tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25080746265673348712024-03-04T23:26:13.641-08:00Tales of the SpiralA Wizard101 fansite by Shadowhorn where he documents has tales throughout the Spiral.Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-88361653248004610202020-09-12T23:59:00.011-07:002020-09-13T01:54:32.580-07:00Thank You For 10 Years of Shadowhorn<div><br /></div><b> Hey guys! Shadowhorn here. Today's the Tales of the Spiral 10 Year Anniversary!!!</b> <br />It's been an incredible journey and I appreciate you coming on it with me. Everything started here, in the Spiral, with you guys, and I will never forget that. <span></span><br /><br />I recorded... a quick video this morning with my thoughts on today so please check it out below!<br /><br />Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for being a part of this incredible community and for your support all these years.<br /><br /><b>Side Note: </b>I had an anniversary stream this morning to celebrate and when trying to decide on what to play, nothing felt "right." I then was thinking of Wizard101 and decided that I had to play it because that is where everything started. I tried out the new PvP, did some house touring, went on a walk down memory lane with <a href="http://www.edwardlifegem.com/" target="_blank"><b>Edward Lifegem</b></a> and had a grand time just reminiscing on my years with Wizard101.<br /><br />Want to rewatch the stream? <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/739784693" target="_blank"><b>Watch it now</b></a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RYZjwlHdEcE" width="560"></iframe></div>Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17254407090862873568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-33189325825867177192018-10-08T10:08:00.004-07:002018-10-08T10:16:28.029-07:00The Party Completed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alas, our celebrations have come to an end. PvP, Hide and Seek and dancing in the commons. I had a blast at my Eight Year Blogaversary + W101 Decaversary Party and I hope you did too!<br />
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I want to take a quick moment to thank each and every one of you who came out to the stream and joined us in game because you honestly made this party enjoyable. While the turnout wasn't huge (apologies for not promoting it sooner), we got to celebrate together and I'm very appreciative of you coming out for this.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Blog Post Winners</b><br />
As you may recall, in the last blog post, if you left a comment recollecting on your most fond memory of Wizard101 or why you love the game, you would be eligible to win 1,000 crowns! We had some prizes left over from the stream and so I decided to give both entrants, Battlesprite and Winterberry93 a code for 1,000 crowns each! Let's first take a look at what their responses were.<br />
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"My most fond memory of Wizard101 is waiting for Celestia to drop! I was rushing to catch up and level to 50, and just made it the day before Celestia was released. I had no xp bar for a day then back to questing!" -Battlesprite</blockquote>
Celestia was not one of my favorite worlds but it was the first world I got to experience the day it launched and the memories I made there were one's that I will always cherish. Back to questing we young wizards went!<br />
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"My fondest memory of Wizard101 is leveling up to 18 in gardening! It has taken me forever to get to this point, but I am so proud of myself. :)" -Winterberry93</blockquote>
Level 18 in gardening? woah! That's incredible! I don't recall how far I got, but I believe I maxed out a few years back and then they added all these new levels and plants. Back in the days of Couch Potato farms.<br />
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Thank you both for submitting your responses and I will be sending you your codes immediately.<br />
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Once again, thank you to everyone who celebrated with me. It was a milestone I hope to continue to share with you for years to come.<br />
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See you in the Spiral!<br />
ShadowhornShadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17254407090862873568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-61748271922436865452018-09-29T12:06:00.000-07:002018-09-29T12:18:54.292-07:00The Party is Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wizards of the Spiral! Grab your hats and robes because it's party time! The Tales of the Spiral Eight Year Blogaversary Party + Wizard101 Decaversary Party is finally here! Wow that's a mouth full.<br />
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As you may recall, September 12th was our eight year blogaversary, a milestone I would have never thought we would hit. Along with this, Wizard101's decaversary has been sung throughout the Spiral for the month of September and I wanted it to go out with a bang!<br />
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Tomorrow, Sunday September 30th, I'm going to be hosting a party to celebrate both of these occasions in unison and I would love for you to join me.<br />
<b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Party Details (time, location, etc.)</span><br />Date:</b> September 30th, 2018<br />
<b>Time:</b> 1pm CST - 3pm CST (11am - 1pm for all of us west coast wizards)<br />
<b>Location: </b>Wizard City Commons<br />
<b>Realm:</b> Scarecrow<br />
<b>Area:</b> 1<br />
<b>Port Bus:</b> Blaze Shadowhorn | Fire | Level 2<br />
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I will be streaming the event live on my Twitch channel, <a href="http://twitch.tv/shadowhorngg" target="_blank">twitch.tv/shadowhorngg</a> where I'll have giveaways going all throughout the stream!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How Can I Win Prizes?</b></span><br />
It's quite simple. There'll be a few things to do throughout the party. <br />
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<b>Twitter Screenshot Contest </b><br />
Have a Twitter? Take some photos of you having fun at the party, upload them to twitter, tag me (<a href="https://twitter.com/Shadowhorn" target="_blank">@Shadowhorn</a>) in your tweet along with using the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23TotSTurns8&src=typd" target="_blank">#TotSTurns8</a> and I'll pick a winner to receive 1,000 crowns courtesy of KingsIsle!<br />
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<b>Mini-Games</b><br />
Everyone's favorite mini-games will be available throughout the party! Four winners will receive a hoard pack of their choosing and one lucky winner will receive 1,000 crowns! The crowns games will be the last mini-game round played. All rounds with prizes available will be announced in-game.<br />
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<b>Twitch Stream Giveaways</b><br />
Want a chance at winning 1,000 crowns just for watching the stream? Sweet! Having you here celebrating with me is a blessing in itself and so I want to treat you guys for all of your support and for being awesome. I'll randomly be picking people who are both <u>following </u>and <u>watching</u> the stream to win 1,000 crowns courtesy of KingsIsle. I have two codes for this. I will also drop some hoard packs and maybe a few other goodies (O_o) in chat depending on how the stream goes.<br /><br /><b>Comment on This Post</b><br />This you can do right now! Leave a comment on this post saying what your most fond memory of Wizard101 is or why you love the game and I'll pick a comment to win 1,000 crowns!<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Where Will the Party Be? PvP? Gauntlets?</b><br />
The party will take place at my Sultan's Palace. If you have ever attended one of my parties, you will recognize it immediately. There will be PvP, I do have a Shinobi Dojo gauntlet set up by the lake for you all to enjoy as well.<br />
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I hope you guys are as excited for the party as I am because I can't wait to celebrate with you all and I hope to see you tomorrow!<br />
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See you in the Spiral,<br />
ShadowhornShadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17254407090862873568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-46847772675962138572018-09-12T17:03:00.004-07:002018-09-12T17:32:54.424-07:00Eight Years of Blogging - A Cause for Celebration<br />
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Eight years of Spiral blogging. Numerous new friendships. Plenty of parties. Tons of new site headers. Late night farm grinds galore. I think it's time to celebrate, don't you? Party time?<br />
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Eight years is a long time... It's crazy to think that many years have passed already! Before we get into discussing party celebrations as one does because come on, parties ftw, let's just take a quick walk down memory lane.<br />
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I've said the story a few times now of how the site used to be called mywizard101site when it first launched but did you know there were tons of other variations before we got to Tales of the Spiral? *insert flashback woosh sounds here*<br />
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My Fortress of Frost! Oh wait, this is just an iceberg... Um, Bartleby? Did you send me to the wrong world?<br />
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Ah yes, the days of not knowing how Gimp worked and trying to make designs that I thought would look cool... It did look pretty epic at the time. Good times, good times.<br />
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The beginning of The Transcended Thaumaturge....<br />
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The Transcended Thaumaturge has grown on me! I think I'll go back to going by that now... hmmm... And would you look at that, improved Gimp skills! For those of you unsure what Gimp is, it's basically the OG free version of Photoshop. I was horrible at it.<br />
