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This is Winfield's "user page". Also see [[Winfield|Winfield's in-game character page]]. | This is Winfield's "user page". Also see [[Winfield|Winfield's in-game character page]]. | ||
Winfield (real life name Jerry Thompson) is a player community leader in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online Ultima Online (UO)] (Chesapeake Shard) and in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_the_Avatar:_Forsaken_Virtues Shroud of the Avatar (SotA)]. He is also a webmaster, an electrical engineer, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. His primary community effort is building and operating the role-playing, immersive statehood and town of PaxLair in both games. He is also an in-game news reporter, event creator, and diplomat among the different player communities. | |||
== Interests and Activities == | |||
=== Ultima and Ultima Online === | |||
Winfield first became interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_(series) Ultima series] of games in 1985 with Ultima IV. He leads the [http://www.uoguide.com/PaxLair PaxLair Statehood in Ultima Online] (since 1998) and the [[Community:PaxLair|PaxLair player town in Shroud of the Avatar]] (since 2014). In 1985, he purchased and played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IV:_Quest_of_the_Avatar Ultima IV] for his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_Plus Apple II+] computer and became interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_(series) Ultima] type games. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IV:_Quest_of_the_Avatar Ultima IV], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_VII:_The_Black_Gate Ultima VII The Black Gate], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_VII_Part_Two:_Serpent_Isle Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle] are his favorites. In 1997, he purchased and subscribed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online Ultima Online (UO)], starting in a guild called "The Band" on the Atlantic Shard. When the Chesapeake Shard launched on October 16, 1997<ref>[http://www.uoguide.com/Chesapeake UOGuide: Chesapeake, accessed February 1, 2015]</ref>, The Band moved to Chesapeake. On January 19, 1998, the player town of PaxLair was formed and Winfield became its first Mayor. He continued to lead PaxLair as Mayor, Caretaker, or Governor to the present day (2015) with PaxLair being continuously operated since 1998. He is currently the Governor of PaxLair in UO. | |||
=== Shroud of the Avatar === | |||
In 2014, Winfield pledged at the [[Lord of the Manor (Founder)]] level in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_the_Avatar:_Forsaken_Virtues Shroud of the Avatar] (SotA) during the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0 Kickstarter Campaign]. He was recognized and appointed as a Knight of the [[Order of the New Britannia Empire]] (ONBE) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British Lord British] for his contributions to player towns and communities. | |||
Winfield currently leads the development of the [[Community: PaxLair|PaxLair]] player town. Essential elements of PaxLair are being designed and tested in the pre-Alpha releases. Such elements are those that will make PaxLair a completely immersive and role-played town with unique story and history. He is also an in-game roving news reporter for the [[Community:New Britannia Press|New Britannia Press]] (NBP). The NBP is being developed to report and document events and news for current reader interest and historians. Winfield also co-leads the [[Community:Scholars of Novia|Scholars of Novia]], a player group devoted to promoting player-written stories and lore for SotA. | |||
== Member of Groups == | === Member of Groups === | ||
* Hearth of Britannia (HoB) - Legend of the Hearth ([[Community:Hearth of Britannia|Wiki Page]] | [http://www.hearthofbritannia.com/ Site]) | * Hearth of Britannia (HoB) - Legend of the Hearth ([[Community:Hearth of Britannia|Wiki Page]] | [http://www.hearthofbritannia.com/ Site]) | ||
* New Britannia Press (NBP) - Reporter ([[Community:New Britannia Press|Wiki Page]] | [http://newbritanniapress.com/ Site]) | * New Britannia Press (NBP) - Reporter ([[Community:New Britannia Press|Wiki Page]] | [http://newbritanniapress.com/ Site]) | ||
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* SoTA Writing Round Table - Member ([[Community:SotA Writing Round Table|Wiki Page]] | [http://thecaverns.net/roundtable/ Site]) | * SoTA Writing Round Table - Member ([[Community:SotA Writing Round Table|Wiki Page]] | [http://thecaverns.net/roundtable/ Site]) | ||
== | === Quotes === | ||
* ''"[For our fully functional PaxLair player town,] I de-emphasize house ownership and over-emphasize teamwork. There will be some people who have house lots as owners to allow PaxLair to use, then there will be team leaders of ideas and establishments who don't have a house lot of their own. The idea for city management is to connect the two groups."'' - Governor Winfield statement in PaxLair Working Hours session on September 13, 2014 | |||
== Accomplishments and News == | |||
