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Post by RBCustoms on Jul 27, 2015 12:14:51 GMT -8
Hey Zach Bean, can I launch the next LC? Check your PMs!
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Post by RBCustoms on Jul 27, 2015 18:26:22 GMT -8
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Announcing the LCXVIII, "Rumors"The LCXVIII, "Rumors"-
As tensions once again rise in the provinces of Roawia there is clearly a sense of growing animosity among the people again. Lenfald has declared its self free. Chartres hasn't been heard from in weeks. And the Outlaws have formed together, established a council, and elected a new leader, Baron Locklear. In a land where everyone apears to be speaking in hushed tones and meeting in dark taverns, you would be quite surprised how quickly rumors can take root and spread like wild fire. Your goal: Show one of your characters hearing about some form of rumors. Whether this be about the prospect of war breaking out once again, news of people recruiting adventurous crew members for secret missions *, royal scandals, or even something as simple as a new heist or job opportunity. If you have a potential idea but are not sure if it will work, then post it here or message Zach who is helping to oversee this LC. *As of right now there has been no official statement about the new lands discovered by the Lenfels so as hard as it might be, your entry cannot be a rumor about the new lands. You MAY, however mention rumors of a Lenfel ship sailing far off course or sailing very far west, just no mention of islands. Rules -- You must show your character hearing about some kind of rumor. This can be by word of mouth, via a letter, overheard in a tavern or in the street, etc.
- Like stated above, it CAN NOT be about the new lands. As far as the general people of Roawia know, those lands don't even exist.
You may use a secondary character for this challenge. You do not need to use your main character for this challenge. Build must be at least 10 x 10. You can build as big as you want otherwise. There's no maximum size. Must have either the faction sigil or some other faction identifier in the build or edited in (Black flag pieces, printed brick, etc.) The deadline for this LC is Sunday August 16th at 11:59 PM anywhere in the world. The minimum size requirement is relatively small for this challenge, and the new GC will be coming soon, so we want the attention to be on that once it's published, that's why there's only 3 weeks for this. Some of you may be going to cons, Brick Fair namely, so you might be feeling a little Lego overload, but this should be a pretty easy challenge. Points - - An entry will will give you 2 Personal Points.
- The winner will receive an additional point.
- As of right now, I'm unsure how we want to judge the winner for this one, but we'll keep you updated.
Ok everyone, let's get building! (But don't tell anyone. And you didn't hear it from me!)
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Post by Karhn on Jul 27, 2015 18:38:40 GMT -8
nice! but i wonder if we could get a faction story update, just fil in the story as we go along for our faction
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Post by Isundir on Jul 28, 2015 8:18:57 GMT -8
I have applied for Outlaws in the Sign-Up thread.
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josdu
Outlaws
Marooned on the Island of Lost Souls
Posts: 1,176
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Post by josdu on Jul 28, 2015 9:07:10 GMT -8
Welcome to the best faction man! Hope you enjoy building for LoR! Nice to see some activity again with the LC too.
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Post by Isundir on Jul 28, 2015 9:21:03 GMT -8
Welcome to the best faction man! Hope you enjoy building for LoR! Nice to see some activity again with the LC too. Thanks, I've read the Faction threads as well as all the threads in the Sign-Up section and I'm left wondering is there anywhere/a thread to read up on the history of (and the events in) LoR? Because that I have not been able to find yet.
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Zach Bean
Roawian Overseer
Outlaw Faction Overseer
Traveling Roawia. Find me at the local tavern.
Posts: 779
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Post by Zach Bean on Jul 28, 2015 9:54:55 GMT -8
Thanks, I've read the Faction threads as well as all the threads in the Sign-Up section and I'm left wondering is there anywhere/a thread to read up on the history of (and the events in) LoR? Because that I have not been able to find yet. You've been officially added to the roster! Welcome! Your question has me wondering too.... do actually have a full story thread? We did in the old forum, Classic Castle, which you can read <here, but I'm not sure if we have one, consolidated thread. I'll take it up with the KC (King's Council), but until then, you can read the Classic Castle thread, and then if you get through that, then manually read each story update on the Global Challenge board. I wish there was a better way, but that's what I'll be addressing in the KC.
I'll get back to you. Maybe I'm missing something and there is a full thread. I just can't seem to locate it either.
EDIT: I'm blind, and I totally missed that thread. Thanks guys. I need my daily coffee! Anyway, welcome again! We're glad you joined the best faction!
