I’m also pleased to announce that we have a rough community discussion draft ready for the new World Systems rules. Link to Draft Discussion Thread If you’re interested, please come take a look and give us some feedback. Below, I’ve…

“Noxus at 35 points, huh? That’s pretty impressive.” “Talon. What have I told you about speaking before spoken to.” “Not to do it, Lady DuCouteau.” “No. I told you to get me some coffee.” “But shouldn’t I—” “Don’t worry. If…

This is a short snippet from The Summoner’s Herald about some of the festivities taking place this weekend on the grounds of the Institute. The Seeker’s Ball An Historical Retrospective in Honest Terms by Gwendolyn Brookleigh The Spring-Blossom Gala, and…

I recently posted seeking volunteers to help with scoring and organizing matches during the Intermission. This is a good time to also take a moment to thank those Summoners who distinguished themselves with their efforts in these areas during Nyroth.…

We’re taking our time with this Intermission, as you’re all aware. To compensate for the extra-long gap between arcs, we’ve arranged a scored Intermission that will create an all-factions Balance of Power. So far, over 100 matches have been played.…

We’re going to be publishing two backdated editions of The Summoner’s Herald to cover the events of Nyroth. The Herald is our in-universe newspaper, in the style of the Journal of Justice. Like the JoJ, the Herald is published at…

Pardon the delay. We had some issues with Bilgewater’s section, but I think we’ve come up with something suitable. I give you: Nyroth Lore Event VI. This takes place just before the dispute ended in December, so feel free to…

We’ve been getting a lot done behind the scenes, and it’s about time for another update on the Intermission agenda. This is our master-list of tasks that need to be completed before we can start the next arc. (When will…

As mentioned previously, we’re going to take as much time as we need to get ready for the next arc. Sometimes, it may seem like staff is just sitting around. It’s definitely true that we did a few weeks of…

Some people were confused about how to send in results for Intermission matches, so I recorded a short tutorial on how to do so. I’ve also added a link to the Winrate Calculator under “How to Play”, so you can…

Here are the instructions for starting a match during Intermission. It’s pretty easy to get matches going—anyone can play for any faction, so it shouldn’t be hard finding Summoners. Do remember: the captain (pick/bans person) of the winning team has…

A major goal of Intermission is to have fun running lots of matches. I wanted to take a moment to remind people who are organizing matches to make them as fair as possible, unless everyone is truly okay with an imba…

Intermission has begun! Go play some matches. Please excuse a little roughness around the edges while I finish updating the site to reflect the transition into Intermission mode. Remember that in Intermission any Summoner may fight for any faction as…

Factions is built around matches fought between factions (such as Demacia or Noxus) using faction-specific Champion lists. Intermission Anyone may start an unscored Intermission match at any time. Intermission matches use special  rosters that are more generous than usual. Primary…

The first step to getting Intermission started is to set up some rosters for each faction. Please come and comment on the current draft. Each faction has two sets of Champions listed: Primary and Allied. Primary Champions are always available. Allied…

The scoreboard is updated. The revision period is complete. (Thanks, by the way, to the many people who caught errors and sent them in for revision.) We have now confirmed Ionia as the ultimate victor of this arc, by a…

Because nothing says fun like SPREADSHEETS, I’m reminding everyone that the deadline for submitting corrections to the final BoP, which will determine the arc’s ultimate victor, is midnight (Pacific) tonight, December 27. Click here for the discussion thread and more information.…

We’re not quite out of the woods yet. I’d like to do all that I can to ensure the final scoring of the Nyroth arc is conducted fairly. The “dark” nature of the BoP provides a “veil of ignorance” opportunity…

In an ideal world, we’d have both lore events and matches end on the same day, whereupon fully finished lore would be posted up on the site, and everyone would get a pet poro and some candy. Unfortunately, with things…

I hear that the servers have been pretty borked today. Between that and all the commotion over Stormhaven, I see no problem with granting a request I’ve received to extend the arc until December 23. It will end just before Snowdown…

The results from the poll begun last night have been quite decisive. This is helpful, because it allows us to rapidly establish opening events and set the stage for today’s matches. tl;dr I get it, Summoner. You’re busy. So here’s…

Resolutions are posted below. Where possible, I’ve sketched out some details of the in-universe happenings, although most of that will have to wait until later. the Freljord Bilgewater Ionia the Shadow Isles MIAs The following Champions are MIA for the…

I’m going to need to spend some of tomorrow (Friday) doing catchup on Lore Event IV. (Long story short: assume Ionia and Bilgewater got some nifty bonuses, and the Shadow Isles massacred everyone on Neritum and raised them up as…

