Discipline Levels Up

MistressDomino did some useful selling overnight on Auzura, and was only left with a few heaven stones - and rather too many large attack and defence potions. Since that wasn't a very wide range of stuff to continue to offer through the day, I logged her out after my very early Sunday breakfast. Galahad logged out too, after getting his drake up four more levels in his session, so that it reached level 18. Since even a pet with a level lower than its owner gets through all of its 100 hunger points in 8 hours and 20 minutes (5 minutes per point), and I was going to be out of the house for more like twelve hours, I couldn't leave him in action.

I did actually manage to get back a bit earlier than usual, and was able to get Galahad back to work at around 5:30...I then grabbed some food, and got back to the computers half an hour later.

SirPerivale made another trip to Prokion Temple on Cariae-5, in a solo party with Galahad, and found the back room empty - though it didn't stay quiet for long! The specialist sorcerer Zezama arrived less than a minute after me, while I was still fighting the orc fighters that had followed me in. There seemed to be enough orcs for both of us, and he did apologise for coming in, but said he would be leaving in 18 minutes.

He was true to his word, and did vanish about when he'd said - though he came back later for a while. The place got a bit too busy, though, with a knight called SecretNameFan, and a rogue called xxsakuraxx. And then another knight, wearing a covered costume and wielding very buzzy looking dual swords, the kind which shout "+15", ran in, rather faster than poor Peri can move.

Luckily this knight, braxq, didn't do any orc-fighting, he was just there to help SecretNameFan - I don't know in what way he was helping him, I didn't notice any high-level buffs. He said that he was over level 100, with a phoenix rogue on level 35. What I did notice after braxq left was that SecretNameFan was using a beginner pssp and skill point boosters, and I cautioned him about that - they may say they give 200% extra skill exp, but the beginner ones, in my experience, only give 150% extra, so they aren't worth using with an spb.

Another knight dashed in too, KnightForLife, but he was a bit low-level, and had to be rescued from orc mobs a time or two, so he spent most of the time out in the corridor.

The Sunday Quiz wasn't announced very early, only when there was ten minutes until its start. By then, Galahad had logged out, and MistressDomina logged in over on, for a change, Auzura-2. As she got to the Domain Merchant at about a quarter past eight, UK time, there was a big crowd waiting for the room to open - but pretty soon the crowd started to thin, and it became possible to click on the Domain Merchant, and enter.

So, SirPerivale logged out, having added 38.99% and 210 skill points, and Kaerella logged in on Auzura-2, and went to join MD in the quiz room. The gamesage TygerMyst was in there, and spent a while persuading a sorcerer to get rid of his elementals, since having such things in the room increases the potential lag for people on older computers. She revealed her gamesage glow, to prove her authority - before taking off the accessory which provides that effect, since the glow might add to the lag too.

There were no pauses, surprises, or new questions in this week's quiz, and MD and Kae were able to run independently to the correct side when necessary, and, like almost everyone there, received the usual prizes at the end. Kaerella traded her new heaven stones and moonstones across to MistressDomina, and then they both logged out. Hopefully the items can be sold, and the proceeds put towards getting Rage that new weapon she needs.

SirPerivale now had enough skill points to upgrade the Discipline guild on Cariae to level six, so he did that, and used 28 spare skill points to get a couple of levels of Concentration, and a passive skill level or two. By a little trial and error, I discovered that Barbarienne, on that server, is my character in Norcaine with the rank of guild adviser - so she was able to kick Kaerella from the guild, after all this time. Barb then logged out and SirPerivale logged back in, and recruited Kaerella into Discipline - he made her his successor as guild master, too.

So, that task has been completed; Discipline on Cariae is now high enough level to do the 50% experience freeze. At present the membership is just Kaerella, SirPerivale, my merchant MistressDomino, and four more of my level 20 mages, generally just mule characters with useful stuff in their inventories, possibly: EnchantrA, Damorella, Memree, and B00TS... plus a level 10 healer called coolhealer11, I've no idea who that is. Memree, MD and Peri have now had their experience gain set to 50%.

It would cost 550 skill points to move Discipline to level seven, but there doesn't seem any great reason to do that. If 6,000 guild points can be got, by "frozen" characters donating experience, we could get the "guild notice" skill; another 5,000 guild points would expand the maximum membership of the guild by five, and after that another 18,000 guild points would be needed for upgrading the guild... all of which seems a bit unlikely, though we can get a few guild points, I suppose, by switching RedRydeR across from ForceWithin.

Galahad was able to get back to his pet-levelling after that. It looks as if he ought to get his drake towards the top of level 19 before the end of the evening, and with any luck he should be able to continue his work for a while after that.