Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier

New items, shops, services, and features are released often at Duskruin Arena, sometimes only for Duskruin. The TownCrier Team will be keeping track of these teasers and their release dates here for posterity.

Because ... sometimes you just want to know!

Most Recent Teasers

The February 2022 (Feb 11th-Feb 28th) Duskruin Event includes:

Duskruin Arena
Duskruin Sewers
Duskruin Heist
The Shops of Duskruin Village (Give the wiki volunteers a few days after the festival opens to inventory ALL the shops and get them to the wiki.)
High End Scrip Shop (HESS)
The Duskruin Treasure Trove
Mania

Quick Links

Ticket Sales begin - Friday, February 11 @ 6 PM Eastern Discord

Opening Night - All instances - Friday, February 11 @ 9 PM Eastern

HESS opening - Prime, Friday, February 11 @ 9PM Eastern (Low quantity offerings available at Spin Night)

Platinum/Shattered - Sunday, February 13 @ 6 PM Eastern (including low quantity items)

Spin Night - Friday, February 18 @ 9 PM Eastern

Respin Night! - Sunday, February 20th @ 8 PM Eastern Official Forum Post

Reverse Auctions - Official Forum Post (2)

Friday, February 25th (test run)

7–9pm, 10–12am

Saturday, February 26th

RESCHEDULED: 9pm-???

Sunday, February 27th

CANCELLED

Closing Night - Monday, February 28 @ 11:59 PM Eastern.

New for 2022 Duskruin

Shop Listing

Main Post: Official Forum Post

New for 2022:

All You Knead - Tasty treasures
A Pirate Looks at Four Teas - OSA doodads
Beyond Barriers - Valence gear
Blades of Glory - Skates and Snowball satchels
Fireside Supplies - Collapsible tripods
Fly Me to the Boon (tentative/delayed)
Hide and Fur Depot, The - Fuzzy Warm Parkas
Icy Disposition - Greater Rhimar
Knit One, Punch Two - Murder mittens
Kraet Aim - Kraet bows
New Bids on the Block - New Reverse Auction area
Tiles of Chance - Chance box

Final Run:

Winter is Coming

Winter's Chill lingers in Bloodriven Village, details from GM Tivvy: Official Forum Post

Cosmetic upgrades to some rooms around Bloodriven and the creatures in the arena. Discord
New winter-themed wares!

Kraet Encampment

The Kraet who visited last Phoenatos to share their wares and styles have set up a more permanent encampment on the river's edge, details from GM Thandiwe: Official Forum Post

Five new shops can be found in the encampment, while all existing shops will be returning. Discord

Legendary Bloodrune

The snow spectre, with its accompanying Legendary Bloodrune Cloak: a Frosty gossamer shroud.

Main post by Thandiwe: Official Forum Post
Snow spectre bloodrune: Discord (spoiler)

Raised Bloodscrip cap, Auto-Mania, and Treasure Piles

Major changes to the bloodscrip calculations across the board, an automated auction system to reduce the overhead and Wyrom-time required for Mania, and the introduction of treasure piles.

Main post by Wyrom: Official Forum Post
DUSKRUIN MANIA in action: Discord
Reverse auction details and schedule: Official Forum Post

Refund Policy Update

We are updating the refund policy on item and service purchases at Duskruin.

Our refund fee will be 10% flat for now on. We're also tightening the timelines here. HESS purchases can only be refunded within 24 hours of the service being applied.

Here is a list of other refunds:
* No refunds beyond 24 hours after general purchases. No fee on purchases made within 24-hours that are a mistake.
* No refunds on items purchased during previous runs. This has always been the policy, just repeating it.
* No refunds on Mania or Trove items. This includes refunds on other items because of your Mania/Trove win.
* No refunds on WPS services. If you make a mistake on type, please ASSIST.

