![]() Then she was at the royal wedding as Victoria. She defended Swordhaven Castle as Robina at the invasion. She is secretly known as Robina the Hood, but is the middle daughter of King Alteon. She can be found in the Swordhaven castle. She was seen at Princess Britanny’s and Lord Brentan’s wedding and the coliseum event also. She was thought at /dragonfire to be captured by Bloodtooth the dragon, but in a weird awkward twist, she actually captured him. She is the youngest daughter of King Alteon. He protected the dragon egg, which is the replacement to the hero's reflection which when destroyed the hero dies. He is neither good nor evil and especially not chaos due to his reflection in our world. After the mirror realm was thrown out of order by the 2nd chaos lord, he summoned the Hero to the mirror realm. The opposite version of Drakath living in the mirror realm (called a reflection). He also teleported Battleon elsewhere after almost being destroyed by the 2nd Lord of chaos. He helps you learn about your past in The Span and guides you through the chaos realm. He is an archmage who has amazing magical talents. ![]() It became active in the 12th Lord of chaos saga. He has fallen corrupt to the chaos shogun given by Drakath in the swordhaven invasion. He has three daughters: Princess Tera, Princess Victoria (also secretly known as Robina the Hood), and Princess Brittany. The former king of swordhaven and leader of the good side of the Good & Evil Vs. He is mainly found in Swordhaven in the Inn. In AQW Zombies, he helped save Battleon from zombies. He broke his axe, the Blinding Light of Destiny, and you helped him fix it before Doomwood 2, and in that saga he helped you stop Chaos Vordred. As you progress through the Doomwood storyline, you learn more about him and his past from the NPCs there and the monster, Vodred, the paladinslayer. He was first seen at StoneHand, helping you defeat the Black Dragon then went to Swordhaven to battle the undead. He grew up to become the leader of the undeadslayers, slaying undead is more of a hobby to him. The last paladin on Lore according to Arryd, his parents were killed by undead and was rescued by Lady Celestia. This is one of the two alignments you can choose in the story. After King Alteon lost control due to being corrupted by Drakath, Swordhaven fell apart. During the war between Drakath and the 13 lords of chaos, the heroes of good formed an alliance with evil. ![]() Many of these heroes are found in Battleon, Swordhaven, and other locations. Ruled by King Alteon of Swordhaven, the heroes of good try to preserve peace every day. After you witness the start of chaos at the swordhaven castle invasion, you have sworn to defeat Drakath and his 13 lords of chaos! You go through many battles and quests to accomplish this task (and other side-story quests along the way), getting stronger and stronger! You start your journey at Breakstone Tower after suddenly being struck by lightning down a mountain. The Hero of planet Lore, the anime-like character you created at the beginning of the game. ![]() However, in Adventure Quest Worlds, there is an extra faction which is Chaos. There are always two main factions in any story: Good and Evil. For example, in the Bloodtusk storyline, there was a war the Horc and Troll factions. They are often used in war-type storylines. Many of these characters belong to a faction, a group that one favors over the other. Many of them give you quests but do not participate in battle, those are called NPCs, short for non-playing computer. Within those, are cut scenes with a variety of characters in them. Plus, there are many areas for you to explore. SPOILERS! They are very few, but some spoilers are major! Though, it's your choice! Read On!Īdventure Quest Worlds has many storylines and quests for you to play and complete. ![]()
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Sure, there’s minor distraction here and there from obvious CG and digital face-mapping efforts, but with only a single exception they’re easy to ignore in favor of the brilliantly orchestrated chaos unfolding all around. Smith, and the results are brilliantly entertaining. Others enter the fray including friends old ( Clive Owen, Benedict Wong) and new ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but the focus is on Mr. The motorcycle chase is a thing of beauty with its camera work and stunt coordination, and the hand to hand fights - sometimes occurring between the two Smiths - are fast moving, reactionary brawls that truly feel like people fighting for their lives. The technology (at least when viewed in 3D and higher than normal frame rates) puts viewers in the frame like never before, and while it feels odd during scenes with characters talking it raises the heart rate once fists, feet, and bullets start flying. ![]() The film tosses multiple action sequences our way starting with that shootout and chase and carrying on to bigger gun fights, brutal brawls, and more. The big one on that front is the action sequences that make this one of the year’s best for kinetic