Brickdoctor

I slip into the Kitchen.

There's a reason for your thinking that; it is a Bionicle.

Ah, I see.

Very nice! I really like the high windows and smooth curving portions of the walls — very Cloud City-esque — and I think you did a great job working with and balancing three different shades of grey. As for suggestions... you already did a great job on what's there; maybe finish adding the roof?

Volkswagen Camper Van? I just saw the word 'unexpected', so I wrote the title "Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka: An Unexpected Visit" instead of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", and then the reference was when I drew a parallel between Gandalf visiting Bilbo and Vader visiting MstrOfPppts, and I wrote "When a Maiar Istari Dark Lord of the Sith comes knocking at your door and asks you to join him in his quest, it’s hard to refuse."Am I missing something obvious here?

I've mentioned and blogged Legend Bricks' review before; I think it's still the best, most thorough one out there so far. And it's written, text-based, and pictorial; I don't like video reviews in general. Always seem to be unnecessarily long and spend too little time or no time at all on the details, and I'd much rather read a good description and opinion than listen to what is usually someone giving me basic information of what's shown in a video. Plus I can read a review at my own pace, spending as much or as little time on each section as I want, and a well-formatted, written, and photographed review always gives me the impression of having had more thought and careful work put into it. That being said, Jang's review is very nice and definitely better than I think any other video review I've seen.

"I am ChenmoHwi'nuH." The two of you exchange 'thank yous' and 'farewells' before you lead Ahvialyn to the R'kilf Inn, where you find Throlar speaking with the innkeeper. The Party at the Inn: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 21 year-old male human Mystic Knight Level 26.33 *Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile* *Lucky* *Encouraged* Power: 38 (Level 26 + WP: 12 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 26/41 (Base HP: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 7 + Permanent bonus: 4) Ether: 31/31 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 1) Defense: 12 (SP: 7 + SP: 5) Gold: 363 (Owed 128 Gold by Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) and 70 Gold by En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) Equipment: Sir Roderick's Sword (WP: 12; longsword), Arm Shield (SP: 7), Duke's Coat-of-Arms ( SP: 5; Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile; suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers, and Regulators; bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to deal Electric-elemental Damage to an opponent who has dealt Damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Overkill Gloves (+1 gold for every point of Damage extra when defeating an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7; 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; staff), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP: 6; Hollow Blade [Mulled Wine]; dagger), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5; Light-elemental; +2 Ether on rolls of 2, 3, 4), Healing Staff (WP: 5; Healing effect), Ammit (WP: 6; +5 Ether for each kill; great sword), • Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Cloak of Deception (Free Hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals Cursed-effect; headwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50%, suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; accessory), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from the wearer; handwear) • Opal, Amethyst, Topaz, Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald • Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Weakening • Grand Potions (11), Remedies (8), Elixirs (4), Nostrums (5), Smelling Salts (3), Meads (5), Jinxy Juices (2), Ether Core, Noxious Venom (Badly Poisoned and Confused; 3 Rounds), Zoot's Plaything, Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental Damage), Tesla Bomb (20 Lightnng-elemental Damage), Tonic, Grand Tonics (12), Double Rainbow (Encouraged, Lucky, Confused, and Poisoned), Bright Polish, Ambrosia, Exterlate, Phoenix Essences (2), Emergency Essence, Grating Stone, Smoke Bombs (5) • Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Throlar Wineghilm (Lord Duvors) 134 year-old male dwarven Knight Level 2 Power: 12 (Level 2 + WP: 10 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 11 (Base HP: 10 + Level Bonus: 1) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Gold: 7 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; Fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Round Shield (SP: 2), Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy; headwear) Inventory: Mace and Chain (WP: 3), • Potion • Bedroll Ahvialyn (NPC) Female elven Rogue Level 17 Power: 37 (Level 17 + WP: 20) Health: 23/23 (Base HP: 7 + Level bonus: 16) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Gold: 10 Equipment: Mythril Dagger (WP: 20; may be used as a melee or a throwing weapon), Elven Plate Armor (SP: 3; bodywear), Cloak of the Elven Spy (Wearer may examine enemy stats before a battle; backwear) Inventory: Backup Dagger (WP: 5) • Health Core, Grand Potion, Potion, Elixir, Remedy, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Deadly Venom • Bedroll

Aiya, herunya rá quentalë Ecclesiastes!

