Pebble the Sandman's Stats

Hey! I kind of "dig" how my evil dirtbag sandman turned out. ;-)


As per normal, the people at petnome are right on top of things with this new pet. wow! All but four talents revealed there.

I doubt I'd use the power play card, but it's kind of cool to have that card in your arsenal, you know, just in case KI ever decided to use my super pip solution. XD The Drop it talent (May cast disarm) on the other hand is really interesting. That could come in handy!

Happy Dueling!

Pet of the Day New Evil Sandman!

Thanks to Paige Moonshade for letting us know on Twitter that the evil sandman is in the crowns shop now!




Hope your new sandman brings you all your dreams (or, I guess nightmares, since he is an *evil* sandman after all)!

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Prepping for Ravenwood Ball 2!

Are you guys getting psyched for the Ravenwood Ball? Most everyone has heard of this already, but in case you haven't: click! Fallon Shadowblade from Diary of a Wizard is hosting her two-year anniversary event! You can find more details on the link above, and you should definitely RSVP for the event on her website . . . but here's the basic details:

Time: June 25, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Ravenwood - Vampire Realm/Area 1

Once that location starts massively overflowing, the party is going to filter out to different Massive Fantasy Palaces. A number of people are going to be hosting parties at their palaces to support the event. Check out this Youtube from Jacob Legendheart:



I'm telling you, last year this event was HUGE and a ton of fun. Bailey and I will definitely be there. It's the party to be at.

We've been trying to coordinate our outfits . . . mine's getting there but still needs some tweaking. ;-)


It's all about the robe--boots and hat subject to change. :)

So who all reading this blog post is going to be attending / hosting at the event? Let me know in the comments below!

See you there!

Happy Dueling!

Pet-a-palooza Rocking the Spiral!

Yup! You heard me, pet-a-palooza has come to the spiral.

First thing you need to do is GO LOG IN because if you log in between June 6th 2011 and June 14th 2011, you'll get a free pet snack in your gift window! WOOT! FREE! I'm so good with free stuff. :)

The next thing you need to do is watch this video and pause that sucker at 14 seconds.



haha! It's Uncle Sam-eprachaun!


The official announcement is also in the game's patcher, so . . . you know . . . click that while you're loading up your game and read it.

I'm pretty sure we're all excited to find the new pets that will be arriving in the spiral. It's a good time, and I REALLY REALLY hope that these new pets will be added to the loot tables of bosses around the spiral. I'm thinking that's usually per normal . . . if it's a crowns item, it's also on the loot table of a boss around the spiral.

. . . side note . . .

So today over Twitter I mentioned that I was in attendance at the very first Lollapalooza, which is where the whole "palooza" term originated AFAIK. I mentioned that it'd be awesome for KingsIsle to release a "Siouxsie Banshee" as a pet. ;-) Why? What? Huh?

Oh it was just a reference to Siouxsie and the Banshee's that was one of the acts from that first Lollapalooza. haha.



I'm really showing my age. ;-) (Also, I want the punk at :38 seconds to be one of the new pets too . . . or a Henry Rollins pet . . . .)

Happy Dueling!

Where do you get the amulet for Insane Bolt?

Got a question from Hunter a couple days ago:

I have a question. Where do you get the amulet for insane bolt??? please post a vid to show meh......

Ok! Here's a quick video for you of where to pick up the recipe for the insane bolt necklace.



Ahh Insane bolt. I've yet to use it, but I love that you can cast a spell that does moon damage. I've heard it called the "last resort bolt" by some who are on their way to losing a match.

How do you all use Insane bolt? Any recommendations?

Hope that helps!

The Awesomeness of Crab Alley and Deep Warrens!

I realize that for most of you this is completely old news, but I haven't talked about the new Crab Alley area of Wizard101 yet and there are people who still read my blog yet no longer play the game, so . . . let olllll' Uncle Friendly break it down for you.

