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November 15, 2008 – 3:48 pm
Sometimes, you plan a character. You know you want to play a (whatever), so you look them up, look up the lore, read about the class history, read about race histories, and see what sounds like fun.
Sometimes you have an idea for a personality, and that has to translate into the game, and so you create something that works.
And sometimes, characters appear out of nowhere.
My good friend, TRI raid mate, and one of the best Paladins I know – Gryphonheart – has just started a new blog called The Lion Guard, and he wanted a guild tag to match that blog. (If I am a good healing Paladin, it’s thanks to Gryph and Siha. Hands down.) So I made a tiny little human warrior, named her Oaklawn (the first thing that popped into my head at the character screen) and ran her to Stormwind to help him with his guild charter.
And as I was running, I met Rirri Oaklawn, a little Forsaken Death Knight. Tiny little woman, with a nervous twitch and a serious protective streak.
Just poof – like that – out of nowhere. Maybe because Oaklawn sounds like a cemetery (thanks Rav!). Maybe because I’d been contemplating a Horde Deathknight anyway, but didn’t have a good character concept. Who knows the mental paths that lead to creativity – but there she was. She’s joined the ranks of the Annas (and she’s not even an Anna! dangit!) and is sitting pretty in Hellfire Peninsula.
Now – anyone know how to play a Deathknight? Clueless Anna is Clueless (aka – button mashing).
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November 14, 2008 – 10:30 am
The obvious one for today! Here are five questions to think about with your character – they can be answered here as comments, turned into a blog post of your own, or just something to think about while you grind away leveling over the weekend. You’ll find something like this every Friday here at Too Many Annas – and as always, my answers are under the “read more” tag.
Another one of Siha’s fabulous wallpapers
- Does your character have an IC reason to be going to Northrend?
- Will they be going on their own, or part of a dedicated team?
- Which starting zone is your character going to begin with, and why?
- Since this is something of a fresh start, is your character switching specializations or roles for this new adventure to the North?
- How does your character deal with the cold?
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November 13, 2008 – 10:15 am
I didn’t go to a midnight release party. I didn’t download the game overnight. I didn’t stay up late, drooling over gorgeous new content or being frustrated with my computer as it didn’t install fast enough.
I did hang out with some friends, finishing up a few story bits. I did go to bed early.
I will be getting Wrath and installing it today. I will not be in a hurry (at least, not the kind of hurry some of my friends are in). I will enjoy the first impressions, the amazing scenery, the new music, and the learning process that is a new 10 levels worth of lore and story. I will not be rolling a deathknight (yet). I will probably be turning off twitter, or at least not reading it. I will also have a Friday Five post for you tomorrow. I will not be level 80 on Tuesday.
See you guys in Northrend.
Sorry things have been a little unusual around here lately. Because this has been a tough morning, I give you gratuitous kitty pictures. These are my cats and my messy desk (Max is the Siamese, Charlie wears a tux – both don’t like camera flashes, so they look sleepy – and no, my desk isn’t usually that messy).
