A Fun Way to Pass the Time!

Ever tired of questing, farming or Pvping? Well, I have a solution for you :)

First step, is heading over to the Commons. Then, just ask if anyone needs any help!

After doing so, you can wait around or change realms and repeat, until you find someone who needs a helping hand. Once found, feel free to add them and get them to go to wherever they need help. Port to them and find out what it is.

If it's a normal street fight, feel free to finish quickly unless they say otherwise. However if it's a boss fight, try and do more things like buffing them or debuffing the enemy. My reasoning for this is that street fights are repetitive, whereas bosses can be much more challenging.

That's all from me, thanks for reading and have a great day!

- Blaze

Your Own Style!

There are many elements to Wizard101. One of these numerous elements is actually fashion! While you'll see most 'cool' wizards walking around in their Warlord Robes & Elegant Hats/Footwear, there is much more to style then meets the eye (also, I have nothing against these pieces of armour, I just think they're overused).

When picking your attire, a good place to start looking is at Eloise Merryweather. She has quite a few styles of clothing which are cheap and paintable, make sure you look through the types of clothing and find one that YOU like. There's no point wearing something if you don't like it. Don't just go for stuff others like, go for things you like.

Also, feel free to go for a themed or even seasonal (e.g. Easter) look!

However, always remember to stitch your armour if you are planning on fighting with it!

For my new look, I decided to go for a themed one. Meet Blaze, the Travelling Minstrel!!

I chose a variety of different items for my set including the, Jester's Cap, Whimsical Coat, Jester's Slippers & the Misty Mountain Mandolin.

Thanks for Reading! I hope you enjoyed.
See you next time!
- Blaze

Broccoli is Good for You!

Ok everyone.

I'm not sure if KI meant for anyone to find out about this, but I found the best snack in the game that will help you're pet by an INCREDIBLE amount when trying to get certain talents.



So, feed your pet whatever you like until it has a small amount of experience left to level up. Once you've done that, you'll want to select a Broccoli snack, (any type will do) then feed.





For this particular pet, I was aiming to get Spell Proof so I told the pet to get Spell Proof and as a reward, you will get a Cubby Broccoli.

There's only one answer to something like that...

And there you have it! A simple, maybe not true, not 100% working way to get the talents you want!

I am considerably stoked with this pet and wish you all good luck on your pet training.

Thanks!
- Blaze

Awesome Outfits, Free Packs & Going Live

Top stories this week.....

• What are you wearing?
• Pack-A-Palooza
• KI Live

Over at Chat and Games the guys have put together a guide for all those wanting to know more about the various outfits available in the Spiral. Have you ever seen a Wizard that is super cool, or just plain awesome, maybe one that stands out from the crowd because of what they are wearing? Well hop on over to their guide and see if the outfit is there so that you too can rock the Spiral! To help with that particular quest, Pack-a-Palooza has been back with us, but hurry it ends today! The KI blog shares some insights into what is means to host their live events. So if you have ever wondered what that is like click to read more! The next live event is on Friday 13th......

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared this week!

Don't forget you can score a free Mystery Pack over at Wizard101 - I've copied the link here for you if you haven't scored yours yet. I scored a Raven's Hoard Pack - what about you?

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

Marvelous Mounts-Slowpoke Sloth

You may have seen the grand race between the tortoise and the hare but you haven't seen anything yet.

The Slowpoke Sloth is the best way to enjoy the spiral. Not only will other mounted players stream past you but so will unmounted players!













The Slowpoke Sloth is by far the best way to enjoy the spiral. You could also use this marvelous mount to complete Prospector  Zeke's searching quests.










Most sloths are tired and this one knows how to prove it! Whenever he yawns he makes it big!

All you need to keep one is leaves and a place to sleep 23 hours a day! Get yours at ItWasOnlyAvailableOnAprilFools.com (btw - that is a joke, it actually was only available on April Fool's day! lol!)

- Shadowgem

Intrigue, Realisation and a dash of Woo Hoo!

Top stories this week.....

