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'At the Sign of the Prancing Pony' (Every Saturday, 3:00 PM)

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This Week's (September 20, 2025) Hook:,

Pests at the Pony! Barliman’s chief mouser, Tibby, has gone missing over the weekend. Though the innkeeper was never particularly affectionate towards the cat, Tibby’s loss seems to have hit the man quite hard: ‘I’m torn up—for reasons of business, pure and simple! No Tibby, no guests, lest they want mice for shoes! Tibby’s the best mouser I’ve got… or ever got, and that’s saying something, coming from one as me who once counted Miss Tab (bless her heart!) amongst his mousers. Besides, it’s anything but right seeing Tibby’s chair bare and empty in the common room like that. It would break me up if I had any affection for the little rascal!’

Now, on this Commons Day, guests at the Prancing Pony keep a sharp eye out for mice, rat… and cat! Yes, cat, for a fat reward of five gold pennies has been promised by Barliman Butterbur to anyone with information about Tibby’s disappearance. The innkeeper is quite convinced Tibby didn’t leave the Pony of his own accord, and has set the Watch to hunting down whatever villain stole his cat. ‘What’s there for him in it?’ Barliman complains to any patron who will hear him.

‘Tibby’s got plenty of food and rest to enjoy in the Pony, and he’s never so much as set foot outside the common room! He won’t even come up to my room, and believe you me, I’ve tried to get him up there for a snugg—… a bit of rat-hunting! No, Tibby’s been nabbed, and I’m sure of it! The watch will catch the cat-nabber and I'll have my Tib back, right as rain!'


Though not unknown for foolishness, Barliman’s suspicion seems reasonable enough; residents of the Stone Quarter have, in recent nights, reported unusual howlings. Those looking to find information about Tibby’s disappearance (and looking to get away from the Pony’s pests) would be wise to start their search there….

Character(s) who deliver information about the cat, Tibby’s, disappearance to player-controlled watchers active this BCD (a list of this week's active watchers can be found on the Roleplayers of LOTRO Discord) will earn five gold. Ne’er-do-wells beware: feeding the watchers false information about Tibby’s disappearance may be considered an act of deception result in deceitful characters being pursued by the watch!

Date:
September 20th, 2025
Time:
3:00 PM Server Time
Location:
The Prancing Pony, Bree-town

Event details:

What, When, and Where

'At the Sign of the Prancing Pony' is a weekly story-based roleplay event series held every Saturday at 3:00 PM at LOTRO's Prancing Pony. Each week features a unique story "hook" that sets the theme or tone of the event, sometimes shifting the atmosphere within the inn or inviting characters to go out into the wider world of Bree-town and Bree-land.
 

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.

Bree Commons Day

These events are part of the Bree Commons Day ("BCD") RP initiative, which provides the town of Bree with a simulated economy and set of town laws active each Saturday. For more information on BCD, check out ⁠this link. 

Because the Pony is a shared community space, however, event attendees are not required to engage with BCD’s systems or rules.

Nonetheless, many ‘At the Sign of the Prancing Pony’ hooks will encourage characters to engage with other characters, organizations, and narrative events associated with Bree Commons Day. If a character chooses to do so, they should observe BCD’s systems and rules. Furthermore, the Pony should not be considered a "safe-house" for those who choose to participate in BCD: if you break town laws at RP associated with BCD, watchers can and will pursue you into the Prancing Pony!

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-merchant to go into business with, or adventurers to join you on a treasure-hunt. Use this event as a means to develop your own stories!

OOC details:

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. All players who attend these events will:

  1. 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, and forcing other players to engage with BCD's systems or rules.
  2. not have a history of abusing or doxxing other players.
  3. 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.
Website:
https://discord.gg/dnqFVATpj6
Contact:
Angrinc, Elegost, Frimsi, Nenaras, Tirirandir

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