The Tapestry Chase - Gotta Get All Of Them!

Thanks to the amazing Wizard101 and Lydia Greyrose, all of the Official Wizard101 Fansites are giving away Tapestries. What are Tapestries, you say? Tapestries are a pretty wall furniture that are also great shortcuts to areas or worlds. Heck, they all have their own unique look and they even look amazing up on your dorm wherever you place them. All you have to do is go up to the tapestry and it will prompt you to be transported and tada!

Every Official Wizard101 Fansite will be giving away two kinds of site exclusive tapestries. For example, my site, Stars of the Spiral, is giving away tapestries to Merle Ambrose's House and to Storm Storm School. Check every Official Wizard101 Fansite for contests or giveaway details. If they don't have any, just sit tight and be patient. They might be posting it later this month.

You can check the Official Wizard101 Fansite list at: https://www.wizard101.com/game/community/fansites

I have listed all tapestries that are available below. Once I know which official fansite is giving away which tapestries, I will add them. But if you find out information that we do not have here, please let us know by leaving us a comment below. Thank you!

Worlds:

Wizard City Commons - Wizard101 Central

Wizard City Nightside

Wizard City Bazaar - Wizard101 Central

Wizard City PvP Arena - Duelist101

Wizard City Merle's House - Stars of the Spiral

Wizard City Gamma's Tower - Spiral Radio 101
Wizard City Library

Krokotopia Oasis - Spiral Radio 101

Marleybone Regents Square - Petnome

Mooshu Jade Palace - Valerian's School for Wayward Wizards

Dragonspyre Basilica - Paige Moonshade

Celestia Base Camp - Mercs4Hire

Grizzleheim Northguard

Avalon Caliburn

Avalon Tome of the Nameless - Mercs4Hire

Avalon White Owl Tower

Avalon Crystal Caves - Legends Of The Spiral

Avalon Outer Yard - Ditto Monster

Wysteria Pigswick Academy - Ditto Monster

Schools:

Fire - Valerian's School for Wayward Wizards

Ice - Legends of the Spiral

Storm - Stars of the Spiral

Myth - Petnome

Death

Life - Paige Moonshade

Balance - Duelist101

Pirate101's Year of the Horse Celebration!

Pirate101 is celebrating the Chinese New Year with amazing Horse Related Crown Shop Companions and Mounts!

But hey, that Aquilan Pegasus Mount is only unlocked if you finish a certain quest in Aquila. Once you complete the labyrinth, the side quest "The Wings of Change" given by Polyeagos in Delphos will become available. 

You should start this quest which will help you unlock the Pegasus mount in the Crown Shop.

The mount is normally 10k crowns, but with this sale going on, it will be HALF off! But this sale is only available until February 2nd. So grab it while it's available. Good luck!

200,000th Views!

So.. My blog has hit 200k views. What a wonderful milestone! You know, I've been thinking a lot lately about Wizard101 and Pirate101. The milestones we can work on in-game are multiple. And hey, they help us stay busy, even when the game is not full of new quests and worlds.

For example, in both games, you can max out your characters. Aim for Warlord on your Wizard in Ranked PvP. Get all of the badges from both games. Level all of your Pirate101 companions to max level. Those are the typical challenges.

But you know you can make your OWN challenges. I always found it to be more rewarding if you compete with yourself than with others. After all, who knows you best than yourself? You know which areas that you need to improve on. I always believed that if you challenge yourself, it makes your mind think better because you have had to learn how to think in a new way.

You can decide to, for example, not level up any of your Pirate101 companions as you quest through the game and reach Level 65. You can decide to use the same FIRST GENERATION derby pet for all of your wizards and get to Pet Derby Warlord that way. Don't limit yourself by relying on what's already available. Use your imagination. The challenges that you can give yourself are endless!

You can apply this in every area of your life. Even blogging. Don't limit yourself by talking about what's available like the typical news from Wizard101. But talk instead about what COULD be available, what you would love to happen and bring in a brand new subject that nobody has thought of before. It doesn't even have to be limited to words. You can sing it, podcast it, video it, draw it or anything you can think of.

  

Like Albert Einstein would say, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." How else did people invent new things? Definitely not the ones who were lacking imagination. Go forth and give yourself new challenges today!

