Thnking of new quests and brewing stories

[Brodder FoamyMugs]

for my old friends at EQ.

I'm still under NDA so no asking me what's in this new expansion, please.

What would you like to see Brodder FoamyMugs and Catbik Tinkerton work on while this expansion is out?
THere should (if Ngreth stays sane) be time two or three months down the line for more new stuff to be added to the game.

Remember, if it doesn't involve massive code changes- then it's more likely to get in. IF I use a recipe or beverage idea I will mention them in the new stories.

This last set of stories was in honor of this site, Naomi, Ngreth and my old side kick Catbik Tinkerton.


I may try to get the to introduce some self running events or give them the RP scrips for newbie events i used to run in Faydwer along with the Champions of Brell. But that's more work.
Brewings more fun and you can drink that. No need to fight a giant skunk on steroids either...

Read the other stories below and pick and chose those you think might be done easily (Ngreth drooling on my shoulder and scratching his head wondering how he can do that, might be enough sign to me that I have to simplify the ideas- either that or he just needs more chewie-chews)


IF Brodder Retired- where would his Bar/Inn/Brewing Hall of Fame and Temple to Brell be located? (I'm thinking on a nice island (read Somewhereville and "I think we can finally reveal the truth over on eqclerics.org classic section. Spew warnings are needed and expect to lose hours upon hours reading those gems)...


Meanwhile- which of my ideas and stories below do you like best.
Remember I can try to slip some tinkering into the whole thing.
Catbik Tinkerton on top of being soused 80% of the time from testing my potent potables was a master Tinker who's ultimate dream is to get into the Great Big Book of Ooops(cue ominous music with children giggling in backgrounds-if that's not spooky you should see Catbik's Tinkering books- sobers one right up it does!

This isn't an open call for stories, but for suggestions. Ngreth is swamped right now and will be well into the months after the release of the Dragon expansion.
Me I was hoping they'd open up the north side of Faydwer as shown on the old maps.
Imagine dozens after dozens of stills, fields of hops, barley and other brewing components (drooool)....

The new race I had in mind here were goblins that were magically mixed with rats to become the Ratkin you see in EQ2...but I don't know if that's compatible with their Lore or not.

Imagine Goblin Knights riding Giant Rat steeds thorny lances in hand charging your group as you come out into the open farm lands to the North of Kaladim and the Chessboard area pf Butcherblock or through a collapsed wall of the ORC city....

I kinda see that area as one Bristlebutt had distracted Brell from watching for so long that things have gone awry..."OOOPS I forgot about that area...guess my own magic shields were stronger than I remembered..."

Ahh the imagination roils and boils and my fingers soon will toil at the keyboard.

I'll be using Old school EQ items to make second generation brewing and tinkering items.

Some simple some taking and needing the new items to work.

Unrest will become important too (need ghost dust to fast age things maybe)
Will need wood from certain areas (Like those giant elven ships that have maybe RUN AGROUND somewhere...)

I'd love to introduce a new concept to raiding. The Engineering team. Which needs at least SIX GNOME Tinkers and one master engineer (over 300 skill) to build Raid Assistance devices to get into certain areas or to clear tunnels of swarms of enemies that would normally wipe raid level groups into paste.

The raid would have to protect the Engineering team until the device was complete (and even then it might just blow up!).

These would be based on clockwork tinkering and dwarven smithing (for special metals and springs of course and the FUEL!!)

Which ever gnome is the mater engineer and decides the team is ready to lose the item in a tunnel, against a wall, at a horde, or what not...he's the one that gets to hit a button that makes everything stop for a second...(You've all seeen the great big book of oops in akanon haven't you?)

"LET HER RIP!" if the device goes into the red (a bar only the master engineer can see) he can yell "OOoopS!" and scattering away from the device is highly suggested if you want to survive (talking aoe rampage damage if these things blow up!)

But I'm not sure the game code can support that or it'd have to reference groups differently. Maybe a master tinker can hit an ability that forms a Engineering team. (6 gnomes and 2 dwarfs needed)

Bah my muse is going off on a tangent...

