Duskruin/saved posts February 2026
Announcements
Announcement 1 - Updated Dates
Discord Message Link: Event Dates
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 1/9/2026
2/6 - 3/1 - Duskruin
Announcement 2 - HESSomatic - Testing
Discord Message Link: Hessomatic Testing
Author: GM Naiken
Date: 2/4/2026
Please help stress-test existing and newly automated HESS services! There are five containers currently available in the Test instance in Town Square Central. Please report issues, questions, and comments here:
[Duskruin] HESSomatic Testing (Check the pins!)
Announcement 3 - Material Purification
Discord Message Link: Material Purification
Author: GM Estild
Date: 2/1/2026
To continue on @Zissu’s work of material purification which he debuted at the recent auction with purified adamantine and eonake, this thread will preview a few other materials that will be available at the upcoming Duskruin.
- Purified sephwir
- Purified rhimar
- Purified zorchar
- Purified faewood
- Purified drakar
- Purified gornar
Faewood:
This material has a chance to trigger a fire flare against undead targets that is slightly stronger than standard flares. When it triggers, it also grants Imaea's Blessing, bestowing Quickness (-3 seconds) and +25 AS / +15 CS for one attack. Quickness is a new status condition that grants haste (martial or magical) for a set duration or number of attacks.
Sephwir:
This material has a chance to cause ammunition to splinter upon impact. If a secondary target fails a standard maneuver roll (SMR), they are affected by a standard puncture flare, even if the initial attack was fatal. If no other target is present, the splinter can flare against the primary target. Additionally, all ranged attacks using a pure sephwir bow receive a -1% evade chance.
Drakar, Gornar, Rhimar, and Zorchar:
These materials have a chance to trigger an elemental flare that is slightly stronger than normal. When this occurs, there is a 25% chance to trigger a second flare that is stronger than the first and significantly more powerful than standard flares. (edited)Thursday, February 5, 2026 8:50 PM
Announcement 4 - Male Armor Converted to Racial Armor
Discord Message Link: Male Armor Conversion
Author: GM Vanah
Date: 2/2/2026
Male armor has been converted to Racial Armor.
If you have any, you can choose to FLOURISH CONVERT the script to a flourish, leaving the script slot free
It will also now work for perceived races, for those who have disguise elixirs or monk spell. There is now also only one tier
Announcement 5 - Shop List
Discord Message Link: Shop List
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 2/6/2026
| Last Run | New | Refresh | Reopen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volatile Storage | Everybody Must Get Stoned | Be Still My Hops (delayed) | Aggro Culture |
| Yarrrpeee Shoppe | (Redacted) | With a Flourish (New Flourishes available) | Alchemical Attractions |
| Grinding Gears | Coalescence (Twisted Gloves - Acid) | Amalgamations | |
| Pinions and Pulse | Right to Flare Arms (Certificate Updates) | At The Ready | |
| Spellbound (New Trinkets) | Be Warez | ||
| Beyond Barriers | |||
| Blood Red Rose, The | |||
| Bloody Lotus, The | |||
| Bolt From The Blue | |||
| Bundle Up | |||
| Burning Twilight | |||
| Celadon Thread, The | |||
| Certifiable | |||
| Clockwerke Solutions | |||
| Currents and Safeguards | |||
| Daily Grind, The | |||
| Daily Grind, The, Accents | |||
| Deep Within Darkness | |||
| Demon Drop, The | |||
| Diskovery | |||
| Essencetials | |||
| Fairy Ring, The | |||
| First Rule, The | |||
| Gamac's Goods | |||
| Good In-Tent-ions | |||
| Heady Spirits | |||
| Herbal Huntsman, The | |||
| Icy Disposition | |||
| In the Shadows of the Sparrow | |||
| Just for Kicks | |||
| Knifery, The | |||
| Make Your Mark | |||
| Mar and Scar, the | |||
| Mind Your Manas | |||
| Mystic Phrases | |||
| On The Other Hand | |||
| Paranormal Pages | |||
| Petal to the Metal | |||
| Pirate Looks at Four Teas, A | |||
| Preening Plover, The | |||
| Rock Solid | |||
| Scoria and Dross | |||
| Sigil Shop | |||
| Skayl Mix | |||
| Sparrow's Dance | |||
| Spellbound | |||
| Sprite Club | |||
| Stay Awhile and Glisten | |||
| Temple of Tentacles | |||
| Tome Raiders | |||
| Totemic Spirits | |||
| Trapper's Shack | |||
| Twinkling Twilight | |||
| Twist of Briars, A | |||
| Untamed Spirit | |||
| Volatile Storage | |||
| Wet and Dry | |||
| Wild Instinct | |||
| Yarrrpee Shoppe, The |
Announcement 6 - February Updates
Discord Message Link: February Updates
Author: GM Wyrom
Date: 2/6/2026
This time around, not too many updates to the arena or sewers.
