Telethon of the Avatar

Periodically, the developers of run a telethon-style event to raise funds for the development of the game, with offers of prize rewards and stretch goals to add new items to the game.

Release 45 Postmortem Mini-Telethon


Greetings Avatars,

Release 45’s Postmortem Mini-Telethon is going to be Oktoberfest themed in honor of our new Munich, Germany based publishing partners – Travian Games! They will be helping us kick off the livestream. As we announced last month, they are partnering with us to bring Shroud of the Avatar to other regions around the world. Travian Games is lucky enough to be headquartered where THE Oktoberfest happens every year in September, hence our choice of the theme.

This latest telethon continues our new monthly Postmortem Mini-Telethon format, as announced for Release 44 last month. See below for the details!

Telethon Schedule (Central Time Zone)

Telethons are livestreamed on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, world building tours, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! See what we have planned below beginning at 3:00 PM CT on September 6:


 * 3:00 PM: Introductions and Travian Games Visitors
 * 3:30 PM: R45 Postmortem Q&A
 * 4:30 PM: World Building Tour
 * 5:30 PM: Postmortem Q&A Continues
 * 7:00 PM: End of Mini-Telethon!

Schedule is subject to change. Check back here before the livestream begins!

Stretch Goals (Oktoberfest Themed!)

As a special bonus, we are offering funding rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 for twelve hours during the day of the telethon, from 12:00 PM CT on September 6 (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply) to 11:59 PM CT.

NOTE: While the livestream ends at 7pm CT, everyone will have until 11:59 PM CT to spend $5 to get the stretch goals. We will announce the final total on the following day.


 * $10K: Virtue Bierkrug (aka Beer Stein)
 * $25K: Virtue Oktoberfest Beer/Pretzel/Sausage Banner
 * $35K: Virtue Oktoberfest Tent with Garland Decoration hanging from ceiling
 * $50K: Virtue Dirndl: traditional female Bavarian outfit
 * $65K: Virtue Lederhosen: traditional male Bavarian outfit
 * $80K: Virtue Flaming Tuba

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! The wheel will have 12 different categories of sales plus the Lord British and Darkstarr wildcards where they get to choose any category! Each time a category comes up it will go on sale at approx. 20% off for 1 hour.


 * Release 45 Postmortem Mini-Telethon

Release 44 Postmortem Mini-Telethon


Greetings Avatars,

Traditionally our Telethons have been held quarterly and lasted 12 hours (and in some extreme cases 24 hours!). While these lengthy telethons allowed us to cover a very wide range of subjects, they also led to a bit of meandering at the end due to fatigue (and maybe a bit of overindulgence). Recently we had a much shorter telethon (6 hours) for Lord British’s birthday, discovering that we spent more time answering questions and remained much more focused and alert. Your response was also quite positive in both pledges and feedback after the telethon!

So, starting with Release 44, we are going to experiment with extended Postmortems that are also Mini-Telethons. This will increase the frequency of our telethons to monthly but also keep them short (4 hours). We are confident that this will both allow us to focus more time on development while at the same time provide a higher frequency of direct interaction with you, our community.

Since this is a shorter telethon we want to make sure as many people can participate in the stretch goals. We are going to extend the amount of time that your purchases can be eligible for the stretch goals to be 12 hours from 12:00 PM CDT to Midnight. NOTE: We will still stop tracking towards stretch goals at the end of the telethon at 7:00 PM CDT, but everyone will have another 5 hours to spend $5 to get the stretch goals.

We hope you find this change an improvement! Now, onward to this telethon’s details!

Telethon Schedule (Central Time Zone)

Telethons are livestreamed on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, world building tours, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! See what we have planned below beginning at 3pm CT on August 7:


 * 3:00 PM: Introductions and R44 Postmortem Q&A
 * 4:30 PM: World Building Tour
 * 5:30 PM: Postmortem Q&A Continues
 * 7:00 PM: End of Mini-Telethon!

