August 2, 2020 Sunday Meeting
    5:00
        P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time
    
     Discord:
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    Attending (and
    spoke): (7)
        Discord:
    Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Ioreth, Irmo, Pallando, Varda (presiding)
    
    Before-meeting
    Meeting begins 
    Membership news:
    Web
    Gaming:
    
        General reports: World of Warcraft, Lord
    of the Rings Online, StarCraft 2, Game of Thrones (get your dragon
    now)
     Tolkien:
        Topic: Discussion: What
    brought the various members of the Fellowship to the Council of
    Elrond? (Includes quotes; video.)
    After-meeting:
         More chat on the topic.
        World of Warcraft chat.
        Flashgaming Reviews by
    Ar-Pharazon.
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    Before-meeting
    
    Eonwe Valar07/30/2020
    Well, 4-masked Orgrimmar, failed 5-mask on Rexxar because of a bad
    break in the Valley of whatever that totem area is that cost me my
    one do-over.(edited)
    
    Eonwe Valar07/30/2020
    Then Rexxar went crazy on me even though I should've been able to
    get him. He burned through my sanity and through my HP something
    fierce though it shouldm't have been that bad.
    [5:45 AM]
    Hoping to pick up a couple of power-ups during the week though. If
    I'm lucky it'll be enough to turn the tide. If not, well, I'll be
    back at it in 2 weeks, heh.
    July 31, 2020
    
    Eonwe Valar07/31/2020
    Well, I did it. I got the 5-mask completed for Orgimmar.
    [3:20 AM]
    And it only took one of the two power ups I expected. I had some
    luckier breaks in some spots, and some almost-screw-ups in others,
    so it was really close.
    [3:21 AM]
    And this time I even got a 470 item for a slot I didn't already have
    one in, hehe.
    [3:23 AM]
    So now, while it'd be nice to do it again for better gear, I don't
    have to complete it :}
    [3:23 AM]
    Especially since there's only 2 slots it'd really upgrade anyway
    since I can't ever seem to score mastery on my boots from Horrific
    Visions. Seems that's always vers/crit.(edited)
    [3:30 AM]
    I guess that means that I've completed the pinnacle of Solo content,
    hehe. Without getting gear from raids :}(edited)
    August 1, 2020
    
    Eonwe ValarYesterday at 4:34 AM
    Completed my Normal Lightbringer set from Tomb of Sargeras. Now I
    just need to complete my Green Lightbringer.
    August 2, 2020
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 3:53 PM
    Salutations all.
    
    IrmoToday at 3:53 PM
    Greetings!
    
    VardaToday at 3:53 PM
    Aiya Eonwe and Irmo : )
    [3:54 PM]
    Grats on the 5-mask and Lightbringer set : )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 3:54 PM
    Thanks :}
    
    VardaToday at 3:55 PM
    Irmo and I are in LotRO Landroval. : )
    
    IrmoToday at 3:59 PM
    guilty as charged
    [4:00 PM]
    multitasking
    
    VardaToday at 4:01 PM
    Yay multi-tasking! Gaming at the same time as the meeting is pretty
    common around here. : )
    [4:01 PM]
    @Bounder Meeting time, yay!
    
    IrmoToday at 4:02 PM
    level 118 
    
    VardaToday at 4:02 PM
    Woot!
    [4:04 PM]
    Grats, Irmo : )
    
    IrmoToday at 4:04 PM
    <bows and smiles>
    
    VardaToday at 4:05 PM
    Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
    [4:05 PM]
    
    Membership:
    [4:05 PM]
    Any membership news we want to bring up?
    [4:05 PM]
    No Phar at the moment, news right there.
    [4:05 PM]
    
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    Web:
    [4:06 PM]
    Nothing new put online. Talk of some cool stuff like music but it
    will be a while yet if it happens.
    [4:08 PM]
    
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    Gaming:
    [4:08 PM]
    We seem to be gaming at least. : )
    [4:08 PM]
    Eonwe, can you give a gaming report?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:09 PM
    Sure.
    
    VardaToday at 4:10 PM
    Yay!
    
