We moved into our new guild hall (tier 2, in South Qeynos) on Friday, and I've been busily decorating since then. There's still a lot to do, but I wanted to toss up some screenshots of what I have accomplished so far.

Anyone on the Lucan D'Lere server is welcome to drop by for a visit! (You can see pics of our old guild hall here.)

This NPC's name made me LOL, especially after Monday night's Big Bang Theory ("The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition"):

The long, long, LONG-awaited GU51 has hit EQ2's live servers this morning. Lemme tell ya, I've been ready for this thing for a couple months now. My Inventory and Inspect Player UI mods have been ready for over a month now, and I've been itching to try out the new Lavastorm content. The Bristlebane day event is also now live, and I'm looking forward to digging into that as well.

In the meantime, here are a few preliminary screenshots of the new Lavastorm goodies, plus a before and after of the new ice texture for frosty house items:

A couple days ago, SOE announced their Recruit-a-Friend program. In a nutshell, I can invite new players to the game and both of us get rewards when an invitee converts to a paid account. Here's the breakdown:

• I invite you to create an account.
• If you accept the invitation, you will be prompted to create a new account in order to qualify for the promotion.
• You get a 14-day free trial account that includes access to all content up to and including Rise of Kunark.

If you convert to a paid subscription (basic account for just $14.99 a month) during or at the end of your trial, you get…

• A 300% XP boost when grouped with me (for 90 days after converting)
• An additional 10% XP boost when mentored by me
• Ability to zone to me at any time (for 90 days after converting)
• 1 Legends of Norrath: Oathbreaker Starter Deck
• 1 Legends of Norrath: Oathbreaker Booster packs
• Green Journeyman's Cloak (increases run speed by 25% when worn)
• Potion Pack
  • 1 Flask of Adventuring I (10% bonus adventure XP for 4 hours)
  • 1 Flask of Tradecrafting I (10% bonus tradeskill XP for 4 hours)
  • 1 Flask of Achievements I (10% bonus achievement XP for 4 hours)
• …Plus you get to keep the RoK all-in-one pack. No need to purchase the game! You get to keep it for free!

…And I get…

• 1 month of free gameplay added to the end of my subscription
• One of two mounts (Saryrn Deathcharger or Armored Pinto)
• 250 Station Cash (first converted invitee only)
• 2 LoN Oathbreaker Booster Packs (first converted invitee only)
• A 300% XP boost when grouped with you (for 90 days after you convert)
• Ability to to zone to you at any time (for 90 days after you convert)

It's a win-win situation for both of us. This is a great deal and a wonderful opportunity to jump into EQ2, so won't you allow me to recruit you? Comment here or drop me an email! (Be sure to include a valid email address that I can send the invitation to.)

Fine print: This offer is only valid for new accounts. Please, serious inquiries only. I only have a certain number of invitations to give out!

C'mon…help me play my favorite game for free for a little while. I even have a kick-ass guild (with a kick-ass guild hall!) that you're free to join!

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EDIT: Here are the official super-important step-by-step instructions! Make sure you follow them to the letter, or neither of us will reap any benefits of this promotion.

I just got finished tinkering with my "top three" characters — Ria, Dio, and Kharri — and I'm already loooooving the new Heirloom item tag.

It took me about 15 seconds to warp Ria to Danak Shipyard once I logged in, and she made the rounds of Bathezid's Watch and Riliss too. All my alts now have shiny RoK faction recipe books waiting patiently for them in my shared bank.

As of right now, though, these three girls are the only ones high enough in their chosen tradeskill profession to actually scribe them, but I have a full set of crafters who will be ever so grateful for this new item flag once they reach level 70. I'm also going to be making use of this when it comes time for them all to do their Proof of the Pudding tradeskill epic.

You can't see it, but I'm doing the Snoopy dance right now.