I hope you're able to share leveling updates for the entertainment of those of us who dawdle our way through Middle Earth!
Back in the day, I remember stockpiling caffeinated drinks, chocolate, scheduling vacation days, etc for a new game expansion......and walking 10 miles to school, uphill, every day. Without shoes. Yeah.
I hope you're able to share leveling updates for the entertainment of those of us who dawdle our way through Middle Earth!
Back in the day, I remember stockpiling caffeinated drinks, chocolate, scheduling vacation days, etc for a new game expansion......and walking 10 miles to school, uphill, every day. Without shoes. Yeah.
Please do provide updates!
Will do
68 was our highest last night with several at 67 the race is tight atm today should set apart a few from the pack!
(remember only those who enetered can win and some on the list below are not entered, but I wanted to acknowledge all those in the kin who are levelling in the 70's )
Friends of Frodo are currently looking for new members!
This is a large kinship, with all levels and classes of characters.
Our players come from primarily North America with some who join us from other continents as well. We are mostly an adult kinship, but courtesy reigns, and clean kinchat, as many players also have children watching the game or playing in the kin.
Our philosophy is just to enjoy the game, and play at your own pace - whether that involves grouping or playing solo. The atmosphere is relaxed, there is no expectation to participate or raid with the kin unless you desire such activities; however, being a team player builds morale and can improve the fun, quality and understanding of your game.
Our 'decree', kin auction policies, and looting policy can be found on the homepage of our website at www.rguilds.guildportal.com
We require the use of ventrilo for raiding, and we do not use a ladder system for looting.
As you can see on prior posts in this thread, we try to engage our kinmates in events beyond the general scope of the game. We encourage all that lotro has to offer: festivals, fishing, deeding, crafting, deed mounts, tag arenas, chicken races, parades, give-aways, competitions, and even the occasional music event. I hope to come up with more 'Secret Mission' events which was started by one of our officers in the fall. We hope to increase the amount of regular freep or creep events as well.
Our next scheduled event is the annual random Flower-give-away on Valentine's Day!
If this post makes you feel welcome, please send an in-game mail or tell to Lydiawulf or ask any FoF'er to connect you with an online officer in the kin. You can also visit our website and indicate your interest there. And finally you can PM me here.
Our next major kin event is drawing near!
We welcome you all to share in our kin parade and party on the eve of March 3, 2012, starting at 9 EST at the West gate of Breetown.
Many times throught the Year, Friends of Frodo (FoF) members take to the fields of Middle Earth and to hunt this elusive animal in mass. We call these days Pork-chopper days.
But Once a year, every year on the 1st Saturday of March we celebrate the greatness of this animal.
'Pork Choppers' of all Levels, Classes, and Races from the FoF kinship spend time making special pork related foods and then at 9 pm EST Meet in Bree proudly sporting their Pork Chopper Title and hand out food to the hungry, needy and anyone else who wants some as they parade through the streets in honour of this great Beast!
Come celebrate with us as we end up partying at the Boar Fountain, setting off fireworks, playing music, dancing, handing out food until our bags run dry, and just having a great time!
THIS IS OUR KIN'S MOST LOVED EVENT AND IS WELL PARTICIPATED IN EVERY YEAR! LETS KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE!
Scavenger Hunt
Rules
You have to be a recruit, member or officer of FoF to participate, and win.
All items must come from drops or chests or fishing or crafting during the contest time frame (unless otherwise specified) You may not purchase any of the items from other people or from the auction house. You may only ask other people to give you items as specifically stated in the item description.
Screen shots showing the item dropping may be requested so please take them, we will only be spot checking for screen shots this year. In order to substantiate finds this year please record exact co-ordinates where the item was found then if not required by you, please put it in the kin chest for other kin members who may need it. Each item is worth one point unless otherwise stated. There will be 2 types of entries this year, Individual and teams of 6 and under.
All FoF normal contest rules apply. Prizes have no cash value and are awarded as is by in game mail. Any prize returned for failure to accept will be forfeited.
Players will be required to keep a list of items found for themselves. Only one person for each group needs collect the information.
The official List will be posted on my.lotro.com in our FoF kinship thread, facebook FoF Page, and our website, as well as being mailed in game on Thursday evening.
The search begins Friday April 6, 2012
Players will need to post their found lists, including co-ordinates of the items either on the FoF website, facebook FoF page or by in game mail to Magentica by the 4 pm Monday April 9th, 2012.
