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    Been lighting the lamps all my life! What else is there to do? Nothing more important I assure you.

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  1. Jack T. Lamplighter

    R123 Patch1 has been deployed!

    This patch fixes an issue where decorations could not be placed or moved by players in Row lot basements. The running list of patch notes can be found here: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=32989 View the full article
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    Play Release 123!

    Greetings Fellow Avatars! Release 123 goes live February 29th at 10:30 AM CST. Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 123 (R123), we offer a little space and a lot of water. For those wishing to participate in any community activities, upcoming one-time and recurring community events have been announced! Be sure... Play Release 123!View the full article
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    SOTA NewsPlay Release 123!

    Greetings Fellow Avatars! Release 123 goes live February 29th at 10:30 AM CST. Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 123 (R123), we offer a little space and a lot of water. For those wishing to participate in any community activities, upcoming one-time and recurring community events have been announced! Be sure to also review the Player Guide and Known Issues for additional information on recent changes and upcoming fixes. News Announcements Build a Bazaar With the New Market Lots! Live Free on the Sea: POT Tax Free Water Deeds Release 123 Patch Notes Latest News and Q&A in the First March Livestream Sales and Bonus Events Release 123 Subscriber Login Rewards March Login Rewards Crown Store Updates Bug Brigade & Testing Directives Streaming Program Upcoming Release Dates Community Updates Community Events & Resources Project to Support: Avatar Relics Project to Support: Shard RPG Project to Support: Embers Adrift Resources: Players Helping Players Build a Bazaar With the New Market Lots! Sometimes you want just small space with no home for an open-air shop. A nice tent, a few stalls… portable and low-maintenence! Our new Market Lots are 10 by 8 meters: the same frontage and just a smidge over half the depth of a Row Lot. Here is a sample market showing a variety of possible uses: After a few internal adjustments to some that almost fit, all but the largest tents will fit on a Market Lot, as well as all the craftable stalls and awnings, albeit with some player resizing needed for the larger ones. Tent (Craftable) Welcome Tent Small Canvas Tent (Craftable) Medium Canvas Tent Small Elven Tent (Craftable) Medium Elven Tent Small Knight’s tent Large Knight’s Tent Great Knight’s Tent Triangle Kobold Tent (Craftable) Small Kobold Tent (Craftable) Medium Kobold Tent Virtue Oktoberfest Tent Wide Market Tent Blue Stall Awning (Craftable) Green Stall Awning (Craftable) Red Stall Awning (Craftable) Barn Stall (Craftable) Tall Barn Stall (Craftable) Thin Barn Stall (Craftable) …as well as a miscellany of sheds, gazebos, pavilions, wells, and outhouses. Some decorated lot examples are below: Expand for more pictures: Market Lot decoration limits are: Exterior Objects: 100 Exterior Lights: 4 Containers: 20 NPCs: 1 Basements and Dungeons: None! A 10-pack of Market Lot Property Markers is available for Governors and Stewards in the Crown Store. As one may always claim a lot with any deed that size or above, and as these lots will be created only by placing Property Markers in Player-Owned Towns, all existing deeds can claim these as they are the new smallest size. However, taxed deeds for Market Lots can be purchased in the Crown Store and upgraded to tax free for Crowns of the Obsidians: Deed, Market (POT, Taxed): 1,100 COTOs Deed, Market (POT, Tax Free): 2,100 COTOs We hope you find this new lot size useful and inspiring! Live Free on the Sea: POT Tax Free Water Deeds Village, Town, City, Keep, and Castle POT Tax Free Water Deeds are now available through upgrade of existing non-Founder deeds with Crowns of the Obsidians. You don’t have to be a pirate to hoodwink the tax man, though it helps! The upgrade values for these new deeds are: Deed, Village (POT, Tax Free, Water)  5,500 COTOs Deed, Town (POT, Tax Free, Water) 11,000 COTOs Deed, City (POT, Tax Free, Water) 22,000 COTOs Deed, Keep (POT, Tax Free, Water) 44,000 COTOs Deed, Castle (POT, Tax Free, Water) 88,000 COTOs Note that the only Water Keep and Castle Lots currently available in Player Owned Towns are the baked-in ones; placeable Property Markers for these sizes are soon to be created but, unlike the baked-in ones, will not be toggle-able to an island for land home placement. Release 123 Patch Notes Below are a list of the updates that are live as of Release 123 in the game of Shroud of the Avatar! R123 is a polish month. Polish, additional improvements, and bug fixes are inbound for R124 next month. We hope you enjoy the changes that are live today as of Release 123! Crafting, Decoration, Gear, & Inventory Item Changes: The deco teleporter to the Compendium of Pain and Suffering will no longer interfere with the spawning and navigation of pets, NPCs, or players attempting to use furniture in their vicinity. SOTA-67308 Haystacks decorations (both small and large) will no longer interfere with the spawning and navigation of pets, NPCs, or players attempting to use furniture in their vicinity. SOTA-68200 Removed mesh collision from Young Mounted Plesiosaurus. The adult may receive similar adjustment after some testing. SOTA-69248 Adjusted collision on the Castle Atos Teleporter. SOTA-71921 Adjusted the rain collision on the Red Stall Awning to stop errors. Adjusted the Tavern Counter (Flipped) to stop errors. SOTA-70042 Hid visible deco surfaces on the Fancy Storage Shed and the Stone Five-Story Wizard’s Tower. SOTA-70740, SOTA-71908 Modified the material for the crafted moondial base to display a solid bottom. SOTA-71394 Reduced the shininess of the existing Clover Pavers and adjusted the texture to make the clover more recognizable. Made smaller scaling available to a few tents that almost fit on a Market Lot. Made larger scaling available to the crafted Tent and the similar Welcome Tent. Made the Renaissance Bedroom Dresser and Tall Bedroom Dresser resizable. SOTA-71822 Added vertical rotation capability to Bandit Spear. SOTA-71812 Fixed the appearance of Gentleman’s Riding Leggings when worn by female characters. SOTA-71614 Removed extra fingers from male Elven Elite Archer Bracers. I guess they weren’t useful for archery? SOTA-68944 Disabled non-functional dye slots on Leather Guard Boots. SOTA-71616 Disabled non-functional dye slots on Fortified Cloth Gloves. SOTA-71889 Normalized bound health and focus potion and unicorn poison names and fixed a typo in the poison’s description. Normalized Fortified and Epic Cloth Leggings’ and their recipes’ names. SOTA-70771 Added a description with useful info on deco placement to Planting Areas. Corrected Bloodstained Map #6 to show its hint in Runic. Made many older, low-durability pieces of crafted clothing masterworkable and enchantable, as the newer high-durability versions are. (They don’t have the durability to do anything significant with it, but they are now consistent.) SOTA-71875 The Faerie Belt is no longer enchantable or masterworkable. (It wasn’t before, either, but it was possible to try.) SOTA-70162 Enabled salvage of Candelabra like similar looted lighting. SOTA-71879 Enabled salvage of Tin Foil Hats. SOTA-71559 Enabled salvage of Head Bandages. SOTA-71589 Changed the Judgewig to be salvageable at the tailoring table instead of the blacksmithing table. SOTA-71557 Created a new recipe book category under smelting for all the artifact combining recipes and moved them into it. SOTA-71807 