The Moonfire Task Force and... Adamastor?
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Sparkly Soldier,
Posted on: 2012-11-21 15:43 in Guardian
It's done, and we had a great energy-heavy team to face off against Arakhn and the Nictus! And with Regal Kat and Pale Fallen Angel representing the Peacebringers (and special thanks to Red Scoria for tanking and keeping us squishy rangers alive), the team really brought the Kheldian War to a fitting conclusion. Thanks Pale Fallen Angel, Regal Kat, GlitterPink Diamond, Red Scoria, Zourg and Miggy Man for a great run!
Afterward we went to Talos Island and Astorian Shade summoned Adamastor for a beatdown. We wound up having to race against a Rikti invasion that was on its way (and alas, fighting a Giant Monster up close doesn't make for very good screenshots), but I've gotta say that the air raid sirens sounding and the sky turning green as Adamastor appears is all kinds of atmospheric. 
Thank you to Pale Fallen Angel, Regal Kat, GlitterPink Diamond, Red Scoria, Zourg and Pheonix Blaze!
"Now, I'm not saying this guy at Microsoft sees gamers as a bunch of rats in a Skinner box. I'm just saying that he illustrates his theory of game design using pictures of rats in a Skinner box."
It's a winning combination!
Sparkly Soldier Yuki's a young anime-loving heroine who's destined to lead a future war against the Nictus (if you're curious about her look, background and more details about her premise, here you go), and a perfect ending for her story would be to thwart Arakhn's schemes in the present and send her nemesis to prison. So this Sunday, 8 PM, it's the Moonfire Task Force!
Sunday, November 25th @8:00pm Eastern Time
1. Sparkly Soldier Yuki - Energy/Energy Blaster
2. Angel of Retribution - Sword/Regen Scrapper
3. Pheonix Blaze - Fire/Fire Blaster
4. Miggy Man - Electric/Energy Blaster
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Miggy Man was a little late for Katie Hannon last weekend and Phoenix Blaze couldn't join because of her level, but hopefully they'll both be able to make it for this one. It awards 22 Merit Rewards, an "Honorary Peacebringer" badge (which has gotta be weird for straight-out Peacebringer characters) and it's a chance to make those alien Nictus pay for shooting up our rides.
Like Katie Hannon, this isn't a TF I've run before (though also like Katie, I'm studying up on Paragonwiki ahead of time), but there's no Master badge to worry about and it'll hopefully be a fun, Council-smashing trip through Striga Isle.
And what better way to celebrate victory over the Council than to unleash a giant rampaging Banished Pantheon monster upon Talos Island? Astorian Shade, a level 50 mastermind, will be using the Ritual of Summoning after the Moonfire TF to lead a fight against Adamastor, which awards 10 Reward Merits, 5 incarnate threads if applicable and the "Keeper of Secrets" badge.
"Now, I'm not saying this guy at Microsoft sees gamers as a bunch of rats in a Skinner box. I'm just saying that he illustrates his theory of game design using pictures of rats in a Skinner box."