August 4, 2019 Sunday Meeting
5:00
P.M. Eastern time (-4 GMT aka 9 P.M. aka 21:00)
Discord:
Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
Attending (and
spoke): (6)
Discord:
Anarion, Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Celebrian, Elrond, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news
Web:
Tolkien Site: new stories by new author:
Shirebound.
Gaming:
General reports from Eonwe, Varda, Ar-Pharazon,
and Elrond for WoW, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, LotRO, Diablo
1, and SWtOR.
Tolkien:
Topic: What was the importance of marriage in
Tolkien's works?
After-meeting:
Additional posting on the
forum group story, some chatting as we do so.
Flashgaming Reviews by
Ar-Pharazon.
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Before-meeting
(times are in Central from Varda's Discord, so add one hour for
Eastern. Example: 4pm Central in the transcript is 5pm Eastern)
Eonwe ValarLast Thursday at 1:39 AM
Heya. For those interested.... : http://valarguild.proboards.com/thread/1162/angmar-bound-chapter-short-respite?page=8
:}
Angmar Bound, Chapter 1: A Short Respite | Valar
Guild
The doorward came forward and greeted the
company. "Master Elrond knows of your arrival, and will meet with
you in two hours' time, if such is your desire. In the meantime, the
hospitality of his
August 4, 2019 (Sunday)
VardaYesterday at 4:00 PM
Aiya : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:00 PM
Aiya!
VardaYesterday at 4:01 PM
Phar : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:01 PM
Var!
VardaYesterday at 4:01 PM
hehehe
ElrondYesterday at 4:01 PM
aiya
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:01 PM
Aiya!
VardaYesterday at 4:01 PM
Elrond!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:02 PM
Arien poked.
VardaYesterday at 4:04 PM
Fangorn says hi. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:04 PM
Aiya Fangorn!
AnarionYesterday at 4:05 PM
Aiya folks!
VardaYesterday at 4:05 PM
Anarion!
ArienValarYesterday at 4:05 PM
Aiya :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:05 PM
Hey Sunshine : )
ArienValarYesterday at 4:06 PM
Aiya Anarion :smiley: long time no see :smile:
AnarionYesterday at 4:06 PM
;)
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VardaYesterday at 4:06 PM
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
Membership:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:06 PM
Aiya Anarion and Arien!
VardaYesterday at 4:06 PM
Since we're already saying hi, might as well make it part of the
meeting. : )
Hey Anarion, we keep trying to add bits to your Timeline. Really
great project and wonderful for organizing our articles.
Any membership news to add, anybody?
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Web:
Tolkien Site:
We have a new author named Shirebound.
From the name you may have guessed that her stories tend to be
hobbit-oriented. : )
I'm working on putting them up on our Tolkien Site and have a few
for your enjoyment.
These are under Stories, and as they go up you can find them in the
general News and/or the Story News.
"More than Meets the Eye"
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/MorethanMeetstheEye1.htm
More than Meets the Eye chapter 1
Fan fiction of the dwarves' first meeting with
Bilbo.
4 chapters.
These others are singles, that's the longest one at the moment.
"The Lord of the Valley"
Elrond and Bilbo of Thorin's Company have a conversation in
Rivendell.
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/LordoftheValley.htm
The Lord of the Valley
Fan fiction of Bilbo's first time in Rivendell,ch
atting with Elrond.
ElrondYesterday at 4:12 PM
I swear I didn't do it
VardaYesterday at 4:12 PM
Surrrrre.
"With the Last Light of Durin's Day" "A thrush senses its destiny."
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:13 PM
It's written! Text doesn't lie!
VardaYesterday at 4:13 PM
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/WiththeLastLightofDurinsDay.htm
With the Last Light of Durin's Day
Hobbit-inspired story: A thrush senses its
destiny.
CelebrianYesterday at 4:13 PM
Aiya
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:13 PM
Aiya!
VardaYesterday at 4:13 PM
um, you live in what world, Phar?
Celebrian! : )
"Safe in My Arms" "Bilbo's exhaustion after being rescued by
the Eagles does not go unnoticed by Thorin and Company.
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/SafeinmyArms.htm
Safe in My Arms
Hobbit-inspired story: Bilbo's exhaustion after
being rescued by the Eagles d oes not go unnoticed by Thorin and
Company.