    ArienValarToday at 4:10 PM
    Aiya all 
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:10 PM
    
    World of Warcraft:
    
    VardaToday at 4:11 PM
    Aiya Sunshine : )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:11 PM
    The Darkmoon Faire begins today and runs through Saturday, August
    8th.
    [4:11 PM]
    The Ahn'Qiraj War Effort is going in WoW Classic.  ---
    
    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23482836/wow-classic-the-ahnqiraj-war-effort-has-begun
        World of Warcraft
        WoW Classic: The Ahn’Qiraj War Effort Has Begun!
    - WoW
        The time has arrived for the Alliance and the
    Horde to heed the call to arms. You’ll need to band together with
    your allies to gather essential resources and fuel the war effort
    leading beyond the gates of Ahn’Qiraj.
    [4:11 PM]
    Check out this week's hotfixes.  --- 
    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23277654/hotfixes-july-31-2020
        World of Warcraft
        Hotfixes: July 31, 2020 - WoW
        Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address
    various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth and
    WoW Classic.
    
    [4:11 PM]
    
    Lord of the Rings Online:
    [4:11 PM]
    The Tournament of Twins' Register of Heroes is now available. 
    ---
    
    https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/tournament-twins-register-heroes
    
    Check out the announcement regarding the recent downtime.  ---
    
    https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?681926-Thank-You-Coupon-(and-a-quick-apology)
    [4:12 PM]
    And Varda has some LotRO news. Your floor, Varda :}
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:12 PM
    Aiya!
    
    VardaToday at 4:12 PM
    Hantal : )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:12 PM
    And grats Eonwe 
    
    VardaToday at 4:12 PM
    Aiya Phar!
    [4:12 PM]
    Bullroarer test notes for potential new things coming in live
    servers:
    https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?681533-Bullroarer-Update-27-2-Preview-1-REDUX-OPEN
    
    Lord of the Rings Online members who showed up in kin branches this
    past week:
    
     Landroval server:
      Eonwe
      Fangorn
      Hurin
      Irmo
      Lenwe
      Miriel
      Nar
      Varda
      
      Ithil server:
      Falco
      Fangorn
      Varda
      
      Anor server:
      Fangorn
      Varda
    
    [4:13 PM]
    Today is the last day of Midsummer Festival with Aragorn and Arwen's
    Wedding.
    [4:13 PM]
    Your floor, Eonwe. (All waxed and buffed.)
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:14 PM
    Thanks :}
    [4:14 PM]
    
    Starcraft 2:
    [4:14 PM]
    Stacraft 2 is turning 10. Check out the blogs "StarCraft II is
    Turning 10—Celebrate With Us!" and "StarCraft II 10th Anniversary
    Game Updates" for what's going on in celebration.  ---  
    https://starcraft2.com/en-us/news/23479804
    --- 
    StarCraft II
        StarCraft II Official Game Site
        Wage war across the galaxy with three unique and
    powerful races. StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game from
    Blizzard Entertainment for the PC and Mac.
    https://starcraft2.com/en-us/news/23463124
    StarCraft II
        StarCraft II Official Game Site
        Wage war across the galaxy with three unique and
    powerful races. StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game from
    Blizzard Entertainment for the PC and Mac.
    
    [4:14 PM]
    A new short story is out: "One People, One Purpose".  --- 
    https://starcraft2.com/en-us/news/23485205
        StarCraft II
        StarCraft II Official Game Site
        Wage war across the galaxy with three unique and
    powerful races. StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game from
    Blizzard Entertainment for the PC and Mac.
    
    [4:15 PM]
    Hearthstone:
    [4:15 PM]
    Now out: Patch 18.0.  ---
    
    https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23463127/18-0-patch-notes
        18.0 Patch Notes
        Prepping for Scholomance Academy, the 18.0 patch
    includes Battlegrounds updates and more!
    
    [4:15 PM]
    And that's it for the gaming news I'm privy to.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:15 PM
    I read those Starcraft 2 anniversary blogs about the best
    esports game of each year. Interesting read, and even watched a few
    of the matches.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:15 PM
    Besides the SC2 5.0 patch came out earlier in the week.
    
    VardaToday at 4:18 PM
    Any other gaming news from anyone? Your chance to hype your games. :
    )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:19 PM
    Well, I guess I maxed out my dragon in Game of Thrones this
    week... go play if you want a dragon too! 
    
