ScumFlash: Seasonal Greetings

I'm not much of an Xmas card sender in real life (the last and only time I did that was probably 15 years ago). But with a little help from Revliss (ty for the picture) and the power of the interwebs I can send all of you seasonal greetings through this blog. So consider yourselves lucky, because this is an unique event in the history of Ghetto.

I wish my lovely scum (Before you say anything: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!") a great feeding frenzy and a good start of the new year. And I also want, on behalf of all the lowlifes from the Severed Tongue, to wish all our Bestest Buddies and especially our most Evil Archenemies a Merry Scumfest and a Backstabbing New Year.
 

Ps. If a little and ugly goblin enters your home through the chimney and mentions he is there for the presents, then that is most likely Alyxyn. DON'T feed him milk and cookies, but get him out of there as fast as you can. Because I’m pretty sure he isn’t there to bring you anything, but more likely to rob you blind. Don't say I didn't warn you...

FreshScumFlash: Veha Returned, A New Beginning

Well, it seems the end of the world missed it's appointment with the rest of us. Although the Horseman of the Apocalypse are still gathering. Ofcourse there already was AAylia for a long long time, and don't forget about the comic relief duo Alyxyn and Schnebbs (who probably ate their horse by now...). Recently the 3rd horseman knocked down our doors in the form of Oak, our long lost barman. And now there is the return of Veha... Lucky for us she was one day too late to ride out with the other 3 (yes Alyxyn and Schnebbs are too small to be considered a real horseman, so we count them as two halves...).

Veha (also known as Princess of the High Tower, Ruler of Ghosts and Dark Thoughts and Instigator of Mayhem) is a tiny level 181 warrior. She managed to fill out her scrapbook to 88.41% and currently rides a dragon. Don't be fooled by her size though. She is scummy to the bone and Master of bar ehm… “fights” in lack of a better word. Welcome Back Veha.
 
With the return of Veha our set of Australians is complete again. These were feared lieutenants of AAylia before… Holy crap... I just realized I'm singlehandedly rebuilding AAylia's army for her... Maybe the end IS near after all.
 
*Starts looking for a better hiding place just in case*

FreshScumFlash: Oak is Back, the End is Near

Who would ever thought it we would actually be thankful for an iPhone app. The Shakes & Fidget app for the iPhone is finally finished and with it came the return of Oak. A long lost soul that is so scummy that even the combined forces of Alyxyn and Schnebbs pale in comparison... So hide your booze and wenches for this pile of Australian nasty,  before it is too late.

Just for the record: he is a darkelf with an eye-patch, level 248 raptor riding scout with a scrapbook of 83,71%. If you encounter him, be extremely careful. he is probably loaded to the brim with explosive fluids. There is NO reward for catching him alive, because who in the hell would want to lock that up...

And while we are at it, here is the weather forecast for this week.

Welcome back Oak, you've been away waaaaaay too long. But as it seems just in time for the party (wait... I should have expected that...)

ScumFlash: NO MORE BABIES!

Scum,

As you know we keep track of your activity (being online, checking in etc.). Also we have a great babysitting service organised by Tofurkey. You might also know that we have a group of volunteers (although smaller then in the old times) that are willing to do the actual sitting (and yes Tofurkey is one of those). Furthermore, you might have noticed that it is almost the holiday season (you know, Xmas and new years). Now put it all together and what do you get?

WRONG!

It is the scummy holiday season for all of us and we don't want to burden a few with the toons of many... Starting this weekend for the period around Xmas and new years we'll not be taking babysit requests. Furthermore, we will understand if you miss check ins etc.. We'll try to keep the guildbattles rolling, but don't be surprised if we miss a couple. Have a good holiday season, things will turn back to normal after January 2 2013.

Grtz.
Ghetto

Apple Cider Caramels

A friend pointed this recipe out to me, she says to add more spices - allspice, cloves and cardamon, also try some chili's! She replaced half the oil with bacon fat, and it came out TO DIE FOR.

