The Journey of a Young Wizard

Halloween

2010-10-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Oooh, it's the spoooky day before Halloween! I won't be online tomorrow so I have decided to post a Wiz101 poem I wrote for the occasion early :) It's Halloween night in Wizard City! The sky is dark and the stars are pretty. A heckhound howls at the light of the moon; the monster hour is arriving soon! "Take care, young wizard!" Ambrose warns. "For in Dark Cave the Scarlet Screamer mourns." All

Filming closed, no more cast recruits.

2010-08-14T13:57:00.000-07:00

Well today's filming was kind of fail. Only a couple people showed up and I was about to cancel but they brought a few friends so we managed to have a decent small group. Normally I wouldn't be very bothered by this but I had a very very bad night last night (think of your worst nightmare and then imagine how you'd feel if it almost happened to you), and even though I really, really wanted to

Filming info for ep. 4 of That's Life!

2010-08-09T20:34:00.000-07:00

Yup, it's that time again... filming time! [x-posted from W101C] Here's the info you need to know to be in the next episode of That's Life!: DATE: Saturday, August 14th. TIME: 1pm pacific time (look on google to convert it to your time zone) PLACE: Life tower (NOT the life classroom this time. Life tower) SERVER: Wu (subject to change during filming) Anyone of any school is welcome to come (

Advice from Autumn - Celestica?

2010-08-07T11:57:00.000-07:00

Here it is: my first question, answered via video! I jumped right on it because I know certain updates will be made to the game soon :) In other news: There's a SyFy original movie premiering tonight called "Frost Giant". Although I don't think it's quite the same as the one we're familiar with... RAWR, I am... see-through? Looks like a combination between Alien and the water spirit from

A Spiral special :)

2010-08-07T01:18:00.000-07:00

You know those little comics I did called Advice from Autumn? Well, I decided to bring it back, except with a little twist to it! So, if you would like to help me out (pretty please), leave me a question about the Spiral, any question at all, and Autumn will give you some of her professional advice. Also, if you do submit a question, go ahead and leave your wizard's name as well so that I can

Shame on me!

2010-08-05T21:39:00.000-07:00

I've been away from the Spiral for a while now, and I apologize for lack of updates. I've been busy trying to register for Fall semester at my college (hopefully my final one!) and so I'm a bit stressed out. However, I'm still keeping up to date about all things Wizard 101, so yes I know about the increased server capacities and all that. Good for you KI! I'm so glad they're doing this prior to

That's Life! Episode 3 - Scratch and Sniff

2010-07-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

At last it is complete! This is in 2 parts because it was so long I had to split it in half. Youtube is lame like that. Let me know what you think :) EDIT: And here's a nice review from Kevin Battlblood, the Chillanthropologist! Bravo! Very impressive work here. What you've applied and utilized was exactly what I was hoping to one day see in the Wizard101 Video Community: A twist on

At last - It is done!...ish

2010-07-19T13:44:00.000-07:00

[x-posted from W101C] Thank you so much to everyone who showed up for the updated filming, I really appreciate it. I was so glad to see a lot of people returning and even a few new people, it makes me happy to know that the word is getting out about That's Life! and that people want to be a part of it :) I do realize that some who were there last time could not be there this time, and I'm

A Friendly answer.

2010-07-17T09:57:00.000-07:00

So, stingite from The Friendly Necromancer has been recruiting some people to take on a bit of his answering work load. Call it an experiment, if you will. Anyway, thought I'd give it a shot and see how I fare in the role of Friendly :P Noah DreamBlood asks about pets, saying: You can tell normally if its a hybrid or not depending on time it takes to hatch. School pets are 18 hrs i believe

OK, this time... seriously.

2010-07-17T00:59:00.000-07:00

[once again x-posted from W101C] Here's the new filming info for That's Life!: Episode 3. DATE: Monday, July 19th. TIME: 1pm pacific time (if you don't know what time that is in your zone, google "time zone converter") LOCATION: Life school classroom. AREA: Wu server (subject to change during filming) Same thing as last time: noob clothes, wands and pets unequipped. Filming should take

And this is how you fail.

2010-07-15T00:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks to some friends from Wizard101 Central I was able to shoot the opening/ending scenes for the 3rd episode of That's Life! Although, it wasn't without a few problems (people coming in and out of the scene, extras not following directions, people randomly porting in). Then to top it all off, the footage was ruined. So, we're gonna have to do a re-shoot, hopefully sometime soon, and hopefully

Success!

