nivagni
Voleron
Character #WritingContest
Looking for a chance to win more Stonewall Credits for use in the Stonewall Credit Store or during the next #SWCsale? Enter the Character Writing Contest for your chance to win!
See the first post in this thread for contest directions and the entry deadline!
See the first post in this thread for contest directions and the entry deadline!
Unknown Person
[Postponed] THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GALACTIC DRAG SUPERSTAR! RU'KH PA'UL GALACTIC DRAG RACE!
Hello Fleetie Darlings,
Due to a medical emergency by one of the primary organizers of this event, I regret to inform you that we will be postponing Rukh Pa'Ul Galactic Drag Race indefinitely. Stay tuned because we will be posting updates on this thread.
Due to a medical emergency by one of the primary organizers of this event, I regret to inform you that we will be postponing Rukh Pa'Ul Galactic Drag Race indefinitely. Stay tuned because we will be posting updates on this thread.
nycblkboy
Lars_Zandor
Show us your gaming pad!
I changed the set up of my living room last Friday, so this is currently my gaming corner. And yes, that is a map of Tamriel on the window :P
#SWCsale
GXV3
Show us your gaming pad!
So Cool thanks for sharing. i really want to have a dual monitor set up.. i just never have the spare cash to get another monitor.
Im guessing your not a big fan of Zelda :p
#SWCsale
Im guessing your not a big fan of Zelda :p
#SWCsale
Duriansol
Show us your gaming pad!
Here's the shots of my gaming pad. I'm behind on the sharing, no?
Here's the pretty pic (colors look good.)
Here's the secret feature of monitor 2
(Why yes, that is a Roku TV from Sharp, 32" so it'd fit on my desk)
Here's in normal light with my STO stuff up and running.
Lastly, here's in adjusted light so you can actually see my screens.
Bonus feature: keyboard changes colors.
Here's the pretty pic (colors look good.)
Here's the secret feature of monitor 2
(Why yes, that is a Roku TV from Sharp, 32" so it'd fit on my desk)
Here's in normal light with my STO stuff up and running.
Lastly, here's in adjusted light so you can actually see my screens.
Bonus feature: keyboard changes colors.
GXV3
ZEFILMS : Ship Porn Videos, Raffle Giveaway
A player of STO makes these amazing videos of the Ships of STO, his youtube channel is dedicated to make them look beautiful and dramatic.. they are so nice to watch.
Here is an example video:
Hes just hit 1000 subscribers and is doing a huge raffle.. giving away some kelvin ships and a few other items.
you only need to Subscribe to his channel.. and comment on your favorite Ship video... leaving your in game @ Handle.
(PC only)
k out his channel and Subscribe if you like.. they are really beautiful to watch.
#SWCsale
Here is an example video:
Hes just hit 1000 subscribers and is doing a huge raffle.. giving away some kelvin ships and a few other items.
you only need to Subscribe to his channel.. and comment on your favorite Ship video... leaving your in game @ Handle.
(PC only)
k out his channel and Subscribe if you like.. they are really beautiful to watch.
#SWCsale
Voleron
Character #WritingContest
I've posted my #WritingContest entry here. It's not strictly about my character in STO, but I figured I'd give writing it a shot.
Voleron
Lars_Zandor
Character #WritingContest
[Here is my entry for the contest. I'll add some screenshots tomorrow. The story is set before and after the events of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and has two Nord main characters, Ulfgthar and Vigdis Talos-Born.]
During the Oblivion Crisis that marked the end of the Third Era, the capital province of the Empire, Cyrodiil, was not the only province to be besieged by the Daedra. The Oblivion Gates appeared all over Tamriel and the demons in service of Mehrunes Dagon tried to destroy anything that they encountered. Skyrim was hit the hardest, although no scars of the Crisis exist two hundred years later. The Hist Sap gave the Argonians of Black Marsh warning about the impending doom and they had time to prepare, fighting so fiercely that they actually managed to invade Oblivion itself and eventually forced the Daedra to close the Oblivion Gates there. The Daedra invasion in the Summerset Isles was also met with grand resistance by the Thalmor, back then an obscure group without much importance.