Moved the recipe for the warlock chain into the rings and amulets section of the blacksmithing recipes and the recipes for its components into the components section. Moved the recipe for burial coffin into the decorations section of the carpentry recipes. Made many crafting ingredients (mostly cooking ones) show as valid (white) on their appropriate station(s) and only their appropriate station(s). SOTA-70773 Made artifacts that can be combined show as valid (orange) ingredients on smelting tables. SOTA-69780 Made unrevealed treasure maps show as valid (white) on alchemy stations only and revealed treasure maps show as valid (white) on no stations at all. User Interface and Store Information Changes: The green nameplates of hostiles well below your level will no longer turn cyan when night vision is used. SOTA-71904 Added earth specialization effects to the skill description for Torpor. SOTA-70048 Added information on pugilism to the descriptions of the skills it affects. SOTA-71877 Made all the year-specific cupcakes show on the consumables tab of the inventory. SOTA-70912 Changed outdated text in lot stones’ home picker UI that referred to House Deeds. Fixed the icon size for the six creature essences. SOTA-71905 Fixed a typo in the Ancient Sextant’s feedback. Updated the description of the existing Property Marker set in the Crown Store to note that Market Property Markers are not included. Updated the store name for Scott Jones Painting to add his alias. SOTA-71917 Fixed some blurry and/or misproportioned store images. World and Quest Changes: Seasonal Monsters: The Envy Angel will go dormant and the Arch Lapin will return on March 16th. The Path of the Oracle: Added extra logic to ensure Speak with the Oracle tasks properly archive when complete. SOTA-71909 Multiple Control Points: Corrected a typo in the Mages of Mystery’s cost for crossing to the opposite side of the scene. SOTA-71910 Multiple Scenes: Crates you can sit upon now display the name “Upturned Crate.” SOTA-71903 Aerie: Fixed a pair of shields in armor shops that were rotated and clipping into counters. SOTA-71892 Approach to the Shuttered Eye: Fixed a stuck spot. SOTA-71895 Ardoris: Fixed a typo in the help mouseover for the “Defeat all 4 Anti-Love Cabalists” task. SOTA-71888 Blood River Outskirts: Updated the logic used to remove the “Collect Scalps for Vigilantes” task from the UI. SOTA-71871 Desolis: Samuel Ruf no longer implies he has a quest. SOTA-71923 The Epitaph: Removed door functionality from a fallen wooden door. SOTA-71907 Ferig’s Battle Camp: Updated the logic used by the guards for when they say ambient barks. SOTA-71880 Harvest: Greatly simplified Guard Stella’s responses. Port Harmony: Players saying “name” to Preston the News Hawker will now properly unlock his name. SOTA-71913 Port Harmony: The papers on the front desk in the town hall no longer have anti-theft protection. SOTA-71912 Port Harmony: Fixed a typo in one of Corbyn Sallow’s “valve” responses. SOTA-71914 Solace Bridge Outskirts: Fixed a typo in one of Velma’s “rumors” responses. SOTA-71911 Created map for Elysian Ruins. Created map for Elysian Plains. Created map for Naryad Moors. Created map for Norgard Fens. SOTA-59610 Created map for Rumor Peaks. Created map for Whispering Woods. Latest News and Q&A in the First March Livestream The post-release Community Livestream is Friday, March 1st at 4PM CT on Twitch! Join Stephen “Ravalox” Reinen and other members of the development team for a 1-hour community livestream! To enter the prize drawings, type “chaos in the clover” into any in-game chat channel OR make a purchase on the website Add-On Store. Please submit questions using in-game universal chat by typing “askadev” before your question. We’ll do our best to answer these questions live on the stream. Watch on Twitch, Friday at 4PM CT! Members of the Shroud of the Avatar development team stream on twitch.tv/shroudoftheavatar — be sure to get the channel on follow for notifications so you can join us right as we go live! Also, if you’ve missed our latest streams, check out our archive of content at our YouTube Channel. Like! Follow! Subscribe! Prizes!!! Don’t forget to also join the Shroud of the Avatar team and community over on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/shroudoftheavatarofficial and on Discord at https://discord.gg/shroudoftheavatar. Sales and Bonus Events From March 15th through end-of-day March 21st: Crown Store sales will be 30% off. Crowns of the Obsidians will be 20% off. Deed Upgrades will be 20% off. Release 123 Subscriber Login Rewards Be cheered by the first sprouts of green after a long winter. The Rewards Program login items for Release 123 are a set of Sparse Blooming Clover Pavers and a pair of Potted Shamrocks! Subscribers to the Rewards Program must log in during Release 123 to receive these special login items. The Shroud of the Avatar Rewards Program lets you earn the best rate on purchasing Crowns, AND receive monthly reward items! For the low price of $9 USD per month you will receive the following: 900 Crowns of the Obsidians every month Monthly Login Reward Items (about 3 per month) Exclusive Title every 3 months 3 Months: Keeper of the Faith 6 Months: Keeper of the Word 9 Months: Keeper of the Vow 12 Months: Keeper of the Flame 15 Months: Keeper of the Oath 18 Months: Keeper of the Pledge 21 Months: Keeper of the Bond 24 Months: Keeper of the Promise 27 Months: Keeper of the Covenant 30 Months: Keeper of Countless Devotions 33 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Three Corpions 36 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Six Serpents 39 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Nine Tulips 42 Months: Keeper of Forty-Two Roses 45 Months: Keeper of Forty-Five Lilies 48 Months: Keeper of Forty-Eight Daisies 51 Months: Keeper of Fifty-One Staves 54 Months: Keeper of Fifty-Four Daggers 57 Months: Keeper of Fifty-Seven Arrows 60 Months: Keeper of Sixty Swords 63 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Three Coins 66 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Six Gems 69 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Nine Jewels 72 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Two Goblets 75 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Five Rings 78 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Eight Amulets Pick any Dye 12-Pack every 6 months Pick any three of these 7 Obsidian Potions every month: Potion of Capacity: Increases carrying capacity Potion of Conservation: Reduces reagent use chance Potion of Expedience: Swift gathering on all gathering skills Potion of Precision: Increases Meticulous Collection to all gathering skills Potion of Preservation: Reduces armor and weapon damage Potion of Reclamation: Increases Salvage and Repair to all production skills Potion of Stamina: Decreases focus use from sprinting While subscribed to the rewards program, players also receive these special bonuses: Obsidian Potions are significantly more powerful! 