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Pen of the Avatar: Character Armor Variations II

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Join Concept Art Lead, Stephen Daniele and Community Manager/Writer, Gina Dionne Tuesday October 7th at 12:00PM CST for Pen of the Avatar: Character Armor Variations II! We will be sharing community input and focusing on the process of bringing one of last month’s suggestions to life!

Stephen shares his passion for creating art through insightful demonstration of tools and techniques in a fashion easily accessible for novices and professionals alike. Community involvement is a must as input and commentary are shared throughout the show. Pen of the Avatar is live and unscripted. Add your voice to the creative vision and join Shroud of the Avatar! Watch all the shows at https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?cat=9 and join us Tuesday for our next show!


Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 10 Postmortem

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Richard, Starr, and Chris will be chatting about Release 10, recounting their favorite moments, and looking ahead to Release 11. Watch the Release 10 Postmortem right here!

 


Update of the Avatar #92 – 2014.09.26: Play R10 Now and get Cavalier’s Hat, R10 Community Events, SotA Approved for Steam, Pledge Rewards, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

  • Play Release 10 Now and Get Your Cavalier’s Hat
  • Release 10 In-game Community Events
  • Chris Spears’ Video Guide to Release 10
  • SotA Quick Reference Card by Stile Teckel
  • SotA Greenlit for Steam in Record Time
  • Navigator Pledge Reward: Novia Map Atlas
  • Citizen Pledge Reward: Windmill Power Generator
  • Lord British and Blackthorn Celebrate UO’s 17th Anniversary
  • Galactic Inquiry Interview Part 2: Lord British Talks Space!
  • Pen of the Avatar
  • Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
  • Upcoming Events

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Thanks to community member Aartemis for sharing this image of Vertas Pass on the Release 10 Screenshot Gallery forum

Play Release 10 Now and Get Your Cavalier’s Hat

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Release 10 Instructions – Polish, Polish, Polish!

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[A Public Forum post by Starr Long]

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Greetings Avatars,

Thank you to our loyal backers of Shroud of the Avatar. Release 10 access for all backers at First Responder level and above (as well as those who signed up at PAX Prime and DragonCon*) begins this Thursday, September 25 at 10:30 AM Central Time. Release 10 access will end on Monday, September 29 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Starting today, you can begin installing and patching (see instructions below), but login will not be enabled until Thursday morning.

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Update of the Avatar #91 – 2014.09.19: Help Greenlight SotA on Steam, Lord British vs Darkstarr Duel, New Weekly Schedule, UO’s 17th Anniversay, Baron Rewards, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

  • Help Us Greenlight SotA on Steam
  • Lord British and Darkstarr Fencing in Puffy Shirts
  • SotA Weekly Schedule Status
  • Celebrate UO’s 17th Anniversary with Lord British and King Blackthorn
  • Baron’s Talking Mirror
  • Clockwork Pets: Raven
  • Galactic Inquiry: Lord British Talks Games!
  • Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
  • Upcoming Events

Help Us Greenlight SotA on Steam

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Update of the Avatar #90 – 2014.09.12: Darkstarr Training Montage, New Designers Join Team, Baron & Knight Cloaks, Elves, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

  • Darkstarr Training Montage
  • New Designers Join SotA Dev Team
  • Founder’s Developer Blog: Daily Standup Notes and Developer Q&A
  • Baron’s Cloak
  • Knight’s Cloak
  • Creature Spotlight: Elves
  • Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
  • Upcoming Events

Darkstarr Training Montage

At long last, the Darkstarr Training Montage that was part of the $3.25M stretch goal (Lord British and Darkstarr fencing in puffy shirts), has been completed! Rustic Dragon hit it out of the park with his excellent writing/directing/editing, and special thanks to the Space Bards for their great “Bane of Britannia” composition/performance. Enjoy!

