Phoenicia. Now With Big Brass Ones

Knouckles, that is. What did you t'ink Ah meant? Me and mah mates have started poking our noses inta the Scarlet Monastery a wee bit. Just the doungeons and the graveyard so far - we're all still in our 20s and the Crusaders in the other wings is a might bit heavy for us at the moment. But not for long. But it were in the doungeons where Ah pulled these bloody brass knuckles from Interrogator Vishas' cold dead fingers. I couldna use t'em right away, but I got some training and a little more experience, and Ah got wee Baggit tah enchant t'em so t'ey hit even harder, and now t'ey's mah new favorite weapon. Ah'm hoping we get a chance ta go back so Ah can look for anouther set and have a matching pair.

Don't fouck with the Dwarfette, or you'll be spitting out yuir teeth!

We are in a bit of a dry spot, though. We're too experienced for places like RFK and Gnomer, but not really ready yet for the main wings of the Mounastery or Razor Fen Downs. So last night we went down to Stanglethorn Vale and killed a bounch of beasties for that rascal, young Nessingwary. But once everyone has a few more seasons oonder they're belts I expect I'll be tanking full-time again.

Oh, and did ye see the avatar the talented Bansidhe made for me? She's been real good to Team Ratshag, and the boss wanted me ta take a minute and say how much we all appreciate it!

Aye, that's me. Bringing it to all the zombies and worgen in Darkshire.

Aggro: I's Got It.

So, here's the setup. The Kara run last night, we did with just one tank. We also had us a damn fine ret pally who could throw on some tanking gear as needed, but off-tanking weren't his job, normallies. And that were all fine.

Then we gets to Curator. If ya don't know this flumperthunker, he's a big-arse robot what, among other things, throws Hateful Lightning at the off-tank. Anywho, the tankadin pulls him, and we starts the show. I throws a coupla DoTs on the bugger, then starts targeting his astralogical flare thingies. 'Bout this time the huntard what sounded just like the guild RL sez on Vent:

"Oh, wait. Who's gonna be absorbing the Hatefuls?"

Ka-BLAMMM!

"I guess Ratshag is. Okay."

Good thing I's a tough munkerducker.

Now How My Feet Gonna Fit In THOSE??!?

Aetherial Circle be kinda on a break this month. There just be too many buggers crashing at other buggers homes, too many buggers at them topless beaches in the Bahamamammas, and too many buggers what be sayin' "Screw it! I needs a break from draggin' that scrub Ratter's sorry arse up and down Mount Hyjal!" So, finding 25 adventurers just be too dang much.

So last night some of us went on a badge run in Kara instead. We had a good crew, including our uber "I'll just pull the whole room" tankadin, another dwarfish shadow priest from Team Brigin, merciless slave driver "I needs badges! Get me badges!" Shianti, and a noob huntard what sounded a lot like our Raid Leader. And we rocked the place. Full clear, no wipes, just over three hours. Fer the night at the Opera we got Oz, which I ain't never done before. Burned'em down, easy as you please, and piled in with the corpses we found these Ruby Slippers. Nobody else wanted'em, so I took'em. They might be a good upgrade fer me stamina gear, I ain't sure. I'll have ta check and find out. I can't be bothered ta keep track of the details. Thing of it is, I has trouble enough fittin' me big green feets inta regular dwarf boots. How I's gonna get'em into these little girl slippers, I got no fuhggin' clue.

Ooh, and I got me enough badges fer to go buy me some shiny hand-warmers. Accordings to the list, only kit better done come outta Sunwell, so they should last me a good long time. So I's a happy orc. Even if me toes is feeling mighty pinched...

Shopping List

Okay, so, I been doing a lot of the same stuff both as meself and with me dwarf disguise on. Killing Blood Elves in Netherstorm, killing Demons and Nagas near the Sunwell, etc. You know the drill. But I finds these fights can take a lot more outta me when I's in warrior form - not having any raiding gears done makes a difference. Not normallies an issue, but when ya gets multiple respawn on top of ya things can get a little tight. Whereas in priestie form I can just bubble up and burn'em down, while recharging meself with the naughty touching and embracing. Having all them raiding gears do make a difference. So I figgers is time ta go shopping and see what upgrades'd be available fer meself.