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Post by Gunnbrikt on Jul 28, 2015 10:11:47 GMT -8
Welcome to the best faction man! Hope you enjoy building for LoR! Nice to see some activity again with the LC too. Thanks, I've read the Faction threads as well as all the threads in the Sign-Up section and I'm left wondering is there anywhere/a thread to read up on the history of (and the events in) LoR? Because that I have not been able to find yet. Welcome to the Outlaws isundir! For a summary of the events upto this point you best bet is to look at the Story Summary thread ( merlins-beard.com/thread/11/lor-global-storyline-summary). Better get a cup of tea and a comfy seat as it's quite a read but well worth it. This will bring you upto Global Challenge Story Update IX so just read need to then read through after that the the latest one which is GC X (see the Global Challenges Forum for the thread for this). Any questions feel free to ask here (don't worry we don't bite...much ) and once again welcome to the Outlaws
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josdu
Outlaws
Marooned on the Island of Lost Souls
Posts: 1,176
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Post by josdu on Jul 28, 2015 10:17:41 GMT -8
Welcome to the best faction man! Hope you enjoy building for LoR! Nice to see some activity again with the LC too. Thanks, I've read the Faction threads as well as all the threads in the Sign-Up section and I'm left wondering is there anywhere/a thread to read up on the history of (and the events in) LoR? Because that I have not been able to find yet. Here it is, it has to be updated though, and it's rather long, but you could skim read it at least . Hope that's helpful to you (and our FO who wasn't apparently aware of it: it's in the global challenges part btw).
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Zach Bean
Roawian Overseer
Outlaw Faction Overseer
Traveling Roawia. Find me at the local tavern.
Posts: 779
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Post by Zach Bean on Jul 28, 2015 10:24:43 GMT -8
Hope that's helpful to you (and our FO who wasn't apparently aware of it: it's in the global challenges part btw). Yeah, I totally missed it in my search. Thanks for covering for my incompetence today guys. Also, I sent you a PM. Please check it out when you can.
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Post by Isundir on Jul 28, 2015 10:57:47 GMT -8
Oh one other thing, I've only recently (around the start of this year) returned from my 'Dark Ages' and my new collection isn't very big yet, I won't be able to build anything bigger then roughly 16x16 studs plate size vignette's at the moment, I hope that won't be an issue.
Actually I wasn't sure whether I should join Merlins-Beard/LoR yet (I've wanted to for a while) or get more pieces and skill but I thought this could be a good motivator for making MOCs as well as learning environment.
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Zach Bean
Roawian Overseer
Outlaw Faction Overseer
Traveling Roawia. Find me at the local tavern.
Posts: 779
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Post by Zach Bean on Jul 28, 2015 11:54:49 GMT -8
I won't be able to build anything bigger then roughly 16x16 studs plate size vignette's at the moment, I hope that won't be an issue. Shouldn't be an issue. I actually really like to build 16 x 16s. I have two that I need to post actually. It's a big enough size to include a lot of detail, but not so overly big that you have to stretch your collection to its limits. For GCs we have a 16 x 16 size category that we swap out with our other 8 x 8 size category frequently.
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Post by Gunnbrikt on Jul 28, 2015 13:28:02 GMT -8
Oh one other thing, I've only recently (around the start of this year) returned from my 'Dark Ages' and my new collection isn't very big yet, I won't be able to build anything bigger then roughly 16x16 studs plate size vignette's at the moment, I hope that won't be an issue. Actually I wasn't sure whether I should join Merlins-Beard/LoR yet (I've wanted to for a while) or get more pieces and skill but I thought this could be a good motivator for making MOCs as well as learning environment. Shouldn't be an issue, personally I'm in the same boat as you trying to get my collection large enough to make suitable mocs. My two builds so far have been nearly exclusively made from the content of one set (Lone Ranger Silver Mine) and while there quite rough it gets you thinking of where pieces are best used and how to make a build look complete. Best part with outlaws too is that we're far more free and less strict in terms of themes/minifigs meaning you can make far greater use of the pieces you have which is great when your starting out.
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Post by Isundir on Jul 28, 2015 13:30:06 GMT -8
I won't be able to build anything bigger then roughly 16x16 studs plate size vignette's at the moment, I hope that won't be an issue. Shouldn't be an issue. I actually really like to build 16 x 16s. I have two that I need to post actually. It's a big enough size to include a lot of detail, but not so overly big that you have to stretch your collection to its limits. For GCs we have a 16 x 16 size category that we swap out with our other 8 x 8 size category frequently. Good to know, I keep dropping questions but there is another thing I have to ask, while thinking of how to start of my MOCs I started wondering can I start my MOC series out with the background story of Kain as a Paladin before he fell from grace and ended up in the Badlands? Sort of a few prequel MOCs leading up to my characters position now.
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Zach Bean
Roawian Overseer
Outlaw Faction Overseer
Traveling Roawia. Find me at the local tavern.
Posts: 779
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Post by Zach Bean on Jul 28, 2015 18:27:50 GMT -8
Isundir Prequels are ok. They'll just be part of your monthly Freebuilds. Ask all the questions you want by the way. Don't feel like you're bothering us. We love when new members get involved.
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