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Shroud of the Avatar Creature Spotlight ~ Elves

Elves were created during the Obsidian Wars by Obsidian Sorcerers as powerful chaotic leaders with very destructive tendencies. They were created as tools to dominate the natural world and the creatures within it. When the Obsidian cause failed, all of the creatures created by these Obsidian Sorcerers became leaderless, wandered away, and were mostly driven to extinction. Few survive today, and those that do find themselves hunted and hated.SotA_Combat_Elves

In the intervening two hundred years since the Obsidian Wars, some elves, specifically those known as Vertas Elves, have reemerged with a new outlook on life, somehow they have turned over a new leaf, and found new purpose in life. These elves, while just as smart and powerful as their historic cousins, are masters of their own fate. While still often shunned or hated, they work to improve their own lives and come to peace with their warmongering past.

Outlanders that manifest in New Britannia, often take on a familiar human form, though many have noted their new Avatar manifestation differs significantly from their home world form. It is not uncommon to be taller, shorter, thinner or wider when an Outlander manifests in New Britannia. Even a change of gender is common when an Avatar manifests.SotA_StretchGoal_Elves_Armor

Rarely, very rarely, for reasons yet unknown, human Outlanders may manifest as Elves in New Britannia. So few such Outlanders exist, that any Elf claiming such heritage is likely to be disbelieved.


Update of the Avatar #89 – 2014.09.05: PAX vs Dragoncon, R9 Perspectives, Dev+ Asset Pack, Nature to Nutrition, Clockwork Pet, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

  • PAX vs Dragoncon: And the Winner is…
  • Chris Spears R9 Perspective
  • New Developer+ Asset Pack
  • Hangout of the Avatar: Nature to Nutrition
  • Pledge Rewards: Clockwork Pets
  • Pen of the Avatar: Character Armor Variations
  • Through the Lunar Rift
  • Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
  • This Week In The News
  • Upcoming Events

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And the Winner is…

In celebration of the PAX and Dragoncon conventions last weekend, we re-opened Release 9 for the duration of those conventions. In the spirit of friendly rivalry, we renamed the opposing teams in the PvP Castle Arena to PAX and Dragoncon.

The combat was intense, with some really awesome combatants on both sides. PAX is the larger of the two conventions based on number of attendees, so you might expect PAX to have the advantage. But that’s not how it turned out. Dragoncon put some serious hurt on PAX and was the undisputed winner with 34 wins to PAX’s 14 wins!

Congratulations to all the Dragacon combatants!

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Hangout of the Avatar ~ Nature to Nutrition

A Community Roundtable with Lord British

GarriottCurious about consumables?  Want to craft delicious delicacies or mix up creative concoctions? Then you should join us this Thursday, September 4th at 3 pm central for our Roundtable Discussion; From Nature to Nutrition.  Richard “Lord British” Garriott will host an in depth discussion on the reagents and recipes that will be used in creating food and drink in Shroud of the Avatar.  Several of our very own community members will join Richard live during the hangout as I, FireLotus, share your questions and feedback live from the chat room!  We’ve also got a few other surprises in store, so be sure to tune in!


Update of the Avatar #88 – 2014.08.29: R9 Re-Opens This Weekend, R9 Perspectives, R9 Player Events, Duke Waterfront Lot, Lord Rewards, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

  • Release 9 Re-Opens Aug 29 – Sep 1 for PAX versus Dragoncon
  • Release 9 Perspectives & Release 10 Preview
  • Release 9 Player Events
  • Expanded Duke Waterfront Lot
  • Lord Rewards: Royal Scepter and Royal Orb
  • Galactic Inquiry: Starr Long Talks Persistant Worlds [full interview]
  • Pen of the Avatar: Character Armor Variations
  • Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
  • Upcoming Events

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This combat from earlier today was a draw between PAX and Dragoncon (no thanks to me with my zero kills!)

Release 9 Re-Opens Aug 29 – Sep 1 for PAX versus Dragoncon

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