Prizes are as follows
Individual
1st – 5 gold
2nd 2 gold
3rd 1 gold
4 & 5 500silver each
Team
1st 3 gold per player / max 18 gold
2nd 2gold per player/ max 12g
3rd 1 gold per player max 6 g
There must be 5 teams of between 2 and 6 players minimum competing for Team prizes to be awarded and teams must be declared by Saturday Noon EST on Facebook FoF page, our website, my.lotro.com or by in game mail to Magentica.
You can only win once above and individual winner cannot also win for a team.
Flash Games
anyone can enter and win as many times as the mini games are posted. Flash games will be posted on Facebook FoF page, our website, or my.lotro.com and you will have one hour to find the listed items and post your co-ordinates for each item. You must find all items required to win. These are separate games from our main hunt.
Prize per flash game
1-5 g depending on my personal mood at the moment
Total Prize purse not to exceed 65gold
Good Luck FoF
FoF's next big event is here! May the kin and anyone encountering our competitions enjoy what they see or do!!
Olympics 2012!
Welcome to our week of great competition and prize-winning!! The events below are for all kin, including officers, members, and recruits. I hope to see most of you at many of the races, and wish only that you have great fun and win our great prizes!! Prizes will depend on the level and class of the character you use for the event, or for the character of your choice.
Sunday April 22nd @ 3:00 EST:
Opening Ceremonies!
FoF will gather at the West Gate of Bree, carrying Fireworks, Pipeweed, and Ale.
We will parade through Breetown to the South Gate, then proceed back to the Prancing Pony area, where we will create our own party zone, with the above listed items and some music to commence our Olympics 2012!
Our first event will be called out once we’ve spent some time at the Prancing Pony and and gathered up all of our kinmates..... so be ready for.....
Event: Chicken Race!! Approx. 4:00 EST
(please use ventrilo if you have it, as voice chat is not possible in chicken play).
We will head to Sandson’s farm. Please pick up the quest ‘Flying the Coop - Evendim’ if you can, then we’ll make our way to the Brandywine Bridge. The race will start off the Bridge and we head up the river till we reach the Eavespires at 6.0S x 72 W. The quest ‘Flying the Coop - Evendim’ turn-in is at that location!! *note* -Once you turn in the quest, your chicken play will be over, so feel free to wait for others to arrive before turning it in.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Monday April 23rd @ 8EST:
Event: Naked Foot race:
We will gather at the top of the stairs at the far end in Thorin’s Hall. We will remove ALL visible armor and just wear our underwear!
You will race from the Starting point through Ered Luin, via the portal near Duillond’s Housing area, into Needlehole of the Shire, and the finishing point will be the Statue in the center of Michel Delving! You may take any shortcuts you wish, but no Horses, stable rides, nor run speeds allowed.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st , 2nd, and 3rd places.
Tuesday April 24th @ 8EST:
Event: Fence walking race:
We will gather at the Hobbiton Party Tree.
The fence walking race is a tough one!! The fence follows the road to Overhill, and we must stay on the fence, making our way toward Overhill, alternating to the other side of the road as the fence indicates, and then returning back up the fences to the starting point.
If you fall off at any time while on the fence, you must start from the very BEGINNING!
The first 3 people to successfully make the trip without falling off both ways, are our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners!
Wed April 25th @ 8EST:
Event: Horse Race:
Racers gather at Hengstacer Farms north of Bree, and we will gather into raid. You must use a horse with 62% run speeds, none with 68% allowed.
The race will begin with one loop around the racetrack, going through each gate along the way. Once through the finishing gate at Hengstacer, you will continue on to the party grounds and complete one circuit of the race from the start line through the finish line. Once through the finish line there, head onward to Breetown, ride through town, and finish at the South Gate!
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Thursday April 26th @ 8EST:
Event: Tag:
Players will gather at the Breefields Party Area, and will be led to the Tag arena.
When we start the game, someone will randomly be 'IT'. To play tag you must run close enough to someone that the game visibly notifies you that you are now 'it'. At one minute intervals we will eliminate whomever is IT at the time! When there are only 4 folks left in the arena, the 4th last person will leave the arena once he tags someone… that someone will be our 3rd place winner, the one he/she tags will be our 2nd place winner, and the last one standing will be our 1st place winner!
