Birthday Treats

If any of you managed to collect any birthday cakes this weekend (and there's probably still time on Monday to get some) then save them. As they give you movement bonuses and higher hit points and energy, I think it would be wise to save them for Droknars Run in a few weeks.

I managed to snag 1 birthday cake, and have enough victory tokens to buy another thanks to playing "Tag the Hatchling" on the Shing Jea boardwalk, so I've got a spare if needed.

I'll try and get my characters intro up this week before I go away, no promises though. I'm a lazy feck in case it hasn't been noticed yet. :)

Guild of Domination

You may have noticed some slight changes since yesterday, Lilith has led a glorious guild to new heights, we have now entered into a formal alliance with nine other guilds. The lead guild is called Guild of Domination and the have a web site www.guildofdomination.nl, it is worth a look and more specifically it has been request that all officers register on their forum.

There are some changes in game as well, you will notice our faction has hit 350k + this is because all the guild alliance points gets pooled together, game wise this doesn't add much for those of you without Factions, and i think it needs to get higher before those with factions will notice any different (please comment if you know more details).

On the guild screen (pressing G) you can now see the other guilds and their contributions and for a small guild i think we are doing fine. On this screen you will also be able to enter the guild halls of the other guilds, most of them seem to have all the additions (trainers, various merchants etc.).
You will also notice gold text appearing in the speech area, this is alliance chat, from what i have seen they all seem to be very friendly, in fact this seems to be the main rule on the forum 'BE NICE' which i know is no problem for us!

Any way enjoy the game and see you all soon

Gob

TUIRA DARTHLIN a introduction

Whats In A Name

As you will know if you have read my Introduction I (Lilltih Darkholm) did not name or create the guild but inherited it. So I thought it would be interesting to see if I could find out where Masters Of Puppeteers name came from the best I can come up with is:

Muze Annotations

In famine-stricken 18th century Japan, a 13-year-old boy named Jiro, the clumsy son of a poor puppet maker, becomes the apprentice to Yoshida, the master of the Hanza Puppet Theater. As Jiro works to learn the art of puppeteering, he must also strive to please the seldom-satisfied Yoshida. Jiro's work is disrupted, however, when he sets out to discover the true identity of Sabru, the mysterious thief who robs from the rich and gives to the poor--and who seems to have some sort of connection to the Hanza Theater. Will Jiro's investigation put his life, and the lives of the others at the Hanza Theater, in danger? This work of historical fiction includes detailed information about Japanese theater as well as about life and culture in 18th Japan.

Publisher's Notes

Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yosida, is determined to find out, even at risk to his own life. Meamwhile, Jiro devotes himself to learning puppetry. Kinshi, the puppet master's son, tutors him. When his sheltered life at the theater is shattered by mobs of hungry, rioting peasants, Jiro becomes aware of responsibilities greater that his craft. As he schemes to help his friend Kinshi and to find his own parent, Jiro stumbles onto a dangerous and powerful secret..

Synopses

A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives.

Reviews

"...An extraordinarily well written and compelling novel, filled with detail."

OR

Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex and his psychic friends come to investigate and are stalked by Toulon's puppets who have a variety of strange traits including a drill for a head and the ability to spit up leeches.

André Toulon is a puppet maker and the best of the kind. One day he happens upon an old Egyptian formula able to create life, so he decides to give life to his puppets. The Nazis seek to use this knowledge to their advantage and in desperation, Toulon commits suicide. Some years later four psychics get on the trail of a former colleague who suddenly commits suicide, and they decide to investigate the mansion he killed himself in. Along with his widow, they uncover the secrets of the Puppet Master.

Puppet maker Andre Toulon shoots himself at the Bodega Bay Inn before his Secret of Life can be stolen by the Nazis. 50 years later in 1989 the secret is discovered by Neil Gallagher. Soon he sends messages to his psychic friends Alex Whitaker, Dana Hadley, Frank Forrester and Carissa Stamford who arrive to find his wife Megan who claims Neil to be dead. As the night goes by, the murderous puppets are awakened and unleashed on the group, only for them to discover that evil comes in all sizes.

Best I can do. If you have any other Idea I would be grateful for the input.

Doc Curses

Mistress of the Puppeteers

Well, as two of my Officers have taken the time out of their busy lives to either set up this delightful BLOG or post a blog themselves I thought, as Guild Mistress, it was about time I got my finger out and did the same.

My Name is Lillith Darkholm, I was born in Tyria, a Year ago today and have travelled around 80% of my home land. I have also enjoyed jaunts to deserts of Elona and the warren of streets and alleys that make up Cantha. I enjoy questing alone or with Amsorn Redstorm, Chareeth Erizan or the other officers of the guild. I also Love to beat up on the Luxons and have a hankering for a guild battle.

My interests include:

Raising the Dead, Designing Capes, Travel, Monitoring the Guild, My pet Wolf Spunky, Origami and Dancing the Monster Mash.

