Partying, not so fun

The past few days I have been trying to get the whm job up to 15 so I can head to Bastok and get the rest of the things going that I need for the quest to get drain! I don't mind playing white mage, but I really hate the pl system for these low level parties. I can't learn my job to have some one else do it for me. Then if I do manage to find a party without a powerlevel, they are pulling so many mobs that are so tough that I can't keep up with the cures and members die. Then the down time to wait for more members or healing is so dull. I have been so frustrated with the whole thing. I have no idea what to do. I have had lots of suggestions, but there really is not anything that works well for me to choose. So I am stuck in the dunes for another week. I wish I could play more on the evenings and weekends when the members of my ls is on. At least I would not be so bored.

long time in Sandy

I have spent the past several days, it feels like forever in San d'Oria. Can I say I hate that city. The music droans on and on with no relief. I am thankful for the forays outside the city to the wonderful pastoral music there.
Today I just managed to get my fame up to level 3, so now I can head to Selbina or somewhere to level up WHM then on to Bastok to work on a quest I started in Windy, then to Windy so I can keep working on that quest, and start the mission so I can get the quest to do the drain scroll so I can start leveling the BLM. So much to do?

Chocobo Trainer

I finished the quest for the Chocobo license yesterday and also managed to skill up to level 21. I got into one horrible party and one very good party so I was able to learn a bit of my job better. It is going slowly, and my sis keeps telling me that I am doing fine. Still I have this horrible feeling that if someone dies it is my fault. Perhaps I could have cured them faster. I seem to make so many mistakes but I guess that is part of what learning is all about. :)

Super Model

Okay, I finally finished the Quest a Pose by any other Name.
I activated it awhile ago, but because I was a redmage below level 8 and I did not want to buy a tunic at the time, I put it off until I could get one. Finished it today.
The biggest tip is to make sure you have the item with you that you will need to wear. It is different by job, so look it up to see. For mages you need the basic tunic. I also unequiped all weapons before I changed into the tunic.
You talk to Angelina, then wait and talk to her again, she will tell you what to wear and then change into it. If you change into it too fast, before the second conversation you deactivate the quest, and you have to start all over, by zoning.
Then wait a few seconds, change into the tunic, and talk to her again. Place the painting in your moghouse. I don't know what the key item is for, but I am sure it comes into play sometime.

Today's update, Peninsula and Mauhra

Today I attained level 20. With the help of the Empress band that is! I was beginning to think I was never going to get there. I got my cooking skills up to level 20, I made a separate run to Mauhra to by a Regen scroll, which I will need as soon as I hit level 21. I am also looking for gravity and enaero.
I was in a party of two today, and we managed a skill chain somehow. IT was amazing when I finally saw one at work, talk about cool!

I also finished Mission 2.2 A testing time yesterday. I did not have a chocobo license so I had to run to Taronghi canyon to kill the beasts. Even if you do have a chocobo license I would suggest getting a warp scroll and setting your home point in Windhurst Waters as suggested. First it gets you there very quickly so you have more time to kill enemies. In this quest the more the merrier. Just go after easy prey or lower, nothing else. The idea here is speed. I did not use my spells much, just to cure or add enspells to my weapon. That seemed to help. I also did way too much running around. If you could have somone tele you to the crag of Mea, that can also help. If you are a lower level, it might be wise to go with a power level so you are safe, and can keep you healed in the mission. I think that would work really well in the long run. When you are done, warp back to home point with your scroll or by benefit of a friendly BLM and you are done. Very easy, nothing to this quest, just be sure where you are going first.


So here is the cooking recipe to go from level 20 to 22
1 Fire crystal
1 popoto
1 selbina butter

I only broke 4 crystals out of about 34 crystals, and lost 2 butter and 2 popoto.
pretty good return, with only having to buy the popoto's, I saved the butter from previous synthesis, and had plenty of crystals from farming.

Current levels are
20 Redmage 10 Blackmage
Dagger 25
Staff 18
Shield 37
Sword 55
Club 21
Archery 8
Evasion 51
Parrying 18

Magic
Enhancing 26
Elemental 47
Healing 17
Enfeebling 58
Dark 19

Chocobilious Completed

Okay, so I did this easy quest today. I actually tried it the hard way because I am still trying to level my RDM and I figure this is a good way to get a few points. I could have kicked myself because I was out there yesterday, and I had a sprig of Papaka grass but had to get rid of it to keep a couple of other items I needed. Do you think I can get one, off of any Dhalmel I killed. Not for the life of me. It did not help that everytime I was healing someone would come along and knock off one of my targets. GRRRR! So when poltergiests finally got me, after I was attacked by a Goblin Tinker, I was a goner and went back to my homepoint. I headed to the auction house, bought a sprig of papaka grass and finished the quest.

Mission and quest completed

I finished the mission "Lost for Words", and the quest "The Amazing Scorpian, thanks to the help of Bones for my linkshell. I never would have made it through the Shakarami maze alive. In fact I did die, but that was when he had to check the map. When he came back, I was a goner. :) In retrospect I should have had taken the prism powder and I probably would have been okay for that couple of minutes or so. :)
He was amazed at how much Hate I pull from Goblins, I am saying, yeah, they love me. I am sure it is because I am just a little weak adventurer always trying to go to places just that much too tough for me. ha, ha.

So it was exciting, took a bit longer than normal but life is good.

Now I have to study what to do next. Since my husband is home for a couple of days with the long weekend, no more play time other than to do gardening in my mog house.