Caramels hold a special place in my heart. My family would make at least three or four pans full of the stuff, wrap it in wax paper and then colorful tissues, to make sure that everyone that enters the house would have one. Grandma says that it was a Danish (?) tradition that their family did, that it was bad luck to not have a gift for everyone that crossed the threshold of the house during the holiday season. I don't know if this is a family one of a Danish one. Anyone want to confirm?

Apple Cider Caramels LINK

Apple Cider Caramels
From The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

Apple cider (sometimes called sweet or “soft” cider), as I’m referring to it here, is different from both apple juice and the hard, or alcoholic, fermented apple cider. It’s a fresh, unfiltered (it has sediment), raw apple juice — the juice literally pressed from fresh apples. It’s unpasteurized, and must be refrigerated, because it’s perishable. In the Northeast, I usually find it at farm stands and some grocery stores. I occasionally find vacuum- sealed bottles called apple cider in the juice aisle, but none of the bottled varieties that I’ve tried has the same delicate apple flavor as the more perishable stuff sold in the refrigerator section.

4 cups (945 ml) apple cider
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, or less of a finer one
8 tablespoons (115 grams or 1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (110 grams) packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy cream
Neutral oil for the knife

Boil the apple cider in a 3- to- 4- quart saucepan over high heat until it is reduced to a dark, thick syrup, between 1/3 and 1/2 cup in volume. This takes about 35 to 40 minutes on my stove. Stir occasionally.

Meanwhile, get your other ingredients in order, because you won’t have time to spare once the candy is cooking. Line the bottom and sides of an 8- inch straight- sided square metal baking pan with 2 long sheets of crisscrossed parchment. Set it aside. Stir the cinnamon and flaky salt together in a small dish.

Once you are finished reducing the apple cider, remove it from the heat and stir in the butter, sugars, and heavy cream. Return the pot to medium- high heat with a candy thermometer attached to the side, and let it boil until the thermometer reads 252 degrees, only about 5 minutes. Keep a close eye on it.

(Don’t have a candy or deep- fry thermometer? Have a bowl of very cold water ready, and cook the caramel until a tiny spoonful dropped into the water becomes firm, chewy, and able to be plied into a ball.)

Immediately remove caramel from heat, add the cinnamon- salt mixture, and give the caramel several stirs to distribute it evenly. Pour caramel into the prepared pan. Let it sit until cool and firm—about 2 hours, though it goes faster in the fridge. Once caramel is firm, use your parchment paper sling to transfer the block to a cutting board. Use a well- oiled knife, oiling it after each cut (trust me!), to cut the caramel into 1-by-1-inch squares. Wrap each one in a 4-inch square of waxed paper, twisting the sides to close. Caramels will be somewhat on the soft side at room temperature, and chewy/firm from the fridge.

Do ahead: Caramels keep, in an airtight container at room temperature, for two weeks, but really, good luck with that.

Missing Missing OH MY!

Ok, so the boss went missing right around Christmas, you know what that means right??  

YEAH, CHAOS, PARTIES AND WILD THINGS! 

But... alas. The roundness, the big jolly QUILP got the crown. Can you imagine that? What ... a big meany. I bet QUILP done did take the boss around back and yup... he done did him over. Boss will never be back! 

Or maybe... he is really an elf? What do you think?

Birthday Bashes & More (Dec.8)

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• 275 – Farkentje
• 250 – Srike

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 310 – Redwood18
• 270 – Rido Fatesmiter
• 260 – Melange

95% Club
No new members this week. 

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week. You are wondering waht the toilet does to your items? We collected some data, but it looks completly random to me.

Items that you can only use for one type of toon:
 

IN				OUT
Mage	LUCK	DEX	Armor	Scout	INT	DEX
Mage	CON	STR	Belt	Warrior	LUCK	DEX
Mage	LUCK		Belt	Warrior	DEX
Mage	CON	DEX	Gloves	Scout	INT	DEX
Mage	CON		Gloves	Warrior	STR
Mage	CON	INT	Gloves	Warrior	STR	LUCK
Warrior	DEX		Helmet	scout	LUCK
Mage	LUCK	STR	Helmet	Warrior	STR	INT
Mage	STR		Shoes	Warrior	CON
Scout	CON	STR	Weapon	Warrior	LUCK	STR
Mage	INT	CON	Weapon	Scout	DEX	CON
Scout	STR		Weapon	Warrior	STR
Mage	STR	DEX	Weapon	Scout	STR	LUCK