Neck: I's halfway ta being exaltified by the Dorkbabies, so once I gets there I'll be picking up a Pendant of Mighty Might and tossing me old Chain of Glow-in-the-Dark Tendrils.

Chest: That Merciless Gladiator's Merciless Plate Chestpiece of Mercilessness looks like a fine step up from me Chestguard of Exilicious. Time ta hit the old Arathi Basin some more. Gonna miss that nipple chain, though.

Belt: The Red Belt of Battle is a craftable thing, so I could either hire a smith ta forge one up fer me, or just get one at the AH. Great googly moogly it ain't cheap, 1500-2000g plus gems, but would be a whonkin' upgrade from Borak's Belt of Bravery. Borak were a fine fellow and all, especiallies with the alliterationizings, but still.

Head: Much as i loves me my Helm of Evil Laughter, I likes killin' mudderglumpers better. And there is other choices out there, like them Furious Goggles, what I can make now that I's an engineer. Expensive mats, but not insanelies.

Feets: The honor price for the Vindicator's Plate Booties done got dropped recentlies, so thems look attractive fer taking over from me Sha'tari Rotten Grooves. And I got lots of EoTS marks, so I can just go to town farming honor in AV.

So that be what I'm thinking. Lot's more I could do, particularlies from PvP gears, but I think this'll hold me fer a while.

Ratshag. Now With Hephalump

Got me spacegoat disguise up ta the 30th season today, and hoofed it over ta the Exodar fer me shiny new hephalump. Is part of the No More Sore Feets Fer Team Ratshag program. Phoenicia'll probably get her ram before longs, and then we gotta get mounts fer Palintera, Alayda, and DangerMouse.

Kung Fu Priesting

So, what does ya do while waiting fer a vendor in Ashenvale to get a resupply on a particular recipe? Ya practices yer unarmed combats, is what. Whiles I were waiting, I combatted me skill all the way from 1 up ta three hundred and change.

I were really laying on the pain, too. Five damage per punch; ten if I critted the flumpernugger!

And twenty minutes later, I'd put two Furblog's arses down, and the vendor had me recipe!

ChickGM is a Weirdling

This happened a while ago, but I didn't talk about it then, 'cause I'm talking about it now.

So, I'm listening to the Twisted Nether Blogcast: Plan 9 From the Twisted Nether. The one where they had a buncha bloggers doing a roundtable, taking turns answering questions. And were pretty interesting. Fim and Bre was hosting as per usuals, handing out crackers and punch in them little Dixie cups, and the guests was Kestrel the Birdman and Way Too Many Annas and Worldicus of Matt and Resto4Phae. And Auzara the ChickletGM. This be about her.

Anywho, were good talkings. You should go listen. And near the end, they was talking about what makes a blog worth reading, and Auz said she looked fer blogs what taught her something. And I's nodding, 'cause that's a good thought. And then she done said sumthin' what made me eyes pop outta me skull, almost. And THEN she said sumthin' what caused me arse to fall clean outta me chair, fer reals. So. I tracks her down and demands an explanation.
[10:29] Ratshag: hai you!
[10:38] Auzara: hai!
[10:41] Ratshag: I have a question for you
[10:42] Ratshag: I enjoyed listening to the podcast roundtable last week
[10:42] Auzara: what's the question?
[10:42] Auzara: and I had a blast doing it
[10:43] Ratshag: when the question was "what do you look for in a blog?"
[10:43] Ratshag: and you said I look for one that tells me something
[10:43] Ratshag: and then you mentioned mine
[10:43] Ratshag: and then you mentioned the Galertruby posts in particular
[10:43] Ratshag: my question is
[10:44] Ratshag: WERE YOU HIGH ON FELWEED?
[10:44] Auzara: lol
[10:44] Auzara: Well I have been known to party =P
[10:44] Auzara: you play the game entirely differently than me
[10:44] Auzara: there are people who play another game that probably play more like I play wow than you do
[10:44] Auzara: it's nice to see it from a different perspective
[10:44] Ratshag: yah huh
[10:45] Ratshag: I still sez yer a WEIRDLING

Just to be clear. I's a simple orc, and I writes a silly blog. Anything ya learns here is just yer own hallucinifying, so lays off the felweed!