Fall Season WOW Guild Party

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drown your sorrows, gaga, guild, guild event, guild party, RP, rp gear, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

September and October have gone, but it is not too late to have a fall guild party in WOW!

My guild started out our party last night with the usual Druid Gaga kickoff.  She is our guild mascot and always unveils the party keg.  I even sang some rewritten Bad Romance lyrics about the alliance on ventrilo.

Party Hardy

After that, two guildies handed out these drinks for the Drown Your Sorrows achievement:  Darkbrew Lager and Highland Spirits from cooking; Fungus Squeezings and Murky water from Grunka in Hyjal; Sparkling Oasis Water, Fresh Water and Highland Spring Water from Allison in Stormwind (alliance); and Greasy Whale Milk from Movra in Silvertide Hollow.  Be aware that to open the vendor Grunka,  you have to have done through the Commander Jarod Shadowsong quest in Hyjal, which is pretty far into it if not completely.

For this party, I also came up with a NEW GAME… Rock/Beetle/Racer!  It is like rock/paper/scissors, but in this game: Origami Beetle beats Origami Rock, Trusty Copper Racer beats Origami Beetle, and Origami Rock beats the racer.  Each person gets one of each item to start, I counted to three on ventrilo, they laid down an item.  If there is a tie, they have to get more items and go again.   You cannot click on the person you are “dueling” or wait until count 4 or 5 to lay down your item.  We did it tournament style with last one up against the person who had the most wins, but I think if I did this again I would let the winner be the person who won the most rounds.

Everyone whispered me to vote for best costume, which was a prize of 500g.  It was a fall themed costume contest.  Alas, I did not get a screenshot of the winner, but here is what I wore last night in case you are interested:

Starting the Party Early With My Turkey Leg

Russet Hat
Vizier Mantle
Geomancer’s Wraps
Embersilk Gloves
Petrified Camel Haunch

Transmogging the Impossible- WOW Cloth Tunics

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aurora, game, gamer, gear, imperial, rp gear, runecloth, transmog, transmogging, transmogrification, tunic, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

There are not a ton of cloth tunics floating around in game.  Since most everything that was given to us since BC has been robes, we have had the same choices since classic WOW as far as they go.

I picked three classic WOW tunics and tried to dress them up by mixing them with other sets.  These would be great for players looking for a more casual look or male casters looking for something besides skirts.

Dressing up the plain

My first set I took one of the plainest tunics, AURORA ARMOR, and I paired it with a fancy helm, Crown of Enfeebled Bodies.  I also used Godfrey’s Britches, Greatsword of Horrid Dreams, and Cape of the Black Baron.  You could also dress this up more with some shoulders or a nice belt.

In the Boneyard

For this outfit, I put a weird helm I have never even worn before, Collar of Bones, with RUNECLOTH TUNIC.  I also used bloodthirsty bracers, Emberfire Gloves, Curse-Tainted Leggings, Desert Walker Sandals, and the wand Bonecreeper Stylus.  There are skull offhands floating around as well.

Hinterlands Shot

For the last outfit, I used IMPERIAL RED TUNIC.  I paired it with Aurora Cowl, Shadowy Laced Handwraps, Dragonwing Leggings, and Thoriumweave Cloak.

I hope to do more tunic posts for other armor types in the future, but hope this helps all you cloth wearers!

My Priest Transmogging Dilemma

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avatar, gamer, priest, RP, rp gear, transmog, transmogging, transmogrification, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

When they first announced transmogging, my first thought was about my priest.  I thought- not only can I go back and get old gear, I can even get the avatar set!

So I went and got the helm, shoulders, and chest of the avatar set, put them on, and thought…um no.

Avatar

The Avatar set is quintessential holy priest gear right?  But to me, it also seems a bit stuffy for my giggly, girlie-nightelf.

So I went and got a few other set pieces- here is my “nun look”:

ICC Helm=nun

And here is what I have of the Incarnate set:

Purple Princess

All of these are nice, but a little too calm and serene for me.  So…I have been playing around with several “looks” for trasnmogging, and I just wanted to show you that holy priests do not have to look holier-than-thou!  We can be rebel priests, rockers, or crooks.  Kind of kidding, but take a look at this and see what I mean:

Skimpy Girl

Voodoo Princess

Bandit Action

At this point, I may just keep my 378 Firelands gear on, but these looks are cool too!  If you like what you see, leave a comment or ask what I am wearing.  Oh…and if you know of any cool offhands for priests let me know.

