Valar Guild

December 12, 2004 Meeting

AIM: Valar Guild Meetingplace
5pm EST
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Transcript team: Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Varda

Before-meeting
Meeting Begins
Membership:
     Beregond-(V) using VBeregond could not enter, but sent a hello.
     Fladrif-(V) sent greetings.
    ALOHA5463 on AIM is not to be invited.
Webwork:
    Tolkien Encyclopedia: new poem "Melkor"
    Links:  Card game nazgul; language page 
    WoW page
Gaming
    Battle for Middle-earth
    WC3: WarCraft3/The Frozen Throne
    WotR: War of the Ring
    WoW:
       How to chat in different windows. Later put on Forum and planned for guild's WoW site tips. 
        Making guild branch next week on the Lothar server (Eastern). Meet at StormWind, Cathedral of Light Temple just outside the front. Guild escort can be available at tram, and another for Night Elves at Ruth.... at the south end of Teldrassil at the Hippogryph Master.
       Tabard discussion.  Links to tabards and how to make. Tentatively chose flaming sword as the Secret Flame of Eru.
       Potential colors mentioned, nothing chosen.
       Practiced and we did this after the meeting, even bringing in the most distant night elves. Be sure to update your friend list.
       WoW:
Tolkien:
    See Before-meeting:
    Did Frodo ever kill anything? by Ar-Pharazon
    Elf-healers usually abstained from killing, by Eonwe
    Colors of the Istari, by Thranduil

Before-meeting:
You have just entered room "Valar Guild Meetingplace."
Eonwe Valar: Hey :}
VardaValar1: Hi there
VardaValar1: Figured we could be afk in the chat room as well as just sitting around solo
Musics4Me2: heh
Eonwe Valar: :}
VardaValar1: Olwe, do you have World of WarCraft?
FallenGlory: Getting it for christmas :-)
Eonwe Valar: BTW, I got Redemption last night, so if we group and you die, I can bring you back after the battle :}
VardaValar1: Great!
Eonwe Valar: Congrats Olwë :}
FallenGlory: I had planned on purchasing it yesterday, but it was hinted to me that that might not be such a good idea, heh
VardaValar1: A handy paladin you are, Auros :-)
VardaValar1: hehe
Eonwe Valar: Kinda spoils the surprise to know though, doesn't it? :}
VardaValar1: just a hint, heh
FallenGlory: heh, I'm not really any less happy about getting the game now that its hinted that I will, saves me $90 (for the game and card)
VardaValar1: Nice!
FallenGlory: quite so, heh
VardaValar1: You do know we're on Lothar server, right?
FallenGlory: wasn't aware of that
VardaValar1: And you can tell us your name on the Forum
VardaValar1: We have a Forum section just for that, under World of WarCraft
VardaValar1: Now you know!
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FallenGlory: So long as I get some kind of reminder after christmas, I'll be sure to do just that : )
Eonwe Valar: And knowing is half the battle :}
VardaValar1: We have the info in the Forum and the News if that helps
FallenGlory: Alrighty
VardaValar1: And feel free to ask :-)
VardaValar1: I check my email most days
FallenGlory: Cool stuff
Eonwe Valar: As do I :}
VardaValar1: We are trying to drag 10 people onto Lothar to set up the guild
VardaValar1: We seem to be scattered all over, so feel free to spread the word about where we are
FallenGlory: Heh, okay.
FallenGlory: I find it surprising that you don't have over ten by now
FallenGlory: I would have figured that people would have flooded in
VardaValar1: They have to tell us they are on, their name, and be on Lothar
VardaValar1: For instance you didn't know to be on Lothar
VardaValar1: And Eonwe is our branch leader
VardaValar1: Me too, Olwe
ArPharazonV: ok, done and back
VardaValar1: Hoping we can get ten together on a meeting day, like today
VardaValar1: Welcome back, Phar
ArPharazonV: quite the productive day..
ArPharazonV: I spent all day playing the lotr board game, as well as several lotr maps in tft
ArPharazonV: pc still in aftershock it seems, internet pages loading a little slowly...
VardaValar1: hehe
ArPharazonV: tomorrow I'm going to buy the EE Rotk :-)
VardaValar1: Congrats!
VardaValar1: I've been told not to :-)
ArPharazonV: and last night I finished 'the great river'... leaving me one chapter away from the end of the fellowship
VardaValar1: Great!
VardaValar1: Say, does that mean you'll be able to come up with a subject during the Tolkien section? :-)
ArPharazonV: I have a question... something that was brought up during a lotr map
ArPharazonV: not really topicworthy
ArPharazonV: did Frodo actually slay anything?
VardaValar1: um
VardaValar1: Stabbed, but did he ever kill?
ArPharazonV: that's my question, yes
VardaValar1: Good question
VardaValar1: Now it will bother me and I will have to dig around
ArPharazonV: :-)
VardaValar1: With all that fighting, how could he not have?
