Fwd: [Wurm] Weekend Hunt

[Phil Rodrigues]

7 of us got together over the weekend on Wurm for some hunts. We have been playing the game for 6 weeks and still going strong, about 10 people have logged in over the last week. Below is a recap of Sunday's hunt. Curious? Come and join us! We are trying to kill a Troll by Christmas and a Dragon before the Spring. 

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From: Phil Rodrigues <phil.ro...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Wurm] Weekend Hunt
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Hunt #2 was also a success. This was the "high level" hunt, meaning Karl and Mike and I had done it before (and have decent gear). I focused on my equipment and found:

- 1 meal is enough

- Rope is essential, we grabbed horses after we landed and stayed on them for two hours

- Cotton is important for first aid, bring 2-3 pieces if possible, more if you are the tank

- Take a tent from the Inn and bring it along, use as a spawn point before you try anything dangerous

- Although bow and arrow is inconvenient we still think they will be essential to killing a troll or a dragon

We went to Wolf Keep then followed the trail up and over Source Spring Ridge and then along what we now call Bear Shores (left along the shore, after the trail comes down the hill after the Source Spring). There is a Bear Spawner there, we killed 5 or 6 usually in the shallow water. We followed that shore for 15 mins, killing as we went along, mostly wolves and spiders but also jumped by a hell hound.

Eventually a small island is close enough to lead a horse to. We crossed to it and it is now called Dark Spider Isle. We killed 5-6 spiders there without even moving from the shore, and had to turn back when it got too late. Its definitely on my to do list for next hunt.

On the way home Hurgin almost face planted into a Troll. I got scared and jumped off my horse and swam into the water. Hurgin and Sorcia (Sonya's soon-to-be-holy sister) were smart and stayed on their mounts and kept riding. Pro tip: horses are faster than trolls, so don't be dumb like me and jump off your mount!

On our way back we drank the last of the Source Spring. I have 2900 Karma now - 100 away from a free corpse recall (which Eric dreams of). To check your Karma press "C"haracter, right-click on the bottom left-hand corner of that screen, and select "Karma" from the menu. It pops up a Karma total box.

We think the end of the Hunt Road (past the rotting animal pens) will connect to Wolf Keep - someone should confirm and connect the roads.

We also spotted a Shark (!), Aggressive Tortoise, and island full of Rats all on the Lake - so no swimming. :-)

We think in order to kill a Troll we will need 5-6 people on all with 30+ weapon and fighting skills. All start at max range with bows, two tanks in plate armor intercept and Taunt, and then 4 more stay on as damage adds. Hurgin and Deven do nasty Aggressive damage with our stolen heirloom weapons. Sonya/Sorcia and Gorm and Grim I think are all tanks. That means Mercer and Tevish and others can also jump on as damage adds.

I suspect people will be on around the holidays so maybe a Christmas Troll hunt is in the works. :-)

In summary, Wurm is a great game to keep playing with my friends. It feels real and these hunts feel like hanging out with buddies. We are only starting to scratch the surface of the game. There are no levels - anyone can jump on at anytime and join in. We have the skills and resources to get people geared up very quickly.

Looking forward to the next hunt!