• What do you think is going on?
• Craftable Tapestries
• Double Gardening Rewards

So this week has a dash of intrigue, a touch of realisation and some good old "look at what I got"! Swordroll gives us the intrigue we all love from the blogs around the web. Well I love it it anyway - when little bits and pieces are taken from different sources over time and they are put together to form questions about the future. Our very own Blaze takes a look at the craftable tapestries and I included a couple of YouTube videos to point out the generousity of KI with the Double Gardening rewards.

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared this week!

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

Loving the Gardening Assistance

One of the things I like about playing Wizard101 is the little things.  The minor mods, the tweaks, that all make our life in the Spiral just that little bit easier or more fun.

The newest mod that has caught my eye enough to post about is the change to the Gardening 'button' when you are at your house.

The way gardening used to work is that you go to your house, click on the Gardening button and switched into gardening mode.  You would then service your plants and tend to their needs.

Eventually, they would turn Elder and you can reap the maximum rewards.

This was always good and the way it worked in the Spiral.

...and every now and then, you would find that lone plant or experimental garden that you had simply forgotten all about!

Not any more!

Now, when you go Home and look at your Gardening button, it actually tells you something about your plants and the state of their health.

This little one lets you know there is work to be done.  Somewhere there is a plant that has needs or pests to be attended to.

This is the typical icon that you will see when you come Home as, if you are tending your garden on a regular basis, they will let you know that it is time to provide assistance.  Don't forget, the more you visit your Home, the more frequently you will need to tend to your plants.

This one, however, tells you that there is a plant somewhere that you might have forgotten!  There is a plant out there in desperate need of assistance, and will die a horrible death if you cannot get there in time.

However, it is worth realising that this icon won't be shown once your plant has died.  once that has happened, the only thing left to do is to Revive it (if it is worth the effort) or simply dig it back into the ground.

Still, for me, this has already been very helpful.  I hadn't been to one of my gardens in a while and I thought I had handled all the current needs.  Then I had a plant that was wilting!  Aha, a quick circle of the garden made me realise it was my "Pixie Plant", the Fiery Boom Shroom I keep alive to ensure the garden is always well services for Pixie's.

A quick spell later and all was right again.

Great idea KI.  These are the things we appreciate!

See you 'round the Spiral.

Morgrim

Craftable Tapestries?

I had heard about the addition of the Craftable Tapestries to the game and was wondering which ones were available and where I could find them, here are the tapestries from Wizard City.

So, Eudora Tangletree is selling the recipe's for Tapestries to each of Ravenwood's Schools, one to Nightside and some other special ones, including my personal favourite, the Bazaar.

Eudora Tangletree, as most of you would know, can be located in section showed on the right, of Olde Town.

Once here, the recipes cost 5000 gold each (very cheap if you ask me) and all require 19 TC's, 5 Fish and a varying mix of other items and reagents.

Remember, no two recipes are the same so never buy ingredients without checking the individual recipes. There is however, the Dagger of Absolution that is used in a number of recipes.

On the left hand side, you'll see all the Tapestries Eudora has for sale.

Remember, the reagents can be (depending on the specific reagent) very easy to pick up at the Bazaar so always check there if you're in need of anything.

Well, hopefully you've learned something new and make sure to pick up any recipe's you like the look of next time you pass by.

Good Luck Crafting!

- Blaze

Member Benefits and Official Blogs

Top stories this week.....

• Member Benefits Begin
• Official Status

Running slightly late due to a public holiday for Australia over here at the Keep. We missed a big ticket news item last week, so I am officially reporting news that is slightly older than normal - but it is definitely worth a mention.There were three more awesome blogs given official status, I just want to say a huge congratulations to all three of them - keep up the great work you do guys!

The other big story for the week was the first member benefits - and they came in mine and Morgrim's favourite past-time - Gardening. I hope that many of you were able to make use of these benefits by getting your plants to Elder and doubling up on those Crowns Seeds!!

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared this week!

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

Double Gardening Rewards?

When logging into the spiral today, I noticed something a bit different.

What?? I logged on immediately to check my garden!

Sadly, My DHE's (Deadly Helephant Ears) weren't ready for harvest.

 But my Couch Potatoes were! :)

Interested in how this, Double Reward deal would work, I harvested...