VardaValar1: Guess all those protectors around him might have kept him from needing to
ArPharazonV: it's already stated Sam slew his first orc in Moria, but Frodo...
ArPharazonV: and Pippin slew an orc-chieftain at the black gate
VardaValar1: Eowyn says he probably at least stepped on a few bugs
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VardaValar1 has entered the room.
VardaValar1: and indirectly killed Gollum
ArPharazonV: what just happened?
VardaValar1: That was weird
Eonwe Valar: An interesting note from HoME that might be related to the topic: Elf Healers usually abstained from battle and killing
Eonwe Valar: aye, I noticed it too. They must've kicked me because it said I left and I know I didn't make me leave :}
VardaValar1: Elrond?
ArPharazonV: Sam slew an orc in moria, and if I remember, a few orcs at Cirith Ungol...
Eonwe Valar: As an example, aye Varda
ArPharazonV: Pippin slew a chieftain at the black gate...
ArPharazonV: Merry probably killed a few at Amon Hen...
ArPharazonV: but not sure about that
VardaValar1: Frodo had a lot of targets available. Seems he should have killed some
MaglorV: Aiya
VardaValar1: Aiya
Eonwe Valar: I'll get an actual quote for the Tolkien discussion if you like, but I recall that they believed they could heal better if they did not kill.
ArPharazonV: Aiya, all
Gamatzgamatz has entered the room.
Gamatzgamatz: hello to all
VardaValar1: Aiya!
VardaValar1: Thranduil :-)
Eonwe Valar: heya :}
Gamatzgamatz: :-D
MaglorV: Aiya
Gamatzgamatz: i think i should change my sn
Gamatzgamatz: to thranduilV
VardaValar1: Your character is in our text rp. Hope you don't mind my talking for you
VardaValar1: That would be nice : )
Gamatzgamatz: lol np
VardaValar1: O good : )
VardaValar1: Meeting hasn't quite started yet, officially, if you want to make it now
ArPharazonV: I've been rethinking my whole optional quest-thingy, and might have to make a late edit to my last post
VardaValar1: Aren't second thoughts fun? : )
Gamatzgamatz: ok
ArPharazonV: seems a bit more realistic with the new changes
ArPharazonV: although in my post, the only thing I have to change is this:
ArPharazonV: I've picked up some useful information here. They did not go careful with their secrets, as they did not expect my rescue."
ArPharazonV: but the real change is the entire background of the sub-story, and I'm glad I haven't mentioned any of that yet :-)
VardaValar1: Handy
VardaValar1: And never blab secrets in front of prisoners ; )
ArPharazonV: right, but that's not the point
VardaValar1: Never gloatingly tell your plans to the heroes
TheodenValar has entered the room.
VardaValar1: Sorry, I digress
ArPharazonV: the point is that he picked up the important information before he got captured, not after
VardaValar1: Hal, Theoden-King!
ArPharazonV: so that'll have to go
VardaValar1: That would be sticky, alright
Eonwe Valar: *All Right Goldfinger. At least tell me your plans for world domination.*
VardaValar1: Right, Eonwe : )
Gamatzgamatz: i dont believe it ThranduilV and Thranduil V is taken
Eonwe Valar: Goldfinger *laughs* Oh, I'm not falling for that again.
Eonwe Valar: :}
VardaValar1: We had previous Thranduils. Might be why
ArPharazonV: most important reason for my change: Menel pointed out the absurdity of bringing Orcish prisoners to Thranduil
VardaValar1: Aye. Just lop off heads and be done : )
Gamatzgamatz: "no comment" - Thranduil
VardaValar1: hehe
Eonwe Valar: An Elf take orcish prisoners?
VardaValar1: Not much point
ArPharazonV: which meant I had to change the keeper of the information from the Orcs to the brother
Gamatzgamatz: BRB
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ArPharazonV: which meant I had to change the source of the information
ArPharazonV: which grew into a radical change in the entire background
ArPharazonV: on second thought, 'what' would have been better in my above sentences...
Eonwe Valar: aye, like why a group of orcs would be smart enough to have plans and not smart enough to keep it from the prisoner? :}
VardaValar1: Most likely the plans were not made to the orcs, nor confided to them
VardaValar1: Although some pick up a bit, such as Grishnakh
ArPharazonV: so, I'll change my post... just not sure how
ArPharazonV: the exact wording
Eonwe Valar: aye, that is the tough part Phar
ArPharazonV: ok, let's try this... gonna edit right now...
VardaValar1: It will come to you at midnight
Eonwe Valar: Hmm is this all we can drag into the meeting?
ArathornValar has entered the room.
Thranduil Valar has entered the room.
ArathornValar: well that's dumb...
Eonwe Valar: ?
Thranduil Valar: finally a new name
ArathornValar: got booted from room
Eonwe Valar: aye
MaglorV: Nearly everyone did
VardaValar1: We all had a giant boot, or nearly all
Grimbold V has entered the room.