 Items you can use for all types of toons:
 

IN				OUT
Mage	INT		Necklace	Mage	STR
Mage	STR		Necklace	Mage	STR
Mage	CON	INT	Pocket	Mage	LUCK	INT
Mage	INT		Pocket	Mage	INT
Mage	LUCK		Pocket	Mage	INT
Mage	STR		Pocket	Mage	CON
Mage	STR	INT	Pocket	Mage	DEX	CON
Mage	CON		Ring	Mage	INT
Mage	CON		Ring	Mage	CON
Mage	CON	DEX	Ring	Mage	LUCK	STR
Mage	CON		Ring	Mage	STR
Mage	CON	INT	Ring	Mage	DEX	STR
Mage	DEX		Ring	Mage	DEX
Warrior	INT		Ring	Warrior	LUCK
Mage	LUCK		Ring	Mage	LUCK
Mage	LUCK		Ring	Mage	LUCK

Birthday Bashes & More (Dec. 1)

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• 325 – Quilp
• 275 – Nargoth
• 250 – Ziglabeu

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 310 – Iola
• 270 – Ciciz
• 260 – Masterdodo
• 260 – Oswalt
• 240 – Nanouchka
• 240 – Bakryu

95% Club
No new members this week. (come on Farkentje... you need like 3 items or something to hit the 95% club)

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• Running around with glass in their feet
• Climbing towers just for the hell of it

well... DUH!

Well ah dun finished mah mirror.. talk about anticlimatic.. no angels comin down tah 'grat' me, no frickin supermodel handing me a dang award or ennytin.  dey doezn't effen change mah backdrop dat ah kin see.  *sighs* but.. least ah kin quest AND go inta da towah at da some time.  un.. more attacks on Alupoopoohead iz allays gut.

ScumFlash: Fairy Tower & Magic Mirror

Here is some information from Quilp about the new functionality. If you have something to add, something to correct or something to ask, please let us know below this post. We'll update this post when there is reason for it

EDIT: A lot of answers are answered in the comments

Fairy Tower

1) Click the Dungeons button and you will see the Tower in the middle with regular dungeons around it. Click the Tower and you will be on your companions page (you get a companion of each class and each of the three will be level 150 to start). Click the Tower on the right to enter and then click the button to start the attack on the first Tower Boss (there are 100 floors each with a boss).

2) You can use equipment to strengthen your companions. And you can level up your companions by clicking the plus sign on each. This will cost you gold and the higher the level the more gold it will cost.

3) The bonus you get from beating Tower bosses is 1% added gold on quests and guard duty. Completing all 100 floors results in your gold doubling. You will also get one equipment item each time you beat one of these bosses.

Toilet

The toilet has changed and is more complex. I don't have all the answers yet but here is a starting point:

1) The first item you throw in the toilet will increase you toilet mana level as before, but the item will be kick back to your inventory. I suggest that you make a note of the item class and stats before and after throwing it in the toilet. Items can and will change when thrown in the toilet.

2) Tower items are worth $0 gold AND shop/quest items that have been thrown in the toilet are worth $0 gold. If you have an item you want to sell for gold don't throw it in the toilet.

3) Magic store items can be used on any class and therefore are good as are or to change their stats by throwing them in the toilet.

4) Weapon store items can be used as are on the companion who is the same class as your toon. The class of these will change when thrown in the toilet.

Item Changes

1) Weapon store items will change class when thrown in the toilet: Warrior class items change to Scout items. Mage class items will change to Warrior items. Scout class items will change to Mage items. (Magic store items are class neutral and don't change class.)

2) Most items will change the stats from one class to another. So far I believe the main stats (Intelligence, Strength, Dexiterity) change in the same way as item class: Strength to Dexterity, Dexterity to Intelligence and Intelligence to Strength.

3) I don't have a complete sense of what is going on with Luck and Constitution stats. Also, All Luck epics from the Tower don't appear to change stats but can change class if they are Weapon store items. All stat epics from the Tower that are Weapon store items will change class.

