January 28, 2024
Sunday Meeting
5:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Discord: Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
[times are Central Time from Varda's Discord. Add one hour for
Eastern, which is Valar time and LotRO /servertime.]
["Notes" come from Varda when putting the transcript online.]
Attending (and typed): (8)
Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon,
Eonwe, Eowyn/Cenedra, Fangorn/Treebeard, Pallando, Sandalf13,
Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
New
story by Eonwe put online Saturday: "Opportunity
Cost: Second Age 3215, Imladris", by Eonwe-(Valar), in his
Narn I Auros series.
RP
group story on the forum has new posts this week and during the
meeting.
Gaming:
World of Warcraft, Warcraft
Rumble, Diabo
4, Diablo:
Immortal, Lord of the Rings Online
Tolkien:
Topics:
Elvish calendar by Eonwe.
RP posting.
After-meeting:
(non) Flashgaming
Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games
afterwards.
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Before-meeting
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 11:06 AM
https://valarguild.proboards.com/thread/1642/angmar-bound-chapter-where-shadows?page=6&scrollTo=7158
Angmar Bound, Chapter 2: Where Shadows Lie |
Valar Guild
Auros: It was late in the evening when Auros
finally crossed his threshold, and sleep was still far from him. His
first task was to return to his armory, and setting the bundle with
the sword o
Varda — Yesterday at 3:59 PM
Woot! Forum story!
[4:00 PM]
And time!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:00 PM
Aiya!
Varda — Yesterday at 4:00 PM
@Bounder @Guild-friend Huzzah! Time for the Valar Guild meeting!
Come say hi, chat gaming and Tolkien, or just plain lurk!
[4:00 PM]
Aiya Phar
[4:01 PM]
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
Membership:
Beautiful sunshiny day! Comfy. So good to see again.
Cenedra — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Heya, Varda reminded me that there is a meeting.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Huzzah! Aiya Eowyn. : )
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Aiya Alk! Can't stay too long....got to pick up my skis, poles, and
boots before the rental place closes for the day. Skiing tomorrow at
Keystone.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Ah, enjoy
Varda — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Sounds wonderful! Have a greaat time. : )
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Heya.
Treebeard — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya
Varda — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya Sandalf, Eonwe, and Fangorn : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya!
Varda — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
The Starcraft gamers are about to jump into their spaceships!
And hi again to Phar!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Battlecruiserrr operational.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:04 PM
Arien has work in the morning but said hi!
@Varda
The Starcraft gamers are about to jump into their spaceships!
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4psw3ccUI
YouTube
Game Archive - No Commentary Gameplay
Space Invaders 1978 - Arcade Gameplay
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:05 PM
Aiyarien and Namarien!
Varda — Yesterday at 4:05 PM
hehe
[4:05 PM]
Ohh the memories : )
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:05 PM
I'll post one picture before I go...Buffalo Mountain, at the
southern end of the Gore Range...I think it is pretty easy to see
the buffalo...elevation at my Condo is 9,200 feet.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1201287006504882337/Buffalo_Mtn_edited_from_Jan_2022.jpg
Varda — Yesterday at 4:06 PM
Wow. White stuff all over!
[4:06 PM]
Need to do something about all that styrofoam packing.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:06 PM
Hmm, was thinking powdered sugar.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:06 PM
Sounds much better!
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:06 PM
Yup. They finally got some snow. I will check in as soon as I get
back...should be before the meeting is over. Namarie for now! BTW -
ccan you all see the buffalo?
Varda — Yesterday at 4:07 PM
Namarie!
[4:08 PM]
Reminds me of cloud-watching.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:08 PM
Namarie Sandalf! Are we supposed to see the shape in the mountain?
Varda — Yesterday at 4:10 PM
Guess he's out the door. May his skiing go well!
[4:11 PM]
Getting most of the boxes unpacked, Phar? : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:11 PM
Final cabinet arrived earlier this week, so I'm all set
Varda — Yesterday at 4:11 PM
Woot! Congrats. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:11 PM
thanks!
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Varda — Yesterday at 4:12 PM
Web:
[4:12 PM]
We have a new story from Eonwe!
"Opportunity Cost: Second Age 3215, Imladris"
Part of his Narn I Auros series, with a bit on the friends. Fun
read.
[4:13 PM]
https://valarguild.org/tolkien/encyc/fiction/authors/Eonwe/stories/OpportunityCost.htm
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:13 PM
Here is the outline....had to hurriedly make this for my
friends...got to run! Till later!
Varda — Yesterday at 4:13 PM
Thank you for that! Having some trouble seeing it.
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:13 PM
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/98425690877104128/1201289016872550480/Buffalo_Mtn_outline_from_Jan_2022.jpg
Varda — Yesterday at 4:13 PM
Might be a turtle...