wonder and memorably exciting fights, chases, and gun battles. That last bit is fairly minimal, certainly less so than the last time Lee played in this 120fps sandbox with 2016’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, and instead we’re gifted this time around with far more of the positives. You know where things are going here if you’ve seen more than a handful of thrillers, but Lee and his tech elevate the hell out of it, though, with visuals that astound, delight, and occasionally annoy. The story, based on a long dormant script credited to David Benioff, Billy Ray, and Darren Lemke, plays out in broad strokes well in line to what viewers should expect, and while the details are tweaked here and there the end result is a familiar one. Junior (a younger Smith, courtesy of CG wizardry) has only a single-minded mission while his older self needs to both stay alive and figure out what the hell is happening. It’s short-lived, though, as a younger, faster agent is soon on his trail intent on retiring him permanently, and it only takes one clash - it starts as a rooftop shoot-out before shifting into a motorcycle chase through the tight streets and alleys of Cartagena, Colombia - to bring the two face to face. The mission is a success, but Henry is hanging up his rifle for the greener pastures of retirement because he knows age is slowly chipping away at his skill set. Henry Brogan ( Will Smith) is a government assassin who we first meet as he takes out a target on a moving train from over a mile away. It’s still a dodgy tech at times, but when it comes to the action sequences the film and technology come together to create some truly stunning and exhilarating set-pieces. Lee shot Gemini Man in 3D and 120 frames per second, a noticeable increase on the film standard of 24fps, and the result is a film that looks “real” in its ability to drop viewers directly into the action, interactions, and locales. We’ve seen this tale before, but the beauty - and the absolute thrill - of Lee’s film is that we’ve never seen it quite like this. Aging assassin is targeted for extermination by the very agency he’s dedicated his life to, and the super soldier sent to take his life is his own clone - it’s basically plots 2 and 5 from that list of seven. And it’s the reason why the premise behind Gemini Man, the latest from director Ang Lee, feels so damn recognizable on paper. It’s the reason movies often feel familiar in their narratives or repetitive in their plot lines. It’s been said that there are only seven basic plots, and that all stories are built upon one or more of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Simply sign up for a free account, select the template that resonates with your vision, customize it to your liking, and voila Nevertheless, all videos created under the free plan. You draw in the canvas, drag files onto it, and set and modify behaviors here. How to animate in Sketchbook by Autodesk I graduated diploma in animation a few years ago and this software is one of the best for making 2D animation, very good for beginners. Renderforest offers an array of tools and templates that allow every user to create captivating animated videos without any cost. Gemma graduated in 2012 with a First in Animation at the University. 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Learn about different types of animation jobs, what to look for when you research schools and training programs as well as advice from veteran animators. ![]() ![]() ![]() He seems to outwit her at pretty much every turn with a “but Mama you didn’t tell me not to do this” which would really have me gagging him with duct tape if he were my child. Emerson dotes upon him and peers at him through rose coloured glasses and while Amelia seems thoroughly aware of how irritating Ramses actually is, cutting him off just about every time he takes a breath ready to deliver a lecture on well, anything, she doesn’t actually make much of an attempt to rein him in. I’m sorry I don’t care how intelligent some children are, Ramses is just completely unbelievable and so thoroughly annoying that I found myself skipping huge chunks every time he appeared and especially when he opened his mouth – which was far too often. Their young child with several annoying speech impediments who speaks like a 35 year old PhD student in Egyptology and Archeology as well as Religious Theory and Just About Everything Else Under The Sun. We rehashed how amazing and fabulous Emerson is and how he’s a fine speciman of a man who still can’t keep his hands off his wife (but don’t expect details, this is Victorian times, you won’t get any) and we talked an awful lot about how passionate they are about digging up the vast majority of Egypt and how Emerson is very bad-tempered and rude to people and then wonders why he doesn’t get good locations to dig up. I enjoyed it up until now but this novel it just seemed like it was endless pages of Amelia talking but saying nothing at all. The narrative is extremely dry, which hasn’t bothered me in the previous two because I think Amelia is a