Fire and Ice

This it titled after one of my favourite songs by Pat Benatar and considering the fact that several weapons now do fire and ice damage so appropriate. So I was originally intending to write a piece about the Monster Manual but just as I was finishing getting screen shots up pops one of my favourite events with the winter Ice games. Aside from the fun I have on the speed skating track in the forgotten realms I have finally mastered the jumps for the coins in Stormreach harbour.

A selection of upgraded weapons... yes each has icy burst as well

Last couple of years I have done one or two weapon upgrades to festival icy burst but this year I have done a little bit more. So far I have managed 27 weapons upgraded, primarily scimitars, falchions and rapiers. I have charged a quarterstaff up with glaciation as well but just to 72, I was thinking of 78 but it would take the magic out of the reach of the guy I am upgrading it for.

With this many candy canes I am going to lose teeth

I did have a surprise when I discovered two invisible transporters in the harbour which has made my life a lot easier, both pop me back up close to the skate jump over the harbour. I am not sure if they are glitches or the devs' put them in to make their lives easier but I will say it has been a real bonus for me as the amount of time it has saved me has probably meant I could earn at least 20% extra in coins.

The Tavern Jump

I have had to spend some Plat to get extra recipes and strangely I was short of recipe 4 for a while but now I have enough for 2 more weapons to have festival icy burst and either a quarterstaff or a club to have a lower level of glaciation. As my water savant is still first life this will be a tremendous bonus for him increasing his power and preparing for his next life.

Winter coins are not too difficult to get

Finally an apology to my guildie.... I get excited on the skate track and shouldn't raise my voice just because you are going in the wrong direction with very little time. It is there for us to enjoy not to worry about motes.

Although sometimes running like a crazy halfling does work

Happy Skating

Grousemot doing the jumping
Grousefrost doing the water savant greedy