Prime HARDCORE

GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE

Welcome to GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE. This contest was created in Gemstone Platinum by Kithus/Brinret and others, and I believe there is enough interest to duplicate the even in Gemstone Prime. Much of the structure of this event will be taken directly from the Platinum instance, which is currently ongoing and can be found here: Platinum HARDCORE.The basic essence of the contest is simple. You make a new character, in GemStone IV Prime, and if the character dies, you are out. With that basic premise out of the way we will get into the various rules that need to be put into place to ensure a fair competition. Please keep in mind that this contest is run primarily on an honor system and we are trusting participants to follow the rules.

Contest Rules

• All participants, upon creation, must post in the GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE thread to include their HARDCORE character's name, race and profession. Said characters must be created on or after November 1st, 2017.

• Upon death you should submit a post to the thread informing the community of the character’s death and immediately delete the character. Inventory may be transferred to a non-HARDCORE character prior to deletion. Should you wish to create a new character for the HARDCORE competition, you must select a different name than the one used previously.

• HARDCORE characters must be self-spelled. This means no outside spells may be used. Spells the character can activate themselves from Magic Items or Scrolls are permitted. Automatic group spells such as (but not limited to) Benediction (307), Warding Sphere (310), Kai's Triumph Song (1007), and Song of Tonis (1035) are permitted when hunting with other HARDCORE characters. Group spells that remain once the character leaves the hunting group such as (but not limited to) Mass Blurs (911), Mass Colors (611), and Mass Elemental Defense (419) are not permitted.

• Participation in Profession Guilds, to include giving and receiving training is permitted to include the use of both HARDCORE and Non-HARDCORE characters. MAing your training partner is not permitted.

• Participation in Societies, to include tasks requiring the direct involvement of other characters is permitted, as is the use of both HARDCORE and Non-HARDCORE characters to complete said tasks. MAing the required participants is not permitted.

• The Artisan Skill Fletching is permitted beginning at level 0. Crafting and Forging of no more than two weapon types is permitted once the HARDCORE character has reached level 20. Training in Cobbling and the remaining weapon types is permitted once the character reaches level 40.

• HARDCORE characters are not to be hunted with non-HARDCORE characters. Further, while playing more than 1 HARDCORE character at a time is permitted, MAing HARDCORE characters for group hunting purposes or any other unforseen benefits is not permitted. (No HARDCORE MA armies, please!)

• The use of secondary characters for the purposes of locker storage, audience repetitions, experience gain, or any other benefit is not permitted.

• Items and silver may not be obtained from other characters. This means nothing may be received from another character or player shop. All silver and inventory must be earned by the HARDCORE character. NPC shop purchases are permitted. Items the HARDCORE character obtained from a merchant, including raffles and merchant services, are permitted. Use of the pawnshop is allowed. However, no attempts should be made to knowingly buy or sell items to purposefully supply HARDCORE characters.

• The taking or use of items left on the town bench, donation bin, or other communal containers is not permitted, though HARDCORE characters are free to donate items. HARDCORE characters may not take or make use of any items or silver found laying on the ground unless generated by the game itself (truffles, smooth stones, etc). One exception to this rule is that HARDCORE characters may take acorns from the Town Square bench (or containers on/near it) should the need arise.

• Items from a grand auction, Duskruin, Delirium Manor or other "pay to play", or "1 win per account" sources are not permitted. Items from Reim are permitted but only from your daily free Reim run. Prizes obtained from OOG competitions or rewards such as (but not limited to) the Premium Monthly Submission contest, Indiegogo campaigns, GM/Gamehost/Mentor rewards, and CHE/MHO rewards are not permitted.

• No outside services from OTHER CHARACTERS are allowed. This includes:
  • Armor skills
  • Artisan Skills
  • Blessing
  • Enchanting/Ensorcelling/Elemental Resistance
  • Healing
  • Locksmithing
  • Mass spells
  • Society or Adventure Guild resources (Pelts, Gems, Herbs, etc)

• NOTE: The use of Bards for the purposes of Loresinging is permitted.

• The use of Login rewards for both standard and F2P HARDCORE characters is permitted.

• Deaths resulting from PvP, direct GameMaster action, or GAME WIDE outage are exempt. Also any death that is a required part of a task that may or may not exist for a specific society is exempt.

• GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE characters cannot use any item purchased with Simucoins. Similar items found normally are allowed. However, F2P HARDCORE characters may purchase and make use of F2P specific Simucoin items such as (but not limited to) experience, society, inventory, and silver passes. Doing so only disqualifies the F2P HARDCORE character from receiving any extra bonuses associated with the rewards for being a F2P account.

