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Fibro Jedi
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🧝🏼 #LOTRO Gamer & Guide Creator
🐱 #FFXIV Gamer & Blogger
🌐 https://fibrojedi.me.uk/
👉🏼 Hubby, Dad, Believer
⚔ Fibromyalgia/Depression/Anxiety
☕ https://ko-fi.com/fibrojedi
📜 #Writer Profile: @fjbrodie.bsky.social
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I just want to give a big #ThankYou across socials to you if you're in my #Patreon Crew or have supported via #KoFi.

As things stand, I don't have to cut blog costs or gaming subs (LOTRO & FFXIV) & can continue helping with some family bills too.

All without ads.

Thank you.
My main LOTRO character in a plate-protected leather tunic, white hood and shoulder wrap, waving. The background is blue sea, palm trees and craggy rocks.
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Case in point...I had to re-read this quest objective, because I was convinced I had to steal banana's from goblins as punishment for stealing the locals' sheep.

Bandanas, FJ, Bandanas.

Not bananas.

#LOTRO #LOTROfamily #MMORPG
A summary of a LOTRO quest objective and rewards. The only thing that matters for this post is that the Next Objective is: Collect goblin bandanas × 16
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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The last few weeks have been challenging for me. And draining too. I've barely gamed, mostly due to head sensitivity and partly due to time.

My aim is to make a weekly "plan" to balance everything and get #gaming back in at a good amount while allowing space for other things.
My LOTRO main character sat next to a "pumpkin huorn" a semi-sentient type of tree that walks behind you as a passive pet. Or maybe it's passively-aggressively muttering about me in huornish.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Recent, unpolished, imperfect art attempts.

I echo your sentiments, BTW (even if my words might be tweaked a little).
Hand drawn, chibi biped found in a witch outfit. Wood circles I have burned patterns on using pyrography. One is a balled-up hedgehog, the other is about the wise men from the Christmas account, as a tree decoration.
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Thanks @dreadfulsanity.bsky.social for reposting this cartoon for my first real laugh of the last few days.

#halloween #vampire #cartoon
A person lies asleep in a hospital bed while having a blood transfusion. At the window, a vampire looks in, grins and thinks "They're Refillable?!"
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I found an old #LOTRO drawing while looking for something completely different.

I'm pretty sure I did the style like NJ's favourite show 5 or so years ago.

#lotrofamily @officiallotro.bsky.social
A hand-drawn colour picture of several of my LOTRO characters but in a kids' show style, which is almost chibi, but with taller bodies. It depicts (from left to right) a male elf, a female hobbit, a female human with a curved sword raised, another male elf holding a book and staff, a male hobbit and a female Beorning (in human form)
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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I've put up a preview of my upcoming #FFXIV All Saints' Wake 2025 guide onto #Patreon for Crew-member Early-Access.

It will go live on Wednesday afternoon UK time, with new pictures of the rewards sometime on Friday afternoon.

Thanks.

#FF14
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A FFXIV Miqo'te looking sideways slyly, while being partially shadowed in darkness. The text simply reads "FFXIV All Saints Wake 2025". Yes I know it should be "All Saints' Wake" to be grammatically correct, but I think it looks weird on headers that I make.
October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Thank you for your encouragement about my #LOTRO Fall Festival guide. I've finally started the event myself now.

I'm off for sleep and rest (and meds).

G'night // #StaySafe // #BeKind
A young-ish woman (she's in her 30s in my head, I don't know where "young" is in anyone's eyes any more) in a dark grey dress waves to the camera. In the background, the sky is changing to the pinks of sundown behind the trees further down the hill.
October 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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While you can't apply an aura to your cauldron, #LOTRO are getting adventurous and the contents do in fact create green bubbles.

I definitely don't want to know what's in it. And the tooltip is "mysteriously" devoid of explanation.

#LOTROfamily
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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A Work-in-Progress outfit using two of the newer cosmetics from @officiallotro.bsky.social: Golden Lion Armour (dyed black) and the Ceremonial Jaunty Sword (with the Golden Lion aura).