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The beginning of Tales of the Spiral. Pirate101 had just come out and I wanted to change from being W101 specific to incorporating both games into the site. I introduce to you, Brave Blaze Lawson.<br />
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Time to fancify things. Around July/August 2012, I was talking with <a href="http://www.swordroll.com/" target="_blank">Swordroll</a> about his blog layout and how he made it all happen. In my opinion, Jason has always had one of the most intricate and fancy sites in the community and I've always given him tons of respect for it. This kind sir, in exchange for me taking some world screenshots for him for his <a href="http://www.swordroll.com/p/tools.html" target="_blank">downloadable wallpaper packs</a>, helped me transform the site into it's prime. Tales of the Spiral - The Adventures of Blaze Shadowhorn. A sick new header with HTML coded floating tabs, a beautiful new background. TotS was ready to fully embark in the Spiral.<br />
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Unfortunately I stopped making Pirate101 content a while back. While the guides and game were fun, it just wasn't right for me at the time. Maybe I'll head back in and give it another try one of these days.<br />
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<b>*slaps header*</b> This header right here can hold so many blog posts in it... This was the revamped header I finished in 2017 for the site's huge revamp. It looked so different back in the day, you guys wouldn't believe. If you want to check out how the site has changed over time, you can check out this cool website I found which takes interactive screenshots of different websites throughout the years. You can even go all the way back to August 2012 with it! If you're interested, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://talesofthespiral.com/" target="_blank">click here</a>. Works for any site, you just need to input the url.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Moving On</b></span><br />
So yeah, I hope you enjoyed that flashback. Honestly, I couldn't think of what to write for this post. I wanted to make it special but I spent all last post talking about the community and my history with the game so I didn't want to hit you with that again.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thank You</span></b><br />
I do however just want to take a quick moment and say thank you. If you are new to the site, have been here for years, or are reading this in the future, thank you. Without you, this site wouldn't be here. Your support throughout the years has meant the world to me and I appreciate you all. Thank you for eight years of support and I hope I can work on much more for you to enjoy in the years to come!<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Party Time!</b><br />
Sooooooo I love to throw parties. That's kinda what I do in the community. Yes, every party is always at the same house. No I haven't ever gotten around to throwing it at a different house (MFP and Botanical Gardens aren't fully decorated). Yes it will be in my Sultan's Palace - bet you haven't been to one of those in a while. Last post I said I'd be shooting for this weekend but that's changed. <br />
<b><br />Event:</b> Shadowhorn's 8th Blogaversary + W101 10th Anniversary Bash<br />
<b>Date: </b>September 29th (or 30th)<br />
<b>Time:</b> 2pm - 4pm CST (12pm - 2pm PST)<br />
<b>Location:</b> The Commons<br />
<b>Realm:</b> Scarecrow<br />
<b>Area:</b> 1<br />
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I will be streaming the party on Twitch! <a href="http://twitch.tv/ShadowhornGG" target="_blank">twitch.tv/ShadowhornGG</a><br />
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We'll have giveaways, contests, and so much more. I still have to work on all of those details but I'll get that to you soon. This is just a <i>save the date</i> so you know what to expect.<br />
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Friends of the Spiral, we have much to celebrate. Thank you for eight incredible years and I'll talk to you soon with more info regarding the party as we get closer.<br />
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See you in the Spiral!<br />
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A <i>tale of the spiral</i>. An interesting journey these past 10 years have been. The Spiral has changed so much. Alas, like every young Wizard, I have returned to Ravenwood to continue my studies.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ten Years</span></b><br />
Today is a very special day. Ten years ago today, Wizard101 and the Spiral came intro fruition. Ten years of lore, magic, mysteries, and adventures. Ten years of friendships, late-night dungeon grinds, and so much more. To everyone who has ever worked at KingsIsle, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Without you, I wouldn't be who I am today. I wouldn't have the friends I have nor be where I am in my career or have my career at all. I owe so so much to you and to that, I thank you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm Back!</b></span><br />
Now, Wizards and Pirates of the Spiral! I was originally intending for this to be a separate post but alas it seems like we'll be combining them. Yes, I am back. Tales of the Spiral is back. More surprises are here and waiting for you. However, before I get into why I've been gone and what's to come along with talking about Wizard101's 10th Anniversary, I have to first show my deepest appreciation to Tom and Leah from KingsIsle along with everyone there for allowing me to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ey73E2ftvo&feature=youtu.be&t=3m20s" target="_blank">visit them</a> and be <a href="https://youtu.be/RX2CC5pd-dU" target="_blank">apart of KI Live</a> back during DreamHack Austin 2017. I covered my whole adventure with them on YouTube however I never got around to publishing another blog post following my visit. I apologize to you all for that. My work within esports took a turn and overwhelmed me and thus I wasn't able to continue producing content as initially planned. I once again, humbly apologize to you all for this.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Post Topics</span></b><br />
Before I move on, this is a long post so here are the topics covered in the order they appear. I hope you chose to read it all but if not, feel free to just skip to whatever you find most appealing to you.<br />
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-My experience being a guest on KI Live and what it meant to me<br />
-What's next for me in the Wizard101/KI community (<b>NEW COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT</b>)<br />
-A quick Wizard101 10 year anniversary flashback<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Visiting KingsIsle</span></b><br />
Stepping into KI was a dream of mine ever since I was a 13 year old kid back in 2010. Fun fact, while writing this I was curious what my original blogaversary was because I actually had an original original site just days before this one. While I always celebrated September 10th as the blogaversary, turns out September 1st, 2010 was the day of my first post on <a href="http://mywizard101site.webs.com/">mywizard101site.webs.com</a><br />
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Throughout the years, I used to plan with my old podcast (Spiral Live) co-host, Nicholas Lionrider, about how we would one day take a trip to KI together and meet everyone. It was like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory for me and one day, that little 13 year old kid got his Golden Ticket.<br />
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So I was writing something entirely different talking about KI and seeing all the things but I'm gonna change paths for a bit.The day I appeared on KI Live, I was approached with a lot of love and a lot of hate. People might have thought I was full of myself, just an old random blogger who came back and was stealing the spotlight, or just whatever was going through their heads. Honestly, they couldn't have been more wrong. I spent the past few minutes talking about this with Chrissy and that's what has led me to write this current piece.<br />
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When you work in esports and the gaming industry, you end up meeting a lot of famous players, youtubers and content creators of the sort. For me, they were just normal people. I hung out with them, we'd grab lunch, work together. They were like my friends. They just did cool things for work. I am honored to have so many of them as my friends. I know many people would bend over backwards to even get a photo with these people, however, I never "fangirled" once over anyone. Why? Because it's work and they were my friends or people from work. I see them all the time.<br />
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When it came to KingsIsle, it was a whole different story. I was honestly on cloud nine. My entire career started because of Wizard101. My friends, my skills, my identity all flourished because of Wizard101. It was my dream for so long to visit. When that day came, I was speechless. I was full of emotions I didn't know how to express. To me, visiting KI was how many people feel when they see my friends. That is why I was so flustered on stream. I just honestly couldn't believe I was there, with Tom who I'd known since I was 13 and was my mentor that led to all of this, and my life was just all the better because of Wizard101.<br />
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Now I know I'm going on a tangent, but I just want people to understand that all of the excitement or uncertainty I showed on stream, it was all because I couldn't even believe I was there. It was surreal. My childhood wish came true and I was forever grateful. It is honestly a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life. I hope you can all see where I was coming from in that state of mind and that all of my emotions felt during this trip were ones I could express in words to you but honestly I'm unable to. What I can say was this.<br />
