Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Rebecca wrote: "Question about the Splintercat - does vulnerable to earth spells, mean the same as weak to? As in, the base attack of the spell is doubled?

Thanks!"

Yes, the wording might be slightly different but it means either "weak to" or "strong to". :-)

I found "has a notable vulnerability to..." "is vulnerable to..." "is particularly vulnerable to..." for weak and "is (highly) resistant to..." or "with (notable) resistance to..." for strong.

Rebecca wrote: "Question about the Splintercat - does vulnerable to earth spells, mean the same as weak to? As in, the base attack of the spell is doubled?

Thanks!"

I can share this template battle with you.


I have hired Twins as mercenaries (doubles drop items). In my inventory, I have a magic Shard, a Shield and Orb of Water. My pets: a kitty with Lucky 13 collar, a puppy with Intermediate Combat certificate, a Baroque horse and Rocky LVL 2.

Splintercat 6 AP, 30 HP
AP= 8 - 2 (rocky, shield)= 6
weak against Earth magik: Tremor (1 Clump of Dirt, 1 Bird Feather)= (10 + 1 shard) x 2= 22
+ pets= 1 horse + 2 puppy + 3 cat (1st round only - Lucky 13 collar) = 28 first round, (26 second round)
normal against Fire magik: Fireball (1 Ball of Wool, 1 Phoenix Feather)= 10+1= 11 + pets = (17 first round), 14 second round
Twins as companions (mercenaries)

bait: - 3 Dropbear meat
1st round
Hero (Tremor): 30-28= 2
Splintercat: H-6
2nd round
Hero (Fireball): 2-14= Dead
Hero: + 2 XP + 2 Tree branches (twins) - 3 Dropbear Meat - 4 HP (rocky, orb)

Thank you! I am ready to do my first hit. I just want to make sure I have all the aspects set in my mind.

No problem.

I used Fireball for my 2nd turn attack, because I have much more fire spell ingredients in my inventory than Clumps of Dirt. You can use any other spell, even the weak one will have enough power to knock the Splintercat off.

Zuzana wrote: "No problem.

I used Fireball for my 2nd turn attack, because I have much more fire spell ingredients in my inventory than Clumps of Dirt. You can use any other spell, even the weak one will have e..."

That's so smart! I didn't even think of using a different spell!

Couldn't you just let your pets take care of it?

Cathy wrote: "Couldn't you just let your pets take care of it?"

I thought about that. But rules imply that hero has to take action - hit with a weapon or cast a spell.

Maybe to get around that, you could hit with sword/staff for 0 AP, and the pets could do the rest??? Not so sure about that. Seems against the spirit of the rules.

EDIT: I thought about it some more. And the answer is no. The hero takes lead and their pets follow their example. They attack when their "master" does. There are rare exceptions that are specifically explained in monster descriptions (e.g., Wendigo).

Sorry if this has been previously answered but I've been away for too long...

We received 1 Magic Book for killing the Rare Binding.

We received 1 Book of Magik for killing the Thriller Zombie.

Now we receive 1 Magik Book for killing The Great Emerald Dragon.

So are all 3 of these the same? And is there somewhere to use them, or is that still pending?

Still pending. All three will be needed for one of the future quests. So hold onto them for now, Cathy.

BTW: Cathy, shield doesn't add 1 HP to your health unless you mean that you have activated your Green Gem.
Shield by itself detracts 1 AP from your foe's attack. E.g., Drop Bear - Base stats = 8 Attack, 15 Health ---> if you have shield Drop Bear's attack power drops to 7 AP.

Question about the Twins

"Skills:
• Doubles drops from common and timed monsters."

Does it matter if the monsters are magical? There are magical monsters that are also timed.... Could we get a list of monsters the Twins apply to?

Random question about Scrounging

"The word may be plural." - but what if the scrounger word is plural, can the word in the book be singular?

I'm going with no, exact matches just to be sure, but was wondering how others interpreted.

Ray, it doesn't matter if it's magical or not. it's still timed.

Zuzana wrote: "BTW: Cathy, shield doesn't add 1 HP to your health unless you mean that you have activated y..."

Yes, my shield is activated so: Green gem in the shield - adds 1 to max HP.

Unless I'm misunderstanding?

Also for those 3 are they the same then, or different? Just need to be sure for my tracking.

You're right, Cathy. Activated green gem brings +1 HP to your max health.

Magik Books are all the same, but you will need them all.

Zuzana wrote: "Ray, it doesn't matter if it's magical or not. it's still timed."

*facepalm* I guess I’m missing a bunch of kelpie skin lol

I just realized I never picked a falcon pic for my team! So, introducing Wayne. He is a bat falcon and I love him

So it appears that GR removed the Quizzes so is there an alternate task for Academy Part II? Unless anyone knows where to find them?