2010-07-13T15:58:00.000-07:00

Well last night I got my necromancer to level 48. Victoria Ravenblood is now a Master of Death! I just finished the obsidian chest quest for her and now I'm thinking of taking it nice and slow :P I mean, no hurry now that I got one of the most important things done (the scarecrow spell). Tomorrow will be a filming day for That's Life! episode 3, as well as probably Thursday, then I will be

This and that - A bit of news for ya.

2010-07-12T11:05:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't logged into the game for a couple weeks, even though I'm so close... SO CLOSE... to getting my necromancer to lvl 48. This is for a few reasons, the main being that I'm burnt out on the grind of sidequesting. I know this is not so much of a problem because of the newest updates but still... just need to let this boredom run its course before getting back into the swing of things.

Just waitin'... waitin' waitin'.

2010-07-09T11:46:00.000-07:00

Everyone already knows by now that the new updates are live, but I figured I'd say it anyway. New updates are live. Just waited a pretty good amount of time for the patching and then *GASP* woe is me! Apparently one of the updates is if you're a f2p player, you're ushered to the sidelines since subscribers are priority. This includes crowns players who have gone past the 30 day limit of buying

Filming info for That's Life!: Ep. 3.

2010-07-09T00:27:00.000-07:00

[x-posted from official thread on W101C. Read it HERE] Good news to those who hate to wait! I've decided that I don't need to level up prior to filming the classroom scene, so we can do this sooner rather than later. Here's the 411: Date: Wednesday, July 14th* Time: 1pm Pacific time (2pm Mountain time, 3pm Central time, 4pm Eastern)** Place: Inside the Life School classroom. Server: Wu (

Choices - They must be made.

2010-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

To play, or not to play. That is the question. I just finished playing all the official maps on L4D2 and I don't really feel like downloading any custom ones. I'm totally burnt out on Combat Arms so I don't want to play that, though I am also a bit burnt out on Wizard 101 again. But I really want to get Victoria Ravenblood to GM so she can get into Celestia when it comes out. Plus I just don't

Test realm - Where it's cool to be a wizard.

2010-06-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

For any grandmaster who wasn't able to get on the test realm, I got a bit of news for you about all the new updates coming to the spiral (besides the obvious addition of the quest line leading to Celestia). New stuff in the crown shop - A Grizzleheim themed house (FINALLY!) and a beastmaster outfit which does nothing but increase your pet's training points, so unless you don't care about your

Oh. My. Bartleby.

2010-06-28T14:24:00.001-07:00

Holy heckhound, the TEST REALM HAS OPENED! Celestia, here I come!

That's Life! Episode 2 - "Just Deserts"

2010-06-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

The much anticipated second part of the series has come, now longer, funnier, and more... deserty. Enjoy!

That's Life! - Filming Info!

2010-06-18T19:09:00.000-07:00

Since not many people read my blog I don't see any quandaries with posting this here even though I have a number limit for filming :P But I think it's important that people in the Wiz101 blogosphere have a chance to join in :3 I left updates on the original video thread but its not guaranteed that everyone will look at it so I decided to post here. This is what you'll need to know to be in it.

Autumn Runs an Errand - A Wizard 101 Short

2010-06-16T00:07:00.000-07:00

Just a filler between episodes. Hope you enjoy :D

That's Life! - A Wizard 101 series

2010-06-12T01:08:00.000-07:00

You know that project I was talking about? Well, after several strenuous hours of editing and re-editing (and subtitling - not an easy feat), the first of many is complete! That's Life! Episode 1: Under Controll

No life - A quick way to level up!

2010-06-11T10:53:00.001-07:00

Remember that death wizard I have, the one I started and kind of abandoned as soon as I hit Marleybone? (I really strongly dislike questing in Marleybone >_>) Well, 3 cans of Coke, 14 hours and 2 tired eyes later I have gotten her out of Marleybone once and for all and have now started her on MooShu :D I am well aware of how insane this makes me sound and I embrace that. Because after half a day

Wizard 101 - The Worst (and Best) Year I've Ever Spent

2010-06-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

Seeing as how it's coming up on the anniversary of when I started playing Wizard 101, I decided I would write a review (or rather, a warning to potential newcomers) about the game. After all, it is very important to keep the influence of addictive drugs out of family life. I've got to say, it's been a difficult year for me. Between being a straight C college student and lazing around the house,

Green is lucky - At least for me.