Schedule is subject to change. Check back here before the livestream begins!

Expiring Items

As part of the R44 Postmortem, at 7:00 PM CDT, August 7, 2017, we are expiring the following content from the Add On Store (and the in-game Crown Merchants). This means that these items will no longer be available in our store after this date.


 * 2017 Replenishing Lord British Birthday Cake
 * Blackened Metal Baby Clockwork Dragon
 * Black Squirrel
 * Elven Elder Fighter Armor
 * Elven Elder Archer Armor
 * Elven Elder Mage Robe
 * Elven Elder Fighter Armor Pattern Pack
 * Elven Elder Archer Armor Pattern Pack
 * Elven Elder Mage Robe Pattern Pack
 * Silver Clockwork Armor
 * Silver Clockwork Armor Pattern Pack
 * Vintage Red Velvet Nailheads Furniture Set
 * Vintage Blue Velvet Nailheads Furniture Set
 * Ye Olde Hot Tub

Stretch Goals

As a special bonus, we are offering telethon funding rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 for twelve hours during the day of the telethon, from 12:00 PM CDT on August 7 (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply) to 11:59 PM CDT. NOTE: While the telethon livestream ends at 7pm CDT, everyone will have until 11:59 PM CDT to spend $5 to get the stretch goals. We will announce the day’s total on Tuesday.


 * $10,000: Oracle Eye Sparklers
 * $25,000: Oracle Eye Mirror: Home decoration with the Oracle Eye on top
 * $35,000: Oracle Eye Helmet: Fencing Mask with Oracle Eye painted on mesh like the Obsidian Cabalist masks
 * $50,000: Oracle Eye Throne
 * $65,000: Oracle Cable “Wings” + /juggleoracleeyes

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! The wheel will have 12 different categories of sales plus the Lord British and Darkstarr wildcards where they get to choose any category! Each time a category comes up it will go on sale at approx. 20% off for 1 hour.


 * Release 44 Postmortem Mini-Telethon

Lord British’s Birthday Bash Telethon
Avatars, get ready for a birthday bash like no other! Today, we are announcing a special mini-telethon around Lord British’s birthday! Event begins on July 6th and runs from 3-9pm CT. Lord British’s birthday is on July 4th, a couple of days before the telethon.

Expiring Items

In honor of Lord British’s birthday, at 9pm CT, July 6, 2017, we are expiring the following content from the Add On Store (and the in-game Crown Merchants). This means that these items will no longer be available in our store after this date.

Before the following items expire for good, we have put them on sale at approx. 20% off! Check out what’s currently on sale:


 * Teletype: Plays D&D 1, Lord British’s first game!
 * Telescope: Lord British loves astronomy
 * Kobold Radiant Energy Coil
 * Kobold Radiant Energy Capacitor
 * Fireworks 45-Piece Assortment – Set 1
 * Fireworks 45-Piece Assortment – Set 3

Help us to achieve the following goals during this next event!

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 9pm CT (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply).

Also, there will be Golden versions of each of these that will get added to SeedInvest $500 perk level after the telethon has concluded!

Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * $10,000: Silver Fireworks
 * $25,000: /flowerwandtrick: make a magic wand turn into flower bouquet
 * $35,000: Lord British Helmet with Silver Serpent: includes light source
 * $50,000: Lord British Throne (chair with Lord British symbol on it)
 * $65,000: Tuxedo with tails + 2 Magic Emotes:
 * /birdtrick: make a bird fly out of a top hat!
 * /endlessclothtrick: pull a long string of colored cloths from your mouth!


 * $80,000: Lord British Version of Moondial

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! The wheel will have 14 items at any given time, but dozens of sales will happen! Each time an item comes up it will go on sale at approx. 20% off for 1 hour.

