we redefine the term hero

This is my sideblog where I nerd out about Dragonfable, cute 2D guys and gals, write conspiracy theories, wonder over weird plot, etc. A lot goes on here basically. 

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I haven’t been on this blog in like a week because I’ve been on vacation, and catching up on IF games. However, I played Dragonfable today, hoping my usual stubbornness would see me through some Book 3 boss battles I’d stalled on. 

Unfortunately that’s not the case. 

Instead of rage quitting and going to sulk, read some fanfic, or write, I’ve decided to go back and work through earlier quests I’ve missed. And I have missed a lot, but that’s okay. Instead of spamming the Challenge quest (accessible via Ash in Falconreach), desperate to level up quickly, I have been told many times that the regular quests will help with leveling up (and it does). So, off to the races, I go.

P.S. Happy belated New Years, everyone!

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I said it on a whim and by golly, I’ve done it! An Artbreeder version of Li Mei, chibified and present day version w/her parents as a bonus. Sooo anyway, as we can see, Li Mei mainly takes after her mother, thankfully. Not that she’ll ever know that, okay enough angst---

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I’m glad that I managed to beat the Lock and Key Malerous, the second and third part of the quest is most annoying to be honest. Now the Angel lady is once again getting on my nerves. Why oh why is she so cute but difficult to beat?!?!

[thekrazykeke]

I’m not for sure if someone sent me an ask yesterday or today, but either way, Tumblr ate it. Also, sorry for my inconsistent updates, I’ve unfortunately managed to gain a small cold. It’s not coronavirus, like my mom freaked out over, I can still taste and my mild fever broke throughout the night. The only thing I find annoying is my nose is leaking like a faucet or clogged in changing intervals and my throat is parched. 

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Look at how cool Li Mei looks as a ChaosWeaver! I’m still geeking out over it, obviously. 

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I’m stuck on the Daybreak quest. Finally managed to get to level 50 and actively put my ChaosWeaver gear to use and I’m getting creamed by the two final bosses. 🙄🙄🙄 I might just put off on playing that quest and go back and do other quests I’ve definitely missed. Level up some more…

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I’m too stubborn to admit defeat. I had to buy a DragonLord water weapon from Lim in Falconreach, since I already own a darkness weapon and switched out my usual choice of Artix for Rhubarb.

So basically it was Raven - Li Mei - Rhubarb. I had to periodically stun both bosses then hit them with multi attacks. It was a slow, whittling of their health. I switched my dragon from Bacon element to darkness and used my new water weapon on the other boss. But I prevailed. Triumphed. Hallelujah!!!

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I’m stuck on the Daybreak quest. Finally managed to get to level 50 and actively put my ChaosWeaver gear to use and I’m getting creamed by the two final bosses. 🙄🙄🙄 I might just put off on playing that quest and go back and do other quests I’ve definitely missed. Level up some more…

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Did Alteon get more attractive to anyone else when he revealed he was a DragonLord? No, just me? That’s fine. This is completely fine—-

[thekrazykeke]

I have a lot of thoughts about Dragonfable and honestly, while I didn’t really pay attention to the game in my younger years, but the pandemic has caused me to be even more of a recluse and it’s saved my sanity loads of times. So! That being said, I’m knee deep in Book 3, and it is significantly darker than Book 1 and 2. Jaania freezing the Hero and taking that time to start up an organization that actively works to suppress magical beings and magic users in general didn’t really raise a red flag for me until Kara was captured and tortured by Akanthus. Truthfully I thought the Rose was like Spelchure and Drakath, irritating to fight but ultimately beatable. Irredeemable. However, meeting Jaania face to face revealed her charismatic side, she’s good at getting underneath your skin and in your head, if you let her. Then we see Theano and it’s like wow. He kills countless people and all she could say is that it’s unfortunate? Legit, that’s all. I mean, there’s more but it’s basically Jaania shifting blame and dodging responsibility. The horror show doesn’t stop though: at the gala, Jaania’s delusion continues and deepens as she declares she’s the savior of the land, she can’t possibly be wrong in her conviction, etc. And I’m not saying that Jaania’s trauma isn’t important or should be discarded; I’m saying because of this trauma, she is projecting her pain onto countless people and magical races, and that is unacceptable in all shapes and forms.