24 Additional Deck Slots! March Login Reward Keep a little green on your desk when you’re trapped inside by a stack of paperwork: each account that logs in during the month of March will receive a one-time gift of a Tabletop Potted Shamrocks. Crown Store Updates New in the crown store for today’s release: Market Property Marker 10-Pack Deed, Market (POT, Taxed) Blooming Clover Pavers Small Very Sparse Blooming Clover Pavers Gothic Bookcase Cabinet Dark Gothic Bookcase Cabinet The pack of Leprechaun Bowler Hats has been split up: Leprechaun Bowler Hat Leprechaun Bowler Hat w/ Shamrock …and an addition to go with this month’s bug fixes to the existing haystacks: Medium Haystack …for March 1st: Tabletop Potted Shamrocks 3-Pack …and for March 8th: Potted Shamrocks 3-Pack Sparse Blooming Clover Pavers The Valentine’s Day store items will be available through Monday March 4th: details summary > * { display: inline; } List of Valentine’s Day items: 2016 Cupid Ensemble 2016 Cupid Heart Cloak 2016 Valentine Hearts Cloak Blank Valentine’s Day 2016 Card 5-Pack Blank Valentine’s Day 2017 Card 5-Pack Blank Valentine’s Day 2019 Card 5-Pack Breathe Hearts Emote Double Smoke Heart Emote Heart Hot Tub Heart Top Hat Heart-Shaped Footstool Heart-Shaped Spear Smoke Heart Emote Triple Smoke Heart Emote Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2017 3-Pack Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2018 3-Pack Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2019 3-Pack Although there are not currently enough items to make a whole new category for them, a few St. Patrick’s Day items can be found in other categories (Wearables and Outdoor Decorations) through Monday May 6th: List of St. Patrick’s Day items: Garden Leprechaun Leprechaun Bowler Hat Leprechaun Bowler Hat with Shamrock Leprechaun Hat Pot o’ Gold To celebrate his birthday, the Darkstarr Rares store items will be available through Monday May 27th: List of Darkstarr items: Darkstarr Basement Entrance Eternal Pattern Darkstarr Chaos Throne Darkstarr Chaos Throne (Reverse Colors) Darkstarr Clock Tower Darkstarr Clock Tower (Reverse Colors) Darkstarr Fur Collared Cloak Darkstarr Pavers Darkstarr Shield Darkstarr Shield Pattern Pack Lord British vs Darkstarr Battle Banner Mosh Emote The Spring Equinox store items will be available from Monday March 25th until Sunday May 5th: List of Spring Equinox items: Brown Bunny Ears & Slippers Set Bunny Ears & Slippers Set Decorative Dyeable Egg Pack Flower Crown Lepus Mask 2017 Lepus Mask 2018 Silver & Gold Lepus Mask White Lepus Mask Rabbit Tailed Bodice Ensemble Replenishing Confetti Eggs Basket 2016 Replenishing Confetti Eggs Basket 2017 Replenishing Confetti Eggs Basket 2018 Replenishing Confetti Eggs Basket 2019 Spring Fountain w/ Floating Candles Bug Brigade & Testing Directives! The Bug Brigade was established to improve how the community and the development team work together to improve the game. Since the Brigade’s inception, the program has gone through a number of changes and was eventually placed on hold. The stability of the game is as important to the development team as it is to the players, therefore the program was revamped and was relaunched. The Brigade has been up and running and the volunteers (Alley Oop, Echondas, Flair Minamoto, and Justyn) are in a good rhythm for verifying and submitting bugs to the developers. If you have reported a bug that has not yet been addressed, please be patient while the backlog is being worked. The Brigade is working diligently to clean up the backlog of bug reports posted by players on the forums. Every month, a considerable amount of development time will be spent working many of the verified bugs which have been submitted to the team by the Bug Brigade. This focused effort on bug fixes would not be possible without the recent efforts of the Bug Brigade. Please take the time to thank these bug hunting aficionados when you encounter them in your travels! In turn, the development team would like to express a big thank you to the Bug Hunters! These community members are doing a fantastic job bringing so many bug reports to the team, and they’re doing it in a way which makes the process smooth and efficient. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Much improvement has been noticed by the development team and we’re so very excited to see the program’s continued success! The development team would also like to thank all of those who take time to participate in QA Testing Directives. Thanks to your hard work and dedication, many issues and bugs can be identified and fixed prior to content going to the Live Server! Keep up the great work! For those that wish to participate in future bug hunting endeavors, please check the forums regularly for upcoming QA Testing Directives. Don’t forget, the Bug Brigade is open to all players in good standing and bug rewards are SWEET! They will be awarded on a monthly progression basis with only minimal requirements to qualify. The available rewards to receive in progression via qualifying participation are as follows: Antennae Head Gear and Forum Title 1: “Bug Hunter” Single Ant Cloak Lady Bug Backpack Bug Painting A and In-Game Title 2: “Associate of Aphids” Ant Farm Insect Leg Table Many Ants Cloak and In-Game Title 3: “Bachelor of Beetles” Bug Painting B Bug Sprayer and /bugspray Emote Bug Painting C and In-Game Title 4: “Master of Moths” Butterfly Chair Corpion Chair (Pictured Below) Yellow Fireflies VFX and In-Game Title 5: “Doctor of Dragonflies” Hacked Oracle Flyer Giant Butterfly Pet (Blue) Butterfly Mask Dragonfly pet Fairy Wings Monarch Butterfly Pet Dragonfly Wings Hacked Oracle Crawler Blue Butterfly VFX Orange Fireflies VFX Orange Butterfly VFX Autumn Fairy Wings Green Fireflies VFX Landing Flies 3-pack Blue Fireflies Mounted Ladybug Specimen Mounted Rhinoceros Beetle Specimen Mounted Firebug Specimen Mounted Diving Bug Specimen Mounted Asian Ladybug Specimen Swallowtail Butterfly Pet Mounted Potato Beetle Silver Bug Sprayer Mounted Dung Beetle Specimen Mounted Hissing Cockroach Specimen Mounted Maybug Specimen Mounted Stag Beetle Specimen Mounted Flower Beetle Specimen If you’ve come to think of Shroud of the Avatar as your home, sign up and help make New Britannia a better place to live! To learn more about joining the Bug Brigade, please read the announcement thread by Ravalox in the main Bug/Feedback forums. Streaming Program Streamers of Shroud of the Avatar can participate in a program to showcase the game and be rewarded for their efforts. Any Streamer who wishes to be included in the Streaming Program can contact Laney via in-game mail with their Character Name and Twitch Channel information. If you have already signed up for the program in the past, fear not: you’re on the list and you don’t need to reapply. Streaming Rewards Program participants must adhere to our Terms of Service (TOS) and Community Rules while Streaming Shroud of the Avatar. Streaming Rewards Program participants must stream at least 10 hours of Shroud of the Avatar ACTIVE game play to remain in the program with reward accrual. Streamers will receive a one-time digital reward of in-game items after meeting the program’s requirements: Streamer’s Cloak, Streamer’s Camera, and the LIVESTREAMING title. Rules: To qualify for Streaming Rewards, each streamer must continue to meet the minimum requirements for 60 days after application. To accrue additional rewards, Streamers must stream SotA a minimum of 10 hours per month, tallied on the 1st day of each month, to remain in the program. Monthly Streaming Bundles: On the 1st of each month, qualifying streamers will be eligible to receive 50 Streaming Bundles. Bundles will be sent out to Streamers via in-game mail. A few things you need to know: Streaming Bundles are intended to be given away to stream viewers, not consumed by the streamer. Streamers are not allowed to put paywalls in place for the Streaming Bundles. (For example, giving away Streaming Bundles once the stream reaches a certain number of bits, subscriptions, or donations). Other Items of Note: Streamers in the program will be included in the SotAbot StreamPop function, appearing in the player-streaming channel in Discord. An optional fan graphics kit is available to the participating streamers as well as all players of Shroud of the Avatar, which includes graphics, overlays and other material. Streamers must be actively playing the game during their streams. Being away from the keyboard (AFK) for short periods is acceptable. If Twitch indicates the streamer is playing SotA but they are streaming other content or a timeout/login screen, they risk being