Tower Tips

1) Depending on how well equipped and potioned your character is, the first Tower boss will be doable for level 240 and above players. Otherwise you will likely need companion help.

2) You should run through as many Tower bosses as possible. Keep building the strength of your companions as you do by leveling up the companions who have weapons and gear first. Companions without weapons aren't much help even if you level them up.

3) Before throwing an item in the toilet make sure it will be useable when it is changed. Items from quests and the shops are worthless to sell back to the store. That is why you need to keep track of open slots on your companions. That is why it becomes confusing as to what is going to come out of the toilet after throwing an item in.

I'm sure I have made some mistakes that will need correcting. So help out as this gets posted to the blog.

Magic Mirror

During quests you'll find pieces of a mirror (13 in total i think). If you beat the quest with the mirror piece just drag it from inventory to your picture. it will disappear and something will happen to your picture.

Once you have all pieces you'll most likely be able to fight in the arena (and dungeons???) while you are on a quest (probably not during city guard duty though). Not the greatest ability (I'll keep choosing the big XP quests over the mirror quests for now if there is a choice), but it will keep you busy for a while.

Birthday Bashes & More (Nov. 17)

It has been a while, but we finally have one again. Happy level 300 Ghettofor... Wait... that is me... Never mind. Nothing to see here, move along.

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• 300 – Ghettoforce
• 275 – Nargoth
• 250 – Valind

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• No one this week (apart from Quilp, he is always nice and round)

95% Club
No new members this week.

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• 9 scum had their best HoF ranking this week
• Average scrapbook 94.57% (so close...)

today is tuesday?!?!

i should write a new poem...

words that rhyme with "boobs"

- sbbenhcs, the "how i met your mother" herald

...


i swear, that's the most used word in barney's vocabulary... boobs. granted, it's a great word, sure to bring a smile to almost any man's (or baby's) face, but can a truly well-developed character rely on such simple humor to keep us all entertained? and if so, for how long? deep questions here...

oh well... BOOBS! (WARNING: comments may be nsfw... not really, but... =p)

Birthday Bashes & More (Nov. 10)

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• No one this week. But then, most of you are in one already...

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 280 – AAylia
• 240 – Etrius
• 230 – Akhdar
• 210 – Rizzo34 (Even when he gets bigger he stays small....)

95% Club
Hurray for Nanouchka for she has joined the 95% club and stopped looking like a lazy butt, like some of our other members. Also a shout out to Neithe because he jumped almost 1,5 % closer to the same club you're almost there.

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• 1 scum still MIA since Sandy hit. Hope you are doing ok DAYSOFDARKNESS.
• UPDATE: Welcome back DAYSOFDARKNESS

traditional gnomish poetry tuesday

a poet's words are his weapons, thus he is a lord

for a few well-spoken words can turn back the horde.

words contain power, that much is true

and even their spacing has some credit due,

because... is the penis TRULY mightier than the sword?

- sbbenhcs, FREE fencing lessons for ladies

Birthday Bashes & More (Nov. 3)

This is the weekend of our big move. Our holiday is over, time to get back home and start kicking butt again until we are #1. Everybody has been so busy packing last week, that there is no one with nice round numbers, no new members of the 95% club and someone misplaced the random data of the week sheet... Pretty sad Birthday Bash right?

HELL NO!!! because we at least have 2 lowlifes that want to go back to the Severed Tongue in style! Enjoy your depressing XP valley scum ;)

• 250 – Kamisama
  
• 250 – Revliss

Post-it notes
To the Barbarian Horde: Thank you, we had a lot of fun during our holiday, but we have to return home to the Severed Tongue. Some idiot forgot to turn off the gas in the dungeons.

To the Caretaker: The key is under the doormat and the skeleton is in the closet (in Ustarach's room). That is not our vat of hands and feet in the fridge, but the tongues are. We left them for you

To the postman: Return to sender, address unknown. No such number, no such zone.

each of a gnome's senses are particularly sharp,

our vision and hearing tuned as fine as a harp.

keenness of touch and of taste serve us well,

but our achilles' heel is our sense of smell... 

you could knock us all out with one goblin fart.

