Today marks the launch of Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion. The set offers more than 180 cards, including new spider mount loot cards for EverQuest and new mount variant loot cards for EverQuest II. Here's the description of the set straight from the Vengeful Gods site:

Two thousand years after the sacrifice of the Ethernauts, threats from the Void are still surfacing. Learning lessons from their past defeats, the Voidmen have now turned to a more nefarious scheme; destroy Norrath by cutting the people off from their Gods. As the five Travelers continue to investigate reports of Voidman activity, a plot to enslave the avatars of the gods is revealed. To save Norrath, the Travelers must battle against mind-controlled prophets and the manifestations of the gods themselves!

According to the Legends of Norrath events calendar, Vengeful Gods release events will be held from Feb. 26-28. All the details can be found after the jump.

Game Designer Evan Lorentz has written a preview article for Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion that's scheduled to launch on Feb. 23. Lorentz says that the set is "designed as an evolution of Travelers, picking up the concepts introduced there and taking them in different directions."

Lorentz explains how the mechanics of Conquest, Shifting, Influence and Mark have have changed between Travelers and Vengeful Gods. The article contains all sorts of details on the mechanics, so be sure to check it out for more information. Are you looking forward to the new expansion?

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion, is scheduled to launch on Feb. 23. The set will offer more than 180 cards, including new spider mount loot cards for EverQuest and new mount variant loot cards for EverQuest II. Here's the description of the set straight from the Vengeful Gods site:

Two thousand years after the sacrifice of the Ethernauts, threats from the Void are still surfacing. Learning lessons from their past defeats, the Voidmen have now turned to a more nefarious scheme; destroy Norrath by cutting the people off from their Gods. As the five Travelers continue to investigate reports of Voidman activity, a plot to enslave the avatars of the gods is revealed. To save Norrath, the Travelers must battle against mind-controlled prophets and the manifestations of the gods themselves!

According to the Legends of Norrath events calendar, Vengeful Gods release events will be held from Feb. 26-28. More information can be found after the jump.

As Sony Online Entertainment puts it, "there's more than one way to sleigh a dragon." On-demand holiday tournaments will be held in Legends of Norrath from Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. PST until Jan. 4 at 10 a.m., and SOE will be giving a gift to everyone who participates in the event.

Five event passes will get you entry into the holiday tournament and a surprise Legends of Norrath item. The items include promo cards, loot cards, booster packs, event passes and more. You can read the full list after the jump.

The first Tournament of the Gods event will be held this weekend in Legends of Norrath to give players a chance to obtain non-tradable "Gods" promo cards. As the title suggests, the new event allows players to become "Travelers" and interact with the Gods of Norrath.

Tournaments will be held on Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT. The event is free to enter and is open to international players. Everyone who participates will automatically get one of the following "Gods" promo cards: Innoruuk, Karana, Solusek Ro and Tunare. Any player who wins two or more games during the course of a given tournament will also receive a second promo card.

For more information on the Tournament of the Gods, check out the events calendar.

As we all know, the Travelers set has been released and includes a loot card for EverQuest and EverQuest II that grants an in-game quest for access to a limited zone. The community isn't completely happy with this move, which Calthine discussed in her recent editorial. Whether you approve of the loot card or not, Sony Online Entertainment has announced some new Legends of Norrath events for interested players.

The Travelers release weekend tournaments just kicked off today at 11 a.m. PDT and will run until 5 p.m. More tourneys will be held tomorrow and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This will be the first time players get to use the Travelers cards in a tournament setting. More information can be found after the jump.

Also, the Brraaaaaainss! scenario runs through Nov. 11 and will pit you against a horde of zombies. The first time you win the scenario, you'll win the Zombie's Guide to Procreation promo card and either the Unscribed Glyph loot card for EverQuest or the Draught of the Brilliant loot card for EverQuest II.

Travelers, the eighth Legends of Norrath release, is now live. According to the announcement, the set "features 180 beautifully illustrated cards, 16 new loot cards each for EverQuest and EverQuest II, an all-new 220 card Travelers Legendary Starter deck available in the Station Store, new gameplay, new units, and a new created avatar race, Kerra."

For more details on the expansion, check out the Travelers page on the Legends of Norrath site. You can also read articles on the Influence and Conquest mechanics, standard and open formats, and shifting.

The EverQuest dev blog has been updated for the first time since July 2 to give players some information on the Dragon Brood Crypt Key loot card from Legends of Norrath that grants a player and his or her party access to a small, private instance zone in EQ. According to Producer Thom Terrazas, the loot card allows you to get a key on one character that will open the dungeon. "The zone is designed for a group of Level 85 characters, and the items are roughly equivalent power to items that can be found in Korafax group encounters," he said.

Once the boss is defeated and the rewards are claimed, the key is consumed. Many players aren't happy that they'll need to obtain a Legends of Norrath card to access the dungeon. "While many of you have expressed concern, creating this encounter didn’t take away from developing the expansion, or other live content we have planned," Terrazas said.

You can read the full dev blog entry after the jump. So what do you think about the situation?

As we've reported, the Travelers set is scheduled to launch on Oct. 13. Game Designer Joe "Palejo" Alread has written an article that outlines Influence and Conquest, two new mechanics that will be introduced in the eighth Legends of Norrath release.

Here's the definition of Influence: "You have influence if there are 4 or more total levels on all your abilities." Basically, it's a way for the team to add more value to the levels on all your abilities. Here's the definition of Conquest: "This card costs -1 power to play if your avatar has won a combat this turn."

Also, you can get the first Travelers promo card, Kerran Warden, by purchasing three Legends of Norrath booster packs in a single transaction through Oct. 12 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Sony Online Entertainment is promoting the offer to celebrate the launch of Travelers.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Travelers, the eighth Legends of Norrath release, is coming out on Oct. 13. It's your job to travel the Planes and protect the Gods using more than 210 new game cards and a new 200-card starter that can be used to create a different starter deck for each of the four new avatars.

EverQuest and EverQuest II players will want to keep an eye out for new loot cards that include in-game quests and items. In EQ, you'll be able to get a unique mercenary by obtaining the Frozen Skull of the Cursed item, while EQII players can combine key cloaks to create the game's first wearable, visible backpack.

SOE is going to retire the Oathbound set from standard tournament format when Travelers is released, so make sure to buy starters and boosters from the Station store before they disappear.