Dungeons and Dragons Online Announces Menace of the Underdark

ddmsrealm-ddo-menace-of-the-underdark-expansionDungeons and Dragons Online announces a new expansion, Menace of the Underdark! Stated as being released in the summer of 2012. This expansion is advertising many of the long awaited changes by the player.  It looks like they are going to raise the level cap and let players level their characters up into epic levels (21-25). They are announcing the addition of the druid class, finally.

The biggest news though is the introduction to most D&D players favorite campaign setting, Forgotten Realms. This campaign setting has been the favorite of many . . . → Read More: Dungeons and Dragons Online Announces Menace of the Underdark

Kobold Island Quest Challenge Guide

u12-kobold-island-large-harvestorKobold Island is a small island with a huge wealth of Dragonshards on it. However, you can’t just pick them up. You will need to activate the Dragonshard Extractors spread across the island to extract the Dragonshards.

You are asked to go in with a group and get these Dragonshard Extractors running in order to collect your quota. You will have to defend them since they will be attacked when they are activated.

You won’t have much time to complete everything, so try to have your strategy ready before you enter.

. . . → Read More: Kobold Island Quest Challenge Guide

Extraplanar Palace Quest Challenge Guide

u12-extraplanar-palace-center-areaAuraxyllon, the spectral dragon, has stolen a horde of crystals and is holed up in his extra planar palace. Normand D’Cannoth wants you to head into this extra planar palace and help the kobolds get the crystals back.

The Extraplanar Palace challenge area is best suited to anyone 10th level and over. Inside the palace you will find a Kobold Foreman and his crew, eager to take back the crystals that Auraxyllon has stolen. If you help them they will pay you well.

You will be tasked with leading the kobolds to . . . → Read More: Extraplanar Palace Quest Challenge Guide

Lava Caves Quest Challenges Guide

Lava Caves Quest Challenges Guide

u12-lava-caves-giants-at-shrineMozro Ben is a Crystal Prospector and has made a grand discovery, the Lava Caves. These caves are filled with a great many crystals. There is a fortune to be made by those strong and brave enough to venture into them and help the Kobolds collect the crystals. If you are interested, head over to the Lava Caves and find one that you think will make you rich beyond your wildest dreams!

The Lava Caves are a challenge area that is suited to anyone over 4th level. . . . → Read More: Lava Caves Quest Challenges Guide

Dr. Rushmore’s Mansion Quest Challenges Guide

u12-dr-rushmores-mansion-entranceDr. Rushmore is an evil arch mage wanted by the Twelve since the Last War. He has committed a long list of serious and heinous arcane crimes.

A giant mansion suddenly appeared overnight inside of Stormreach and the Twelve suspect it is the work of Dr. Rushmore.

Clarent Chell of the twelve is waiting just down the street from this mansion recruiting any who will help the Twelve. He warns of many magical creatures and traps within his mansion so all those that venture inside should use extreme caution. For any who . . . → Read More: Dr. Rushmore’s Mansion Quest Challenges Guide

It’s Time to Remove Guild Renown Decay from Dungeons and Dragons Online

ddmsrealm-sad-guild-leaderThe guild Renown decay system should be dropped from Dungeons and Dragons Online. I also think that the Renown lost for those that leave or are removed from a guild also needs to be removed. I understand some of the arguments for both of these systems; however, I believe more unforeseen and unintended issues have arisen with the Renown loss systems.

Simply put, the Renown loss and decay system not only punishes the players guild if they do not reach a minimum level of daily Renown gathering, but it also puts an . . . → Read More: It’s Time to Remove Guild Renown Decay from Dungeons and Dragons Online

Happy Halloween Dungeons and Dragons Online

2011-pumpkin-contestI just wanted to wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween. It’s late and most everyone should be wrapping up unless you are one of the many Halloween ragers… or you are farming the Mabar event!

I came up with this pumpkin this year and it seems to have turned out really well. I didn’t realize how nice the picture turned out until tonight. I wanted to share this with you as I think this is a great DDO pumpkin!

Happy Halloween!

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Master Torches in the Crystal Cove Special Event

screenshot00014If you are anything like me you love to jump in and farm these rare events. Crystal Cove is a fun and unique event open to everyone over 3rd level. There is a ton of great unique loot that can be had. The quest Crystal Cove is designed in such a way that it really does take a group of people working together to be full successful.

I have written several guides on this unique event that has been resurrected again. As with the other events in DDO they become an irregular . . . → Read More: Master Torches in the Crystal Cove Special Event

Cannith Manufactury Adventure Area

u11-cannith-manufactury-wildernessThis wilderness area, or otherwise known as an adventure area, has a unique and fun feel to it. Unlike most other wilderness areas of this kind, this one is set indoors, inside the Cannith Manufactury. This indoor wilderness area can accommodate the solo player, some hirelings or an entire raid group. The wilderness area scales depending on the size of your group, from small one or two creature encounters to dozen or more warforged and constructs which will spawn to attack bigger groups.

The Cannith Manufactury wilderness area is on the small . . . → Read More: Cannith Manufactury Adventure Area

Blown to Bits Quest Walkthrough

u11-blown-to-bits-boomThe Lord of Blades has commanded his loyal troops and followers to enter the Cannith Armament Storage Facility and take everything there in order to aid their cause. The area is flooded with Bladesworn and they have turned everything in this storage facility to their cause. Enter the Armament Storage Facility and destroy everything within. It is better to destroy everything they have taken than to allow them to use the stockpile against Stormreach. The facility contains crates of high explosives. Use them to utterly destroy everything inside, striking a blow against . . . → Read More: Blown to Bits Quest Walkthrough

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