Design Notes

November 02, 2015

This Friday: Battle to Save Rivensylth

The Queen of Monsters Brightoak Saga Continues!

Choose one of three battle paths as you seek the lair of the Faerie Dragon, Rivensylth! She holds secrets and knowledge of the past that will be vital to stopping General Nevanna and saving Brightoak!

If you haven't begun the Queen of Monsters Saga in Brightoak Grove, now's your chance to get caught up! /join Brightoak and talk to Ravinos to discover the threat that is attacking the Heart of the Grove... and what you can do to stop it!

Also releasing this week, the  Wretched Deadman limited time shop, with gear created entirely by our newest volunteer artist, Tana!

September 05, 2015

Labor Day Server Boost

Log on and Battle to get More Rewards!

Log in now for our Labor Day weekend server boost and get 25% more reputation to help you rank up in the new Brightoak Grove rep faction and hub town! MEMBERS get 50% MORE reputation!

September 04, 2015

Battle to save Brightoak this Weekend

The New Queen of Monsters Saga Begins this Weekend!

The World Tree sits at the center of Brightoak Grove, but after Nevana, newly-sworn Genera, introduces corruption into the forest, threatening the World Tree itself - the shields guarding it have begun to falter. Answer the call of the Ravinos, Druid Elders before the Queen of Monsters’ corruption spreads to its heart!

Brightoak Grove Hub Town

If you're just joining us, you may never have battled through one of our hub towns. We release these at the start of a new storyline. These towns are the center points of new sagas. They have NPCs (non-playable characters) you can talk to and do quests for, learn details from, and get a feel for what's about to happen!

This week, /join Brightoak and talk to Ravinos! He and his fellow Grove residents need you to help them recover the Celestial Horn of Balance. Later this month, we'll continue the Brightoak Saga storyline with more updates from ACW0, one of our volunteer writers, with the "Hunt for RivenSylth" - but this week, you should complete quests for:

• Ravinos Brightglade
• Aven Greywhorl
• Lapis Willowmist (she's the middle fairy)
• Flix Spiderwhisp
• Zephyr Wildwood

to increase your Brightoak reputation!

Slay the beasts of Brightoak Grove to complete quests and earn gold to get gear from the shops in the area. You'll find the following:

• Reputation Shop: Talk to Ravinos and complete rep quests. Earn the trust of the NPCs in the area to increase your reputation and purchase more and better gear! This shop will be updated throughout the storyline.
• House Shop: Talk to Zephyr to get some naturally-awesome decor for your in-game house!
• Pet Shop: If you want a battle companion that knows its way around the woods, find Flix Spiderwhisp!
• Gear Shop: Lapis Willowmist make LOOK like a lightweight, but she's got fairy magic, and that lets her create and store more gear than you'd ever think to find in a fairy's backpack!

Special Bonus Boss Drop Release

PS: As a special surprise BONUS release, we've added the Skull Pauldrons of Vordred cape drop to the boss monster when you /join epicvordred! It's a 1% drop, so good luck! (If you bought the DoomWood Card Game expansion pack, we also added it to your badge shop. EXTRA BONUS!!!!)

September 03, 2015

Corruption in BrightOak Grove!

New Queen of Monsters Saga Starts This Friday!

The World Tree sits at the center of Brightoak Grove, but the shields guarding it have begun to falter. Answer the call of the Druid Elders before the Queen of Monsters’ corruption spreads to its heart! new main storyline saga begins soon in Brightoak Grove!

• Speak with Ravinos Brightglade on Friday, September 4th in /brightoak to begin questing!
• If the Druid's sacred artifact is not recovered, the shields guarding the roots that feed the World Tree will fall... 
• If the shields guarding the World Tree fall, the ElvenSong will be silenced... the heart of the forest must not wither and die.
• Corruption MUST not spread in Brightoak Grove!

The image you see above is the first look at the new Brightoak Grove map, with the Ravinos NPC from Memet!