Cathy, thaks for spotting that. I'll update the quest at the weekend. I'll come up with a different task.

Does the activated red gem double spell attacks as well as physical?
I've got some nasty zombies to kill....

Catherine, check out the FAQ thread, I think it's been adressed.

Lovely falcon, Ray!

Tell No Tales!

Queen Skye was the HAPPY Queen in the entire world. She TEMPTED everyone in Novel Kingdom. But the SHADOWS she cared for the most was MACKENZIE. SIR CATHY wanted to be her DEMON. It went DASTARDLY!

The End.

(view spoiler)[Books:
Happy Hour
Tempted
Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic
A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift
A Demon and His Witch
Dastardly Deeds (hide spoiler)]

Lol, Cathy, at "it went dastardly".

How is it possible, guys, that nobody else has built their well yet? I thought you all will be competing to bring water back to the kingdom?

(My not so subtle way to remind everybody that Digging for relief is one of the essential quests.)

Zuzana wrote: "Lol, Cathy, at "it went dastardly"."

Haha I love that word! When I read that book, I knew I had to use it for this task. Really read it because of another game (I think it was called Books for Humanity) and when I saw that title, I knew I needed to read it! And surprised that I didn't have as many adverbs in my book titles.

Zuzana wrote: "How is it possible, guys, that nobody else has built their well yet? I thought you all will be competing to bring water back to the kingdom?

(My not so subtle way to remind everybody that Digging..."

One of the next tasks I do!

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I just realized I never picked a falcon pic for my team! So, introducing Wayne. He is a bat falcon and I love him

"

Cool looking bird!

Zuzana wrote: "Lovely falcon, Ray!"

♥️♥️♥️

Zuzana wrote: "How is it possible, guys, that nobody else has built their well yet"

I only need 3 more books for the well… but I’m reading 2 for the Fence rn. Also, I have almost no backlog of books to apply so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cathy M. wrote: "Cool looking bird!"

Thanks! There are so many falcons it was hard to choose!

Found it Zuzana. Thanks!

Zuzana wrote: "How is it possible, guys, that nobody else has built their well yet? I thought you all will be competing to bring water back to the kingdom?

(My not so subtle way to remind everybody that Digging..."

Working on it- I have several priorities after being gone so long:)

Ummm that was a good reminder that we have to share hahahahah. please hold...

Ahem.... I have built my first well! I am so excited to work on my water spells and help fight off more baddies!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I have a question about The Great Emerald Dragon

"It's partially resistant to potions and spells. You can't use any potion more than once; after its first use the dragon counteracts the potion's effect (it gains resistance for the duration of the battle)."

So for example, the Greater Poison Potion...

Does that mean we can use it for the first battle (-10 each round) but once we run away, we can't use it more for battles? Or does that mean it would only work for round 1 of battle 1. But then we could use it again next week when we return for battle 2?

I think because this dragon is attacked in parts I'm just getting confused about all the rules effecting each part VS the ENTIRE battle.

Also Spells have no effect with the exception of stopping the dragon's regeneration (see above). - Does that mean we can't use spells at all? I thought that was the way to fight this one since we can only use sword and staff once per day.

Rebecca wrote: "Ummm that was a good reminder that we have to share hahahahah. please hold..."

Lol! Good job, Rebecca. Enjoy your first pail of water this Sunday!

Re: Your Emerald Dragon questions:
Poison potions work only one round. The resistance resettles every battle, so next time ( another day) you can use poison again, it will affect the dragon for 1 turn only again.

Similarly PPP, Weapon enhancement potion, or Damage potion - all would work against the dragon for one turn only.

!!! The Dragon stops every potion from working more than once (in the current battle) - it means healing potions, shield potion, stoneskin potion, etc, as well.

Spells don't work at all except to stop the dragon from regenerating at the end of each battle. Once you make your last hit, while you're retreating, you throw either a book or a spell at the dragon to stop it from regenerating half the health points it lost in the current battle.

Rebecca wrote: "I have a question about The Great Emerald Dragon

"It's partially resistant to potions and spells. You can't use any potion more than once; after its first use the dragon counteracts the potion's e..."

This is how I'm reading it -

I think you're confusing it with the Great Sapphire Dragon - which you can only use each weapon once per battle. I don't see that same under the Emerald Dragon.

The GPP would only work for the 1st round due to the resistance, and spells are pretty much useless (unless you use a spell at end of that battle to stop the regenerative powers). But because each battle is separate and it resets each time, you can use the GPP again at the next battle (but again only for 1 round).