A movie-verse scene, immediately following the
ending of "TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey".
"How Does Your Garden Grow" "How did the Gamgees come to live in
Number 3, Bagshot Row?"
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/HowDoesYourGardenGrow.htm
How Does Your Garden Grow
Hobbit-inspired story: How did the Gamgees come
tolive in Number 3, Bagshot Row?
"In A Dusty Corner" "A Dwarf traveling through the Shire comes
across a legendary object."
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/InADustyCorner.htm
In A Dusty Corner
Hobbit-inspired story: A Dwarf traveling through
the Shire comes across a legendary object.
Now this next one isn't officially all linked in yet, but it should
be later today. You're getting a sneak preview.
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Shirebound/FondMemories.htm
Fond Memories
LotR pre-quest story: Four-year-old Frodo is
visitingBag End with his parents just before All Hallows' Eve.
And there you have what has been posted this week under Stories. : )
(May slip some more in later, depends.)
More coming this week though!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:17 PM
glances through last one Frodo would make a good druid. I
approve.
VardaYesterday at 4:17 PM
hehe
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:17 PM
Also funny since I just heard the teddy bear picnic song
yesterday...
VardaYesterday at 4:18 PM
We get to see some characters that we normally don't in these
stories. We'll have to tell Falco he's in one. ; )
hah
If you folks see any Tolkien links you really like and want to
share, this is a good spot to do it. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:19 PM
In that case:
VardaYesterday at 4:19 PM
uh oh.
; )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nN9lNJuqG4
is what I came across last week :wink:
YouTube
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Lord of the Crumbs (Lord of the
Rings Parody)
VardaYesterday at 4:20 PM
Ok, looks like I have to watch that! What have you done!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:20 PM
hehe
VardaYesterday at 4:21 PM
Ok, I have to finish that in a bit, hah.
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Gaming:
(Delayed Gratification, you know.)
Gaming:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:22 PM
(fitting... you'll see why)
VardaYesterday at 4:22 PM
Thank you to Eonwe for posting all this good stuff for us. : )
I got it from the DG rating, meaning Delayed Gratification. : )
World of WarCraft:
This week's Bonus Event: World Quests.
The Eternal Palace LFR Wing 2 opens.
The Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl was July 31.
The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, August
10th.
Check out this week's hotfixes.
ArienValarYesterday at 4:24 PM
http://valarguild.proboards.com/thread/1162/angmar-bound-chapter-short-respite?page=8&scrollTo=6884
Angmar Bound, Chapter 1: A Short Respite | Valar
Guild
The doorward came forward and greeted the
company. "Master Elrond knows of your arrival, and will meet with
you in two hours' time, if such is your desire. In the meantime, the
hospitality of his
VardaYesterday at 4:24 PM
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23036677/hotfixes-august-2-2019
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: August 2, 2019 - WoW
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address
various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth.
ArienValarYesterday at 4:24 PM
gee didnt want that lol just my answer
VardaYesterday at 4:25 PM
Aye, Arien. Under Tolkien we have Forum posts for our ongoing group
story. : )
So you posted too! Must check on that shortly!
Heroes of the Storm:
A new hero is coming to Heroes of the Storm: Qhira.
https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/blog/23059442/introducing-our-newest-hero-qhira-2019-7-29/
Heroes of the Storm
Legendary heroes and villains from Warcraft,
StarCraft and Diablo are summoned to the Nexus. Choose your hero and
prepare to fight in Heroes of the Storm!
A new patch is on the PTR.
https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/blog/23066827/heroes-of-the-storm-ptr-patch-notes-july-29-2019-2019-7-29/
Heroes of the Storm
Legendary heroes and villains from Warcraft,
StarCraft and Diablo are summoned to the Nexus. Choose your hero and
prepare to fight in Heroes of the Storm!
Hearthstone:
Check out Hearthstone Update – August 1 – Saviors of Uldum.
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/23076826/hearthstone-update-august-1-saviors-of-uldum
Hearthstone Update – August 1 – Saviors of Uldum
The cards are revealed, the League of Explorers
has arrived, and the time has come to thwart Arch-Villain Rafaam’s
calamitous crew in Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Saviors of Uldum,
launching August 6!