    VardaToday at 4:19 PM
    StarCraft 2 played by Fangorn, Eowyn, Faramir, and grandson
    this past week. : )
    [4:19 PM]
    Neato, Phar. : )
    [4:20 PM]
    Sauron was in Eve Online, is on most weeks but I forget to
    mention.
    [4:20 PM]
    Tabletop gaming has been going most weekends.
    [4:21 PM]
    Any other news? Gaming, Membership, Valarites you saw gaming this
    week? : )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:21 PM
    Hmm. I'm not even on bnet to poke Arien or check for Fladrif... but
    he's usually around regulary 
    [4:21 PM]
    Oh, Arien's here.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:22 PM
    :}
    
    VardaToday at 4:22 PM
    Good to hear about Fladrif. : )
    [4:22 PM]
    Helm? Aragorn?
    [4:23 PM]
    On to
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:23 PM
    Not from me, sorry.
    
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    VardaToday at 4:23 PM
    
    Tolkien!
    [4:23 PM]
    What brought the various members of the
    Fellowship to the Council of Elrond? This includes the reasons they
    thought they had and the reason they were brought there without
    realizing they were brought.
    [4:24 PM]
    Aragorn?
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:24 PM
    Escort some hobbits, by agreement with Gandalf.
    [4:24 PM]
    And possibly to see his girlfriend.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:24 PM
    True love? :}
    
    VardaToday at 4:24 PM
    : )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:25 PM
    Certainly not "to blave" :} (Princess Bride reference)(edited)
    
    VardaToday at 4:25 PM
    Boromir?
    [4:25 PM]
    What was his reason to go to Imladris?
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:25 PM
    He had some silly dream his brother already had, and went to find
    out what it was about.
    
    VardaToday at 4:26 PM
    heh
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:26 PM
    That's one way to put it, heh.
    
    VardaToday at 4:26 PM
    Went to a lot of trouble. Must have been quite a dream. And true. :
    )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:26 PM
    Well you shouldn't trust dreams!
    [4:26 PM]
    Except maybe in Middle-earth.
    
    VardaToday at 4:26 PM
    How about Frodo? (Another dreamer.)
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:27 PM
    Adventure :}
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:27 PM
    Ringy.
    [4:27 PM]
    And again, told to by Gandalf.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:27 PM
    Adventure gave him a Ring, so he had to answer the call.....
    
    VardaToday at 4:27 PM
    Hoping he could drop it off at Rivendell?
    [4:27 PM]
    hehe
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:27 PM
    Indeed, Eonwe 
    [4:28 PM]
    He thought he could. But nobody wanted to take it!
    [4:28 PM]
    Or perhaps they wanted nobody else to take it.
    
    VardaToday at 4:28 PM
    Bilbo was willing.  : )
    [4:28 PM]
    Just getting on in years.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:29 PM
    That's kind of a rough one: what if Boromir had said "I'll take the
    Ring"? :}(edited)
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:29 PM
    He might've faired less well during those leaps in Moria.
    [4:29 PM]
    Bilbo, that is.
    
    VardaToday at 4:29 PM
    O wow. That would not have gone over well.
    [4:29 PM]
    Boromir, that is.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:30 PM
    It seems evident they weren't waiting for just anyone to volunteer.
    
    VardaToday at 4:31 PM
    Gandalf was waiting on Frodo to see he was stuck with it.
    [4:32 PM]
    Speaking of. Frodo made it to Rivendell without Gandalf. What
    brought the Grey Wanderer?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:33 PM
    A mission given to him 2 thousand years ago? :}(edited)
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:34 PM
    Gandalf... went there for Frodo and to share his research, I think?
    
    ArienValarToday at 4:34 PM
    and he brought news about some silly old wizard
    
    IrmoToday at 4:34 PM
    The way I remember it it was Gandalf who suggested to Elronds to
    summong represewntatives of the free people to Rivendell?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:35 PM
    Hmm, Elrond says at the opening of the Council that he did not call
    them there.
    