2010-05-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

Well everyone, meet Autumn Greenleaf. If she's an angel, I guess she'd be Farrah Fawcett. Yes, I spent a lot of crowns on her outfit :D It's worth it cause she looks stylish and all the new wizards ooh and ahh at the Valor sword she has. She's one quest away from being level 15 and she's just barely* starting Krokotopia today. I decided to take the advice that a lot of people put on Wizard 101

You'll never go hungry again

2010-05-28T03:39:00.000-07:00

What do you call a necromancer who marries rich? A gravedigger! This has been Advice From Autumn. We now return to your regular program.

Back in the saddle - Or rather, the broomstick.

2010-05-28T01:29:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I've played Wizard 101 extensively, let alone blogged about my progress. But seeing as it's summer break and I'm a bit burned out on Combat Arms, I decided to log in and see how things were going in the Spiral. And of course the Wiz101 Facebook memo saying the new pets were live definitely piqued my curiosity. Needless to say I was excited to see if my firezilla would

Back - In green. And blue. And purple.

2009-12-31T15:20:00.000-08:00

It's been too long since my last post! And I must admit I don't have a good excuse as to why other than pure laziness and mysanthropy. But the holidays have flown by, the new fps I've been playing has lost its shiny newness, and I am ready to get back into the Wizard 101 swing of things. Couple updates, peeps. I'm filling up my family of wizards with my new additions of Calamity Stormcloud (

Advice from Autumn - Krokopatra

2009-12-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

And now, Journey of a Young Wizard presents: Advice from Autumn. (click picture to enlarge) This has been Advice from Autumn. And now, back to our regular program.

Missing out - Sad days for me

2009-12-03T17:47:00.000-08:00

I'm totally gonna blow a fuse! >_< I haven't bought crowns in a long time so I can't log into the test realm. Drat! Looks like I'll have to wait and see what the new houses are like with the rest of the non-paying crowd. *sigh*

Oh. My. Bartleby. - Themed housing!

2009-12-01T18:46:00.000-08:00

Soooooo, remember that one time I mentioned school-specific housing? Well, KingsIsle is graciously giving us said feature this month! *Rubs hands together greedily* This is the moment we've all been waiting for! (Or at least I have.) What a perfect Christmas present! The downside: they're expensive. Either 10,000 crowns ($20 USD) or 100,000 in-game gold. So either spend all your time and effort

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T21:16:00.001-08:00

A bit delayed, I know, but Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today I celebrated by having a delicious and perfect dinner with my family and then clobbering Malistaire for the fifth time ;) Hope everyone has a great, relaxing weekend. Safe journeys!

Success! - In the Danger zone!

2009-11-26T11:24:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the cooperation of over 50,000 Wizard 101 fans, anyone who is a member of Wizard 101 Central and a fan of Wizard 101 on Facebook will receive a special pet: a Danger Hound! And, they're going a step further and for each additional Facebook fan we will also receive free gold! *Jumps up and down excitedly* I will be that much closer to getting a house for my sorcerer! Let's all continue

@$(*&^ - The way 99% of people find out they hate Marleybone

2009-11-15T14:11:00.000-08:00

(Click the photo to enlarge)

Facedesk - When good gaming goes bad

2009-11-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

Ah, I remember now why I hated Marleybone so much the last 2 times I went through it. I get sucked into battles every 5 seconds. *Facedesk*

Zing - Marleybone calling!

2009-11-10T10:12:00.000-08:00

Have a few updates for ya! Krokotopia is now a thing of the past! Victoria Ravenblood is now level 27 and an official Marleybonian. "By Jove, a NECROMANCER! There goes the neighborhood." That's right, I got a Marleybone mansion :D How, you ask? I literally lived in my dorm until level 25 (sadly this very closely resembles real life). I also sold everything except the clothes on my back and

Peer Pressure - Haha! I win.

2009-11-08T03:51:00.000-08:00

I had been moping about quite a bit on my death character since I had pretty much no friends for that character and the game was getting a little lonely. Well, I have this friend in real life, and one thing let to another and... he plays Wizard 101 now! Why? Because I convinced him of how awesome it is :D I'd been having trouble lately with convincing IRL friends to join Wiz101,

AWESOME - Wiz 101 TCG, courtesy of TFN

2009-11-02T11:46:00.000-08:00

Dude, look at what The Friendly Necromancer made for me! If you haven't heard of the Wizard 101 trading card game he invented, CLICK HERE. It is made of win. Thanks again, Friendly!