VardaValar1: Eru must have hiccuped
ArathornValar: Silly Aim *sigh*
VardaValar1: Aiya Grimbold
Grimbold V: Aiya!
ArathornValar: or sneezed
VardaValar1: Aye
ArPharazonV: I've picked up some useful information on our mission, and didn't get a chance to relay most of it to my companions before we were captured."
ArPharazonV: perhaps this would fit better...
ArPharazonV: really late edit... 8 days later :P
VardaValar1: That's ok, didn't wreck the story line
VardaValar1: Beregond says his sign in is blocked
VardaValar1: Any ideas?
ArPharazonV: not sure, haven't experienced the problem
ArathornValar: to aim?
VardaValar1: yes
VardaValar1: VBeregond
ArPharazonV: btw, sorry I missed last meeting, I saw a few interesting topics
ArPharazonV: first of all, I had just read it, and recognized the reference to Sting, with the troll... not sure if you remember
VardaValar1: Maybe you could bring them back up at Tolkien time. Most can be re-chewed from different directions
ArPharazonV: but most importantly, ALOHA5463
VardaValar1: Frodo stabbed the troll in the foot
VardaValar1: when Boromir's sword could not
ArPharazonV: yes, that was it... I had just read it like one day before :-)
Thranduil Valar: hey guys, sorry to interrupt, but are the istari labeled in colors by any chance?
ArathornValar: my list sasys Vberegond is offline :-\
ArPharazonV: anyway, I saw you discussing ALOHA5463 last week... she's contacted me often in the last few weeks
ArPharazonV: istari? colors? you mean blue, brown, grey, and white?
VardaValar1: Thranduil, you are not interrupting yet. And they do have colors
ArPharazonV: and after that many colours, and again white?
VardaValar1: Gandalf the Grey, or White
VardaValar1: Saruman was White, but took Many Colors, not a Valar idea but his own
VardaValar1: Radagast the Brown
VardaValar1: The Blue Wizards Alatar and Pallando
Thranduil Valar: lol kool
TheodenValar: V Beregond cant get on AoL and we belive this is the problem http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/10/0 45226&tid=120&tid=215
ArPharazonV: the Blue Wizards, aye, the ones who left to the East
Thranduil Valar: were they fond of the sea or sky?
Thranduil Valar: due to the color?
Eonwe Valar: Ok, so what info did you have on Aloha5463, because this person just sent me a message for the third week in a row
ArPharazonV: and probably did a great favor to Middle-Earth by dispersing the eastern peoples enough so that they did not all come in one mass...
ArPharazonV: ALOHA5463? we had quite the conversation last week
ArPharazonV: says the name is Hannah McPartlan, from Hawaii
ArPharazonV: relatively confusing speech and grammar, still not sure if she's actually a bot...
ArathornValar: I, robot <grin> :-P
ArPharazonV: :-)
Eonwe Valar: hehe well that's not good,..
Eonwe Valar: the one time I accepted her message and tried to ask the person if I could be of assistance, the answer was no
ArPharazonV: yup, that sounds like her
ArPharazonV: today she asked me if I lived in a house, and that I had to answer yes or no
ArPharazonV: to test the bot-ness, I answered 'yeah'
VardaValar1 has left the room. (Note: this was a crash)
Eonwe Valar: If I get something like that, she's going on my ignore list
ArPharazonV: she got quite angry, said that was not the answer she was looking for, and told I was too stupid for it anyway...
ArPharazonV: small argument, and I haven't spoken to her since
Eonwe Valar: oh then she should go on my ignore list anyway :}
ArPharazonV: before I suspected she was a bot (FM suggested that idea to me), I asked her if she got my username from the Valarguild-site... pretty stupid thing to do, actually...
ArathornValar: hmm.. Varda left..
Eonwe Valar: aye
ArathornValar: odd
ArPharazonV: she doesn't like Lotr, though, she says
ArPharazonV: has no interest in the Guild
Eonwe Valar: then she has no business with us
ArPharazonV: and upon the inquire why she contacted me anyway, she said she was 'board'
ArPharazonV: so she added all the names from the list
Eonwe Valar: really? what kind of board? cardboard, gameboard, poster board? :}
ArPharazonV: bored, with one of the many spelling-errors she often makes...
Grimbold V: heh...if you ask me she should've said "Borg" cause that's what she is acting like if you ask me lol
Eonwe Valar: I know PHar :}
ArPharazonV: for somebody living in a US-state, she isn't that good in English
ArPharazonV: and yet, 17 years old
Grimbold V: "resistance is futile, you shall always see my poor use of grammar and from then on use it, Assimilation is coming"
Eonwe Valar: Anyway, we should start the meeting :}
ArathornValar: er.. did you hear banjo music in the background? <snortle>
ArPharazonV: asimmmilimation...