(Full List in ALT text).

This tunic is great and I have other shoulder and feet items that don't clip🙌.

#LOTRO
Side view of an outfit with a the huge curved sword and the lace cloak being the main focuses from this angle. The bracers' full name is the "Leather Bracers of the Gentle Stag", but I ran out of space in the post text. An outfit featuring a white hood, a folded shoulder-wrap that ends in a coil on the left shoulder, and an armoured tunic, where the chest area has plate armour and the lower half is made up of vertical strips of studded leather. Full Item list is: - Golden Lion Armour (Dyed Black) - Ceremonial Jaunty Sword (with Golden Lion Weapon Aura). Other items are - Hood of the White Mountains (quest reward) | White Dye - Autumn Shade Shoulder-guards (Lalia's) | White Dye - Bridal Veil (Midsummer Festival) - Mariner's Boots (I think mariner class starter gear) - Leather Bracers of the Gentle Stag (Dunland Quest reward) | White Dye though I've already changed it to black)
October 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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[Cross-Platform] After a week of illness, I've managed to have some time questing in #LOTRO. I've done most of the Shield Isles soloable quests, so next time it's on towards Umbar, the actual city.

PS: The new birder trousers (pictured) dye well. Need tips on non-clipping boots!
My main LOTRO Character in a Black and dark yellow mariner-style top and black, belted trousers. She's standing high on a ship looking beyond the "camera" and shielding her eyes as she does.
October 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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We're through the strongest gusts of #StormAmy.

I've been working on this coloured pencil #drawing during the evening and strong winds.

Look after yourselves, I'm off to try and sleep.

G'night, #StaySafe, #BeKind
A coloured pencil drawing - started and nowhere near finished. It's the side profile of the head and shoulders of a dark-skinned Lady, with long, black and exceedingly curly hair. She has a silver band around the head and is looking sideways at the "camera".
October 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Ruby looked at the green parrot on Lamuna's shoulder and gulped.

"Y'know cuz, when I said I were buyin' a parrot, that's the size I thought I'd get."

Lamuna chuckled gently.

"That's no parrot, Ruby. You could almost ride it!"

Ruby, eyes wide, just nodded.

#LOTRO #LOTROfamily
Two Hobbit ladies on an upward sloping pathway. The one in a red top has a huge hovering purple-and-white parrot over her head (it almost looks like it's about to yoink her hat off). The other lass in the pink top has a small, green parrot on her shoulder. Well, a few pixels above it, so just pretend it's jumping up or something.
September 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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[Cross-Platform] I'm making progress in updating my Filbert Fig page (updates are not live yet).

I was wondering at the moment if anyone had the items you can only get in Lootboxes? If so, could you send me a pic (of the item 😝). I'll thank/credit whose I use.

Thanks!

#LOTRO
Preview thumbnails of the new earthily-coloured "Avid Birder" outfit set in LOTRO, comprising a hat, loose shurt and baggy trousers (sorry if that gave you an ear-worm. That's still better than a real worm. No one wants one of THOSE in their ear).
September 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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This is the new "Avid Birder" set from Filbert Fig. And my first reaction was "trousers, actual trousers!". Thank you #LOTRO.

I'm so glad we have a cosmetic with new trousers and where we can customise the leg item. I hope to see more of these.

#LOTROfamily
The new Avid Birder outfit for Figments of Splendour, featuring a feathered, basket-weave hat, green shirt and brown, belted trousers (or "pants" if you're an American English speaker, or maybe others too. "Pants" means a different clothing item in the UK).
September 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Hey, I am hoping to do some blog updates tonight, but only if I can get on top of my #Fibromyalgia pain levels.

Currently screens (including sending this short message) hurt my head.

So I'm currently #drawing for my #writing, to get my meds a chance.

