Ebon Gate Festival/teasers 2015

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Instance	Opening Date	Closing Date	Merchanting Dates
Prime	October 16th @ 9pm	October 30th @ midnight	October 23 @ 9pm - October 29 @ 11:59pm
Platinum	October 16th @ 9pm	October 30th @ midnight	October 16 @ 9pm - October 23 @ 8:59pm
Shattered	October 16th @ 9pm	October 30th @ midnight	Possible after October

• Costume contest

Plat - 10/18 at 7 PM ET

Prime - 10/25 at 7 PM ET

Resources

• Officials folder
• GHOUL (saved post)

Midway Prizes

Changes have been made to the Midway to get rid of junky prizes and replace them with tickets that can be exchanged for more desirable prizes.

In the past, well over 99% of all junk and decent prizes (T2 and T3) ended up in the trash or got pawned. These prizes will be replaced with a small number of Ebon Gate prize tickets, much like real carnivals and arcades. This non-silver currency works like bloodscrip. It will be a physical item that can be REDEEMed to add to a character's total, which can be checked with the TICKET verb. Good prizes (Tier 4) and the unique bin (Tier 5) remain unchanged.

Two new shops have opened on the Midway to take your tickets in exchange for prizes. There are over 100 new prizes to choose from along with some old favorites.

Q&A by GM Tamuz

Q: What are the prizes?

A: Predominately fluff oriented, that was one of our big goals. The prizes are about on par with Good (Tier 4) wins, so nothing crazy. There are some useful items, to be sure, but please don't expect mechanical goods similar to what is available at Duskruin. For example, there are some special Ebon Gate spell preps in the mix, which I've already teased earlier in this topic!

Q: What else can I use my prize tickets for?

A: Besides prizes or getting into the Necropolis? I mean, we'll have shovels for sale...

Q: No really, what else?

A: There won't be an auction with bidding only in tickets, or anything like that. They're meant to be a fun, carnival feel where you spend more silver than you actually get back in prizes.

Q: So there's no reason to stockpile tickets and buy them up like crazy from other festival goers?

A: That's the general idea, unless you really want some of the items from the prize wall!

Teasers

Spell Prep Messages

TOME: Invoking this leather-bound tome will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells. It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: A swirling cloud of shadow forms around your right hand as you prepare [Spell Name]... Third Person: A swirling cloud of shadow forms around Tamuz's right hand as he prepares a spell... Hidden or Invisible: A swirling cloud of shadow forms in midair.

CODEX: Invoking this torn leather codex will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells. It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: A thick, shadowy mist pours out of your mouth as you prepare [Spell Name]... Third Person: A thick, shadowy mist pours out of Tamuz's mouth as he prepares a spell... Hidden or Invisible: A thick, shadowy mist pours into the area.

GRIMOIRE:Invoking this black leather grimoire will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells. It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: Pools of inky shadow form beneath your feet as you prepare [Spell Name]... Third Person: Pools of inky shadow form beneath Tamuz's feet as he prepares a spell... Hidden or Invisible: Pools of inky shadow form on the ground.