Chatmay’s WOW Halloween Costume 2011

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contest, costume, gamer, Halloween, Poison Ivy, RP, rp gear, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

Every year I try to do a Halloween costume for WOW just for fun.  This year I decided to dress as Poison Ivy from Batman using this guide as a reference.

I wanted to do this costume previously but found it hard to get all the green items I needed.  So I have been saving up for the past year to make this costume.  I am entering it in Kirina’s Halloween Costume Contest on her blog.

Someone Stinks

Items Used:

Slime-Encrusted Pads
Grovekeeper’s Drape
Fangdrip Runners
Leggings of Concentrated Darkness
Serpent Gloves
Darkmoon Dirk
Red Rose
Hibernal Armor

 

Sinister Squashling pet

I also tried it with Scout’s Vest as the chest instead, but I did not enter this picture due to the no duplicates rule:

More skin!

 

How to Use 3D Modeling for Transmogrification

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RP, rp gear, tranmogrification, transmog, transmogging, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

Many players have used or at least heard of the downloadable program WOW Model Viewer, but yesterday I discovered that you can do 3D WOW modeling on a basic web browser with Wowhead.com!  This would be great to compare outfits for transmogging!

I have no idea how long this feature has been on their website, but I thought I would write directions here on how to use it as well as include a link to my sample so you can see what I did.

HOW TO DO IT:

1) Go to WOWHEAD.COM
2) Drop down menu Tool>Item Comparison
3) Click on “Item” on the R Side to add your outfit
4) Type in the item name.  Do this repeatedly for every item.
5) On Item Comparison page, drag each item to the first one you created to form a group.
6) To view your model, click on the down arrow on L side of item group.
7) View 3D Model
8 ) Specify Race and Sex at bottom L
9) Animations can be done on the bottom R

Here is a little outfit I threw together on Chatmay to demonstrate:

Paleborne Robes
Crimson Felt Hat
Touch of the Occult gloves
Anetheron’s Noose belt
Infernoweave Boots

(no shoulders, etc. picked yet)

FUN STUFF!

Pirate’s Day!

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achievement, Captain's Booty, Pirate's Day, RP, rp gear, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

Today I put Chatmay’s pirate costume on and headed to Booty Bay.  Why?  Because it is Pirate’s Day!

Captain Chatmay

This event only lasts one day, and I have missed it every year.  Today I was determined to get the achievement, which is called “The Captain’s Booty.”

The Upper Deck

To get to the celebration area, go to Booty Bay in STV.  Then you go above the bank there…near the horde flight path.

All you do is talk to the Dread Captain DeMeza and…

Drinky Drinky

WHAM! You have an easy achievement and a new look!

I personally like Chatmay’s face and costume better than what I was given… here is what I used:

First Mate Hat
Amice of Brilliant Light
Black Swashbuckler’s Shirt
Captain Sander’s Sash
Astralaan Pants of the Owl
Buccaneer’s Boots of the Falcon
Crypt Lord’s Deft Blade 

Transmogrification Compilation!

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cloth, deathknight, druid, gamer, gear, hunter, leather, mage, mail, paladin, plate, priest, restrictions, rogue, rp gear, shaman, transmog, transmogrification, warcraft, warlock, warrior, weapon, world of warcraft, WOW

There is a mass overload of information on WOW sites and blogs right now about transmogrification!  So, I have decided to make a reference post with links to the information I have found or read so far.

Some of these are lists of sets or items, and some are picture ideas of outfits you can get.  I am starting with an overview of transmogrification followed by armor type, tier sets, specific class, weapons, and ideas.

