Ebon Gate Festival/teasers 2016

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Ebon Gate 2016 Shop List

The 2016 Ebon Gate Festival will take place October 14th to 28th. The first week is shopping for Prime while the event runs live in Platinum. The second week is shopping for Platinum while the event runs live in Prime. Prime will only have access to the carnivals games, trick-or-treat, and The Necropolis during their live week (i.e. the second week). Tickets will be sold through the box office.

Instance Opening Date Closing Date Merchanting Dates
Prime October 14th @ 9pm October 28th @ 11:59pm October 21 @ 9pm(?) - October 28 @ ?pm
Platinum October 14th @ 9pm October 28th @ 11:59pm October 14 @ 9pm(?) - October 21 @ 8:59pm(?)
Shattered October 14th @ 9pm October 28th @ 11:59pm ?

Players wishing to help with the shop list (and running The Lich) should email VANKRASN39 at her play.net email address. (This msg will be removed as the festival gets closer.)

The fusion shaman will be available for orbing enhancive items.

Live Games

Costume Contest

Categories:

  1. Most Creative
  2. Most Elegant
  3. Scariest
  4. Funniest
  5. Best Duo

Contestants will be expected to provide a short presentation (no more than 2 minutes) on their costume. You do not need to enter a specific category, the judges will sort you.

Confirmed Merchant Services

  • Uncommon flare adding: grapple, unbalance, and disintegrate (GM Valyrka)
  • Common and uncommon acuity/mana flares (runestaves only) (GM Valyrka)

Resources

Teasers

Spell Preps

Posted by Tamuz

Gotta catch 'em all! These will be split up and available through a few sources of unique distribution. One (or two...) will be available exclusively in the Carnival Games feeders. One will be available exclusively as a prize for the various staff-run games and contests during Ebon Gate. The others will be in the Ticket Shop for your buying pleasure!

Now the real question is which prizes will land where...

>read my volume
Invoking this starstone-set volume will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells.
It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: Mana surges through you in a brilliant display of silvery motes which skitter across your skin as you prepare [Spell Name]...
Third Person: Motes of silvery light sparkle across Tamuz's skin, twinkling like stars as he prepares a spell...
Hidden or Invisible: Tiny motes of silver light twinkle in and out of existence, like flickering stars.


>read my parch
Invoking this sanguine parchment will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells.
It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: A blood red mist leaks from your palms as you prepare [Spell Name]...
Third Person: A blood red mist leaks from Tamuz's palms as he prepares a spell...
Hidden or Invisible: A blood red mist fills the area.


>read my grim
Invoking this cerulean-runed grimoire will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells.
It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: Cerulean will'o'wisps swirl around your hands as you prepare [Spell Name], casting ghostly blue-white light across your surroundings...
Third Person: Cerulean will'o'wisps swirl around Tamuz's hands as he prepares a spell, casting ghostly blue-white light across the surrounding area...
Hidden or Invisible: Cerulean will'o'wisps swirl around the area, casting a ghostly blue-white light across the surroundings.


>read my codex
Invoking this carnelian-hued codex will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells.
It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: With a rush of mana, carnelian foxfire flares to life and engulfs your hands in an ethereal glow...
Third Person: Ethereal carnelian foxfire flickers into being along Tamuz's hands, slithering across his palms...
Hidden or Invisible: Ethereal carnelian foxfire flickers in the shadows.


>read my tome
Invoking this viridian tome will grant you permanent access to a special method of preparing your spells.
It will provide the following phrase:

First Person: Pale viridian light flares as you draw upon the surrounding mana to prepare [Spell Name], the glowing wisps swirling around your hand in an excited display...
Third Person: Wisps of pale viridian light begin to swirl around Tamuz's hand as he prepares a spell...
Hidden or Invisible: Wisps of pale viridian light flare to life with sudden intensity.

POST SCRIPTUM: I've got 4 more that haven't been teased yet. They're all related though.