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I got to see some of the concept art and original sketches for Wizard City, see new surprises for W101, P101 and the new mobile games we now have and so much more. I got to see the D&D table, shake hands and meet some of the creative artists and devs who make it all possible and honestly I was so taken back and humbled that I was slurring my words. Dang, I've never fangirled once in my life but I guess that's it lol. Anyway, rant over, I'll move on.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Future</b></span><br />
"Shadowhorn is back? How long is it before he leaves again? Maybe this time he'll stay?"<br />
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I know I have a bad rep for getting super hyped about coming back just to leave after a few weeks or months. Work got crazy, I know, I'm sorry. I hated it too. This time however, we're gonna try something different.<br />
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I recently (again) postponed my college semester and put my full-time job to the side to focus on one of my life long dreams of competing in an esport title on the professional competitive level. The game I'm shooting for is Paladin's, a first person shooter similar to Overwatch. Once I get this post out of the way, my training regiment will finally begin tomorrow or the following day where I plan on practicing 10+ hours a day. Everything from studying maps, analytics, cooldown times, builds, my own vods and just hours of actual in-game practice on a daily basis. I already have a lot of connections within the scene, my biggest issue is my skill level which I hope to increase to the professional level. I'm thankful to have my family and friends support behind this endeavor.<br />
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<b>What does this mean for Wizard101?</b><br />
To me, Wizard101 is an escape. A happy place where I can come share my adventure with all of you. I plan on setting aside a few hours every week to put out (hopefully) at least two blog posts along with maybe a stream or two of Wizard101. In the past, I treated Wizard101 and this blog as a job. It still kind of is since it is tied to my brand, Shadowhorn® (see the fancy R? I got it trademarked ^^), however, I wish to keep it as more of an escape where I can connect with all of you. Because of this, I will not be stressing over it to get extreme pieces of content out or things of this nature that I don't feel I can commit to, hence only shooting for two posts per week.<br />
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You will be able to find my streams at <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/shadowhorngg" target="_blank">twitch.tv/shadowhorngg</a> and I hope I will see some of you in the chat! I will also be streaming Paladins a lot where you guys can watch my practice. It won't be as engaging during matches as I'm trying to focus on improvement and for me personally, if I focus too much on the chat, my performance declines. I will try to be as engaging as possible though during matches and a lot more in the breaks between matches. I do hope, once again, to see many of you there. It would make me very happy ^^<br />
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<b>Got any other juicy info for us?</b><br />
Why yes, young wizard, I do have more juicy info for you. Tales of the Spiral will be celebrating it's 8th anniversary on September 12th (10 days from now) and I am planning on hosting a party to celebrate that along with Wizard101's 10th anniversary. The date is TBD but I'm shooting for a weekend in the middle of the month (most likely the 15th or 16th). More details and excitement will be coming out in another post. I swear I'm excited despite the lack of exclamation marks. Does this make me sound happier now?!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope so. Eight years of memories and headers... dang.<br />
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In other news, I've been busting my hump over the past few days to launch a new community project for you all... NEWS TIME!<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">The Spiral Commons - New Community Discord Server</b><br />
For years, I have wanted to see the community return to its former glory; back to the golden age of 2010 - 2013 when fansites, podcasts, YouTube and community-run events were all the hype - filling up realms by the dozen! By the community, for the community. With today, September 2nd, 2018 marking the 10th anniversary of Wizard101 (woot! woot!), I wanted to launch this server so we can all have our own Commons to teleport to to meet other individuals and find new adventures to go on in the Spiral. We are the future of KingsIsle. We are the community. I hope we can all enjoy their incredible games together and keep supporting all the amazing work they do!<br />
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The Spiral Commons is a community server home for all things KingsIsle. A community hub for all Wizards, Pirates and mobile gamers alike to meet new people, get help with quests, ask questions, find new friends to hatch with and pretty much anything under the sun that you can think of for either game. You will also be able to interact with others while at events, give us (the fansite owners) ideas and feedback for things you would like to see in the community or as events hosted by us. Whether you are a casual gamer, a pet hatching or castle magic enthusiast, an artist with a keen eye for fan art, a streamer, youtuber or anything in between, we want The Spiral Commons to be a home for everyone to share in what we love - the Wizard101, Pirate101 and mobile games KI community. This is by the community, for the community. We want to share this together with all of you.<br />
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If you would like, please come join us by clicking this link: <a href="http://discord.gg/mRxW7yy" target="_blank">http://discord.gg/mRxW7yy</a><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane</b><br />
I'm gonna keep this quite short (I'm drained from the long day) and I'll talk more in another blog post but honestly, Wizard101 has been great to me since I started in May 2009. Some of my fondest memories are from meeting friends like Edward Lifegem and hanging with him at the Diary of a Wizard Ball, running Waterworks with Tom, his wife, Bailey and Fallon. Pulling all-nighters as a young kid at my friends house while he was asleep (Ethan The Sound Guy for any of you OG's and Spiral Radio fans) trying to get the pets I wanted hatched. This game and community are like a family to me and I'm beyond blessed to have all of you in my life.<br />
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From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I truly appreciate each and every single one of you because you make this community what it is.<br />
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With that said and done, I am going to take my leave for this post. If you actually read all of it, thank you. If you read some of it, thank you. If you clicked the link to come here, thank you. Any and all support is appreciated more than you can imagine. Thank you for sticking with me through all these years. To all of you new readers, I hope you will find my content to your liking and I hope to meet you in game sometime!<br />
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I was gonna post about today's festivities at the Spiral Radio 101 party but I'll save that for another time. What was your favorite part of today though? Did you attend the party? Did you see me? What's your most fond memory of Wizard101? Let me know in the comments below! (oh god now this sounds like one of my youtube videos lol)<br />
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Anyway, thanks again for reading and I'll see you guys in the Spiral!<br />
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KingsIsle is now less than 24 hours away and I haven't even started packing yet! I should probably get on that... To "pre-party" this adventure, I'm being interviewed tonight over on Spiral Radio!<br />
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The great folks of Spiral Radio 101, Stephen Spiritcaller and Christina "IcyWiz" Icedreamer are two individuals who I've looked up to for coming up on eight years now. I've gone from listening to their podcasts as a wee young Wizard to becoming friends with them and now working on their level!<br />
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I'm honored and humbled to be interviewed by such great and inspiring individuals and I hope you all tune in! We'll be covering how I went from a Wizard who randomly started a blog in 2010 to running a successful fansite and eventually working full-time in esports!<br />
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If you aren't doing so already, you should definitely follow the official Spiral Radio twitter account, <a href="https://twitter.com/SpiralRadio101" target="_blank">@SpiralRadio101</a> and make sure to throw Steve (<a href="https://twitter.com/spiritcaller" target="_blank">@Spiritcaller</a>) and Chris (<a href="https://twitter.com/icywiz" target="_blank">@IcyWiz</a>) a follow as well!<br />
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Also, they have an awesome website where you can download the show, listen live and stay up to date on all things SR101. Check out <a href="http://www.spiralradio101.com/">www.spiralradio101.com</a> for all your needs!<br />
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I hope you guys enjoy the interview and make sure to tune in to all the social media tomorrow as we head off to KI! The day starts at bright and early 5am PST so get hyped (gosh I'll need sleep lol)!<br />
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See you in the Spiral!Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-4569033585178042892017-04-25T22:26:00.000-07:002017-04-25T22:26:12.400-07:00Seven Days of KI (Day 6): What to Expect<br />
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We're less then 48 hours away from KI! What should you expect to see? Where can you see it? Let me answer all of these questions for you and more!.<br />
