Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

Making of Central Brittany
Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 28 Postmortem
Richard Garriott at Cartoons on the Bay (Venice, Italy)
Richard Garriott at the Explorer’s Club
New (Old) Player Homes
New Boat Decorations
Lot Deed Sale and Player Owned Town Lot Deeds
SeleneNoctua’s Video Walkthrough of Skrekk
The Gallery of Horrors
Longfall’s R28 End of the World Party
17 Day Countdown for 15% Bonus & Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations
Community Resources – Players Helping Players
In-game Community Events
Upcoming Events
Backer Shipping Addresses
Recommended Projects to Back

The Making of Brittany

This the continuing update on progress on Brittany. Central Brittany is scheduled to go live in Release 29.

[From a Dev+ Forum Post by Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar]

CITY OF BRITTANY LAYOUT

Hey guys, SorcerousSteve here to give you an update on the City of Brittany!

As Brittany approaches its final stages, I have compiled a map with all the current player lot locations and interesting locations you will find in the city. In designing Brittany I wanted every section of the city to feel unique, below you’ll see names of neighborhoods and streets that not only give an identity to the different sectors but I hope will help you guys, the players in establishing your homes and identifying with specific areas.

Looking West from Portside:

Rollo’s Parade:

Quinn’s Peak:

At the fork of Old Holtrop Road and Cotton Road:

Zaldivar Square:

Hope you enjoyed this glimpse of Brittany!

Esteben Zaldivar
Level Designer

Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 28 Postmortem

We had a great Hangout of the Avatar this week, with Richard, Starr, Chris, Lum, and Gina chatting about Release 28 and providing a sneak peek at Release 29. FireLotus fielded lots of questions and feedback live in the chat-room and from the original post! We gave out lots of prizes including store credits, ISS mission patches from Richard’s trip to space, a Shroud of the Avatar T-shirt, and more! For every $1000 pledged during the Hangout Chris did shots while Starr either sang or danced. Did we mention that Starr is tone deaf? You have been warned.

Here is the video in case you missed it live:

Richard Garriott at Cartoons on the Bay (Venice, Italy)

Richard Garriott received one of two Pulcinella Special Awards for Lifetime Achievement at the 20th annual Cartoons on the Bay animation and multi-media festival where he also served on the international jury. From their webpage:

Richard Garriott de Cayeux, in art Lord British. Born in 1961 in Cambridge to American parents, he grew up in Texas. Had he not been in space on 12 October 2008, following in the footsteps of his father, a professional astronaut, he would be no less famous. Richard Garriott is, in fact, the first game developer to have created a genuine role playing game with his seminal Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979). It was soon followed by the creation that would mark his eternal fortune, giving life to an endless saga of huge success:Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1980). The undisputed king of RPGs, with his masterpiece Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985), Richard Garriott makes another miracle in 1997, when with Ultima Online he creates the first MMORPG, or “massively multiplayer online role playing game,” according to the definition that he coined. It is an online interconnected world in which players all over the planet can live a parallel life, interacting and fighting. This intuition has changed forever the way people play and understand the online experience. Richard Garriott, who will be a member of the international jury at Cartoons On the Bay 2016, will also receive a much-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award, holding a special master class.

Richard, ever gracious, had this to say about receiving the award: “I received a “Special Award for Contributions to Computer Gaming”, specifically for the many advances brought to gaming through games I have helped lead. I was very grateful to be there and receive this award, but also noted from the stage: “I have had the good fortune to be in this industry for many years and so have had many opportunities to help advance the state of the art, but it is important to thank the teams who built Ultiima, Ultima Online & Tabula Rasa that I have worked with in making these games, many of whom I still work with after decades in this business. It is often really others on the team, who have made these advances and deserve credit for this award.”

While at the festival Richard was featured on Rai.tv in multiple segments. The first segment with Richard starts at 8:40. The second segment starts at 17:39.

Richard Garriott at the Explorer’s Club

Richard Garriott was recently featured on the Tumble Science Podcast for Kids where they interviewed him at the famed Explorer’s Club in New York City, New York. Richard describes his own explorations that include meteorite hunting, and even teaches you how to hunt for meteorites yourself!

New (Old) Player Homes

Several community members suggested that we turn the Wood & Stone Guard Tower used in various towns, like Kingsport (and in Player Owned Towns) into a Player Home. So we did! In the process, we added an interior floor and some windows for that floor. The Wood & Stone Guard Tower Village Home can be found in the Add On Store.