As for our blog's awesome milestone today, I want to thank you all for helping me achieve this milestone. This wouldn't be possible without your kind support and visits. You are the ones that makes this blog great!

Islands In The Sky; An Pirate101 Poem

Islands in the sky,
just Old Jim Bones and I,
watching ships sail on by,
sailing between islands in the sky.

Watch the sharks circle the islands,
put the sword in my hand
and to battle I'll cry,
here I'll make my stand.

Throw dem Old Jim Bones and watch them roll,
fighting the fights like in the stories you have been told,
stack them up like bowling pins in the streets,
let's watch them fall down beneath our feet.

Wading through the reeds,
dancing on our toes through the trees,
finding freedom by the ring of the steel,
oh this is the way you should always feel.

Everywhere we'll roam
for the sky is our home
with a sword at our hip,
there's nowhere we can't go with our ship.

Islands in the sky,
just Old Jim Bones and I,
watching ships sail on by,
sailing between islands in the sky.

-Kelsey Fireheart

The 30 Days of Kindness Challenge

I was chatting with my friends and discussing how we need more kindness in the community and of course in the real world. I suddenly thought that we should have a 30 days of Kindness Challenge. This would start off January off on the right foot, so tada, here it is! I am hoping that you all join me in this great challenge.

I have created goals that you can do in-game as well as in real life. Just remember, some goals might sound like they could apply in real life only. But for example, making a special dinner and be the waiter can apply to in-game too! You can set up a table, chairs and dinner then dress up in a nice suit or dress as a waiter. Remember, you also have the social media that you can use to do some of the things on the list. You can tweet, email, post, comment on blogs, Facebook and Twitter. And of course, with some of the things below, ask your parents for permission first.

Also, if you could, please post a comment below on this blog post of something kind that you can do either irl or in-game to inspire others. If I get enough suggestions, I could stretch this to 40, 50, even 60 days! So comment away!

We will be starting this challenge tomorrow, so don't forget to say something kind to someone that you don't really talk to tomorrow.

Thanks and good luck!

January 7 - Day 0: Tell everyone about the 30 Days of Kindness Challenge, so they can join!

January 8 - Day 1: Say something kind to someone that you don't usually talk to.

Today, tell someone that you don't really talk to something kind. It can be in-game, in real life and/or on social media. Try picking someone out who you either always wanted to say something to or someone who you think needs it the most. It can be a compliment, it can be a encouragement, it can be anything as long as it's a kind thing to say.

January 9 - Day 2: Help a family member with a chore or homework.
Helping someone with their work is a wonderful thing. It makes their day easier. If you don't have anyone to help, you can help a friend or a student that needs it.

January 10- Day 3: Write a nice encouraging anonymous letter and slip it in a book at a bookstore or library.
Best books to put that letter of encouragement and positivism in is the books that students will use for school. But it's up to you where you want to put it in.

January 11 - Day 4: Help a stranger with a quest!
Today is the day you go into Wizard101 or Pirate101 and help someone with a quest!
You can go to any area you wish and ask someone if they need help with a quest. Maybe at the end of the day, you will make a great friend!

January 12 - Day 5: Make breakfast in bed for your parent/spouse/child.
Simply said!

January 13 - Day 6: Drop a Thank You note in your mailbox for your mail carrier.
Our mail carriers work very hard to bring our mail. It's time to thank them!

January 14 - Day 7: Print a picture of a special moment you had with someone and write down why that picture and moment meant so much to you and surprise them with it.

January 15 - Day 8: Write a letter of kindness to someone you normally wouldn't.

January 16 - Day 9: Make dinner for your friends or family and be the waiter for them.

January 17 - Day 10: Tell someone you know that you appreciate them.

January 18 - Day 11: Have a mount party in the Commons! Let people ride on your multiple player mounts like the Hydra, Whale, Raven, etc.

January 19 - Day 12: Put coins in someone else's parking meter.

January 20 - Day 13: Send a current or former teacher a Thank You note.

January 21 - Day 14: Hatch your best pet with a stranger who really needs one.

January 22 - Day 15: Surprise your sibling out with a day out together (or a friend)!

January 23 - Day 16: Leave a kind comment on someone's blog.
Bloggers are one of the hard working group of people. A kind comment tends to go a LONG way for them. So, go and make a blogger's day a great one by leaving a comment on their blog!