I share the views of Amsorn Redstorm when it comes to new members - I will be happy to help out either as a body guard, a runner, a bank or as a shop. For some reason I keep all the junk I salvage with no real reason other than to pass on to the needy.

As for the guild itself I can not take full credit for it. I was an Officer in the guild and then somehow inherited it and all that comes with it, including a well stocked Guild Hall, when everyone else left. As it turns out this was the turning point in my life. Left alone in a huge Guild Hall with on a Merchant and a Dye Trader to talk to can do things to a Girl.

So I pulled up my Fish-net Tights (As this was the fashion at the time) and went out and got level 20. Chareeth Erizan was a passing interest at the time but with the advent of Amsorn Redstorm, Chareeth joined the guild. Two other members soon followed - Turia Darthlin and Aryan Bloodlace. All four hold the rank of officer and as trusted guild members I am happy for them to recruit at will. However I rule with an Iron Fist and if you are not seen online in four weeks you will be evicted for the guild. I like to think of myself as harsh but fair.

The pic is of Me, Chareeth and Spunky back where it all began.

Remember "A guild that Plays together stays together."

Doc Curses

Things worth knowing.

I've put a few links on the right there which I consider to be useful, The Guild Wars site is pretty self explanatory, and the Guild Wiki is a solid source of information. The GameAmp site though, has some pretty useful things I just wanted to draw attention to.
First off, it has maps of Tyria, Elona and Cantha, which are invaluable. I've got the map of Tyria downloaded on my machine, and I load this up in Paint.Net (a free art package that's well worth downloading) before doing any exploring in that area. It makes finding specific locations a hell of a lot easier.
Secondly, it has listings of the missions, with explanations of what needs to be done to get the bonus for each one, and maps for some of them too. It's worth checking this out before you start a mission to make sure you aren't running around blindly, I tend to keep a browser window open while I'm playing so that I can tab back and forth to check my progress.
There's also a load of info about armour, skills etc etc.

Guild Wiki has a useful list of Builds and how to use them to get the most out of your characters offensive/defensive capabilities, as well as builds for specific missions. Builds, for those not in the know, are sets of skills chosen to work well together.

Two more things.
First if you fancy getting yourself a mini-pet, check this page out:-
http://www.guildwars.com/press/mediapartners.php
for details. Guild Wars recently announced that they are working on a proper expansion set for GW, as well as Guild Wars 2. To celebrate this, they are releasing mini-pets via certain magazines. PC Zone is the one in the UK (and is a damned good mag as well), and goes on sale today. So check the list, get a mag, and get your mini-pet.

Secondly, there's an event going on this weekend, as Guild Wars Prophecies celebrates it's second birthday, and Factions it's first birthday. Check out the Guild Wars site for details.

Laters
CodeMonkey

Well here he is, handsome, feisty and well brown.

Amsorn Redstorm, my warrior monk is my main character, he is a Tyrian by birth, but got fed up with the dust and filth of Ascalon, so he spends most of his time in Cantha and Elona.

I finally got my first title this weekend thanks to the double Sunspear points promotion, and I am now the loft rank of Sunspear Castellan, and well on my way to being a Spearmarshal.

I like to participate in Allaince Battles either on my own or with the guild (especially the mighty minion master Lilith) (have to be extra nice she is the guild leader!). I am also working my way through all three campaigns as and when the fancy takes me.

I am happy to play bodyguard for any of the up and coming members if they need help or advice, so just post me here and I will see if I can help. I also have loads of spare items and weapon upgrades if you want them , again just post me.

Looking forward to trying to reach Camp Rankor next week as I desperately want my first Elite skill (Battle Rage).

Catcha lata

Gobshite

Run to Camp Rankor

Well, as we found out last weekend, the run from Beacons Perch to Camp Rankor is a little bit on the tough side. If you can biggerise the map to the left you'll see marked with an X the point we got to after about 45 minutes of playing, barely a quarter of the journey to the next waypoint. Next time we go for this, we'll have to arrange to meet at a time when we can all be on for longer to complete the run. At the rate we were going, we'll probably need 2 hours or so to get there.

I might be available next weekend for a while, however, the weekend after that, I'll be flying to South America, and will definitely not be logging on to play for the next 3 weekends. The 26th/27th of May is the next time I'm likely to be free to play for a long period for this sort of run. Is anyone else keen to set a date for running to Camp Rankor? We can obviously talk about it closer to the time.

In other news, this weekend there are double Sunspear points available for those running in Elona, check the login page for details.

Catch yas all later!

CodeMonkey

UPDATE: More info on the "Droknar Run"
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Droknar_run
I can't believe that they reckon it'll only take 20 minutes to do it.

Masters of Puppeteers!

OK Guys,
I've just created a Blog type home page for the Masters of Puppeteers Guild Wars Guild. We'll be able to post pictures, news, events etc here whenever we want. I am your host CodeMonkey, AKA Chareeth/Kim/Jingo Erizan in Guild Wars.
The other guild captains can introduce themselves as and when they get their acts together and get Google accounts so I can add them as editors.

In the meantime, play nice!