We also had some community requests to reintroduce the original Knight’s Keep from the Knight’s pledge that was replaced with a new model. This venerable old structure has been re-introduced to the game and can be found in the Add On Store.

New Boat Decorations

When we created the Gondola and Gondolier system for Ardoris to facilitate quick transportation across one of our largest cities, we used one of our default boats but we always wanted a custom gondola. In fact, gondolas were present in the earliest concept sketches of Ardoris. For Release 29, we created these Gondolas and placed them in Ardoris. In the process we used that asset to create three new home decorations.

This Small Plain Longboat can be crafted in the game:

The Gondola (as seen in Ardoris) and Small Longboat are both available in the Add On Store.

Lot Deed Sale and Player Owned Town Lot Deeds

We are excited to announce that, based on community feedback, we are adding a new type of Lot Deed to the game: Player Owned Town Lot Deeds. To launch the program, we are adding 1000 POT Village Lot Deeds to the Add On Store and reducing the prices of all Lot Deeds to their original sale price. Furthermore, we are removing 350 Row Lot Deeds from the Add On Store and reserving them for future in-game purchase, to increase the number of in-game Lot Deeds purchasable for in-game gold.

The reasoning and details about how this all works is as follows. Land in New Britannia is a limited commodity, thus, Lot Deed availability is tied to land availability (as has been consistently stated since the Kickstarter). This is to prevent the unpleasant experience of purchasing a Lot Deed yet being unable to find any land to claim. In order to do that, we are going to carefully control how lot deeds are introduced into the game. There are three ways Lot Deeds can be purchased:

Pledges: Certain pledges come with lot deeds and these lot deeds also are tax free. Note that these pledges and the tax free Lot Deeds that come with them, are all expiring during the May and July 2016 Expiration Events.
Add-On Store: These have defined quantities of which Village have sold out. These lot deeds are taxed at the same rate as in-game Lot Deeds
In-Game with gold: This number will be 30% of the total of the above two numbers and will not exceed the amount of available land in the game. Currently these are purchased directly from in-game merchants but starting with Release 33 there will be a new distribution method that will insure a more fair distribution method.

Since the addition of POTs, the amount of “potential” available land has greatly increased and therefore a potential demand for more lot deeds has been created. However that land is only potential, not guaranteed, until the owner puts down lot markers and unlocks the lots. So we still have to be very careful in how we add deeds to the game to make sure those who purchase deeds have a place to use them. So we are adding the following:

POT Lot Deeds: As normal Lot Deeds sell out in-game (and in the Add On Store) Portalarium will sell limited quantities of PoT only Lot Deeds in the game (and in the Add On Store). These deeds can only be used inside Player Owned Towns. These will only be sold in the lot sizes that sell out and will be sold for the exact same price as normal lot deeds. NOTE: At this time that means we would only introduce Village sized PoT only Lot Deeds (but only in the Add On Store since lots are not currently being limited in-game). As with everything with the game, we will carefully monitor the situation and if there is ever a significant shortage of lot deeds and a surplus of land we will release more as needed.

SeleneNoctua’s Video Walk-through of Skrekk

Community member SeleneNoctua visited Skrekk in Release 28 and recorded her experience in this amazing video walkthrough where she speculates on the fate of the Kobold denizens. You can find the video in her forum post here.

The Gallery of Horrors

Community member Eriador’s Gallery of Horrors continues to amaze visitors by pushing the very limits of what decoration system is capable of doing. The Dragon, Skeleton and Title image below can only be viewed by climbing into a tower and takes up multiple keep sized lots!!!

Here is a map of the Hidden Vale laid out in miniature!

Don’t take our word for it! As you can see below a veritable cavalcade of players are showering praise upon the Gallery! Hurry up and see it before the wipe in Release 29 and it all gets replaced with the next Gallery of Horrors!

Longfalls’ R28 End Of The World Party (Falling For Doc)

From the People that brought you: r25 End Of The World Party (Doc’s Cotton Pickin Party).

Momento Mori & Sandillox Ent Now Bring You:

Longfalls’ r28 End Of The World Party (Falling For Doc)

*~*Spectro Mori*~*
10:00pm CDT April 22nd….. Tune in for Weekly Updates!

Music Broadcasted On Avatars Radio w/ Dj Apollox Evanheart

Teleport to Sand, Roper Docholiday, Minerva, or Night Fury. Run down the road and party is on the left!