January 24 - Day 17: Do something kind for the elderly. Help them with their food shopping if you see them struggle, visit them at a nursing home or organize a school trip there with your friends, bring them balloons and letters or visit your elderly neighbors to say hi and see if they need any help.

January 25 - Day 18: Bake cookies and share them! Nom nom nom!
Chocolate, Oatmeal Raisin, Sugar Cookies, anything goes.

January 26 - Day 19: Help a stranger with nautical leveling in Pirate101 or character leveling in Wizard101.

January 27 - Day 20: Write an anonymous uplifting letter and slip it in someone's school locker or mailbox for someone you think that needs it most. (if you want, you can tell them who you are, up to you, if so you can email them)

January 28 - Day 21: Start a charity drive. For Example: you can collect toys or unneeded coats and winter clothes for poor children who will need them in this cold weather. You can donate them to your local homeless shelter. You can also help animals by sending old blankets and old dog toys to your local dog rescue or animal shelter.

January 29 - Day 22: Write a positive, uplifting quote and put it under a stranger's windshield wipers of their car.

January 30 - Day 23: Smile at 10 strangers.

February 1 - Day 24: Send a letter to an overseas solider. More info at: http://www.operationgratitude.com/get-involved/write-letters/

February 2 - Day 25: Help a stranger who needs gold with gold farming.

February 3 - Day 26: Compliment a stranger. For Example: "Wow, love your shoes! Wow your art is amazing!"

February 4 - Day 27: Eat lunch with someone new.

February 5 - Day 28: Write a letter to someone special in your family and give them top 5 reasons why they're uber awesome!

February 6 - Day 29: Throw a surprise random party for someone special!

February 7 - Day 30: Write about your most favorite Kindness moment  out of the entire 30 days challenge. You may write a blog post about something kind you did then paste the link to your blog post in the comments below. If you do not have a blog, simply type what you did in the comments below. I want to read your favorite Kindness moment, so don't forget to come back and let me know about it.

I hope that you will continue your own ways of Kindness all year long.

One small act can mean a great thing for another person.

Pirate101 and Wizard101: Review of 2013 and Hopes for 2014

So I was thinking about 2014 and what will come to the games that we all love. I instantly thought, why not? I'll list what I THINK or at least HOPE will happen in 2014 and you can add your thoughts in the comments below.

Yep, we're still chasing after Morganthe in Khrysalis!

Review of Wizard101 2013

So in 2013, we saw a lot of changes and additions to the game. We saw a new Tournament system, a Castle Tours system and they even tweaked PvP a bit. They updated the pets with multiple cards to retain the cards they gain as they reach a level. They added TONS of new pets like Rescue Rover, Flying Squirrel, the cute Bee and more. They brought out a brand new bundle card with the awesome Bee House which allows us to take a cool ride on a dragonfly which gives us rewards once a day. Lastly, they added new worlds; Aquila and Khrysalis! Well, Khrysalis Part 1 at least. Part 2 is coming soon! Yes, we're back to chasing Morganthe again. What disaster lies ahead for us has she created this time? I feel like I'm playing "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?" except it's "Where in the spiral is Morganthe?" Wait, does Morganthe have a last name? :O

Khrysalis's Eclipse Tower Where You Learn Shadow Magic

My Thoughts for 2014

We all know that Khrysalis Part 2 will come of course probably in early 2014. So I'm guessing January or February. At latest, March. I hope not, I don't think I can wait that long! But I predict that we will beat Morganthe for once and for all! Yea it's a no-brainer like psh, what else are we gonna do? But how?! I'm already imagining the climatic end of Morganthe. I'm wondering if she'll disappear into a hole, or pass away or .... fall to her knees and say "Kelsey Fireheart, you have defeated me. You are the most powerful Wizard in the Spiral. I bow down to you. I'm at your bidding." Errm.. well.. why not? *strikes a pose heroically* No really, I seriously wanna know how it ends for the second major arc story line in this game! And also if we will get a clue of what's coming next? I love getting clues as it ends for the next beginning. It's better than going to the office and Merle's like "Dude, you gotta chill for a while. If something goes wrong, I'll call ya up, cool?" 

