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'At the Sign of the Prancing Pony' (Every Friday; 2:00 & 7:00 PM)

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The smell of pipeweed and the sound of merry laughter drifts from the open door of the Inn of the Prancing Pony. It is a Highday, and like every Highday, Barliman Butterbur has opened his  common room to guests from lands near and far to sample his beer in exchange for coin, conversation, and a promise 'not to go up into thin air, thank you very much!'

This week's (February 7, 2025) hook

All is right at the Prancing Pony again.

Brigands have not been seen in the country of Bree-land for weeks, and, finally, Barliman Butterbur is able to conduct business as usual. This Highday, the common room is open and brimful of guests of many stripes. Bob’s stables are full, Nob is busy running fare and drink to and fro, and Barliman’s memory, so overwhelmed by the names of guests and their many requests, is back to forgetting things again. All is right at the Prancing Pony again.

…except just one thing: ‘The beer’s proper strange today, Barley! That sift you call a memory didn’t forget the gruit, did it?’ asks one old woman, a relic of the Pony.

‘Oh, indeed! Bitter… and yet not quite bitter enough!’ says another patron’s voice. And to his voice are joined many others—‘It’s mild, I say!’, ‘Not so mild as Barley’s beer ought to be!’, ‘Tastes near as bad as Miss Honeymead’s beer down in Combe, and that’s no small thing to say!’, ‘It’s lost something—something mighty fine!’—until the declaration of a young hobbit quiets them all: ‘The beer’s different. Just plain different!’ To this, all the patrons grumble their assent. There is, indeed, something different about poor old Barliman’s beer today…. 

Date:
February 7th, 2025
Time:
2:00 PM (for EU players) and 7:00 PM (for NA players)
Location:
The Prancing Pony, Bree-town

Event details:

What, Where, and When

‘At the Sign of the Prancing Pony’ is a weekly story-based roleplay event series held every Friday at 2:00 and 7:00 PM server-time which seeks to bring the community together under the roof of LOTRO’s Prancing Pony, with the event being relocated to an inn or tavern of the Roleplayers of Laurelin's Discord server’s community’s choice on the last Friday of every month.

Each event will include a unique story “hook”, and will be broken into two sessions or timeslots: an earlier session for EU players will begin at 2:00 PM server-time and a later session for NA players will begin at 7:00 PM server-time. It is possible and even likely that these sessions will overlap with each other!

Please note that these events will not feature a DM: you are free to run with the weekly hook as you choose, and to come as early or as late as you’d like.

Why

While roleplay in the Prancing Pony is nothing new, the intention of this event is to offer: 1) disparate members of the RP community a single time and place for RP, 2) new or inexperienced RPers a chance to RP and connect with other RPers, and 3) a launchpad for other adventures; consider using this event as a “lobby” for RP—maybe you can stop by the Pony to find a Ranger who will join you on a quest to banish brigands from your farm, a Dwarf-broker to clear your debts, or adventurers to join you on a treasure-hunt. Use this event as a means to develop your own stories! 
 

How 

Simply visit the Prancing Pony and start RPing! All roleplayers who attend this event and join the Roleplayers of Laurelin Discord server will get a chance at the ‘At the Sign of the Prancing Pony’ 150 gold giveaway, drawn every month!

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Rules

Players who attend these events agree to the following guidelines. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in you being asked to leave an event or barred from attending future events:

  • Please do not harass or troll players who attend these events; this extends to critiquing other players’ RP or spamming OOC emotes, consumables, and items, such as fireworks.
  • Any player who has a history of abusing or doxxing other players is not welcome at these events, and if they attend, they will be asked to leave.
  • If you are deemed to be disrupting this series or its attendees in any other way, you may be asked to leave an event or barred from attending future events.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Angrinc, Aranarion, Frimsi, or Nenaras on the Laurelin Archives or reach out to us on Discord at Roleplayers of Laurelin! 

Website:
https://discord.gg/dnqFVATpj6
Contact:
Angrinc, Aranarion, Frimsi, Nenaras

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