Shroud of the Avatar Forum

  1. Town Hall

    The Town Hall is where important news from the developers is highlighted, and where we also welcome new players to the community!

    1. Announcements

      The place to go for official Catnip and Shroud of the Avatar Announcements.
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      Latest: Play Release 143! Allium, Oct 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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    2. Developer Work and Blog posts

      Herein Ye shall find the writings of the Dev Team! Come, listen and be informed!
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      Latest: Nimrond's Wooden Lion Chair Barugon, May 6, 2024
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    3. Game Lore and Fiction

      Captivating writings pertaining to the places and peoples of New Britannia
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      Game Lore and Fiction

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  2. Game Forums

    Discuss game related topics here! Search 'Game Features' before posting in General Discussion any gameplay mechanic topics.

    1. New Player Welcome

      Are you new to Shroud of the Avatar? Say hello here, and let us know if you have any questions about the game. The Hospitallers and community as a whole will be happy to help!
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      New Player Welcome

      Sub-Forums

      1. New Player Experience Feedback

      Latest: SotA: A hidden gem that's the spiritual successor of UO majoria70, Sep 12, 2025
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    2. General Discussion

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      General Discussion

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      1. Screenshot & Video Galleries

      2. Hardware, Software, Tech

      Latest: Ancient Sextant Barugon, Oct 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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    3. Game Features

      Discuss the various Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues game Features here.
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      Game Features

      Sub-Forums

      1. Crown Store

      2. Quests & Lore

      3. Avatars & NPCs

      4. Crafting & Gathering

      5. Housing & Lots

      6. Skills and Combat

      7. PvP Gameplay

      Latest: Reveal Hidden ConjurerDragon, Oct 7, 2025

    4. Wishlist Requests

      A place for players to request NEW features and items for the game. Please search this forum before creating new threads, and do not discuss existing features here.
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      Wishlist Requests

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      1. Queued for Review/Processing

      2. Completed (in game)

      3. Archived Topics

      Latest: nVida GeForce Now Ravalox, Oct 20, 2025
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    5. Feedback and Bug Reports (Live Server)

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      Feedback and Bug Reports (Live Server)

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      1. Feedback

        1. Feedback Archive

      2. Bug Reports

        1. Critical Issues (Blockers, Performance, Crashes)

        2. Player Owned Towns & Player Housing

        3. Combat, Skills & Magic

        4. Quests, Conversations & NPCs

        5. Player Characters, Animations, & Emotes

        6. Items & Inventory

        7. Crafting, Harvesting, Salvage, & Agriculture

        8. User Interface (Including Launcher)

        9. World Building, Scenes, Environment, & Overworld

        10. Multiplayer, Social, & Guilds

        11. Sound, Music, Audio, & Instruments

        12. Player Made Dungeons

        13. Offline Mode

        15. Ink NPC Dialogue

      3. Website / Forum / Discord / Documentation Issues

      Latest: The differentiaon between Content and QoL Releases Syee Kco, Oct 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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    6. Player Test Environment (QA Server)

      A place for information, feedback and bug reporting on new content and features currently in testing on the Player Test Environment (QA Server).
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      Player Test Environment (QA Server)

      Sub-Forums

      1. Player Test Environment (QA Server) Feedback

        1. QA Feedback Archive

      2. Player Test Environment (QA server) Bug Reports

        1. Critical Issues (Blockers, Performance, Crashes)

        2. Player Owned Town & Player Housing

        3. Combat, Skills & Magic

        4. Quests, Conversations & NPCs

        5. Player Characters, Animations, & Emotes

        6. Items & Inventory

        7. Crafting, Harvesting, Salvage, & Agriculture

        8. User Interface (Including Launcher)

        9. World Building, Scenes, Environment, & Overworld

        10. Multiplayer, Social, & Guilds

        11. Sound, Music, Audio, & Instruments

        12. Player Made Dungeons

        14. Lua API

      Latest: Crafting stations are no more usable Alley Oop, Jul 29, 2025
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  3. Community Forums

    All things community created and related go here!

    1. In-Game Events

      Announcement section for both Portalarium and Community run events, contests, and other activities.
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      In-Game Events

      Sub-Forums

      1. Dev Events

      2. One-Time Player Events

      3. Recurring Player Events

      Latest: Lightbringer Isle Monthly Auction Hemnu Lightbringer, Oct 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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    2. Player Guilds & Groups

      This is a focused section on posting advertisements for your group or guild. General discussions around groups and guild features and needs should be posted in the main forum section.
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      Latest: Group activity: Superstition Canyon ConjurerDragon, Aug 9, 2025
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    3. Player Created Dungeons & Quests

      Let other players know about your player created dungeon or quest!
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      Latest: The overview of the dungeon rooms Morkin, Mar 21, 2025
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    4. Player Radio Stations