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17 Day Countdown for 15% Bonus & Spring 2016 Pledge Expirations!

As we march toward the Final Wipe and Lot Selection milestone this summer, we are permanently expiring almost half of all pledges during the Spring 2016 Pledge Expiration Event, at 10:30 AM CT, May 2, 2016. The remaining ten pledges, as well as new Player Owned Towns, will be expired during the Summer 2016 Expiration Event. The pledges expiring May 2 include: Immortal Adventurer, Virtual Collector, Collector, Citizen, Knight, Lord, and Baron.

If you were thinking of purchasing (or upgrading) a pledge before they expire, or purchasing an add-on item, player owned town, service voucher, or Make A Difference item, then now’s a great time to do it! Thru 10:30 AM CT, May 2, 2016 we’ll add an additional 15% bonus to your Store Credit!

[More Spring 2016 Bonus & Expiration details…]

Community Resources – Players Helping Players

The official SotA Player Created Resources Forum is the place to find the best player created resources for Shroud of the Avatar, whether it’s a Player Written Guide, a Video Walk-through, or a Wiki-type Website. Here are a few samples:

Hospitallers

Hospitallers are volunteer players that make themselves available, both in-game and out, to help new players (or veteran players) that are seeking guidance, or just friendly conversation. To facilitate new players and helping players to find each other in-game, all players are granted access to the titles “Outlander” (to designate player seeking help) and “Hospitaller” (to designate players providing help). While in-game, helping players can display their “Hospitaller” title to signal they are available to provide specific help or newcomer recommendations. New (or veteran) players can signal to other players they would like help, or newcomer guidance, by pressing Keypad “-” and setting their title to “Outlander”.

The Hospitallers are hosting an in-game event at 2:00pm CT, Saturday, April 16th at the town of Wolves Den (see map) to introduce new players to the Hospitaller program (see forum post):

SotAHelp.org

SotAHelp.org is a player support site run by a team of dedicated volunteers, or Hospitallers, who devote much of their in and out-of-game time towards improving the new player experience within Shroud of the Avatar. If you have difficulty locating a Hospitaller in-game, then SotaHelp.Org, can help. You can ask questions offline (I Have a Question), schedule an in-game meetup (Help Me In-Game), browse the FAQ section and player resource area, contact us on Facebook, or email us at seekinghelp@sotahelp.org. SotAHelp.org also helps breach the language barrier. Simply click into the detail view on the SotAHelp.org home page of any Hospitaller to see what languages they speak. Let us know if you can’t find your language and we’ll help you find a Hospitaller that speaks your language! Interested in joining the Hospitaller team? If so, then contact a Hospitaller about joining, or head over to the SotAHelp.org website and register as a Hospitaller, or join us for our weekly in-game meetings (Sundays at 11am CT, TeamSpeak 3 Server: Pax et Veritas, 43.245.163.15:10099).

Avatars’ Circle

Avatars’ Circle is one of the first Shroud of the Avatar resource sites created by by the SotA community, not only providing links to other popular SotA resource sites, but also home to the first SotA community events calendar!

SotA Wiki

SotAwiki is another of the early Shroud of the Avatar resource sites. A premier source of information for all of New Britannia! This site is being actively updated, so if there isn’t something you need, let them know! They’ll be sure to include more information about desired topics as they strive to provide a complete and robust Wiki for Shroud of the Avatar!

Avatars’ Radio

Welcome New Britannians to Avatars Radio – Radio of the Avatars. Rocking your socks off from the town of Radio City with the Terrestrial and New Britannian bards together under one roof through the power of the Moon Towers. Check out their daily program of amazing DJs: http://avatarsradio.info/schedule.php. Created by the Shroud of the Avatar community, for the Shroud of the Avatar community, Avatars Radio is dedicated to serving the needs of our community while playing some of the best crowd-sourced music the community has to offer!

SotAMap.com

We continue to be blown away by the ongoing mapping efforts of the world of New Britannia at SotAMap.com! This amazing map allows you to pan the camera out for a global view of the map, or incrementally zoom in until you make out the finest details of the Overworld map of Novia and The Hidden Vale. And more of the town maps are being added every month!

New Britannia News Network (NBNN)

NBNN is New Britannia’s premier video streaming news network. This community effort mobilizes streamers into a global endeavor of promotion for the greater Shroud of the Avatar community. Whether it be the latest news or a revealing interview, NBNN never fails to surprise!