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Meeting Begins:
Eonwe Valar: Elen Sila Lumenn Omentielvo
Eonwe Valar: Membership: Same as last week
Grimbold V: ok am I the only trekkie here...yikes *retreats to his corner*....er...sorry
ArPharazonV: lol, I know who the Borg are
ArPharazonV: I'm a fan, not a real trekkie though
Eonwe Valar: No, I've watched Star Trek as well, just we should get the meeting moving :}
TheodenValar: I'll be logging off now, hopefully back later. I just pray that my bios gets fixed on this try.
ArPharazonV: Namarie
Eonwe Valar: GL Theoden :}
TheodenValar has left the room.
Eonwe Valar: Anyone have any member news?
ArPharazonV: well, Fladrif visited me this afternoon, so he's still alive...
VardaValar1 has entered the room.
VardaValar1: Thanks, Grimbold
ArPharazonV: Aiyata
ArPharazonV: you were offline in my list, or I would have invited you
ArPharazonV: still are, btw
VardaValar1: Thanks all :-)
VardaValar1: Still offline?
ArPharazonV: yup
Eonwe Valar: WB Varda :} do you have any member news? :}
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VardaValar1: Sorry, no
Eonwe Valar: Fladrif visited with Phar was our last tidbit of member news :}
VardaValar1: Aiya
FINARFIN010: Aiya
ArPharazonV: Aiya
ArathornValar: ok, Thranduil's new ID added to Quickaim page :-)
VardaValar1: Yay Thranduil and Arathorn : )
Eonwe Valar: Beregond still working on getting in, so hopefully he'll make it :}
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Eonwe Valar: On to Web news:
ArPharazonV: (Aloha just signed off, in case you want to know :-))
ArathornValar: er guess I jumped the gun on web news :-P
Eonwe Valar: Varda has some Web news :}
VardaValar1: Tolkien Encyc:
VardaValar1: New Poetry:
VardaValar1: "Melkor" by Georgia Stone
VardaValar1: http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/po etry/Melkor.htm
VardaValar1: She is considering full membership, and will at least join as a Tolkien-only
VardaValar1: Wants the Indis name, in either case
VardaValar1: Under Links/ Languages:
VardaValar1: Mellonath Daeron is helpful
VardaValar1: Quenya, Sindarin, and writing systems Tengwar and Cirth
VardaValar1: Also
VardaValar1: Oh, that link
ArathornValar: Ahhh Finwe's wife (2nd anyway)
VardaValar1: http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_home. html
VardaValar1: Had good kids ; )
ArathornValar: indeed
ArPharazonV: yeah, the two good ones of the three...
VardaValar1: A Nazgul link
VardaValar1: has a lot about the card game Nazgul
VardaValar1: nice to help role-playing, since Tolkien did not go into them much
ArPharazonV: with a female Nazgul, I read =-O
VardaValar1: But has some blatant disagreements with the books, so beware
VardaValar1: Yes
VardaValar1: http://www.rockjakten.com/nazgul_html/ind ex.html
VardaValar1: Still fun reading and seeing the pictures
VardaValar1: That's all my web news
ArPharazonV: so if Tolkien never got into them
ArPharazonV: this is just pure speculation and fiction?
ArPharazonV: well, leaving out the fact that Tolkien is fiction as well
VardaValar1: Part is, part is Tolkien, part is wrong
VardaValar1: hehe, aye
Eonwe Valar: Any more web news?
Eonwe Valar: As a reminder, we do have a WoW site
ArathornValar: hmm sort of web and game news mine..
ArathornValar: more game I guess
MaglorV: And I am trying to keep it updated :-)
Eonwe Valar: maintainted by Maglor
Eonwe Valar: er, maintained :}
ArathornValar: heh.. my news related to that...
Eonwe Valar: Go ahead Arathorn :}
ArPharazonV: the witch-king... numenorean prince... oh well...
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Gaming:
ArathornValar: ok, has to do with chat in WoW..
VardaValar1: WoW page may be reached from guild's index
ArathornValar: I find that the chat is kind of mixed up with all the messages so...
VardaValar1: http://www.geocities.com/maglorv/
ArathornValar: I created separate chat windows and named them the specific chat type...
Eonwe Valar: THanks Varda,.. my attempt at getting a link for everyone here didn't work :}
ArathornValar: i.e. Party, Whisper, etc
VardaValar1: *curtsies*
ArathornValar: Then I set ONLY that type of chat message 'on'
VardaValar1: If we ever get our guild going, we will have a guild channel for chat too
VardaValar1: How, Arathorn?
ArathornValar: yeha, can Ad a Guild window then too
Eonwe Valar: Aye, tell us how :}
ArathornValar: getting to that Varda .. heh...
ArathornValar: I was thinkign Maglor could put the instuctions on the site...
ArathornValar: You Right-click the 'General' chat tab..
ArathornValar: Choose "Create new window"...
ArathornValar: Then right click on the new window's tab...
