Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

STATUS
Hero Lvl 3 = 29 XP, 0 HP as of Sept. 2017

[next: Lvl 4: 30 XP]

WEAPONS
Magic staff lvl 3
Magic sword lvl 2

INVENTORY
• 16 gold (10 in welcome basket + 6 from classifieds)
• 5 Potion Tokens
• 3 Minor Heal Potions
• 1 Duplication Potion
• 1 Time Walking Potion
• 1 Shield Potion
• 1 Mercenary Coupon - Hire one mercenary free for a week

SCAVENGER HUNTS

Hauntingly Scary Scroungering
1. Blindsight- soul, screeching, harvest 10/17/2016
2. Pavane - mumming, sheaf, sinister 10/22/2016
4 items traded for 1 Duplication Potion
2 items left

WEAPONS

Staff
Level Up Staff - Attack = Level of Staff + 2
Read 1 book that's #1 in the series to gain level 1 magic staff.
Add a #1 and #2 in a series to upgrade to level 2
Add a #1, #2, and #3 to upgrade to level 3.
lvl 1: #1 Red Mars 9/14/2016

lvl 2: #1 Doomsday Book 10/7/2016 +
#2 Green Mars 11/01/2016

Lvl 3: #1, #2, AND #3 in a series
#1 The Forever War 12/05/2016 + #2 The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House 11/23/2016 + #3 The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country 12/12/2016

Lvl 4: #1 Sorcerer to the Crown 7/26/2016 + #2 To Say Nothing of the Dog 9/7/2016 + #3 ??? + #4 The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists 12/19/2016

Lvl 5: Annihilation (Southern Reach #1) Authority (Southern Reach 2) + # 3 ? #4 ? #5 The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You 12/28/2016

Lvl 6: 1-5 - to read + The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections

Sword
Level Up Sword - Attack = Level of Sword + 2
Gain levels by reading taller pyramids of page numbers. A book that's 350 pages may count for a 300+ book, a 200+ book or a 100+ book.
1 book, 100+ pages for lvl 1: Barefoot Gen: Out Of The Ashes 10/12/2016
lvl 2:Notes From Underground 2/03/2016 + Childhood's End 9/01/2016
lvl 3: The Ballad of Beta-2 / Empire Star 10/23/2016 + 200 pages?

Tote of Infinite Books
read in the 12 months prior to starting
1 Aurora 7/04/2016
2 2312 8/01/2016
3 Childhood's End 9/01/2016 used
4 Oryx and Crake 8/18/2016 used
5 Sorcerer to the Crown 7/26/2016 used
6 The Philosopher Kings 7/09/2016 used
7 Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses 07/15/2016
8 Barefoot Gen, Volume Two: The Day After 6/24/2016
9 Notes From Underground 02/03/2016 used
10 Barefoot Gen, Volume One: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima 12/28/2015
11 Alphabet of Thorn 1/13/2016
12 The Thief of Always 2/27/2016 used
13 The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change & Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 4/25/2016
14 Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World 5/13/2016
15

read later:
Seveneves 9/21/2016
The Woman in White 11/7/2016
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 11/15/2016
Fire Watch 11/25/2016
Writers and Rebels: The Literature of Insurgency in the Caucasus 12/15/2016
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories 1/18/2017
The Martian Chronicles 2/13/2017
Fiesta Femenina: Celebrating Women In Mexican Folktale 64 pages 3/1/2017
The Sandman, Vol. 8: Worlds' End 3/10/2017
The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones 3/14/2017
The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake 3/16/2017
The Sandman: Overture 3/16/2017
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters 3/27/2017
Everfair 3/30/2017
Stories of Your Life and Others 4/13/2017