For the last couple of runs, it has been requested for some form of sewer cache system in the arena. I did add some easter eggs (one of them are still there) just to see what all people may do in the arena for flavor if there wasn't any strings attached. To no one's surprise, there isn't a whole lot of RP happening, it's mostly just business. I didn't want to go back down the road of traps and I didn't want to add more tedium that is just something to script. So I did a year of testing for some data and decided to go another direction.
The rare spawn, last run was the crab that announced "shiny," two years ago were the clockwork golems, and then before that were the automatons, are now a special reward if you get them to randomly spawn. They are quite a bit more frequent than a cache, so the award is a flat 1,000 bloodscrip if you get one. It doesn't mean you may seem them often, if at all, but over the entire event they should be pretty close to the same valuation of sewer caches. I will be monitoring these numbers and tweaking where I can during the live run if I notice things are heading in a poor (or too good of a) direction.
I will also be adding some exposure to some of the other data we've been tracking for years. Like the rare spawn, other little tidbits have been tracked and will show up in your EVENT STATS after opening night. You will see you likely have some rare spawns already, this would be since the clockwork golems. I need to think about some other way to do achievements vs titles, because the titles are a lot of work and I don't think many people care for the ones we've done. Correct me if I'm wrong.
With loot cap not ignoring event drops, if you select DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT, after 10mil silver is earned in the month, you will start to see a message that you are approaching the loot cap. You can leave it on and still get loot, you are still capable of getting a 6x weapon or a nice enhancive, but once you start seeing that message your item cannot be sold at the pawnshop. The messaging happens when you enter the arena or the sewers, so if you want to switch once you see that message, you can. Because loot cap is a percentage, it kind of works like the Canadian penny being retired. There are times you will see the message but your loot can still be sold. It's a rounding issue and I am siding with the player getting the benefit of the doubt vs just hard locking everything from being sold once it happens.
If anything goes haywire, we will adjust as needed.
Announcement 7 - Simucoin Store Updates
Discord Message Link: Simucoin Store Update
Author: GM Wyrom
Date: 2/6/2026
We have migrated our store to the cloud, and I'm still working on getting it updates. That is why you haven't seen the preview just yet on when Duskruin stuff goes on sale. I shouldn't have any issues with vouchers and such, but adding the new item that grants Fash'lo'nae's Tutelage and the updated BATTLE VAULT might have a staggered release. I am hoping this isn't the case, but because there needs to be a store update and it seems to not be showing up yet, I wanted to make sure expectations are set.
The SimuCoins Store will have the following items available from now until February 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM.
· Battle Vault - Two 25-entry booklets, compatible with the gladiator NPC (booklet exchange), Bottle of 30 advanced spell up pills, A special shard of urnon (character attuned on REDEEM), A golden scroll (character attuned on REDEEM), Locus oil (account attuned on REDEEM), Expires at the end of the event
· The Grandfather’s Token – Offering Fash’lo’nae’s Tutelage. Be forewarned, the token expires on March 2nd.
