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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 81: Tale of the White Wyvern First Anniversary Celebration!

It's hard to believe that a year of Tale of the White Wyvern is behind us. In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio, we're looking back at our favorite moments from Wyrmdoor, and looking forward to what's ahead.

Thank you all so much for playing Tale of the White Wyvern!

Tale of the White Wyvern Update: The Citizens of Wyrmdoor Are Celebrating the Wyrmdoor Jubilee!

Hello adventurers!

Tale of the White Wyvern launched last year on July 28, 2019. We are celebrating our anniversary with an in-game event in which the Wyrmdoor residents celebrate the town's founding!

From now through August 3, you can get some great bonuses as with all of our events:

+11 forest fights.

+1 fishing.

+3% to forest fight gold.

+18% to forest fight experience.

But the main attraction is the Wyrmdoor Jubilee itself. Head over to Jubilee to play Ring Toss, Wyvern Smash, and Bean Bag Throw for some awesome prizes, and talk to Ilsa to learn more about the event.

Helga, as always, keeps the history of Wyrmdoor available for all who are interested, so check in... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/27/2020 at 04:05pm

🐉❤️

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/27/2020 at 09:49pm

Happy (Early) Birthday Tale of the White Wyvern!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2020 at 02:46am

🎂

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/28/2020 at 03:59am

It's hard to believe it's been a year! There have only been very few in-game days that I missed. So yeah, I still play every day.

jaelte wrote on 07/28/2020 at 05:51am

This is great! I'm happy to have been playing this since the start. :)
Just a quick note, though, clicking "(R)eturn to Other Places" from the Wyrmdoor Jubilee page actually takes me back to the Town Square. Not a big deal, but I figured I'd mention it.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/29/2020 at 03:22am

jaelte: Fixed and thanks for playing!

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Update To Tale of the White Wyvern Fight Run Mechanics

We have been wanting to change the fight run mechanics for quite some time, and recently had time to simplify how it works. Before these changes, the fight run mechanic was needlessly complicated and allowed you to run away essentially every time. Iif the run attempt was unsuccessful, you could just try again without consequence, so with enough patience in spamming run, at some point you'd run away and suffer no ill consequence of hitting it a bunch of times.

We just pushed up a change to the fight run mechanic in that you have a random 1 in 4 chance to successfully run. If your run attempt fails, you take half the incoming damage or at least one damage from the enemy.... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/19/2020 at 07:45pm

https://youtu.be/7FPELc1wEvk

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/19/2020 at 08:55pm

HA, thanks Greg!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/19/2020 at 09:03pm

I think this is a great mechanic! I've recently been playing FF3, and I love the run away animation. That's how I'm going to imagine running away in Wyvern now!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/20/2020 at 05:54am

Wow! I just realized you attached this video!

Also at you guys looking like gang members with your faces covered.

jaelte wrote on 04/21/2020 at 05:54am

Looks like Run had been working more-or-less how I thought it did *and* what I encountered was not a bug, but a change. Thanks for pointing me to this!
Also, folks weren't playing Mage? It's always felt like the strongest to me due the sheer number of battles I win due to being able to use a single Magic Missile. I almost always start Mage and switch to Rogue late so I can blast the Wyvern from the shadows. I never use Teleport or Healing, though, so it's nice that those may get to be decent options now.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/21/2020 at 06:56am

Yeah, sorry we kind of buried this update. Maybe it would help if we had something in the news section to let us know of changes like this.

Wow people play as a Mage? I always felt like the Rogue was the best, because a wyvern can't hit what it cannot see. As soon as I learned about Invisibility, I never went back to another class.

jaelte wrote on 04/21/2020 at 07:38pm

I like the Disappear ability specifically for Wyvern and now Fish fights, but I died so... many... times in the forest as a Rogue and that was when running away was essentially free. There aren't nearly enough uses of Disappear to use for every Angry Rich Boss or Xenomorph in a given day.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/21/2020 at 10:14pm

I haven't had much trouble in the forest, very rarely I have. https://youtu.be/nYSDC3cHoZs

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2020 at 03:20am

One feature Travis and I are working on now is how to let people know in Wyvern about updates and changes to the game... in the game. Folks don't read Cheerful Ghost daily, but for folks that do play the game daily why not just alert you in game? So yeah, we're sorting that out now as something we'd like before we release 1.0 among a few other things.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/22/2020 at 04:29am

Yeah, I thought about that most recently. Perhaps if we had a town crier or some way a CG post about the game could find it's way into the daily news of the game. Perhaps it could stay there for a period of time to give players enough time to be aware of it.