great teller of a story (the books are all written in first person) even though her brusque manner and dry tone could be trying to some. After some 200 pages, I have to admit I was still totally unsure of what the big mystery/drama was even going to be. I normally read an average paperback in a day or two but it took me at least a week with this one, I just could not stay interested. The first reason is that this one was incredibly slow to get going. I really enjoyed the first two novels in this series but this one didn’t really do it for me and I think I can pin that down to two particular reasons. ![]() Add in two religious sects in the local village fighting to convert and claim the locals as their flock and Amelia has plenty to keep her occupied. ![]() ![]() Emerson is determined for Amelia to forget her ‘silly detective ideas’ but too many strange things are going on at their new digging site for Amelia to really do this – someone attempts to steal something from Ramses’ room, a tourist docked nearby on one of the dahabeeyah’s has a Mummy stolen, switcheroo’s are played with that stolen mummy case and others Emerson has recovered from his dig. She unfortunately involves Emerson straight away, who dismisses her suspicions as foolish and ends up alerting the worker to the fact that Amelia is curious about him. Out at their digging site, Amelia is disturbed to recognise one of the workers that has been hired – she is convinced that she saw him in the antiquities shop and that he is involved somehow. When she and Emerson do return, they find the shop proprietor hanged. She manages to get the antiquities dealer to co-operate and tell her what is going on if she returns at midnight that night. Amelia is looking for papyri for her brother-in-law Walter and just happens to enter the shop during the time of a suspicious conversation, which she interrupts. However before they can even arrive at their site, Amelia and Ramses visit an antiquities dealer in Cairo, and become caught up in a scam of illegal antiquities dealing. Because of his irascible temper, Emerson usually gets on the wrong side of those that give out the digging permits and this unattractive location is clearly destined to bring him down a peg or two. After some deliberation they decide that Ramses is at last old enough to come to Egypt, providing they take along one of their servants, John, to look after him.Įmerson is denied the dig he requests and is instead given the insulting location of Mazghunah, with periods in a state of disrepair and littered mostly with late-period graveyards, not at all Emerson’s expertise or preference. Plans are thwarted when Evelyn falls pregnant again and even Emerson and Amelia can see that it will be impossible for them to leave Ramses behind as he is far too much of a handful for someone in such a delicate condition. Evelyn has just suffered a ‘disappointment’ (miscarriage) and having Ramses comforts her. They plan to return to Egypt and dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, leaving behind their precocious son Ramses with Emerson’s brother Walter and his wife Evelyn. The Mummy Case is the third novel in the Amelia Peabody series and once again we open with the Emerson’s in England. ![]() ![]() However, depending on whether it adds complexion coverage or a sheer tint to the skin it’s important to apply the right amount, which experts say is a nickel-sized amount to the face. “Often tinted SPF simply contains iron oxides which add pigment to the sunscreen,” says Lal. Is Tinted Sunscreen As Effective As Regular Sunscreen? Serums can fall somewhere in between, ranging from sheer to buildable. Lotions will offer some dewiness, while creams will provide more of a matte-like finish, potentially replacing foundation. This one is personal, so find one that suits your textural preference. 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And I told him if the United States experienced what Israel is experiencing, our response would be swift, decisive, and overwhelming. I just got off the phone with - the third call with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond - indeed has a duty to respond - to these vicious attacks. The loss of innocent life is heartbreaking. Hamas offers nothing but terror and bloodshed with no regard to who pays the price. They use Palestinian civilians as human shields. Its stated purpose is the annihilation of the State of Israel and the murder of Jewish people. Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack. So, in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. ![]() This attack has brought to the surface painful memories and the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide of the Jewish people. The brutality of Hamas - this bloodthirstiness - brings to mind the worst - the worst rampages of ISIS.īut sadly, for the Jewish people, it’s not new. Infants in their mothers’ arms, grandparents in wheelchairs, Holocaust survivors abducted and held hostage - hostages whom Hamas has now threatened to execute in violation of every code of human morality. There are still so many families desperately waiting to hear the fate of their loved ones, not knowing if they’re alive or dead or hostages. You all know these traumas never go away. