Kadabra

OOC: Well, it was sort of an action... I can see where i might have been confusing though! Sorry!

OOC: Althior didn't have the item or know we had found it, I meant give it to him so he can distribute it. If I was going to distribute it myself I would hang on to it, I don't have a Bedroll yet!

Arasmyth will carry the wheel, rope, and bedroll to the rest of the party at the Well, then give the found item to Althior.

Arasmyth peeks inside the lean-to to see if he missed anything.

Arasmyth will take the rope and wheel, then see what is in the barrels. "A-ha!" he mutters. "These oughta be helpful."

"While you two do that, wy don't I go check out the storage lean-tos."

No prob.

Beat you to it Chromeknight!

Arthur jumps off a wall and kills himself

Arasmyth looks over Arthur's shoulder at the book. "Magic resistance? Bah! This'll throw a wrench in the three of us's usefulness. We'll have to get down and fight hand to hand with them once they trigger that."

"Excellent ideas, Arthur. I'll go to the kitchens with Arthur. Althior's Garnet might be of use to create tunnels."

OOC: Oh, I didn't realize the heads were the stones. Whoops.

Arasmyth examines the box of what appears to be decapitated gray heads.

Arasmyth sees Arthur rummage around in the weapons. "Excellent idea, m'boy," he says, then looks for anything that would be of use to the party, i.e. armor, weapons, wood & rope, etc.

"And my Wind can be used to send elves attempting to climb the walls flying or knock over siege ladders."

OOC: My stats are correct. Arasmyth looks at Largus and asks, "So what can you tell us about the Lion Knights? I've heard very little about them, and what I have heard from the recordbooks of Quest 4 initially stated that they were invaders attempting to gain control of Uland, but that description hardly seems accurate in light of recent events. I believe it's clear the Shadeaux were framing the Lion Knights for there own profit, but the faction remains shrouded in mystery."

"good day, Commodore. I look forward to working with you," Arasmyth greets Largus.

Seconded!

Arasmyth paces back and forth in the Hall, impatient to be off.

How 'bout Ad-ho, Alexandre, Alexis, Alf, and Amorith? The QM would have there hands full with all the A-grade awesomeness in that 8-man-1-woman party...

So I was at Wal*Mart the other day browsing their selection of LEGO sets when I spied this. They had an aisle endcap full of Cole's Tread Assault. No other 2012 sets, just this one for some reason. Of course I picked it up, and then decided "Why not? I'll make a review for it." So here goes. Set Name: 9444 Cole's Tread Assault Theme: Ninjago Released: January 2012 Piece Count: 286 MSRP: $39.99 Purchased At: Wal*Mart THE BOX: The front of the box supposedly shows Skales attempting to use his mind control powers on Cole, but to me it looks more like he's about to get run over by a giant car-type thing. Box Back: The back of the box shows off the features such as the shooter and both conversions. Yes, I said both. More on that later. It also has some snazzy character art for Cole ZX and Skales. THE CONTENTS: Pretend there's a picture here of three numbered bags of parts and a DSS. I forgot to take that picture and the bags have been dsiposed of and the DSS is used. Instruction Manual(s): The instrucion manuals both have the box art on the front, and the second manual has that odd advertisement insert in the middle: The insert does have part numbers for the weapon list: I seem to recall someone asking for the set number the dynamite comes in in a different topic - as you can see, it's 9445. If you want other set numbers, ask in the comments. http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8827/ninjagoreviews007.jpg Here's a random page. Interesting Parts: The most interesting parts, for me, at least, were the "spinner crown" (you get two of them), the gold Hero Factory blades, the large gold Ninjago blades, the gold grill pieces, and the gold clips. We also get two gold katana and 4 black engine pieces. Not sure if those are new, but I only had 'em in silver before. Minifigs: We get Cole ZX, Skales, and a dark blue snake. Both minifigs have back printing. Skale's hood piece covers his up, but the way Cole's sheath is designed allows the Earth Spinjitzu symbol to be seen: THE BUILD: We start off building the base of the vehicle. Look at those smooth brown tiles near the front, we use those in an interesting way later. Then the cockpit. We add the cockpit on a friction-less pin and an axle and add the green detailing to the bottom. We build this Technic doodad. We slide in the Technic doodad and attatch it with rubber bands. It can slide freely. Here's that interesting mechanic. We use a hinged plate and a gold stud to create an interesting angle, then add a 1x3 tile with click hinge to hold the whole thing in place. Then we add those Exo-Force thingies and the wheels and we're all set. Cool! Spare Parts: Nothing special, but the Hypnobrai pattern round 1x1 tile might come in handy. PLAYING WITH THE SET: The set has three main "play features." The first is the launcher, a Technic blunt shooter. Nothing we haven't seen before. The other two are much more interesting. Conversion 1: Blade Attack The first conversion is similar to the conversions in Kai and Jay's vehicles: A "surprise" blade attack. You push this transparent button... And the Exo-Froce flaps pop out. You have to push them back down manually, though. Conversion 2: Snake Mode The second conversion we all knew about before the set was released: You can flip it over to make it green. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be camouflage or if it's Cole's vehicle while he's mind-controlled or what. The curves and slopes make it look fine, but it could've been better. THE VERDICT: Playability: 7/10 There's plenty of play features, but any conflict is a bit one sided. Either Cole slaughters Skales or Skales hypnosis works. Not much to do... until you get a second set. Playability would be better if there was a small snake vehicle in here, as the prcie per piece ratio on this one is a bit high anyway. Design: 9/10 The design is fine, but "snake mode" leaves a bit to be desired. plenty of good parts in black and gold. Price: 5/10 Here's where the set falls short. 30 or 35 dollars would've been fine, but 40 is too much, sepecially considering you don't even get a shrine for the staff like in other sets. A small vehicle for the Serpentine and a second minifig would've done wonders for this set. Overall: 8/10 I think you should get this set, but maybe wait for a sale before buying it, as the price tag is quite hefty. Thanks for reading, please comment and criticize!

Got Cole's Tread Assault at Walmart today. Review coming here.

Arasmyth will give Arthur 2 gold. "May as well, the staff seems like a worthwhile investment."

I know... I would have loved a trans-blue chain for the Nunchucks of Lightning. At least the spinner add on blade scythe slightly resembles the Scythe of Quakes from the show.

Guess what I've got like 20 tabs of open right now? It most certainly does ruin your life, and your vocabulary too. I've been lucky enough to avoid that symptom... for now.