It turns out that they actually were talking about DOUBLE rewards! As shown below, I got the reward I would normally receive (gold, tc and snack) but then I got it again!

The only thing I'm interested in knowing is.. What about at Elder? Things Like CP's DHE's and EMP's are good to farm, not only for their rewards, but also for the fact that they replenish themselves at elder.

Will 2 CP seeds drop at Elder? Will KingsIsle do more of these double rewards events?

I'm not sure, but you should definitely get gardening!!

Good Luck Gardening!

- Blaze

What do Finding Nemo and Wizard101 have in common?

Top stories this week.....

• 8 Things - do you know them?
• Blaze's Pet Training
• Craftable Music Boxes

When you're playing the game do you ever wonder where the stories come from? Well the folks over at KI have a new blog post giving us all 8 facts that "might surprise us".  You'll find out some pretty cool stuff over in that blog post. Things like:

• Why the game was created
• What it has to do Finding Nemo or ToyStory
• The game is suitable for older style technology
• The initial launch had four adventure zones - read the article to find out what they were!

Back at the Keep, Blaze has been busy discovering that Pet stats aren't everything.... sometimes it's all in the look! So he has been busy training a new pet - the Tempest. Being a Death Wizard I have to disagree with him about this being the perfect 'looking' pet as I have real issues with floating pets lol!! I do wish him the best of luck hatching and training this pet though, and look forward to updates on those stats.

Lastly, Stars of the Spiral share with us the recipes for crafting all the music boxes in the Spiral.

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared this week!

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

I Love the Look of that Pet!

After achieving what was considered by me to be the perfect pet on most occasions, I hadn't done much pet training up until now.

I didn't think there was much reason to train and use energy when I have the pet I want but I soon came to realise.. I didn't! And this is even excluding the new talents that KI keep releasing!

What my pet lacked and could never achieve was...

The Look!

I never realised until I saw it, but my favourite looking pet is the Tempest!!

Now let's be serious. What Death Wizard would NOT want this pet? It's basically a death seraph and there is even a spell on this pet!

After a generous hatch from a friend, I had obtained my own and have been hatching vigorously with myself to get the same talents onto it. Wish me luck! :)

Thanks for Reading!

- Blaze

It's all in the name.....

Top stories this week.....

• Time for a Smile?
• Blaze's Tips
• Krokotopian Secrets

Running slightly late with the Weekly this week, sometimes real life just seems to take over!

Let's get into it! KI have published a great article on their blog about the 'punny' names that are often used in Wizard101. I'm sure you've all seen one or two of them around, and maybe you have one of your own wizards with a creative pun used for the name. I was amazed to find that there are almost 2 million name combinations available. Oh and you really must spend some time reading the comments too. Being a Dr Who fan I just want to say thanks to lewski for pointing out that Amy Pond and Tyler Rose are both available - while not puns the fan names can be just as much fun!
In other news, Blaze is back with more tips. This time he has a neat tip of playing the Cannon Game  for Pet Training more efficiently. We all know that when it comes to Pet Training, fast is generally the want - so this is a helpful tip!
Lastly, Swordroll shares with us his experiences in the secret room in Krokotopia. I love the stories and rumours that surround Wiz101, so it's great to see that Swordroll and Elijah had success and 'found' the room. Although it was somewhat sad to keep reading and find that said room or glitch has now been removed. I hope the rest of the community continues to point out these cool glitches when they find them. They really are a heap of fun!

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared this week!

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

Blaze's Tips & Tricks No. 8 An efficient Guide to the Cannon Game!

After doing a lot of pet training lately, I've been trying all the games out again.

I have a tip that I believe will come in very handy to those wishing to do the cannon game well, and quickly.

What you need to do, is put the power meter up to full and aim really low. This means that you don't have to worry too much about how the wind is going to affect your shot. 

Use the practise shot to your advantage to judge the height of the cannon and with a little bit of practise you'll get much better. 

This is how a typical shot of mine would look, max power, low aim and then worrying about the wind with the direction of cannon.

And again...

Until you've finished the round. If you do well, then you should average 3 - 4 points a round.

