GOF Celebrates 10 years

[William]

On behalf of the Guild of Friends (GOF) I am very pleased to announce that our guild turns 10 years old this month. To both celebrate and thank the shard that has been our home for so long, we are planning a weekend of events and everyone is invited. Below you will find our schedule.

Friday October 24, 2008

Time: 6-7 PM EST
Event: Packhorse Survival
Details: In this event, players are given a packhorse and gated into the bottom of a dungeon. The first one to walk out with a living packhorse wins.
Rules: There is no gating, no recalling, and no peacemaking. We will have some stealthy friends following the contestants to make sure these rules are followed.
Prize: First place 1M, Second place 750K, Third place 500K

Time: 7:30-10:30 PM EST
Event: PvP Tournament
Details: This will be a single elimination tournament, meaning if you die, you’re out. Early rounds may be larger than 1 on 1 fights depending on the number of combatants. Contestants will be added to the Guild of Friends in order to fight, and removed afterwards, please clear this with your guild beforehand.
Rules: No pets, no mounts, no summons. We will throw up a wall of stone before the fight, when the wall falls, combat begins, you may precast non offensive spells once the wall goes up, but not offensive. Contestants will be in a barrel arena that will be made smaller the longer a fight goes on.
Prize: All or nothing, 10M to the winner

Time: 10:30-11:30 PM EST
Event: Ghost walk
Details: Just in time for Halloween! In this event we invite everyone to make a new character on a neighboring shard of our choice. Once there, we will all commit suicide, and send our ghosts on parade through the more populated areas. People have some rather unique reactions when they see a few dozen ghosts running past.


Saturday October 25, 2008

Time: 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Event: Scavenger Hunt
Details: Pretty standard scavenger hunt, you get a book of clues, find the most objects to win.
Prize: TBA

Time: 2:30-3:30 PM EST
Event: Net Toss
Details: We throw nets into the water and kill monsters that smell like fish.

Time: 7:00-8:00 PM EST
Event: Bank Trivia
Details: We’ll be asking trivia questions at one of the more populated banks. Be the first to answer correctly and win.
Prize: Prizes may vary depending on questions.

Time: 8:00-10:00 PM EST
Event: Auction
Details: I know some folks have been complaining about the goods we’ve had for sale lately, now you’ll see why. We’ve been hoarding some of our best items for a 10th anniversary auction blowout.
Prize: Some good deals for smart bidders.

Time: 10:00-10:30 PM EST
Event: The GOF piñata house
Details: We’ve loaded up a house with some great treats, once enough people have gathered around, the house will be dropped. Lots of rewards for the fast looter.
Prize: The aforementioned goodies


Sunday October 26, 2008

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Event: Dungeon Picnic
Details: We set up a picnic area in a dungeon, and eat drink and be merry in the most dangerous spot we can find.

Time: 3:00-5:00 PM EST
Event: Chess and Checker Tournament
Details: People play chess and checkers against one another to determine the best player.
Prize: First place 1M, Second place 500K

Time: 9:00-10:00 PM EST
Event: Flash Fiction
Details: I will post a topic on the Stratics Great Lake Shard message board. People will have one hour to write a story on that topic and post it. The story that pleases me the most will win.
Prize: 1 Million (this is only available for pick up on Great Lakes)

Time: 10:00-11:00 PM EST
Event: GOF Leadership Roast
Details: While this is more for members of GOF, everyone is welcome to attend and pick on the GOF leaders.

Time: 11:00-11:30 PM EST
Event: Parade
Details: We’ll be wrapping up the weekend with a parade across Sosaria, please put on your green and black and join us.

William of GOF

 

[Kahlan_FHP]

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Event: Dungeon Picnic
Details: We set up a picnic area in a dungeon, and eat drink and be merry in the most dangerous spot we can find.

Please tell me this is in Fel..I dont like people stealing my ideas!

 

[Cetric]

Time: 7:30-10:30 PM EST
Event: PvP Tournament
Details: This will be a single elimination tournament, meaning if you die, you’re out. Early rounds may be larger than 1 on 1 fights depending on the number of combatants. Contestants will be added to the Guild of Friends in order to fight, and removed afterwards, please clear this with your guild beforehand.
Rules: No pets, no mounts, no summons. We will throw up a wall of stone before the fight, when the wall falls, combat begins, you may precast non offensive spells once the wall goes up, but not offensive. Contestants will be in a barrel arena that will be made smaller the longer a fight goes on.
Prize: All or nothing, 10M to the winner


William of GOF

Any template vs any template, or mages vs mages, dexers vs dexers?

 

[William]

Any template vs any template. The fight order will be determined by a random number generator before each round, so there's no telling what people will be up against.

Regards,
William of GOF

 

[Zynia]

Any template vs any template. The fight order will be determined by a random number generator before each round, so there's no telling what people will be up against.

Blues only?

 

[Xegugg]

Congrats GOF!

 

[William]

Blues only?

For this tournament I'm afraid it will be blues only. Depending on how things go, we may follow up with a larger tournament in Fel.

Kind regards,
William of GOF

 

[William]

Congratulations to BarneyBadAss who took first place in packhorse survival, Champagne who took second, and Pas Tym An Sanct who took third. Please note, no animals were hurt in the making of this event (but gosh we sure lost a lot in the actual event).

Regards,
William of GOF

 

[Lady Lava]

On behalf of the Guild of Friends (GOF) I am very pleased to announce that our guild turns 10 years old this month. To both celebrate and thank the shard that has been our home for so long, we are planning a weekend of events and everyone is invited. Below you will find our schedule.

