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19th Anniversary of the Valar Guild
October 4, 2016 Tuesday
Theme
AIM Marathon Chat
Forum
Gaming Screenshots of Anniversary Events:
Lord of the Rings
Online anniversary screenshots
World of WarCraft
anniversary screenshots
Gaming Screenshots for the Theme:
Lord
of the Rings Online
World
of WarCraft
Gaming in Lotro: New kin house
Tolkien Site anniversary contributions:
Articles
Stories
State of Valar Gaming 2016
Theme:
This year's theme is: What brings contentment or happiness to a
character, member of any race, whether a book character or not?
AIM Marathon Chat:
Oct. 2-Oct. 9
Traditionally, we hold the AIM meeting room open from one meeting to
the next during the week of the anniversary.
Known participants so far between meetings (thank you!): Arien,
ArPharazon,
Elladan, Eonwe, Gilraen, Lenwe, and Varda.
Forum:
Feel free to post your comments about the anniversary on the forum.
Gaming Screenshots of Anniversary
Events:
How do I take a screenshot?
In LotRO, F12 removes quickslots
etc
from the display. F11 makes a screenshot that goes into your computer's
Documents folder under Lord of the Rings Online.
In WoW, use your keyboard's version of
PrintScreen (PrntScrn on the top row on mine) to make the screenshot be
held temporarily, and put it on something such as NotePad, WordPad, or
Word to to save it.
Lord of the Rings Online
Anniversary screenshots:
8pm /servertime (Eastern): Erkenbrand, Fangorn,
Lenwe,
Marigold, and Varda started at Bree West Gate
with fireworks in our inventories. (Fireworks were available from the
kin chest in the Miscellaneous tab.) We practiced how to ride our
horses
in a line at a walk and then rode to the well in front of the Prancing
Pony. We shot fireworks and yelled Happy 19th Anniversary, Valar Guild!
We added flips and dancing for the fun. Then we hunter ported to Michel
Delving, horsing to the state in the memorial area, then went on to
Thorin's. We used the stable to Celondim docks for fireworks (and
swimming). Since we still felt like staying together, we went to
Rivendell's bridge and the steps of the Last Homely House.
Next we cleared the Grand Stair, finishing up at 10
p.m. /servertime.
Nar dropped by, and Nerdanel, afterwards. Work
finally let them go so they could reach Middle-earth. The more the
better for Middle-earth!
If a person is unable to join up with the main
group. feel free to do the same thing solo or in smaller groups.
Take screenies and send in your favorites to Varda
to put on the Anniversary page. Many screenies were taken and will be
coming in and uploading over time.
Rivendell bridge:
Screenshot
from Lenwe with Varda, Erkenbrand, Lenwe, Fangorn, and Marigold
Click to enlarge
Rivendell Last
Homely House:
Screenshot
from Lenwe with Fangorn's handstand on the ramp. In back are Varda,
Marigold, Erkenbrand, and Lenwe.
Click to enlarge
Duillond festival
area:
Screenshots from Arien at the
Duillond's elven festival area. Fireworks shot by
her character Gwaihad, soloing the celebration:
Screenshot from Arien, starting up the fireworks in Duillond.
Click to enlarge
Screenshot from Arien, bringing out the rays in Duillond. That looks
good.
Click to enlarge
Screenshot from Arien, seeing stars over Duillond.
Click to enlarge
Grand Stair:
Screenshot from Varda of the Grand Stair instance, which some of the
group ran together after the fireworks, because we didn't want to break
up yet..
The adventurers were Erkenbrand, Fangorn, Lenwe, Marigold, and Varda.
Varda looks back down the stairs from where we killed Igash, the final
boss.
Click to enlarge
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World
of WarCraft Anniversary screenshots:
Fireworks and major cities. 8pm Eastern recommended,
but whatever works for you.
Stormwind is usually the first city. Eonwe will be stuck at work until
the wee hours and unable to attend, so please go ahead without him in
group and/or solos.
Fireworks at
Darkmoon Faire on the pier:
Screenshot from Arien-(Valar) of her
character Myrrlia on the Argent Dawn server (Europe), shooting
fireworks off the pier at Darkmoon Faire.
Click to enlarge.
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Theme
screenshots:
These are screenshots that fit the contentment or
happiness theme of some creature in game that fits into Tolkien's world
at least somewhat. May have to squint a bit.
Theme shots: Lord of the Rings Online:
Click the image for the full shot from this docked version.
"I've attached a screenshot of Erkenbrand (Gilramdir, left) and myself
(Lenweigh) posing while questing in Forochel. I would have to say that
working together to defeat the foes in Middle Earth is something that
brings happiness to elves.
-Lenwe"
Theme shots: World of
WarCraft
Screenshot of Eonwe as his paladin at Light's Sanctum.
The guild tabard and banner symbol with the Flame Imperishable, the
Secret Fire, is with him, as leader of the military forces of the Valar.
Click to enlarge.
"It's hard to take a screenshot *and* shoot off fireworks, but I have
one here for the anniversary, no fireworks, taken from inside the
Paladin class hall, Light's Sanctum, since that's the new thing with
the expansion and I wanted to do something tied to it. I pose
with our Guild Tabard in front of our Guild Banner. The statues
are Turalyon on the left and Uther Lightbringer directly behind me,
both significant figures in Paladin lore." -Eonwe-(Valar)
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Gaming in Lord of the Rings Online: New Kin
House
We moved to a new, larger kin house in Lord of the
Rings Online on October 18, 2016, the same day that Belfalas housing
became available.
The new kin house has its own island, Tol Lochu, in
the Gaerwing neighborhood of the Belfalas homesteads. This gives us
more of a Valar atmosphere, as if we owned the island of Aman.
Early screenshots:
Screenshot:
from the top of the island looking down. Lenwe (Doctior), Dis, and
Varda (Fainan). Pic by Varda
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Tolkien Site Anniversary Contributions:
Please email your Tolkien
Site
piece to Varda to be put online any time in October, and also receive a
special acknowledgement on the piece that it is for this anniversary.
Theme (not required): What brings contentment or
happiness to a
character, member of any race, whether a book character or not?
Art:
Articles:
"Farmer
Maggot" by Lenwe-(V)
Humor:
Languages:
Music:
Poetry:
Stories:
"Fire
from the Ashes" by Arien-(Valar)
"Me
First" by Varda-(Valar). Orcs.
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State of Valar Gaming 2016:
The
State of Online Gaming 2016. This is Eonwe-(Valar)'s annual
report on current gaming by members as sent in for the Games
Site Mass Update.
Feel free to update any time by emailing Eonwe..
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