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Want an inside scoop at the inner-workings of Wizard101? That's what I'm here for!<br />
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This entire trip will be captured in unique ways depending on which social media platform you are viewing. Instagram stories will have in-the-moment coverage of what I'm doing with the folks of KI while Twitter might allow you to send me questions you would like us to answer for my vlog.<br />
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Make sure you are following me across <b>all</b> of my social media platforms to get every piece of content out of this trip to KI! <a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/p/social.html" target="_blank">Click here to see my social media accounts</a>.<br />
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This is where the magic happens. Social media will show 60% of the trip but the vlog is the whole package. Here you will get all of the exclusive post-trip behind the scenes shots in more detail than you will find on the social media.<br />
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I want to produce a great recap for you and so I cannot guarantee what day the vlog will be posted but my goal is to have it up either a day or two after. The reason I will not be able to put it up immediately is I will be attending DreamHack and will be held up with work.<br />
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Is there any specific content you would like to see when I get to KI? Any questions you would like me to ask the devs? Let me know!<br /><br />See you in the Spiral!Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-73658628939659615362017-04-24T21:10:00.000-07:002017-04-24T21:11:12.194-07:00Seven Days of KI (Day 5): What is Sleep?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For a young 12 year old Wizard, sleep was a nonexistent part of life. Questing all night until 7am wake up? Check. Sneaking into parents bedroom to get the laptop? Check. What is sleep?<br />
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My mother was a very light sleeper and it used to take me what felt like an hour in order to even get to the bedside where my laptop was held. I would army crawl across the carpet, making sure not a single sound was made and if it was, I would wait a few minutes to ensure she didn't wake up and see me. Over the years I had perfected this down to a science. After securing the objective, I would embark on my next quest, getting all the way down the creaking stairs to the living room where paradise would await. </div>
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In the living room, I was the king. I sat atop the royal throne of couch pillows as I hatched pets and farmed gold throughout the night. When first light shined across the sky, I knew that my nights <strike>watch</strike> play had ended. Within minutes, my father would be walking downstairs to perform his daily ritual of coffee making. </div>
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What is sleep? At that day and age I did not know. This became a daily habit, one where I could survive off of two hours of sleep, power through school and homework and anxiously await another adventure throughout the vast Spiral.</div>
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Nowadays, I think I have a better understanding of what sleep truly is. <br />
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When you're not functioning on two hours of sleep, you can truly enjoy all the amazing things the Spiral has to offer with an open mind. That awesome wand will still be available for tomorrow. Take advantage of the sleep while you can because as you grow up, you only want it more and more.<br />
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Long story short, these late nights are memories I will cherish for the rest of my life. I'm not encouraging you go out and do this because sleep is important and you won't be able to function as well throughout the day without it. However, make some memories, have a good time. Enjoy the Spiral for all it has to offer but be smart young Wizards. You don't want Cyrus Drake catching you dozing off during your classes. That wouldn't be a fun chat with Headmaster Ambrose!</div>
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Let me first say that I have never been good at math... Wednesday to Wednesday is a week... right? Therefore that should be 7 days... right? Therefore that should be 7 posts.... right? Wrong.<br />
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Today should have been Day 5 of Seven Days to KI however that would mean Tuesday would be Day 7 when Wednesday is in fact supposed to be Day 7. Introducing Day 4.5!<br />
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Did you cop the Slowpoke Sloth mount back in April of 2013? Leave me your most hilarious sloth puns in the comments and I'll tweet out my favorite one!<br />
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Picking the recipient for the month of April 2017 did not require any second thought as this Wizard has been a huge part of the community since 2011 and has been putting out phenomenal thought-out content since. Who do you think it is?<br />
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I am pleased to present the April 2017 Blog of the Month award to <a href="http://www.swordroll.com/" target="_blank">Swordroll's Blog</a>!<br />
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Swordroll (Jason Goldriver) has been a personal friend of mine since 2012 and his Wizard101 website design and content is second to none. He is one of the most dedicated community members I know when it comes to his posts because every single word and phrase has a specific purpose that allows it to flow ever so smoothly and efficiently..<br />
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If you have not done so yet, make sure to check out <a href="http://www.swordroll.com/" target="_blank">Swordroll's Blog</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/follow.g?view=FOLLOW&blogID=6640395775212642852" target="_blank">follow it</a> because he has some great content there that I feel you would all enjoy. Furthermore, if you are not doing so already, make sure to also follow Jason and his blog on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Swordroll" target="_blank">@Swordroll</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SwordrollsBlog" target="_blank">@SwordrollsBlog</a>.<br />
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Jason, congratulations on being the first recipient of this award and I wish you all the best moving forward.<br />
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When Tales of the Spiral was in its infancy, I didn't really know anyone in the community. All it took was me hitting 100 posts, throwing a party and because of this, a never-ending friendship was born.<br />
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Back in the days of fansites being found at "________.blogspot.com", I had reached a milestone I didn't think I would ever hit. 100 blog posts. Wow... That's a lot. At that time I was putting out a few posts per day. Granted they weren't the most thought out but then again, I was also 13.<br />
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Upon hitting 100 posts, I decided to throw the 'Mywizard101site's (yes... that was the original name of Tales of the Spiral) 100th Post Party! I didn't know who would show up, I just figured I wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion... And then it happened.<br />
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You have probably heard the name Edward Lifegem tossed around once or twice... or three or four because over the years he's become quite the big deal within the Wizard101 community. <br />
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One of the first Wizards to show up to this party was Ed. At the time, I might have known of Ed's blog (I think I did) and we were kind of in the same boat. We started talking and he told me how he started his blog just a few months before mine. We added each other in game, followed one another's blogs and exchanged emails (yes, email used to be the communities main form of contact lol).<br />
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This May will be marking six years that I have known Ed and honestly it's crazy to see where we once were and where we are today. Ed was my first friend in the Wizard101 community and we've thrown everything from crazy parties to dungeon runs, meetups and moreover the years. We have both surpassed the diaper days of "________.blogspot.com" and have moved on to fancy new domains such as <a href="http://www.edwardlifegem.com/">www.edwardlifegem.com</a>.<br />
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Leave a comment below telling me all about it and make sure to share this post with your friends so they can see it as well!<br />
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With that folks, I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4 of Seven Days to KI.<br />
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Everyone has a story when it comes to how they first entered the Spiral. For me? The first time I saw Wizard101, I didn't really think it was the game for me... Boy was I wrong.<br />
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He pulled out his laptop and loaded it up. If I remember correctly, he was a Storm Wizard and was questing in Unicorn Way. With his Wand of the Novice in hand, an array of cool spells that looked like fire cats to snakes, beetles and bats were cast. However, the one spell to this day that I most vividly remember him casting was a spell called, Frost Beetle. A weaker spell, but a spell nonetheless. As it went to hit the frail Skeletal Pirate, I was mesmerized by the blue and white aesthetics that quite simply left me speachless. This was the first time I had seen graphics such as these in a game and it really caught my eye. However, I wasn't too fond of the questing and card system. There was so much going on with cards, and health and quests (keep in mind this was my first MMO) and it was just too much for my young 12 year old brain to handle. I decided I wasn't going to play it despite how cool it looked.<br />