ArathornValar: and set only the chat values/types you want to appear there.. forget the exact menu option ..
ArathornValar: runnign WoW now to check..
Menelvagor Valar has entered the room.
Menelvagor Valar: Aiya
ArPharazonV: Aiya
ArathornValar: SO then you have extra tabs in your chat area and can click on them to see the messages separated :-)
Grimbold V: Only drawback I have noticed w/ making a new chat window...is that you have to switch back and forth between tabs often if you wish to view General chat for trades or general information
ArPharazonV: are you still informed of messages in tabs you currently have not selected?
ArathornValar: You STILL have the General tab to go to for all messages
ArathornValar: I keep General on all the time and ONLY switch to party or whisper to see if I missed anything :-)
Grimbold V: However..you can pull the window into a new part of the screen...for example Normaly there are 2 chat windows...General and combat....I have pulled the combat chat window to the right hand side instead of it being underneath
Grimbold V: the general tab
ArPharazonV: would that not clutter up your screen, hindering your view?
Grimbold V: so I have 2 chat windows at same time 1 on left "General" and 1 on right "Combat" so I can see both chats at same time
Grimbold V: you can shrink it to only show a few lines
Grimbold V: or make bigger to see like a page in a book depending on your preference
ArPharazonV: I remember Asherons Call 2... the trial-period...
ArathornValar: Do you just drag it Grim?
Grimbold V: Aye
Grimbold V: "drag-n-drop" type method
ArPharazonV: the new windows were always seperated, and at times you could miss vital information in the view itself...
ArathornValar: Ok good.. I wanted to do that but wasn';t working for some reason.. trying again...
Grimbold V: I believe you have to click on the tab itself...keep it clicked and then move
Grimbold V: to adjust the side...just click on the window "frame" itself
Grimbold V: side=size
ArathornValar: all a matter of preference Ar-phar. Can leave them together if you prefer.
Grimbold V: If you will excuse me I must go attend an emergency at the clinic....if there are any ?'s please send a Pm and I'll get back as soon as I can. Namarie for now
ArPharazonV: Namarie
ArathornValar: Namarie
Xseanzee disco has left the room.
FINARFIN010: Namarie
VardaValar1
: Namarie
ArathornValar: rats, lost my WoW partner :-P
VardaValar1: And thanks
VardaValar1: Just for now
VardaValar1: Emergencies end
Eonwe Valar: Thanks for the info Arathorn and Grimbold :}
ArathornValar: <pout> :-P
VardaValar1: Does anyone else have difficulty seeing the updated member info on Maglor's WoW site?
ArathornValar: Just as well, need to get linen for my human ... heh
Eonwe Valar: If there's no other Web News, we shall use that as a transition into Gaming News :}
VardaValar1: Such as Mairowen's name?
VardaValar1: I'm in Netscape and it is not updating
Eonwe Valar: It's fine for me Varda
ArathornValar: did you try clearing your cache?
ArPharazonV: Eowyn-V-Mairowen: Human Warrior-Eastern/Lothar
ArathornValar: I see her in IE...
ArPharazonV: I see her in Firefox
MaglorV: and I use Mozzilla
Eonwe Valar: I'm also in IE,.. only ever use IE :}
ArPharazonV: brb
VardaValar1: I reloaded the txt file
ArathornValar: You there Maglor?
MaglorV: yeah
ArathornValar: Did you want to add a 'tip' section on the WoW pages or..?
MaglorV: sure... it'll take a bit of flsh manipulation, but I can add another section
MaglorV: flash*
ArathornValar: If not, I can put the instructions in a forum message for now
Eonwe Valar: Both would be good
MaglorV: yeah
ArathornValar: ha! thought you typed 'fish' at first :-P
MaglorV: hehe
MaglorV: gotta love maipulating fish
ArathornValar: I just learned a fish cooking skill earlier... couldn't find a fire tho
Eonwe Valar: The message will eventually be buried (100 years or so :}) so having it on the Web Page will be a great place to point people as well
VardaValar1: Ahh, tried in Explorer. It has the scroll bar, but is cut off with no scroll in Netscape
GwaihirValar has entered the room.
ArathornValar: Ok, I'll add a forum message and MAglor can add to site at his convenience
VardaValar1: Aiya
GwaihirValar: Aiya
MaglorV: no scroll in Netscape... that is weird
Eonwe Valar: might have to actually program the scroll bar?
ArathornValar: btw, Maglor, would you mind sending me the Flash code...wouldn't mind seeing how you coded it :-D
VardaValar1: It shows great in IE
MaglorV: sure
VardaValar1: Beautifully done
ArathornValar: good ole netscape :-P
ArathornValar: Thx Mag!
GwaihirValar: sorry for the late arrival. we had to go buy tinsel.