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Tale of the White Wyvern Season 2 Starts Today, Plus Some Neat New Member Benefits

Tale of the White Wyvern Season 2: The Plot Quickens starts today! This one is going to be intense, and loads of fun. It's all about bonuses to increase the pace of the game. Here's what we have in store for this season:

50 Forest Fights per day, before other bonuses like partnership, bard songs, and washing your hands

5 PvP fights per day

10 fishing turns per day

You can eat up to 3 fish per day

+70% gold find and experience gain!

500 starting gold

This season will be over on June 1, so get in there and enjoy all those bonuses!

In addition, members can now head over to their user preferences for a new feature: user flair. This let you style up your name with some... Read All

Tale of the White Wyvern: Upcoming Holiday and Season Info

Hello citizens of Wyrmdoor!

If you're like me, it's felt weird this month to only have one game of Tale of the White Wyvern to play instead of two since Season 1 ended. Well, we have some great news: Season 2 starts up in just a few days, April 1!

Titled The Plot Quickens, this season will be fast. Very fast. The focus is on getting through Wyvern kills much faster than normal with increased experience gain and gold find. But with great power comes great responsibility: the rapid pace of the game means that if you die in the forest, you could get passed over in the standings much more quickly. I'm going to be on the edge of my seat watching the leaderboards for this... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/20/2020 at 07:29am

Holy carp, I'm selling fish for about 2 million gold! 💰

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/20/2020 at 02:30pm

🎉

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/21/2020 at 07:03pm

If you lose a fight to a fish, do you lose your gold on hand, too? I think so, but I don't want to test it to find out.

adahn Super Member wrote on 03/21/2020 at 07:39pm

> If you lose a fight to a fish, do you lose your gold on hand, too? I think so, but I don't want to test it to find out.

I did not. I did lose the fish I had caught though.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/21/2020 at 08:50pm

>I did not. I did lose the fish I had caught though.

It's been a while since I lost to a fish. I remembered that you lose all fish on hand and all remaining attempts to catch a fish. I just couldn't remember if you lost gold, too. Thanks for the reply! I've realized not to keep more than one fish on hand, so that I don't potentially lose any. I've also just been immediately depositing the gold I get from selling fish, just in case.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/21/2020 at 10:39pm

> If you lose a fight to a fish, do you lose your gold on hand, too?

Nope.

We added some instructions for what should happen, if you see something otherwise let us know.

https://thewhitewyvern.com/game/1/instructions

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/21/2020 at 11:10pm

>We added some instructions for what should happen, if you see something otherwise let us know.

https://thewhitewyvern.com/game/1/instructions

Awesome! I should have thought to look there. Thanks! You guys have done a wonderful and thorough job! You should be very proud of yourselves!

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/22/2020 at 07:13pm

I told Travis that I think Wyvern is the coolest thing we've ever done. He agrees. 🤣

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/25/2020 at 07:52am

>I told Travis that I think Wyvern is the coolest thing we've ever done. He agrees. 🤣

And here I thought the coolest thing you've ever done was introducing me to Terraria and Cheerful Ghost.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/28/2020 at 07:09pm

So, total kudos for the fishing addition! I don't normally use my skill points, unless I'm fighting the wyvern. But, sometimes I run into a fish that makes me use them, which is a good thing. Fishing also gives me a lot more gems, which is great, because I want as many as possible so I can buy skill points, those are a high priority when fighting the wyvern. Fishing helps you get other bonuses, which is cool, too, though I don't usually use them. I do like being able to sell fish, which helps me buy better gear, including a fishing rod. So yeah, thanks for adding this into the game! I think you've done a fantastic job!

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/02/2020 at 03:56am

Thanks Greg! The bonuses were meant as a way to make PVP a bit more enticing and certain scenarios and from my recent spate of murdering others in game, seems to have worked!