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:14 PM
hehe
Varda — Yesterday at 4:14 PM
./duck
Anyway, enjoy the story when you get the chance. : )
[4:14 PM]
Also for the web,
Eonwe has posted to the forum story!
Here's a repeat of the link he gave us earlier:
https://valarguild.proboards.com/thread/1642/angmar-bound-chapter-where-shadows?page=6&scrollTo=7158
Angmar Bound, Chapter 2: Where Shadows Lie |
Valar Guild
Auros: It was late in the evening when Auros
finally crossed his threshold, and sleep was still far from him. His
first task was to return to his armory, and setting the bundle with
the sword o
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:16 PM
Must check it out!
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:19 PM
I noticed at least one person checked it out already :}
Varda — Yesterday at 4:20 PM
I have an urge to type over there. Nice ghost story going.
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
:}
Varda — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Helps to log in.
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Aiya folks )
Varda — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Aiya poster! : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Ah, checked out!
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:22 PM
yeah felt tempted to have Frali react that way
[4:23 PM]
suits him , yojung, a bit over zealous .. more like kill first , ask
later .but not quite tyhat extreme
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:23 PM
Shoot first, don't bother to ask questions later!
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:24 PM
i also feel a task coming for Frali .. right Eonwe ~?
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:25 PM
https://youtu.be/IAwJ6ZRFK8A?t=146
YouTube
Phoenix
Wild Wild West (1999) - "I'm The President Of The
United States"
[4:26 PM]
Re:task: It's there for the taking :}
Varda — Yesterday at 4:27 PM
Nice posts! Some good characterization. I put up a quick post.
Haven't learned not to volunteer! And that should free Frali for his
duty.
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:28 PM
Two tasks available: fix the well or sit up on a perch like a bird
and watch for incoming enemies.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:29 PM
feels birdlike
Already posted anyway. : )
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:29 PM
:}
Varda — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
While Fainan is not very good at speaking Quenya, she can read it
well enough to help at Elrond's library, and understood some of what
the Noldor were saying.
Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
Aiya
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
Aiya!
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
repairing the well seems to me more dwarflike and clear the rrubble
away would give him some occasion to use his pent up energy and play
with his muscles
Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
I am currently somewhere above Halifax. No news to report otherwise.
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
in a plane ::O?
Varda — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
Aiya Blue Wizard!
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
aiya Pallando
Varda — Yesterday at 4:33 PM
(But lets the Noldor think they have a totally secret language if
they want. Maybe it's just for Frali's benefit anyway?)
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:34 PM
and also namarie I fear .. i have to get up at six tomorrow morning
and got a wee job to do do before i go to settle on my barge
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:34 PM
Ah, namarie Arien
Varda — Yesterday at 4:34 PM
Thank you for adding fun and Frali to our day! Namarie!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:34 PM
So I guess Calion'll just take a nap?
Arien Valar — Yesterday at 4:35 PM
Namarie all \and your welcome
Varda — Yesterday at 4:36 PM
Oh, Eonwe also did a handy set of notes the rest of us might like to
swipe. Can you post that here?
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:36 PM
Sure.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:36 PM
Calion needs ham!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:36 PM
True!
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:37 PM
Writing some of my stories I needed a quicker reference of the
Elvish loa to solidfy time of/between closer-occurring stories.
[4:37 PM]
---------------------------------------
Elvish Year:
Quenya --- English --- Sindarin --- Number of Days
Yestarë -> First day of the year
Tuilë --- Spring --- Ethuil --- (54 days)
Lairë --- Summer --- Laer --- (72 days)
Yavië --- Autumn --- Iavas --- (54 days)
Enderi -> Middle Days (3 normally, 6 every 12 years)
Quellë --- Fading --- Firith --- (54 days)
Hrivë --- Winter --- Rhiw --- (72 days)
Coirë --- Stirring --- Echuir --- (54 days)
Mettarë -> Last day of the year
---------------------------------------
Varda — Yesterday at 4:37 PM
Very handy! Thank you!
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:39 PM
MP.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:39 PM
No Rezan?
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:39 PM
?
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
Loa!
..Eh, too much WoW.
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
Oh, hah.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
hehe - yay gamers!
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
Elves hunted all the Tyrannosaurs to extinction?
Varda — Yesterday at 4:41 PM
The dwarves helped. Meat off the bone!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:42 PM
Arms too short to fend off the arrows.
@Arien Valar
in a plane ::O?
Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 4:42 PM
Indeed so
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:42 PM
Also names for "Fading" but not in my notes: Q. Lasse-lanta S.
Narbeleth.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:44 PM
Flying Wizard!
[4:45 PM]
Fading, very elvish way of speaking of Fall/Autumn.
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:46 PM
Autumn is the season/month before the Enderi.
Varda — Yesterday at 4:52 PM
On to
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Gaming!