This last group of Altmer (High Elf) supremacists gained a lot of respect among their fellow High Elfs because of this, gathered enough power to leave the Empire after the Oblivion Crisis was over and founded the Third Aldmeri Dominion. Eventually this resulted in what would generally be known as The Great War. A devastating war between the Aldmeri Dominion and the Empire, thirty years before the return of the Dragons and the Civil War in Skyrim. This ultimately ended in the White-Gold Concordat that, among other things, outlawed the worship of Talos, the Nord that ascended to Godhood and who was an abomination in the eyes of the Thalmor.
Year 175 of the Fourth Era
Several weeks before the end of The Great War
The plains of Cyrodiil, just outside of the Imperial City
‘Bloody Thalmor!’ shouted Ulfgthar, a Nord captain in service of the Imperial Legion as he sunk his two-handed battleaxe in the shoulders of the Altmer mage. A moment later Ulfgthar felt a firebolt passing by him, which exploded quite some distance behind him, followed by screams. He looked where the magic came from and saw his Dunmer (Dark Elf) mage, Maladras, looking pleased. A raucous voice left his lips:
‘There were three of them behind you, pointing their arrows at your back.’ No sign of appreciation was shown in Ulfgthar’s face when he ordered:
‘Gather the men, my wife is fighting her own battle in Bruma and requires reinforcements.’
‘Dude, she’s just giving birth. I’m pretty sure that we can find some more Thalmor trying to get into the city if we look really hard,’ a deep voice said. Bagt, the teenage archer of the unit, was unusually laid back for an Orc. She was also extremely nimble and easily underestimated by her foes. She shouldn't have bothered opening her mouth however, as Ulfgthar was already on his way to the city in the north.
Two hours later the unit was about to reach the Bruma Gates. Marius Octavius, one of the Imperials in the unit was the first to notice something was wrong and said so as he readied his sword and shield. Ulfgthar readied his battle-axe and began running. The Bruma Gates were breached, everywhere lay dead soldiers, Thalmor and Imperial alike. There was no indication who had won the battle, but that became clear as soon as the unit saw Thalmor soldiers roaming the streets, executing anyone who wasn’t Mer (Elf). The ten men Imperial unit that Ulfgthar was in command of slaughtered their way through the High Elves. Eventually they reached the castle, but that too was breached.
As they entered the castle halls, Ulfgthar saw a Thalmor standing in front of his wife, who was forced on her knees despite still being in labour. Ulfgthar shouted:
‘Thalmor! Leave my wife be and let her deliver my child!’ The Thalmor looked up to Ulfgthar and his wide mouth turned into a sadistic smile. With disdain in his voice, he said:
‘As if I would allow a barbarian like yourself to procreate,’ and he thrust his sword through the woman’s throat. Ulfgthar didn’t hesitate and threw his massive two-handed battle-axe right at the Thalmor. As both Ulfgthar’s wife and the Thalmor (his head and part of his chest split in half by the battle-axe) fell to the ground, the Nord ran to his wife.
‘Move!’ said another hoarse voice. ‘I can still save your child.’ Ulfgthar looked up and saw Bandages-The-Wounded (or Bandy for short), his female Argonian medic standing in front him. He immediately let go of his wife and gave Bandy all the space she needed. ‘Maladras, help me. The child will need all the healing magic we can provide.’