Crab Alley. yup. Crab Alley Crab Alley. The same Crab Alley as Selena Gomez Crab Alley. *sigh* We missed it during the few months it was away, but KingsIsle has graciously reopened and renovated its interior to show us that it was merely under construction. *non-sigh* And that's cool, because it's even better now than it was before, but unfortunately it's no longer a free to play area. You'll have to shell out a membership or 750 crowns for admittance.

Is it worth it? Well, I have to say it's now the best done Wizard City area by far, and the awesome rock star outfit at the end is ROCKING!


That's Myrna Lionblood, my ice wizard. I took her through Crab Alley the other day to check it out, and it went extremely fast due to her level and AOE spells. Fights were over in one or two rounds unless someone else joined in, and I didn't mind. It was nice to make a few new acquaintances.

Megan Shadowleaf in particular was awesome.


The basic story behind Crab Alley is that King Thermidor has been usurped by King Amadeo while Thermy was off playing Justin Beiber.

In the process you find out that King Amadeo has the single best line of dialog in the game.


Malistaire is jealous of this line of dialog, or he would be if he wasn't so 2008. (He's just 2000 and late.)

Anyway, I'd totally leave King Amadeo alone after delivering a line of dialog as magical as nom nom, but since Thermidor's buddy Thomas Cromshell is being unjustly imprisoned and there's a promise of a new "breach in the river wall" area, I'M IN!


The breach in the wall is ssssszzzweeeeet! look at that!


Behind that is the new Deep Warrens! YES!


What's amazing to me is exactly how much KingsIsle manages to do with these two small areas that seem rather straight forward. Seriously, these two areas are just jam packed with quests and goodness. And the quests are varied enough to make them fun as well. Collection quests to build fortifications ala Mooshu's Crimson Fields . . . only with giant shells . . . and kill quests interspersed throughout. There's a nice pacing to the quests.

You also need to collect these little adorable guys and use them to light the way to the wailing caverns, where Thermidor is wailing up a storm on his own personal stage.




I desperately want each and every musical furniture item on this stage. DESPERATION!


Especially that drum set. *insert a picture of a grown man begging for virtual drums* (and if you could make the musical instruments interactive somehow I'm sure all your fortune cookie fortunes will come true for the next year, POSITIVE!)

And if you've ever wondered what's going on backstage at a concert, we now find out . . . it's a mad scientist ready to kick our butts with "applied science."


Well Doctor Zigmund turns out to be not that bad of a guy after all and you end up doing a few quests for him involving Telluric eels . . . bonus points have been awarded for KingsIsle using the word Telluric and pronouncing it in voice over quest dialog so I now know how it's pronounced. thanks for that. :)

Eventually you work your way back to Crab Alley to face the impostor king and laugh as a gargantuan'ed ice beetle defeats him in one round. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *breath* HAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAHAA!


Whew. That was awesome.

So the king returns, Thomas is free, and what tale of two zones would be complete without having the chef and the king hook up through poetry.


Life is awesome.

Also awesome? Also awesome is every single item in Catherine the chef's room. Once again, I need every single thing in this area to be a furniture item. Look at the posters! epic! AND, fish in a birdcage is hilarious!


So, I had a great time working through these new areas, and I think they are a great addition to Wizard City. Seeing these two areas at a young level would definitely make me hungry for the awesomeness of Celestia if I was brand new to the game all over again.

Happy Dueling!

Happydueling.com!

Heya peeps,

I'm happy to announce the rental of a domain name! WOOTS! :-)

That's right friends, just point your browser to happydueling.com to experience the most advanced and visually stunning website EVAR!!!

;p

With stunning and awesome rollover graphic visuals! Watch as this:


. . . becomes this!


and when you click it, you go to another dimension of magicalness-ness! (Ah dangit. Just realized I forgot to put a unicorn on there somewhere. I gotta change that.)

Happydueling.com is obviously a work in progress. These are the humble beginnings of hopefully something much more awesome as I slowly lose my grip on sanity, I mean, as I slowly build a cool spot on the web that's all my own. :)

Happy Dueling . . . dot com!