Role-Players of the Avatar (RPOTA)

Role-Players of the Avatar is a social environment where you will find a creative outlet for story writing and adventure creation. We are a community which feeds your desire to be someone else… a crazed barbarian, a cunning scoundrel, maybe a quirky wizard or perhaps a mysterious assassin. There are no limits here as to what character you can explore since we allow for any role-player or role-playing guild to join us from Shroud of the Avatar.

In-game Community Events

Our amazing community has another great lineup of in-game events planned for this weekend. Special thanks to community member SpookyJenny (aka Jenny Phoenixfyre in-game) for her help in compiling the schedule of player events from the Avatar’s Circle Community Events calendar and the Events of the Avatars community calendar:

Recurring Events

April is Adopt a Greyhound Month!!! – Screenshot Contest
- In the US, April is National Adopt a Greyhound Month! With many racetracks closing due to changes in gambling legislation, this year there are even more retired racers looking for homes. To raise awareness for these former professional athletes and amazing pets, community member SeleneNoctua is sponsoring a Greyhound screenshot contest! (details)
RPOTA Monthly $170 Writing Contest
- Here ye! Here ye! Biographers, Historians, Diplomats, Journalists, Story Writers, Quest Designers and Videographers! RPOTA is in dire need of your amazing talents! Role-Players of the Avatar is hosting a monthly contest to award those most famous with their quill or camera! (details)
The Unreliable Travel Guide
- The Unreliable Travel Guide, created at the SotA Writing Round Table, is not an event, but a collection of hilarious short stories published by two drunken layabouts who have nothing better to do than try to derive a dishonest income from newly arrived avatars. (details)
Avatars Radio (Daily Programming)
- Welcome New Britannians to Avatars Radio – Radio of the Avatars. Rocking your socks off from the town of Radio City with the Terrestrial and New Britannian bards together under one roof through the power of the Moon Towers. Check out their daily program of amazing DJs: http://avatarsradio.info/schedule.php
NBNN Lunch with Laz & Jack (Weekdays, 12pm CDT)
- Join NBNN every weekday for Lunch With Laz & Jack. They will be covering the daily goings on in SOTA. Calendar updates, Relevant issues happening in the days news. Come chat with us about upcoming events and general information. http://nbnn.info
“The Tavern Respite” RP Event (Mondays, 8pm CDT)
- The tavern door opens before you, and the scent of pipe and stew waft outwards with a wall of warmth from the hearth. Join in with the patrons of the Bear Tavern as they share tales of their adventures amid endless mugs of ale, legs of mutton, and merriment unbounded.The first Monday of each month, the event returns to Bear Tavern, where it all began. If no locations are scheduled, the event will take place at Fire Lotus Tavern, by default. (teleport to Elgarion De’Khali; details)!
Order of Vengeance Guild Meeting (Mondays, 9pm CDT)
- Held at the Guild Hall in Vengeance
Challenge Dungeon Run (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am & 7pm CDT)
- This is a self-host event that meets at the Braemar Cemetery (map). Join whoever can make it for a dungeon run, adventure or something along those lines. Come prepared for combat. Learn how to set up your combat system if you need help.
PaxLair Town Manager Hour (Tuesdays, 2:00pm CDT)
- Join PaxLair’s Town Manager, Sean Silverfoot, to ask questions about PaxLair, being a Citizen, holding a lot and any other questions concerning PaxLair or any of it’s boroughs: Dragons Watch, Tenakill, Lockbrier, Island of Wonders, Knowhere, Sea Nymph Grotto & Serentiy Isle. (map)
EVL Monster MashDungeon Crawl (Tuesdays, 7pm CDT)
- Every Virtue is Lasting will be holding a dungeon crawl every Tuesday to provide fun and experience for our members and guests. All are welcome! The meeting point is in Owls Head at the center of town near the trainer (map)
EVL Virtue League PVP Tournament (Wednesdays, 7pm CDT)
- Looking to break into the PVP scene but don’t want to be placed against established god-like players? We have you covered with two divisions, one for the newer, less experienced player, and one for the cream of the crop who have something to prove! (The Underworld at Aschfahl Festung; details)
Stryker Sparhawk’s Happy Hour Wednesdays (Wednesdays, 8pm CDT)
- Stryker will travel to one of the local Novia taverns for an hour to open a bar tab for drinks in hopes of sharing stories, news, critique of the arts, music, dancing, and otherwise unplanned mayhem. Teleport to Stryker Sparhawk (details)
Phoenix Republic PVE Nights (Thursdays & Fridays, 7pm CDT)
- Join the Phoenix Republic as we send our weekly foray into the control points, dungeons and other of the most dangerous locales. Each week we will depart to a different PVE locale to help train our combatants. Contact Kazyn Phoenixfyre or Malakas for more info!
Novian Academy – Role Play Courses (Fridays, 4pm CDT)
- Luka Melehan is hosting RP classes and practice sessions. (teleport to Luka Melehan)
Shardfall Madness (Fridays, 6pm CDT)
- A PvP event. Contact Wind Silvermoon for details.
Astronomy Event (Fridays, 7:30pm CDT)
- Interested in New Britannia Astronomy? Just enjoy gazing at the stars? Join us every week as we explore the night sky above New Britannia. (Player Town of Caer Dracwych, teleport to Bowen Bloodgood; details)