Also, we might see a side world for Wizard101 at the end of 2014. They seem to alternate main and side world releases. But honestly I want to get to the new story arc already. I'm more interested in the main story lines. I know it's wishful thinking, but I'd like to see the next new world and enemy after we all finish Khrysalis Part 2. I'm the kind of person who likes to stick with a book until the end. Juggling a few books makes me lose interest. So I want to get to the next villain and see how it all starts up again already. This is one of the reasons why I love Pirate101. I actually feel like I'm progressing there a lot quicker while Wizard101 seems a lot slower.

New Castle Tours Shop in The Commons

My Hopes for 2014

-I know that for sure PvP will be constantly tweaked throughout the year. We all know that area is not done. But I also am hoping that they fix Pet Derby. The low tickets are not a great incentive! Please bump up the amount of pet derby tickets you receive, Wizard101. :(

-I am hoping for more categories with the new House Tour vendors. I would love a Holiday tab for Holiday themed houses only with possibly sub-tabs for each holiday. I also would love a Party tab where you can schedule a party and a date at whichever house you'd like it to be at. And when the day comes, your house is instantly open and you can join it from the house vendor.

-I want some wig stands as well as an interactive wand case. Those wands sure fill up a house's space and walls pretty fast. It'd be great to be able to store 10 wands within a case which will be counted as one in total. Also my new hairdos needs a place to chill while they're not being used. Therefore, a wig stand would be lovely!

-I bet that there's also new House Game Kiosks coming! But I can't think of what it could be though....

-It's pretty obvious that we will get our Level 98 spells. But will they be Khrysalis related or something totally different. I am hoping they won't be related because bug spells? Ewww! But I bet they will be pretty epic!! I'm sure we'll be wow'ed since Level 98 spells are our last before we hit Level 100!

-We will get our school pets, but will they be our own school spells or brand new pets never seen before? I am hoping for the latter! I would love brand new pets for our schools. And gosh for my Fire, I would love a Platypus pet, the ones who dances around the volcano in our Rain of Fire spell. He could throw fire meteors if he wants to too. That'd look totes adorbs! I am also hoping that there will be a hybrid system for all of our new school pets. That'd rawk!

-And of course we will get new houses, new pets, new bundles, new packs, new mounts. But it's all a guess what they could be!

The Brand New Bee House

Riding on the Dragonfly!

-I would like to see more transformations for new quests. For instance if we had to swim in the water, why not a mermaid? If we had to fly, why don't we transform into a giant bird and fly? We shouldn't focus on having two legs or using other mounts to do it for us? We are wizards, surely we can transform into anything? I would love to be a giant bird and fly up high in the sky for a quest. Instead of Superman, I'd be Superbird! And honestly being a mermaid like Lady of the Lake would be just amazing!

-I would like to see a Balance prism. You put on a prism and the school of the prism would be random when it goes on, it could be one of the spirit or elemental schools. Would love to see a new improved Donate Pip card to give your teammates gold pips. Also eventually shadow pips. And Life still needs a low AOE spell.

-I would like to see them improve the holiday decor for Christmas in the commons. And add more challenging quests for Level 90s for Halloween and Christmas. And hey, why not quests for Thanksgiving and Easter? Heck, even July 4th?

-I would love a Turkey pet, just fyi. And a crazy looking turkey at that! I'd love to have one for Thanksgiving next year. I can't think of any other holiday pets to be honest. What about you?

-I also would love a gardener or an system where I can tend to my plants without having to log in the game. It would save me so much time really. Also I would LOVE a new garden item where you can place. For instance a 3 plant gardening item, you can load seeds like you load scrolls for the music player. Watch them grow up and bam, instant pretty garden for your castle! Imagine the brick walled pond, but replace the water with the soil. I know, I'm a genius.

Photo from Wizard101's Khrysalis Commerical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uFb_4_MMSc

-More Shadow Pips? Will we gain more than one in KH Part 2? It's all a mystery! But the photo above says it all. Does this mean we'll gain new Shadow Magic spells too?

-What will happen once we hit Level 100? Will it be 100 or 101? Whichever it will be, what do you think will happen then? It's a major milestone! I am hoping that we get a promotion from student to something uber cool and all that jazz! I know one thing, it'll be a grand big party once we all hit Level 100 or 101!