As the wheel is spun, what is selected will be replaced by something else. Items already selected will be removed for a time (some may not come back onto the wheel for the rest of the telethon). Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

Telethon Schedule


 * 3:00 PM: Introduction of the Telethon
 * 3:20 PM: Party Contest winners announced!
 * 3:30 PM: R43 Postmortem Q&A
 * 5:30 PM: World Building Tour
 * 7:00 PM: Community Roundtable
 * 7:30 PM: Event More Q&A!
 * 8:45 PM: Wrap-up


 * Lord British’s Birthday Bash Telethon

Summer Telethon 2017 Part 1


Avatars! Get ready to soak up the summer sun with us. Today, we’re announcing the Summer Telethon 2017 Part 1! Telethons are livestreamed on Twitch and include a complete schedule of developer Deep Dives, answers to your gameplay questions, community activities, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! See what’s all included below…

Summer “Hot Air” Expirations Sale Begins!

In honor of the waves of hot air that will be blowing over us this summer we are expiring all of our hot air Aeronaut items. At Midnight CDT, May 31, 2017 (5:00 UTC, June 1, 2017), we are expiring the following content from the Add On Store (and the in-game Crown Merchants). This means that these items will no longer be available at all after this date.

* Before the following items expire for good, we have put them on sale at approx. 20% off. Check out what’s now on sale:


 * Ornate Black Leather Aeronaut Helmet Pattern Pack (digital)
 * Black & Chrome Ornate Aeronaut Outfit Pattern Pack (digital)
 * Black & Chrome Ornate Aeronaut Outfit (digital)
 * Ornate Black Leather Aeronaut Helmet (digital)
 * Aeronaut Wearable Pack (digital)
 * Aeronaut Hot Air Balloon Pack (digital)
 * Hot Air Balloon (digital)
 * Airship City Home (digital)
 * Star Citizen Aeronaut Helmet Starter Bundle (digital)
 * Star Citizen Airship City Home (digital)

Help us to achieve the following goals during this next event!

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 2017 Part 1 Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:

and more to be revealed if we hit these goals…
 * $10,000: /smokevirtue: blow the virtue symbol in smoke from a pipe
 * $25,000: Balloons: a small cluster of balloons held in your hand. These particular balloons are black with a silver virtue symbol.
 * $35,000: Miner’s Helmet with flame on top (generates light)
 * $50,000: Flame Pattern Stained Glass Oil Table Lamp (3 Pack)
 * $65,000: Fire Elemental Statue with flame effects
 * $80,000: Flame Shaped Shield and Scimitar
 * $100,000: Flame Leather Armor
 * $120,000: Flame Plate Armor

Did you see what was unlocked in the last telethon? This one might be even bigger!

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! The wheel will have 14 items at any given time, but dozens of sales will happen! Each time an item comes up it will go on sale for 20% off for 1 hour.

As the wheel is spun, what is selected will be replaced by something else. Items already selected will be removed for a time (some may not come back onto the wheel for the rest of the telethon). Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

Telethon Schedule
 * 12:00 PM: Welcome to the Summer Telethon!
 * 12:30 PM: R42 Postmortem (Chris, Richard, Starr)
 * 2:00 PM: Player Housing & Player Owned Towns Deep Dive (Starr, Hutch, Bob Cooksey)
 * 3:00 PM: World Building Tours (Esteben, C-Wolf, Keith, Dan)
 * 4:30 PM: Story Deep Dive (Lum, Richard)
 * 5:30 PM: ONBE Awards & Community Hour
 * 7:00 PM: Crafting & Economy Deep Dive (Chris, Starr, Richard, Brandon)
 * 8:00 PM: Boss Fight! (Chris, Richard, Starr)
 * 8:30 PM: Combat & PVP Deep Dive (Chris, Starr, B, Richard)
 * 10:00 PM: Artifice Tour and Lore discussion (Scottie, Lum, Richard)
 * 11:00 PM: Q&A / Wrap-up (Chris, Starr, Richard)


 * Announcing the Summer Telethon 2017 Part 1!

