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EQ Chronicles: Bad Group Sense

With my holidays almost over, I thought I’d add one last Chronicle before my EQ play time returns to normal. One of the things you quickly discover when grouping in... (more)

  posted by monty · 07 Oct 2001

EQ Chronicles: Questing

A simple desire to spend time in a new zone unmolested by passing evil guards led my Bard on a new quest to gain an item to solve the problem,... (more)

  posted by monty · 05 Oct 2001

EQ Chronicles: The Lag Monster

On the (we thought) final leg of the Shaman Epic Quest, we ran into the biggest monster an online game can throw at you - lag. Ouch. read more »

  posted by monty · 02 Oct 2001

EQ Chronicles: Faction, and *gulp* Dragons

I’m on holidays and have been playing a bit more than usual of my current gaming obsession, EverQuest. My Bard has been steadily climbing in level and has been camped... (more)

  posted by monty · 29 Sep 2001

EQ Chronicles: Factioned

The intricacies of character interaction with other entities, surrounding paradigms, and different politics and cultures is perhaps the hardest thing to reproduce in any work of fiction. Heck, it’s hard... (more)

  posted by monty · 27 Sep 2001

EQ Chronicles: Guilds

Not long ago I discovered the amazing world of guilds. My Bard (now level 28) has joined an Australian/New Zealand guild with a large number of likeminded players. Not only... (more)

  posted by monty · 24 Sep 2001

Mr Tambourine Man

Now I know it seems more than just slightly bizarre to be excited about a Tambourine. Very few people outside of EQ would be. The thing is, to a Bard... (more)

  posted by monty · 10 Sep 2001

The Continuing Bard Saga (EQ Chronicles)

Having secured the fifth in a series of six very difficult to obtain coins (which will lead to a juicy magic item when given to the correct EverQuest personality), my... (more)

  posted by monty · 27 Aug 2001

EQ Chronicles

This was meant to be a pic of a massive Elven Ship I caught from the western edge of the continent of Antonica to the first stop in the Kunark... (more)

  posted by monty · 18 Aug 2001

The EQ Chronicles

Noone tells you much in EverQuest, not even makers of the online RPG, Verant. You have to learn it for yourself the hard way. Take my level 20 Bard for... (more)

  posted by monty · 05 Aug 2001

EverCrack (Postcards From The Edge)

While Splash is wading around in the shallow end with the GBA, I’d like to bring you a few words from the deep end. Following several weeks of cramming for... (more)

  posted by monty · 23 Jun 2001