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Later that night I was doing homework in my dad's office, typing away on my laptop as I kept thinking back to the cool spells I had seen earlier in the day. "It's too complicated," I thought. "Why would I download a game that would require so much effort and brain power? Why not just stick to Sonic Heroes on my GameCube? Then again, it did have pretty cool graphics and I could play with Evan!" At that moment, I took a quick detour from my homework and checked out wizard101.com. I then downloaded a game which in my wildest dreams I would have never thought would lead me to meeting so many amazing people and on e day work within the gaming industry at large.<br />
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And now, the moment you have all been waiting for... As old tv show ads used to say, "Many will enter, few will win" and Wizards, you best have your lucky wands equipped because here are your Relaunch Party Giveaway winners!<br />
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What specifically got you into Wizard101? Do you remember what was going through your head when you were creating your first Wizard? Comment below because I'd love to hear your stories!<br />
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Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-4114047901653525642017-04-19T14:40:00.001-07:002017-04-20T14:47:16.460-07:00Seven Days of KI (Day 1): The Announcement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first started Tales of the Spiral in September of 2010, I dreamed of one day visiting KingsIsle Entertainment. Today, I'm happy to announce that my dream is becoming a reality.<br />
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From the 27th through the 30th of April, I am going to be in Austin, Texas attending DreamHack Austin for work. When I realized how close it was in proximity to KI, I had to reach out to my long-time friend and mentor, Thomas Lionblood (aka The Friendly Necromancer, aka Dworgyn, aka One-Eyed Jack, aka the Community Manager for KI) to see if we could meet up. We were both super excited about the idea and guess who is now going to be touring KI that day?</div>
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Wizards, April 27th is a day you won't want to miss. I will be vlogging my whole adventure throughout my time at KI which will eventually be published on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvE2Jm-gd5PTQEVOWZJpvJnTI04pu6Tk4" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a>.<br />
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I will also be posting live footage throughout the day on my <a href="https://twitter.com/Shadowhorn" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shadowhorngg/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://snapchat.com/add/ShadowhornGG" target="_blank">Snapchat</a> with unique content on each platform so make sure you're following them all by <a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/p/social.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br />
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Seven Days of KI is a seven day long segment where I will be posting my stories and memories from my time in the community here on Tales of the Spiral. All of this will be escalating in hype as we near the 27th when I visit KI. <br />
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Everyone has a game-related question they want to ask KI but they never get the chance. I'm giving you this opportunity. Comment below what changes in the game you would like to see implemented or what ideas you may have that could better the game and I'll pick a few to share with KI!<br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">I have been playing since 2008. I actually found the game from a commercial. I run Paige's Page it's main purpose is to help Wizards with decorating tips. Every July I run The Best Little Dorm in Wizard City Contest. (Winks) Yes it's coming, you heard it here first. ;)</span></blockquote>
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I love decorating, I use to make housing in another game. When housing came to Wizard101, I was so excited. That's all it took for me. Designers block yup sure do. Right now I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the Mirage apartments.</blockquote>
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Egad that's like telling me to pick a favorite kid. Winterwinds, Death and Darkmoor and my Marleybone Auto Repair. Let's not forget my Football Stadium.</blockquote>
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Try the basics. Grab a spell card and a lever and experiment. Trail and error never hurt anyone</blockquote>
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Give me more ;) We need more new furniture.</blockquote>
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Details, You can decorate though if you don't add those basic details such as: dishes, food, or items to give life to me the house just looks like it's sitting there. Every house I decorate has a tea pot of some sort in it.</blockquote>
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I have actually been playing since DEC 2008. Central Jan 2009 Going twitter in 2010. Favorite thing? We're family.</blockquote>
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<span style="color: #222222;">And that's a wrap! Thanks again for your time Paige. I’m so glad that the Wizards of the Spiral get to be enlightened by your
housing wisdom and now they have some helpful tips too moving forward in their housing lives! I can't wait to see what new house designs you have coming
our way.<br /><br />If you aren't doing so already, make sure to check out Paige's blog, <a href="http://www.paigemoonshade.com/" target="_blank">Paige's Page</a> and throw her a follow on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/PaigeMoonShade" target="_blank">@PaigeMoonShade</a>.</span><br />
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Four full realms. Five hours of partying.Over 8,000 crowns worth of givaways. I guess you could say the relaunch party was quite the success!<br />
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Wizards from near and far gathered in the commons at 12pm for Edward Lifegem's Easter Bunny Run. Prismatic and Stormrider Hare's filled up Wizard City as they pranced throughout the various streets. The run came to an end in Ravenwood. Following a quick realm switch, the Tales of the Spiral Relaunch Party began!<br />
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Pyromancers, Necromancers, Diviners oh my! Port Buses were added, Wizards began to teleport and the Sultan's Palace started to fill up by the second. It was like a fireworks display on the Fourth of July with all the different school symbols appearing simultaneously. Sherlock Bones had made a recent discovery that playing Zeke's Scavenger Hunt at the start of a party was the key to success and low and behold, he was right!<br />
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As the hours passed, Fire Elf's had taken over, burning all Wizards in their sight. Alas, there was always one Wizard who was exceptionally good at hiding and was able to wait out the Fire Elves. For these numerous Wizards, hoard packs a plenty rained from the heavens, showering them with mounts, gear and treasure cards to their heart's content.<br />
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We had Wizard101 Trivia along with a screenshot contest where Wizards could tweet their photos from the party using <a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23ShadowhornScreenshot" target="_blank">#ShadowhornScreenshot</a> and enter to win a hoard pack of their choice. I must say, you guys are really good at taking your screenshots! I might have to learn a thing or two from you. I wanted to showcase all the amazing screenshots you guys sent in so check them out!<br />
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Following this, I wanted to do something to bring our community together. The Wizard101 community has always been apart of my life and I love talking about why it means so much to me however, I wanted to find out why it means so much to others. I encouraged individuals to tweet out why they love the community using #TwizardAppreciation and I'm so glad I did. The responses truly touched the heart and made me realize what an amazing community we truly have. I now encourage you, yes you, to go tweet why you love the Wizard101 community by using #TwizardAppreciation. Let's get #TwizardAppreciation going all around the Spiral, are you in?<br />
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I just want to say thank you to everyone who came out for the party. It's been three years since I've been back and seeing how many people took time out of their busy days to come join meant the world to me. Thank you for your support and I hope you join me for the rest of my tales of the Spiral.<br />
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Earlier this morning, KingsIsle launched Monstrology, the newest feature to hit the Spiral. With it, players can now obtain Animus from the undead, allowing them to create NPC's for their house among other new things.<br />
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The clock started ticking down as wizards from all across the Spiral flooded through the gates of Ravenwood for the second annual Fansite Festival, a celebration for our community, uniting us as one.</div>
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With the Fansite Festival taking up the entire day of the eighth, I asked around and there was no one hosting a pre-party. I figured it would be a great way to bring the community together and get hyped for this long-awaited celebration so guess who decided to throw together a pre-party at the last minute? That's right! Your friendly neighborhood Thaumaturge. Despite the short notice, we packed two areas and had the party going strong for over four hours!</div>