Discord Message Link: With a Flourish 2026 additions
Author: GM Vanah
Date: 2/2/2026
We are adding 12 newly converted fluff scripts to the shop With a Flourish for the February 2026 Duskruin run! If you have any of these items already, ANALYZE should prompt you that you can FLOURISH CONVERT to convert the script to a flourish, leaving your script slot free without needing to dabble it off.
- Polite Hat
- Basic Gown
- Graceful Gloves
- Fleecy Folds
- Racial Armor (Formerly Male Armor)
- Artisan's Faire Bow
- Striking Distance
- T'gara Weapon
- Heimer Runestaff
- Katarstrophic
- Dexterous Daggers
- Siolan Weapons
Discord Discussion: [Duskruin] With a Flourish
Discord Message Link: Twisted Gloves - Acid Edition
Author: GM Marstreforn
Date: 2/2/2026
The new counterparts to Twisted Kicks for Duskruin in 2026 are Twisted Gloves - Acid Edition! These are hand worn armaments with acid flares off-the-shelf, and have features that can be unlocked just like their foot worn variants.
Please discuss matters related to this new release and its associated armaments here!
Discord Discussion: Twisted Gloves - Acid Edition
Discord Message Link: Pet Rocks
Author: GM Xynwen
Date: 2/4/2026
Ever find the perfect rock and just want to bring it around with you everywhere you go? Well, the wait is over! Just seek out a battered, grime-covered tent near the Locksmehr River encampment and talk to the gnoll. I highly recommend ASKing the gnoll about things before searching the wares on the shelves, especially about dwarves (IYKYK).
This shop will be a delayed open, aiming for 2/15
Wiki: forthcoming Discussion Forum: [Duskruin] Pet Rocks
Discord Message Link: Mechanical Locksmith Bracers
Author: GM Scrimge
Date: 2/4/2026
The shop Grinding Gears is returning with updates to a Duskruin event near you! Enjoy two new modules that can be added to any previous tier of bracer, or unlock your current bracer to higher tiers! Review and discuss here:
Updated Grinding Gears - Coming...
Discord Message Link: Mechanical Locksmith Bracers
Author: GM Ethereal
Date: 2/6/2026
Post-gamebreaking hijinks teaser time! Something that's been requested forever...
A war griffin tries to bite you! ** For a split second, the striations of your somnis full plate expand into a sinuous pearlescent mist that rushes towards the war griffin, enveloping it entirely! ** [SSR result: 138 (Open d100: 22)] A war griffin goes limp as it is rendered unconscious!
Discord Message Link: Energy Wings
Author: GM Kenstrom
Date: 2/11/2026
Behold, energy wings! I want to give a huge hats off and eternal thank you to GM Mestys for being the incredible coding talent behind this concept and for the masterful patience and skills to help make this item a reality. Thanks to GM’s Estild, Thandiwe and Tivvy for all of their approvals, help and guidance along the way.
I encourage you to visit Pinions and Pulse this month during Duskruin! You will find two sets of energy wings, Light and Dark! They come in the shape of a pin, can be activated to give you wings with lots of abilities and zest! Don’t just take my word for it, grind for bloodscrip and buy them. It may save you deeds!
The wing-shaped pin may be freely altered, but it must adhere to its energy setting. When worn, the pin will cause wings to emerge from its bearer's back as a temporary unique feature line, or temporarily replace the wings features for Aelotoi. These features may be customized, but the wings will always be feathered, and should also reflect the energy setting of the pin.
Discord Message Link: Alcohol Still and Alcohol Bottle Contraption updates
Author: GM Avaluka
Date: 2/11/2026
Alcohol Still and Alcohol Bottle Contraption Updates!
When the shop "Be Still My Hops" opens this weekend you can look forward to:
- 2 new recipes: pilsner and jusora.
- An unlock on the alcohol stills that lets you create crates of between 2-10 bottles of alcohol (held weightlessly until PULLed)
- An unlock for the Alcohol Bottle Contraption to let you alter all the bottles in a crate; this additionally adds storage for up to 10 pieces of material fodder and 10 gem bug stoppers (if that feature is unlocked).