Ulfgthar, however, could not stand to see how his wife was cut open and decided to go outside. It had began to storm and as rain and thunder and lightning adorned the night sky, Ulfgthar lifted his head to the clouds. As the hall behind him stayed quiet aside from Bandy and Maladras working their magic, Ulfgthar pleaded:
‘Talos! I stand before you now as godless as I always was. I command you: Give my daughter life!’ As it stayed quiet behind him and he got soaking wet from the rain, Ulfgthar continued: ‘Give my daughter life and we will fight your foes, carry ourselves with honour and reject the banditry that stains my lineage. Give my daughter life and our clan shall henceforth be known to all as Talos-Born!’ A thunder so extremely loud that Ulfgthar fell to his knees rolled over the night sky, to be heard all the way to the other side of Cyrodiil. At that exact same moment Ulfgthar heard a baby crying behind him…
Year 210 of the Fourth Era
The Plains of Whiterun, Skyrim
Several years after the end of the Civil War and the return of Alduin the World Eater and his merry bunch of fellow Dragons
‘Warriors! Today I stand here before you, ready for battle! Ready for the Second Great War of our Era! Skyrim is independent, its High King, a man of honour! High King Frothar, son of the former Jarl Balgruuf of Whiterun, asked me to remind you why we are here! You know the story of my birth! How my father and me were then forced to hide in the mountains because our very name was illegal within the Empire. We fought for our independence to worship who we want. To bring honour to the deity of our choosing, not the choosing of the Thalmor. And now we stand ready to give that same right to the rest of Tamriel! But we do not go into battle alone! Where we first were their servants, the Empire are now our allies! The Thalmor already now that they have no way to win this war. As we speak, the Empire is preparing for battle against the Thalmor from the other side of those mountains, just as we are! That is why I, Vigdis Talos-Born, Harbinger of the Companions, Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold, Nightingale of the Thieves’ Guild, Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, Knight of the Dawnguard, and Dovahkiin, leader of the Blades, will go into battle with all of you by my side. So all of you, Nord, Imperial, Mer, Khajiit, Argonian, Orc, Breton, or Redguard, raise your weapons and CHARGE!’
[Screenshot of the characters. I'll keep the two main characters at the top.
Vigdis Talos-Born
Ulfgthar
Maladras
Bagt
Marius Octavius
Thalmor
Bandy
Hope you enjoy it all!]
During the Oblivion Crisis that marked the end of the Third Era, the capital province of the Empire, Cyrodiil, was not the only province to be besieged by the Daedra. The Oblivion Gates appeared all over Tamriel and the demons in service of Mehrunes Dagon tried to destroy anything that they encountered. Skyrim was hit the hardest, although no scars of the Crisis exist two hundred years later. The Hist Sap gave the Argonians of Black Marsh warning about the impending doom and they had time to prepare, fighting so fiercely that they actually managed to invade Oblivion itself and eventually forced the Daedra to close the Oblivion Gates there. The Daedra invasion in the Summerset Isles was also met with grand resistance by the Thalmor, back then an obscure group without much importance.
This last group of Altmer (High Elf) supremacists gained a lot of respect among their fellow High Elfs because of this, gathered enough power to leave the Empire after the Oblivion Crisis was over and founded the Third Aldmeri Dominion. Eventually this resulted in what would generally be known as The Great War. A devastating war between the Aldmeri Dominion and the Empire, thirty years before the return of the Dragons and the Civil War in Skyrim. This ultimately ended in the White-Gold Concordat that, among other things, outlawed the worship of Talos, the Nord that ascended to Godhood and who was an abomination in the eyes of the Thalmor.
Year 175 of the Fourth Era
Several weeks before the end of The Great War
The plains of Cyrodiil, just outside of the Imperial City
‘Bloody Thalmor!’ shouted Ulfgthar, a Nord captain in service of the Imperial Legion as he sunk his two-handed battleaxe in the shoulders of the Altmer mage. A moment later Ulfgthar felt a firebolt passing by him, which exploded quite some distance behind him, followed by screams. He looked where the magic came from and saw his Dunmer (Dark Elf) mage, Maladras, looking pleased. A raucous voice left his lips:
‘There were three of them behind you, pointing their arrows at your back.’ No sign of appreciation was shown in Ulfgthar’s face when he ordered:
‘Gather the men, my wife is fighting her own battle in Bruma and requires reinforcements.’
‘Dude, she’s just giving birth. I’m pretty sure that we can find some more Thalmor trying to get into the city if we look really hard,’ a deep voice said. Bagt, the teenage archer of the unit, was unusually laid back for an Orc. She was also extremely nimble and easily underestimated by her foes. She shouldn't have bothered opening her mouth however, as Ulfgthar was already on his way to the city in the north.