- sbbenhcs, driving with a suspended poetic license

Birthday Bashes & More (Oct. 27)

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• 275 – DAYSOFDARKNESS
• 275 – Keldonhing
• 250 – Tofurkey (256 already even, great use of dungeons furk)
• 250 – TDI

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 270 – Farkentje
• 260 – WordPlay
• 240 – CrusdaderBin
• 230 – Wraithform

95% Club
No new members this week.

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• 22 Mages
• 18 Warriors
• 9 Scouts
• In real life, Schnebbs is awesome...

have you missed the gnome?

and his poetic ramblings?

well... i've missed you too.

- sbbenhcs, the procrastinate laureate

yep, i know... i know... i've been neglecting my poetic license. my bad. but i've got a REALLY good excuse: i've been planning (and preparing for) my own wedding. i think that give me some kind of scummy dispensation, right? i'll see if i can get back in the swing of a weekly post, now that my brain isn't quite so mushy...

just to clarify, i'm the one with the idiot grin. (it's been two weeks already, and we're still married... i think we'll make it. =p)

Birthday Bashes & More (Oct. 13)

Gather around scum and lowlifes alike, the Severed Tongue has a new first on this server. Da round man himself has managed to be the first to max the cost of his STR stat. Yes that is right. It costs Quilp 10,000,000 gold to increase his STR stat by just one. Insane? Definitely, but at least it won't get any more expensive then that...

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• No new ones this week, because most of you are in one already

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 260 – MaxPower
• 230 – Kossar

95% Club
No new members this week. But come on farkentje, only 0.71% to go. Also a shout out to Oswalt and Nanouchka, you guys are very close too...

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• 1 old archenemy returns
• Guess who's back!

 

We're looking forward kicking your asses again Slambo! Get your beers in shape and stampede that HoF again!

ScumFlash: Weird HoF (UPDATE)

I screencapped our HoF standings over the past couple of days with an idea for a future post once we had hit top 15 again. But I have to post it sooner than that... Seriously... this is just weird.

Sunday September 7:

Monday September 8:

Tuesday September 9:

UPDATE: It is a shame we didn't hit 66 because I could have continued... I'm stuck at HoF spot 55.

Our guild AND our holiday home are stuck at dungeon 44...

Zimmi has been #33 in the HoF for quite some time now

 Alyxyn is sticking to #22 like it is the leg of Ciciz

And our friends from Zenith are on #11

Weird huh? Now... I'm NOT saying that it is Aliens... but... it is definitely Aliens!

Birthday Bashes & More (Oct. 6)

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• 250 – Oswalt
• 225 – Wraitform

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 310 – Quilp
• 240 – Srike
• 240 – Valind
• 240 – Scrubby
• 240 – Neithe
• 230 – Nanouchka

95% Club
No new members this week.

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 49 Scum
• With D43 and D44 beaten our holiday home is completely decorated now
• That means 26 dungeons beaten in just two weeks.
• That means loads of gold donated and loads of scum checking in.
• Let's see how D45 goes here and then let's fight our way back to the top of the HoF

Oh, you wanted to see the pictures too? Here we go!

D43 Ragorth the Bandit: As we can very clearly remember, Ragorth the Vengeful likes to cheat. But we've gotten a bit bigger since last time. This time it is Badness to slap him back to reality. Thank you for that Badness.

D44 Slobba the Mudd: And here we finally are again. Back to our cozy guildstats of 188%. And if Dolgan has to turn a Slobba the Mudd into a real fatty stain in the process, then so be it. (am I the only one surprised that apparently the dungeons don't have their own name anymore?)

DungeonParty: Climbing back to the top III (Update D42)

We're almost back at our normal guildstats and we didn't even had to really try yet. Silly game is silly.

Sorry, no funny attempts today, maybe tomorrow. Don't forget to say hi to Nanoucka while you are here.

 D39 The Old Cemetery: Where the werewolf got wooped by Woopydoo.

D40 Primordial Beasts: Dolgan gives the Crococpter a stare till he runs away, I wonder who the primordial beast is here.

UPDATE I: D41 and D42

 D41 The Black Magic Mountain: I can imagine Dolgan leaving Gripcut the Ghastly to Woopydoo... damn she is ugly...