Main Post by Wyrom: Official Forum Post

Loot Options

Tired of emptying your inventory? Worried you're wasting experience because you're already saturated? Trying to scrape up an extra 10 bloodscrip? Wyrom introduced some new Duskruin reward options if you're not happy with the way things were: Official Forum Post

Private Properties

Nine new private properties will be available during Mania, in addition to the two found in the Trove, details, descriptions, and requirements from Thandiwe: Official Forum Post

February 2022 Duskruin Item Teasers

New Tier for Fuzzy Warm Parka by GM Thandiwe

A third tier will now be available at The Hide and Fur Depot with an inventory-hiding feature, with three potential looks!

Main post from Thandiwe: Official Forum Post

Valence Armor and Weapons by GM Kenstrom

Sword and sorcery? A new weapon and armor set sold at Beyond Barriers, with special thanks to GM Mestys for coding.

Teaser: Official Forum Post
Full mechanical details and verb samples: Official Forum Post
Pricing: Official Forum Post
Weapon and armor bases: Official Forum Post

And yes, to clarify, the "up to 4 flares" is triggered if each attempt is successful. So if the 2nd flare goes off, but the 3rd one doesn't, then the 4th one will not fire. Discord
Open standard flare (category B) slot. Discord
Tier 3's Shroud of Shien'tyr hides you automatically - independent of stalk/hide training. Discord

The Chance Box by GM Thandiwe

A highly-customizable portable gambling game (for silvers) from Tiles of Chance could liven up the wait during your next event, with special thanks to GM Naiken for making the lovely little toy come to life.

Main post from Thandiwe: Official Forum Post
Screenshots and examples: Discord

Upgrades for the Animalistic Spirit Headdress by GM Avaluka

Animalistic Spirit headdresses are getting a few new tricks that you can unlock this Duskruin, including an under-description illusion and a better variety of off-the-shelf headgear has been added to the shop, Heady Spirits, this year, including functional helms with and without neck coverage.

Main Post from Avaluka: Official Forum Post

OSA Signal Wands and Port Spheres by GM Retser

Signal your location to nearby enemy ships or transport your ship and crew back to their starting ports instantly, with these accessories from A Pirate Looks at Four Teas!

Main Post from Retser: Official Forum Post

Pricing and cooldowns detailed in the main post.

Buxom Buccaneers Skirts and Spyglasses by GMs Tivvy and Elysani

A new line of skirts and spyglasses for those who appreciate the brinier things in life will be available at Yarrrpee Shoppe.

Main Post from Tivvy: Official Forum Post

Collapsible Tripods by GMs Thandiwe and Naos

A collapsible tripod for use with campfires to provide heat to vessels such as tea kettles, from Fireside Supplies in the Kraet Encampment.

Main Post from Thandiwe: Official Forum Post

Greater Rhimar Weapons by GM Quilic

Available at Icy Disposition, these weapons generate snowballs and have four tiers of special cold abilities.

Main Post from Quilic: Official Forum Post
Additional information, including weapon bases: Official Forum Post
Additional bases and pricing: Official Forum Post

New knitting needles by GM Thandiwe

Knit One, Punch Two will be offering several new yarns as well as knitting needles capable of making trukt, zesty gloves for unarmed combat. Praise and love goes to the lovely GM Vanah for making this dream come true.

Main Post from Thandiwe: Official Forum Post

Kraet Style Bows by GM Valyrka

Another addition to the Kraet Styles will be available at Kraet Aim, ranged weapons!

Main Post from Valyrka: Official Forum Post

Jorshan's Tier 3 Twin Weapons by GM Retser

Reduced cooldowns and increased bonuses for your twin weapons, available through a new waiver at On the Other Hand.

Main Post from Retser: Official Forum Post

Flare strength will not increase. Discord

HESS and Big Spin updates by GM Tivvy

Several updates to both the limited and unlimited offerings this, including a chance to purchase custom Fatal Afflares messaging.