Spring Telethon of the Avatar


At Midnight CST, March 9, 2017 (6:00 UTC, March 10, 2017), we are expiring the following content from the Add On Store (and the in-game Crown Merchants). This means that these items will no longer be available at all.


 * Viking Village Home
 * Wizard Tower Village Home
 * Tower Village Home
 * Windmill Village Home
 * Druid Town Home
 * Tower Town Home
 * Brown Nomad Hat
 * Red Fez Hat
 * Brown Chaperon Hat
 * Brown Pilgrim Hat
 * Brown Pilgrim Bonnet
 * Sigil Cloaks 3-Pack
 * Lord British Cloak
 * Ornate Flamberge
 * Ornate Flamberge Pattern Pack

Additionally Introductory Sale Pricing ends on the following items:


 * Shogun Lighthouse Village Water Home
 * Viking Village Water Home
 * Rustic 3-Story Village Water Home

Help us to achieve the following goals during this next event!

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 Spring Telethon of the Avatar 2017 Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * $10,000: /flowerleap emote (leap into the air and throw flowers)
 * $25,000: Butterfly Mask
 * $35,000: Stained Glass Hand Lantern
 * $50,000: Floral Pattern Stained Glass Oil Table Lamp (3 Pack)
 * $65,000: White Flowered Topiary Creature Statues (3 Pack)
 * and more to be revealed if we hit these goals…

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! The wheel will have 14 items at any given time, but dozens of sales ultimately will happen!

As the wheel is spun, what is selected will be replaced by something else. A detailed list of wheel items will be coming soon. Items already selected will be removed for a time (some may not come back onto the wheel for the rest of the telethon). Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

Telethon Schedule
 * 12:00 PM: Welcome to the Spring Telethon of the Avatar 2017!
 * 12:30 PM: R39 Postmortem Q&A and review



Fall into Winter Telethon of the Avatar


At Midnight CST, November 28, 2016 (6:00 UTC, November 29, 2016), we are expiring the following content / features:


 * House Stacking in Bundles (only 1 House per Bundle going forward)
 * Adobe 2-Story with Upper Deck Village Home
 * Adobe 2-Story with Patio & Balcony Village Home
 * Adobe 2-Story Village Home
 * Adobe Brick 2-Story with Roof Access Village Home
 * All Kobold Masks (some will still be exclusively available in Kobold Bundles)
 * All Prosperity Tool Packs (will still be available as part of Bundles)
 * Wax Cylinder Soundtrack Vol 1
 * Battle Banner
 * 2016 Jack O Lanternsjuggle-jack-o-lanterns
 * 2016 Jack O Lantern Mask
 * 2016 Jack O Lantern Mask with Glow
 * 2016 Grim Reaper Statue
 * 2016 Grim Reaper Mask
 * 2016 Rotten Armor
 * 2016 Rotten Flesh Cloak
 * /juggleseveredheads
 * /jugglezombieheads
 * /jugglejackolanterns
 * 2016 Spooky Soundtrack

Help us to achieve the following goals during this next event!

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 Fall Into Winter Telethon of the Avatar Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * Achieved! $10,000: Rain Autumn Leaves Emote (/rainautumnleaves)
 * Achieved! $25,000: Autumn Leaf Crown (increases length of /rainautumnleaves emote)
 * Achieved! $35,000: Autumn Fairy Leaf Dress + Autumn Leaf Wings
 * Achieved! $50,000: Red Tufted Squirrel Pet
 * Achieved! $65,000: 2016 Snowball Box (100 Snowballs!) + Ice Wings
 * Achieved! $80,000: Ice & Snow Shooting Bagpipes
 * Achieved! $100,000: Frozen Fountain
 * $130,000: Ice Titan Statues

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! 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 else. Details list of wheel items coming soon. Items already selected will be removed for a time (some may not come back onto the wheel for the rest of the telethon. Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