LotRO:
Hobnangians is going for those interested in chicken-tossing.
: )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:28 PM
You'll get scrambled eggs.
VardaYesterday at 4:28 PM
The servers have been a bit laggy lately, so they're doing Tuesday
restarts. May be helping some.
Landroval:
Arien
Bregalad
Eonwe
Fangorn
Nar
Varda
Ithil:
Arien
Dis
Fangorn
Varda
Anor:
Arien
Fangorn
Varda
(Looky Arien, you weren't missed!)
Any other general gaming news? Eve Online? Star Wars: The Old
Republic? Other?
ArienValarYesterday at 4:30 PM
:smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:30 PM
There was a Diablo 1 thing, what was it...
Yes. Website to play Diablo 1 on the browser. Shareware version, but
if you own the game (such as the recently released GoG version) you
can drop the mpq on the website and play the whole game.
https://d07riv.github.io/diabloweb/
if you're interested!
ElrondYesterday at 4:32 PM
SWTOR has some stuff up on the PTR. There's been some
datamining, and if you participate doing certain things leading up
to the expansion in September, you will end up with what looks like
a log mount. So, if you want this log to ride around on, there you
go.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:33 PM
Oh, speaking of PTR.
WoW patch 8.2.5 is starting to go up, with datamining in
progress. Includes new models for Wrathion, Calia as well as the bee
mount coming at last :smiley:
should be good!
VardaYesterday at 4:34 PM
Calia? Sounds sort of similar to some Calaron guy.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:35 PM
It was not intended! Calia's been around in lore for a while, but I
believe not as long ago as I created Calaron, and she's only come
back in-game during the previous expansion :wink:
VardaYesterday at 4:35 PM
Just lucky!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:35 PM
Yep!
VardaYesterday at 4:38 PM
Any other gaming news? Don't want to leave anyone out. : )
If you think of something later, we have this After-meeting thing!
On to
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Tolkien!
Fangorn gave us a topic. : )
Cut down to the short, non-Entish version: What was the importance
of marriage in Tolkien's works?
It did affect the plot!
All of you here have read the LotR. You know that marriage was
important as a motivator and even as eventual unexpected joy after
the quest.
When did we see it as a motivator?
ArienValarYesterday at 4:43 PM
Arwen's marriage to Aragorn .. well the future of the marriage
between the two
VardaYesterday at 4:44 PM
Right. Aragorn was motivated to become High King to prove his worth
so that he could marry Arwen.
ArienValarYesterday at 4:44 PM
Aragorn new that he couldn't do that before his task , dealing with
the ring and Sauron, was done and dusted]
AnarionYesterday at 4:44 PM
As far as tolkein goes, I'm really only aware of two marriages that
were of significant importance, but I'm sure there were others.
Those two were Arwen and Aragorn (of course), and Beren and Luthien
Surely there was another, however?
There were other marriages, such as Sam's marriage
VardaYesterday at 4:45 PM
Right! Those were the main motivator marriages that I had in mind.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:45 PM
Sam's marriage as a motivator for what? Surviving Mount Doom? Not
going with Frodo on the ship (yet)?
AnarionYesterday at 4:46 PM
The significance of Sam's marriage I think had nothing to do with
being a motivator.
"And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton
in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings),
and they came and lived at Bag End. And if Sam thought himself
lucky, Frodo knew that he was more lucky himself; for there was
not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care.
When the labours or repair had all been planned and set going he
took to a quiet life, writing a good deal and going through all
his notes. "
VardaYesterday at 4:46 PM
Sam had a reason to live, to want to make it back to the Shire.
And yes, it had significance beyond a motivator.
Well said.
Aragorn's marriage also had significance beyond being a motivator.
AnarionYesterday at 4:50 PM
It would seem that Sam's marriage would have happened at least 5
months after the destruction of the ring, possibly over a year
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:50 PM
Uniting the lines of elves and men once more, and giving birth to a
line of decently long-lived kings, is what comes to mind :smiley:
AnarionYesterday at 4:51 PM
Oh wait, the ring was destroyed towards the end of march
so that would be basically a year
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:51 PM
25th
AnarionYesterday at 4:52 PM
I actually don't think that Sam was thinking of Rosie while on his
journey at all
until perhaps when he starts reminsicing in Mordor
VardaYesterday at 4:52 PM
He mentioned her a few times in Mordor, aye.