Friday, April 15

7pm CDT Phoenix Republic PVE Nights
- Join the Phoenix Republic as we send our weekly foray into the control points, dungeons and other of the most dangerous locales. Each week we will depart to a different PVE locale to help train our combatants. Contact Kazyn Phoenixfyre or Malakas for more info!
7pm CDT Vengeance Madness PVP
- This is an Open PvP event where everyone fights it out in a royal rumble to see who the ultimate death dealer is! An hour of PvP madness that you cannot miss. The person who ends up with the most kills will be the champion! This is an opportunity to test skills, templates, items, and strategy, but most of all to have fun! An hour full of madness you cannot miss out on! Whether you are a usual PvP’er or not… Anyone is welcome to come out and join us. Winners may win entries into the BMC-Grid Iron. (City of Vengeance; teleport to Bambino LudoVate; map).
7:30pm CDT Friday Night Astronomy
- For anyone interested in Astronomy in New Britannia or just like looking up at the stars and hanging out. I host an astronomy course every Friday night at 7:30pm CST to 8:30pm CST. Whether it’s a crowd or just one person I will be happy to be your host at Caer Dracwych. Teleport to Bowen Bloodgood. (Caer Dracwych, map)

Saturday, April 16

6:00am CDT Wake Up New, Britannia!!! With Woftam and Selene
- Woftam and Selene Noctua broadcast on AvatarsRadio from the Wake Up New Britannia Studio in Owlshead (right behind the crafting pavillion). Includes Interviews with the Community, Contests for in-game Gold, What’s new for the week in New Britannia, and your Best Bets for SotA weekend events! (details)
9:00am CDT PaxLair Working Hours
- Come to PaxLair and see what’s happening! For two hours (more or less) we work together on projects, create ideas and have fun together. It’s sort of a weekly time to gather and do things together. Everyone in Novia is welcome! (PaxLair, map; or teleport to Winfield or Sean Silverfoot)
11:00am CDT Church of the Dark Star – Saturday Service
- High Priestess of Chaos, Amber Raine, and the Dean of the Novian Academy, Kazyn Phoenixfyre, welcome you to the Church of the Dark Star. A shared project, built upon equality, where all are welcome. Services range from what is Chaos and Order to how they affect different aspects of our life. The path you choose is yours. (Alternating locaions; details)
2:00pm CDT Hospitaller Monthly Meeting – Players Helping Players
- Have you seen people running around, sporting the title Hospitaller and wondered “What’s that about?” Well, this is your chance to find out! Everyone is invited, come ask questions and find out what we’re all about. If you’re a new player needing a bit of help, this is your time! You will have our undivided attention. You can also find out how to become a Hospitaller. (Wolves Den, map; details)
2:00pm CDT Beran League Construction – Harvest & Craft
- A weekly craft & harvest event for the purpose of supporting all towns, guilds and player run establishments within the Beran League! All harvested materials, crafted items and decorative items purchased will be collected and sorted in a specially designated warehouse. Town owners, guild leaders and proprietors of the Beran League (and those designated by them) will have access. (Meet at the Bear Tavern in Beran’s Reach, map; or teleport to Bowen Bloodgood; details)
6:00pm CDT Port Phoenix: Social Nights
- Come out and join the republic in one of many potential events (chosen new each week). Each week we get together for everything from fishing, to music, to gustball to PVE duneoneering and adventuring. (Contact Kazyn Phoenixfyre for details)
8:00pm CDT Vengeance PVP FFA or Brackets Tournament
- Meet in Vengeance and we’ll plan a location for a PVP FFA or Brackets tournament (PoT of Vengeance)
9:00pm CDT Podcasts and Poetry from TheCaverns.net
- Join Avatars Radio and TheCaverns.net as we share wonderful community poetry, stories and music! We have great talent in our community. Join us as we celebrate these wonderful artists! (details)