General/Basics/Overview

Basics- Allakhazam

Clarifications to Announcement of Transmogrification

Armor Type

ALL GREEN ITEM SETS
Green Item Sets by Armor Type – Wowhead News

CLOTH
Disciplinary Action Blog Cloth Transmogrification Post 

LEATHER/MAIL
Kaliope’s Crafting Blog Leatherworking Post

PLATE
Non-Tier Plate Sets- Orcish Army Knife

Tier Sets

All/Unique

Tier 2 Article- WOW Insider
Icy-Veins WebsiteAll Tier Sets- WOWhead News
Look-Alike Tier Pieces- WOWhead News
Another Compilation- TheSource 

World of Wardrobes.Net
Unique Items and More Tier- WOWhead News 

Warrior
Warrior Transmogging- WOW Insider

Hunter
Transmogrification Guide- Warcraft Hunters Union

Druid
Transmogging for Druids- WOW Insider

Shaman and Druid
Kamalia Et Alia’s ideas

Shaman
Looking Like A Shaman- Kirina’s Closet 

Warlock

Paladin
 Paladin Only- WOW RP Clothes

Mage
How to Get Old Mage Sets- WOW Insider/Arcane Brilliance (this is part one)

Rogue
Looking Like A Rogue- Kirina’s Closet

Priest
For Shadow Priest- WOW Insider 
Other Priest Sets- WOW Insider

DeathKnight
Frost Set- Raiders of Azeroth

Weapons

2 Handed Swords- MMOSite.com
2 Handed Axes and Polearms- MMOSite.com 
Also, the warrior class post above lists many weapons

Ideas

Reddit site- get ideas for your outfit
Kirina’s Closet Forums

This post is a work in progress.  If you are going to be posting about transmog or know a site I haven’t mentioned, PLEASE comment!  Thanks! 

Guild Fashion Show Event

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game event, gamer, gear, guild, guild event, guild fashion show, rp gear, transmogrification, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

It only made sense that with guildies that love collecting outfits and transmogrification coming up- we should have a guild fashion show! We started promoting the fashion show early.

Here is a video I made to promote it on our guild site and explain the rules and categories.  We also talked it up in guild chat. We had seven categories for guildies to be fashionably creative with and one category for newbies to fashion:

1. Elemental Showdown: Put together one outfit describing an element: fire, air, water, life or earth.
2. Profession: Dress up as any in-game profession or RL profession.
3. The Shirt: An outfit that uses a WOW shirt crafted or quest.
4. Seasonal: Outfit that describes a season (summer, spring, winter, fall). Only one holiday item can be used.
5. Accessory This!: Best use of a weapon, offhand, wand, companion pet, mount, or hunter pet with an outfit.
6. I’m really horde: Dress up as a villian.
7. Your Class Through the years: One piece of armor from each expansion that shows you are a “insert class name here” (level 60, 70, 80, 85).
8. Fashion, Huh? : For those that are new to dressing up.

We had around seven guildies participating in the show and about that many or more in the audience.  Audience members were given Origami Beetles and fireworks to use when they really liked an outfit.

Start of the Show

Waiting Our Turn

I asked three judges from outside the guild to attend, and they judged each category taking into consideration creativing and who the audience cheered for the most.  Prizes worth around 100g were given for each category.

Taraloria won 2 categories

Guild Fisherwoman

   

A Fashion, Huh Winner

We then had a Best Overall, which was voted on by everyone present.  Mirhana was voted Best Overall, and she received the money for 310 riding.

Here are pictures of the categories Mirahna won:

Elemental Fire

Best Accessory

Huntress of Spring

4.3 Transmogrification and Chatmay

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gear, maelfic, patch 4.3, rp gear, tier, transmogrification, warcraft, world of warcraft, WOW

Most of you know that in the upcoming patch 4.3 Blizz is going to allow us to dress up our current gear with whatever old gear (with stats) we have in our bank.

I have always been a collector of old gear, and now it is going to pay off!

This is my first outfit I have come up with for Chatmay using 3 pieces of Tier 6.  If you like it please comment and let me know!

Preview of Outfit From Upcoming WOW Music Video

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game, gamer, RP, rp gear, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow music video

I am working on my first WOW music video to P!nk’s “Let’s Get The Party Started.”  It is basically a reenactment of the original video in WOW that will star me, my sidekick Etokoy, and all of my guildies in a dance party scene.

Cutout Crazy- Front

This is one of the many outfits I have put together of “street clothes” for the video.  It’s my favorite because of the back and the shade of purple:

Cutout Crazy- back

The outfit is:

Head- Incanter’s Cowl
Chest- Calico Tunic
Legs- Stonecloth Britches
Boots- any black ones will do, these are my regular armor boots- Desert Walker Sandals

Let me know what you think!