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Every Wizard in the Spiral had their alarms set this Saturday morning for the action-packed day that was to come.</div>
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Paige Moonshade brought energy, enthusiasm and smooth dances moves for Wizards to embrace during the first event of the day, the Commons Dance Party. Everybody broke out their Funky and Fresh moves with a line that nearly circled the pond!</div>
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If you aren't doing so already, make sure to check out Paige's blog, <a href="http://www.paigemoonshade.com/" target="_blank">Paige's Paige</a> and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/PaigeMoonShade" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for some amazing house decorating and more!</div>
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Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend every single event but thankfully Ryan, otherwise known as TechBoyGaming, was covering the everything on his stream. Ryan, props to you. It was a long day but you and your team pulled through! They also acted as honorary Merc's for a day where they helped lower-leveled players with dungeons they needed help on. </div>
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Speaking of being unable to attend events, I missed out on <a href="http://www.secretsofthespiral.com/" target="_blank">Secret's of the Spiral</a> and <a href="http://www.edwardlifegem.com/" target="_blank">ATSWEL's</a> NXP party! From what I saw on Twitter, it seemed like an amazing time and when it comes around next in Skull Island, I'll be sure to attend. </div>
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However, I was able to meet up with everyone after this at the Duelist101 PvP Party which needless to say was a blast. They offer so much great insight into the game so make sure to <a href="http://www.duelist101.com/" target="_blank">check out their website</a>!</div>
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Brains were racing and chat was engaging as Vanessa Mythdust hosted The Untold Spiral's Bingo! event through her Twitch stream. She would call out 30 different words which Wizards would match up with the bingo cards they had previously created and submitted.</div>
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The community ate this event up, I mean who wouldn't? Wizard101 Bingo? Sign me up!</div>
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Vanessa not only puts out amazing content but she is a great leader within the community. She has some intriguing posts on The Untold Spiral which I would highly recommend <a href="http://theuntoldspiral.com/" target="_blank">you check out</a> while also throwing her a follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/VanessaMythdust" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</div>
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What's a party without a celebratory after party? Am I right?<br />
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While it was a last minute spontaneous thought (similar to the pre-party), I decided and was granted permission to host the official Fansite Festival After Party which despite the (once again) short notice had a pretty decent turn out!</div>
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Being my first Fansite Festival, it truly was one to remember. It reminds me of why I came back to Wizard101, to be with the community that means so much to me and so thank you all for making this yet another spectacular Fansite Festival. Here's to 2018!</div>
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We'll have giveaways galore both in-game and on stream, mini-games to fill your hearts content and PvP for those who want. This is one event you won't want to miss out on so make sure to add it to your calendars!</div>
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Also, we've got the re-launch giveaway currently going on which ends in a few days. I'm giving out a Shinobi Bundle, Wizard101 Gift Cards, hoard packs, mounts and so much more! I know you want to enter, who wouldn't so come get your entries in before it's too late! <a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/2017/04/a-blast-from-past.html" target="_blank">Enter now</a>.</div>
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Wizards of the Spiral, guess what??? I'm baaaaaaack >__^<br />
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For those of you who don't know me, my name is Blaze Shadowhorn (I go by Shadowhorn or Shadow) and I was one of the original Wizard101 community members and fansite owners back in 2010. Man... That makes me feel old.<br />
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The reason you might not know of me is because I took a three year hiatus from Wizard101 to focus on my career in esports which I now do full-time (<a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">learn more about here</a>).<br />
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I've been wanting to come back to the community for years, the issue was I didn't have the time commitment or financial stability to put this amount of time into running a fansite, but guess what? Things have changed. As of this day, Tales of the Spiral's doors are once again open for the community to enjoy!<br />
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The thing many people don't know about me is that Wizard101 was actually my first online game where I interacted with other individuals. If I had never created my first Wizard, Blaze Shadowhorn, on May 9th of 2009, I wouldn't be working in the gaming industry today. The Wizard101 community helped mold me into who I am today and gave me the foundation to expand upon.<br />
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I came back because I want to give back to a community that has given me so much. If it weren't for all of you, I can truly say I don't know where I would be today so thank you for the seven years of support and friendship, you guys are the best and I hope I can bring you lots of amazing adventures and content in the days to come.<br />
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Oh... and parties to. That was kind of my thing back in the day hehe.<br />
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While building my career in esports over the past three years, I have also transitioned into building myself up as an internet personality.<br />
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Entertaining YouTube videos? I got that.<br />
Crazy Funny Twitch Streams? I got that.<br />
Super Hot Fire? I spit that.<br />
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Actually though, I've got a lot of amazing ideas and segments that I've been brainstorming and can't wait to put into action. For now, in addition to blog posts covering all things Spiral, I have a new content segment called <i><a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/p/twitch-travels.html" target="_blank">Twitch Travels</a></i>.<br />
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Believe it or not, I'm still on my first quest in Avalon... Yeah I'm that behind. Level 73 Thaumaturge here folks!<br />
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Twitch Travels is exactly like what it sounds - a segment where I'll stream my travels throughout the Spiral and you guys can join me for the ride and help me out in chat! It will always be streamed on my <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/shadowhorngg" target="_blank">Twitch channel</a> (I'm hopefully going to setup a schedule for this soon) and then the recorded episode will be uploaded to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvE2Jm-gd5PTVBgoJNcRGvqtD0CHa105X" target="_blank">Twitch Travels playlist</a> on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/shadowhornGG" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>.<br />
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For anyone who has been in the Spiral for more than four years, you probably know that I love having giveaways and contests. This special occasion is no exception and for that I've got my biggest giveaway I have ever thrown on Tales of the Spiral... ever!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Similar to giveaways, I love my parties. If you've been in the Spiral for more than four years, chances are you've been to either one of my Fifth of July parties or celebration of the sorts. This time, it all goes down on April 15th, 2017. Will I see you there?</span><br />
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Everyone, thank you once again for all the support over the last seven years. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today and so I want to give back and share my passion for Wizard101 with you. Here's to a many great adventures ahead.</div>
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Hey everyone! I know you weren't expecting to see any posts on here until January 1st. Well, we've had a sudden change of plans. As you have probably heard, J. Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton have teamed together to form ArtCraft Entertainment Inc. which has released news and a beta application for their new game (unknown) that the community is calling <a href="http://www.play2crush.com/" target="_blank">Play2Crush</a>.<br />
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Seeing this opportunity of a new game coming out, I decided to jump on the opportunity with a few other good friends of mine to create a fansite for it and after many many long hours, <a href="http://www.dragonroseknights.com/" target="_blank">Knights of the Dragon Rose </a>was formed. As I am spearheading this project, I have to postpone the revamp to probably Mid/Late January as I am giving KDR my 100% right now. Until then, TotS will remain public and I will post here if I get around to it but the majority of my time is going to KDR to improve it and make it even better.<br />