Teamwork - Meet-ups, friend lists, and quest buddies

2009-10-27T17:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I know this isn't new when it comes to Wizard 101 (or gaming in general), but I've been seeing this trend for a while now where players will meet other people in the game, do a few quests together, and decide that hey... it would be cool to be partners. Like, permanent quest buddies. There are certain schools (I'm lookin' at you, storm and life) that are geared toward group play since

Fighting Malistaire - The biggest anti-climax I've ever experienced

2009-10-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

Well, last night I finally fought Malistaire on my life wizard - twice! Thanks to the best teammates ever (props to everyone)! Even though I made a ton of gold, got a bunch of drops and had lots of fun, it was sadly the most anti-climactic ending ever. All this build-up for 50 levels and... what, Malistaire and his wife's spirit just disappear? No big resolution? No long-winded monolog from

Grind - The slow, painful process of levelling up.

2009-10-25T02:09:00.000-07:00

I worked on Victoria a bit more today! She's level 9 now and I'm really diggin' how easy it is to be a necromancer in Wizard City. I imagine it only gets way harder from here on in, but for now I'm enjoying my school. Just as I expected, it totally sucks being a noob again after having such a high level (read: awesome) wizard. But I'm excited to see how necromancy compares to theurgy. I'm

OMG - Yay!

2009-10-23T11:29:00.000-07:00

Autumn is now a Grandmaster Theurgist! Yay me!

Story time - "Journey of a Young Wizard" Chapter 1

2009-10-22T00:50:00.000-07:00

Hey, I've decided to write a fanfiction! Yay!! Please let me know what you think :D READ IT BY CLICKING HERE!

Idle - Between the quests.

2009-10-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

Well, it's happened again. That distinct feeling of boredom I get when I'm stuck on a quest I don't wanna do. (Specifically, one where I have to kill a zillion crystal spiders to find something or other for some lady.) Yup, this is what happens when things get too tough. I retreat. At least that's what my therapist would say*. So what do I do when I'm not questing? I can't stand to

Growl - Rudeness. Anger. Fellow gamers.

2009-10-20T22:21:00.000-07:00

Reading a few threads on Wizard 101 Central has reminded me of something about online gaming that really makes me... well... less than happy. And that is rude people. Of course encountering rude people is gonna happen. Happens in real life, so of course it's going to leak into online life, especially because the anonymity eliminates a lot of the consequences associated with being a

Victoria Ravenblood - Death is just the beginning.

2009-10-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

I started a new character last night, my first Death wizard! *is excited* I haven't decided what I want her secondary school to be. What's a good supporting class for death wizards? Not sure if I should choose an element school or a spirit school. Hmm... Anyway, this is what she looks like! I haven't finished my adventure with Autumn yet so I won't be focusing entirely on Victoria,

Broke - My addiction to the Bazaar.

2009-10-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

I had around 30,000 gold last night. I have three houses and wanted furniture in all of them. I have a serious problem, guys. I am a compulsive shopper. I buy and buy until I've got no money left (well, only in the virtual world). I was planning on saving gold so I could buy a mount for my other characters, but nooooo. I just had to have the Imperial Sofa. Just had to get that Short Table for

Weird - Glitches. Frustration. Fist shaking.

2009-10-19T00:56:00.000-07:00

I've noticed a few mysterious things taking place since the updates. Not all of them are necessarily taking place because of the recent updates, but they're happening nonetheless. I make angry frown >:( Numero Uno: Has anyone noticed that the enemies in Marleybone walk in the middle of the street now, instead of the sides? That threw me for a real loop and it took me a few times of

Mounts - The best thing since sliced bread.

2009-10-17T02:21:00.000-07:00

After waiting and waiting all day (due to hanging out with a friend and then the patching taking forever) I GOT MY VERY OWN FOREVER MOUNT! And after using it for all of half an hour, I can already say... how in the heck did I ever get along without it? So many unnecessary battles that could have been avoided if I could go as fast as I do now. So much time I could have spent doing the

New Stuff - Mounts, crown shop and quests. Oh my!

2009-10-16T09:47:00.000-07:00

Mounts. Yeah, that's right. MOUNTS. They have arrived in Wizard 101. You know what I'm gonna be saving up for? A MOUNT. Cause yeah, that's where it's at. And it's taking an ungodly amount of time to patch. *Pulls hair out* MOOOOOUUUUNTS! EDIT: Is it wrong that I look forward to this WAAAY more than hanging out with my friend to celebrate my birthday?

Kandy - The gamer. The blogger. The geek.

2009-10-15T18:08:00.000-07:00

As I'm sure my friends had predicted, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and keep a blog about my Wizard 101 gaming adventures. Why, you might ask? I fail to see the reason for it myself, as everyone who plays the game goes through the same journey. Unlike most of the other players, however, I tend to go it alone (unless I absolutely need someone to help me with a dungeon or something). This