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Tale of the White Wyvern Fishing Update Coming March 9, Season Two Coming Soon!

First off, Season One was a blast! Thanks to everyone who played! Without further ado, here are your winners...

Overall Winners

Saturday has won the season and brought peace to Wyrmdoor!

Declan

Quite Dapper

Azure Azul

Beo Rubirnen

Most Adventurers Killed

Nawt Wynnor: 10 kills

Quite Dapper: 9 kills

Bre Orgligrat: 4 kills

Azure Azul: 3 kills

Mystical Lord: 3 kills

Most Deaths

Nawt Wynnor: 27 deaths

Declan: 27 deaths

Saturday: 19 deaths

Bre Orgligrat: 17 deaths

Quite Dapper: 16 deaths

Looks like the developers die a lot! :D

Thanks to everyone who played our first season! Let us know what you thought about the season and things you'd like to see in future... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/03/2020 at 01:43am

Congrats to Saturday! Looking forward to the new stuff!

jaelte wrote on 03/03/2020 at 05:10am

What good is an RPG if you can't fish in it? I'm glad Tale of the White Wyvern won't have to answer that question anymore. :)
Congratulations, Saturday! I'll get you next time. ;-)

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/06/2020 at 10:10pm

One thing made this season special for me and that is I made a new friend. Even though it sounds corny, I thought I'd share, because I think if you make a new friend by playing a game that just adds to the positive experience. So, even though this game was already great, it's also accomplished something greater that not every game can do.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/06/2020 at 11:32pm

That’s incredible to hear, thanks for sharing Greg!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/07/2020 at 12:09am

I thought you'd appreciate that.

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The State of the Wyvern: Day of Devotion Update & More!

Hello Adventurers, we hope you all had a great holiday season and we wish you a belated Happy New Year! As you may have noticed Jon and I decided to take a much earned holiday break from active Wyvern development, and the good news is, we had a very relaxing time and the even better news is we’re back in active development toward the final 1.0 game launch.

The Day of Devotion Holiday Event

To kick things off, Tale of the White Wyvern is getting a new holiday event called “Day of Devotion.” Rather than explain it ourselves, we’re going to turn to the expert on Wyrmdoor traditions, Helga!

”The Day of Devotion is an annual celebration of love. Couples traditionally... Read All Hello Adventurers, we hope you all had a great holiday season and we wish you a belated Happy New Year! As you may have noticed Jon and I decided to take a much earned holiday break from active Wyvern development, and the good news is, we had a very relaxing time and the even better news is we’re back in active development toward the final 1.0 game launch.

The Day of Devotion Holiday Event

To kick things off, Tale of the White Wyvern is getting a new holiday event called “Day of Devotion.” Rather than explain it ourselves, we’re going to turn to the expert on Wyrmdoor traditions, Helga!

”The Day of Devotion is an annual celebration of love. Couples traditionally celebrate with gifts and delicious meals. The Inn of the Old Hen throws a party every year for anyone who doesn't have a partner to celebrate with. The Day of Devotion is celebrated from February 13 to February 15.”

https://thewhitewyvern.com/game/1/potions/seasons

Alongside the holiday event we created two new fun themes called “Day of Devotion” and “Night of Devotion.” We recommend turning your screen brightness all the way up and putting on some fuzzy slippers when you give those a try.

The Fishing Update

We are very focused on the Fishing update which has turned out to be the BIGGEST single content update Wyvern has ever recieved. When we described what’s coming to some of our friends and that it was taking much longer than we anticipated, one mentioned that it was because it sounded like we are building an all new game and that’s actually fairly accurate. One of our development goals with the Fishing update is to add a boatload(har har) of new content to keep longtime players busy exploring for quite some time. All that in mind we’re still in active development on it and it should take a bit longer to finalize things. Whereas this is a huge update that adds a lot of new mechanics to the game, we do plan on updating the game with fishing for everyone at the same time.

If you haven't played Tale of the White Wyvern yet, head over to https://thewhitewyvern.com/ now to play for free!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/13/2020 at 01:48am

Cool, looks like the inn will throw me a party. I'm surprised you mentioned version 1.0, because I honestly feel like the game is worthy of it already. I'm looking forward to fishing. I hope it's good.