"Ah, yes, the remnant of Lord Keveak's garrison, and his rival now in power in Brobric — doubtless they will work against each other. The past is the past, but in this case, in one small way, it has come back to haunt us: Lord Keveak's garrison has made R'kilf a dangerous place. And so here I am, again, working for the Shadeux, but instead of being here to start a war, I am now here to end one. The resistance already existed; I have merely organized it into a force that might actually be able to take control of this village and end this conflict. "Eubric's day of judgment is coming. The Wolfgang gain power, the Town Watch, spread too thin. The Shadeaux are working hard to maintain order in the city, make no mistake, but we would be fools if we did not have a backup plan. The Kingdom of Patuqun far to the north is led by an order of knights that has been fighting the Pongcanae for centuries, and they welcome our assistance in driving off this new Poncanis leader. I am about to sign a treaty of alliance with Bârbêthân, Duke of Patuqun. Together we will take the next step towards acquiring the resources necessary to free R'kilf, repair her buildings, reestablish trade...and if Eubric burns, then...hopefully...there will be a chance that the Shadeaux will have allies and influence within a healthy and growing city as a point to regroup at. Patuqun, R'kilf, and the Shadeaux must hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."

This really fits in with the Mandalorian style we've seen lately in CW, but angular enough that it still looks overall generic Star Wars-ish, as a customized speeder probably should.

Not participating. But I'm building a lot already to keep up with my quest and with Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka, so I'm not sure if I would have had the time to build an entry.

"Glad you're on our side, trooper! Good work. It's my pleasure to promote you to the Imperial Survey Corps, where you can be trained as a technician or pilot, or remain as a Stormtrooper to guard the other men of that division."

I'm not sure why this is in the contest subforum when it's a free build or how it's different from your other free build, so I'm locking it. PM me if it's supposed to be a separate free build and I'll unlock it and move it to the main forum.

Nicely done! I like your interpretation of Nar Eurbrikka, especially the angled elements such as the girder half tipped-over. It's a very decayed and appropriate look. I love to see the inclusion of other players, too.

You can embed your pictures with img tags. [img=http://coldhorizonsentertainment.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/avenger-viewed1.jpg] It's a creative idea, but I have to agree with Nom, it's still really hard to see anything in the photos.

Couldn't resist the Hobbit reference.

We felt that it seemed unprofessional to be showing off something like number of views; that the quantity of readers didn't matter as much as the quality of our posts. It's a good thing to analyze and celebrate internally so we know how we're doing, but not something we wanted to display publicly as if to flaunt it. I'll PM you the stats if you want them, though.