Yes, her eyes are too big. I'm fixing that.
A pencil outline sketch of a female character with large, slightly worried eyes, and long, messy hair, some of which is plaited.
September 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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*sigh* well, that didn't last long.

HOWEVER, the site has dropped at almost exactly the same time for the last 3 nights. That's the only correlation so far, but is one step better than knowing nothing.

What a pavlova. (img: cakenknife.com)
Um, it's a pavlova, a mirangue dessert featuring loads of cream and often different fruits. This one has various berries - strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. It's also word play because the correct word I should have used was "palaver".
September 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Hi All,

As far as I can tell, from the monitoring systems that email me, my site's been up for quite a while now.

That's only part of the task, though. I need to figure out what caused it to go down. Any time I've tried, it's gone down.

So...it might again.

Just a heads-up.
My main, female human character in LOTRO standing in front of a friendly orc (yes, a FRIENDLY orc), thinking "You can do this, Glin, come on."
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Aww, @officiallotro.bsky.social, why did this quest not have a duckling pet tome as a reward? 🦆

#LOTROfamily #LOTRO
The little duck waddles away from Raghda-gin, but he doesn't make it more than a few feet before he looks back at the one who took him in. Quack! The single word could not hope to capture the depth of his gratitude or his love, but it will have to do.
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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She is skilled in the felling of trees and working them into lumber.

But you can't bring that skill to the Shield Isles, where even Thick Zamarzîr Palm trees must test your ability to fight before you can do the urgent repairs to a local dock...🤔🌴🤺

#LOTRO #LOTROfamily
My female human LOTRO character using a huge sword to cut down a tree instead of a traditional hatchet. Apparently hatchets are sohhhh last year.
September 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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While these shots don't fully represent the new Jaunty set (the head and shoulders don't suit this character), I was surprised to see the rest kinda does.

The sword...that one-handed sword is awesome and huge. I'd suggest no aura though, to keep that wonderful detail.

#LOTRO #LOTROfamily
The huge Jaunty Ceremonial sword, an enormous cutlass with fab engraving, but without the aura.
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Just nearly choked laughing at the new /milestone_jaunty animation from @officiallotro.bsky.social.

Arguing with a monkey on which way to go and, with said monkey obscuring most of the map.

I love how inventive #LOTRO have been with the new milestones.

#LOTROfamily @lotrofamily.bsky.social
A monkey is sat on a map on a barrel. The roughly-dressed woman points somewhere on the map. Not sure whether they're dancing or arguing at this point, but the monkey is standing on its hind legs while the woman unfolds her arms. The monkey on the map on the barrel is being stared down by the woman who has her hands on her hips in a decidedly unimpressed manner.
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Hi Bskyers,

I'm aware I'm only here to do announcements usually at the moment. The main reason for this is my health which...well, it's rubbish on all levels at the moment. So my social capacity is really, really low.

This week is mostly writing and woodwork, then I'll re-evaluate for blog stuff.
A screenshot from LOTRO, showing a roughly-clothed woman carrying a spear on her back, standing not far from a tall crag with part of a ruin on top. The crag appears unclimbable and has various palms and other trees at its base.
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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A #crafting question that is *not* about gaming.

I found this short branch today and I've started smoothing it to make NJ a wand for her birthday later in the year. (We're reading Harry Potter books atm).

Any cosplayers or #fantasy lore folk - what kind of grip would seem authentic?

#woodwork
A partly-smoothed out short and thin branch that I've cut pieces from and begun to smooth out. The picture is slightly grainy, but the branch is is mostly over white paper for contrast.
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Sorry if I missed anything here, I had my writing Bsky account up on my PC and forgot to switch it back.

I'm still somewhat out of sorts health-wise. But I'm trying to do writing and woodwork to feel productive and to focus on one thing where possible.

I'm still in #LOTRO & #FFXIV too of course.
My main LOTRO character, wearing an eye patch and holding a slightly glowing spear down in her right hand. My main FFXIV character holding one sword loosely across the back of her shoulders and another down out of the picture.
September 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM