Welcome to the Homes and Tomes House Rally #17 – Eclectic Houses and Maj’Dul Madness!!!
We’ll start off in guild chat to let late-comers join up, and then switch to raid channel once everyone is on board!
I’m your host Huell Kuerden, and tonight we’ll be looking at places Everquest developers think are noteworthy! These houses occupy a special place on the Leaderboards, so for once they will be easy to find! All are quite different, and excellent examples of the art of decoration!
As we view the houses tonight, remember that lots of people on our tours have extensive decorating/design experience and are happy to explain any techniques used, so if you have any questions feel free to ask!!!
And now on to this week of Norrath’s Gold! As we take a look at these houses, don’t forget to reward the designers by liking creativity and/or style! A good rating means more people will visit and enjoy someone’s hard work!
For anyone new, we’ll be visiting houses via the Housing & Leaderboards selection of the main EQ2 menu. This time we will be looking at the 2nd category down – Dev Picks.
We’ll now switch to Group (#) Chat and dig into this week of Norrath’s Gold! Our first stop is…
Dymand’s Colorful Maj’Dul Residence (#8 Hall of Fame/Creativity-Recent) by Dymand: A Maj’Dul Residence.
Here we have a Maj’Dul Residence – a underused house that offers many interesting possibilities to decorators.
On zone-in you are depositing down a warm red sitting room with the typical Maj’Dul white-washed walls! Look at the customized red furniture and fireplace. A really outstanding color-based decorating effort!
To the left is a door leading to a bedroom, with a wide range of customized furniture. I particularly liked the use of the Vallonite Carved Tile on the walls.
The next door on the right leads to a full bathroom featuring one of the very few showers I’ve seen in Norrath.
The next room is a dining-room – note the hanging Maj’Dul lamp. In case you don’t know, this lamp can be set to a fixed position (as this one is) or set to bob up and down.
The right door from the Dining Room takes you to a modern kitchen, and out to an espaliered yard with extensive water features.
The left door leads to a Study/Library/TV room. Wander a few minutes and look at the crafting done here – this is a very polished work, and a very lovely house!
Now we’ll move on to:
Lake of the Snowy Pines (#9 Hall of Fame/Creativity-Recent) by Alarielle: Snowy Dwelling.
The title of this house doesn’t do it justice! Rather than a single house, this is a whole community with shops, a bank, a manor house, and a church! A nice little prosperous community.
On zone in you see a typical view of the Snowy Dwelling (church) and a carriage, and DON’T see all the other stuff around you! Do a quick 360 and bear in mind there is so much it may take a few seconds to render!
On your left behind you is the scratch-built Bank done up in white marble! To your right is the main dock.
Head in that direction, and you’ll see the scratch-built Tavern/Inn behind the ship. Inside you’ll find a large lower floor bar (with a noteworthy fish tank), and upstairs guest rooms with different color schemes!
Now exit and head up to the church (the Snowy Dwelling). The Altar uses a portal to make it glow (though I haven’t taken the portal). I liked this as the natural architecture of the dwelling lends itself well to this role!
Head back to the bank and make a right! Here is a row of shops of various kinds, including a florist, a general store, and a barber shop!
Continue on and you’ll come to the manor house built out over the water. The lower floor features a large sitting room with bar, and the upstairs is a library/bedroom! The view from the second story is outstanding!
P.S. There is a hidden bathroom if anyone needs it behind the bookshelves!
Take a few minutes and wander!
Next we’ll move on to:
The Shoe House (#3 Dev Picks/Creativity-Recent) by Bonnfire: A Tenebrous Refuge
Here is the classic fairy-tale house in a shoe! Cheri always does interesting things, so take a look at the construction of the various items. Note things like the flagstones (upside down Scrimshaw Ritual Sculpture).
The windmill is an interesting collection of tinkered items, check out the use of the Titanium Hex Gaskets as struts.
The standard Treehouse is decorated with assorted streamers – but I liked the ‘rope’ bridge using Indium Cage Bars.
Going into the toe of the shoe, check out the very nice stained glass oval work. The use of the dreadcutter rug as wallpaper give a nice Victorian look. The boot includes a scratch-built kitchen that is nice!
Wander through the house and look at the items and rotations.
All the houses tonight are great examples of taking truly fanciful concepts and turning them into game-reality. Remember you really can do pretty much ANYTHING!!!
Well, that’s about it for tonight! In two weeks we’ll meet again on Saturday to view some of the beautiful homes of Qeynos and Freport! Be there or be square and have a great evening!
K-
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