QM Note: Thanks for your patience! Especially Chromeknight. I hope the picture I took was worth the wait. The Party below the Marketpace: Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) 99 year-old male elven Hunter Level 15 Power: 22 (Level 15 + WP: 7 + Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 5 (SP: 2 + SP: 3) Health: 28/28 (Base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 14 + Class bonus: 6 + Artifact bonus: 2) Gold: 90 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 7; Darkness-elemental; Hollow Blade [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Max HP +2; SP: 2; bodywear), Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear) Inventory: Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 5), Giant Club (WP: 8), • Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing)(2), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Grand Potion, Potions (2), Venoms (4), Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Bones (4), Meads (3), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), • Bedroll, Shovel Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 22 year-old female human Druid Level 22.33 *Invisible* *Immune to Sealed* *Lucky* Power: 35 (Level 22 + WP: 10 + Power Bonus: 3) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Health: 38/38 (Base HP: 9 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 7 + Permanent Bonus: 1) Ether: 34/34 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 1 + Artifact bonus: 5 + Permanent bonus: 2) Gold: 23 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP: 10; Fire-, Lighting-elemental; staff), Black Bandana (Power +3; pirate lingo; headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; bodywear), Spirit Robe (Wearer is invisible for the first 3 Rounds of battle so they do not take Free Hits; backwear) Inventory: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts Jinxed; throwing weapon), Sylvania's Crossbow (WP: 7; Wood-elemental; crossbow), Wizard's Staff (WP: 1; Fire-, Wind-, Water-, Earth-elemental; staff), • Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired; costs 10 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Sealing, • Potion, Grand Potions (2), Health Cores (4), Tonic, Grand Tonics (6), Ether Core, Elixir, Remedy, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essences (2), Mead, Nostrum, Soma, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bombs (2), Flash Bomb, Fire Bombs (3), Ice Bomb, Lightning Bombs (2), Water Bombs (2), Holy Bombs (2), Bones(2) • Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 46 year-old male human Paladin Level 26.67 *Counterstriking* *Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Encouraged* Power: 42 (Level 26 + WP: 11 + Power Bonus: 5) Defense: 12 (SP: 7 + SP: 5) Health: 49/49 (Base HP: 10 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 11 + Permanent bonus: 3) Ether: 25/25 (Base Ether: 0 + Level/Class bonus: 25) Gold: 13 (Owes 128 Gold to Arthur Justus Regulus VII [Flipz], 1 Gold to Bartholomew Docken [brickdoctor], and 75 Gold to Sorrow [Endgame]) Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 11; Darkness-, Fire-elemental; inflicts Bleeding and Badly Poisoned; great sword) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves, Heavy Armor (SP: 5; Immune to Fragile), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; Immune to Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness; accessory), *Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (+4 Power; not an artifact)* Inventory: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Light-, Ice-elemental; inflicts Stunned; great sword), • Marksman's Monocle (Misses are rerolled), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), • Garnet, Sapphire, • Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, • Meads (5), Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Admantite Shard (1/4 of a piece of Adamantite), Tonic, Milk, • Bedroll Sir Isaac chuckles. "Heh. Hinckwells hire you to make them look the saviors of Uland?" "This is the lady who surrendered to me. I believe there may be more of them, and I request permission to conduct a further search of the area." "She was armed only with these." Benedict extends his hand, grasping your weapons. Sir Isaac looks at Benedict, turns away, and faces you. "You no longer need those." Sir Isaac motions ever so slightly with his finger, and your blindfold and binds fall to the floor as Benedict removes them. Sir Isaac hands your weapons back to you. The Party at the Inn: You head to the inn. "Good evening, little master! What can I do for you? If you're looking for accomodation, we've got some nice, cosy, dwarf-sized rooms available. We offer one-bed rooms for 10 Gold per night and we have two-bed rooms for 15 Gold per night; each bed being suitable for up to two individuals. All our rooms allow heroes to rest and regain Health without fear of being attacked during the night. Always proud to cater to the little folk, Master...?" The Party in the Marketplace: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 21 year-old male human Mystic Knight Level 26.33 *Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile* *Lucky* *Encouraged* Power: 38 (Level 26 + WP: 12 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 26/41 (Base HP: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 7 + Permanent bonus: 4) Ether: 31/31 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 1) Defense: 12 (SP: 7 + SP: 5) Gold: 363 (Owed 128 Gold by Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) and 70 Gold by En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) Equipment: Sir Roderick's Sword (WP: 12; longsword), Arm Shield (SP: 7), Duke's Coat-of-Arms ( SP: 5; Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile; suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers, and Regulators; bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to deal Electric-elemental Damage to an opponent who has dealt Damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Overkill Gloves (+1 gold for every point of Damage extra when defeating an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7; 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; staff), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP: 6; Hollow Blade [Mulled Wine]; dagger), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5; Light-elemental; +2 Ether on rolls of 2, 3, 4), Healing Staff (WP: 5; Healing effect), Ammit (WP: 6; +5 Ether for each kill; great sword), • Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Cloak of Deception (Free Hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals Cursed-effect; headwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50%, suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; accessory), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from the wearer; handwear) • Opal, Amethyst, Topaz, Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald • Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Weakening • Grand Potions (11), Remedies (8), Elixirs (4), Nostrums (5), Smelling Salts (3), Meads (5), Jinxy Juices (2), Ether Core, Noxious Venom (Badly Poisoned and Confused; 3 Rounds), Zoot's Plaything, Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental Damage), Tesla Bomb (20 Lightnng-elemental Damage), Tonic, Grand Tonics (12), Double Rainbow (Encouraged, Lucky, Confused, and Poisoned), Bright Polish, Ambrosia, Exterlate, Phoenix Essences (2), Emergency Essence, Grating Stone, Smoke Bombs (5) • Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Ahvialyn (NPC) Female elven Rogue Level 17 Power: 37 (Level 17 + WP: 20) Health: 23/23 (Base HP: 7 + Level bonus: 16) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Gold: 10 Equipment: Mythril Dagger (WP: 20; may be used as a melee or a throwing weapon), Elven Plate Armor (SP: 3; bodywear), Cloak of the Elven Spy (Wearer may examine enemy stats before a battle; backwear) Inventory: Backup Dagger (WP: 5) • Health Core, Grand Potion, Potion, Elixir, Remedy, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Deadly Venom • Bedroll "Not at all. They just don't care about the citizens and are more afraid of losing what power they have left. Ever since their lord was defeated at...Bric'lin, I believe, they've just retreated into their keep. Who knows what they do in there?" The smith talks to you as he finishes work on your shield. The Party in the Keep: "Á tulë." Come. Nerwen, you follow Saeavel into the keep, up dark, winding staircases, until you come to a pair of large doors opening into a hall. What is inside the hall is evidence of the elves' talent, of what they can do when they care. While the village around them was deteriorating, the elves had transformed the cold stone keep into the heart of elvendom in R'kilf. Trees grow out of the walls, forming or blending into — you cannot tell — supports that hold up the beams which probably once supported the ceiling. But the ceiling has been removed, and the criss-crossed supports now bear branches of a flowering tree, the room now extending upwards to awe-inspiring heights. No candles are present; an ethereal light descending from some unseen source high above to illuminate the hall at night. Chest, tables, and bookshelf are pushed up against the walls, and in the center of the hall stands Lady Calaryl. From her robes one thing is evident to you: this is not an elf who is just Lord Keveak's last lieutenant; this is an elf who considers herself the successor to Lord Ricroar and the ruler of the Brobric Elves. "Heri Nerwen, alatúlië." Lady Nerwen, welcome.

Welcome back, Kadabra! I thought you were starting over with a dwarven character, though?

As we flee, I grab the knife and pull it out of Guffington's chest and put the knife into one of the pouches on my belt.