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Can you tell us about Li Mei? :0

Sure thing, nonny! I'm always willing to chat about my five million OC's rattling around my brain any day of the week.

Li Mei is the daughter of a pirate and her mother died giving birth to her. But it is assumed, implied, by her “caretaker” that it wasn’t a... joyous occasion, to say the least.

This is actually partially why Li Mei always says she’s an orphan.

Li Mei actually participated in and planned several bandit raids as a kid (10) and pre-teen (13) before the group was caught by a band of adventurers and she squirreled herself away in the commotion, where she later on ironically became a Hero. It didn’t come naturally to her, she was more mercenary than Hero, but by pretending all the time, now her lies actually sound like truth.

She’s ambidextrous but prefers to use her right hand for dagger throwing, stabbing, fighting, arm wrestling, etc, but write with her left primarily.

Her dragon companion's name is Zorrus

Chronically suffers with insomnia

Her last name Lykos was the name of the ship her father sailed

Doesn’t have an official birthday because most everyone refused to acknowledge her before she was kicked off her father’s ship, called out June 14th because Ash kept pestering her about it. Loosely places her age at 25, 26, not including the time she was frozen.

Always smiling and laughing, sarcastic as hell, but very real friends. Gets along pretty well with Mazurek and has a tiny, tiny crush on Khvorost. 

[thekrazykeke]

If you’re a returning Dragonfable player, like you haven’t seriously played since ‘09-‘12, then things have gotten way weirder. I mean, the Fire War was the biggest challenge, I could never defeat Akriloth (since you needed a DA). 

I only came back to the game temporarily in ‘20 and bought the DA package that cost $29.95, so all future characters had the amulet and I could participate in titan fights and the two special slots unlocked (one is Ash from Falconreach). Anyway, having the amulet does make things a bit easier as your dragon can act as a pet and guest, etc. Plus there’s certain shops and items that only DA owners can get and they’re vastly more powerful than regular items. That being said, I recommend buying X-Boost Unlimited (10 stacks worth), update your CHA stat because that helps make it easier to get more experience and gold on quests, and play the Challenge quest (found in Falconreach) on hard mode; there’s a pic of my character pressing the button needed to get exactly that below. 

Legit, I’ve gone from lvl 28, playing through Book 3 quests and I just got to level 40. I did this by playing at least two main story quests, wait til my experience bar is at the halfway mark, then spam the Challenge quest til I level up. Repeating these exact steps has gotten me this far in as little as two weeks, more or less, since I can’t play every single day. 

My main character I play as is a Rogue, I’ve played as a Master Soulweaver and meh, but playing as a Cryptic makes things easier. I’m thinking about playing as ChaosWeaver from then on when I hit lvl 50 til 90.

While you can get other pets and some quests will even offer pets, your dragon is your best bet. Feed them every day, once you max their stats out, they’ll be frightening for foes to deal with (though they’ll likely stay a kid except for titan battles).

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Book 3 events can get bizarre and seem pretty all over the place, but I have to admit that I’m digging their fashion sense.

I mean, look at my Rogue, all dressed up nice and pretty for this gala and the hopeful chance to talk some sense into King Alteon. 

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Khvorost is cute. What the hell, what the hell, I’m blushing over here. Definitely the type of guy that Li Mei would unintentionally be….intrigued by. 

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Oh.....damn. They’re both attractive--

[thekrazykeke]

I’m still playing Dragonfable and I’m on the Out of Control quest, Book 3. Robina finally acts like a queen and doubles down on Jaania. Again, like I’ve said before, Jaania will get in your head if you let her, and past episodes have shown that she’s single-minded on a single goal in sight. As it is, she pretty much doomed the people of Sandsea for the mana core. And this is after her pretty much hollering she’s a hero, the savior of the land, etc. 

This is directly the opposite of what the Rose is supposed to represent and hypocritical to what she continuously throws in the Hero’s face. Either she wants to see the world magic-less and help people be “normal”, fighting against elemental and such when ordered or required, or she wanna sit on the sidelines, watch people struggle and die while having the magic firepower and more than enough resources to help.

It can’t be both ways. And I’m glad Robina is calling her out about that, finally. It’s long overdue that someone other than the Hero does.

Edit: new DF sideblog over here. I’ll be screaming about my thoughts on this blog to minimize distractions.