[4:52 PM]
tosses a gavel from the shelf without checking it first.
oops!
[4:54 PM]
Er, will that gavel do, Fionwe?
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:54 PM
checks gavel It will suffice.
[4:54 PM]
World of Warcraft:
[4:54 PM]
This week's bonus event: World Quests.
This week's PvP Brawl: Southshore vs Tarren Mill.
[4:55 PM]
Check out This
Week in WoW. ---
World of Warcraft
This Week in WoW: January 22, 2024 - WoW
Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for
World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know
byte by byte.
This week get the Grim Campfire Toy by watching
your favorite World of Warcraft streamers. Season of Discovery Phase
2 Goes Live February 8.
[4:55 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes.
---
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: January 23, 2024 - WoW
Here you will find a list of hotfixes that
address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight,
Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, Season of
Discovery, and WoW Classic.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:55 PM
yep yep, SS vs TM... a bloody violent 40v40 tug of war.
PvP at its finest.
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:56 PM
It has its moments.
[4:56 PM]
Warcraft Rumble:
Update
4.0.0 is out this week. ---
Patch Notes for Season 3 and update 4.0.0.
Welcome to update 4.0.0! Check out plenty of PvP
Improvements, now with random Maps and a new "Enchant" mod type!
We've also increased Warchest Point rewards from
PvP Honor, and made some adjustments and fixes to Troops, Leaders,
Talents, and more!
[4:56 PM]
Diablo 4:
[4:57 PM]
A new patch
came out Friday. --- (making two this past week)
Diablo IV Patch Notes
We will continually update this article with all
patches the development team implements for Diablo IV.
[4:57 PM]
Diablo Immortal:
Check out this week's bug
fixes. ---
Diablo Immortal Bug Fixes and Patch Notes for All
Platforms
We will continually update this blog with all bug
fixes and patches the team implements for Diablo Immortal on all
platforms.
[4:57 PM]
Lord of the Rings Online:
[4:58 PM]
The year's public
event schedule has been posted. (It's almost like they know
what's going to happen) ---
The Lord of the Rings Online
2024 Public Event Schedule
Get a list of bonuses, events, and other
time-specific changes here for 2024!
Varda — Yesterday at 4:58 PM
: )
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:58 PM
Slides gavel back to Varda
Varda — Yesterday at 4:58 PM
catches the gavel. It seems to move quite smoothly!
[4:59 PM]
Lord of the Rings Online players in kin branches this past
week: (edited)
Valarites who came into kin branches this past week:
Landroval:
Arien
Dis
Eonwe
Fangorn
Nar
Nimrodel
Pengolodh
Varda
Crickhollow:
Eonwe
Falco
Fangorn
Varda
Treebeard:
Varda
[4:59 PM]
Starcraft 2:
I know for sure of Fangorn and Eonwe who are gaming there together
right now, and pretty sure of Faramir.
[5:00 PM]
Anyone else played SC2 this past week and present to say so? :
)
[5:01 PM]
Then on to
[5:02 PM]
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Tolkien!
Since we are already there. Slight jumping of the gun!
[5:03 PM]
We had Tolkien story forum
posts and a Tolkien
calendar by Eonwe!
And it is the hour. Oops. So the Tolkien part should be set up a bit
higher to show what we were doing, but hey. : ) [Note:
thus the handy links!]
[5:04 PM]
Any other comments on anything before we move to general free chat?
Phar, of course, needs to put his character that he is about to make
into our Landroval group to hush me. ; )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:05 PM
I don't even have enough time for the games I already play!
Varda — Yesterday at 5:06 PM
hehe - so much for that!
I have too many LotRO characters to play them all properly. But
hopefully enough of all sizes to help out when needed. And a
full set of crafters.
[5:07 PM]
Umbari crafting makes some very nice stuff, but the Red Sea-stones
take some effort to collect.
Anyway....
trumpet
[5:07 PM]
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After-meeting!
Free chat!
and posting fun
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:10 PM
I could make a 3-word post "chews ham loudly" but I should probably
wait for another chore to be mentioned
Varda — Yesterday at 5:11 PM
Nahh. And hey, you're a high up elf type. : )
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
So Fainan is expected to sit up in the crow's nest all day? :}
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Aiya
Varda — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Give me targets!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Aiya!
Varda — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Aiya and welcome back, Sandalf! We are in After-meeting, free chat.
: )
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Well, I must be off. Take care all, good night, sleep well, and have
fun.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Namarie
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:14 PM
Namarie,Eonwe
Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:14 PM
Enjoy the story and the forum post :}
Varda — Yesterday at 5:14 PM
Namarie, Eonwe, and guaranteed!
Cenedra — Yesterday at 6:39 PM
Namarie
Varda — Yesterday at 6:40 PM
Namarie
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 7:06 PM
Aiya Ar!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:08 PM
Aiya!