removed from the program. Upcoming Release Dates Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events page for spotlighted events plus links to various areas to post or find events on our forums. The upcoming 2023/2024 Release Schedule is as follows: This Release 123 – February 29 (Quality of Life) Release 124 – March 28 (Quality of Life) Release 125 – April 25 (Content) Release 126 – May 30 (Quality of Life) Release 127 – June 27 (Quality of Life) Community Events & Resources Greetings event holders and event attendees! So many fun and exciting events are available in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to get out there and participate, make some new friends, perhaps make some great emote, recipe, or gear trades, or get some adventuring and role-playing into your mix! Here are spotlighted events or updated community resources that we’ve noticed popping up lately on the official forums. Recurring Events: Lightbringer Isle Auction: This newly-resumed auction will be held by Hemnu Lightbringer every Wednesday at 2000 EST / 1900 CST / 0100 BST / 2400 UTC. The Nebula Time Trials are intended as a fun competition amongst players, but also a way for players to compare builds, playstyles, learn from one another and just generally have fun together. Each trial will consist of a challenge along the lines of “kill this mob” or “complete this quest” and while prizes will be awarded based on completion time, everyone who enters will receive something. Check this main post for links to the individual trials as they occur. Monthly Release Fishing Contests: This is a rotating, multi-location contest sponsored and organised by Rajazel, The Town Museum and its Governor Diablotine. Trash to Treasure Dropped Items Turn-In: Introducing Trash to Treasure 2.0! Some unscrupulous fella has been flooding all of New Britannia with junk: Headdresses, Wings, Backpacks, assorted miscellany of every sort. It’s time to clean this trash up and so a bounty has been placed on all gear crafted by Coswald Dirthmire that is turned in each contest period! Mad Splatter Tea Party: One Sunday of each month, Lily Byrd hosts a tea party in her back garden at her home in Jade Valley. There are drinks and eats, there is sometimes music, there are often party games with prizes, and sometimes they just sit and talk about life in Novia. All are welcome to join but this is a role playing event tea party: please come as your avatar! Community Calendars: Avatars-Virtue Radio Calendar: Just when are all those talented DJ’s and streamers broadcasting? Don’t just guess, check out there very helpful calendar! Never again will you wonder when’s the best time to tune in! NBNN Calendar: This calendar provides a great schedule for NBNN and WRFB programing as well as many other community events. If you’re a fan of the Laz & Jack show or even if you’re hoping to catch them in action for the first time, this is the calendar for you! Community Event Resources: Here are some fantastic resources for tracking down community events or posting your own events. Become involved! Create! Explore! Make friends! But most of all, have fun! One-Time Community Events Forum: Sometimes events happen only a single time, so you’ll not want to miss out on these events as they occur. Check out the forums routinely to spot these! Recurring Community Events Forum: Some events occur on weekly or monthly schedules which are a great way to routinely meet up with friends and to make new ones. Be sure to check this forum frequently for new events or time changes to existing ones. Player Event Trophies and Special Item Requests: Would you like to request a special trophy or renamed item for a player event you’ve created? Head on over to this thread to see what’s available and to obtain more information about request procedures. Player Radio Station Forum: If you want to check out the latest and greatest from our in-game radio stations, go to the radio stations forum! If you’re a DJ, be sure to advertise your time slot and venue in this forum. Player Livestreams & Videos Forum: If you’re searching for a Shroud Streamer to watch, head on over to the streamer forum! If you are a live streamer for Shroud of the Avatar, be sure to advertise your Shroud stream by posting in this forum. Town Directory Forum: Want to find a town to live in or get your town listed in the directory, head over to the forums and check it out! Guild Directory Forum: Looking for a guild or want to get yours posted in the guild directory? Head on over to the forums and check it out! Fire Lotus Tavern: This wondrous role-playing and story writing forum is the spot to be if you love fan fiction and role-play. Community Resources: Looking for links to community and official resources for Shroud of the Avatar? Well look no further. On this page you’ll find links to a plethora of helpful resources created by the dev team or the community. So many options to stay tuned-in with fellow community members. Please take advantage of all these wonderful options. Happy adventures, Avatars! Project to Support: Avatar Relics Community member Shawn Butts has opened a Shroud of the Avatar merchandise store with Catnip Games’ approval. Visit for pins, mugs, shirts, posters, and more here. Project to Support: Shard RPG Shard Studios invites you to enter the fantastic world Dárdünah, the vast shard of a shattered realm, as presented in the colorful pages of the SHARD RPG! Many years in the making, this system allows players to choose from a wide variety of animal people who are the main cast of the many adventures this otherworldly setting offers. Skyships glide through shimmering clouds past majestic crystal peaks. Giant insects prowl alien jungles or lurk in the sparkling emerald seas. Warriors with blades of diamond and amber duel across crimson sands. And mystics chant in shadowy chambers as their spirits wander abroad. Intro Sheet: For a quick glimpse into the world of Dárdünah, be sure to download the intro pdf! It’s packed with great information and features beautiful artwork, not unlike the artwork found throughout the many pages of this gaming system’s gorgeously designed manuals. Core System Manuals: It’s easier than ever to delve into Dárdünah, World of the False Dawn, with the Basic Compendium and the Magic and Martial Arts books! They contain everything you need to begin your adventures, and include instructions for the ritual magic and martial arts combat systems. These manuals also include 90 new Animal Templates upon which to base your character! Other Shard RPG Products: So many more manuals and gaming materials are available! Everything an avid tabletop role-player and game master needs to delve into the world of Dárdünah! So if you’re ready to experience a gaming world like no other, check out what Shard Studios has created for tabletop role-players on the Shard RPG official website! You’ll most certainly be immersed and amazed by the offerings of the Shard RPG! Project to Support: Embers Adrift! Help support one of our team members’ other projects, Embers Adrift! Check out their official trailer here. Resources: Players Helping Players The official SotA New Player Welcome Forum and the Player Created Resources Forum have 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. Visit the official Community Resources page for a complete listing of all things community. View the full article
  4. If you are reading this, then the routing issue either is not impacting you, or the adjustment we made has corrected your connection. What's all this then?: Around 2:30PM CT on February 13th, some players reported not being able to access the Shroud of the Avatar website or Forums. We investigated and found that the issue is somewhere in the internet backbone. It appears the issue is affecting people in the US, mainly in areas central and west. The East coast appears to not be affected.... Internet routing Issues affecting access to the SotA Website and Forums View the full article