AnarionYesterday at 4:53 PM
I think narratively that was about the world being at peace and life
continuing for the hobbits
Similarly, Eowyn and Faramir got married
after the war of the ring
VardaYesterday at 4:54 PM
Aye.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:54 PM
Good reinforcement of an old alliance :smiley:
AnarionYesterday at 4:54 PM
Yep!
Any other marrages that take place during the main books?
VardaYesterday at 4:55 PM
Also rewards, happy endings, right on the alliances, continued help
for various areas.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:55 PM
Eomer also got wed, didn't he?
VardaYesterday at 4:55 PM
aye, he did. Lothiriel I think?
AnarionYesterday at 4:56 PM
From the wiki:
"Éomer had met Lothíriel, daughter of Prince Imrahil of
Dol Amroth during his stay in Gondor"
nice going
VardaYesterday at 4:56 PM
Now if I can figure how to type in diacriticals on purpose... : )
AnarionYesterday at 4:56 PM
I didn't there, ctrl-c -> ctrl-v
I think otherwise my name would contain one
yeah, the second a
VardaYesterday at 4:57 PM
Aye, but I can't do that with my memory, hah. ctrl paste would give
you a big mess out of this noggin.
Merry and Pippin also married but after the main part of the books.
The marriages tended to be "off-camera", continuation of life rather
than dying.
A hopeful message.
JRRT had a lot of comments overt and covert about hope.
AnarionYesterday at 4:59 PM
Yeah, and partially just the characters being regular people, many
of whom returned to some semblance of normalcy after the crisis
VardaYesterday at 4:59 PM
Right! They got on with their lives, a reward. It didn't have to be
marriage. Frodo wrote in the Red Book for instance.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:00 PM
Related, I also believe there were a lot of new hobbits born the
following year :smiley:
AnarionYesterday at 5:00 PM
;)
VardaYesterday at 5:00 PM
Baby boom after a war. : )
AnarionYesterday at 5:00 PM
So, what of Arwen and Aragorn, being corrupted by the movies I
remember basically nothing about all of that
VardaYesterday at 5:00 PM
May have been a baby boom for elves after returning from the Siege
of Barad-dur.
AnarionYesterday at 5:01 PM
I know a bit of Beren and Luthein from the Lay and Silmarilion,
but basically nothing of those two
VardaYesterday at 5:01 PM
In the movies, Aragorn was a reluctant hero. In the books, he was
highly motivated to prove himself to Elrond who said he could not
marry him unless he became High King.
The appendix has most of the story of Aragorn and Arwen,
rather than the main book.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:01 PM
Is that a better or worse task than obtaining a Silmaril?
AnarionYesterday at 5:02 PM
I mean, that would make him a reluctant hero after a fashion. Being
unmotivated by saving the world is kinda interesting for a person
like Aragorn
VardaYesterday at 5:02 PM
Might not involve as much kin-slaying if lucky?
AnarionYesterday at 5:02 PM
^
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:02 PM
Quite a few humans died on both sides in that war, though.
VardaYesterday at 5:03 PM
Aragorn was heading for Minas Tirith, not Mt. Doom, at first. Then
he started thinking he would have to go to Mt. Doom, then not.
War is bad about that. But the war meant that Sauron didn't cover
the world in darkness for generations, as the Ainur warned could
have happened.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:04 PM
Yes, but it was still a sort of kinslaying.
AnarionYesterday at 5:06 PM
I feel that Beren's task in gaining a Silmaril had actually very
little to do with the overall plot from his point of view
He was given the task of a hero and he performed it
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:06 PM
It did come as a bit of a surprise.
VardaYesterday at 5:06 PM
And why did Beren do that task?
AnarionYesterday at 5:08 PM
He met a mean dad
VardaYesterday at 5:08 PM
lol
AnarionYesterday at 5:08 PM
Not that he was dissapointed in his task it seems
ArienValarYesterday at 5:08 PM
Turgon wanted the Silmaril as bride gift for Luthien
AnarionYesterday at 5:08 PM
From wiki:
"During this time, he [Beren] hunted nothing and ate no
meat and only killed the creatures of Morgoth that roamed the
country. He learned not to fear death only captivity and bondage;
however, things began to grow more difficult for him in Dorthonion
for Morgoth put an even greater price on his head and he was
forced from the land of his birth by Sauron and Draugluin."