    VardaToday at 4:35 PM
    The weird thing was that Elrond summoned no one but recognized that
    Someone had.
    [4:36 PM]
    This is one of the spots where we really see the hand of higher
    powers come into play.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:36 PM
    Fate threw "An Unexpected Party" at Elrond's place :}
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:37 PM
    But with less dwarves.
    
    VardaToday at 4:37 PM
    heh
    
    IrmoToday at 4:37 PM
    Boromir and Gimli seem to have had the idea Elrond called a meeting
    
    VardaToday at 4:38 PM
    Boromir did not come because of a call from Elrond, but a dream.
    [4:38 PM]
    Why did Gloin and Gimli come?
    
    IrmoToday at 4:38 PM
    Boromir by he legend of Imladris coming back to memory...
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:39 PM
    Elrond did invite Boromir to be part of the Council, once he had
    already arrived.
    [4:39 PM]
    "'Here,' said Elrond, turning to Gandalf, 'is Boromir, a aman from
    the South. He arrived in the grey morning, and seeks for councsel. I
    have bidden him to be present, for here his questions will be
    answered.'"
    
    VardaToday at 4:40 PM
    That's probably what made it feel more like a meeting.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:40 PM
    He's here now, might as well join us.
    
    VardaToday at 4:41 PM
    : )
    
    IrmoToday at 4:41 PM
    I dont recall Gimli ever giving a reason for being
    there..interesting
    
    VardaToday at 4:41 PM
    Gimli came with Gloin, his father.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:41 PM
    Well, Gimli and Gloin did come with news.
    
    VardaToday at 4:41 PM
    Why did Gloin come?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:41 PM
    "Called, I say, though I have not called you to me, strangers from
    distant lands. You have come and are here met, in this very nick of
    time, by chance as it may seem. Yet it is not so. Believe rather
    that it is so ordered that we, who sit here, and none others, must
    now find counsel for the peril of the world."
    [4:41 PM]
    Dain was getting veiled threats from Messengers from Mordor asking
    about Bilbo.
    
    VardaToday at 4:42 PM
    They wanted this little thing, this least of rings, heh.
    [4:42 PM]
    The dwarves delayed them and Gloin went to warn Elrond.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:43 PM
    A mere trinket that the mighty Sauron fancies. Probably a high
    school class ring he once gave to an old girlfriend and it got lost.
    Nothing big really. Nothing at all. Forget completely that war that
    happened over a ring he used to own some three thousand years ago.
    
    VardaToday at 4:43 PM
    Yep, yep. : )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:44 PM
    Now picturing Sauron with a dwarf girlfriend.
    
    VardaToday at 4:44 PM
    hah
    [4:45 PM]
    Gloin's was a real eye-opener.
    
    [4:45 PM]
    Why did Legolas come?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:46 PM
    Gollum got rescued by orcs.
    
    IrmoToday at 4:46 PM
    Ah yes
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:47 PM
    That seemed hardly important enough to send the prince to Imladris.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:47 PM
    Apparently he climbed a tree and Elves can't climb trees and deal
    with Gollums at the same time :}(edited)
    
    VardaToday at 4:47 PM
    The silvan elves were supposed to hold Gollum for Gandalf and
    Aragorn, but he escaped. The elves didn't realize the news was as
    bad as it was, merely bad.
    [4:48 PM]
    Gollum bit and scratched when they tried to bring him from the tree,
    then the orcs attacked and distracted the elves. Meanwhile, they
    grabbed Gollum and took him away.
    
    IrmoToday at 4:48 PM
    Which makes us speculate how things would have ended if the elves of
    North Mirkwood would have been better guardinas 
    
    VardaToday at 4:48 PM
    The elves were being kind, trying to let Gollum have fresh air and
    time outdoors, not stay continually cooped up.
    [4:48 PM]
    The silvans should not have indulged that kindly streak.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:49 PM
    Should've put a leash on him.
    [4:49 PM]
    But.. elvish rope..
    
    VardaToday at 4:49 PM
    A long chain?
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:49 PM
    Gollum won't come out of the tree? Just yank his chain!
    