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  6. Jack T. Lamplighter

    Release 122 Client Patch #2

    The Crown Store and COTO sales have come to an end! Included in the patch to disable the sales are a few bug fixes. See the details here: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=32989 View the full article
  7. The Plaque seen in the Chicken Room during the event will be delivered to players who logged in during the event. The event lasted from Build 1686 through Build 1688. If you logged in during these builds (while the Chicken Room Portal was present on Novia), then you will receive a plaque (one plaque per account). There are a great number of plaques to send out and we are in the process of delivering the plaques to those eligible. Please allow for time to get these out. Due to the method... Release 1 - 10th Anniversary Plaque delivery View the full article
  8. Laney has been working her fingers to the bone to mail out all of the Anniversary Rewards, Stream Prizes, and other Special items. At the time of this writing, the delivery of the Anniversary plaques is almost complete (if not complete). Laney will also be mailing out Streamer Bundle replenishments, Stream Prizes, and the Bonus Anniversary Cloaks from the December 15th Stream COTO purchase offer. All this in addition to other additional special items owed to our ONBE and CNBE players.... Rewards, Prizes and Other Special Item Mailouts View the full article
  9. We just updated the server with the February Login Reward. Logging in during the month of February will reward each account with a nice decorative box of chocolates! View the full article
  10. In January of 2019 a portrait of Scott Jones was delivered to the players as the result of a Kickstarter campaign run by @Sir Frank . At that time two versions of the portrait were released. One added to the Crown Store and the other a version with a special frame given to backers of the Kickstarter campaign who contributed $50 or more. (Note: this was not a Portalarium or Catnip Games project, this was funded through Kickstarter by players in honor of Scottie Jones,... Scottie Portrait Kickstarter reward item swap! View the full article
  11. Jack T. Lamplighter

    R122 Patch1

    We published Patch1 for Release 122 Yesterday morning. Full details of the patch can be found here: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=32989 We expect to publish two more updates this release cycle: 1. Deploy the February Login Reward early morning Feb 1st 2. Client update when the February Sales end early morning on the 6th View the full article
  12. Jack T. Lamplighter

    SOTA NewsPlay Release 122!

    Greetings Fellow Avatars! Release 122 goes live January 25th at 10:30 AM CST. Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 122 (R122), we offer a chance to put your best foot forward and a hope that no one heard it. For those wishing to participate in any community activities, upcoming one-time and recurring community events have been announced! Be sure to also review the Player Guide and Known Issues for additional information on recent changes and upcoming fixes. News Announcements See and Don’t Be Seen in Sneak Scene Strut Your Stuff in Mount Midir Our Community Made a Difference in 2023 Release 122 Patch Notes Latest News and Q&A January Livestream Sales and Bonus Events Release 122 Subscriber Login Rewards February Login Rewards Crown Store Updates Bug Brigade & Testing Directives Streaming Program Upcoming Release Dates Community Updates Community Events & Resources Project to Support: Avatar Relics Project to Support: Shard RPG Project to Support: Embers Adrift Resources: Players Helping Players See and Don’t Be Seen in Sneak Scene Barkeeps in port towns across New Britannia have made their basements available to all sorts of nefarious people who value the ability to come and go without notice. They might have a key, if you ask, to access a place where specialists in skulking hone their craft. Drunken whispers have overshared that those frequenting this ‘sneak scene’ will claim avoiding combat is more important than direct confrontation. Some people might suggest this place is neutral ground, with both assassins and spies putting aside their differences in order to make use of these elaborate training facilities. It might, perhaps, be wise to do any such training before partaking of the barkeeps’ wares, not after. Find these training grounds under taverns in: Blood Bay Broochash Celestis Goti Etceter Fortus End Kingsport Strut Your Stuff in Mount Midir Are you the best-dressed Outlander on New Britannia? Catnip Games will be hosting a Shroud of the Avatar fashion event. Show off your best outfit and maybe go home with a trophy! No matter what the outfit is: battle gear, evening wear, seasonal style, or just relaxing, flaunt your best, cleverest custom outfit. There will be three members of the Catnip Games team judging players’ outfits as they demonstrate their style and ingenuity. The stage is set! Join us in Mount Midir on February 24th at 2pm CT for this very stylish event! More information will be posted in the forums with signup directions and details. Our Community Made a Difference in 2023 The Shroud of the Avatar ‘Make a Difference’ Store is a curated inventory of in-game items for sale in our Charity Store. 20% of the purchase price of those items is donated to the charity designated in the listing. With especially strong demand for water-themed and pink items, 2023 finishes with a total of $478 in contributions to: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network Breast Cancer Research Foundation Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Doctors Without Borders Leonardo’s Children’s Museum Movember The Nature Conservancy Water.org The World Wildlife Fund Thank you for supporting Shroud of the Avatar and the various charities! Release 122 Patch Notes Below are a list of the updates that are live as of Release 122 in the game of Shroud of the Avatar! R122 is a content month. Polish, additional improvements, and bug fixes are inbound for R123 in the new year. We hope you enjoy the changes that are live today as of Release 122! Crafting, Decoration, Gear, & Inventory Item Changes: Low-level human mages who cast with walking sticks will now drop them as loot instead of lesser staves. These can be salvaged for a pattern for those who prefer to display fewer skulls. Created tabletop trophies for fashion and related contests. Created the R1 10th Anniversary cloak. Moved the various reveal map recipes from unclassified to the alchemy miscellaneous category of the recipe book. Moved a few stray dungeon piece recipes from unclassified into the dungeon category of smelting in the recipe book. Moved all versions of Xen Bow construction recipes from unclassified into the weapons category of carpentry in the recipe book. Removed two obsolete loading screen tips and updated the text in another. Disabled autostart for decorative flame trap VFX to fix Windows clients seeing frozen fire when the deco is placed. Added detail to the descriptions of the R101 and R102 Sub Reward Bundles. Made an icon for pumpkin pie slice. User Interface, Store Information, Inky, & Lua Changes: Added cat claws, withered baby flesh flayers, and the various baits to the vendor buy order list. Adjusted Spooky Blue Flame Urn 2-Pack store listing to actually deliver 2 urns. World and Quest Changes: Hometown: Added annex scenes called “Hometown – Basements” and “Hometown – Legacy Homes” for house and decoration overflow. Most housing merchants now offer a one-time teleport to Hometown to help players review a large amount of example homes. Housing Merchants: Standardized their titles to be “Housing Merchant” for all. Random Encounters: Altruist Pilgrims now have improved responses for Port Harmony, may give a prayer card as part of that response, and will give correct directions to the Altruist Monk in Port Harmony. SOTA-71839 Siege Encounters: Updated the manner in which scouts ask for arcane catalysts to help avoid confusion on how many is being asked for. North Paladis: Added the tabletop snow family recipes to deco recipe merchants. SOTA-71833 Broken Echoes Silver Mine: Fixed a typo in one of Teris the foreman’s “hello” responses. Broochash: Updated Albreda’s response for key/keys. SOTA-71824 Eastreach Gap: Adjusted control point tornados’ paths. SOTA-71831 Highiron: Updated this scene’s template so certain trees no longer overhang into some lot areas. SOTA-71823 Sneak Scene: Updated logic for limiting Sneak Scene Key acquisition to hourly. Enlarged first warehouse room to remove the chance that Sentries will see you before starting the training exercise. Fixed a logic issue that allowed the second room to open its exit door without requiring all of its chests to be looted first. SOTA-71866 Tutorial Encounter: Added extra logic to help archive the “Unlock Gate” task after completion. SOTA-71867 Vertas Pass: Added a tornado at the control point that activates when it achieves the repeating wave. SOTA-71832 Player-Owned Town Changes: Meadowbrook: Renamed from Le Port-Marly and upgraded to Crossroads Village. Shirehall: Added new Holdfast northeast of Kiln. Crossroads Alleys: Changed size from Metropolis to Municipality. Crossroads Estates: Changed size from Metropolis to City. Duanor: Upgraded from City to Metropolis. Fidra: Upgraded from Holdfast to Hamlet. Lained: Upgraded to Village. Wolves Den: Upgraded to Town. Latest News and Q&A January Livestream The post-release Community Livestream is Friday, January 26th at 4PM CT on Twitch! Join Stephen “Ravalox” Reinen and other members of the development team for a 1-hour community livestream! To enter the prize drawings, type “cold winter, warm heart” into any in-game chat channel OR make a purchase on the website Add-On Store. Please submit questions using in-game universal chat by typing “askadev” before your question. We’ll do our best to answer these questions live on the stream. Watch on Twitch, Friday at 4PM CT! Members of the Shroud of the Avatar development team stream on twitch.tv/shroudoftheavatar — be sure to get the channel on follow for notifications so you can join us right as we go live! Also, if you’ve missed our latest streams, check out our archive of content at our YouTube Channel. Like! Follow! Subscribe! Prizes!!! Don’t forget to also join the Shroud of the Avatar team and community over on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/shroudoftheavatarofficial and on Discord at https://discord.gg/shroudoftheavatar. Sales and Bonus Events Until end-of-day February 5th: Crown Store sales will be 30% off. Crowns of the Obsidians will be 20% off. Release 122 Subscriber Login Rewards Decorating on a sugar high, no way that will end badly! The Rewards Program login items for Release 122 are a Heart-Themed Tiramisu Cake, a Heart-Themed Cookie Plate, and a set of three Sigil Plaques! Subscribers to the Rewards Program must log in during Release 122 to receive these special login items. The Shroud of the Avatar Rewards Program lets you earn the best rate on purchasing Crowns, AND receive monthly reward items! For the low price of $9 USD per month you will receive the following: 900 Crowns of the Obsidians every month Monthly Login Reward Items (about 3 per month) Exclusive Title every 3 months 3 Months: Keeper of the Faith 6 Months: Keeper of the Word 9 Months: Keeper of the Vow 12 Months: Keeper of the Flame 15 Months: Keeper of the Oath 18 Months: Keeper of the Pledge 21 Months: Keeper of the Bond 24 Months: Keeper of the Promise 27 Months: Keeper of the Covenant 30 Months: Keeper of Countless Devotions 33 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Three Corpions 36 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Six Serpents 39 Months: Keeper of Thirty-Nine Tulips 42 Months: Keeper of Forty-Two Roses 45 Months: Keeper of Forty-Five Lilies 48 Months: Keeper of Forty-Eight Daisies 51 Months: Keeper of Fifty-One Staves 54 Months: Keeper of Fifty-Four Daggers 57 Months: Keeper of Fifty-Seven Arrows 60 Months: Keeper of Sixty Swords 63 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Three Coins 66 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Six Gems 69 Months: Keeper of Sixty-Nine Jewels 72 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Two Goblets 75 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Five Rings 78 Months: Keeper of Seventy-Eight Amulets Pick any Dye 12-Pack every 6 months Pick any three of these 7 Obsidian Potions every month: Potion of Capacity: Increases carrying capacity Potion of Conservation: Reduces reagent use chance Potion of Expedience: Swift gathering on all gathering skills Potion of Precision: Increases Meticulous Collection to all gathering skills Potion of Preservation: Reduces armor and weapon damage Potion of Reclamation: Increases Salvage and Repair to all production skills Potion of Stamina: Decreases focus use from sprinting While subscribed to the rewards program, players also receive these special bonuses: Obsidian Potions are significantly more powerful! 24 Additional Deck Slots! February Login Reward Tempt a beloved or bait a trap: each account that logs in during the month of February will receive a one-time gift of a Square Heart-Themed Box of Chocolates. Crown Store Updates New in the crown store for today’s release: Tray of Tantalizing Treats Heart-Themed Rectangle Valentine’s Day 2024 Gift Box 3-Pack Heart-Themed Round Valentine’s Day 2024 Gift Box 3-Pack Rose-Themed Square Valentine’s Day 2024 Gift Box 3-Pack Ravalox Darkshire Painting …and an existing home being made re-available: Red Barn Two-Story (Village Home) …for February 1st: Square Heart-Themed Box of Chocolates …and for February 9th: Heart-Themed Tiramisu Cake Heart-Themed Cookie Plate Sigil Plaque 3-Pack The Valentine’s Day store items will be available from Friday January 26th through Monday March 4th: details summary > * { display: inline; } List of Valentine’s Day items: 2016 Cupid Ensemble 2016 Cupid Heart Cloak 2016 Valentine Hearts Cloak Blank Valentine’s Day 2016 Card 5-Pack Blank Valentine’s Day 2017 Card 5-Pack Blank Valentine’s Day 2019 Card 5-Pack Breathe Hearts Emote Double Smoke Heart Emote Heart Hot Tub Heart Top Hat Heart-Shaped Footstool Heart-Shaped Spear Smoke Heart Emote Triple Smoke Heart Emote Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2017 3-Pack Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2018 3-Pack Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes 2019 3-Pack Although there are not currently enough items to make a whole new category for them, a few St. Patrick’s Day items can be found in other categories (Wearables and Outdoor Decorations) from Monday February 12th through Monday May 6th: List of St. Patrick’s Day items: Garden Leprechaun Leprechaun Bowler Hat 2-Pack Leprechaun Hat Pot o’ Gold To celebrate his birthday, the Darkstarr Rares store items will be available from Friday February 26th through Monday May 27th: List of Darkstarr items: Darkstarr Basement Entrance Eternal Pattern Darkstarr Chaos Throne Darkstarr Chaos Throne (Reverse Colors) Darkstarr Clock Tower Darkstarr Clock Tower (Reverse Colors) Darkstarr Fur Collared Cloak Darkstarr Pavers Darkstarr Shield Darkstarr Shield Pattern Pack Lord British vs Darkstarr Battle Banner Mosh Emote Bug Brigade & Testing Directives! The Bug Brigade was established to improve how the community and the development team work together to improve the game. Since the Brigade’s