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If you haven't done so yet, please go over to KDR and take a look at it! We've got lots of amazing content and team building threads that you are sure to love for the up and coming game by ArtCraft.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.dragonroseknights.com/">www.dragonroseknights.com</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/DragonRKnights">www.twitter.com/DragonRKnights</a><br />
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<b>Update: </b>Game has been announced as Crowfall. KDR was my "baby-step" if you will as I am now also running the leading Crowfall fansite/forum known as <a href="http://www.crushthethrone.com/" target="_blank">Crush the Throne</a>. I've had to spend the majority of my time there but come mid/late February or March I shall be back posting here on ToTS. Stay tuned!Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-5415949117396520942014-12-17T17:06:00.002-08:002017-04-05T01:54:12.182-07:00A New Year. A New Site. 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello there Wizards and Pirates alike! As you may have noticed, there has been a absence in my posting the past 2 months. Unfortunately I came down with mono in October and was sick in bed for weeks and couldn't go to school or anything. When I got back to school, I had to do my current work plus make up a few weeks worth of assignments and material as well. Not to mention this week has been finals week so the past two months I have only been able to focus on recovering health wise and getting all of my grades in as the Semester closes.<br />
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On a brighter note, as the title may hint, I have a <b>huge</b> surprise for you guys in the upcoming 2015 year. Are you curious as to what it may be? Let me give you a few details that are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.<br />
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Two years ago when I did the first huge site revamp, it was some time after Pirate101 came out and I was really working hard to make the site primarily P101 themed and content wise. Now-a-days, I rarely ever play P101 as I just don't have the time for both except for a party here and there. I have wanted to redo Tales of the Spiral for many months but never had an idea for what to do or how to do it. To be completely honest, I wasn't sure if I should keep blogging as I didn't have much content except for the usual updates on what was new but then again everyone would post that. I'm currently level 72 and have a long ways to catch up so it's impossible to post about questing in the newer worlds. I had nearly given up when I was discussing all of this with Alric Ravensinger and he decided that I need a new angle for my blogging. Something no one else in the community writes about or has even tampered with.<br />
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While I would love to say more on what my new blogging angle is and what I have in store for the site, it would ruin the surprise. <b>Starting this Friday, December 19th at 12:00am PST, Tales of the Spiral will be set to private as I start this whole renovation.</b> During this time, I will be completely remodeling the site (yes that includes fixing this annoying font), brainstorming tons of new content for you guys such as new segments plus tons of other cool things. <b>Tales of the Spiral</b> <b>will return to public viewing on Thursday, January 1st at 12:00pm PST.</b><br />
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What I have in store for you is like nothing you have seen in the community thus far. I cannot thank Alric enough for the help he has given me in finally figuring out how to revamp TotS and bring new content to you all. I will still be active on Twitter so make sure to stay up to date on all that's going on by following me bellow.<br />
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With that being said, I would like to wish a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa and a Happy New Year to you all.<br />
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September was a busy month for myself as I had my Fourth Blogaversary (woo!) along with throwing a party for it and having tonssss of contests. We're going to break this down into a few parts, the party, and then the contests. Lets zoom right in for this blogaversary overview!<br />
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September 20th at 12:30pm PST. Let the partying begin! Ravenwood Realm Scarecrow was packed with tons of Wizards getting ready to celebrate. Mini-games, gauntlets, PvP and much more! </div>
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What is this "Twitter Tag Game" everyone on Twitter keeps talking about? All I see is #TwitterTagGame this and #TwitterTagGame that. What's it all about?<br />
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That is how I was like yesterday. As Christina Lionrider later told me, the Twitter Tag Game is when you share 5 things/facts about yourself and you tag/nominate 5 others to do the same. When I finally figured out what it was, I was eager to be nominated for it but most people had already done theirs.... When I thought all hope was lost, Jason Goldenshield and Sorceress Miklai had extra spots to nominate so I got the chance to tell you all a few things about me! Since today is also Trivia Tuesday, I figured why not put the two together and do something interesting. So.. Let's get to it!<br />
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My real name is Yadin, which means, "He will judge" in Hebrew. I am a Senior and I am 1/5 Moroccan, Egyptian, Israeli, Irish, and Polish. I was born in Southern California and lived there for the first 3 years of my life and after that moved to Maryland where I would then spend the next 12 years growing up. After many years of constant pushing, I finally convinced my parents that we should move back to California (since most of our family lives here) and I have been living back out here for the past two years.<br />
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I have been on my school Varsity Soccer team since Sophomore Year and have played soccer and basketball my whole life. Other sports I play include lacrosse, tennis, football, and I surf and skate.<br />
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I'm a pretty outgoing and optimistic guy. I love making new friends and I get along with pretty much everyone (unless you're rude to me or my friends). I love having a good laugh and have a pretty dark sense of humor...<br />
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<b><u>Number Four:</u></b>My first computer game was either Webkinz or Club Penguin since when I tried signing up for Runescape (what would have been my first game), I was smart enough to put my real birth date when it asked what it was. Thank you IP tracking. Thank you for not allowing me to play with my friends in fourth grade. Eventually I ran into Wizard101 which my friend introduced me to. I thought it was eh at first and wasn't going to download it but my friend forced me to and so many years later, here I am! (I am writing so many essays this year about my experiences in Wizard101 and the community for college and other things. It's crazy!)<br />
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I love Jell-O with a dying passion.<br />
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I challenge you, <a href="https://twitter.com/kelseyfireheart" target="_blank">@KelseyFireheart</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mythical_iron" target="_blank">@Mythical_Iron</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickdeath12" target="_blank">@PatrickDeath12</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HunterMythVault" target="_blank">@HunterMythVault</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/w101stephanie" target="_blank">@w101stephanie</a> to take part in the #TwitterTagGame and teach us all something about yourselves that we didn't already know.<br />
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<li>What are the steps in making Jell-O? (relates to the extra uber random fact because why not)</li>
<li>Where was the World Cup held this past Summer? (relates to fact 1)</li>
<li>In Webkinz, what was the name of the place/shop you went to to go gem hunting? (relates to fact 4)</li>
<li>In the Wizard101 Tutorial, who do you battle? (relates to fact 4)</li>
<li>When does Trivia Tuesday occur?</li>
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<li>I lived in ________ for 12 years. (relates to fact 1)</li>
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<li>Which Twizard started the Twitter Tag Game? <b>Julia SparkleFountain</b></li>
<li>What does the photo of the guy in the eye-patch have to do with this post or where he is located in it? <b>That is Number Two from Austin Powers. Get it? Number Two for Fact Two? I'm Punny >.<</b></li>
<li>What is the name of the Wizard101 Fansite I blog on twice a month for? <b>Wizards Unite</b></li>
<li>What are the steps in making Jell-O? <b>You take the Jell-O package contents and put it in a bowl. Fill it with 2 cups of boiling water, stir it and get rid of all the powdery part, and then add 2 cups of cold water and stir for two more minutes. Then you let it sit for 4 hours. Yes, I have this memorized.</b></li>
<li>Where was the World Cup held this past Summer? <b>BRAZIL!!!!</b></li>
<li>In Webkinz, what was the name of the place/shop you went to to mine for gems? <b>The Curio Shop. "Welcome to the Curio Shop. Hope you find what you're looking for." It has been stuck in my head for years and I can't get it out >.<</b></li>
<li>In the Wizard101 Tutorial, who do you battle? <b>Malistaire!</b></li>
<li>When does Trivia Tuesday occur? <b>Every other week.</b></li>
<li>What are Twitter Wizards and Twitter Pirates called? <b>#Twizards and #Twirates</b></li>
<li>I lived in <b><u>Maryland</u> </b>for 12 years. </li>
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A quick reminder though, the Blogaversary Rafflecopter Giveaway along with the Drawing Contest is still going on for four more days. That means it ends on September 27th. To find out more and enter to win a chance at tons of hoard packs for both Wizard101 and Pirate101 along with a Stormrider Hare Permanent Mount, view the "<a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/2014/09/let-the-games-begin.html" target="_blank">Let The Games...Begin!</a>" post.</div>