QUESTS - complete & in progress
3 complete

1. Hello, my name is...
(+3 exp)
2. Quick! Lies! You stumble up to the gates of the nearest town desperate for a nice cozy, rat infested room at the inn. The guards stop you and ask for your reasons for visiting. Not willing to spout your real reasons, you quickly spin a tale explaining the purpose of your visit. Read up to 5 books and construct a story using their titles as part of the tale. Post your tale in the tavern when done. (+1 experience per book, +1 additional exp if all 5 books are used)

I set out to look for the Bellwether of my flock, which had run away into the forest, or maybe had been stolen, when I passed The Nutcracker and Mouse King in a clearing. They were fighting, and I got out of their way as quickly as I could. I walked a long way until I met The Thief of Always. He hadn't taken my bellwether, so I walked on until I met Hadji Murat, who told me to follow The Sparrow, and I ended up here.
books read
1. Bellwether 12/27/2017
2. The Nutcracker and Mouse King 12/18/2017
3. The Thief of Always 2/27/2016
4. Hadji Murat 2/5/2017
5. The Sparrow 4/3/2017

Spring Cleaning
Read a book on your to-read shelf that has been there for more than a year. 1 Experience per book when done (Max 5 Experience). 5/5 read, 5 XP added!
1. The Histories finished 3/9/2017 (added in 2014)
2. Eifelheim finished 4/29/2017 (added 2015)
3. Poems of the Masters: China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse 8/5/2017 (added 2015)
4. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 8/23/2017 (added Feb 2016)
5. Julius Caesar 8/26/2017 (added 2015)

in progress

The Academy - expired, so I will use an NBRC Gift Card [image error]
(view spoiler)[Requirements
1) Nominate a book for BOM in any category - nominated The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer for March 2017
2) Read and Participate in a BOM Discussion - The Martian Chronicles, February 2017
3) Volunteer to write DQ for a BOM
4) Start and Finish one of the Monthly/Seasonal Challenges - completed 1st lvl of Marvellous March Challenge, 3/30/2017
5) Start a Spell-It-Out challenge in Reading Challenges and finish at least one word. - Spell-It-Out in "CYOA: Eras" (the word "Era") - finished 3/10/2017
6) Participate in a Buddy Read
7) Write and post a scene for The Theatre
8) Request a recommendation or choose one already recommended and read it
9) Create a draft of a new reading challenge and send to mod account.
10) Welcome 5 new members to the group
Levels
Associate Professor - Complete 3 Requirements +3 XP, 1 Heal Potion - achieved & XP added!
Professor - Complete 6 Requirements + 4 Exp, 1 Major Heal Potion
Distinguished Professor - Complete All Requirements +6 Exp, 1 Health Gem (grants +1 Max HP and Current HP) (hide spoiler)]

Tell No Tales
Collect the following types of words from titles of books. Only 1 word per book title (it does not have to be the whole title). Once complete, fill them into the story in order and post in the tavern!
• Adjective - Practical - How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind 11/20/2016
• Verb Past Tense - ?
• Noun - ?
• Proper Noun - Oryx - Oryx and Crake 8/18/2016
• Noun - Maid - The Maid of the North: Feminist Folk Tales from around the World 12/13/2016
• Adverb - ?
Reward for posting completed story in the tavern is 6 experience and 1 Potion Token. add XP when done
3 books left

QUESTS - to do

Simple Quests



Robbing Robin Hood
(view spoiler)[read a book w/ 6 or fewer characters in the title + 4 bat wings (hide spoiler)]

A fly, a kitten and a cow walk into a bar....
(view spoiler)[ Read a book that has a good joke in it. Then spell one of the words (over 3 letters) in the punchline using Spell-it-out rules.
Once you have finished your joke receive 1 Heal Potion plus 1 experience per letter spelled and 2 additional experience if the word is 5 or more letters. (hide spoiler)]

Tavern Games
(view spoiler)[ Roll 5 Dice. Then choose series numbers or words in a title. If you choose series numbers read books whose series number matches each of the die. If you choose words in a title read books that have each of the numbers of the die in the title. (+7 Exp if series number is chosen, +9 Exp is words in title is chosen.) (hide spoiler)]