inception, the program has gone through a number of changes and was eventually placed on hold. The stability of the game is as important to the development team as it is to the players, therefore the program was revamped and was relaunched. The Brigade has been up and running and the volunteers (Alley Oop, Echondas, Flair Minamoto, and Justyn) are in a good rhythm for verifying and submitting bugs to the developers. If you have reported a bug that has not yet been addressed, please be patient while the backlog is being worked. The Brigade is working diligently to clean up the backlog of bug reports posted by players on the forums. Every month, a considerable amount of development time will be spent working many of the verified bugs which have been submitted to the team by the Bug Brigade. This focused effort on bug fixes would not be possible without the recent efforts of the Bug Brigade. Please take the time to thank these bug hunting aficionados when you encounter them in your travels! In turn, the development team would like to express a big thank you to the Bug Hunters! These community members are doing a fantastic job bringing so many bug reports to the team, and they’re doing it in a way which makes the process smooth and efficient. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Much improvement has been noticed by the development team and we’re so very excited to see the program’s continued success! The development team would also like to thank all of those who take time to participate in QA Testing Directives. Thanks to your hard work and dedication, many issues and bugs can be identified and fixed prior to content going to the Live Server! Keep up the great work! For those that wish to participate in future bug hunting endeavors, please check the forums regularly for upcoming QA Testing Directives. Don’t forget, the Bug Brigade is open to all players in good standing and bug rewards are SWEET! They will be awarded on a monthly progression basis with only minimal requirements to qualify. The available rewards to receive in progression via qualifying participation are as follows: Antennae Head Gear and Forum Title 1: “Bug Hunter” Single Ant Cloak Lady Bug Backpack Bug Painting A and In-Game Title 2: “Associate of Aphids” Ant Farm Insect Leg Table Many Ants Cloak and In-Game Title 3: “Bachelor of Beetles” Bug Painting B Bug Sprayer and /bugspray Emote Bug Painting C and In-Game Title 4: “Master of Moths” Butterfly Chair Corpion Chair (Pictured Below) Yellow Fireflies VFX and In-Game Title 5: “Doctor of Dragonflies” Hacked Oracle Flyer Giant Butterfly Pet (Blue) Butterfly Mask Dragonfly pet Fairy Wings Monarch Butterfly Pet Dragonfly Wings Hacked Oracle Crawler Blue Butterfly VFX Orange Fireflies VFX Orange Butterfly VFX Autumn Fairy Wings Green Fireflies VFX Landing Flies 3-pack Blue Fireflies Mounted Ladybug Specimen Mounted Rhinoceros Beetle Specimen Mounted Firebug Specimen Mounted Diving Bug Specimen Mounted Asian Ladybug Specimen Swallowtail Butterfly Pet Mounted Potato Beetle Silver Bug Sprayer Mounted Dung Beetle Specimen Mounted Hissing Cockroach Specimen Mounted Maybug Specimen Mounted Stag Beetle Specimen Mounted Flower Beetle Specimen If you’ve come to think of Shroud of the Avatar as your home, sign up and help make New Britannia a better place to live! To learn more about joining the Bug Brigade, please read the announcement thread by Ravalox in the main Bug/Feedback forums. Streaming Program Streamers of Shroud of the Avatar can participate in a program to showcase the game and be rewarded for their efforts. Any Streamer who wishes to be included in the Streaming Program can contact Laney via in-game mail with their Character Name and Twitch Channel information. If you have already signed up for the program in the past, fear not: you’re on the list and you don’t need to reapply. Streaming Rewards Program participants must adhere to our Terms of Service (TOS) and Community Rules while Streaming Shroud of the Avatar. Streaming Rewards Program participants must stream at least 10 hours of Shroud of the Avatar ACTIVE game play to remain in the program with reward accrual. Streamers will receive a one-time digital reward of in-game items after meeting the program’s requirements: Streamer’s Cloak, Streamer’s Camera, and the LIVESTREAMING title. Rules: To qualify for Streaming Rewards, each streamer must continue to meet the minimum requirements for 60 days after application. To accrue additional rewards, Streamers must stream SotA a minimum of 10 hours per month, tallied on the 1st day of each month, to remain in the program. Monthly Streaming Bundles: On the 1st of each month, qualifying streamers will be eligible to receive 50 Streaming Bundles. Bundles will be sent out to Streamers via in-game mail. A few things you need to know: Streaming Bundles are intended to be given away to stream viewers, not consumed by the streamer. Streamers are not allowed to put paywalls in place for the Streaming Bundles. (For example, giving away Streaming Bundles once the stream reaches a certain number of bits, subscriptions, or donations). Other Items of Note: Streamers in the program will be included in the SotAbot StreamPop function, appearing in the player-streaming channel in Discord. An optional fan graphics kit is available to the participating streamers as well as all players of Shroud of the Avatar, which includes graphics, overlays and other material. Streamers must be actively playing the game during their streams. Being away from the keyboard (AFK) for short periods is acceptable. If Twitch indicates the streamer is playing SotA but they are streaming other content or a timeout/login screen, they risk being removed from the program. Upcoming Release Dates Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events page for spotlighted events plus links to various areas to post or find events on our forums. The upcoming 2023/2024 Release Schedule is as follows: This Release 122 – January 25 (Content) Release 123 – February 29 (Quality of Life) Release 124 – March 28 (Quality of Life) Release 125 – April 25 (Content) Release 126 – May 30 (Quality of Life) Release 127 – June 27 (Quality of Life) Community Events & Resources Greetings event holders and event attendees! So many fun and exciting events are available in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to get out there and participate, make some new friends, perhaps make some great emote, recipe, or gear trades, or get some adventuring and role-playing into your mix! Here are spotlighted events or updated community resources that we’ve noticed popping up lately on the official forums. Recurring Events: Lightbringer Isle Auction: This newly-resumed auction will be held by Hemnu Lightbringer every Wednesday at 2000 EST / 1900 CST / 0100 BST / 2400 UTC. The Nebula Time Trials are intended as a fun competition amongst players, but also a way for players to compare builds, playstyles, learn from one another and just generally have fun together. Each trial will consist of a challenge along the lines of “kill this mob” or “complete this quest” and while prizes will be awarded based on completion time, everyone who enters will receive something. Check this main post for links to the individual trials as they occur. Monthly Release Fishing Contests: This will be a rotating, multi-location contest sponsored and organised by Rajazel, The Town Museum and its Governor Diablotine. Trash to Treasure Dropped Items Turn-In: Introducing Trash to Treasure 2.0! Some unscrupulous fella has been flooding all of New Britannia with junk: Headdresses, Wings, Backpacks, assorted miscellany of every sort. It’s time to clean this trash up and so a bounty has been placed on all gear crafted by Coswald Dirthmire that is turned in each contest period! Mad Splatter Tea Party: One Sunday of each