Eonwe Valar: OK on to gaming :}
VardaValar1: *Tosses tinsel to make star streamers*
FINARFIN010: hehe
Eonwe Valar
: *holds shield up to deflect shooting tinsel stars* :}
GwaihirValar: the floor had more tinsel on it than the tree did
ArPharazonV: back
FINARFIN010: wb 

Gaming News:
Eonwe Valar
: Battle for Middle Earth is out
FINARFIN010: did you get it?
Eonwe Valar
: it's an RTS made by EA
Eonwe Valar: No, I haven't got it :} got my hands full as it is right now :}
FINARFIN010: does anyone have the game?
Eonwe Valar
: If you play it, send me an e-mail for the Games Page
ArathornValar: What kind of game is it Eonwe?
Eonwe Valar: WC3: Remember if you play this to log in at least once a month :} We've got about 15 under the one month limit
ArathornValar: what is it similar to..
Eonwe Valar: It's an RTS (Real Time Strategy)
Eonwe Valar: WC3, SC, WC2,.. :}
Eonwe Valar: WotR :}
ArPharazonV: Age of Empires... Empire Earth...
ArPharazonV: C&C series... well, most of them
ArathornValar: Is that like the warcraft games?
Eonwe Valar: Don't confuse it with WotR by Sierra however
ArPharazonV: all RTS
ArathornValar: oh ok.
Eonwe Valar: WotR is based on the bopok license
Eonwe Valar: Battle for Middle Earth is based on the movie license
Eonwe Valar: bopok = book
VardaValar1: "Bopok" is a mysterious Valinorean word for "book"
VardaValar1: just invented by a Valinorean
FINARFIN010: hehe
ArathornValar
: Btw, if anyone has extra linen in WoW they're not using I could use some right now :-D (char Harana)
Eonwe Valar: :}
VardaValar1: I do. But you'll have to come to our tree :-)
ArathornValar: er.. and Wool.. I'm too low to fight for it yet "-P
VardaValar1: or I could mail
Eonwe Valar: Getting to WoW Arathorn :}
ArathornValar: You can mail it to me Varda :-D
ArPharazonV: wool... does that mean you have to fight sheep?
Eonwe Valar: That means I'll have to set up that Trade section for the Message board now :}
VardaValar1: Good plan, Eonwe!
Eonwe Valar: Ok Now the long news : WoW :}
FINARFIN010: fight sheep?
FINARFIN010
: are you kidding?
ArathornValar
: You can but it's a quick battle :-P
FINARFIN010: for thoes of you who do not know me that was a pun
ArathornValar
: Fighting sheep? Is that like that old war tv series 'Baa Baa black sheep'?? <runs for
ArathornValar: cover..>
Eonwe Valar: First, we have 11 people (rough estimate) playing WoW on different chars
ArPharazonV: if not sheep
ArPharazonV: what do you have to fight for wool?
MaglorV: humans, or humanoids
GwaihirValar: aye, humanoids can drop cloth...
FINARFIN010: wooldn't you like to know
GwaihirValar
: easiest tradeskill to level
GwaihirValar: by far
GwaihirValar: lol
Eonwe Valar: OK guys, please take trading into private chats :}
ArPharazonV: ah, have to get up at 11 am tomorrow... which means I can spend some more time here :-)
Eonwe Valar: we have roughly our necessary number of players to form the Valar GUild on Lothar
GwaihirValar: our dinner will be ready very shortly, so we'll have to go afk for a short while...
FINARFIN010: afk for dinner
VardaValar1
: That does not include the Laytonrim, by any chance? We are all on the same account
Eonwe Valar: My original impression was that each of these members must remain logged in in order for their signature to count on the charter
VardaValar1: So we count as one, like an oliphaunt
Eonwe Valar: Maglor tells me the individual characters can log out, so long as I do not
MaglorV: characters are seperate from accounts
MaglorV: and only the person with the charter cant log out, and that is a bug that will be fixed
Eonwe Valar: If anyone has some spare silver we can give this a try next week
VardaValar1: The Laytonrim have been collecting
Eonwe Valar: That's when I'd like us all to get together
VardaValar1: All you need is 10 silver, right?
ArathornValar: Good! Then we have more than enough Mag?
VardaValar1: How many could we get together today?
VardaValar1: I see 3 of the Laytonrim : )
Eonwe Valar: As a symbolic gesture, I think it'd be great if everyone who's going to sign the charter throw in a silver,.. 10 silver for 10 people.
Menelvagor Valar: Namarie guys, my hosts are getting to bed, so I am going too :-)
VardaValar1: Great idea!
MaglorV: yeah, each character in an account could join seperate guilds if they wanted, so we have plenty to dign the charter
VardaValar1: Namarie, Menelvagor
Menelvagor Valar: Namarie
Menelvagor Valar has left the room.
ArathornValar: I'm in there for a long while :-D
MaglorV: dign=sign
ArPharazonV: ahh... was away when Menel had to go
Eonwe Valar: So, let's all shoot for being here at the meeting, and immediately after, going to Stormwind to make the charter
ArPharazonV: *shouts after him* Namarie, Menelvagor
MaglorV: sounds good Eonwe
VardaValar1: For practice, how many could we drag in if we tried today?
