Extra Life Gaming Marathon!

Extra Life Gaming Marathon for Charity 

Friends, family, fellow gamers, and followers of Tannlin on the EverCast Show and the EverQuest II Iron Man Challenge-

I'm on a mission to save kids through video games, and I need your help.

My home-town Children's Miracle Network Hospital treats thousands of children each year, regardless of their family's ability to pay.  These kids are facing scary stuff like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and injuries from accidents to name just a few.

On my birthday, November 2nd, 2013, I'll be doing one of the things I love the most by participating in this huge worldwide celebration of the social impact of gamers like me.

This is a marathon of gaming in which my hope is to game for 24 of the 25 hours going from 8am on the 2nd to 8am on the 3rd.  (Bonus hour from Day Light Savings) 

I will be playing Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, doing the EverQuest II Iron Man challenge, competing in World of Warcraft battlegrounds, and popping into some WvW action in GuildWars 2.  I'm working on a way of allowing top donators to pick a game for me to play for an hour or two. 

You can watch me play live at www.twitch.tv/Tannlin, or find more details at my gaming blog http://tannlinstake.blogspot.com/

Your donation is tax-deductible and ALL PROCEEDS go to help kids.

I can't do this without your help.  Donating online is safe and easy! To make an online donation please click the "Support This Participant" button on this page.

Thank you for supporting me in caring for our kids!

EverQuest II Iron Man Challenge!

In preparation and generally having something to do until I find out more about EQNext, I've been talked into trying out EverQuest II.

Rather than just do the normal quest grind, I figured I'd would try and challenge myself in the most metal way possible. Yah, I'm starting the EverQuest II IRON MAN Challenge!

Here are the rules, if you've seen them before, it's because they're a pretty close modification of the WoW Iron Man rules.

Rule #1: No deaths. Die and start over.
Rule #2: No Station Cash, no /claim. (*at level 90, I may decide to purchase the Expansion that allows level 95)
Rule #3: No transfer of gear, items, or money from any other character (yours or others).
Rule #4: No add-ons which assist in combat and/or leveling.
Rule #5: No guilds.
Rule #6 No groups or assistance from other characters, even if not grouped.
Rule #7: No dungeons, raids, battleground,
Rule #8: No crafting professions, no harvesting.
Rule #9: Only White or Grey gear. No gear with any stats.
Rule #10: No adornments, no reforging.
Rule #11: No potions, flasks, or elixirs except for required quest items.
Rule #12: No food buffs or other external buffs (including buffs from items and other players).
Rule #13: No potions, flasks, or elixirs except for required quest items.
Rule #14: No AA (Alternative Advancement), Character Traits, Focus Effects, or Training

Allowed:
1. All class abilities, racials, and personal buffs.
2. All mounts, bags, and non-combat pets.
3. All quests, including holiday events and dailies (unless prohibited by some other rule, eg. Fishing and Cooking dailies).

I downloaded the game through Steam, so you should be able to chat with me at [VG] Tannlin, or watch as I stream at twitch.tv/Tannlin.

PS - I've never played EverQuest or EverQuest II before, so this is all new to me.