      The player run radio stations of New Britannia can post information about their radio stations, the DJ schedules as well as keeping us apprised any special radio broadcasts coming to the Aether Vibrations throughout the lands!
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      Latest: WRFB Radio Free Britannia Wants You! Lazarus Long, Aug 9, 2025
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    5. Player Owned Towns

      The place to meet to discuss all aspects of Player Owned Towns including recruitment.
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      Latest: ETA on Player Owned Town Upgrade via COTOs guide Lained, Aug 9, 2025
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    6. Player Livestreams & Videos

      For you Shroud of the Avatar streamers and tutorial video makers out there, here's a forum just for you and your fans! Clips! Videos! Shroud streaming schedules and prize announcements! Delve in oh creative ones, and show us what you're working on during your broadcast! This forum is for Shroud of the Avatar related content only. Information about non-Shroud content will be removed.
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      Latest: SotA Gamesound and Music opTi, Apr 13, 2025
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    7. Player Created Resources

      This forum is the place to find the best player created resources for Shroud of the Avatar. But beware.... whether it's a Player Written Guide, a Video Walk-through, or a Wiki-type Website... there's likely to be plenty of spoilers.
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      Player Created Resources

      Sub-Forums

      1. Ink NPC Dialogue Composition

      2. Lua Discussions

      3. Player Created Lua Script Repository

      Latest: SotAwiki Update Thread Rinaldi, Oct 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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    8. Player Marketplace

      Want to buy? Want to sell? Please keep offers within this forum. Real money transaction (RMT) posts are not permitted.
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      Player Marketplace

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      1. Commodities (WTS/WTB COTOs, Resources, Components)

      2. Sell/Trade (WTS/WTT Gear, Decoration, Craft Items)

      3. Buy Items (WTB Gear, Decorations, Crafted Items)

      4. House & Lot Listings (WTS/WTB)

      5. Rent & Rent-Free Housing

      6. Vendor Locations & Misc Services

      7. Closed Items

      Latest: Jade Gardens, Public Garden Market Mal Hari, Oct 13, 2025
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    9. Fire Lotus Tavern

      Your place to share RP stories, Fan Fiction and discuss the Lore in Shroud of the Avatar.
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      Fire Lotus Tavern

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      1. Roleplayer's Corner

      2. The Library

      3. The Bards of Poets' Circle

      Latest: My song of the day. What's yours? Ysold, Oct 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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  4. Avatars Around The World

    A space for all Avatars to have discussions and exchange thoughts in their native language

    1. Localization

      All updates, announcements, and information about the localization of Shroud of the Avatar can be found here. Please note that the first languages being localized are German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
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      Localization

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      1. Localization Archives

      Latest: Horrible forced localization Duke Olahorand, Dec 27, 2022
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    2. Deutsche Community

      Ein Ort für deutschsprachige Avatare
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      Deutsche Community

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      1. Community Ankündigungen

      2. Begrüßung neuer Spieler

      3. Allgemeine Diskussionen

      4. Gilden und Vereinigungen

      5. Text-Bug Reports (German)

      Latest: Heute: Es wird gefeiert! ConjurerDragon, Aug 16, 2025
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    3. Communauté Française

      Un endroit pour les avatars francophones
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      Communauté Française

      Sub-Forums

      1. Annonces Communautaires

      2. Accueil des nouveaux joueurs

      3. Discussions générales

      4. Text-Bug Reports (French)

      Latest: besoin d'aide svp Wedon, Jun 26, 2021
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    4. Comunidad Hispana

      Lugar para avatares hispanohablantes
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      Comunidad Hispana

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      1. Anuncios de la Comunidad

      2. Bienvenida a nuevos jugadores

      3. Discusiones generales

      4. Text-Bug Reports (Spanish)

      Latest: A las buenas! Fredycrujuer, Aug 3, 2025
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    5. Comunità Italiana

      Un ritrovo per avatar italiofoni
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      Comunità Italiana

      Sub-Forums

      1. Annunci Comunitari

      2. Benvenuto ai nuovi giocatori

      3. Discussioni generali

      4. Text-Bug Reports (Italian)

      Latest: Buongiorno a tutti Scorpion2, Aug 2, 2023
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    6. Comunidade Portuguesa

      Um lugar para os avatares de língua portuguesa
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      Comunidade Portuguesa

      Sub-Forums

      1. Anúncios da comunidade

      2. Acolhimento de novos jogadores

      3. Discussões gerais

      4. Text-Bug Reports (Portuguese)

      Latest: [Guia] Treinadores Mestre (Master Trainer) maldoke, Jun 11, 2023
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    7. Русское Сообщество

      Место для русскоязычных аватаров
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      Русское Сообщество

      Sub-Forums

      1. Объявления сообщества

      Latest: Необходим модератор Российского форума Elgarion, Mar 5, 2021
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