Two hours later the unit was about to reach the Bruma Gates. Marius Octavius, one of the Imperials in the unit was the first to notice something was wrong and said so as he readied his sword and shield. Ulfgthar readied his battle-axe and began running. The Bruma Gates were breached, everywhere lay dead soldiers, Thalmor and Imperial alike. There was no indication who had won the battle, but that became clear as soon as the unit saw Thalmor soldiers roaming the streets, executing anyone who wasn’t Mer (Elf). The ten men Imperial unit that Ulfgthar was in command of slaughtered their way through the High Elves. Eventually they reached the castle, but that too was breached.
As they entered the castle halls, Ulfgthar saw a Thalmor standing in front of his wife, who was forced on her knees despite still being in labour. Ulfgthar shouted:
‘Thalmor! Leave my wife be and let her deliver my child!’ The Thalmor looked up to Ulfgthar and his wide mouth turned into a sadistic smile. With disdain in his voice, he said:
‘As if I would allow a barbarian like yourself to procreate,’ and he thrust his sword through the woman’s throat. Ulfgthar didn’t hesitate and threw his massive two-handed battle-axe right at the Thalmor. As both Ulfgthar’s wife and the Thalmor (his head and part of his chest split in half by the battle-axe) fell to the ground, the Nord ran to his wife.
‘Move!’ said another hoarse voice. ‘I can still save your child.’ Ulfgthar looked up and saw Bandages-The-Wounded (or Bandy for short), his female Argonian medic standing in front him. He immediately let go of his wife and gave Bandy all the space she needed. ‘Maladras, help me. The child will need all the healing magic we can provide.’
Ulfgthar, however, could not stand to see how his wife was cut open and decided to go outside. It had began to storm and as rain and thunder and lightning adorned the night sky, Ulfgthar lifted his head to the clouds. As the hall behind him stayed quiet aside from Bandy and Maladras working their magic, Ulfgthar pleaded:
‘Talos! I stand before you now as godless as I always was. I command you: Give my daughter life!’ As it stayed quiet behind him and he got soaking wet from the rain, Ulfgthar continued: ‘Give my daughter life and we will fight your foes, carry ourselves with honour and reject the banditry that stains my lineage. Give my daughter life and our clan shall henceforth be known to all as Talos-Born!’ A thunder so extremely loud that Ulfgthar fell to his knees rolled over the night sky, to be heard all the way to the other side of Cyrodiil. At that exact same moment Ulfgthar heard a baby crying behind him…
Year 210 of the Fourth Era
The Plains of Whiterun, Skyrim
Several years after the end of the Civil War and the return of Alduin the World Eater and his merry bunch of fellow Dragons
‘Warriors! Today I stand here before you, ready for battle! Ready for the Second Great War of our Era! Skyrim is independent, its High King, a man of honour! High King Frothar, son of the former Jarl Balgruuf of Whiterun, asked me to remind you why we are here! You know the story of my birth! How my father and me were then forced to hide in the mountains because our very name was illegal within the Empire. We fought for our independence to worship who we want. To bring honour to the deity of our choosing, not the choosing of the Thalmor. And now we stand ready to give that same right to the rest of Tamriel! But we do not go into battle alone! Where we first were their servants, the Empire are now our allies! The Thalmor already now that they have no way to win this war. As we speak, the Empire is preparing for battle against the Thalmor from the other side of those mountains, just as we are! That is why I, Vigdis Talos-Born, Harbinger of the Companions, Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold, Nightingale of the Thieves’ Guild, Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, Knight of the Dawnguard, and Dovahkiin, leader of the Blades, will go into battle with all of you by my side. So all of you, Nord, Imperial, Mer, Khajiit, Argonian, Orc, Breton, or Redguard, raise your weapons and CHARGE!’
[Screenshot of the characters. I'll keep the two main characters at the top.
Vigdis Talos-Born
Ulfgthar
Maladras
Bagt
Marius Octavius
Thalmor
Bandy
Hope you enjoy it all!]
Unknown Person
THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GALACTIC DRAG SUPERSTAR! RU'KH P'AUL GALACTIC DRAG RACE!
Gentlebeings, start your warp cores, and may the best Dragform WIN!
GXV3
THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GALACTIC DRAG SUPERSTAR! RU'KH P'AUL GALACTIC DRAG RACE!
This looks so cool and fun!!!
LOL!!