This is a revised overview of the remainder of the arc. We’ll be cutting it a little close, but I think it should be quite manageable. It does mean we’ll have to ask people to be a little more on…

I should probably wait until I have all of these events rolled out to post this, but here’s a GDoc summary of the Freljord’s Lore Event IV resolution. This does not go into effect until the other events’ resolutions do.…

People are running lots of matches. This is excellent. Although I can’t announce details just yet, I do want to say that once the arc ends I’ll be looking to reward Summoners who have done these two things: Start matches.…

I stand before a line in the sand the fight lies ahead, with fate in my hands, Today, the end begins! One step, and the battle is born the road that I walk is a gathering storm Today, the end…

  It has come to our attention that LoL Nexus is no longer very accurate with regard to Summoners’ ranks. na.op.gg seems much more accurate, and can be accessed after the match instead of only during the match. (Just type…

The League has convened the second great tournament in the battle for Nyroth, the mysterious continent discovered to the west of Valoran. The victor of this tournament will be granted control over the central Yoroth region of the magic-blasted continent, where…

We’ll be having a Factions staff meeting after the tournament today. I’m making the agenda and meeting notes document public. Everyone’s invited to submit items for discussion. Click here to see the agenda. It includes a link you can use…

When the various rules involving Summoner Spell bans were devised, the latest item changes that made certain items purchasable only by Summoners packing Smite had not been made. It’s been argued that this meaningfully changes the situation, and makes a…

Update: Resolution notes available here. More formal writeup pending. At about 10:15 a.m. Pacific, we’ll close the follow-up polls for Lore Event III. I strongly encourage you to vote if you haven’t. Many crucial votes are tied. This could have an enormous…

This really is an ultra-quick vote. Now that each faction’s petitions to the League have been announced, you each have an opportunity to select one other faction’s petition to support or oppose, increasing or decreasing its odds of success. Here…

Here are the summary results from the third interactive lore event of the Nyroth arc. They are subject to review by Naggarok and the lore team. A general note: this event does not generally represent actual in-universe votes. Very few…

Three essential points. Lore Event III voting will close today. Some important questions about what your faction should do next are exceedingly close; indeed, some are precisely deadlocked. There will be a brief follow-up poll that opens today. It will…

That’s what the sign-up picture looks like. I’m curious to know how that compares to a random sampling of people browsing LeagueFactions.net, so I’ve created a quick survey. It’s linked below. Speaking of recruitment, the more Summoners we have, the…

The Shadow Isles is currently under sanctions, giving its adversary a ban against it. This has often been used to target Kalista. It also seems that Kalista is disabled temporarily. I think it’s only fair that this count as the…

I keep feeling like we missed something, but here you go: Lore Event III is posted for voting. —CupcakeTrap

I’m going to need to delay the voting on Lore Event III until tomorrow (Tuesday). I’d encourage anyone not yet registered for the forums to register, so that you can vote when it goes up. (We post the polls on…

Hello all! I’ve posted a quick version of the third interactive lore event for the Nyroth arc. Interactive lore events give you a chance to guide your faction’s decisions and shape the story, as well as to select the next…

  Did you know that, since their removal from the Fields of Justice, most Purple Minions are now employed in the Factions Lore department? It’s true!* We’ve been working them very hard lately. Still, with the frenetic activity of the…

See that scary dude and his two scary friends? They just arrived on Krocylea by airship with an emergency force of Demacian and Noxian soldiers marching under a League banner. They told every other Valoranian on that island to get out.…

Naggarok and I have just finished rolling out all of the Krocylea dice. A more flavorful description of the outcome will be added eventually, but I wanted to at least briefly summarize what happened. So Many Dice This section doubles…

Matches begin at 12:30 Pacific today, 6 December, 24 CLE. They will be streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. The full schedule is posted here. Come watch! We may also have need for last-minute fill-ins in case someone drops their Summoner sphere. I’ve…

Hi all! We have quite a few new signups today, and as usual, the most common question is “so how do I get into a match?” I’d like to encourage everyone to take some time to help them out and…

Repeat after me: this is not Shurima Part II. This is just a Void rift. So, it seems Krocylea got a little spicy. The island is now being consumed by the Void. This is not a Shurima-type rift; it will…

I may have spoken too soon: the Freljord and the Shadow Isles may be fighting one another after all. Summoners: click here to cast your votes if you haven’t already. It is VERY CLOSE. You do not want to have…