Hello!

For this post, I’m taking on a word-chain challenge using terms and characters from Mapleland

and giving each one a quick introduction along the way.

(It took some serious brainstorming to pull this off.)

Let’s get started!

Mapleland → ??

As one of the best games to come out of the MapleStory Worlds platform,

it’s now one of the go-to titles for anyone thinking of “old-school MapleStory.”

It does an impressive job of recreating the feel of those days,

and players have shown it plenty of love for that.

With the Mapleland 2.0 update coming soon,

I’m hoping to see fixes for a number of existing issues

and some new content to explore.

Mapleland → Drop Table

A drop table is a list of items that a particular monster can drop,

written in Korean as either “드롭 테이블” or “드랍 테이블.”

Beyond the usual leveling routine of hunting monsters for EXP,

farming—hunting specific monsters for their items—

is also an important part of Mapleland.

Since Mapleland doesn’t publish official drop tables, though,

they’re generally compiled from players’ experiences and older records.

(They may not be 100% accurate, but they do help.)

Drop Table → Bless

Bless is a buff skill available to Clerics (2nd-job Magicians),

boosting defense as well as accuracy, avoidability, and more.

(That’s a fairy pouring something over your head.)

Magicians use it for the defense boost,

but the skill really shines in parties with Warriors.

Warriors are almost always struggling with low accuracy,

so Bless comes in handy in most party hunts, from carries to other group runs.

Bless → Staff M. ATT

The full name is “Scroll for Staff for Magic Attack”,

a scroll that increases a staff’s INT and Magic Attack.

※ Scroll names are often abbreviated like this,

with weapon type + Magic Attack / Attack + 60 / 10

as the standard format.

For example, a Scroll for Claw for ATT 60%

is commonly shortened to Claw ATT 60.

Since this is the only item that can upgrade a staff,

countless Magicians use it to build a stronger weapon.

Of course, with so many players playing Magicians, there are already plenty of well-scrolled weapons out there…

But there’s nothing quite as fun as making one yourself and putting it to use.

Staff M. ATT → Magatia

Magatia is a town in the Ariant area of the Nihal Desert,

with a dark, nighttime setting that contrasts with the sunny desert town of Ariant.

It’s a town of alchemists, with alchemical research in full swing.

While the area has something for players from Lv. 20 through the 80s,

the real draw

is that, as you work through Magatia’s quests,

you get to uncover the hidden story behind the town and its alchemy societies.

Every quest in Magatia ties into a single story, directly or indirectly,

and the storytelling is excellent,

so you can feel like the main character in a mystery novel.

Magatia → Iron Hog

Iron Hog is a pig monster clad in iron armor,

and if you’ve spent time exploring Victoria Island,

it’s one of those monsters you won’t forget.

It occasionally spawns at Pig Beach, a low-level hunting ground,

and at level 42, no less—just seeing it appear could send players into a panic.

I was already busy enough hunting pigs for quests or leveling,

and I still remember being practically chased out of the fight and left hanging on a rope for a forced break.

Iron Hog → Green Valkyrie

This is a level 90 top for female Warriors,

and unlike Green Valkyrie and Dark Valkyrie,

it boosts DEX by a full 5, helping make up for low accuracy.

However, in Mapleland, the only scrolls currently available for tops and bottoms

are defense scrolls, so it doesn’t see much use.

Green Valkyrie → Level-Range Mobs

The full term is “monsters within your level range,”

meaning all monsters within - 10 ~ + 10 of the player’s level.

However, once the player reaches level 80 or above,

all monsters level 70 or above count as level-range mobs.

Hunting level-range mobs is often a requirement for completing event quests,

so it’s worth getting familiar with the term and checking which monsters qualify ahead of time.

Level-Range Mobs → Monster Carnival

This is a monster-hunting activity commonly nicknamed “Monca” or “Monpa”,

where you hunt monsters that spawn on the field to earn CP

and spend it to summon monsters for the opposing party—a rather unusual setup.

You can only use recovery items dropped by the monsters you hunt,

and the monsters tend to be stronger than those in regular hunting grounds,

but you can earn a substantial amount of EXP.

You can also stay focused on hunting without much hassle,

making it practically a must for players in the level 30 ~ 50 range.

On top of that, the Maple Coins you earn as rewards

can get you an accessory that remains useful until you obtain a Horntail Necklace:

Spiegelmann’s Necklace.

So I’d recommend giving Monster Carnival a try if you can.

That wraps up my Mapleland word-chain challenge

and this quick look at each term along the way.

I’d actually hoped to finish with Blue Mushmom, which is practically a game-ending word,

so I’m a little disappointed that the chain stopped at “bal.”

Still, I hope this tour of the different terms

comes in handy while you play!