Telethon Schedule
 * 12:00 PM: Welcome to the Fall into Winter Telethon!
 * 12:30 PM: R36 Postmortem Q&A and review
 * 2:00 PM: Homes of New Britannia Tour
 * 3:00 PM: New Scenes/Builders Deep Dive
 * 4:00 PM: Story & T/L/C/Offline Deep Dive
 * 5:00 PM: Player Housing & Towns
 * 6:00 PM: Community Hour
 * 7:00 PM: Crafting & Economy Deep Dive
 * 8:30 PM: Combat & PVP Deep Dive (with tour of Blood Bay)
 * 10:00 PM: Tour of Xenos changes with Scottie
 * 11:00 PM: Adventure Tour!

Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 2


At Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC) on August 22, 2016, we are expiring ALL remaining pledges, including: Adventurer, Founder, Royal Artisan, Explorer, Ancestor, Edelmann, Knight Marshal, Lord Marshal, Duke, and Lord of the Manor 2. To commemorate the final expiration of all remaining pledges, we are holding the 12-hour Summer Telethon Part 2, starting at 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) and running right up to the Final Pledge Expirations at Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC).

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 with us in-game! 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.

Did you see what was unlocked during last month’s telethon? Let’s make it happen again in Part 2!

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:Exclamation_Point


 * Achieved! $10,000: /aeroplane emote
 * Achieved! $25,000: ? and ! Hats
 * Achieved! $35,000: Aeronaut Outfit
 * Achieved! $50,000: Accordion musical instrument
 * Achieved! $65,000: Mini Automaton Pet
 * Achieved! $80,000: Baby Clockwork Dragon Pet
 * Achieved! $100,000: /camera emote with Tin Type Camera (takes tin type black & white screenshots)
 * Achieved! $130,000: Clockwork Armor (helmet has built in radio)
 * Achieved! $150,000: Flaming Bagpipes (musical instrument) with Metal and Leather Kilt
 * Achieved! $175,000: Weather Changing Clockwork Umbrella
 * Achieved! $200,000: /firedance emote with Leather Outfits

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 removed for a time (some may not come back onto the wheel for the rest of the telethon. Keep in mind that some of these may never come up, so cross your fingers for your preferred item!

We also have these exciting prizes to give away throughout the telethon!*

Schedule (All times and content subject to change)


 * Noon: Welcome to the Summer Telethon!
 * 12:30 PM: Community Trailer Contest winners announced!
 * 1:00 PM: R32 Postmortem Q&A continues
 * 2:00 PM: Studio Tour – Dev Rampage!
 * 3:00 PM: Community Hour 1 – Getting Involved
 * 4:00 PM: Story & NPCs Deep Dive
 * 5:00 PM: Spite and Port Graff: Uncloning Process
 * 6:00 PM: Player Housing Deep Dive
 * 7:00 PM: Community Hour 2 – Contributors
 * 8:00 PM: Crafting Deep Dive
 * 9:00 PM: Combat Deep Dive
 * 10:00 PM: Adventure Tour and AMA


 * https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=61686

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!


 * https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=60564

The Spring Festival of the Avatar Telethon!


We have decided to hold a 10 hour Spring Festival of the Avatar Telethon from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Central Time (5:00 PM UTC to 03:00 AM UTC) on May 2nd, and to extend our Spring 2016 Bonus and Pledge Expirations from 10:30 AM until the end of the telethon at 10:00 PM CT. As we march toward the Final Wipe and Lot Selection milestone in July, we are permanently expiring almost half of all 15PercentPledgeBonus_left_smallpledges during the Spring 2016 Pledge Expiration Event, at 10:30 AM 10:00 PM Central Time (5:00 PM UTC to 03:00 AM UTC), May 2, 2016.

