Number One, Baby!

So the reign of the zombie bunnies is over.  Long live the Lords of Water Deep.    Today we raise a glass to you ...

Lol .. I kill me.

Bunny Begone!

When Jaraxel got up this morning ... he yawned, stretched, scratched himself and wandered off to the bathroom ... in his BRAND NEW BUNNY SLIPPERS!


Over in another part of the world, Fidget was doing the same ... except with less scratching.

Did anyone else notice that StarRider's weapon was smoking as she was using it?  I actually went to check it out afterward to make sure she hadn't illegally substituted a bazooka.  Congrats to mxv088000 and GhostDragon for their 5 kills apiece!

I've really not got much to chat about today .. there were no milestone levels .. no drama, either, thank heaven.

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Stars on Parade

Tonight finds us exuberant, but strangely sober as we sharpen swords, fletch arrows and practice incantations in preparation for our first mission against Zombunny.  There are a few off in the corner, however, completely slammed on Stonehammer Stout .. they say they'll be ready for the big bloodfest tonight, but we'll see ...

• 150: Iola
• 140: Sidhe
• 120: Yegar
• 110: Tharaver

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Notes

• He's never been more ready for a bloodfest .  Bizerco presents a new face to the world .. and I'm very, very frightened!  

• One day soon, we will all own a pair of these.   Looks good, hey?

• Season 4,  Episode 10 of The Guild is up.  

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Stars on Parade

Today's celebrations take us to Rainrun Street in the shadow of Castle Waterdeep where the Lords of Waterdeep sit in contemplation of more tax upon the hardworking souls of this city.  We're headed to The Yawning Portal, whose claim to fame is the large well that leads into Undermountain.  I hear tell there's a beer and wine cellar to rival ours .. time to check it out, crew!  While we're there, we'll lift our glasses to

• 150: Pickleinder
• 110:  Sisbus
• 90:  Vult
• 80:  Gingerman
• 70:  bizerco

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Notes

• A reminder that our War Generals -- Helldemon666, EMOK, Smalls -- are the ones to push the buttons for our attacks.  They'll work together to coordinate our advancement.
• Congratulations on our first victory over Legacy.  Congrats to Duchon Mandic on being our hero of the battle.  :D

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Jaraxel of Water Deep

I am a bit saddened that I feel it necessary to defend a friend who has a genuinely large heart and who donates quite a bit of his time to the fostering of his guild and who cares about the people he invites.  Our front page states .. Not just a guild .. it's your home.  He means it.

There have been implications that Jaraxel is account sharing, and is in fact, many different characters. These allegations are being made for no apparent reason, other than to sow discord and suspicion into a new guild, which is at a particularly vulnerable juncture as people attempt to find new friends among their old buddies.  The reason for that is simple .. they want the higher level players to vacate the premises so their own guild can move forward with no restriction and have already shown that they have no hesitation at taking our members as well. At least, it would seem to me to be the base reason for the exchanges that have been received by our guild members.  These people have set themselves up as judge, jury and are selling advertising space for the execution if you're in the mood to buy.

Jaraxel is accused of being his brother Kingravage.  While Jaraxel's writing style is somewhat the same as his brother because they both share dyslexia, we can assure you that both accounts are different people.

Queenravage, Queenravage1, PrincessWarrior ... absolutely no clue on this one.  Jaraxel has never account sat that one.  It's possible his brother has.

Kiamatar - As most of you know, Kia's account was recently stripped of the character's gear by the aforementioned Queenravage1 and he was mad as hell and asked all of us to attack her.  Some of you did and subsequently received mail from her accusing you of sleeping with Kingravage - yes that was a pretty little drama, wasn't it?  Totally not Jaraxel's style .. or writing style.

Jaraxel does occasionally account sit - when players go on vacation, attend funerals, etc., when asked by the account holder to do so. And so that we're all clear on what the Terms say about account sitting and sharing, I'll reprint it here for you now:

§ 4 Multiaccounting / IP-Sharing / Account-Sitting

Each player is allowed to play and own only one account per server. Playing more than one account will lead to punitive action up to and including permanent ban of all involved accounts. An account must not be shared. Account-sharing - different players using one account alternately - is not allowed. Account-sitting (playing a second, already existing account temporarily) is only allowed if it ranges from 24 hours up to 21 days. Within this period of time, only the account-sitter (the account holder's substitute) is allowed to log in to the sat account. The sitting ends as soon as the account holder logs in to his or her account. Multiple swapping of the active player between account holder and sitter is regarded as account-sharing and will be punished.

In the course of sitting, battles between the sitter's and the account holder's characters are forbidden as well as cooperative attacks of others. Any infringement will be treated as account-sharing. An account is sat at the account holder's risk. The operator is not liable for changes, loss or the deletion of the account.

Moreover, it is not allowed to play with the same IP in order to benefit one or multiple accounts. Such behavior is called IP-sharing. Accounts with a shared IP must not attack each other or attack other accounts together (more than two attacks within 30 minutes).  Infringement will lead to punitive action up to and including a ban or account deletion.

Many of you have asked Jaraxel to look after things while you were away and he's done so.  He has a wide connection of friends within the Shakes & Fidget community and is occasionally asked by others to look after their accounts as well .. he does a good job - he's conscientious.

What I'm really trying to say here is that efforts to bring about the downfall of a burgeoning guild based solely on circumstantial evidence whispered through the mail system where the recipient is asked to not repeat the secret .. these are the hallmarks of a bully.  Don't let it sway you .. if you have questions, please ask Jaraxel outright .. he'll tell you who's account he's sat .. or is sitting. You can do what I'm doing with those mails.  Hitting delete so they don't waste space in my mailbox.

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Stars on Parade

So .. we're reconnoitering for our big battle against REAL ... lurking in the shadows trying to peek in their guildhall window or overhear some war strategy, when I hear a godawful squawk behind me and chairs and stuff bang about inside as the warriors inside jump to the door to see what's going on.  I almost had a heart attack running away.  Fortunately, I got fleet foots.  Turns out that my stealthy partner, Eagle Talon, had chipped the polish on his new talon manicure and that is what the hubbub was about.  Man, you just can't take some people anywhere!  Even more fortunately, we have new taps downstairs and can embellish this tale properly!  As well as hoisting a flagon for

• 110: Rosehood

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Notes

• Down at the bottom of each post is a "wisecracks" link where you can post your own commentary, rebuttal or whatever.  I encourage you to do so.  I do moderate comments, because I've seen the pharmaceutical type spam that can infest forums if the site owners aren't careful.  I assure you that I'll post your comments as is.  *winks at biz*  I've even posted bizerco's comments without edit.
• I am looking for a couple of others to help me with this site.  One for books, one for tracking our war effort and sharing tips for having the best high-level toon.  If either of those appeal to you, please let me know!  I'd like to get another couple of sections going.  
• Quacknor .. nice crits today in battle!

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A new Arrival

Look what Dolgan Elfbane installed in the cellars yesterday after his arrival!

I think I'm in love.

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