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Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10582
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/16/2019
Subject: Couple Updates

The scriplender now has a 250 bloodscrip cap on her fee.

There was a bug that allowed you to die in the heist and still earn max rewards as long as you did some specific actions. This has been resolved.


Wyrom, PM

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10665
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/20/2019
Subject: Sunday Fun

I'll be doing some random ways to get some desired things out to people this Sunday (24th), at roughly 2pm ET. Announcement in game will disclose where shortly before we get started.


Wyrom, PM

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10704
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/25/2019
Subject: Duskruin Wrap Up

Just wanted to take a moment to make sure things are very clear before we begin closing up the event.

This is the last run of the current HESS (and possibly many of the shops, for that matter). Last year, we announced that shop refreshing would happen once a year. With only two Duskruins planned a year moving forward instead of 3 or 4, that means next run is our refresh. Nothing in HESS is guaranteed to come back as is or for the same price. Current item properties will have more of an impact on certain certificates. We'll be discussing this internally and posting about it at a later time. I just want to make sure it's known before the end of the run.

With that said, I'll be sure to refresh the returned/exchanged things one last time before the end of the event. Likely this (shopping) weekend.

During the weekend, I am going to do a much lower-end event where I offer some Lesser Moods, GoryWeapons, and some other minor things that have been requested. Maybe sprinkle in some other things too, we'll see. This will likely happen on Sunday around 11am ET. If that changes, I'll let you know before that.


Wyrom, PM

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Arena

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10636
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/19/2019
Subject: Arena Update: RT Locked Opponents

I've added a better check to see if the opponent you're facing has been placed into RT by a disabler like feint. If they are in more RT than usual, they cannot perform a hazard (traps). Keep in mind, they can do hazards when they are in their normal routine RT from attacking.


Wyrom, PM

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10645
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/19/2019
Subject: Heal Routine Update: Symbol of Mana

The Symbol of Mana cooldown is now removed on exit of the arena or heist.

And just in case I forgot to post it, so is the Mana Leech one. I don't remember if I did.


Wyrom, PM

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Celestial Temple

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10755
Author: GS4-THANDIWE
Date: 2/28/2019
Subject: Beyond Rock and Rubble...

Toiling away to clear the debris, brave adventures struggled to find the treasures that awaited them beyond a stone-clogged barricade found buried within a fissure adjacent to the Underground Temple in Bloodriven Village. As fresh air rushed into the ancient cavern, dozens of earth elementals, krynch, and stone giants surged through to attack the intruders as they attempted to lay claim to the hidden nest. Battling valiantly, despite numerous casualties, the group put down the incredibly strong threat and began investigating the archeological site.

Faint whispers, shadows, and ghosts danced upon the dust-filled passageway as the explorers gazed upon murals that had been painted upon the walls. None-too-subtle in their travels, the group found more minions of the dark lying in wait for them. Minotaurs! Mages and Warriors prowled the halls! Why would they be here? How did they get in? What was their purpose? Silence was the only answer, which deepened with each horned bovines’ death. Would they return? None could say.

As the gentle sound of plinking water echoed through the halls, the sounds of battle fading to a memory, the adventurers found themselves gazing at the terminus of the passage where an enormous door, dripping with eldritch energy, stood waiting. Even the mummified remains of a dwarf, found tucked into a shelf on the cavern's walls, had no answers, a cryptic note...

<Never could figure out a way to open that door... Escape so close at hand, on both ends of this tunnel, but no hope in them.

Seeking answers, the adventurers turned to the bard in their midst, and that bard began to unravel the tale trapped within murals. With answers in hand, the group whispered to the door and stepped into a new arena. In this arena, they were greeted with nothing but death. Demons prowled upon the tortured landscape, some few caught within a cage of pain and misery. Perhaps the tale of the Arena’s Founders was better left undiscovered after all...

---

Special thank you to all the adventurers that played with us on opening night and worked hard to uncover the mystery and story of the new section in the Underground Temple. Thanks to the bards that worked in each instance, the story can be found on RECALL and shared with all.

GM Modrian was kind enough to code the loresong, GM Estild was instrumental in getting the RECALL taken care of for each mural and painting, GM Galene created the entire monk body and his possessions, GM Haliste, GM Tivvy, GM Isten, and GM Flannihan assisted with QC, general questions, and refinement of the tale that was told, while GM Netz created the wonderful mood messaging that fills the area. The new area is permanent and there are two shrines in this area that can be SENSED by a cleric.


~*~ Thandiwe ~*~

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Bank Heist

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10628
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/18/2018
Subject: Bank Heist Update: Silence and Cutthroat

Silenced creatures in the heist can no longer summon back up.