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/13/2020 at 05:19am

> I'm surprised you mentioned version 1.0, because I honestly feel like the game is worthy of it already.

I actually agree with you Greg. We're not waiting to get to 1.0 because we don't feel like the game isn't ready or not bug tested or anything. We're adding more features to sustainably support more users such that if we grew considerably, which we want to do, we could pay for keeping the servers rolling.

Plus I really wanted Fishing in the game before launch

> I'm looking forward to fishing. I hope it's good.

I like it, but it's an entirely optional thing that people don't need to do it if they don't want to. Like you say, the base game is already good, this just adds more if people want and I think most people will.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/13/2020 at 06:53am

I've been looking forward to this update! Can't wait!

Jon and Travis, you guys have been doing a fantastic job. It's already such a great game and I love that you keep making it bigger and better :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 02/13/2020 at 02:35pm

Thanks for the kind words!

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/13/2020 at 03:55pm

❤️

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Tale of the White Wyvern Season 1 Starts Tonight!

Tonight at Midnight PT the first season of Tale of the White Wyvern begins. This game will run alongside our main Wyvern game and see some changes to the base rules that make it a bit different. The biggest change is that our first season game will end on March 1st when the winners will be forever immortalized in-game.

There are a few other posts about the new season game as well as a podcast we recording talking about it. Check those out below and we'll see you January 1st 2020 for our first competitive season game!

https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4294/the-state-of-the-wyvern-december-2019-fishing-for-seasons

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The State of the Wyvern, December 2019: Fishing for Seasons

Hello everyone, welcome to The State of the Wyvern for December 2019! Before we get into the changes, we want to shout out those brave adventurers making their names on the leaderboards. These numbers may be a little different from the audio above, as we recorded this a few days ago.

The Leaderboard of the Dead Top 10

MyDude: 108 Deaths

Gemini: 100 Deaths

Golok: 91 Deaths

Conan: 85 Deaths

Maverick: 80 Deaths

Declan: 61 Deaths

Marixu Cas: 59 Deaths

Zehronious: 51 Deaths

Digg.com: 47 Deaths

Ktara: 47 Deaths

PvP Leaderboard Top 10

Mydude: 115 kills

Maverick: 89 kills

Caz: 80 kills

Gemini: 60 kills

Zehronious: 48 kills

Tiberius: 43 kills

Button Smasher: 40 kills

Rodnalf:... Read All

Competitive Season Races Are Coming to Tale of the White Wyvern in January!

Recently Travis and I worked on a large update for Tale of the White Wyvern to bring Paragon levels to the game and add more late game progression beyond the 5th Wyvern fight. We never thought people would be able to make it to the 5th Wyvern kill so quickly even after massively increasing the difficulty of that fight. Personally, I’m also impressed with how people play the game, finding strategies I never had in mind when I created it. Some of those are still in the game, and we’ve had to nerf some and buff some to make the game more fun. Tale of the White Wyvern is one of the best things I've ever worked on in my life and I want to thank everyone for playing it. It’... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 11/11/2019 at 03:28pm

Awesome Jon! I would love to learn people's strategies for the game. I am finally trying dual class, and have been pouring gems into skill points instead of defense. I am slowly creeping towards the 5th Wyvern.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/11/2019 at 03:35pm

That fifth Wyvern is rough, Will. But yeah pounding out skill points and grinding for gear will get you there. I think everyone spent a week or more at level 12 working on it.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/11/2019 at 07:31pm

Cool! I'm looking forward to new stuff!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/12/2019 at 07:21pm

I have my own strategy now and I don't intend to change it. Dual class seems pointless to me. I could explain why, but then I'd have to give some details about my thoughts on this and include my strategy. It's not that I don't want to share my strategy, more like I don't want to at this present moment. I now have a preferred class and I now only spend gems for that class's skill points, because I need as many as I can get. It's cool to know, though, that we all have our own strategies, even more fascinating is how our strategies differ and how they've evolved over time.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/13/2019 at 03:26am

> It's cool to know, though, that we all have our own strategies, even more fascinating is how our strategies differ and how they've evolved over time.

This is what thrills me most about this whole process. Truly. People (self included) have developed strategies that we had no idea they would.

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