If you were thinking of purchasing (or upgrading) a pledge before they expire, or purchasing an add-on item, player owned town, service voucher, or Make A Difference item, then now’s a great time to do it! Thru 10:30 AM 10:00 PM CT, May 2, 2016 we’ll add an additional 15% bonus to your Store Credit! (Read more…)

The Spring Festival of the Avatar Telethon will include deep dives, lots of prize giveaways* (like coins, t-shirts, store credits, even pledges!), and even some surprises, so you don’t want to miss a moment of it!

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 May 2 (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). The Spring Festival Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * Achieved! $10,000 – /Flowers Emote (rains flower petals)
 * Achieved! $25,000 – Flower Crown (increases length of /flowers emote)
 * Achieved! $50,000 – Giant Butterfly Pet
 * Achieved! $60,000 – Giant Dragonfly Pet
 * $70,000 – Giant Ladybug Pet

Drinking / Dancing / Singing Rules:


 * For every $2500 spent (new money only) Chris, Richard, and Starr (and other Devs that choose to participate) have a choice of 1 of the following:
 * 1 Shot/Sip
 * 1 dance (audience suggestions considered)
 * 1 verse of a song (audience suggestions considered)

And 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 IRC during the Telethon

Here is the current schedule of events (times and content subject to change):


 * 12:00 pm CDT: R29 Post Mortem
 * 2:00 pm CDT: Story, NPCs, & Companions
 * 3:30 pm CDT: Player Housing and Player Owned Towns
 * 4:30 pm CDT: Crafting, Food, Agriculture & Economy
 * 6:00 pm CDT: Combat, Resistances, Targeting
 * 7:30 pm CDT: PVP
 * 8:30 pm CDT: Players vs. Devs PVP Deathmatch Brawl in Chaos Caverns
 * Every Virtue is Lasting is proud to present the Spring Telethon Duel With The Devs PVP Tournament. Have you ever wanted to do battle with Darkstarr, show Lord British who’s the boss or teach Atos a thing or two? Well now is your chance in this not to be missed team PVP challenge where anything goes! Upon arrival at the Chaos Caverns, Avatars will be assisted in the creation of a team to do battle with Lord British, Atos and Darkstarr. Be the talk of the town and receive developer crafted equipment stamped with their very own unique makers mark. Defeat more Devs to receive more loot! So don’t delay, make your way to the Chaos Caverns situated underneath Virtue Oasis on the Hidden Vale and become a legend! Transportation Avatars are Jar Laxle and EVL.


 * 10:00 pm CDT: Goodbyes and Thank Yous with everyone still standing!


 * https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=58163

The Wondrous Winter Telethon of the Avatar!
It has been a truly amazing and humbling Holiday Season! With Alpha Testing on the horizon, our amazing community has pushed us past the $8 million milestone! To celebrate, we are hosting an all-day, Wondrous Winter Telethon on Monday January 11 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Central Time (16:00 UTC to 04:00 UTC).

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 tonight, January 11 January 12 (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). The Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * Achieved! $10,000 – /snow emote
 * Achieved! $25,000 – Snowflake Cloak (increases length of /snow emote)
 * $50,000 – Ice Nightmare Mount (frozen coconuts with icy mist plus white horse head with icy, misting eyes)

Here is the schedule of events:


 * 10:00 am CST: Welcome! Meet the Devs/Office Tour
 * 11:00 am CST: R25 Post Mortem
 * 12:30 am CST: ONBE and Royal Warrant awards
 * 1:00 pm CST: Lunch with the Team! Tabletop Gaming Session & IRC Q&A/AMA session with the Devs!
 * 2:30 pm CST: Deep Dive: Combat, Spells, Skills
 * 4:00 pm CST: Deep Dive: Gear Crafting & Economy; Kickoff the Community Sponsored Portalarium Holiday Part (4pm thru 8pm CST)
 * 5:00 pm CST: Deep Dive: Agriculture & Food
 * 6:00 pm CST: Scenes and Story
 * 7:30 pm CST: Deep Dive: Player Housing and Player Owned Towns
 * 9:00 pm CST: Deep Dive: PVP & Guild Warfare
 * 10:00 pm CST: Goodbyes and Thank Yous with everyone still standing!