Sunday, April 17

8:30am CDT PaxLair Meeting
- Come see what PaxLair is up to in Novia and other town areas! Many people also attend from towns and guilds for a bit of a weekly wrap-up and what’s happening. Good discussions! (PaxLair, map; or teleport to Winfield; teamSpeak: 43.245.163.15:10099)
2:30pm CDT Gustball Training
- Want to learn how to play Gustball? Need some tips on how to improve your deck or hone your skills on the field! Join Coach Sheamus McGuinness of EVLs for a 30 minute Gustball lesson and practice session just before the big game at 3pm (Owl’s head, map; or teleport to Sheamus McGuinness)
3:00pm CDT Gustball
- The game of Gustball is a great community event, not dissimilar from soccer or football, where Avatars of all levels & skill can compete in a fun, friendly game that uses the Gust skill (1st level Air Magic spell) to blow a Gustball into your opponents goal. (/whisper or teleport to Sand, Sheamus McGuinness, or Bambino Ludovate, details)
4:00pm CDT EVL The Gauntlet
- The GAUNTLET is basically a combination of American Gladiators & American Ninja Warrior. This timed obstacle course is run by a single Avatar and the fastest time is the overall winner of a $20 store credit! Runner up prizes will include a Ferocious Red Spider and more top gear. The EVL Gladiators will do their very best to slow you down using a variety of magic spells along the course. Join us in Novia at 4pm NBT (CST) in the Underworld PVP town of Unter Kampf (same location as the Virtue League PVP Tournament). Registration & Practice is open from 4:00 to 4:30 so make sure to get there on time so you can check out the course and get signed up! Complete Rules will be handed out upon registration and everyone is encouraged to come along and root for their favorite Runner or their favorite Gladiator! (The Underworld at Aschfahl Festung; map. Teleport point for the Gauntlet are avatars EVL, Sheamus McGuinness, & Jade; details)
5:00pm CDT BMC Grid Iron Feast and Registration
- Register to compete in the BMC Gridiron and mingle with other participants and spectators before the big fight! (Blackrock Cove on Novia near Etceter Crag Mines, map; see forum post for details)
5:30pm CDT BMC Gladiator’s Grid-Iron
- The BMC is proud to present the nastiest, the foulest, the most feared arena in all of New Britannia! The Grid-Iron is equipped with a pit-style arena, locker rooms, a VIP round-table, betting & vendor booths, and all the blood-sport you can handle. (Blackrock Cove on Novia near Etceter Crag Mines, map; see forum post for details)
7:00pm CDT PaxLair Meeting
- Come see what PaxLair is up to in Novia and other town areas! Many people also attend from towns and guilds for a bit of a weekly wrap-up and what’s happening. Good discussions! (PaxLair, map; or teleport to Winfield)
8:00pm CDT Fishing with Winfield
- Come sit with Winfield on a log or rock to hear some fish tales or tell your own. Chat about anything from the moons to the earth worms. Spend a relaxing day in nature near a stream or lake — bring insect repellent or a sword. (some fishing spot or pond, teleport to Winfield; details)

Be sure and check out the Release 28 Events thread in the SotA forums for additional events that may not be included here.

Upcoming Events

2016.04.22 – PAX East
2016.04.28 – Release 29
2016.05.13 – Final Duke Roundtable and Portalarium Office Tour
2016.05.26 – Release 30
2016.06.01 – The Hearth of Britannia: Legends of the Hearth III
2016.06.30 – Release 31
2016.07.28 – Release 32

Backer Shipping Addresses

In preparation for shipping backers’ physical pledge rewards later this year, we have added Shipping Address fields to your Account Profile page. To enter your shipping address, log in to the SotA website, select “Account” in top right corner, then select “Edit Profile” located in top left corner, beneath your Avatar image:

For country and regional tax assessment purposes, our tax accountants have requested that we start collecting a buyer’s physical/shipping address for all purchases, whether digital or physical. We’ve tried to streamline that process as much as possible, such that once you’ve entered a physical address we will pre-populate the address fields with your default address.

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