Ditto starts forging the Dragon Armor!!
After many, many fights to collect the items needed to light the great forge, and then many more fights to collect the junky Draconian armor to use as scrap metal for his dragon armor, Ditto needs to collect a final ingredient – brimstone – and then start forging the new dragon armor! Of course, once he’s almost complete he learns that he’s not quite done yet… there’s still another dungeon that stands between him and Malistaire!
Ditto learns the final secrets of the Dragon Riders
After defeating the mighty Kraysys, Ditto recovers the final knowledge crystal holding the deepest secrets of the Dragon Riders. He replaces the crystal into the chamber of knowledge and learns all about riding a might drake.
Once he learns these secrets, Ditto is ready to take flight… but Vidor Drakesmith tells him he needs to forge armor for his drake first… and of course he needs to defeat a bunch of random creatures in order to light the forge and create the armor… Here we go again 🙂
Derek Hexflame and the Thirteenth Key – Part 2
Derek Hexflame and the Thirteenth Key
– Part 2 – (Read Part 1)
“So what’s with this key, boss?” came a dusky low voice behind Derek. “Sounds important.”
Derek turned to see a smallish red-orange dragon sitting on the top step, it’s long scaled tail wagging lazily. It puffed a small smoke ring in the air and looked at Derek expectantly.
“It’s a spiral key. Some have called it the thirteenth key. It’s bad news, Fred old friend. Very bad news.” Derek said.
“Where’s it lead to?” the fire dragon asked. “Wisconsin?” (more…)
Ditto and Paige MoonShade versus Kraysys!
As I was battling Kraysys in Dragonsyre – and losing repeatedly – the wonderful Paige Moonshade showed up and offered to lend me a hand (which I gladly accepted!) With her expert help, we made short work of the terrible storm boss and his overachieving fire spider minion, and I was finally able to recover the book I needed to continue my studies as a dragon rider! Thanks so much to Paige Moonshade for her help!
Ditto battles Kraysys and loses… a lot…
This was a really difficult fight, one of the hardest I’ve ever had. Kraysys is a storm boss with a fire spider minion, and the combined damage they deal is insane. At one point, I was take out by a double-smash of stormzilla followed immediately by a firezilla… This video is just an edited down version of the three unsuccessful duels against the mighty storm boss…
Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy – Sept 6th, 2011
Wow, a lot has happened since my last video bloggy thingy! I broke 500 Twitter followers! I’m now at 522 and gaining new followers almost every day, so thank you!! I survived a hurricane, I made Grandmaster, I started posting chapters of my new adventure story, Derek Hexflame, and I’m knocking on Malistaire’s door, ready for the big final confrontation!! I can’t wait – I’m working out what I want to do for that soon!
Have a great week! See you in the Spiral, play safe!!
Ditto
Learning to be a Dragon Rider, Part 1
In order to be a real dragon rider, Ditto must learn all about this secret and noble art… Following the wise tutelage of Vidor Drakesmith, Ditto begins to learn the ancient and awesome art of Dragon Riding! It even includes the care and feeding of your drake – how cool is that?
Ditto teaches the baby drake!
After many long battles to find and hatch the last of the dragon eggs, Ditto has finally hatched a cute and cuddly baby drake! Now, after talking to the ancient dragon matriarch, Ditto must bring the baby drake to see the other ancient dragons to learn the lessons of dragonkind. It’s really very cute and touching…
And now for something new – Ditto’s New Project revealed!!
I’ve been working on this little project for a few weeks now, and I’m finally ready to start posting about it – I figured that Wizard 101’s birthday was a pretty good event to kick this off with, and I want this to be a weekly Friday event here at Dittomonster.com. What is the project? Well, I’ve written a story… (more…)
Derek Hexflame and the Thirteenth Key – Part 1
– Part 1 –
Derek Hexflame sat on his front porch wearing a threadbare robe and an old pair of boots, looking out into the million glittering stars that made up The Spiral. His house wasn’t huge or fancy, but it was quiet, and the view was spectacular. He sipped warm Mooshu tea and watched the gentle breeze rustle the leaves of his snap dragons and fly traps, while his newly planted boom shrooms were quietly popping in the background. (more…)
A Very Happy Birthday to Christina Icedreamer and Wizard 101 !!!
