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April 29, 2015

Fantasy Faire 2015 – Lannister Gold No Match For Lord Vetinari’s Cunning

The current voting statistics for Fantasy Faire’s elections for your favourite fictional character to be King, Queen or Chancellor of this year’s Fantasy Faire are showing a definite Sir Terry Pratchett tinge, as characters from Sir Terry’s work are ahead in all three categories. When it comes to the King we see current scores of :

Havelock Vetinari – 3700
Baron Klaus Wulfenbach – 3152
Tyrion Lannister – 925
Gilgamesh Wulfenbach – 350
Legolas Greenleaf – 260

What we can tell from this is that Lannister Gold is currently no match for Lord Havelock Vetinari’s cunning, when it comes to votes, at least. However there’s still plenty to play for and remember that in this case, the rules of the election do not mean that one man, one vote, means Lord Vetinari being the man and having the vote.

When it comes to the Queen, there’s a witch ahead, but the lead is most definitely slender :

Granny Weatherwax – 4270
Queen Zantabraxus Of Skafander – 4200
Maleficent – 1196
Agatha Heterodyne – 500
Galadriel – 250

This one will definitely lead to a nail biting finish.

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April 28, 2015

Fantasy Faire 2015 – Pratchett Day Events

Today at Fantasy Faire 2015 the literary festival has been concentrating on Pratchett Day. The day is dedicated to the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett. When this post goes to press you will have missed :

Share your favourite Pratchett extract!
Moderated by Judi Newall
Bring your favourite quotes or longer extracts to share with other Pratchett friends – and join in our discussion. Free Fedora hats

However fear not, there’s more!

If you read this just after I publish it, you will be able to attend (all times in SLT) :

12 noon – 1pm
Who is your favorite Terry Pratchett character?
Moderated by Judi Newall
Come and talk about your favourite Pratchett character – Vetinari or Granny Weatherwax? Samuel Vimes or Nanny Ogg? Susan or Death? Or do you love a character who appeared in just one novel? Free Fedora hats

However if you miss that, fear not, there’s even more!

This afternoon in Second Life you can attend :

2pm – 3pm
What is your favourite Terry Pratchett novel?
Moderated by Judi Newall
A discussion for Terry Pratchett fans. Which is your favourite novel, and why? Come along and share your favourites! Free Fedora hats

Now even if you miss that, you’re not out of luck because there will be more Sir Terry Pratchett related events today and later in the week.

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April 27, 2015

Fantasy Faire 2015 – The Hunt Involves A Book Of Champions

The Hunt at Fantasy Faire 2015 is known as The Lost Land and features a HUD driven two part adventure. The basic story comes from The Book Of Champions and tells the story of Princess Flora, whom The Bard Queen helped as a child by sending ten champions to protect and teach her.

However the Unweaver was undaunted by this and sent as his proxy, Ayaz Ata, the Winter King, to steal Princess Flora away from The Fairelands. This is where you come into things :

Your task, brave hunter, is to find the Champions. They are scattered throughout the Fairelands. Take what path you will, but find them all. Hear their memories of the Princess so that she might be restored to memory and returned to the Fairelands.

Just who are these Champions? Well the page I linked to does gives us some guidance : Ala, the Priestess, Duban, the Doctor, Britomart, the Warrior, Sun Wukong, the Rogue, Arduinna, the Ranger, Gassire, the Musician, Muromi, the Water Spirit, Perkūnas, the Poet of Strength, Razia, the Artist Archer, andBisclavret, the Animal spirit.

The page I linked to above, has bigographies on these champions which may well assist you in locating them within The Fairelands.

Now to get started with The Hunt you will need to purchase a HUD, they come in two formats, one is priced at L$250 and the other is priced at L$350. In terms of completing the hunt, there’s no difference, but the more expensive model comes with a costume that is in theme with the hunt. 100% of proceeds from the sale of these HUDs goes to Relay For Life.

Part 1 Of the hunt involves finding Orbs and and saving the ten champions. This involves hunting, touching, clicking and watching videos via the HUD. I’m not giving away any spoilers when I say that there are ten champions, ten orbs and ten shopping regions at Fantasy Faire.

Part 2 of the hunt involves visiting the cold snowy lands of Ravenshold, which is a special region just for the hunt.

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April 25, 2015

Fantasy Faire 2015 – Vallacia And An Avatar Bizarre

Vallacia at Fantasy Faire 2015 has been created by Mayah Parx and is described as :

A floating market town, a bustling trade hub where denizens of the Fairelands come to trade for even the most obscure of items. Dark & weatherbeaten, all matter of constructions crisscross the waters to keep this hodgepodge of shacks,stalls and barges afloat. Magical mysteries abound in this haven for traders and thieves alike.

The floating market town is easy to see but this region is also full of the weird and the wonderful, including artwork.

This weird and wonderful setting makes it an ideal location for Sredni Vashtar’s (AKA Sredni Eel) Avatar Bizarre, which, as its name implies, sells items that are in some cases bizarre. However Avatar Bizarre are also purveyors of fine clothing, eyes, outfits, Chinese shoulder dragons and more!

At Fantasy Faire Avatar Bizarre are promoting a number of items, which include :

Boudica armor – Available in six colors (blue, brown, green, purple, red, and teal). Materials enhanced. Rigged.
Boudica Boots – sold separately of the armor, include a rigged and unrigged pair, are materials enhanced, and include a color change HUD.
Goblin King and Goblin Queen – Rigged mesh (male and female versions), available in 7 colors each (black, blue, brown, green, purple, red, and teal).
Goblin King and Queen jackets are also sold as separate items and include color change HUDs.
Apophis and Woodsprite eyes each come with one pair of mesh eyes (color HUD included, plus all the colors on system layer eyes.

Then there are items that are on sale for the benefit of Relay For Life.

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April 24, 2015

Fantasy Faire 2015 – Authors Should Embrace Virtual World Storytelling

I attended the literature festival at Fantasy Faire today and it was rather a joy to behold. The session I attended was an Open Mic session whereby participants who were brave enough, could take centre stage and share their own personal stories, poetry and even Haiku.

Judi Newall was the star of the show but others volunteered.

I think virtual world storytelling is an under tapped market. There’s the opportunity to not only tell stories, but also to use the 3D environment to bring a story to life. Whereas today’s event didn’t use props, it still worked wonderfully well. There was a nice atmosphere and participants were well received.

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