D42 Gragosh's Dread: The empty stare of Dolgan Elfbane against the fiery eyes of Grogosh the Destroyer and you wonder who would win? Seems like some of our scum won't be able to come in action till we hit D45 again. Woopy and Dolgan are not very sharing at the moment.

FreshScumFlash: Nanouchka

We interupt our usual broadcast for an important message. I don't think it happens often, that a player from a top 15 guild willingly joins a guild that is outside the top 100. Sure sure, it is a guild with the 3rd best guildstats on the server and sure it is the holiday home of the most fun guild in the Shakes&Fidget universe. But still, important enough to tell you about it and interrupt the dungeonstory.

So.... are you ready for it? Meet Nanouchka, a level 229 blue pussyriding mage with a decently filled scrapbook of almost 91% (now work on maxing it ;-). And to make it more interesting: also a french Canadian from Montreal that had to look up the meaning of the word scum. I mean... is that a winner or not? Even AAylia might like her instantly, as she is a potential nightstalker with a love for revolutions, banana's and Elvis Presley. I feel the bonding molecules just burning through the guild already.

Let's hope Nanouchka can find her ass on that map she has in her pocket, cause sometimes I have the feeling we have a shortage of smart lowlifes. So give here a warm scummy welcome and don't blame her for lowering our guild averages (Average level went down by 1 and average scrapbook went down by 0.3%), because I'm sure she'll work very hard at fixing that as soon as she can.

Nanouchka, I hope you have fun here. I if you have any questions (for instance why it is a good idea to replace those shoes, and probably that terror tunic) or just need directions out of AAylia's dungeon, just ask. And please don't mind the backstabbing, that is just monkeylove.

Dungeonparty: Climbing back to the top II (Update: D38)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back. We'll I am anyway. Seems I have missed quite some dungeons over the past couple of days. I'm sure there have been lots of giggles and jolly backstabbing. Oh Narc, I have a message from Minnie Mouse, she wants her dresses back.

Twenty down Six more to go.

D33 The Predators' Feast: I can't remember the last time I saw r34lg33k so happy. I guess it is a tranny lover thing that sets off whenever you come near big mouths... (tis your call if you want to add "of Doom" to that statement) or was it Adam's apples...
 

D34 Monkey Business: This is the first dungeon Redwood18 had to step in. And I'm not sure if it is my sick mental health, or she just gave Ping Pong a double nipple twister....

UPDATE I: D35 and D36

D35 The Booger population: Here we can see the power of checking in. More scum check in and g33k can play hero of the day again. That or r34lg33ks attraction to man-holes is even bigger then we already suspected...

D36 Dodging the Blade: I call cheats on Woopydoo. How in the hell can someone dodge all those blades Shniva is whirling around when you're not even a scout AND wearing eye patches for being blind. And don't say the force was with him, because I would have known...

UPDATE II: D37 and D38

D37 In the Dark of the Night: Sometimes I have the feeling we're doing these dungeons backwards... I'm not sure how many scum Dolgan Elfbane had to bribe to not check in, but that is the only reason I can come up with why he had the chance to get rid of the AfterDarkor. Sure, they're rumored to sleep on a bed of hallucinogenic fungi bu.... oooooh... now I get it... I hope it was worth it Dolgan, you KNOW that stuff rots your brain right?

D38 Asocial combuston Point: See... this looks far more likely. Although I doubt if anyone would call Iola Asocial (I wouldn't, she scares the hell out of me...). And surprise surprise Blue beats Red. That being said, I have the feeling that mr Armored Fire Dragon hasn't realised yet what happened to him. Something about an Ass, Iola's heavy boots and lot's of kicking I'm sure.

Dungeonparty: Climbing back to the top (Update: D22)

The fun thing about doing some dungeons again is that it shows how easy it is now while you can clearly remember how hard they were the first time we attempted them. Another fun part about it is, that some of our smaller scum can be a hero for a change.

Four Down TwentyTwo to go

 D19 Extraterra IV: Look at the smug face on Srike as he beats The Thing like it is nothing at all.