Back to brewing.
I'll rewrite the stories that aren't picked up for this expansion and talk with the PTB (that's NGRETH who talks with his bosses...) to see what's viable.

Perhaps during patch cycles more stuff can be added.

NOTE: I had absolutely nothing to do with any brewing in the DragonKin cities unless they stole my diaries.

Though I do wonder what happens if you force feed a HD several superior lichen spirits , a few Brodder's Revenges, and a bottle of Hot sauce and shake em vigorously...either they get real drunk or they go BOOM. Either way. I'm not cleaning up the mess!!



BTW how many of you who wield 1hb weapons would wield a Battlemug?
Just a question...things might be upgradeable, might be made, might just be a quest result, or might be what a certain Cleric/Barkeep uses to keep you in line if you give him lip.


Suggestions as always are welcome.

Annoy the dwarf though and I coat you in BBQ sauce and Burning rum and point you out to the House Ogre!!

[Grolyn]

I still would love to have a banana in game. It's probably the only common fruit in RL that is still not in game. Can make banana ice cream, sundaes, drinks, pies, etc and peels could be used as throwing weapon with a chance to proc "slip-n-fall" stun for one tick.

[Brodder FoamyMugs]

Egads okay I can see ripe bananas as a weapon and a beverage addition.
but can you imagine the contraption the gnomes would come up to launch said peel in the most efficient way to be most effective in affecting said target?

What about the back splatter? All those behind the gnomes are not going to be happy about the way certain trolls and ogres look at them again...

"Jur sure dey not still wigglin?"

[Grolyn]

we don't need any stinking contraptions to throw knives and shurikens. hand thrown banana peel probably would have limited range since they tended to flop a lot but if you want a crossbow-esque banana peeler-thrower, bug a gnome expert for one =)

I just want some banana cream pie, banana split, and a smoothie (peeled banana + ice cream in mixing bowl)

[Tiroon]

BTW how many of you who wield 1hb weapons would wield a Battlemug?

*Raises paw*

That'd be worth to lose some DPS even.

What about the back splatter? All those behind the gnomes are not going to be happy about the way certain trolls and ogres look at them again...

Hmmmmm. Back splatter could be avoided by using tinkered catapults for launch.

I wonder what the Gyrating Goos in Dalnir use to make them gyrate. Might be something that could make the peel spin and provided some stability in-flight.

Does not solve the problem to make the right end of the peel pointing forward. Seems some more ideas are needed here.

[Quichon]

Well, I must say that Brodder never managed to sneak into Cabillis (New Sebillis to the inhabitants) and steal any recipies. I figure it's high time they finally discovered what the iksars brew for themselves. I'd figure they'd have to brew something potent to overcome their natural regenerative properties. After all, what's the point in drinkin' something if yer stone cold sober in an hour?

Some ideas:

Blood Wine

There's nothing better than drinking the blood of your dead opponent... unless it's taking that blood and making it into a very potent beverage. The cheap swill blood wine uses Froglok blood, and is usually taken from slaves. Not very satisfying, but at least it'll get ya drunk. But the good stuff is the Shissar Blood, or even the Hearty or Exceptional Shissar Blood.

Well, you take a measure of the blood of choice, wine yeast, some sugar, the juice of an Emerald Orange, and ya cork it in a bottle. Best leave it to age for at least five years.

For Blood Brandy, take six Blood Wines, decant into the still, then reduce it to the consistancy of freshly congealed blood and pour into a cask. Now that will knock you on your arse.

I have no idea what that gnome would do to it, probably use soda to put it under high pressure, would have to use a Corking Device to get the dang cork on if he did that, it's got enough pressure as it is with all the fermentation going on.

And of course, there's always the Miner's Motivation from Thurgadin. It's Melted Glacier Whiskey plus purified water plus generic coffee beans. It'll put a bounce in your step... so long as ya don't fall off the bridge. First step's a doozie...

[GrimwoodCT]

Hehe my ice cream shop closes for the season in less than a week.
I should post our full menu for ideas. From milkshakes to exotic sundaes to frozen drinks. I DO like the idea of the banana split though. Three subcombined scoops of of ice cream, one banana + filet knife then recombine split banana and the scoops.

