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Mar 11, 2015

In the beginning One of my biggest mistakes playing DDO as a new player was thinking premium was a great idea. It might work for some people but it was a mistake for me. I originally started out with the plan to only purchase the content needed to level from 1-20 and nothing more. The idea was to save money in the long-run by not paying the monthly fee of...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 7

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 7

Jan 26, 2015

Chapter 7: Subverting Expectations Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Time for me to write again and it has nothing to do with the fact that other stuff I usually write on a different site is going...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 6

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 6

Dec 21, 2014

Chapter 6: Mistakes Were Made Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Wow, it has been some time since Dorfben graced the world with his presence.  Do not fret.  I have not quit or given up my wizardly...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 5

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 5

Nov 6, 2014

Chapter 5: The Final Frontier Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Apparently I took a row boat from Korthos to here.  No wonder the person operating it was tiny.  They needed all the room they...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 4

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 4

Oct 24, 2014

Chapter 4: More like Mindfailer, am I right? Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Dirty old Lars told me to meet his golem man at the base of the mountain.  I of course ignored him and finished...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 3

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 3

Oct 15, 2014

Chapter 3: Dorfben’s Island Tours Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Confession time.  I lapsed in my taking of screenshots during the latter part of Korthos Island, so I recently went...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 2

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 2

Oct 4, 2014

Chapter 2: And I shall call him Hypocrisy Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   Last time, this lady asked me to check out strange goings on in a family crypt, so naturally, I obliged.  I found a...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 1

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard: Chapter 1

Sep 27, 2014

Chapter 1: Wizard SMASH!   Intro: I don’t know much about DDO, but have general D&D knowledge. Despite that, I have never played a caster before. Join me as I explore both DDO and the arcane while telling bad jokes.   The little icon above my HP bar told me to prepare spells.  I know what this is.  Sorcerers can cast any spells they know at...

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard Prologue

Arcane Adventures with Dorfben Fizzlebeard Prologue

Sep 24, 2014

Greetings, everyone.  Since this is the inaugural chapter, I definitely should explain what I’m doing here.  Don’t worry, in the future I’ll just give a tl;dr version that you can skip on by. I know next to nothing about DDO.  I tried it once, briefly, years ago and didn’t make it off the tutorial island town.  Didn’t even hit...