    VardaToday at 4:50 PM
    He could probably have wrapped any kind of leash around a branch.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:50 PM
    They took the rope off to let him climb.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:51 PM
    Oof, that reminds me of the first year when we had our cat, and we
    brought him with us on vacation, but had a little harness and leash
    so he couldn't wander off.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:51 PM
    Gandalf told them there was hope for his recovery. But who knows?
    Maybe that little bit of kindliness helped to give Smeagol a
    foothold enough to help Frodo along the way.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:51 PM
    Then he climbed a tree and the leash got stuck.
    
    VardaToday at 4:51 PM
    A point, Eonwe
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:51 PM
    And was just hanging there in his harness.
    
    IrmoToday at 4:52 PM
    Pray excuse me, but my bed is yelling at me to go lie in it, cant be
    refused ....
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:52 PM
    Ouch Phar.
    
    VardaToday at 4:52 PM
    Beats hanging by a collar
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:52 PM
    Sleep well Irmo :}
    
    IrmoToday at 4:52 PM
    So namarië!
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:52 PM
    Namarie!
    
    VardaToday at 4:52 PM
    Namarie!
    [4:52 PM]
    What about Merry and Pippin? Why did they come?
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:53 PM
    (it's a conspiracy)
    
    VardaToday at 4:53 PM
    It was! : )
    [4:53 PM]
    So I'll add Sam to the question. ; )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:54 PM
    Well, not every Hobbit has the luxury of his own personal Ranger to
    guide him safely to Rivendell. Merry and Pippin couldn't count on
    that, so they and Sam had to volunteer.
    
    VardaToday at 4:55 PM
    Frodo was acting strangely, muttering how he might not ever see this
    or that again. They kept an eye (s) on him.
    [4:55 PM]
    Especially Sam, who had excuses to be around the most.
    [4:55 PM]
    They were all close friends. They stuck together.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:55 PM
    Sam should've kept cutting the lawn.
    
    VardaToday at 4:55 PM
    heh
    [4:56 PM]
    That brings the group to nine.
    [4:56 PM]
    Any other comments, suggestions?
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:58 PM
    What about good old Fredagar Bolger?
    
    VardaToday at 4:58 PM
    He didn't make it to the Council. : )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 4:59 PM
    And why not? :} Besides so that we didn't have 10 instead of 9 :}
    
    ArienValarToday at 4:59 PM
    ((i knew it was a conspiracy ! My classic guild happens to be
    callled The Conspiracy ;0 ))
    
    VardaToday at 4:59 PM
    He was not as adventurous as the others. And they needed someone to
    stay behind as if he were Frodo.
    [5:00 PM]
    I wonder why your guild would be called that?  ; )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:00 PM
    You'll have to join, I guess 
    [5:01 PM]
    Was Fredegar the only one in the conspiracy/fellowship team to face
    the Nazgul alone?
    
    VardaToday at 5:02 PM
    Frodo did.
    [5:03 PM]
    At the Ford of Bruinen.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:03 PM
    True!
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:03 PM
    Frodo had an Elf-horse :}
    
    VardaToday at 5:03 PM
    The Nazgul had Nazgul-horses. : )
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:03 PM
    I was going to make a movie joke and choked it back down....
    
    VardaToday at 5:04 PM
    I do wish they had left that big moment for Frodo in the movie,
    facing all Nine!
    [5:04 PM]
    while injured.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:04 PM
    Aye.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:05 PM
    If you want me, come and claim me?
    
    VardaToday at 5:05 PM
    Hi Ioreth : )
    [5:05 PM]
    Go ahead and type. : )
    [5:05 PM]
    lost her
    
    IorethToday at 5:06 PM
    wrong window, was trying to type in wow
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:06 PM
    Aiya 
    
    VardaToday at 5:07 PM
    Welcome to this window! : )
    [5:07 PM]
    Happy WoWing!
    [5:08 PM]
    gavels line up, a line of nine
    [5:08 PM]
    they hop to the hammerpad
    [5:08 PM]
    whop whop whop whop whop whop whop whop whop
    [5:09 PM]
    the hammerpad cheers!
    [5:09 PM]
    it's function compete
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:09 PM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKf-83NSigM
    YouTube
    See Through Negligees
    The Lord Of The Rings - "Chase To The River" scene {Ralph Bakshi,
    1...
    
    
    VardaToday at 5:09 PM
    Thank you, Arien. : )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:12 PM
    Look at him go, knocking back those last 2 Nazgul...
    