ArienValarYesterday at 5:08 PM
erh Thingol
AnarionYesterday at 5:08 PM
-- that's how he found Luthien
VardaYesterday at 5:09 PM
Right Arien. Thus marriage as motivator. It's a basic thing in
living creatures.
AnarionYesterday at 5:10 PM
at least monogomous ones
VardaYesterday at 5:10 PM
JRRT may have been something of a romantic. I'm not complaining.
We call it marriage in these stories at least. : )
JRRT was very happy seeing Edith dance in the woods. So Beren and
Aragorn both saw their eventual wives dance in the woods. : )
AnarionYesterday at 5:11 PM
"May have been" I don't think there is any doubt, he had the name of
Luthien written on his wife's tombstone IIRC. And then there's the Lay
of Luthien
VardaYesterday at 5:11 PM
Correct. Beren on his own tombstone, Luthien on Edith's.
AnarionYesterday at 5:13 PM
I find marriage just an extremely weird motivator in general. I
mean, part of that is I'm more used to stories more explicitly about
justice, so having a main character seek justice as a side thing to
his real goal would seem...not so great
VardaYesterday at 5:14 PM
He can do both.
AnarionYesterday at 5:14 PM
But there is no doubt in the strength of that as a motivator
VardaYesterday at 5:14 PM
I am not saying it was the only motivator. Most things are done due
to more than one.
AnarionYesterday at 5:15 PM
Hrm, Most things are done due to more than one motivator. I suppose.
That doesn't exactly speak well of humanity I feel.
VardaYesterday at 5:15 PM
One may be just an extra push to help past the mass of obstacles.
AnarionYesterday at 5:17 PM
Indeed. But I feel much better about the push when that push comes
from behind rather than a future reward. Perhaps this was why the
movies tried to employ Arwen that way
Not that I much liked that idea for their relationship given the
practicality issue there.
VardaYesterday at 5:17 PM
The push and the pull.
The marriage part might have been missing completely and Aragorn
would still have aided Frodo. It might have been a different way, no
side trip planned to Minas Tirith, for instance?
AnarionYesterday at 5:19 PM
Perhaps, but would he have ended up in Rivendell for the trip at all
were that the case?
VardaYesterday at 5:20 PM
He was raised by Elrond. He met with his Rangers often at Rivendell.
AnarionYesterday at 5:20 PM
It depends on how much Gandalf had talked to him perhaps
VardaYesterday at 5:20 PM
Gandalf is a great guy for helping timing. : )
AnarionYesterday at 5:21 PM
Yeah, it is entirely possible that chain of events could have
happened without Arwen
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:21 PM
Also, people who were meant to join in Rivendell did so without
extra motivators :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 5:21 PM
And yet, a kingdom needs an heir.
JRRT was a monarchist, easy to forget. Not just his story-telling
there.
AnarionYesterday at 5:22 PM
Behold, marriage can end up being such a practical decision, though
in this case more for Elrond than the two getting married I guess
VardaYesterday at 5:22 PM
Jolly old England.
Elrond did not want the marriage. He wanted Arwen to go to Valinor
with him.
AnarionYesterday at 5:23 PM
At the same time, he also didn't want Gondor to end
VardaYesterday at 5:23 PM
Aye. His twin brother's legacy.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:23 PM
Maybe he would've been happier if Aragorn had married Eowyn instead?
VardaYesterday at 5:24 PM
Likely.
AnarionYesterday at 5:24 PM
Yep
VardaYesterday at 5:24 PM
That would have made quite a different alliance and shortened the
lifespan of the Kings early.
AnarionYesterday at 5:25 PM
I'm not sure the lifespan of the kings was a big deal to Elrond
VardaYesterday at 5:25 PM
Good question.
AnarionYesterday at 5:26 PM
How would it have made the alliance different? Less people at the
black gate?
VardaYesterday at 5:26 PM
It did help with a friendliness to the elves by men for a longer
time.