Hopefully this tip has helped you and good luck on your future pet training endeavours.

Thanks for reading!

- Blaze

Reflection and the Fansite Festival

Top stories this week.....

• Fansite Festival
• Best of 2014
• 2014 in Review

Happy New Year from all of us at the Keep. We hope your Christmas was fantastic and wish each and every one of you a fabulous 2015 filled with fun and smiles! While we have been off on our holidays, the Spiral has kept itself busy. I haven't had time to catch up on all the news from fellow bloggers, but that is why I find the weekly so useful. There are a couple of copies for me to catch up on, you can use the Archive link at the top of the Weekly Page to view the older issues if you have been away and missed some!

This week is very much a time of reflection, but Swordroll shares the announcement of the Fansite Festival - this looks great and I will be checking this out in more detail this week.

Don't forget you can click on the paper to see the rest of the news being shared at the start of this new year!

Hope you enjoy and we'll be back with another copy next week.

Until Next Time,
Tabitha

Blaze's Tips & Tricks No. 7 Process of Elimination

Have you ever been out fishing and trying to catch a certain fish? If so then I presume you have used (once or twice) the 'Reveal Fish School' Spell. Although this is a very useful spell, sometimes, (when having to continuously catch multiple fish of the same school) it is hard to remember which fish is which!

A way to fix this little problem is by eliminating the fish of schools that you don't want! 

Let's say I was after a life fish from this pond in Grizzleheim...

After casting the 'Reveal Fish School' spell, you can see that there are many fish not of the life school.

After a quick run through, eliminating all the non life fish, the pond looked a bit like this...

A few bites later...

And a Lifeacuda is mine!

Hopefully this trick helped you out on your fishing adventure and make sure to put it to good use!

Until Next Time!

- Blaze

Have Fun.... Stay Safe.... Merry Christmas Friends!

Hey everyone,

Well we are almost at the big day now, and the bad news is that I did not quite get time to complete my garden renovations. As you may recall, I was attempting to make the garden easier on the eye by using "Second Spring" to change most of the elder Happy Holidaisy plants back to red and white.

As you can see, I have managed to change a fair number of them, but the 50 energy hit was just too much. I had quite a few Energy Elixirs from Grub Guardian, and my standard level of energy in the game is 138. At present about 60% of them have been reverted to Red and White. I'm guessing that things will look good when this level gets to about 75%. I will continue to change them until I'm happy with the result!

 In the meantime, it is time for this Wizard to go on holidays. So I'd like to wish you all a safe and fun Christmas with your friends and family.

I have enjoyed sharing my Spiral adventures with you this year, and hope you guys have found them both entertaining and useful.

See you in 2015!!

Tabitha.

Been waiting 5 months for this Spell!!!

Hey Everyone,

The time has finally come for me to get my spell. I had to pop over to Halfang for a bit of farming to sell gear at the Bazaar to replenish my Gold, and then I was all set.
The is a little quest and will see you off collecting a couple of Shrubbery items (I can just hear the Monty Python crew saying "Shrubbery!")

The quest ends saying that Roger has been restored to his rightful place in the Shrubbery, I just didn't know where! Well... actually I did. Luckily for me, Morgrim had taken me through this part of Avalon a while back and I sort of remembered the spot he would appear in... so it actually didn't take long to find him :)

This moment had been a long time coming. Ever since I finished my Christmas in July garden I have been hanging out for this spell!

I don't know if you remember that particular post. It started a conversation about whether the Happy Holidaisy looks better at Elder or at not. I had decided that a field of them at Elder was hard on the eyes, and difficult to actually pick out the individual plants.

So I decided that I would buy the Second Spring spell as soon as I could and start changing them to Red and White and see what looked best. I'll do another little post on that soon.

As you can see - it has taken Aug-Dec to get this spell. I'm now officially Spiral broke, but I have the spell. I see quite a bit of Halfang time in my immediate future as I need gold for the Reagents for Deer Knight..... but I have the spell.

Time to go back to my Winter Castle and start waving my new spell at those Happy Holidaisy plants. I wonder how it will all look for Christmas?

Have fun, until next time,

Tabitha