House Quests

Sticks and Stones may Build a House
Steps to build house:
(view spoiler)[1) Clear Spot - Read a book set in the plains. (Any plains.)
2) Make Foundation - Read a book about someone getting an education to build their foundation.
3) Gather Wood - Read a book mainly set out in the woods.
4) Gather Nails - Read a book with something pointy on the cover (knife, nail, stiletto, etc.)
5) Create Frame - Read a book where someone is framed for a crime.
6) Create Walls - Read a book where someone is closed off from the world either mentally or physically.
7) Add a Door - Read a book where someone moves houses.
8) Add Windows - Read a book with Glass, Window, Clear or See in the title.
9) Paint - Read a book where the cover is mainly (<70%) one color.
10) Garden - Read a book with flowers on the front.

The Lantern to Light Your Way Home
Create a lamppost for your front yard. You may complete this even without a house, but it will be a lonely lamppost.
- Read 5 500+ page books to build the post.
- Read 1 book with a light on the cover to light the lamppost.
Reward - 10 experience, 1 Mercenary Coupon. (hide spoiler)]

Healing Quests

The Academy - History
(view spoiler)[The Academy's History department is in desperate need of new history. Queen Skye has assured them that you are the very best in inventing new history for the students to learn. Don't let her down!
Receive +10 Experience and 1 Major Heal Potion after compiling all the following history: (Note: first publication date is used for when a book is published.)
• Sort your to-read by date added. Select one of the first 4 books (oldest books). If one is a series book you may substitute an earlier book in the series.
• Read a book published the year you were born.
• Read a book published the month you were born. (year does not have to match)
• Read a book published the day you were born. (year/month does not have to match)
• Read a book set around 50 years in the past.
• Read a book set around 100 years in the past.
• Read a book written 20+ years ago (hide spoiler)]

Ubiety in Perpetuity
Read a book where the plot, a main character, or other large aspect of the book reflects the words definition.
(view spoiler)[• Ubiety - the quality or state of being in a place
• Perpetuity - the state or quality of lasting forever
• Palatability - the property of being acceptable to the mouth
• Acceptability - the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
• Isotropic - having a physical property that has the same value when measured in different directions
• Uniformity - always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying
• Adaptability - capable of being adapted

Read 3 books for 4 experience.
Read 5 books for 7 experience.
Read all 7 books for 10 experience and 1 Heal Potion. (hide spoiler)]

Monthly Classifieds
September 2016 Classifieds
Read a book whose author (first or last) starts with J (3 Gold)
Novelty: Four Stories by John Crowley finished 9/29/2016
3 gold

February 2017 Classifieds
• Read a book that is book 6,7,8 or 9 in a series (3 Gold) The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives
read 2/19/2017
3 gold

MONSTERS

1. 11/27/2016 Attack Sewer Rat (Common Monster, available each week)
3 Attack 5 Health - Reward: 1 Experience
Maximum hero level of 7. Sewer rats will flee from any hero level 8 and higher.

Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 2 Magic Staff (4 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -5 HP, 1 HP remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 6 HP remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 2 Magic Staff (4 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 Health, Dead
Gained 1 XP

2. 1/31/2017
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 12 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 8 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 2/7/2017

3. Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 12 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 4 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 2/14/2017

4. Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 4 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 0 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 2/21/2017

5. Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 12 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 8 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 3/17/2017

6. 3/30/2017
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 8 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 4 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 4/6/2017

7. 4/9/2017
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack), current HP 4 => Sewer Rat: -5 HP 1 HP Remaining
Sewer Rat attacks me (3 Attack) => I lose -4 HP, 0 HP Remaining
Attack Sewer Rat with Lvl 3 Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Sewer Rat: -4 HP, Dead
Gained 1 XP
available next: 4/16/2017