It's Almost Here!

Ahoy me maties! It's finally here! What we've all been waitin' for! Today, Kingsisle announced that Pirate101 will officially launch in early October! What good timin' for some bundles! Kingsisle also announced two new bundles, which will be released on September 19th! However, these bundles can not be redeemed until t' one week Head Start or when Pirate101 officially launches. Read more about t' bundles at the Pirate101 website!

Sept-a-Palooza

Yarr! It's September 2012, and we present to you our first ever monthly Palooza!

We have quite some interesting tiddly-bits for our readers!

Hope you all enjoy!

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Song of the Month: 

Movie of the Month:

ParaNorman

ParaNorman tells the tale of a misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

Genre: Animated

Rating: All Ages

Book of the Month:

Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

 by Jenny Nimmo.

On the coldest night in memory, Henry Yewbeam's cousin Zeke tricks him into using the Time Twister, a beautiful marble full of shining colours that draws him into the future. In January 2002, Charlie meets Henry reappearing at Bloor's in the twenty-first century, and realises Henry's cousin is none other than old Ezekiel Bloor. Charlie and Fidelio are joined by Cook and the Flames in their attempts to hide Henry from Ezekiel's spies. But Manfred captures Henry, and although Mrs Bloor tried to save him, she vanishes with the Time Twister. With the help of the endowed, Charlie must enter the portrait of Skarpo the sorceror and retrieve the wand of a Welsh wizard.

Birthdays in the Month of September:

IcyWiz- Sunday 2nd.

Wizard101- Sunday 2nd.

Sophia WaterHeart- Sunday 16th.

Pirate101 Screenshots (Of the Month?):

Sarah Steele's Awesome Moves!

Swashbuckler Spell Animation- Yeah Baby!

Paige Moonshade, Bailey SkyStaff, and I.

Random Combat.

One-Eyed Jack, AKA The Friendly Necromancer, and I.

Before I close up, one question for all of you pirates:

What plans do ye have for this month?

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Happy Sailing, young pirates! ~Chris.

Pirate101 Interview with Paige Moonshade!

Ahoy there mateys!

I have had the honor of interviewing Miss Paige Moonshade, the genius behind Paige's Page, about Pirate101.

Her character's name in Pirate101 is Perilous Paige Nightingale.

Hope you all enjoy the interview, which starts below:

Ahoy, Perilous Paige!

Thank ye for agreeing t' do this interview with me!

Below are a few questions for you. ;)

-What do you think about Pirate101 so far in general?

 Perilous Paige --

Aye, A Pirates life is for me. ;) In All Pirate101 is an fanstatic voyage, from breaking out of a jail cell( Armada does not like us Pirates) where you start the game to learning to sail your ship.  Pirates get to find companions to help you along the way is a great added touch, Bonnie Anne is still my all time favorite. Oh my word Ship to ship is so much fun! I see so many Wizards, eh? Um Pirates having countless of hours playing Pirates101.

-How much do you like the furniture in Pirate101? Do you think it's a step up from the Wizard101 furtinure?

Perilous Paige --

The houses are simply amazing looking I really love the Buccaneer's Den it is multi- level rooms This means that one single Big room with the floors and different levels. Much like the big room in the Wizard101 myth school house. Furniture is perfect for Pirates and I can only see it growing from there. MY favorite piece is this Kitchen sink! Now if I can only talk Kingsisle into adding it to Wizard 101 too . ;)

 -Which world is your pirate currently battling the evil pirates in? What do you think about that world, and the others you have already saved?

Perilous Paige --

I am in Mooshu. Mooshu is so beautiful so many islands each one different from the other yet they all tie in together. Did that make since? I guess I mean the story line connect each one.  Skull island where all Pirates start has one of my favorite views. My all time favorite world is Cool Ranch. I love this instance called Miranda in the haunted sky way, very funny story to it.

 -I enjoy seeing pictures from the Wizard101 housing showcase segments on your blog. How do ye feel about a Ship or a Cabin showcase in the future?

Perilous Paige -- 

This is a interesting question- At this time your ship is not able to be decorated I would sure love to be able to go inside and decorate the cabin. We do have a Dorm style Bunk House.  I cannot wait to start showcasing Pirate housing. My ideals are already running for decorating contests in the future. ;) 

-What type of ship does your pirate commandeer at the moment, and which ship that you have used in the past is your favorite?