And, because it would not be a proper Telethon of the Avatar without merriment and spirits, there will of course be shots. Past Telethons have taught us, however, that too much of a good thing can make the following workday…. well, unpleasant. :D So participating Dev Team members will once again be taking 1 Shot/Sip for every $2500 $2000 of new money raised during the telethon!

The Wondrous Winter Telethon of the Avatar will include deep dives, lots of prize giveaways* (like coins, t-shirts, store credits, even pledges!), and even some surprises, so you don’t want to miss a moment of it!


 * https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=55625

End of Summer Telethon of the Avatar!
August 31 marks the end of our Summer Bonus promotion and to commemorate the event, we are holding a 12-Hour End-of-Summer Telethon, from 10am CST to 10pm CST, August 31, 2015! We are giving away hourly prizes during the telethon, as well as three Big Prizes, including a Patron, Ancestor, and Lord Pledge!

As a special bonus, we are offering Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 during the telethon until Midnight August 31, 2015 (Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). The Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:


 * Achieved! $10,000 – Gossamer Cloak
 * Achieved! $25,000 – Lord British emote & Darklamp
 * Achieved! $50,000 – Nightmare “Mount” (flaming black coconuts that leave a trail of smoke plus black horse head mask with red flaming eyes)

Here is the full schedule of events:


 * 10:00 am CST: Welcome! – Meet the Devs / Office Tour – Who: Starr, Richard, Chris, Dallas – Prizes: Patron Pledge, Store Credit
 * 11:00 am CST: Gustball: Devs vs. Players – Host: Lazarus – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 12:00 pm CST: Deep Dive 1: Story – Who: Tracy, Richard, Lum, Gina – Host: Lumpdizzle – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 1:00 pm CST: Community 1: Guilds – Who: Gina, BMC, Phoenix Republic, Beran League, Syndicate, Tantulus, etc. +Ken & Joaquin – Host: Amber Raine – Prizes: Poster, Store Credit
 * 2:00 pm CST: Deep Dive 2: Player Property / Player Owned Towns – Who: Ken, Hutch, Starr, Rick, Mathew N., Bob, Andy – Host: Duke violation – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 3:00 pm CST: Dev Tabletop board game play session – Who: Rick, Ken, Joaquin – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 4:00 pm CST: Deep Dive 3: Crafting / Economy – Who: Jeff, B, Chris, Starr, Richard – Host: HogwinHD
 * Prizes: Ancestor Pledge, Store Credit


 * 5:00 pm CST: Community 2: Streamers and Charity – Who: Gina, Wrath, Dallas – Host: Eclipse Maiden – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 6:00 pm CST: Deep Dive 4: Combat / Creatures – Who: B, Chris, Geoff, Bren, Erik, Starr – Host: TBD – Prizes: Poster, Store Credit
 * 7:00 pm CST: Deep Dive 5: PVP, Guild Warfare – Who: B, Chris, Starr – Host: Jack Frost – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 8:00 pm CST: PVP Fights in game: Devs vs. Players – Host: Beetlebear / Ambushed – Prizes: SotA Coin, Store Credit
 * 9:00 pm CST: Community 3: Music / Radio / Theatre – Who: Gina, Holt, Amber, Shooter, Stile, Starr, Richard, Chris – Host: Legendary Neurotoxin/ Lolinia – Prizes: Poster, Store Credit
 * 10:00 pm CST: Goodbyes and Thank Yous – Who: Starr, Richard, Chris, Gina, Dallas – Prizes: Lord Pledge, Store Credit

And, yes, there will be shots. However, we learned our lesson in the last Hangout of the Avatar, and in order to delay the possible appearance of Drunk[insert dev name here], we’ve modified the drinking rules such that participating Dev Team members will take 1 Shot/Sip for every $2500 raised during the telethon!


 * https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=52974