[iPhone] Let's Play Order & Chaos - episode 4

Episode 4 - Silence, Sewing and Spells

Today I decided to complete one of my quests which called for me trekking along a path, around the lake, and to the next town. This town is called "Silence".

So off I toddled, slaying crocodiles and giant spiders along the way. Every now and again I found a heap of material with gems sticking out. After picking away with my pick-axe, I found that these contained "bronze material". Strange.

Near the town of Silence, I came across a huge wooden bridge with a colossal waterfall to one side. This screenshot doesn't really do it justice:

Standing on a bridge looking up at the waterfall. I should have looked down instead.

Eventually I reached the town of "Silence". Pretty ironic name considering that this town is twice the size of "Fallen Leaf" where I started, and is bustling with NPCs:

"Silence" - it's anything but. The racket was deafening, frankly.

Honestly, I couldn't get a minutes peace. Apart from all the NPCs standing around with strange icons glowing over their heads, there were several real people running around, seemingly at random. Probably looking for the public toilets.

After stumbling between NPCs like a drunk toddler, I managed to find one who taught me the rare skills of "Tailoring". I could also have chosen to learn "Leather working" or "Metal working", but what self-respecting Mage wants to learn them?

Unfortunately, after some more research, I learned that constructing even a simple pair of boots is going to cost more silver (and time) than the boots will be worth. So I think I'll leave Crafting for a while yet.

Then I stumbled across the local Pub. I stepped inside. At first I thought, "Hmm this seems familiar". But I quickly realised that this place was an exact replica of the Pub in Fallen Leaf village. I mean, everything was identical. Even the local Sheriff was standing in the same spot, smashed out of his tree of course. Everybody had different names, but apart from that it was identical....

I said "Riiiiiight ....." and slowly backed out of the door.

Finally, I came across the local temple, inside which I picked up a couple more quests, and found somebody willing to sell me some new spells. So I bought Frost Bolt, and upgraded my existing spells. She didn't seem to be selling the "Make a Woman's Clothes Vanish" spell, but I'll keep searching.

I've been specialising in the "ice" type of spells rather than the "fire" type. My thinking is, there is already plenty of fireballs being chucked around -- it'd be "cool" to use ice magic. Plus, it gives me the opportunity to throw around some Mr. Freeze-style puns (YouTube - Mr. Freeze's Puns) -- "You are not sending me to the cooler!" Brilliant!

The Great Holy Temple of Holy Greatness.

By the way I'm now level 8 and I upgrading my old dagger for a nice, shiny staff.

-Gray