Friday October 24, 2008

Time: 6-7 PM EST
Event: Packhorse Survival
Details: In this event, players are given a packhorse and gated into the bottom of a dungeon. The first one to walk out with a living packhorse wins.
Rules: There is no gating, no recalling, and no peacemaking. We will have some stealthy friends following the contestants to make sure these rules are followed.
Prize: First place 1M, Second place 750K, Third place 500K

Time: 7:30-10:30 PM EST
Event: PvP Tournament
Details: This will be a single elimination tournament, meaning if you die, you’re out. Early rounds may be larger than 1 on 1 fights depending on the number of combatants. Contestants will be added to the Guild of Friends in order to fight, and removed afterwards, please clear this with your guild beforehand.
Rules: No pets, no mounts, no summons. We will throw up a wall of stone before the fight, when the wall falls, combat begins, you may precast non offensive spells once the wall goes up, but not offensive. Contestants will be in a barrel arena that will be made smaller the longer a fight goes on.
Prize: All or nothing, 10M to the winner

Time: 10:30-11:30 PM EST
Event: Ghost walk
Details: Just in time for Halloween! In this event we invite everyone to make a new character on a neighboring shard of our choice. Once there, we will all commit suicide, and send our ghosts on parade through the more populated areas. People have some rather unique reactions when they see a few dozen ghosts running past.


Saturday October 25, 2008

Time: 12:00-2:00 PM EST
Event: Scavenger Hunt
Details: Pretty standard scavenger hunt, you get a book of clues, find the most objects to win.
Prize: TBA

Time: 2:30-3:30 PM EST
Event: Net Toss
Details: We throw nets into the water and kill monsters that smell like fish.

Time: 7:00-8:00 PM EST
Event: Bank Trivia
Details: We’ll be asking trivia questions at one of the more populated banks. Be the first to answer correctly and win.
Prize: Prizes may vary depending on questions.

Time: 8:00-10:00 PM EST
Event: Auction
Details: I know some folks have been complaining about the goods we’ve had for sale lately, now you’ll see why. We’ve been hoarding some of our best items for a 10th anniversary auction blowout.
Prize: Some good deals for smart bidders.

Time: 10:00-10:30 PM EST
Event: The GOF piñata house
Details: We’ve loaded up a house with some great treats, once enough people have gathered around, the house will be dropped. Lots of rewards for the fast looter.
Prize: The aforementioned goodies


Sunday October 26, 2008

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Event: Dungeon Picnic
Details: We set up a picnic area in a dungeon, and eat drink and be merry in the most dangerous spot we can find.

Time: 3:00-5:00 PM EST
Event: Chess and Checker Tournament
Details: People play chess and checkers against one another to determine the best player.
Prize: First place 1M, Second place 500K

Time: 9:00-10:00 PM EST
Event: Flash Fiction
Details: I will post a topic on the Stratics Great Lake Shard message board. People will have one hour to write a story on that topic and post it. The story that pleases me the most will win.
Prize: 1 Million (this is only available for pick up on Great Lakes)

Time: 10:00-11:00 PM EST
Event: GOF Leadership Roast
Details: While this is more for members of GOF, everyone is welcome to attend and pick on the GOF leaders.

Time: 11:00-11:30 PM EST
Event: Parade
Details: We’ll be wrapping up the weekend with a parade across Sosaria, please put on your green and black and join us.

William of GOF

Just got back in town. CONGRATULATIONS again !

 

[William]

PvP results.

For an eleven year vet of UO, I can be a bit naive sometimes, as I was when I planned this event for a public location such as Luna field. We ended up moving the fights to the roof of GOF headquarters, which is quite possibly the worst place in Sosaria for a tournament. It is a true testament to the skill of the fighters who competed in such an environment. I apologize to everyone that the fights weren’t held in a more professional setting, and promise that the next one will be one heck of a lot better. And now on to the results.

Round 1:

Kazzaam vs Wildmayne
Winner Kazzaam

Orcen Knat vs Red Cross
Winner Orcen Knat

Maverick vs Daonis
Winner Maverick

Pomatron Savage vs Renee
Winner Pomatron Savage

The Shifter vs Cross
Winner The Shifter

A Four Six Dexer vs SirChristopher
Winner A Four Six Dexer

Round 2

Kazzaam vs Orcen Knat
Winner Kazzaam

Pomatron Savage vs Maverick
Winner Pomatron Savage

The Shifter vs A Four Six Dexer
Winner The Shifter

Round 3 (Please note that because there were 3 combatants left, we went into double elimination at this point to be fair)

Kazzaam vs Pomatron Savage
Winner Kazzaam

Kazzaam vs The Shifter
Winner Kazzaam

The Shifter vs Pomatron Savage
Winner The Shifter, Congrats to Pomatron Savage on taking third place.

Kazzaam vs The Shifter
Winner Kazaam, Congrats to The Shifter for taking Second place.

The grand prize winner was Kazzaam, an amazing victory considering the level of competition that showed up and the difficulty of the fighting arena.

Please remember that all fighters were in GOF during this event, and nobody gets Fel bragging points for killing GOF.

Kind Regards,
William of GOF

 

[William]

We have a slight scheduling change in events. Due to something our auction staff calls "real life" the 10th anniversary auction has been moved to Sunday night from 7-9 pm EST.

Regards,
William of GOF