Main Post from Tivvy: Official Forum Post

Most limited items are having the available quantity increased to five. Discord

Confection Creator by GM Mariath

Treasure boxes which magically produce six flavors of tasty temptation every day! Cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, scones, candy, or chocolate varieties available, with a special run-exclusive recipe for each.

Main Post from Mariath: Official Forum Post

A new subscript by PM Wyrom

Expect to hear more soon, but Wyrom is working on "some flares that work a bit like RotFlares." They'll work with your lores, and come in several flavors - including one intended only for hunting the undead. Discord

News and Updates

2022-01-24

Mania teaser: new private properties, including an apartment added above your player shop. Discord

2022-01-27

Blades of Glory: One of the new shops in the Kraet encampment will be offering Ice Patch Skates and unlock certificates, as well as snowball satchel unlock certificates. Official Forum Post

2022-01-28

Updated spirit type/nouns for Animalistic Spirit items, including six new categories and a scattered selection of additions: Official Forum Post

2022-02-02

Wyrom announces that Bloodscrip rewards will be equalized between solo and group; all Arena entries will max at 300 scrip, additional details pending: Discord
Elysani teases some of this year's Illusion props at Be Warez, with a bit of an ocean theme: Discord

2022-02-07

Mongoose added to the Animalistic Spirit list: Official Forum Post

2022-02-08

Gambling kits have been updated to support At Feet placement, as well as unlock certificates: Official Forum Post
Updates to the Duskruin Endless titles (and the title system as a whole) coming soon: Discord
Exp Orb chances being rolled into the EVENT stat tracking: Discord
Spellbound will be retaining last August's inventory for a few days before being refreshed, and a skill boost potion for Sanctify (330) will be available. Discord

...and Resist Nature (620)! Discord

Small update to the shop list. Discord

2022-02-11

Cursed Armor (and upgrades) will now be available with an attunement discount at Shadowed Light. Official Forum Post

2022-02-13

Mechanical flares are now available through the uncommon flare certificate in HESS; Krush, Slash, and Puncture by weapon type. Discord

2022-02-16

Spin night details and listing: Official Forum Post
Bare Aggression unlock certificate added for the final run: Official Forum Post

2022-02-19

Surplus items from the Big Spin will be added to HESS on Sunday, the 20th, and additional stock for the sold-out items will be spun for at 8pm. Be sure to read the new restrictions! Official Forum Post

2022-02-22

What's going to be available at mania's new automated reverse auction? Among sixty items, Tivvy hinted there will be a (premade) blink weapon, make your own SK tattoo (yes, there are caveats!), a coraesine relic, a custom spell prep prop, a language earcuff, OSA items, and a xazkruvrixis shield. Discord
The Private Property Additions cart will be arriving the evening of Wednesday, February 23, with three options: Teleportation Key unlocks, Portal Attunement (entrance only), and the new Foraged Item Props. Read more here: Official Forum Post
Thandiwe shared some Friday night reverse auction teasers, including eviscerating knives, a Peretta gown and cloak, and... a trash panda serving set? Discord
Thandiwe provided some of the messaging for the new private property foraged item props: Discord

2022-02-23

Haliste announces that remote mania attendance should be pretty seamless, thanks to ESP TUNE MANIA to follow official announcements for this weekend's auctions, and DUSKRUIN MANIA for info/details on the current item up for bids. Discord
Estild reveals the likely new stock for the pending Spellbound refresh: Discord

2022-02-24

??? Official Forum Post Everything but HESS and book sales will remain open until March 6th: Official Forum Post

2022-02-25

Spellbound inventory has been refreshed.
More information on tonight's reverse auction test, including the full list of wares: Official Forum Post

2022-02-26

AutoMania cancelled, event rescheduled for 9pm Saturday, Feb 26th.
Kaikala provides an example of the Private Property Portal Attunement in action: Discord

This page was last updated on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 9:04:43 AM GMT.

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