== Positions held == | === Positions held === | ||
* Governor of PaxLair in [[New Britannia]] (March 9, 2013 to present) | * Governor of PaxLair in [[New Britannia]] (March 9, 2013 to present) | ||
* Grand Master of Council of Scribes (Lore Council) (August 1 to September 5, 2014) | * Grand Master of Council of Scribes (Lore Council) (August 1 to September 5, 2014) | ||
* Grand Master of [[Library:Main page|Scholars of Novia]] (September 5, 2014 to present) | * Grand Master of [[Library:Main page|Scholars of Novia]] (September 5, 2014 to present) | ||
== | === Accolades === | ||
== | |||
* July 5, 2014 - Received the [[Order of the New Britannia Empire]] medal, awarded by [[Starr Long]] at RTX2014.<ref>[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=43925 Hangout of the Avatar ~ Nature to Nutrition, September 4, 2014, by Portalarium]</ref> | * July 5, 2014 - Received the [[Order of the New Britannia Empire]] medal, awarded by [[Starr Long]] at RTX2014.<ref>[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=43925 Hangout of the Avatar ~ Nature to Nutrition, September 4, 2014, by Portalarium]</ref> | ||
* July 26, 2014 - Governor [[Community:Winfield|Winfield]] knighted by [[Lord British]] in R8 for previously receiving the [[Order of New Britannia Empire]] medal (first knighting by Lord British's sword)<ref>[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/building-paxlair-player-town-release-8.12494/page-2#post-220278 Knighting Ceremony, July 26, 2014 in PaxLair]</ref> | * July 26, 2014 - Governor [[Community:Winfield|Winfield]] knighted by [[Lord British]] in R8 for previously receiving the [[Order of New Britannia Empire]] medal (first knighting by Lord British's sword)<ref>[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/building-paxlair-player-town-release-8.12494/page-2#post-220278 Knighting Ceremony, July 26, 2014 in PaxLair]</ref> | ||
== Social media == | === In the news === | ||
* July 11, 2014 - "[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=42204 Update of the Avatar #81 – 2014.07.11: SotA a RTX Hit, PvP, Sword of Ba’Heer, ONBE Medals, We Need Your NPCs, and More!]" by the Shroud of the Avatar Forsaken Virtues | |||
** ''Several team members and their significant others hosted the <nowiki>[RTX 2014]</nowiki> booth, including Starr Long, Rick & Brekken Holtrop, Finn Staber, Brandon Cotton, Joseph Toschlog, Ken Pfile, Geoff and Becca Mellon, Chris Spears, and even one of our Lord of the Manor backers, “Winfield”! They all said the response was 100% positive from everyone they demonstrated the game to!'' | |||
* July 17, 2014 - "[http://www.energyvortexllama.com/2014/07/winfield-paxlair-super-master-interview.html Winfield, the PaxLair super master interview]", by The Chronicles of the Vortex Llama. | |||
* September 4, 2014 - "[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?p=43925 Hangout of the Avatar ~ Nature to Nutrition]", by Portalarium - mentioned by Lord British for becoming a Knight of the Realm of New Britannia ([[ONBE]]). | |||
== Social Presence == | |||
=== [https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum SotA forum] threads and posts of interest === | |||
*[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/paxlair-player-town.10707/ PaxLair Player Town] | |||
*[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/player-ran-towns-welcome-quest-idea.11835/ Player-Ran Towns Welcome Quest Idea] | |||
*[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/paxlair-player-town-fiction-interactive.8295/ PaxLair Player Town Fiction - interactive] | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://plus.google.com/+WinfieldPaxLair Google+] - Winfield PaxLair | * [https://plus.google.com/+WinfieldPaxLair Google+] - Winfield PaxLair | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/winfield.paxlair Facebook] - Winfield PaxLair | * [https://www.facebook.com/winfield.paxlair Facebook] - Winfield PaxLair | ||
* [https://twitter.com/winfield_pax Twitter] - Winfield PaxLair | * [https://twitter.com/winfield_pax Twitter] - Winfield PaxLair | ||
== Contact Information == | === Contact Information === | ||
*[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?members/winfield.17398/ SotA Profile Page: Winfield] | *[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?members/winfield.17398/ SotA Profile Page: Winfield] | ||
*[http://steamcommunity.com/id/winfield_pax Steam Profile Page: Winfield] | |||
== Wiki Writing Aids == | == Wiki Writing Aids == | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 2 February 2015
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This is Winfield's "user page". Also see Winfield's in-game character page.
Winfield (real life name Jerry Thompson) is a player community leader in Ultima Online (UO) (Chesapeake Shard) and in Shroud of the Avatar (SotA). He is also a webmaster, an electrical engineer, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. His primary community effort is building and operating the role-playing, immersive statehood and town of PaxLair in both games. He is also an in-game news reporter, event creator, and diplomat among the different player communities.