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Shops

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: [1]
Author: GS4-ESTILD
Date: 12/6/2018
Subject: Sigil Shop

[Bloodriven Village, Faida Lane]
Stretching high into the horizon to the east are the tall, white-capped peaks of the Dragonspine Mountains, sheer cliffs adorning the slopes like armor. Battered cobblestones line the road, with tall buildings lining either side of the thoroughfare. A crumbling stone wall is all that separates the town from the beginning of the mountain slopes. You also see a narrow space between two buildings, a dark shop and a hazy sigil-carved building. Obvious paths: southeast, northwest

>go building
[Sigil Shop]
The solid walls of this room are barely visible through a fog that circulates about, yet brief glimpses reveal various sigils covering the walls, varied in color, shape, and vibrancy. The haze is in constant in motion, forming tendrils which weave in and out of your presence. An ironwood table and a glowbark display case are neatly centered in the middle of the room, causing any fog near them to dissipate. You also see a simple witchwood sign. Obvious exits: out

>read sign
In the Common language, it reads:

~~~ Sigil Staves ~~~

Please enjoy my selection of Sigil Staves. They match the wood's natural enchantment with no other properties other than being a Sigil Staff. Price is set according to the rarity of each material.

Sold as is, they have a few unique actions, but you may purchase the certificates inside the display case to further unlock each staff.

Tiers
1: unique actions
2: allows spells to be TRANSFERred from scrolls onto itself, starting at 1 spell, but the tickets in the display case allows additional spells, up to 6
3. can be waved at a target to dispel 1-3 spells (must be energized and has a cooldown) and alters your appearance when held
4. can be raised to lower the mana cost of all spells by 50% for 30 seconds or 10 casts (must be energized and has a cooldown) and adds ambient messaging
5. unlocks the ability for the staff to multi-cast one spell as a flare

>look on table
On the ironwood table you see a sigil-carved faewood staff-of-Lumnis, a sigil-carved fireleaf staff, a sigil-carved glowbark crosier, a sigil-carved ironwood crook, a sigil-carved orase walking stick and a sigil-carved witchwood scepter.

>look in case
In the display case you see a pale sigil certificate, a bright sigil certificate, a vibrant sigil certificate, a glowing sigil certificate and a sigil-covered ticket.

Sigil Staff

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GameMaster Estild

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10096
Author: GS4-ESTILD
Date: 12/6/2018
Subject: Sigil Shop

A note on the availability of the unlocks. The runestaves come as T1 and there is no limit on those.

T2 - unlimited
Extra spell slots - unlimited
T3 - limit 20
T4 - limit 5
T5 - limit 2

GameMaster Estild

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10015
Author: GS4-ELIDI
Date: 12/7/2018
Subject: New at Duskruin: Just For Kicks

For people that like to cobble shoes...

G>glance
You glance down to see a pair of zebrawood heels in your right hand and a pair of pink suede shoes in your left hand.
G>push my heels
If you proceed, your zebrawood heels will be permanently attached to your pink suede shoes, altering the look from a pair of pink suede shoes to a pair of pink suede shoes stacked on zebrawood heels.
[Please use this command again within 30 seconds to CONFIRM.]
G>push my heels
Holding a pair of zebrawood heels firmly in your hand, you push them against the soles of your pink suede shoes, one after the other. As they click firmly into place, you admire a pair of pink suede shoes stacked on zebrawood heels.
G>wear shoes
You slip a pair of pink suede shoes stacked on zebrawood heels onto your feet. A perfect fit!

Lots of heels to choose from!

~*GM Elidi*~

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10095
Author: GS4-ESTILD
Date: 12/12/2018
Subject: Spellbound

Spellbound will be have the following spells this run:

X/Day (1x a day unless noted otherwise):
Bravery (211)
Relieve Burden (314)
Floating Disk (511)
Grasp of the Grave (709) - 20x
Heal II (806) - 5x
Wizard's Shield (919) - 3x
Strength Of Will (1119)
Iron Skin (1202)
Faith Shield (1619) - 3x
Death Cloud (1713) - 20x

Multicast Wands:
Spirit Dispel (119), Elemental Dispel (417), Mental Dispel (1218) - 5x
Force Project (1207), Telekinesis (1206) - 20x
Elemental Defense I (401), Elemental Defense II (406), Elemental Defense III (414) - 1x
Spirit Warding I (101), Spirit Warding II (107) - 1x

Non-offensive spells will have scaling prices (in intervals of 5).

GameMaster Estild

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10163
Author: GS4-THANDIWE
Date: 12/14/2018