Musics4Me2 has entered the room.
VardaValar1: Aiyata
Eonwe Valar: The easiest place to meet in Stormwind might be the Cathedral of Light, since it's in the center of town
ArPharazonV: Aiyata
Musics4Me2: Ah, sorry... AIM kinda died and I was away
Eonwe Valar: I could be there
VardaValar1: Do we have to be in the same place or just logged in?
MaglorV: have to be with the person with the charter
VardaValar1: Three of my family could come in
Eonwe Valar: you have to be close enough for me to have you sign the charter, which means same place
ArPharazonV: dang, I wanna play that game...
VardaValar1: Can you move to the people or do we need to move to you? Some of us are young yet
Eonwe Valar: I can't get to Kalimdor yet,.. haven't gone that far in my own questing
VardaValar1: Stormwind, human land.
VardaValar1: I'll start working my way there from Teldrassil
Eonwe Valar: here, I have an idea
ArathornValar: My human is in SW right now :-)
ArPharazonV: that's a loooong way to swim... :-)
Eonwe Valar: If I recall, there is a ship in Auberdine that sails to Ironforge
VardaValar1: How long do you have to sign up people once you get a charter?
Eonwe Valar: until I log out
VardaValar1: Might get a gryphon or ship
VardaValar1: Don't crash! : )
MaglorV: the ship sails to Menethil for IF
Eonwe Valar: If you go to Ironforge, you can take the deeprum tram to Stormwind
Eonwe Valar: *deeprun
MaglorV: Menethil is lvl 20+ area and a long dangerous walk to IF
Eonwe Valar: hmm
MaglorV: but it has been done
VardaValar1: We can aim for the trip to Stormwind by next weekend. A quest!
Eonwe Valar: ]maybe some of us higher guys could escort the Night Elves to Ironforge?
MaglorV: just run from the orcs that try to kill you :-)
VardaValar1: Run is good
Eonwe Valar: I'm not exactly "higher" but with my 17 I'm willing to make that attempt
MaglorV: id be willing to try it with my 14 NE
VardaValar1: Higher than my 12 ;-)
Eonwe Valar: and I can rez anyone that dies once we get out of the battle
VardaValar1: It is a good week to die
ArPharazonV: the Valarguild's first move... could anybody take screenies?
MaglorV: i will
Eonwe Valar: I'll try to remember
MaglorV: i already have hundereds :-)
ArPharazonV: nice...
MaglorV: i can spell...honest
VardaValar1: We have some human characters who can just walk in. Yeah, right Maglor. ;-)
VardaValar1: j/k
MaglorV: lol
Eonwe Valar: So that could be our quest tonight? escort Elves to Ironforge? If we have enough people?
Eonwe Valar: Elves get to fight too, and heal if they are able :}
MaglorV: tonight?
VardaValar1: Eowyn is at Fargodeep Mine
VardaValar1: Escort from where?
Eonwe Valar: Just thought I'd see if we could get anyone together :} Next week is good too :}
MaglorV: if its tonight I can't join you :-( I have to go in a few minutes.
VardaValar1: I'd love to try
VardaValar1: Eowyn and Fangorn could come
Eonwe Valar: Menethil
VardaValar1: I might drag in Sauron's character for him, if he does not come home soon enough
Eonwe Valar: The ship in Auberdine can take you that far, and we could meet you there
ArPharazonV: you could also just sign the charter in menethil itself...
MaglorV: hehe, true
VardaValar1: When would you be back, Maglor?
ArPharazonV: if you all meet up there, no need to get to Stormwind :-D
MaglorV: no idea, probably late
Eonwe Valar: Oh sure, negate the quest before it's begun :}
ArathornValar: I could log in with 3 of my chars to get more to sign... ? if we can get enuf at one sittng (3 from me)
ArPharazonV: hey, you could always just give them a tour through Lordaeron
VardaValar1: hehe
ArPharazonV: show them Stormwind anyway
ArathornValar: I have 1 4 human
Eonwe Valar: Getting them to Stormwind makes sure we can meet anyway
Eonwe Valar: S
ArPharazonV: ah, of course
ArPharazonV: for the gryphons
VardaValar1: We can come up with enough silver surely
Eonwe Valar: scratch the S
ArathornValar: yeah I need linens anyway!
ArathornValar: and wool.. we can kill humanoids :-)
Eonwe Valar: OK, so, Guild charter shooting for next Sunday After meeting
VardaValar1: I can cook and sell for a good bit
MaglorV: silver is nothing... wait until you are doing quests worth gold :-)
VardaValar1: One gold for a tabard
Eonwe Valar: Aye, Tabards is the next topic :}
ArPharazonV: ooh, ooh, I wanna see the Tabard!