    VardaToday at 5:13 PM
    Now we know why folklore ghosts are afraid to cross running water. :
    )
    [5:13 PM]
    
    top
    
    After-meeting!
    [5:13 PM]
    Free chat.
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:13 PM
    
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:13 PM
    Hah, the white horses. I'd forgotten if that was movie only.
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:14 PM
    i love that movie 
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:14 PM
    It does look more subtle in this one.
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:14 PM
    oh no it is mentioned in the book in fact
    
    VardaToday at 5:14 PM
    Asfaloth was white, as I remember.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:14 PM
    No, the foam horses 
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:14 PM
    the waves shaped like horses
    
    IorethToday at 5:14 PM
    The one was a pony
    
    VardaToday at 5:15 PM
    ahh, they should be white like foam, and yes, they were a touch
    Gandalf added. He tells Frodo that later.
    
    IorethToday at 5:15 PM
    Waves like horses was some Scandinavian lore, but I'm not
    remembering which
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:15 PM
    Frodo was asking after that whether it was just his fantasy or
    whether it was real
    
    VardaToday at 5:15 PM
    Water horses are in more than one folklore/myth I believe.
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:16 PM
    and Gandalf said that rthey were for a moment afraid that they had
    unleashed too great a power and  that he would be swept away as
    well
    
    ArienValarToday at 5:43 PM
    Nessie is sometimes called a water horse .. at leased in the
    outlander books 
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:44 PM
    I do know about seahorses 
    
    VardaToday at 5:45 PM
    And there are kelpies. : )
    [5:48 PM]
    supper afk
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:48 PM
    Sup well :}
    [5:50 PM]
    Btw, apparently there's some realm connections happening Tuesday,
    and Lothar is among a long list.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:51 PM
    "The Grizzly Hills and Lothar realms will join the Malfurion and
    Trollbane realms."
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:53 PM
    Yeah, was trying to find a list saying what's getting connected to
    what, because it just gives the list of realms in the game.
    [5:53 PM]
    There we go, found it.
    [5:54 PM]
    Surprised Lothar is considered "low population." Guess I should've
    tried for those hard-to-get mounts already, heh.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:54 PM
    Ah, from rare mobs, yes.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:54 PM
    Like that one in Deepholm, aye.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:55 PM
    A few in Draenor too.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 5:55 PM
    Yeah, I still have a couple of those to try and get.
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 6:08 PM
    Any thoughts on the RP, btw?
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:10 PM
    I guess I'm still not sure where we go from here.
    
    IorethToday at 6:16 PM
    I got Hi-Li this week. Always fun. Especially when my mount
    collecting friend says, "I don't have that one yet"
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:17 PM
    haha
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 6:20 PM
    Hehe.
    
    IorethToday at 6:20 PM
    My big excitement was I healed heroic N'Zoth and didn't do anything
    wrong (6th try) It was 2-2-6. Finally I learned that fight well
    enough that I was comfortable and not so nervous my mind would lock
    up.
    [6:20 PM]
    ok
    [6:21 PM]
    miss-type
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 6:22 PM
    Congrats on Heroic N'Zoth :}
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:23 PM
    Grats!
    
    IorethToday at 6:23 PM
    I've done it serval times, always with 4 healers and my best has
    always been to die literally 20 feet before we killed him. I've been
    asked to leave a lot of times.
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:23 PM
    Ouch.
    
    IorethToday at 6:24 PM
    I'm slow. it takes me a while to learn what I need to do. Once I
    learn I settle in and just do it. I'm just now getting to the place
    in some Mythics where I DPS when nobody needs heals.
    
    ArienValarToday at 6:42 PM
    Namarie 
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:42 PM
    Namarie!
    
    IorethToday at 6:43 PM
    Namarie
    
    Eonwe ValarToday at 6:44 PM
    Sleep well ;}
    [6:45 PM]
    I can try to provide something more to base some posts on for the
    RP, if you all would like me too.
    