• Gemstone IV Prime HARDCORE characters cannot use any mechanically beneficial item or service obtained via Premium Points, nor can HARDCORE characters use the free X a day Premium spell items.

• GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE characters should toggle on the ability to view their level in their profiles.

Rewards

The biggest reward is the honor and prestige from your fellow GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE players. That said, to make it interesting, I will be offering the following prizes to participants:

• Upon reaching level 20 a GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE character can show their Lord/Lady title to Glanvis for a 1 million silver reward payable to a non-HARDCORE character of their choice. The first character to achieve this level will receive a reward of 2 million silver.

• Upon reaching level 40 a GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE character can show their Great Lord/Lady title to Glanvis for a 5 million silver reward payable to a non-HARDCORE character of their choice. The first character to achieve this level will receive a reward of 10 million silver.

• Upon reaching level 70 a GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE character can show their High Lord/Lady title to Glanvis for a 10 million silver reward payable to a non-HARDCORE character of their choice. The first character to achieve this level will receive a reward of 20 million silver.

• Upon reaching level 100 a GemStone IV Prime HARDCORE character can show their Grand Lord/Lady title to Glanvis for a 25 million silver reward payable to a non-HARDCORE character. The first character to achieve this level will receive a reward of 50 million silver and the adulation of his peers! Additionally the HARDCORE character is now exempt from deletion on death.

• F2P HARDCORE characters will be awarded the same silver prize as the first character to reach each level milestone regardless of their time to reach said level range (20, 40, 70, 100). Use of F2P only Simucoin items such as spell or society passes is allowed, though doing so disqualifies the HARDCORE character from receiving the F2P reward bonus.

HARDCORE Adventurers Questing

Name	Race	Profession	Level	Strongest Foe	Location	Inception Date
Halier	Dark Elf	Sorcerer	13	Nedum Vereri	Landing	1 November 2017 - 12:49 AM
Rambals	Human	Cleric	12	Death Dirge	Solhaven	1 November 2017 - 12:44 AM
Mirienda	Erithian	Sorcerer	10	Ancient Death Dirge	Ta'Vaalor	1 November 2017 - 4:32 AM
Eskoff	Dwarf	Warrior	11	Ancient Dark Apparition	Icemule Trace	1 November 2017 - 5:21 AM
Ardkor	Dwarf	Cleric	14	Nedum Vereri	Landing	1 November 2017 - 8:40 AM
Caitis (mk 2)	Dwarf	Ranger	10	Grizzled Thyril	Icemule	1 November 2017 - 2:50 PM
Mortalite	Giantkin	Bard			Landing	1 November 2017 - 12:01 PM
Anthola	Giantkin	Paladin	10	Puma	Ta'Vaalor	1 November 2017 - 1:22 PM
Feffiny	Burghal Gnome	Paladin	2		Icemule	1 November 2017 - 4:04 PM
Tannellen	Elf	Paladin	12	Wraith	Landing	1 November 2017 - 9:59 PM
Tannae	Giantkin	Paladin	7	Grizzled Fanged Rodent	Ta'Vaalor	2 November 2017 - 12:51 PM
Isen	Giantkin	Paladin	4		Landing	2 November 2017 - 5:16 PM
Asheldia	Erithian	Empath	12	Forest Troll	Landing	3 November 2017 - 11:01 PM
Veweld	Gnome	Wizard	6	Coyote	Landing	4 November 2017 - 12:15 AM
Phyrgon	Half-Krolvin	Wizard	8	Lesser Burrow Orc		3 November 2017 - 10:00 PM
Arrisie	Elf	Empath	5	Giant Ant	Landing	4 November 2017 - 11:34 AM
Unofer	Dwarf	Wizard	9	Grizzled Relnak	Landing	4 November 2017 - 2:47 PM
Bakugo (F2P)	Aelotoi	Ranger	5	Water Moccasin	Ta'Vaalor	4 November 2017 - 11:41 AM
Hartkorre	Giantkin	Paladin	9	Lesser Red Orc		5 November 2017 10:09 AM
Khrayla	Half-Krolvin	Warrior	8	Lesser Red Orc	Ta'Vaalor	5 November 2017 5:15 PM
Khanne	Halfling	Wizard	4	Sea Nymph	Landing	6 November 2017- 5:37 PM
Zappaz	Half-Elf	Ranger	4	Grizzled Kobold	Ta'Vaalor	5 November 2017 - 10:58 PM
Anaguar	Half-elf	Monk	8	Hobgoblin Shaman	Landing	6 November 2017 - 7:37 PM
Turnipero	Giantkin	Bard	5	Hobgoblin	Landing	7 November 2017 - 9:07 PM
Yhall	Giantkin	Warrior	6	Greater Kappa	Landing	7 November 2017 - 9:41 PM
Viserys	Elf	Warrior			Ta'Illistim	8 November 2017 - 10:00 AM
Rogert	Dwarf	Warrior	5	Relnak	Landing	8 November 2017 - 11:24 AM
Sjoll	Human	Ranger			River's Rest	9 November 2017 - 11:28 AM
Luthaed	Half-Elf	Rogue	5	Water Moccasin	Ta'Vaalor	10 November 2017 - 5:00 PM
Eziel	Halfling	Paladin	7	Lesser Mummy	Landing	11 November 2017 - 11:42 PM
Blaelog	Dark Elf	Wizard				12 November 2017 - 8:38 AM
Flekk	Halfling	Empath	2	Carrion Worm	Icemule	12 November 2017 - 1:14 PM
Zhendu	Forest Gnome	Empath			Ta'Vaalor	12 November 2017 - 3:27 PM
Aisenit	Elven	Ranger			Landing	13 November 2017 - 12:29 AM
Maizekeen (F2P)	Aelotoi	Wizard	6	Bobcat		13 November 2017 - 2:16 AM
Horfiz (F2P)	Burghal Gnome	Monk				15 November 2017 - 6:47 AM
Brogner	Dwarf	Wizard			Landing	15 November 2017 - 3:39 PM
Narms	Giantman	Warrior				15 November 2017 - 3:34 PM