Ditto, Miss Narrator, and Carl the Camera-Bear want to wish the wonderful IcyWiz and the most amazing game, Wizard 101, a VERY Happy Birthday!! We hope your day is awesome!
Ditto hatches the drake egg, part 3
SO after fighting 17 Gallium Juggernauts, Ditto has finally recovered the sacred Crystal Hammer, he must hatch the egg on the special platform, that is of COURSE guarded by someone big and mean and nasty, Viktor Snowcrusher! What a name! It just so happened that there were already a couple wizards fighting Viktor, so I asked them if I could join – because that is polite, Ditto never just jumps into a fight, especially a boss fight – without asking first. We finally take out Viktor and hatch a very cute little baby dragon!! I didn’t edit these two videos together for some reason, that’s why it’s in 2 parts… It’s all the same segment though.
Ditto Hatching the Drake Egg, part 2
Back at the Ancient Matriarch, Ditto learns of the sacred crystal hammer, needed to aid the baby drake in hatching… of course like most things in Dragonspyre, the hammer was taken by the forces of evil, so Ditto must fight about a hundred Gallium Juggernauts to win it back… Ah well, it’s all to hatch a wee baby dragon, so I was totally OK with it…
Ditto Hatches a Drake Egg – Part 1
Now that Ditto has rescued a rare Drake Egg, he needs to hatch it – the Ancient Matriarch once again leads the way and Ditto has to head to Golem Court in Wizard City for some special flame to warm the egg.
Here’s a tip – the ‘warming the egg’ portion of this is very quick, so set a teleport marker at the Ancient Matriarch to get back and finish this portion of the quest more quickly.
Hurricane Irene Livebloggy-thingy
3:30pm – It looks like the storm is finally winding down. The wind is still strong but it has died down a lot, and though the rain is back, it’s not nearly as strong as it was earlier. It looks like we’re almost through it, and we’re all safe and sound and we still have power, even though it’s being reported that more than half of the state has lost power at this point. We’re doing OK, but it was still pretty scary! Hopefully everyone who lost power gets fixed soon!
1:45pm – I opened the side door and took some footage of the huge Maple tree in our yard swayin’ in the breeze. It’s a little intimidating, I feel very small under these huge trees as they’re blown around so easily by the winds. Thankfully we still have power and the tree is still standing strong, only a few smaller branches have snapped off.
12:45pm – Still doing well. Miss Narrator made a great lunch, vegan frittata with tofu and zucchini. We still have power and internet, the rain has stopped completely, but the winds are much stronger. We’ve got a number of broken limbs, but nothing serious yet. We’re doing fine, hopefully we’ll be through the worst of things soon! Thanks for all the well-wishes on Twitter too, we appreciate it! Hopefully everyone else is doing Ok too!
10:45am – New video from the front porch. We don’t seem to be taking the full force of the storm, thankfully – it looks like we’re on the edges right now. Our thoughts are with anyone who is facing the full strength of this storm, I know it’s very dangerous further West.
10:30am – The wind and rain are still really strong, the trees are really whipping around. The rain against the roof is really loud, too. I’m going to post more video soon, while I still have internet and power.
9:30am – We’re starting to see power hits, just had about a 30 second power outage and a few flickers but it came right back. The rain is really heavy now, we can barely see across the street, and the winds are very strong. Lots of downed branches, one of them (about 3 feet long) just bounced off the house, but it wasn’t huge or heavy, thankfully. I’m really glad we removed all the lawn ornaments and deck furniture yesterday, because these winds would certainly be tossing the lighter things around the yard.
9am – Winds and rain have picked up considerably, with some really strong gusts. The trees are starting to whip about, we’re keeping an eye on those, but so far so good. We’ve still got power and no local flooding issues, not much else to report.
8am – We’re getting some heavy rains now, and the wind is picking up, we’re seeing 30 to 50 mph with gusts a bit higher. We still have power, there are a few smaller tree limbs down, but no major flooding in this area yet. I know from local news there are a few areas closer to the water that have been evacuated and some roads that are closed due to flooding, but everyone is safe and sound here.
Ditto prepares for Hurricane Irene!
Ditto and Miss Narrator are getting ready for hurricane Irene, and we want to make sure that you know how to be ready for hurricanes and other scary things. Here is what we are doing to prepare and stay safe:
- We are listening to the radio and watching television and looking online for weather updates and evacuation orders.