MaglorV: yeah, my 28 hunter is making good coin at the AH
VardaValar1: Transition away : )
Eonwe Valar: it's 10 gold to unlock the tabard, which means it will require the generosity of everyone who can contribute
MaglorV: but hes on anotehr server :-(
MaglorV: another*
Eonwe Valar: There's a slight problem with tabards
VardaValar1: Should we mail you the money, Eonwe?
Eonwe Valar: for the tabard or the charter?
VardaValar1: Both, was thinking of tabard though
Eonwe Valar: for the tabard, yeah, might be better to mail the money
VardaValar1: Let you collect it as Branch Leader
ArathornValar: Be a while befire I get a gold :-P
ArPharazonV: for the charter you could just wait until you are all in Stormwind, give the cash in person, and then buy the charter
ArathornValar: *before
VardaValar1: But together we can do it
Grimbold V: <----- Has returned just in time for good ol WoW Stuff
ArPharazonV: Aiyata
VardaValar1: Welcome back : )
MaglorV: well, i have to go, I'll be on WoW when I get home. Namarie
ArathornValar: that was quick Grim!
Grimbold V: If we can get enough players on tonite I will pay for full amount to get guild started
VardaValar1: Great, Maglor!
VardaValar1: Might see you there
MaglorV: ok
ArPharazonV: actually, we've never left the topic, grimbold :-)
ArPharazonV: Namarie Maglor
VardaValar1: We would all like to kick in some, Grimbold : )
Grimbold V: Yea...it was a dog that got hit by car..but was very lucky..minor lacerations etc
Eonwe Valar: There have already been Guilds in WoW with the same tabard design, despite the plethora of choices we're given
ArathornValar: Where are you right now in WS Eonwe?
VardaValar1: That is good to hear
MaglorV has left the room.
Eonwe Valar: WS?
Grimbold V: heh...10 silver is pocket change to my 21 Human warrior
ArathornValar: windstorm
Eonwe Valar: I'm not in Windstorm
Eonwe Valar: Don't think I know where that is :}
Grimbold V: And I offer my sword and shield in escorting the Night elves to Stormwind
VardaValar1: Grimbold, is your human warrior on Lothar
ArathornValar: How do you actually make a tabard? Is it a gif file or ..how is it designed?
Grimbold V: Indeed he is
Grimbold V: Arathorn its already implemented in teh game....
VardaValar1: We thank you
ArathornValar: HA! I mean stormwind!
Grimbold V: its a Tabard vendor
ArathornValar: Dyslexic again :-P
VardaValar1: Can we design our own tabard?
Grimbold V: you design it and "buy" it
VardaValar1: We have artists in the group
Eonwe Valar: We have certain options
ArathornValar: but how is it 'designed'.. using what method?
Grimbold V: only w/ the designs that they have to offer, I don't believe we can design and then "upload"
Eonwe Valar: we have icons, colors, and backgrounds to choose
Grimbold V: Arathorn I will show you in game later
VardaValar1: We should check on whether we can design
ArathornValar: can'r make our own then?
ArPharazonV: as long as it doesn't involve drawing or painting, I can consider myself an artist ;-)
ArathornValar: *Puts away photoshop.. * <grin>
Eonwe Valar: No, we cannot make our own design
Grimbold V: I don't believe so...pertaining to creating our own desing
Grimbold V: design*
Eonwe Valar: we can put together what they have given us
Grimbold V: I'll forage the forums on that and msg a GM about it..but I highly doubt we can
Eonwe Valar: We can't :}
VardaValar1: It could be done in DAoC I think, so it's a maybe
Grimbold V: I scrolled through some of the designs the other day and I don't think I even got 1/2 way through
Eonwe Valar: We have certain icons (link coming soon)
Eonwe Valar: that we can choose
Eonwe Valar: we choose a color for it
ArathornValar: I've seen the tabard guy but never really looked into it
Grimbold V: so there are a LOT of designs as Eonwe will hopefully soon give us the link to *smirk*
Eonwe Valar: we choose a border and border color
ArPharazonV: I'd guess you choose an outline, a color, a symbol, a background color....
Eonwe Valar: then we choose a background color
VardaValar1: In DAoC we used a white tree. Is that one of those over-used?
Grimbold V: I have seen it a few times
Eonwe Valar: I didn't see a tree with leaves in the icon
Grimbold V: not sure on the white coloring but I have seen the tree
VardaValar1: How about white and no leaves?
Grimbold V: haven't seen that one used..but I have seen a design of a tree w/ no leaves
Grimbold V: not very becoming if you ask me
Eonwe Valar: http://wowvault.ign.com/?dir=guilds&conten t=tabards
Grimbold V: in the way they made it....just a Rohaner's opinion
Eonwe Valar: that is a link to a page with our available icons
Grimbold V: YAY! thank you
ArathornValar: Can we choose a .. hat! ... sorry.. that's an inside WoS joke! <too bad Orodreth isn't here <snortle>
VardaValar1