month, Lily Byrd hosts a tea party in her back garden at her home in Jade Valley. There are drinks and eats, there is sometimes music, there are often party games with prizes, and sometimes they just sit and talk about life in Novia. All are welcome to join but this is a role playing event tea party: please come as your avatar! Community Calendars: Avatars-Virtue Radio Calendar: Just when are all those talented DJ’s and streamers broadcasting? Don’t just guess, check out there very helpful calendar! Never again will you wonder when’s the best time to tune in! NBNN Calendar: This calendar provides a great schedule for NBNN and WRFB programing as well as many other community events. If you’re a fan of the Laz & Jack show or even if you’re hoping to catch them in action for the first time, this is the calendar for you! Community Event Resources: Here are some fantastic resources for tracking down community events or posting your own events. Become involved! Create! Explore! Make friends! But most of all, have fun! One-Time Community Events Forum: Sometimes events happen only a single time, so you’ll not want to miss out on these events as they occur. Check out the forums routinely to spot these! Recurring Community Events Forum: Some events occur on weekly or monthly schedules which are a great way to routinely meet up with friends and to make new ones. Be sure to check this forum frequently for new events or time changes to existing ones. Player Event Trophies and Special Item Requests: Would you like to request a special trophy or renamed item for a player event you’ve created? Head on over to this thread to see what’s available and to obtain more information about request procedures. Player Radio Station Forum: If you want to check out the latest and greatest from our in-game radio stations, go to the radio stations forum! If you’re a DJ, be sure to advertise your time slot and venue in this forum. Player Livestreams & Videos Forum: If you’re searching for a Shroud Streamer to watch, head on over to the streamer forum! If you are a live streamer for Shroud of the Avatar, be sure to advertise your Shroud stream by posting in this forum. Town Directory Forum: Want to find a town to live in or get your town listed in the directory, head over to the forums and check it out! Guild Directory Forum: Looking for a guild or want to get yours posted in the guild directory? Head on over to the forums and check it out! Fire Lotus Tavern: This wondrous role-playing and story writing forum is the spot to be if you love fan fiction and role-play. Community Resources: Looking for links to community and official resources for Shroud of the Avatar? Well look no further. On this page you’ll find links to a plethora of helpful resources created by the dev team or the community. So many options to stay tuned-in with fellow community members. Please take advantage of all these wonderful options. Happy adventures, Avatars! Project to Support: Avatar Relics Community member Shawn Butts has opened a Shroud of the Avatar merchandise store with Catnip Games’ approval. Visit for pins, mugs, shirts, posters, and more here. Project to Support: Shard RPG Shard Studios invites you to enter the fantastic world Dárdünah, the vast shard of a shattered realm, as presented in the colorful pages of the SHARD RPG! Many years in the making, this system allows players to choose from a wide variety of animal people who are the main cast of the many adventures this otherworldly setting offers. Skyships glide through shimmering clouds past majestic crystal peaks. Giant insects prowl alien jungles or lurk in the sparkling emerald seas. Warriors with blades of diamond and amber duel across crimson sands. And mystics chant in shadowy chambers as their spirits wander abroad. Intro Sheet: For a quick glimpse into the world of Dárdünah, be sure to download the intro pdf! It’s packed with great information and features beautiful artwork, not unlike the artwork found throughout the many pages of this gaming system’s gorgeously designed manuals. Core System Manuals: It’s easier than ever to delve into Dárdünah, World of the False Dawn, with the Basic Compendium and the Magic and Martial Arts books! They contain everything you need to begin your adventures, and include instructions for the ritual magic and martial arts combat systems. These manuals also include 90 new Animal Templates upon which to base your character! Other Shard RPG Products: So many more manuals and gaming materials are available! Everything an avid tabletop role-player and game master needs to delve into the world of Dárdünah! So if you’re ready to experience a gaming world like no other, check out what Shard Studios has created for tabletop role-players on the Shard RPG official website! You’ll most certainly be immersed and amazed by the offerings of the Shard RPG! Project to Support: Embers Adrift! Help support one of our team members’ other projects, Embers Adrift! Check out their official trailer here. Project to Support: Avatar Express [Forum post by Vladamir Begemot] I’m pleased to report that The Avatar Express is clacking away furiously. News is being delivered and we have established systems to deliver it directly to your brain. You can use one of those systems by following us on Twitter at @avatar_express. Even more reliable due to its fully automated nature is joining us on the Discord server. News items are posted there via RSS. Or you can subscribe to RSS directly on the site. If you run an event, quests, etc, please consider helping out by self reporting. The Shroud community is big, and many things are happening that are never seen by others. With 10k monthly users, we would need a full time staff to track down everything that is happening. You can fill out the contributor form, message @that_shawn_guy here or post in the Discord server that you would like to help. There is no commitment once signed up, you can post as much or little as you like. Writing up your own events has several benefits beyond the immediate exposure. It serves as a record for others to see the history of New Britannia as we create it, in an attractive format. Publishing in the Express also has a higher chance than the forums of being seen by search engines and random readers, thus bringing more eyeballs and new players to the game. It will even make posting in the forums easier! You can upload images to your news item, and then link to those images in your forum post. No more need for 3rd party image hosts! So if you have something going on in your guild or town, or want to be a Reporter, Cartographer or Historian, please join us! Resources: Players Helping Players The official SotA New Player Welcome Forum and the Player Created Resources Forum have 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. Visit the official Community Resources page for a complete listing of all things community. View the full article
  13. A sign that spring is on its way... A client patch has been applied to revert the show back to rain. View the full article
  14. Our Yuletide celebrations have come to an end! A very busy time for us all! With this client patch a few bug fixes and adjustments made it in that were going to be added at the end of the month for R122. Please see the patch notes here for all the details: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=32989 View the full article
  15. Happy New Year everyone! We have published a patch to deploy the January login rewards, and some minor items. Patch notes can be found here: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=32989 Next up: the Sales and 2XP will be ending at the end of the 2nd (tomorrow). This also requires a patch, so it will be applied at some point in the wee hours of the 3rd CT. View the full article
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