Janeway and her hot mess of a crew
LOL!!
Unknown Person
Hey Xbox one fleet members
So wanted to say fist yay to all of you 61 members and still growing.
So events coming up for everyone...
Double XP weekend : Sign up for this on xbox sto Captain Moosesyrup will be running various missions and PVE's to get any of your low level characters up.
Fleet Uniform Competition : Design our uniform, post up your designs, the winner will have the fun of seeing people wear this at various fleet meetings.
Fleet Holdings : All fleet holdings need work so lets get grinding!!!!!
Have any ideas for any other fleet events, just drop a message as always the xbox partys are open so jump on in
So events coming up for everyone...
Double XP weekend : Sign up for this on xbox sto Captain Moosesyrup will be running various missions and PVE's to get any of your low level characters up.
Fleet Uniform Competition : Design our uniform, post up your designs, the winner will have the fun of seeing people wear this at various fleet meetings.
Fleet Holdings : All fleet holdings need work so lets get grinding!!!!!
Have any ideas for any other fleet events, just drop a message as always the xbox partys are open so jump on in
Voleron
Character #WritingContest
6. The content of your biography must not be edited after the submission deadline
Do we include our character biographies in the same post as the writing or should that be posted somewhere else?
You can post both in the same post if you like but this writing contest is more about your characters most epic adventure rather than a biography contest. With that said, if they are both intertwined feel free to post One or the other or both :)
THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GALACTIC DRAG SUPERSTAR! RU'KH P'AUL GALACTIC DRAG RACE!
GALACTIC DRAG RACE
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 12/2
Entry Deadline
SATURDAY 12/3
Voting Starts
THURSDAY 12/4
Voting Ends
FRIDAY 12/9
Finalist announcement and kick off party
7:00 PM EST/11:00 PM GMT
SATURDAY 12/10
Episode 1
Runway
11:00 AM EST/4:00 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
11:30 AM EST/4:30 PM GMT
Trek Trivia For Your Lives
12:00 PM EST/5:00 PM GMT
2nd Challenge Announcement
1:00 PM EST/6:00 PM GMT
Episode 2
Runway
2:00 PM EST/7:00 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
2:30 PM EST/7:30 PM GMT
Shuttle Race For Your Lives
3:00 PM EST/8:00 PM GMT
3nd Challenge Announcement
3:30 PM EST/8:30 PM GMT
Episode 3
Runway
4:30 PM EST/9:30 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
5:00 PM EST/10:00 PM GMT
Shuttle PVP For Your Lives
5:30 PM EST/10:30 PM GMT
4nd Challenge Announcement
6:30 PM EST/11:30 PM GMT
SUNDAY 12/11
Episode 4
Runway
11:00 AM EST/4:00 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
11:30 AM EST/4:30 PM GMT
Scavenger Hunt For Your Lives
12:00 PM EST/5:00 PM GMT
5nd Challenge Announcement
1:00 PM EST/6:00 PM GMT
Episode 5
Runway
2:00 PM EST/7:00 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
2:30 PM EST/7:30 PM GMT
Starship Runway For Your Lives
3:00 PM EST/8:00 PM GMT
Final Challenge Announcement
3:30 PM EST/8:30 PM GMT
Episode 6
Final Runway
4:30 PM EST/9:30 PM GMT
Fleet Vote and Judging
5:00 PM EST/10:00 PM GMT
Winner Announcement
5:30 PM EST/10:30 PM GMT
Closing Party
6:30 PM EST/11:30 PM GMT
THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GALACTIC DRAG SUPERSTAR! RU'KH P'AUL GALACTIC DRAG RACE!
Hello Eppoh Friends! This is Ru’kh P’aul! And this is Galactic Drag Race a Stonewall Fleet Forum and In game Major Event for the Next Galactic Drag Supernova! So here’s how this will work!
Create a drag version of your toon.
Complete the following Questionnaire.
https://goo.gl/forms/XfJaDR7BcwX7GPpw2
Make this original, entertaining, and something you can carry for AN ENTIRE WEEKEND! Ru’kh don’t have time for little pulsars who can only be royalty for a few minutes. Honey we want HOBUS! Cuz this the the next GALACTIC Drag Supernova not Turkana IV’s next top security chief! The galaxy is wide, it took Janeway and her hot mess of a crew 7 years so you better have the staying power! Give us Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent!