[9:08 PM]
Personal gaming report:
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:09 PM
Aiya Ar! I am so happy to hear from you!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:09 PM
:)
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:09 PM
Me too.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:11 PM
For (non)flashgaming, grow-defense is one of the new badges
this week.
Grow
Defense
Kongregate
Grow Defense
This is an incremental tower defense game, where
you grow your defenses from nothing to a huge powerhouse, with lots
of weapon upgrades and defenses.
Tap the...
[9:13 PM]
An idle game with an interesting setting, as you defend a castle
from waves of poorly drawn enemies. You get money for kills to spend
on upgrades, including archers, and a laser tower.
[9:15 PM]
There's also equipment, gems for more permanent upgrades, daily
rewards to get, and map progress. Lots of stuff!
And when you die you still get gold, so you can upgrade eventually
[9:18 PM]
Blizzard gaming:
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:26 PM
OK
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:29 PM
Hearthstone:
level 98 on the reward track. Almost there to 100!
[9:30 PM]
Wanted to save 2000 gold for the new mini-set, but the Dreamgrove
Lunara druid-skin came up, and I can't resist moon- or
ardenweald-themed skins, so bought that first for 1000 gold. Now
saving gold once again
[9:31 PM]
Brawl is Shake, Deathrattle and Roll: Get a random deck, every
minion played gets a random deathrattle. I got my wins with the
hunter class, which tends to get more minions, and some deathrattle
synergies.
[9:34 PM]
Warcraft Rumble: No new collection level yet. Made some progress in
the sigil campaign, defeating the dragon Emberstrife, completing
Dustwallow Marsh and entering Un'goro. First fight has a lot of
respawning raptors... I'll need to figure something out there.
[9:35 PM]
In the dungeon I got level 12 done for Drakkisath. This week the
dungeon's for undead, and got levels 13 and 14 for Baron Rivendare
there as well.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:37 PM
3 new talents for 3 of my minis Got the first one for the
Mountaineer (one to go, but it doesn't matter which one for that),
and the talents I wanted for the quillboar and the meat wagon.
Currently in the shop are 2 new uncommon upgrades and a second
mountaineer talent, so I'm saving up for those.
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:37 PM
I must apologize for leaving early, Ar, but I am pooped. It has been
a long day. I will finish reading your report tomorrow. I hope that
you are settling into your new home and lifestyle, and getting
acclimated. A move like the one that you made is difficult and
takes some time to adjust to...sei gesund, and Namarie!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:38 PM
Alright, namarie, and good luck with the skiing!
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:38 PM
Thanks! I just hope I don't fall!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:38 PM
At least you should fall softly!
Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 9:38 PM
One would hope.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:38 PM
WoW:
[9:40 PM]
More raiding, as I got to tank all the bosses on heroic, with
especially Tindral being a learning experience for me. Also got my
personal first Smolderon kill, as I'd missed our first 3 kills, so
that's the season 3 achievement complete.
We've not gotten Fyrakk yet this reset, but there's always tuesday!
[9:41 PM]
Also got my honor level to 122.
Oh, and I won the Hearthstone of the Flame toy from one of the raid
bosses, so was lucky there It's a very nice animation and I'm
certainly using it on my fire mage.
[9:43 PM]
This week I focused on the Outland Cup for dragonriding. Got all the
normal race tracks to gold, and their advanced and reverse versions
to silver, with a few of them hitting the gold by some lucky
accident. I also visited them again along with the starting quest on
my mage, getting all normals to gold again, and getting enough
badges total to grab all the vendor rewards, so I'm done with the
Cup for now
[9:44 PM]
4 dragon customizations, the complete Outlandish Drake Racer's
transmog set, and the Vial of Endless Draconic Scales toy, for if I
want to randomize my dragons' customizations whenever I use them.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 9:46 PM
I also finished the trading post for this week, getting the Golden
Mobile Timepiece mog piece, which is a fancy golden watch. And with
the currency I bought the Time-Lost Salamanther pet, as well as the
Tabard of Wild Might, which felt rather druidy.
[9:46 PM]
Been a while since I had some trading tender left over, I'm sure
I'll spend that all again next month
[9:47 PM]
Did not get the achievement for 12 months completed, though I
checked the 12 monthly rewards and I have them all. I guess one
didn't register, so it'll have to wait until february. We suspect
it's the weapons mog set, since those swords are not useable by my
main druid, though they are present on my alts.
[9:49 PM]
Finally a bit more alting on the mage, after doing the Outland Cup I
sent her back to Revendreth and did a few quests for Theotar. It's
slow going, but there won't be a Cup to worry about next week, so
we'll see
And that's my report for the week!
[9:51 PM]
Namarie
Varda — Yesterday at 10:52 PM
Namarie : )
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