Rebecca wrote: "I have a question about The Great Emerald Dragon...Does that mean we can't use spells at all? I thought that was the way to fight this one since we can only use sword and staff once per day. "

Where did you read that? I think you're confusing it with the Sapphire dragon. That one has limited use of means of attack ( sword, staff, each type of spell - only once per battle).

Also, the dragon can be battled only once a week. (This is true for both the Emerald and the Saphire dragon.)

I hope it' clearer now, Rebecca. :)

Yup, Cathy, you're right.

Yes omg I must have copy and pasted both parts into my document hahaha. I was going to say this is going to be impossible.

Okay one more question about the sapphire dragon - if I use my sword for the first in the 4th round, does my Growth Weapon Enhancement still add that +1 each round even when not used? So it has a +4 for the 4th battle?

Rebecca, i don't understand. why would it increase between battles? everything resettles for each fight/ battle.

don't you mean "round", as in 4th round? your bauble should work silently in the background within the one battle. if you have a bauble it's more efficient to strike the dragon with that weapon later in the battle.

Zuzana wrote: "Rebecca, i don't understand. why would it increase between battles? everything resettles for each fight/ battle.

don't you mean "round", as in 4th round? your bauble should work silently in the ba..."

Yes sorry round. Okay that's what I was thinking and how I had it planned.

Thank you!!

If anyone has some time and wants to look over my first round, just to make sure I have this set up.... I don't trust my brain today and then I know how to proceed with future rounds.

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1/9/25
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Hero (Max HP 38 with Health Gem)
Level 15 Sword (17 base attack), 6 HP
- Growth Weapon Enhancement (+1, +2, +3….)
Orb of Earth (+3), 1 Combat Hat (+1), 1 Dog (+2), 1 Horse (+1) = 25 to start +1 Kitty +"Lucky 13" collar (+3)

5 AP (doubles every turn), health 1500 HP, regains half HP after attack unless you throw a book (STOP) or spell

No spells! Potion only works 1 round.

The Great Emerald Dragon - battle #1
(AP: 5-2=3 - doubles every round, HP: 1500)

Round 1: (Dragon 5-2=3 AP)
Kitty attacks (3 AP) ⇒ Dragon 1497
Hero attacks with sword (25 AP) ==>Dragon 1472 HP
Dragon attacks (3 AP) ⇒ Hero 3 HP

Round 2: (Dragon 10-2=8 AP)
Hero takes 2 major heal potions (30 HP) ⇒ 33 HP
Hero attacks with sword (26 AP) ==>Dragon 1446 HP
Dragon attacks (8 AP) ⇒ Hero 25 HP

Round 3: (Dragon 20-2=18 AP)
Hero attacks with sword (27 AP) ==>Dragon 1419 HP
Dragon attacks (18 AP) ⇒ Hero 7 HP

Round 4: (Dragon 40-2=38 AP)
Hero attacks with sword (28 AP) ==>Dragon 1391 HP
*THROWS BOOK The Summer Wives 8/25/2022*
Hero runs away

Hero: 7 + 2 = 9 HP
Reward: -109 HP so 10xp (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Rebecca, the battle looks good. 109 HP in one go is a nice hit. :) Now you need to repeat it every week.

BTW Check out the Caravan Hill thread. I don't know if you noticed my last post there.

Zuzana wrote: "Rebecca, the battle looks good. 109 HP in one go is a nice hit. :) Now you need to repeat it every week.

BTW Check out the Caravan Hill thread. I don't know if you noticed my last post there."

Thank you! Yay okay I'm glad I have the two dragons sorted in my mind and my excel.

Thanks for the nuts! My notifications have been allll messed up.

Cathy M. wrote: "So it appears that GR removed the Quizzes so is there an alternate task for Academy Part II? Unless anyone knows where to find them?"

Alternate task 13 for the Academy - Part II quest:
"13 - Ask your friends and the Goodreads community what you should read next. Use a Goodreads feature to do that."

Cathy, I'll need to contact the mods to update the quest in the Quests and Notice Board threads. But the new task 13 will be the one above. So if you want you can go ahead and complete it so you can claim your Health Gem.

Rebecca wrote: "Thank you! Yay okay I'm glad I have the two dragons sorted in my mind and my excel.

Thanks for the nuts! My notifications have been allll messed up."

You're welcome! :) Good luck in your dragon battles, Lady Rebecca!

Zuzana wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "So it appears that GR removed the Quizzes so is there an alternate task for Academy Part II? Unless anyone knows where to find them?"

Alternate task 13 for the Academy - Part II q..."

Thanks Zuzana! So, if I post a request for recommendations for a next read, that will work

Quick! Lies!


I was a Little Girl Lost, feeling incomplete
Until a Dance with the Devil brought Visions of Heat.
In One Fell Sweep, I fell Into the Deep.
Awakened, alive and feeling my heart beat.