Interests and Activities
Ultima and Ultima Online
Winfield first became interested in the Ultima series of games in 1985 with Ultima IV. He leads the PaxLair Statehood in Ultima Online (since 1998) and the PaxLair player town in Shroud of the Avatar (since 2014). In 1985, he purchased and played Ultima IV for his Apple II+ computer and became interested in the Ultima type games. Ultima IV, Ultima VII The Black Gate, and Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle are his favorites. In 1997, he purchased and subscribed to Ultima Online (UO), starting in a guild called "The Band" on the Atlantic Shard. When the Chesapeake Shard launched on October 16, 1997[1], The Band moved to Chesapeake. On January 19, 1998, the player town of PaxLair was formed and Winfield became its first Mayor. He continued to lead PaxLair as Mayor, Caretaker, or Governor to the present day (2015) with PaxLair being continuously operated since 1998. He is currently the Governor of PaxLair in UO.
Shroud of the Avatar
In 2014, Winfield pledged at the Lord of the Manor (Founder) level in Shroud of the Avatar (SotA) during the Kickstarter Campaign. He was recognized and appointed as a Knight of the Order of the New Britannia Empire (ONBE) by Lord British for his contributions to player towns and communities.
Winfield currently leads the development of the PaxLair player town. Essential elements of PaxLair are being designed and tested in the pre-Alpha releases. Such elements are those that will make PaxLair a completely immersive and role-played town with unique story and history. He is also an in-game roving news reporter for the New Britannia Press (NBP). The NBP is being developed to report and document events and news for current reader interest and historians. Winfield also co-leads the Scholars of Novia, a player group devoted to promoting player-written stories and lore for SotA.
Member of Groups
- Hearth of Britannia (HoB) - Legend of the Hearth (Wiki Page | Site)
- New Britannia Press (NBP) - Reporter (Wiki Page | Site)
- Order of New Britannia (ONBE) - Knight ( Wiki Page)
- PaxLair Player Town - Governor (Wiki Page | Site)
- Scholars of Novia - Grand Master of Scholars (Wiki Page | Forum)
- SotA Role Players - Member (Wiki Page | Site)
- SoTA Writing Round Table - Member (Wiki Page | Site)
Quotes
- "[For our fully functional PaxLair player town,] I de-emphasize house ownership and over-emphasize teamwork. There will be some people who have house lots as owners to allow PaxLair to use, then there will be team leaders of ideas and establishments who don't have a house lot of their own. The idea for city management is to connect the two groups." - Governor Winfield statement in PaxLair Working Hours session on September 13, 2014
Accomplishments and News
Positions held
- Governor of PaxLair in New Britannia (March 9, 2013 to present)
- Grand Master of Council of Scribes (Lore Council) (August 1 to September 5, 2014)
- Grand Master of Scholars of Novia (September 5, 2014 to present)
Accolades
- July 5, 2014 - Received the Order of the New Britannia Empire medal, awarded by Starr Long at RTX2014.[2]
- July 26, 2014 - Governor Winfield knighted by Lord British in R8 for previously receiving the Order of New Britannia Empire medal (first knighting by Lord British's sword)[3]
In the news
- July 11, 2014 - "Update of the Avatar #81 – 2014.07.11: SotA a RTX Hit, PvP, Sword of Ba’Heer, ONBE Medals, We Need Your NPCs, and More!" by the Shroud of the Avatar Forsaken Virtues
- Several team members and their significant others hosted the [RTX 2014] booth, including Starr Long, Rick & Brekken Holtrop, Finn Staber, Brandon Cotton, Joseph Toschlog, Ken Pfile, Geoff and Becca Mellon, Chris Spears, and even one of our Lord of the Manor backers, “Winfield”! They all said the response was 100% positive from everyone they demonstrated the game to!
- July 17, 2014 - "Winfield, the PaxLair super master interview", by The Chronicles of the Vortex Llama.
- September 4, 2014 - "Hangout of the Avatar ~ Nature to Nutrition", by Portalarium - mentioned by Lord British for becoming a Knight of the Realm of New Britannia (ONBE).
Social Presence
SotA forum threads and posts of interest
Social media
Contact Information
Wiki Writing Aids
Wiki subpages
These are my personal test pages and templates to make my wiki writing faster.
- User:Winfield/Test
- User:Winfield/Building - template for PaxLair Building sub-pages
- User:Winfield/Production Kit
Wiki Help Pages and Tools
These are pages that help me write Wiki Pages.
See Also
- Winfield
- PaxLair
- Scholars of Novia Library
- PaxLair Makes Presentation to EA Mythic and Lord British at UO Austin Town Hall - September 8, 2007