Perilous Paige -- 

Aye she be a purty ship too. I have the Marleybone Galleon. I thought the bison ship was a fun ship my sails looked like Bullseyes. Big red and black bullseyes. :D

-What are some of your hobbies in Pirate101, beside the obvious of housing?

Perilous Paige --

Man yer cannons! I am all over ship to ship combat. :) My favorite thing to do is Nautical Level.

-What class do you hope to make your pirate be, when Pirate101 launches out of Beta?

Perilous Paige --  

I am a swashbuckler . Will be a swashbuckler when Pirate101 launches. I also like the musketeer and Buccaneer classes.

-Is there anything special that you'd like to share with the readers?

Perilous Paige – 

Pirate101 will be so much fun for everyone! I can see countless of family fun time coming.  Hope to see ye Pirates sailing the skyways.

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Huge thanks to Paige for the arrsome interview!

Also, there will be no Blog of the Week segment this week due to a packed schedule.

Happy Sailing, young pirates!

~Chris.

Back to School Crown Giveaway

That Swashbuckler is having a daily crown raffle to celebrate the young wizards/pirates heading back-to-school!

We are giving away 5,000 crowns in total!

You have the chance to win 1,000 crowns daily, for four days, as well as a mystery prize!

How do you enter for the daily drawings?

It's simple- All you have to do is send an e-mail to contest-thatswashbuckler@live.com with your wizard's name!

One e-mail will have you entered for all days.

If you do not include your wizard's name, you will be excluded from the draw.

Every day, one participant will be randomly drawn and they will receive a response from the e-mail with their code if won.

Is there anything but the daily drawings?

Of course! All you have to do is comment below with your e-mail address(not personal e-mail please).

Any comments excluding an e-mail address for contact will be left out.

On the very last day of the e-mail drawings, we will raffle-off all the people who comment and one lucky person will win 1,000 crowns, as well as a mystery prize, which may be anything from a hoard, to a Jaguar Mount in Wizard101!

Rules:

-Be fair, one entry per account and location.

If any two or more e-mails come from the same account, only one entry will be counted.

If two or more e-mail addresses that have entered use the same IP address, you will be disqualified from this, and all future e-mail contests.

-You cannot win more than once.

-Each day, a winner will be drawn between 5pm-8pm EDT time.

-All codes won can be redeemed at wizard101.com/promo

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WINNERS:

Saturday 8th September- Brynn WyrmHeart

Sunday 9th September- Alexandra WillowShade

Monday 10th September- Fiona MoonDreamer

Tuesday 11th September- Vanessa

Comment Winner- TBA

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Good luck, and have fun!

Happy Sailing, young pirates!

~Chris.

Blog of the Week- 2/9/12

Ahoy there mateys!

This is the second episode of BotW. 

Before I get started, however, I'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to the Wintress of the Wizard101 Community, IcyWiz! 

Hope you have an amazing, and lovely birthday, Christie. :)

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This week, I've decided to look at a website, instead of a blog.

This week's Blog(well, site) of the Week is...

Stars of the Spiral

Several reasons why I chose this site are:

-This site has two sections: Wizard101 Gamma & Pirate101 Skyways, each of which contain guides about almost anything you want to know about the games.

-There is a 'Contests' section in which there are often contests for great prizes.

-There is a 'Book of the Month' segment, similar to Harold Argleston's.

And much more!

This site focuses on both Pirate101 and Wizard101, and is updated every other day.
First-time viewers will be speechless, after seeing how much time was put in to making this site, and the dedication that the owner has towards improving the betterment of the site.
The grammatical elements on the site are mostly perfect.
The intended audience for the site are Wizard101 or Pirate101 players who need information, or who just want to have fun.
Stars of the Spiral is run by the community's very own Kelsey FireHeart.
You can contact her at @KelseyFireHeart on Twitter, or starsofthespiral@yahoo.com.

So, now for the big question-
What do YOU think about Stars of the Spiral?
Give your honest opinions, constructive criticism is needed!

Click the image below, or visit www.starsofthespiral.com today!

Happy Sailing, young pirates!
~Chris.