The Noelephant Charity Mount 2013

New Halloween Pirate101 Ship!

And Now For Pirate101!

The Barmy Ones - A New Quest That Isn't Out Yet!

Review of Pirate101 2013

Pirate101 has been making great strides in their first year! They added the Bazaar, Henchmen, Transporters, Stitching (and unstitching) and new class houses! They even made an awesome Halloween ship that I'm STILL using, even though it isn't Halloween anymore. They also introduced their first new added worlds; Marleybone and Aquila. *faints*

My Thoughts for 2014

Ship PvP? Ranked PvP? Tournaments?

With the new great arena building that was shown as a Sneak Peek from Pirate101, we know for sure that something new is coming. But what could it be? It could be Ranked PvP, Tournaments, Ship PvP. But my guess is Ship PvP. We also will see a main world coming in probably late spring/early summer? I am hoping for late winter/early spring. Sorry, I just wanna find out what happens with the main story and where we are going next. I'm uber excited!!!! (Pardon my exclaimination marks!!!!).... 

So, we definitely will see Valencia because there's already a major clue in Aquila that we have to sneak back in.. But what other world in addition to Valencia? I'm sure that we would have to visit one more world as well since we will probably only see a small part of Valencia. We do have plenty of choices to choose from. Rajah, Grizzleheim, Darkmoor, Krokotopia, Zafaria, Polaris, Albion. I'm guessing Grizzleheim. We shall see! I honestly can't wait. It's quite fun to see what new additions that they are going to bring out.

The Brand New Pirate101 Bundle House - Emperor's Villa

My Hopes for 2014

-I am hoping that they will eventually allow fishing and crafting. Those two would work very well with each other. I would love to be able to fish for reagents and be able to craft some cool furniture! Heck, I'd love to craft ship parts to bling out my ships! Gosh, I'd love to be able to craft a ship of my own!

-I would also like to be able to craft my own yum if possible. It could be one of the main ingredients of the crafting recipes for furniture and ship parts. Maybe we could make our own special types of yum that gives us speed to run faster or boost ourselves.

Concept Art of a part of Valencia that we have not seen in-game yet!

-Ship Parts Stitching please! I'm quite picky about how my ship looks, so the look of the ship parts are really important to me, the more options, the better!

-I'd love to see ships being bottled and displayed in our houses than being left in our backpack. This would free up so much room.

-If possible, I would love to be able to upgrade my backpack to bigger sizes since we are holding a LOT of items for our ships and our character as well as pets and furniture.

-I would love to have a Captain's Quarters on our ship. It would be a room where we can decorate and chill out on long journeys. Can you imagine the parties in that room? It would be sweet!

Inside the Emperor's Villa

Darkmoor - Will We Ever Go There?

-And yes, I would love to be able to place my pets and mounts down in my houses! Imagine them running around? Gosh that'd be a lovely sight! And my backpack will sigh in relief.

-I would love an Armada house. Yes, I know this is odd, but think about it... What if we found an deserted Armada house? Hey, I'd definitely take it over and make it mine! Fair is fair. They try to take over the spiral. Well, we should do the same back to them LOL.

Well, what do you think? What would you want for 2014 for either games?

Kelsey's Crazy Wand Giveaway!

 

Like Viridian Scepters? You will like this then! You can get a free Viridian Scepter wand by getting a code in the box below.


****This Wand Giveaway Has Ended.****

Thank you so much! You guys rawk!

Brand New Wizard101 Christmas Pet: Polar Fox!

There's a brand new pet in the spiral - the Polar Fox! You can find it in Crown Shop for 3750 Crowns. 

You know, "Polar" reminds me of "The Polar Express." Now that was a good movie and book. That Tom Hanks is a gem! And Fox? Hehe, what does the fox say? ;)

This pet has a cool Bladestorm card which is going to be pretty useful! Definitely a pet that I would improve for sure.

 Apparently this pet has Ace Avenger which is MC Vengeance. How interesting! I wonder what's the second epic? 

Also the best thing about this pet is that you can dye the clothes that's on it! I picked red and green because well, it's Christmas colors obviously.

Go grab that fox, it's so darn adorable!

Thanks Elie Dreamflower for allowing me to have a copy of your awesome Polar Fox pet!