We will have the announcement of the top 8 (or 9) on Risa on the Dance Floor on Friday 12/9. And we will announce the first challenge then. The participants will have to create a Drag outfit that fits the challenge AND fits their Drag persona, We have to know that we are looking at you when we’re looking at the outfit!
Fleet members will vote on your look and the 2 with the most votes and 2 with the lowest votes will be brought before the Judges. Judges will select a winner and judges will eliminate one (or two)
At the end of the weekend the top 3 will compete and the fleet will vote for the top 2 and the judges will pick the winner
PRIZES
Ok so I know this is what you're all waiting for.
For each Challenge, the top 2 and bottom 2 gets 1 Stonewall Credit and the winner will get 2 additional SWC and the player saved from elimination gets an additional 1 SWC
The winner of Galactic Drag Race will get 5 SWC
First runner up will receive 4 SWC
Second runner up will receive 3 SWV
Create a drag version of your toon.
- Remember drag is not just a male version of a female toon or a female version of a male toon. Drag is Fierce, Drag is Drama, Drag is Glamour and Drag is Campy as hell! Just like “Face of the Enemy”. It’s also not enough to cross dress either, it’s about the attitude!
Complete the following Questionnaire.
https://goo.gl/forms/XfJaDR7BcwX7GPpw2
Make this original, entertaining, and something you can carry for AN ENTIRE WEEKEND! Ru’kh don’t have time for little pulsars who can only be royalty for a few minutes. Honey we want HOBUS! Cuz this the the next GALACTIC Drag Supernova not Turkana IV’s next top security chief! The galaxy is wide, it took Janeway and her hot mess of a crew 7 years so you better have the staying power! Give us Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent!
- At the end of the questionaire, there are spots for you to submit ONE picture of your toon and FOUR pictures of your Drag persona.
- You have untill 12/2 to submit your questionaire and picture and Voting
- The Whole Armada Will Judge You (Like we don’t already) from 12/3 - 12/8 The top 8 participants with the most votes are the official contestants for this year’s Ru’kh P’Aul Galactic Drag Race. But don’t cry if you didn’t make it this year, all participants will be awarded 1 Stonewall Fleet Credits!
- I don’t think it’ll happen but in the event of as tie for any position in the top 8 we will advance 9 contestants and one challenge will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION!
We will have the announcement of the top 8 (or 9) on Risa on the Dance Floor on Friday 12/9. And we will announce the first challenge then. The participants will have to create a Drag outfit that fits the challenge AND fits their Drag persona, We have to know that we are looking at you when we’re looking at the outfit!
- OK Look, it’s easy to make your toon LOOK like Lwaxana Troi or make your toon LOOK like James T Kirk, but is it YOU? If I look at a picture and can’t tell that it’s YOUR toon then I could be looking at Drag Traull for all I know! I want to know that even if it’s suppose to be Empress Sela that it’s Your Drag as Empress Sela. A Direct Clone of a character will not serve you well!
Fleet members will vote on your look and the 2 with the most votes and 2 with the lowest votes will be brought before the Judges. Judges will select a winner and judges will eliminate one (or two)
- The people on the bottom 2 will have to compete in different challenges that the entire fleet can participate in and the judges will decide who performed best in that challenge. These challenges can be anything we can come up with to tortu...I mean challenge you.
At the end of the weekend the top 3 will compete and the fleet will vote for the top 2 and the judges will pick the winner
PRIZES
Ok so I know this is what you're all waiting for.
For each Challenge, the top 2 and bottom 2 gets 1 Stonewall Credit and the winner will get 2 additional SWC and the player saved from elimination gets an additional 1 SWC
The winner of Galactic Drag Race will get 5 SWC
First runner up will receive 4 SWC
Second runner up will receive 3 SWV
Bren
Character #WritingContest
6. The content of your biography must not be edited after the submission deadline
Do we include our character biographies in the same post as the writing or should that be posted somewhere else?