The NO in NOOB

Jeepers organized a trip to the New Orga Outback (NOOB). The group captured the first snell easily. The second snell, however, proved too much. Dinsdale and Gremlins fell and were chained away by Razzia (four were seen). Califas, Jeepers, and J'nder were too deeply lightning-fried to be raised, so we had to abort.


OWE present: Jeepers, J'nder, Torin, and Yor.

Pazuzu Enters 6th Circle

Honor announced that Pazuzu passed the test to become a 6th circle fighter. Woohoo! Now if only he can be lured out of the library more often to show off his mad skills. Tuska Paz!

Splitting the Open Hunt

Today I tried an experiment with the Open Hunt. It has been difficult to find places that can accommodate everyone who shows up, from 1st to 8th circle. I usually pick high level places that challenge the higher level exiles and offer a sightseeing experience to the rest. My idea for today was to split into two hunts, one going to a very challenging place and the other going to a mid-level destination.


For the high level hunt, I chose Sarra. I asked Kalian to lead because he had the most experience there. Talin recruited Xel to open the Mystic entrance for us.


Capturing the snell beyond the safe cave went smoothly. Kalian did a great job in leading us around Sarra. The exit was lightly guarded, so we left by the power of our own feet—which is never guaranteed. Yay!

People had some time remaining so we went to the Earthwyrm cave. It took us only a few minutes to clear it, and then we called it a day. Thanks to all who participated, especially Kalian for leading.

I heard mixed reviews of the mid/low hunt. At least a couple of people felt abandoned, and the average level of the turnout was closer to low than mid. I will look at the visionstones and listen to more of the post-mortem discussion to see how the experience of the lower part of the split can be improved.

OWE present, high/mid hunt: Balbo, Creed, Kalian, Lucero, and Noivad.

OWE present, mid/low hunt: Artworx, Cammie, and Terise duMiroir.

MAP Goes to Dredwood

The Midbie Adventure Party (MAP) went to Dredwood last week. See Cammie's journal entry for a report. MAP is a regular hunt that meets every Friday at 10:30 PM Eastern; fighters/healers of 2nd-5th circle and mystics of any level are welcome.

Book 1 Again

The Open Hunt went back to pathfinding Book 1 in the Pitch Caves. I intend to go there about once a month as long there is a demand. We had about 40 people show up, though a few left soon after reaching Book 1.


For the most part, things went very smoothly, thanks to the strength of the group. We waited for some pathfinders with saved ranks to get more than one chapter. Then we made our way to PC 5 before heading back.

We did have a tricky moment going back into PC 1. An all-in had been called, but the situation changed as we entered. I got caught on the wrong side of the noids, but I made the best of it by running many of them to the southeast pit. The group quickly recovered, captured the cave, and headed home. Thanks to all who came!


OWE present: Cammie, Creed, J'jh, Kalian, Natas, Noivad, and Torin.

Midbie Adventure Party

Cammie started a regular weekly hunt called Midbie Adventure Party (MAP). It meets on Fridays at 10:30 PM Eastern. It is semi-open: mystics of any level and fighters and healers from 2nd to 5th circles are welcome. See Cammie's journal for an account of MAP's first hunt.

Hunter Enters 7th Circle

Hunter passed the 7th Circle Healer test. Congratulations! Tuska Hunter!

Abyss and Noth

Today's Open Hunt started at the Abyss. I hadn't been there in a long time, and a few had never seen it before. I served as the runner, and we got set up on the first try. The place was good for a while, but with only one snell, it wasn't really enough for a whole hunt.

The group then moved to Dal'noth. In retrospect, I think that we were overpowered for Noth, but there was some interest in going there, and we had two full Mystics with us.

We had some griping about creatures being killed too quickly, especially by Blindkan-C. During a break, K'vynn teleported him to the Village, where they exited before the rest of us. I felt ambivalent about that move, as it didn't feel in the team spirit. However, the consensus seemed to be that BKC got a necessary lesson after ignoring several warnings. It was pretty funny too.

OWE present: Artworx, Cammie, Creed, Kalian, and Torin.

Sightseeing in Orga Lands

Based on earlier input, I thought that the Trainers' Grotto beyond Hatreds' Hollow might be a good destination for the Open Hunt. Orga resistance in HH was light. We made a brief stop in the Grotto, but it turned out that no one who was qualified to train with Rodnus or the other two trainers decided to do so.

Thanks to our pathfinders, Creed and PureHero, a trip from the Grotto to Orga Village was possible without trudging the long way through the Orga Outback. The group made it to the snell just outside OV, but we had lost Zin. First, Suu'ub tried a solo rescue run, but he too fell. We tried taking the whole group (or at least those who were awake) to look for Zin and Suu'ub. Commander Nate got separated from the group, but he inadvertently found our lost friends before he himself fell.

Then I decided that a smaller rescue group would be able to move quickly without losing more people or falling. Six of us, guided by Shalyn, moved through OOB and finally found Zin, Suu'ub, and Commander Nate. Unfortunately Nate was asleep for a long time, until after the Open Hunt had ended, so I think he had to depart. (Edit: See Gremlins's comment. A group rescued Commander Nate later.)


After we reunited with the rest of the Open Hunt group, we proceeded to capture OV without a hitch. It was the first time for some people, so we took a look at the Orga idol inside the sacrificial hut and the well near the entry to the New Orga Outback. Then we took the path to Orga Camp and back to Puddleby.

A big thanks to all who attended!

OWE present: Cammie, Creed, J'jh, Kalian, Terise duMiroir, Torin, and (inducted after the hunt) Zin.

Terise and Zin Join OWE!

Terise duMiroir was inducted just before the Open Hunt. Terise was once a member of the clan Open Hands, but she had been clanless for a long time. She has frequently joined OWE and PAG for various Sunday hunts over the last six puddleyears.


After the hunt, Zin was inducted. He is a close friend of Artworx from their time together in the library.