AnarionYesterday at 5:26 PM
fair
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:26 PM
Those elves that remained, anyway. And I think Legolas would've come
to Ithilien anyway :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 5:27 PM
Elrond might have been ok with the Eowyn thing. But history needed
Arwen.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:27 PM
Narrativium? :smile:
VardaYesterday at 5:27 PM
Aye to Legolas and the elves he brought with him for the Ithilien
colony.
AnarionYesterday at 5:27 PM
Indeed, it was a brighter future as a result of that union
VardaYesterday at 5:28 PM
That was a good discussion! We went overtime by half an hour. : )
AnarionYesterday at 5:29 PM
Haha, easy to do
VardaYesterday at 5:30 PM
Agreed, the needs of the world were the main drivers saying what to
do. Marriage helped give a future, hope, rewards for those efforts.
Does that sum up what we came up with?
AnarionYesterday at 5:30 PM
sure
VardaYesterday at 5:31 PM
The hammer comes zooming out of the shelf on ice skates over the
shiny surface of a Valinorean table
well, one skate
wham!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:31 PM
Seems a bit wintery.
VardaYesterday at 5:32 PM
the gavel goes upside down in an unintended cartwheel and zooms
back to the shelf
Heavy wax? Glass? Epoxy coat? : )
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After-meeting!
Free chat. : )
We can let Arien grab some Zzzz's. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:32 PM
Could be ice!
Maybe.
It's on a mountain, right?
VardaYesterday at 5:33 PM
It could be ice, and yes, good ol' Taniquetil. : )
Shining white mountain. Sounds like ice and snow.
ArienValarYesterday at 6:11 PM
Have you read my post then?
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:12 PM
Read the post, thinking about what I'll put in mine.
ArienValarYesterday at 6:12 PM
Frali is like .. i am not staying here and sit doing nothing
and let you guys have all the fun .. although he doesnt
formulate it like that :wink:
VardaYesterday at 6:12 PM
I like the post.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:13 PM
I've been a bit tired for post-writing lately, but mine should
really write itself... after all, I have a personal stake in this.
VardaYesterday at 6:13 PM
good motivation
for Frali.
Good point about the personal stake. We all need to show that as
well as the overall mission stake.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:15 PM
So mine might be even more to the point than Frali's and Fainan's
:wink:
VardaYesterday at 6:15 PM
Last is the place of honor. Go for it!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:32 PM
Post made!
VardaYesterday at 6:32 PM
Yay!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:32 PM
Not as bad as I expected :wink:
...except for the plethora of commas maybe.
VardaYesterday at 6:34 PM
Now that shows the personal side all right!
You can always edit later if you want. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:34 PM
True!
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Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:43 PM
Personal gaming report!
Flashgaming:
https://www.kongregate.com/games/randomnine/cardinal-quest-2
is the first game! A roguelike dungeon crawler, quite tough, though
I might have been unlucky or just unskilled :wink: Make your way
through levels, defeating monsters, leveling and upgrading your
adventurer, seeing how far you get through the story.
Kongregate
Cardinal Quest 2
A turn-based hack #39n#39 slash adventure. Choose
from six classes and fight through randomly generated levels full of
bountiful treasures to defeat the forces of...
It doesn't really get easier (although you might get more practiced)
but you do earn morale each run through kills and achievements,
which you can then use to unlock new classes to play and new
starting skills to use. Eventually you'll find something you can
beat the game with, probably :wink:
https://www.kongregate.com/games/okaybmd/glean
is the second game! And it's a series I do love. I've played both
this and its sequel to completion, and had great fun doing it,
though it took a while :wink:
Kongregate
Glean
Explore and mine minerals! Visit alien planets
and mine for the resources you need to upgrade yourself and your
ship. Features procedurally generated levels an...
Travel between planets, drilling and mining and crafting and
upgrading everything, finding artifact pieces to advance the story.
Great graphics and music, too!
If you like it, go for Glean 2 as well, with more types of planet
and things to do!
ArienValarYesterday at 6:53 PM
well i have only one travel in mind just now ^^
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:53 PM
Namarie, then, Arien :smiley:
ArienValarYesterday at 6:53 PM
nAMARIE pHARI :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 6:53 PM
Namarie Arien : )
ArienValarYesterday at 6:54 PM
Namarie Varda :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:55 PM
For the last one,let's try something completely different which I
tried out from the idle game section...