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.įamilies hid their fear for hours and hours, desperately trying to keep their children quiet to avoid drawing attention.Īnd thousands of wounded, alive but carrying with them the bullet holes and the shrapnel wounds and the memory of what they endured. Young people massacred while attending a musical festival to celebrate peace - to celebrate peace. Stomach-turning reports of being - babies being killed. Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children. Among them, at least 14 American citizens killed. More than 1,000 civilians slaughtered - not just killed, slaughtered - in Israel. The bloody hands of the terrorist organization Hamas - a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews. The people of Israel lived through one such moment this weekend. You know, there are moments in this life - and I mean this literally - when the pure, unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. 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![]() Once subscribed you can login by clicking the LOGIN icon on the top of the page. There are links to both on the header and footer of the website as well as in all my media. To gain access to these advanced features you will need to be a Twitch subsciber of Tier 2 or higher OR a Patreon of the Calculator Cowboy level or higher. ![]() These features currently includes the creation of a uniquely generated URL which you can then save as a bookmark and share with others, as well as keeping the page ad-free, and in the future will include any new content including affinity clan boss. However, in order to continue innovating new functions and keeping it updated there are some newer features that you will need to be a Twitch or Patreon subscriber of a certain tier to access. This calculator has everything you loved about the old one, plus some new features like buff tracking, all of which is available for free and will continue to be in perpetuity. So if you are struggling finding the right composition, try adjusting a different champion, not just the fastest one.Ībove all remember there are some specific rules the Calculator follows and t he calculator will use exactly what you input! When trying to tune your team for more complex compositions (such as achieving a 4:3 or 3:2 Champion to Clan Boss turn ratios) the speeds of every member matters, not just the champion you want to go faster. The same can be said for gear sets like Relentless and abilities like Golden Reaper’s or Rotos’ a1 ability that reset cooldowns or grant extra turns based off a percentage chance. ![]() It does not calculate random chance, so masteries like Arcane Celerity, Rapid Response, Cycle of Magic, and Lasting Gifts can all throw off the calculator. The Calculator will give you exact results, but certain masteries, gear, and abilities will prevent those results from being replicated in actuality. To achieve the best results you will need to use the calculated speeds of each Champion, however, for experimentation or hypothesizing, only the displayed speed is usually necessary. Testing is highly encouraged to ensure the best results. ![]() It has limitations, especially when trying to use specific Champions, but for most teams it will get the turn order correct, allowing you to speed tune your team for optimal performance. Know that this calculator is close to, but certainly not perfect. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimate's only tip to unlocking Fighters references the fact that having more people playing can influence how often new fighters appear - which means the more people who are playing, the more button inputs are tracked - which will greatly increase the rate at which challengers will appear after a match. This also means any other mode you play, including Classic and World of Light, will also build up player input - and you'll eventually have a backlog of fighters waiting to challenge you after leaving these modes. If you failed to beat them initially, you can switch to a Fighter you know you're good with and win a 1v1 to fight them. If you are re-matching a Fighter, you don't have to use the Fighter that you had to use to trigger their appearance.This allows you to rematch challengers you lost to for another chance to claim them, but it won't always alert you when its available. Instead, you'll have to keep playing and periodically check the Games and More hub for a small door icon at the bottom right called the Challenger's Approach. If you lose the match to unlock a challenger, they won't re-appear by replaying VS. ![]() Unless you unlock them in the World of Light, the last few challengers will be truly tough opponents. Be warned - new challengers will increase in difficulty as you unlock more. ![]() Please note some of the info is still being tested, and may be subject to change. |
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