Fallen Heroes

Name	Race	Profession	Level	Inception Date	Death Date	Killed By
Caitis	Dwarf	Ranger	3	1 November 2017 - 11:38 AM	1 November 2017 - 2:50 PM	White Vysan
Eannat	Giantkin	Paladin	2	1 November 2017 - 12:38 AM	1 November 2017 - 11:59 PM	Dark Vysan
Ranehd	Dark Elf	Sorcerer	3	2 November 2017 - 5:16 AM	2 November 2017 - 8:17 AM	Ghoul
Moguchaya	Half-Krolvin	Monk	6	1 November 2017 - 7:20 PM	4 November 2017 - 8:39 AM	3x lesser orcs
Trixsi (F2P)	Dark Elf	Wizard	4	4 November 2017 - 11:41 AM	5 November 2017 - 2:56 AM	Dark Apparition
Zlaine	Half-Krolvin	Monk	6	4 November 2017 - 6:35 AM	5 November 2017 - 10:58 PM	Spotted Lynx
Harminius (F2P)	Halfling	Rogue	5	2 November 2017 - 8:23 AM	6 November 2017 - 11:26 AM	Blood Red Scarab
Hareyk	Dwarf	Empath	3	8 November 2017 - 1:25 AM	10 November 2017 - 2:18 AM	Water Witch
Dwarden	Elf	Cleric	10	2 November 2017 - 3:31 PM	11 November 2017 - 11:12 AM	Bone Golem
Izzire	Forest Gnome	Ranger	10	5 November 2017 - 10:43 PM	11 November 2017 - 11:26 pm	Large Ogre
Tinesia (F2P)	Elf	Ranger	3	1 November 2017 - 11:24 AM	13 November 2017 - 12:25 AM	Fanged Viper
Mazikene (F2P)	Aelotoi	Wizard	10	4 November 2017 - 11:41 AM	13 November 2017 - 12:01 AM	Bone Golem
Hagmar (F2P)	Dark Elf	Rogue	8	6 November 2017 - 11:30 AM	13 November 2017 - 4:40 PM	Claidhmore-wielding Thunder Troll

HARDCORE Leaderboards

Title Achievement	Name
First Lord/Lady
First Great Lord/Lady
First High Lord/Lady
First Grand Lord/Lady

Adventurer's Guild Achievements	Name
First to 100 Adventurer's Guild Tasks - Variant
First to 500 Adventurer's Guild Tasks - Variant
First Expeditioniary/Quester
First Epic Adventurer/Campaign Leader

Society Achievements	Name
First Voln Master
First CoL Master
First Sunfist Master

Artisan Skill Achievements	Name
First Master Fletcher
First Master Crafstman
First Master Blacksmith
First Master Forger
First Master Cobbler

Profession Guild Achievements	Name
First Master of Any Guild Skill
First Guildmaster - Profession

Locksmithing Achievements	Difficulty Modifier	Name
Hardest Lock Picked
Hardest Trap Disarmed

HARDCORE Community Competitions

Community Contest Name	1st Place Contestant
November 2017 Outfit Competition	Tannellen

External Links

• Elanthian Forums Thread
• Player's Corner Thread
• Official Forums Thread