Subject: The Penitent Petitioner

Hello!

There are limited unlock certs in the Penitent Petitioner again. It also has been updated to sell UAC Gloves/Handwraps.

There are unlimited Tier 1 to 2
There are five Tier 2 to 3
There is one Tier 3 to 4

Please plan accordingly.

~*~ Thandiwe ~*~

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High End Scrip Shop

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10521
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/13/2019
Subject: HESS Details

Okay, got through some of the details and approvals tonight.

Service Cost in Bloodscrip
Shield Resizing 25,000
Holy Water Flares for Permablessed Weapons 50,000
Thrown Bandolier Weapon Swap 100,000
Zelnorn 50,000
Adamantine 40,000
Kroderine 30,000
Low Steel 300,000
High Steel 150,000
Spell Knowledge Enhancive 500,000
Greater Undead Bane 500,000
Self Mana Item 300,000

Some notes on all this.

The zelnorn, adamantine, kroderine, low steel, and high steel are all set where you pick the base weapon or armor. As a general rule, no claidhmores, katanas, naginatas, or bastard axes (these aren't a weapon base, it's a script). The twist is, no more premades, but that you can choose so we don't have to guess. This isn't a conversion service or anything like that.

The spell knowledge enhancive is a choice between 211, 1606, or 1705.

Greater Undead Bane is a flare or HCW/HDW.

The self mana item will be a premade item. It will cost double mana to activate. The spell list for this is a much longer one. Not all of these are very good options, but I'm doing a data dump here on every choice.

  • Minor Spiritual
    101 Spirit Warding I
    102 Spirit Barrier
    103 Spirit Defense
    104 Disease Resistance
    105 Poison Resistance
    106 Spirit Fog
    107 Spirit Warding II
    108 Stun Relief
    109 Dispel Invisibility
    110 Unbalance
    111 Fire Spirit
    112 Water Walking
    113 UnDisease
    114 UnPoison
    117 Spirit Strike
  • Major Spiritual
    201 Calm
    202 Spirit Shield
    203 Manna
    204 Unpresence
    205 Light
    206 Tend Lore
    207 Purify Air
    209 Untrammel
    210 Silence
    211 Bravery
  • Cleric
    301 Prayer of Holding
    302 Smite
    303 Prayer of Protection
    304 Bless Item
    305 Preservation
    306 Holy Bolt
    308 Well of Life
    309 Neutralize Curse
    315 Remove Curse
  • Minor Elemental
    401 Elemental Defense
    402 Presence
    403 Lock Pick Enhancement
    404 Disarm Enhancement
    405 Elemental Detection
    406 Elemental Defense
    407 Unlock
    408 Disarm
    409 Elemental Blast
    410 Elemental Wave
    411 Elemental Blade
    412 Weapon Deflection
    413 Elemental Saturation
    414 Elemental Defense
  • Major Elemental
    501 Sleep
    502 Chromatic Circle
    503 Thurfel's Ward
    504 Slow
    506 Celerity
    507 Elemental Deflection
    508 Elemental Bias
    509 Strength
    510 Hurl Boulder
    511 Floating Disk
    512 Cold Snap
  • Ranger
    601 Natural Colors
    602 Resist Elements
    603 Foraging
    604 Skinning
    609 Sun Burst
    611 Mass Colors
  • Sorcerer
    701 Blood Burst
    702 Mana Disruption
    703 Corrupt Essence
    704 Phase
    705 Disintegrate
    706 Mind Jolt
    708 Limb Disruption
    709 Grasp of the Grave
  • Wizard
    901 Minor Shock
    902 Minor Elemental Ed
    903 Minor Water
    904 Minor Acid
    905 Prismatic Guard
    906 Minor Fire
    907 Major Cold
    908 Major Fire
    909 Tremors
    910 Major Shock
    911 Mass Blur
    916 Invisibility
  • Minor Mental
    1201 Force Orb
    1202 Iron Skin
    1203 Powersink
    1204 Foresight
    1205 Soothing Word
    1206 Telekinesis
    1207 Force Projection
    1208 Mindward
    1209 Dragonclaw
    1210 Thought Lash
    1211 Confusion
    1214 Brace
    1215 Blink
  • Paladin
    1601 Mantle of Faith
    1602 Pious Trial
    1604 Consecrate
    1607 Rejuvenation
    1608 Beacon of Courage
  • Arcane
    1701 Arcane Decoy
    1704 Stun Cloud
    1705 Martial Prowess
    1706 Flaming Aura
    1707 Minor Steam
    1708 Mystic Impedance
    1709 Minor Cold
    1710 Major Acid
    1711 Mystic Focus

Last time around, the Splitter and AsG sold out, so those aren't returning. Everything else in HESS is good to go.

The Treasure Trove isn't returning this run, as we need to make a lot of changes based on your feedback and experience.

There are also some other items that GM Estild is going to be releasing, I'll let him explain them a little more, but I think they will be well received.


Wyrom, PM

Category: Paid Events: Adventures, Quests, and SimuCoins
Topic: Duskruin Arena
Message #: 10541
Author: SIMU-WYROM
Date: 2/13/2019
Subject: HESS Details

Quick oopsie correction, the low steel aren't choose whatever base. They are premade. It's a handaxe and a greatshield.


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