D19 Extraterra IV: Look at the scared face on Moora. Wich is silly, cause she just killed her 12th Illegal Alien and is starting on number 13 in this picture. Impressive Moora, keep it up :)

UPDATE I: D20

D20 Path to Hell: We had a lot more scum who were able to join this time, and it is good to see they actually did. This time it was Wraithform who got to murder the most dungeonbaddies, 5 not bad. See being the smalles to check in has it's benefits(yes Rizzomoron, that could have been you ;). But I must say I find it very funny that it is again Srikes smug face that is the last one to be seen in D20. Sometimes you just are on the right place at the right time.

UPDATE II: D21

D21 Hellish Hell: (ooooooh, so THAT is why the previous dungeon was called "Path to Hell"). It seems we are getting better, OR scum gets really pissed off by Srike showing off and having all the spotlight for himself! Wraitform (yep, Rizzo is still not able to attack because he is a silly lowlife) managed another 10 kills and bakryu made sure he killed the Zombie Berserker before Srike got the chance to join in the battle. On the other hand... it kinda looks like bakryu has a tummy ache and that zombie berserker used to be his lunch...

UPDATE III:

Sometimes I really wonder what is wrong with this guild...

UPDATE IV: D22

D22 The Petting Zoo of Death: Am I the only one that finds this a disturbing picture? I mean, come on Scrubby... that is no way to treat pussy... We also had Rizzo in action today (finally), sadly he only managed two bad boys, while Wraithform managed to slaughter 7 again (I think someone has been working out). And slowly the dungeons are getting stronger. We're already had to use 10 scum for this one... ;-)

Birthday Bashes & More (Sep. 22)

A big "Thank You!" to Squeee for comming out his hibernation and letting us crash at his place. Be sure to keep an eye on the Severed Tongue while we are away. And now we are all gathered here, we might s well do a birthday bash too.

Valley of Awful XP

Condolences to you scum.For you have reached an epic level, but will have to beat many dungeons to get out of this XP Valley.

• No epic levels this week

Nice Round Numbers
Congratulations to you scum, your level looks nice and round.

• 270 – DAYSOFDARKNESS
• 270 – Nargoth
• 260 – Morhdd

95% Club
Nice entrance DAYSOFDARKNESS. Always nice ot see someone join our troops and instantly joining the 95% club at the same time. Now go work at maxing it out.

Random Data of the Week

Something Important to get you through the week.

• 48 scum
• 1 Guild left
• 1 note left behind for the barbarian horde
• 1 note left behind for the exterminators
• 1 note left behind for the milkman

Voting on this poll was poor, but given I haven't done one in forever, that's understandable.  After waking up in a very hung over state, I found myself in Shades of Gray.  Searching for how this came to be, I naturally ran a poll.   Turns out, no one knows, but everyone suspects it is a plot by AAylia to overthrow our dark scum lord once again.  Only time will tell... or some very judicious torturing.

Tofu: What the heck? How'd I end up in Shades of Gray? 

Ghetto finally got rid of me

  1 (7%)

 

I had one to many of Ciciz drinks

  3 (21%)

 

I'm sure it will all be revealed by AAylia in due time

  8 (57%)

 

After reading 50 Shades, how could I not?

  2 (14%)

 

FreshScumFlash: DAYSOFDARKNESS

Do you remember our requirements to be able to join the scumside? Well, to refresh your memory the hard requirements: "You're level 225 or higher (200+ for scouts).  You have a 30% mount ~ at least. Use your daily thirst every day. Have a scrapbook of at least 75% and  willing to check in for all battles."  And the far more important, but impossible to check beforehand, soft requirements: "Loyalty, participation daily and a good sense of humor". And lastly the fact we really seem to have a scout shortage?

Well... Meet DAYSOFDARKNESS a level 270 dragonriding scout wtih fluffy shoes and a great personality (at least, that is what the tie is suggesting anyway). He is also a big believer in collecting pictures seeing his scrapbook si up to 96.24%. So if you got any doubles you would like to trade, you know where to find him. Welcome DAYSOFDARKNESS we hope you will enjoy yourself while you are here.

And scum, do me a favor... We could really use a big scout around here, so if you really need to steal his stuff, at least try to not damage him too much while doing so....