    Pallando-ValarToday at 8:18 PM
    Aiya!
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 8:18 PM
    Aiya!
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 8:55 PM
    Personal gaming report!
    [8:58 PM]
    
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    Flashgaming.. no new badges this week -
    and apparently kongpanions are still being designed, so it looks
    like the weekly badges will be continued for a while yet - but I've
    still got 3 games for you from this week's set 
    [8:59 PM]
    
    https://www.kongregate.com/games/ExploreWellcome/high-tea
    is a time/resource management game where you buy opium, sell it, and
    buy tea to deliver to England.
        Kongregate
        High Tea
        In High Tea you play a 19th Century independent
    British smuggler selling opium in China#39s Pearl Delta.
        Buy cheap and sell high to make a profit and get
    the t...
    [9:06 PM]
    Buy low, sell high, don't get yourself caught by authorities and
    fulfill your shipment.
    [9:06 PM]
    Not too long, but can be tricky 
    [9:07 PM]
    
    https://www.kongregate.com/games/JuicyBeast/burrito-bison-revenge
    for the second game, a launch and upgrade game with gummy bear
    squashing and quests to complete!
        Kongregate
        Burrito Bison Revenge
        Burrito Bison is back for more gummy squashing
    action in this epic sequel! More special gummy bears, more wrestling
    in the ring, more doors to shatter, more po...
    [9:07 PM]
    Bit of a classic, and I think one of the first games I played here 
    [9:08 PM]
    
    http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/sushi-cat-2
    for the last game! One in a series where you play through
    pinball-like levels in order to feed sushi cat and play through one
    of several cute storylines.
        Kongregate
        Sushi Cat 2
        Sushi Cat and his wife are out shopping at the
    local mall when a new nemesis, Bacon Dog, sees Sushi Cat#39s wife
    and decides to steal her. Help Sushi Cat get her...
    
    [9:09 PM]
    So enjoy!
    
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    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 9:20 PM
    Blizzard gaming:
    [9:22 PM]
    Starcraft II: 
    Did a few more games, one game away from completing this phase.
    Phase 3 starts in a few days, so I can go straight back in.
    [9:24 PM]
    Heroes of the Storm: 
    No new quest progress, but 1 level gained for Lunara, who I played
    in a brawl and is now up to level 16. From 423 to 424!
    [9:25 PM]
    Hearthstone: 
    Got the demon hunter to level 27! Also started new season, 1 of the
    5 required wins so far.
    [9:27 PM]
    Brawl is 23 jeweled macaws, which give you a random beast minion,
    and 7 random class spells for the class you choose. Had some trouble
    with this one, took about 4 of 5 tries with multiple classes. Takes
    a lot of luck and the right spells!
    [9:27 PM]
    Still, technically you should win 1 in 2 games 
    [9:27 PM]
    WoW:
    [9:28 PM]
    Not much new! Just doing my weekly and daily things.
    [9:29 PM]
    For raiding we had another achievement run, got a few people their
    missing Uldir achievements and poked Nyalotha. We did get the
    achievements for Ilgynoth and Hivemind though. Ilgynoth was a
    struggle in the previous achievement week, but with good focused aoe
    we got it down.
    [9:30 PM]
    4-masked another vision for about 4 or 5k mementos which is nice,
    and still getting more corruption resistance. Few more weeks and I
    won't even have the eye of corruption anymore 
    [9:31 PM]
    And the weekly is mythic dungeons, which I breezed through rather
    easily, though no good reward from the quest.
    [9:31 PM]
    Oh! I did get my final guardian corruptions, so that's something.
    [9:32 PM]
    Two more echoing void corruptions, for more damage while tanking 
    [9:32 PM]
    And.. I think that's it! Looking forward to next week though when
    I'm getting my last pvp pet battle family achievement.
    [9:34 PM]
    For Total Annihilation 
    I cleared level 2 and started level 3 of the Arm campaign. The last
    sea mission, with me again nicely sheltered behind a reef.
    Supposedly so is the enemy, which means we'll both be relying on
    air... and I'm good at air 
    [9:34 PM]
    My defenses and resource production are in place, and it's time to
    build my airfleet!
    [9:34 PM]
    And that's my report for the week.
    
    VardaToday at 10:00 PM
    Thank you, Phar. : )
    
    Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 10:02 PM
    namarie!
    
    VardaToday at 10:20 PM
    Namarie!
    
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