called the ‘Brashtide Crew’. Not just pirates but worgen pirates. Utterly terrifying. After sabotaging as much as I could aboard the Bloodsail ships I returned to Booty Bay to inform the Baron of what I’d learned.
I was quite relieved to leave behind my life as a pirate. Whilst I can’t down a few ales with the best of them the language those pirates came out with was truly shocking. Whilst I’m not entirely sure what a ‘flat-shanty trogg’ actually is I’m fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment!
I barely had time to make it back to Braon Revilgaz in Booty Bay when the pirates began a two pronged attack. It was a ferocious battle. I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed it the way I did but I got to swing from ropes, fly on the back of a wyvern and throw explosives…what’s not to love!
The battle finally ended with the death of Fleet Master Firallon. With the head of the enemy cut off the remaining attackers turned tail and fled. Booty Bay was safe. A little battered and burned but safe. The celebrations continued for several days to follow. I'd regale you with the details but after the first 12 hours or so of continuous alcohol consumption I seem to have some gaps in my memory!!
(Summary: Completed the Cape of STV without getting killed this time. Finished on lvl 37 and have departed for the murky shores of Dustwallow Marsh. All other frogs currently questing through Elwynn Forest)
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Post by Towny on Nov 28, 2016 21:20:46 GMT -5
Nice to see you back at it! Good luck in Dustwallow
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Post by Twofrog on Dec 7, 2016 16:03:16 GMT -5
Nice to see you back at it! Good luck in Dustwallow Thank you Towny.
Quick update on progress. Play time has been sporadic short stints hence no Fivefrog diary entries.
She hasn't been idle however and is now lvl 48 and playing through Felwood. The madness of the last 2 weeks is over now so hopefully more quality playing and time to write some more froggy adventures.
Other news my highest lvl Pacifist Pondfrog sadly registered a kill at lvl 43. I thought it might be tonk commander or the shooting game at DMF but I just tried both on Fivefrog and she didn't register any extra kills so no idea where Pond picked up her mechanical kill from. Ahh well such is life.
Other pacifists are making their slow weary way to lvl 10. All 3 bloodthirsty's are now at 10 and the last of the backup Irons are finishing off Elwynn ready for Westfall.
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Post by Towny on Dec 7, 2016 20:01:20 GMT -5
Sad to see your Pacifist flagged I think the 'whack-a-gnoll' quest at DMF will register as a kill.
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Post by Twofrog on Dec 7, 2016 22:09:00 GMT -5
Sad to see your Pacifist flagged I think the 'whack-a-gnoll' quest at DMF will register as a kill. Yes that one I did know about and avoided.
I think I'll just avoid all DMF games on my pacifists in future although the kill could have been elsewhere and I hadn't even realised.
Nature of the challenge and all that!
My other pacifists shall rise, just....slowly!!
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Post by Lemirion on Dec 8, 2016 9:45:39 GMT -5
Mechanical kill, eh? Did you try shooting at everything playing the Tonk Commander game? I could imagine that destroying another tonk or airship may register as a kill, while regular targets may not. Did you test only shooting at targets later? Just an idea.
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Post by Twofrog on Dec 9, 2016 10:24:35 GMT -5
Mechanical kill, eh? Did you try shooting at everything playing the Tonk Commander game? I could imagine that destroying another tonk or airship may register as a kill, while regular targets may not. Did you test only shooting at targets later? Just an idea. Thank you Lemirin, that's a good point. I only tested on targets so yes it's possibly a tank or airship I hadn't even noticed. I think I'll just avoid it in future and save the worry!!
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Post by Twofrog on Dec 9, 2016 12:29:46 GMT -5
09/12/2016
Fivefrog’s Travel Journal
I’ve been exploring the wonderful land of Winterspring of late. It’s a beautiful place of snow filled mountains and plains that reminds me so much of home. I’ve made my temporary home base in the town of Everlook although I haven’t been spending that much time here as it’s a little bleak compared to what I’m used to.