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Walk the Plank Wednesday takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month in which I make a post where I interact with you and you can win an assortment of prizes such as KIFG Codes, Hoards, and maybe once in a while, a few Crowns! How do you enter? You just follow the instructions in that post and hope you win! Now, onto this months Walk the Plank Wednesday!<br />
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Thanks for the feedback and don't forget to enter all the amazing contests and giveaways I have going on for the blogaversary! By clicking "<a href="http://www.talesofthespiral.com/2014/09/let-the-games-begin.html" target="_blank">here</a>" it will take you to my post with all the info on every contest going on right now and how you can enter to win some amazing prizes such as the Stormrider Hare, Mega Snack Packs, Evil Magma Peas and much more! I am also embedding the Rafflecopter Giveaway below so it is easier for you to enter.<br />
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Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-66833767922162235332014-09-15T17:48:00.000-07:002014-09-15T18:19:06.447-07:00Let The Games... Begin!Hello there Wizards and Pirates alike.<br />
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First off, here is the official party information because apparently I never made myself 100% clear.<br />
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<b>Date:</b> September 20th<br />
<b>Time:</b> 12:30-5:00pm PST<br />
<b>Pick up:</b> Ravenwood<br />
<b>Realm:</b> Scarecrow Area 1<br />
<b>Port Bus:</b> Blaze Shadowhorn (Level 2 Pyromancer)<br />
<b>Location of Party:</b> My house(s)<br />
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At the party, we will be having an assortment of events. Come hang out with your friends, catch up, and then we will also be having games of Tag, Scavenger Hunt or whatever else you guys want. Hoard packs for a few of the winners and you know how it goes :P</div>
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<b><u>1. Twitter RT Contest!!</u></b></div>
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Over the course of the week, all of you will get the chance to take part in a random Twitter Re-Tweet contest. My main Twitter (@BlazeShadowhorn) along with the brand new Tales of the Spiral Twitter (@TalesOTSpiral) will have a tweet going around that all you have to do is RT it and then you're automatically entered into a random drawing for a Hoard Pack of your choice plus a Minor Fishing Elixir. Isn't that simple yet fun? Since this is on both accounts, that means that there will be two winners. Winners will be announced during the party so make sure to tune in to both Twitter, Facebook, and in game to find out if you won.<br />
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Who wants to win a FREE hoard pack & Minor Fishing Elixir? RT Contest to celebrate <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TotSFourth?src=hash">#TotSFourth</a> blogaversary! Winner announced on the 20th.<br />
— Blaze Shadowhorn (@BlazeShadowhorn) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlazeShadowhorn/status/511623182458298368">September 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Who wants to win a FREE hoard pack & Minor Fishing Elixir? RT Contest to celebrate <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TotSFourth?src=hash">#TotSFourth</a> blogaversary! Winner announced on the 20th.<br />
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<b><u>2. A HUGEEEEE Rafflecopter Giveaway!!</u></b><br />
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I'm a sucker when it comes to spoiling you guys and I figured that since this is a big milestone, I wanted to treat you guys to something <b>extra</b> special. In this giveaway I'm just trying to give back to you guys for all that you have given to me. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy these prizes as it consists of a Mega Snack Pack, Magma Peas, Hoard packs and <b>tons</b> of elixirs. Best part is, it's all for free!<br />
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A quick word of advice though is please be honest when filling this out. I can see the results and I can check if your answer is valid. If it's not, you're just wasting your entry so please make sure you fill this out correctly and honestly. I will be especially making sure all "Following" entries are in fact valid and that you do follow so if you do the steps properly, you've got an easy in to win some amazing prizes.<br />
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<b><u>3. A drawing contest!!</u></b><br />
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There are so many of you artistic Wizards and Pirates in the Spiral and I figured that I wanted to test out your abilities. I know drawing takes much more effort and time than just clicking a button to follow or tweet, which is why I am offering a special prize to the winner.<br />
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<b>What you are going to be drawing:</b><br />
Your theme for this contest is to draw a party for Tales of the Spiral. Let your mind go free. Get creative with this! I'm really excited to see what you guys come up with as this one can go on a few different paths, so lets see it!<br />
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mywizard101site (at) gmail (dot) com with the title being "Blogaversary Drawing Contest." This is the only way I will count entries. If they are only sent via Twitter, it won't count. By all means you can post it on Twitter if you want, but I need an emailed version as well. <b>Winners for this will be announced the same day as the Rafflecopter Winners - September 27th.</b></div>
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Those are all of the contests so far! Don't forget that at the party there will be multiple chances to win great prizes as well so get excited! I can't wait to see what amazing things you all come up with. I wish you all the best of luck in these contests so without further ado... Let the games Begin!<br />
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Blaze Shadowhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831496288763075202noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508074626567334871.post-23640054710271643012014-09-13T17:22:00.001-07:002017-04-03T13:45:39.422-07:00Happy Blogaversary to Me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrVmGfG1CaH9CE-IRzBOLwu5LDSm_NoK4Wl198v0ws9ecLb7gOCy0wVTbbRP1e5MAIylessHTdX6KCeppnk5owrV4Mvm1ttIad0FnJEGV_cbIcST7vNqIV4l5U9_Fcrav3CpdVrnUwLk/s1600/Fourth+Blogaversary+Post+Image.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrVmGfG1CaH9CE-IRzBOLwu5LDSm_NoK4Wl198v0ws9ecLb7gOCy0wVTbbRP1e5MAIylessHTdX6KCeppnk5owrV4Mvm1ttIad0FnJEGV_cbIcST7vNqIV4l5U9_Fcrav3CpdVrnUwLk/s1600/Fourth+Blogaversary+Post+Image.png" width="266" /></a>"Started from the bottom now we're here. Started from the bottom now my whole team here." Yes... I just quoted Drake... >.<<br />
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Do you know what yesterday was? You're all smart cookies so you can probably tell from the title but it was my Fourth Blogaversary! I can't believe it has been four years (and a day) since I started Tales of the Spiral or as it used to be known as, Mywizard101site. That's like 1,460 days (and today)... Crazy right? I would just like to say thank you to all of you because without you, where would I be? What would I gain motivation from? You guys inspire me to keep blogging so thank you for giving me your ears.<br />
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When thinking about what to do for this post, I had a few ideas. I'm going to give you an inside look at the progression of TotS and how it evolved graphics wise (you can make fun of my artistic abilities here) and than I will tell you all about an awesome <b>surprise</b> I have in store to celebrate this milestone. So, let's get to it!<br />
<a name='more'></a>A walk down memory lane. These were some of the original Tales of the Spiral blog headers. Some dating back all the way to 2009! Aren't I talented ^_<<br />
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For the past four years, one of the things I have been known for is my parties. You may know of the Annual Fourth (or Fifth) of July Party, various summer parties, or other special occasions etc. This year, I decided to throw an all out Fourth Blogaversary Party. There will be games, contests, giveaways, and much more! Did I mention the Spiral Cup Gauntlet for all you Gauntlet fanatics?<br />
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(For those of you following my Twitter, you know I've been working on these for about the past 4 or so hours and I just am so glad to finally have them done and up ^_^)<br />
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Prizes so far include but are not limited to:<br />
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<li>(1) Stormrider Hare Mount (Permanent)</li>
<li>(1) Mega Snack Pack</li>
<li>Many Hoard Packs</li>
<li>Elixirs!</li>
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...and much more!! The main thing I want is for you guys to just come and have fun. If you are coming only for the prizes, please don't as that's not the point. The point of coming to these parties is for all of us to celebrate together and hang out. I want to celebrate this special milestone with you, and I hope you would like to share it with me. So what are you waiting for?<br />
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Please fill out this fun quick form so I know how many people are coming to the party and so I can plan accordingly with houses, what to have going on, etc.<br />
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I can't wait to see you guys there and I can guarantee that it will be yet another one of a kind Shadowhorn party. Get excited!!</div>
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Have an amazing weekend!<br />
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