Friday April 27th @ 8EST:
Event: Barrows Hide and Seek:
Racers will gather at Adso’s camp and we’ll gather into raid format except for those Kin who are going to hide in some Barrows.
Each kin 'organizer' who you need to find, will be wearing a festival mask and one will hide in each Barrow listed below:
Goetham (33.7Sx 53.9W)
Grantham (34.6Sx 54.3W)
Haudh Taenthond (30.3Sx 56.1W)
Hautham (30.3Sx 56.0W)
Taradan (30.9Sx 55.0W)
Racers will start at Adso's camp and head into the Barrows together, where they go first is up to them. You may use horses here, but no run speeds.
Each of the 5 hidden kin will have an item that racers must obtain and once obtaining all 5 items, they then return to Adso’s camp and give them all to the final organizer (me!!).
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Racers are best equipped to participate if they are at least lvl 20 due to the level of the mobs in the Barrows.
Saturday April 28 @ 5 EST:
Event: Obstacle Course!
Racers gather at Michel Delving and will be paired up with a kin organizer/course leader, into fellowship, so special instructions can be said or typed to the racer at the appropriate time.
The course starts at the Stable Master and will be timed by the kinmate they’re paired with. Specific Instructions will be given along the way, but will incorporate jumping, emotes, roof climbing, horse jumping, and weaving. Essentially the course leads through MD, to Sandson’s farm, and back through town to the finishing point -the Statue in the middle of Michel Delving.
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fastest times!
Final Day! Sunday April 29th @ 5 EST:
Final Event: Relay race!!
Gather at the Party Tree in Hobbiton. We will gather into a raid.
You will assemble teams of 3 players (we can help if you need another member for a team).
We will hand out cloaks of ‘team colors’ for racers to wear either cosmetically or otherwise for this relay.
Racers will choose who is their racer #1/ #2/ and #3. All number 2’s will be taken to the Great Willow by one organizer, and all #3’s will be taken toTroll‘s Knoll in Rushock Bog by another organizer.
The Racers are not allowed to ride horses, nor use run speeds of any kind for an advantage.
The first racer on each team will be given an item to carry as their ‘baton’ and must deliver it to racer #2 at the Great Willow, who then races to the bog to hand it over to racer #3.
Final leg is the race back to the Party Tree to hand in the ‘baton’ to Lydiawulf!
Prizes will be awarded to the team in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
We will then gather outside the Prancing Pony in Bree for our closing ceremonies / party!! and final prize handouts!! Bring ale, pipeweed, and lots of fireworks!! Please handout some ales to passers-by as a token of good will to all in Vilya!!!
May you all enjoy this year's events and have a few belly laughs along the way!
We'll be one of at least 40 groups having the support of Turbine through the provision of prizes!
Friends of Frodo on Vilya will be hosting their Barrow Downs Hide and Seek- at 4 EST on Sunday July 8th, 2012.
Event: Barrows Hide and Seek:
Racers will gather at Adso’s camp and will gather into raid format except for those folks who are going to hide in the chosen Barrows.
Each of those who you need to find, will be wearing a festival mask and one will hide in each Barrow listed below:
Goetham (33.7Sx 53.9W)
Gwantham (34.6Sx 54.3W)
Haudh Taenthond (30.3Sx 56.1W)
Hautham (30.3Sx 56.0W)
Taradan (30.9Sx 55.0W)
Haudh Methernil (31.5S x 55.5W)
Haudh Nogbenn (33.0S x 55.4W)
Racers will start at Adso's camp and head into the Barrows together at the start of the race.... where they go first is up to them. You may use horses here, but no run speeds.
Each of the 7 hidden characters/organizers will have an item that racers must obtain via initiating trade. After obtaining all 7 items, racers then return to Adso’s camp and trade the items to the final organizer (me!!/ Lydiawulf).
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!
Racers are best equipped to participate if they are at least lvl 20 due to the level of the mobs in the Barrows.
Please be ready and at Adso's camp 15 minutes prior to race time! ESPECIALLY our organizers who need to obtain their trade items, apply their festival masks, then choose a Barrow and find a place to hide
As we head forward toward the RoR expansion, Friends of Frodo is looking for players. There is currently a recruitment contest underway which has potential prize winnings for both the recruiter and the recruitee!
If prior postings in this thread demonstrate what you'd like out of a kinship... let us know, contact an FoF member or officer in Middle Earth -give us a try!
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