There’s quite a big Goblin presence here and whilst they are friendly enough they could definitely learn a thing or two about hospitality! The inn here is a very chilly affair. The beds are comfortable enough and seem to be relatively bug free but they don’t seem to be very big on fireplaces. Admittedly I grew up spoiled by the warm friendly nature of Dwarven taverns but still you’d think a fireplace was rather important when you live in a land that perpetually snows! What I can say about Goblins though is they seem to like their food and their portions are generous. I’ve become very fond of a local dish called winter kimchi. I’ve no idea what’s in it and Innkeeper Vizzie refuses to give me the secret recipe for it but I’ll wiggle it out of her yet. I can be a very persuasive Gnome when I want to be!
I spend most of my evenings in the company of Lunnix Sprocketslip. She’s quite sweet for a Goblin. She doesn’t say a lot but she seems to like my company and more importantly she has a hot stove in her house! She also doesn’t mind Crabsticks coming inside and seems to be oblivious to her rather fishy odour which is a bonus!
Speaking of my crabby companion I’m a little concerned about her. Whilst I was raised in snowy climes, Crabsticks wasn’t and I have concerns her pincers may be getting a touch of frostbite. I’m thinking of knitting her some socks. They won’t be much use out in the snow but she may find them a help when warming up back in town or camp. It may take me a while though as I’m not the fastest knitter in Azeroth and 4 feet and 2 pincers is a lot of knitting!
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I’m about to leave town for a bit as I’ve been offered a potentially lucrative business opportunity. It seems a local hunter has set up a booming business in the frozen meat industry and is in need of helpful hunters to supply extra meat. He’s located out in the mountains somewhere so Crabsticks and I are off to make some gold. I’ve got a good supply of wool with me so I can make good headway with the sock knitting during the evenings. Thank heavens for my own gnomish engineered thermal socks with in-built deodoriser. It’s a shame I didn’t bring a couple of spare pairs with me, I could have re-jigged them for crabby use. Ahh well I could use the knitting practice as my skills are getting a tad rusty.
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After some considerable aimless riding around I finally located Jez Goodgrub’s smoking pit. I have to say Goblin map directions need some work and there are times I really wish my Yak had a built in Gnomish Positioning System! I made camp near the pit and soon got to hunting. Jez will smoke and sell pretty much anything I can lay my hands on and even better his cronies do all the carrying back to camp. Not only that but dinner is provided free of charge! Not much of a varied menu but I’m sure I can manage on an endless supply of smoked meat for a while. The pay isn’t bad either considering it’s a goblin contract, they aren’t exactly known for their generosity but the job is simple and as I said it involves free food so I can’t complain. I may hang around a while, at least until all the sock knitting is complete!
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My contract with Jez ended after 2 weeks. He’d stocked up on all the smoked meat he could carry and was ready to go back to town and start selling.
I was more than ready to say farewell and won’t be sorry if I never see a strip of smoked bear butt as long as I live! All I want is loaf of simple banana bread and a pint of Dwarven stout, maybe some homemade cherry pie but please gods no more meat. I may go vegetarian after this!
Crabsticks seems to have taken to her knitted socks well and doesn’t seem to mind that they are all different colours. Goblins don’t seem to do colour co-ordination so I had to make do with an assortment of garish hues when I purchased the wool. Still it could have been worse, I could have knitted them with pictures of pineapples and penguins which seems to be a Goblin favourite judging by the wallpaper in Everlook.
I think it may be time to depart the snowy mountains of Winterspring for somewhere warmer so I shall pack the socks carefully away and look for a new port of call that perhaps involves rum punch and fruit salads for a change. I’m sure Crabsticks would appreciate some warmth on her shell too!
I must remeber to go and harass Innkeeper Vizzie about her secret kimchi recipe. She's remaining firmly closed lipped over the matter up until now. Perhaps I can bribe her with some smoked bear!
(Summary: Completed Winterspring and am now lvl 56. I may go and check out Un'goro, must remember about the quests with Sir Pratface of Northshire! All backup Irons now questing through Westfall.)
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