I met an American Warrior Stationed in Afghanistan today....

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My new friend is a warrior online also. He plays the game Holy War
where Crusaders, Pagans and Saracens create alliances, battle, and
build a home for when we're able to be home to rest and recuperate!

I don't know how I came across the website... surfing the web i guess?
...and why did I take a look? Medeival times have always held a fascination
for me and the art work on this Role Playing site has an appeal to anyone
who admires the art of the early Renaissance but also  photo realism.



There's a very active forum. It is an international site and multi languages.
German, French, Spanish, Turkish, UK or International are your choices
as i recall...  There are many ineresting and knowlegeable characters who
share information about history and culture. many are there just to do
Battle. It seems to be new but is rising quickly in the rankings online for
RPG gaming site.

When you join you choose your name and faith but you can battle or be in
alliances with anyone, any of The Orders, Battles etc. You can (and need to)
buy a horse from a steed like the man from La mancha would ride to an
Arabian Stallion or other thoroughbreds of that time and regions that were
then converging on the Holy Lands.

This is the horse I'm working towards! (smiles)

There's a battle slated for the 27th of December. There's still time to build up
your points - strength, agility, defences, and other stats to be ready. Other
battles that are announced are either Holy Wars or just Battles adn there is a
detailed map of the Continent with the names of cities and countries and who
has control of them... what the location of the upcoming battle is and before
the battle you go to the war encompment to rest and build up points that help
you make it through the battle!  (I can't believe I'm getting such  enjoyment
from this new hobby I've found!)

((as befuddling as this sounds... the stresses about today's world melt
away when you meet pagans, christians, hindi, muslim and others all
online -of  course many are very young but others aren't - discussing
the issues that stem from the time frame of the past... the comments
and forums are very well moderated for obvious reasons... no hate
speech or demeaning remarks allowed... This is one of the more relaxing
websites I've ever been on presenting yourself as a character and
voicing your personal beliefs within a historical context!))

This game is ideal for when you are at work. I'm at work now writing this
article for my blog, right? I'm also working in the city where the game Holy-Wars
is centered so I can earn gold coins! (smiles) I'm working for 7 hrs over there in
Holy War City and I can get called to a battle or maybe even attacked? ...no...
I think because I'm a low level and new that I'm under a protective status
while I get a foot hold on this game.

Click any of the banners or links... I get a few gold coins if you join! (smiles)

hope to see you over there where religion, life and history meet under the
ruse of entertainment... role playing and sheer fun!

Beth


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A fellow Pagan just attacked me and they're a level 19... I'm only a level 11 YIKES !!

Faith Confession Confession

Level

 19 11

Hitpoints

 188 0

Experience points +

0 1  at least I gained an experience point!

Life energy

 955 187

Strength

 40 18

Attack

 40 17

Defense

 40 17

Agility

 40 20

Stamina

 40 17

Attack by horse

 37 13

Defense by horse

 37 13

Horse stamina

 37 13

Defense bonus

 out and about at work =I was at work when this happened! LOL !!


Them bad


Me
                                                                                              my steed !!




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Beth Schmillen  Professional  Jan 1st 03:04
Hi MizRae, It is very much like that aspect of a Renaissance festival... It's an aspect of the Renaissance that I normally don't read about but the fun comes from building a house and earning credits for upgrading in levels and training your skills and your steed's training... and for buy elixirs that heal and energize you! What I found is that these games are very well moderated and players who are rude, use words that aren't appreciated or other behaviors are not tolerated. They're very quickly denied chat priveleges and then kicked off the game completely. (Even for using all CAPS!) Have you ever been doing a common task for online marketing and something doesn't go quite right and you're a bit less than pleased? Just go to the browser/tab with your game and take some time out and ... get refocused! (smiles) Beth

Lanny B.  Senior  Jan 9th 13:54
sounds like a fun game, when i am on spring break ill let yu know so i have mor etime to work with it!

Jennifer Oliver  Advanced  Jan 17th 12:44
I think my husband would love this game as he is an ex retired Marine and never runs from a challenge. I am going to introduce him to this and I will give you progress updates on what we think about it, Thank you for the opportunity.

Beth Schmillen  Professional  Jan 19th 00:45
Hi Jennifer! that will be fun to see how you two find this world .... I enjoy the humor of the members from their characters and just reading what they come up with in the chat or shout box! there are some who really know their history also! Beth

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