Rumor Woods/2024 saved posts

Rumor Woods and Summit Academy are open from April19th, 2024 at 9 PM EDT to May 5th, 2024 at 11:45 PM EDT.

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Informational Posts

Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency

Discord Message Link: February 2024 - Rumor Woods Reminders
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 4/7/2024

For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

• Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). Fr
• Instructions:

1. Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
2. Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
3. Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
4. Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
5. Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
6. Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!

• • Spider Entry - 8208002
  • Beetle Entry - 8208001
• Fox Hunt - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
• Pixie Hunt - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest

Discord Message Link: February 2024 - Rumor Woods Reminders
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 4/7/2024

Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods:

• The Aspen Grove has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
• Summit Academy is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
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Cysaelotar was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

Announcements

Announcement 1 - Last Run

Discord Message Link: February 2024 - Closed Shops for this Run
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 4/7/2024

• Mane and Tail Above the Rest
• Horse of a Different Fashion
• The Spellsmith
• Stick Your Nose in It
• Tourney Tents
• Teasers

Announcement 2 - RW Lore

Discord Message Link: New lore discussion link
Author: GM Xynwen
Date: 4/7/2024

• [Event Lore] Rumor Woods Presents: A Tale of Two Gnomes
• Two Gnomes, A Golem, and A Tavern Misunderstanding... read all about it!
• Wiki Link: https://gswiki.play.net/A_Tale_of_Two_Gnomes

Teaser 1 - Elenesse Atelier

Discord Message Link: February 2024 - Rumor Woods Teaser
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 4/7/2024

A new Manor House has opened at Summit Academy. Located in the center of the southeastern path of the Ellipse, Elenesse Atelier has some unique offerings. More details will be shared in the coming days.

Teaser 2 - Customizations

Discord Message Link: Rumor Woods Customizations -- Summit Academy Shenanigans
Author: GM Xynwen
Date: 4/7/2024

Oh no!  A golem got into the gears and destroyed all of Summit Academy's previous customization offerings, and the professors have been hard at work coming up with new offerings instead. 

What does this mean?
1. All previous offerings will have a new home that will be announced at a future date

2. All customs at Rumor Woods this year are brand new

There are **over 600 new customizations** across a range of spells and other items (660 if we want to be precise!).

Non-spells:  general spell preps, signature verbs, logphrases, features, swears, death messages, and **brand new for 2024: Urchin Guides**

Spells:  111, 118, 130, 203, 220, 225, 306, 308, 325, 505, 510, 511, 518, 610, 615, 705, 709, 713, 740, 901, 903, 904, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 930, 1020, 1110, 1206, 1215, 1700, 1707, 1709, 1710, empath transfer messaging, and resurrection messaging (works for 308 and 1640)

Thanks to GMs Haliste and Yusri, who have worked tirelessly on customization processes, we have set *most* spells up to allow you to have multiple customizations.

Non-spells:  The maximum for these per character depends on each system.

Spells that only allow 1 customization still are:  308, 615, 709, and 909.  These will eventually be set up to allow for multiples as well, but they currently are not.  Take that into consideration when purchasing your customizations!

All Other Spells Listed:  You can have multiple options for all other spells, up to a maximum of 150 customs.

**Note:**  These purchases get applied directly to the character, so you must bring the character who needs the custom.

A huge thank you to the GMs who provided all these new customs for 2024, with extra love and appreciation to APM Isten who QC'd them all! 

Teaser 3 - Creative Couture

Discord Message Link: -- Creative Couture
Author: GM Elysani
Date: 4/9/2024

Creative Couture is a new script created by Vanah that allows you to add the following to your worn items:

• Gems
• Feathers
• Flowers
• Fishing Lures
• Fasteners (LM clasps
• )Ribbons
• Insects/Aquatic
• Pointed
• Miscellany

These are in the same vein as Veolas and Deck the Hall items and follow the same basic rules. 

The items sold at RW will have a unique gem setting with the other 8 settings being a generic description (adorned with <adj>s), but any willing merchant can customize the sides for you.

Enjoy!

Teaser 4 - Add Look at Me Jewelry Script to Unscripted Jewelry

Discord Message Link: Look at Me Jewelry
Author: Avaluka
Date: 4/9/2024

Have you always had some unscripted/plain pieces of jewelry you've always wanted to spruce up or show off?  Be sure to check out the shop "Vaunt It and Flaunt It" to grab a collection of jeweler's pliers that will let you add the OTS (Tier 1) version of the Look at Me Jewelry script to certain pieces of unscripted jewelry.  There are several available that work with different nouns and wear locations.

Teaser 5 - Face Painting

Discord Message Link: Face Painting Announcement
Author: Vanah
Date: 4/10/2024

Two new face paint sticks and three new face painting items will debut a this year's Rumor Woods festival.

• Face painting kit
• Custom face paint
• Replica face paint
• Clockwerke Face Paint designs
• Beetle vs. Scarab Face Paint designs

Face painting kits will allow you to stack up to 100 doses of each face paint paintstick, more with a stacking unlock.  Once added, the face paint cannot be removed again.  The face painting kits allow you to paint yourself or others if they consent.  It also comes with a customizable cleaning cloth, allowing you to CLEAN yourself or others if they consent, and a customizable mirror, allowing you to see yourself and tell how much longer your face paint will last.  The stacking unlock also allows you to FIX your applied face paint, refreshing the duration without utilizing a charge.

The custom face paint will allow you to create up to 25 of your own designs.  It can be used 5 times per day, but otherwise does not have doses that will run out.  You can increase the number of times per day this can be used with a duration unlock.  Additional features can be added with the stylistic unlock.

The replica face paint will allow you to supply a disarmed scarab, pressed flower, Bugs on Parade paper replica, or Life Aquatic paper replica to set a design that can then be painted on  yourself, if you have a face painting kit, or a player target, if they consent.  Each supplied item is one use.  You may choose between a single, some, a pair of, or a trio of the replicated item, and also where the painting appears on the face.  Additional features can be added with the stylistic unlock.

The stylistic unlock will allow you to choose:

• One of several adjectives: artful, bold, crude, clumsy, detailed, elaborate, faint, intricate, smudged, stylized, or glitter-dusted
• How the design is painted: painted, boldly painted, crudely painted, clumsily painted, skillfully painted, or drawn

Follow the news on Discord in our Discussions Forum.

Teaser 6 - Elenesse Atelier

Discord Message Link: Elenesse Atelier
Author: Thandiwe
Date: 4/13/2024

Introducing the newest building of the Summit Academy college grounds, Elenesse Atelier is a space where guests can continue their customizing journey by visiting either the scholar or professor that sits in its opposing alcoves.

The Scholar works on cloth, wood, glass, metal, leather, stone, bone, and gemstone items. She has a plethora of designs on offer.

The Professor will take your foraged item and transform it into a necklace, bracelet, ring, earrings, pin, or trinket design.

Additionally, Elenesse Atelier is home to three shops.

Enlightened Pages is a shop run by the Order of the Lumnasi Viragos. It offers its famed Papermaker mechanism, all unlock certificates, as well as some dyes.

Merited Metalworks is a shop fostered by an artisan from Ornath. It offers a variety of gemstones, jeweler’s pliers, toolkits, reticules to house ore, smelters, and unlock certificates for the I Dream of Geology line.

The last shop is called Little Ticker, though we are unable to offer any insight into this at the moment.