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Kodiqi/logistics-inc
for the third game, wherein you run a transport business where you
can unlock new vehicles and research stuff, while expanding your
staff and allocating your employees where necessary Upgrade
everything!
Kongregate
Logistics Inc
Like most children, I had dreams of building a
logistics-based empire. Now I can live that fantasy through this
game, Logistics Inc. You can too!
Idle your wa...
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Blizzard gaming:
Heroes of the Storm:
3 levels gained, up to 357 now. Got Lucio to level 12 as I worked on
the healing quest for event, and got stuck with some heroes I wasn't
very good at in the brawl, which got Cassia to level 3 and Anduin to
level 2 in the first match I ever played with him. Lost all 3
brawls, but wasn't too annoyed with the heroes I used. They're okay
with some practice.
Event quests complete, mecha tyrael skin unlocked After
completing all the quests, I repeated the 4-win quest a few times,
as it's the easier to get (vs AI) and obviously only takes 4 games
per quest, while the others can take much longer. Repeating the
quests gives you another loot chest each.
It's almost over now though; in fact the timer right now says "less
than 1 day", so I'll only be able to get one more of those.
Hearthstone:
Most classes are nearing 59 now, though a few are still near
halfway. Brawl is neat, the Karazhan chess game, but with 6 cards of
your choice added to the deck to interact with the chess pieces. I
got a somewhat easy win with a rogue deck, applying poison to the
chess pieces for instant kills and cards to bounce the
poison-appliers back to the hand for future use. Works very well!
WoW:
Raiding still going well! Making some progress on heroic difficulty,
bringing down the second and third boss. Also poked normal a bit
more, up to the 7th boss, getting enough boss items to upgrade my
tank essence to rank 2. It's a pretty good upgrade
As a result of last week's event, I completed the conquest bar for
the first time this season and got rank 1 of the pvp essence,
Conflict and Strife. Getting the higher ranks will take a lot of
work doing rated arenas and/or battlegrounds, which is something I
usually don't bother with, so we'll see if I upgrade this one
further.
Weekly this week is world quests, which went quite smoothly,
including doing more new world quests in Zandalar. In doing so, I
managed to get the achievement for killing all the rares in Vol'dun.
Usually not that difficult since you can just look them all up in
one go, but as I only did them as they came up as world quests, it's
a bit more of an achievement indeed.
I did some more stuff in Zandalar as well, getting the achievement
for killing 20 pirates in southern Vol 'dun while accompanied by a
bird that only joins you when you acquire all 3 buffs from the area.
And after that I poked some big elite dinosaurs in Zuldazar for
another achievement, but there are still 2 missing from that one
which are seldom up and interchangeable in their spawns, so that'll
take some daily checking to get.
Oh, and I got one more essence rank from a +8 mythic, rank 2 of the
dps essence there. Only one more rank 2 to go, with the rank 3s
coming from mats from the weekly chest. So while I will be needing
to do more instances, I'll be less bound to a certain keystone
number.
Also, 3 new pets, yay! First one is the Thistleleaf Adventurer, the
pet from Dreamweaver emissary reward bags in the previous
expansion's content. Other than doing the rare Dreamweaver emissary
with only 3% drop chance each, I was also checking the auction
house daily for an uncaged version of the pet, also looking for a
good price. And when one of them came up for about 80k, I went for
it. So now I'm done with all Legion emissary work, and can abandon
the old expansion for a while
Second and third came from the Eternal Palace raid, a
piranha-like fish and a small octopus. Very cute!
I also paid a visit to the heroic version of the Stromgarde warfront
this weekend, and for once it wasn't bugged; we slowly fought
our way through and brought down the boss in the proper way, getting
the heroic warfront achievement in the process, and the first of 3
commanders defeated for another achievement. Will need to make sure
to get the other two in the next couple of cycles
And finally, I put in a pre-order for those 3 books I mentioned last
week. They'll be mine!
And that's the report for the week!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 8:25 PM
namarie
VardaYesterday at 8:30 PM
Namarie
and may your books arrive soon!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 8:30 PM
Soon... they're not out until october
VardaYesterday at 8:30 PM
Trademark version of Soon? : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 8:30 PM
That works!
VardaYesterday at 8:31 PM
hehe
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