Telethon of the Avatar/Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 1



Are you ready to participate in the biggest event to hit Novia since the great cataclysm?

Like no other world-ending event in the history of gaming, the first part of The Summer Telethon of the Avatar event is nearly upon us! For 12 hours, starting at Noon (12 PM CDT) until Midnight on July 27th, we will be celebrating the lead up to the Final Player Data Wipe; where persistence officially begins in our game and housing lot selection begins in earnest.

As always, we will be answering your questions during the telethon. You can pre-post your questions right here in the comments section or post them live in Discord during the Telethon.*

What exciting events can you expect throughout the day? An array of fun activities and engaging content, many of which you can directly participate in! We will also be giving away a ton of fabulous prizes*, and if the following stretch goals are met, we will be adding amazing new content into the game.

Help us to achieve the following goals during the telethon! As a special bonus, we are offering Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 from the start of the telethon, until Midnight (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). The Summer Telethon of the Avatar Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * Achieved! $10,000: /fan emote (player fans themself with a small folding fan)
 * Achieved! $25,000: Aeronaut Helmet
 * Achieved! $35,000: Hacked Oracle Crawler Pet
 * Achieved! $50,000: Clockwork Wings (goes in cloak slot, does not grant powers of flight)
 * Achieved! $65,000: Hacked Oracle Flyer Pet
 * Achieved! $80,000: Tiny Airship Pet
 * Achieved! $100,000: One Man Band Steampunk Wearable: Works with our ABC music system
 * Achieved! $130,000: Organ Grinder Instrument (Works with our ABC music system) & Clockwork Monkey Pet
 * $150,000: Baby Clockwork Dragon Pet

Cheer on the Devs!

For every $2,500 donated, all developers on camera have to either dance, sing, or drink a shot of alcohol.

Additionally, we will be spinning the Wheel of Fortune & Doom! (we borrowed this idea from our friends over at Crowfall). The wheel will have 14 items at any given time, but dozens of total prizes ultimately will be given away! This includes developers that, if selected, have to either dance, sing, or drink a shot of alcohol.

As the wheel is spun, what is selected will be replaced by something in the list below. Items already selected will be permanently removed. Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

Schedule (All times and content subject to change)


 * Noon: Welcome to the Summer Telethon!
 * 1:30 PM: Brittany Tour with Sorcerous Steve.
 * 2:30 PM: Tour of Portalarium.
 * 3:00 PM: New User Experience & Hospitallers.
 * 4:00 PM: Crafting, Enchanting, Masterworks Discussion.
 * 5:00 PM: Combat Discussion.
 * 6:00 PM: The Story and Characters of SotA.
 * 7:00 PM: Player Housing Discussion with Darkstarr.
 * 8:00 PM: Crowns of the Obsidian, smoking pipes, and Artifice with Scottie and Sir Frank.
 * 9:00 PM: AMA live chat question time with team.
 * 10 PM-Midnight: Royal Tour with Lord British and Darkstarr
 * Locations: Brittany Central, Aerie, Resolute, Ardoris, Owlshead, Desolis, Spite, and a selection of Player Owned Towns (final list soon).


 * Midnight: Final Player Data Wipe! Servers will be offline until 9:30am CDT on July 28th.

Expirations and Final Player Data Wipe

While Final Player Data Wipe is NOT “Launch” of our game, we are super happy to be at such an important milestone with our community of backers. We couldn’t have built the game nearly this far in its development without the support and feedback of everyone playing. There’s a lot more to go yet, but we’re about to cross a major hurdle this summer, and can’t wait to cross it with you!

At 11:59 PM CDT (5:00 UTC) on July 27th, we are expiring the homes and basements from the Ancestor, Edelmann, Knight Marshal, Lord Marshal, Duke, and Lord of the Manor 2 pledges. We are also expiring new Player Owned Towns (upgrades of existing POTs will continue to be available). All other rewards (including tax free property deeds) that are currently available in the remaining pledges will continue to be available.

The final player data wipe will also occur at 11:59 PM CDT (5:00 UTC) on July 27th. To celebrate this momentous milestone, we are holding a 12-hour Summer Telethon Part 1, starting at 12:00 PM (Noon) CDT (17:00 UTC) and running right up to the final player data wipe start.

Servers will be brought offline after 11:59 PM CDT on July 27th until 10:30 AM CDT the next morning on July 28th. This gives us enough time to ensure servers are properly cleared and ready for the beginning of Release 32 and the exciting opportunity to make your mark in Novia!


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