- We have a place to meet in case we get separated during the hurricane.
- We made sure we have some water and non-perishable food stored (that means food you don’t have to refrigerate or freeze), just in case we lose water or power during the storm.
- We have candles and flashlights with fresh batteries, also in case we lose power. Being in the dark during a storm can be very scary, so having several sources of emergency light is a good idea.
- We are bringing in outside furniture and lawn ornaments – you don’t want to see what a lawn gnome can do to your house in 90 mph winds!!
- We made sure we know where our nearest evacuation or emergency center is, and know a couple routes to get there in case roads get blocked.
- If you don’t need to evacuate, be sure to STAY INDOORS during a hurricane. You could be hit by flying objects or be knocked over or hurt by strong winds.
- Don’t be fooled if there is a pause in the wind. It could just be the eye of the storm, and the winds will come again, and could come up suddenly.
- If you do evacuate, do NOT go back home until local officials say it is safe.
- Hurricanes can be very scary. If you are scared, be sure to talk to someone about it, there is nothing wrong with being afraid…
- Finally, Hurricanes are serious, make sure if you’re a kid, you listen to your parents and take things seriously, so you can stay safe.
You can get even more information about preparing for serious weather events and more at the FEMA For Kids website.
Ditto Seeks a Drake Egg, Part 3 – Valeska Redwind
In the final room of the ‘Secure House’, Ditto faces Valeska Redwind, who is very cranky and not a very nice person. This is a pretty good fight against a Myth boss and an Ice minion. The Ice minion goes down pretty quick, but I have to take Valeska down point by point, finally defeating her with a wand spell of all things. (more…)
Carl tells more Wizard101 Jokes
It’s Friday again, and Carl has a few more Wizard 101 Jokes to tell… Well, he really does try his best… Hope you like them!
The Jokes:
Q: What do you get if you cross a cat and a storm kraken?
A: A pet that puts you out a night
Q: What do you call a Helephant at the North Pole?
A: Lost!
Ditto Seeks a Drake Egg – Part 2
Still battling through the oddly named ‘Secure House’, Ditto faces off against a terrifying pair of enemies. For a Pyromancer, an Ice enemy can deal heavy boosted damage while tossing up lots of shields, and a serious fire enemy has major immunity to fire damage, minimizing even the best attacks the Pyromancer can unleash. Put these two enemies together, and your friendly neighborhood furry orange monster gets VERY nervous… An intense battle to rescue the last of the precious drake eggs!! (more…)
Ditto Seeks a Drake Egg – Part 1
Now that I have the fabled Dragon Rider Staff, I need an actual dragon on which to ride… So I go and speak to the ancient dragon matriarch, who sends me on a quest to seek out the last of the drake eggs… Something tells me this isn’t going to be easy…
Ditto completes the Dragon Rider’s Staff!
After a lot of hard work and SO MANY duels, especially against spiders, Ditto has finally completed the awesome Dragon Rider’s Staff! Next up, I have to find a drake to ride into battle!
Ditto’s House-A-Paloza contest – The Winners!!!
So here they are, at long last, the winners of Ditto’s House-A-Palooza contest, all randomly chosen from the qualified entries that were sent in, and all winners have already been notivied via the email address they entered the contest with.
I got so many great entries, thank you so much for sending them in!! There were a bunch of people who even sent in pictures to go with their monsters! I had a great time reading your entries, and I hope you had fun entering the contest! Anyway, here are the winners:
Why couldn’t it be spiders??? Ditto versus Chronius
So, still working on that Dragon Rider’s Staff, I need to get a jewel crafting table that was stolen by a big mean fire boss, Chronius. Why I can’t just go to Ikea and find their nice ‘Jewel Crafter Table‘ I have no idea…
So of course the boss AND his minion are huge, cranky, and mostly immune to fire, so this was a LONG fight… but a fun one! If you’ve got twelve minutes to kill, check it out in it’s entirety… (more…)
Well, At least it’s not spiders…
After fighting 437 crystal spiders to get the spinnerets needed for making my crystal staff, I have yet another quest to continue on the path to Malistaire! At this point, I think she could tell me I need to defeat the Dragon Titan himself, using only a spoon and some twine, and I would grateful for it, simply because there are no spiders involved…
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