[Brodder FoamyMugs]

Okay some of that's cooking stuff, let's stick with brewing here though.

Reread my stories below this post and look for something in the next expansion too for examples.

Tah for now.

[Doremi]

Might I suggest a pub crawl around some of the more notable pubs on Norrath (and Luclin)? A fair sampling of brews is de rigueur, of course, and throw in a couple of memorable brawls along the way. You could scale the events according to level and to alcohol tolerance of the individuals involved, and even throw in some brewing requirements:

E.g.,

The Lightweight

Sample white wines at three or four different pubs, fight a couple of tavern bullies at a particular stop.

The Lush

Har! Time to sample the tasty brews at seven or eight different pubs, fight multiple times (bring a group), and win a drinking contest against Brodder's little brudder Broddykins.

Ye Olde Iron Liver

None of that sissy wine or beer for you! You're ready to swill (and brew!) the foulest, hardest, rarest, most devil-begotten rotguts around, kick ass on three continents, before taking on Brodder FoamyMugs himself in a drinking contest in the Halls of Kaladim for the undisputed Live and Let Liver championship title. If you defeat Brodder, you have to fight a raid-required "Hair of the Dog"-proccing (you take damage if your Alcohol Tolerance isn't 200) Moonshine Beast.

[Brodder FoamyMugs]

I shouldn't have been drinking when you typed that out...

Brodder's sidekick is Catbik Tinkerton a gnomish mage and lush. Oh yeah a tinkerer too.

[Doremi]

I shouldn't have been drinking when you typed that out...

Brodder's sidekick is Catbik Tinkerton a gnomish mage and lush. Oh yeah a tinkerer too.

"Gnomish" and "Lush" would probably mean he falls into "The Lightweight" category.

[Brodder FoamyMugs]

"Gnomish" and "Lush" would probably mean he falls into "The Lightweight" category.

After years of tagging alone with Brodder and sampling his wares and productions (many that failed too) do you really think he's a lightweight?

Really dangerous looking beverage mixes get fed to an elemental of each type first before he'll try it himself.

[Zuklaak]

After years of tagging alone with Brodder and sampling his wares and productions (many that failed too) do you really think he's a lightweight?

Really dangerous looking beverage mixes get fed to an elemental of each type first before he'll try it himself.

Sounds like a bunch of very happy elementals

[Artemisia]

BTW how many of you who wield 1hb weapons would wield a Battlemug?
Just a question...things might be upgradeable, might be made, might just be a quest result, or might be what a certain Cleric/Barkeep uses to keep you in line if you give him lip.

my tinker chanter would sure love one of these! I absolutely adore toys of any kind and spend a fair amount of time hunting for toys and effect items
*still wishes for a can of whoopie*

Another idea that I would love to see as a tinkerer is a visible ...darn what do you call that again in English.... used for a tinkering combine already... *goes check*..ahh yes a Catapult! many moons ago I saw someone in PoK with a Catapult equipped and unfortunately he logged too fast for me to ask what the item was (anyone know) now that could be a cool weapon, maybe to shoot berries with and create huge aggro ( imagines uba tanks using this in raids).

Hmmm I am off topic a bit, not a lot to do with brewing but I want one

Another cool item would be lollipops, that can be equipped and have a intoxication effect.


Brewing wise, why not add some more city related brews/foods to compliment the Halas heater, MTP Qeynos Afternoon tea and Kaladim Constitutional?
Ak'Anon, Felwithe Freeport still miss their own specialities.

[GrimwoodCT]

How about a Brewing/Bartending Tradeskill Mission.

Zone into an instanced Thurgadin. Mission compass takes you to one of the bars. Dwarves come up to the bar and request a specific brewed beverage.
Their HPs/health slowly begin to decrease until you hand them the drink that you make from a No Rent bag of ingredients.

Each wave brings mobs slightly faster until you complete 7-8 waves of 10 customers. The faster you complete their orders the more exp and plat (tips) you earn. If at any time a dwarf's health gets to 0 he sobers up and leaves the bar, effectively ending the mission.