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Spirit of Christmas Event!
Hi all!
So it's Christmas time, and once again we are here to provide you with a Christmas theme IC event for you all to enjoy. This event will run until the 7th of January (7pm EST, 4pm PST).
Credit to our wonderful Dev members, Serilda and Mythal for putting this together~
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The snow is falling, town streets are blanketed with garland and lights, and Christmas music can be heard playing in every store and every home. Everyone is scrambling to buy the perfect gifts for their loved ones, and the smell of peppermint, hot chocolate, and warm fires is a common occurrence. It’s a time of giving, of loving, of laughing, and most importantly: togetherness.
This year, nearly every town and city has set up a Christmas themed festival for people to attend, complete with a number of fun contests and activities to participate in. There’s something to do for everyone! Do you enjoy tree decorating? There’s a contest for that! Were you the kid that always shook your presents to try and guess what was inside? Come show off how good your guessing skills are! Is there something about singing Christmas carols that just immerses you in the holiday spirit? Come show off your vocal chords at the karaoke booth! All these activities and more are waiting for you to come enjoy!
Just make sure to be wary. Not everyone likes Christmas. In fact, some people hate it! There have been rumors going around about someone trying to squash the holiday and ruin it for everyone else. How rude! This suspect is described to be an older man capable of summoning ghosts that can haunt people by revealing scary or unsettling truths about their past, present, and future. Keep an eye out, and be careful!
Players will receive peppermint sticks for participating in the Christmas Activities. Each game or contest is worth different amounts of peppermints for participating in them. When a task states there is a roll, you MUST roll. Failure to roll when told to do so will result in failing to complete the requirements of the event. If an activity does not specify the need to roll, then you are not required to roll for it. In order to turn in the event, the players must collect at least five peppermints as a group.
Players may also choose to fight monsters instead of, or in addition to, participating in activities. The monsters for this event MUST be spawned IN ORDER from weakest to the boss. All monsters must be defeated in order to turn in the event.
Players may participate in the event in groups of 1-6 mages, with a minimum total WC of 2,000 per person.
- Activities:
- Tree Decorating Contest:
Tree Decorating Contest
What’s a more iconic tradition for Christmas than decorating a tree? Do you think you have what it takes to craft the prettiest, most eye catching tree? Prove it in this contest and impress the judges with the best Christmas tree! There’s just one catch: You have to use the decorations that they provide you, and unfortunately you don’t know what you have to work with until after you have picked your mystery box of ornaments and goods. (Three peppermints)
Weak: The box you picked just happens to have the most beautiful decorations you’ve ever seen in your life! There’s ribbon, tinsel, popcorn strings, string lights, bright and vivid ornaments… everything you could ever want to make the perfect tree is in this box!
Normal/Strong: All in all, not a bad selection! There’s nothing too fancy in here, but it’s got the basics: lights, a decent tree topper, an array of ornaments that aren’t very spectacular but they’ll get the job done. It could definitely be worse!
Boss: It doesn’t get any worse than this. You open the box and everything inside is painfully uninspiring. Half the ornaments are broken, and a ton of lights in the string are either out or missing bulbs entirely. There’s no tree topper to be seen, and in general everything looks pretty old, worn, and musty. Also, is that a… pickle? Well, better figure it out and find a way to make it work if you want to win!
Rolling for this feature is MANDATORY.
- Guess The Gift:
Guess the Gift
What’s in the box? That’s what we’re trying to find out! In this activity, you have the chance to try and guess what is inside the wrapped present. You can shake it, smell it, weigh it, feel it… basically anything as long as you aren’t trying to sneak a peek inside or using your magic to cheat the correct answer. If you guess correctly, you get to keep the item inside as a bonus prize! Just be careful, cause most of the boxes are magicked to cast spells on you while inspecting them… (Three peppermints)
1. Nothing special happens. In fact, it’s pretty easy for you to tell what’s inside. Lucky you!
2. You shake the box and its magic is triggered, temporarily causing you to swap genders. Oops!
3. The second the box is in your hand, a miniature cloud appears over your head and starts to dump snow on you. It follows you around for the rest of the night.
4. There doesn’t appear to be anything magical about this box, but whatever is inside sure smells awful...
5. Whoever put this box together sure has a sick sense of humor, because suddenly you have Christmas Don’t Be Late stuck in your head… specifically, the high pitched version done by those annoying chipmunks. It will be stuck in your head for the next week.
6. The voice of Father Christmas himself, Santa, pops into your head. And it seems like he’s going to be there until Christmas day, because he keeps critiquing your life choices to decide if you’re going to be on the naughty or nice list this year.
Rolling for this feature is MANDATORY. The item in the box is up to player discretion.
- Mistletoe Mischief:
Mistletoe Mischief
There’s nothing more romantic than getting caught under the mistletoe with that special someone. There’s also nothing more awkward than getting caught under the mistletoe with a complete stranger or someone you don’t think of that way. Either way, tradition is very clear on what happens next: Time to kiss! You do not need to roll for this activity. If you are in a group with at least one other person, you must kiss another member of the party. If you are doing the activities by yourself, then you are kissing a total NPC stranger. Enjoy! (One peppermint)
- Ugly Sweater Crafting:
Ugly Sweater Crafting
Christmas is known for a lot of fun traditions, but perhaps one of the weirdest ones is the emergence of ugly Christmas sweaters. Luckily, for this contest you don’t have to already be wearing one, because you have to make it first! All the supplies will be provided for you, and you can even use your magic if you want. Just make sure it’s the most hideous Christmas themed sweater you can imagine! There is no rolling for this activity, just let your imagination run wild! (Two peppermints)
- Christmas Karaoke:
Christmas Karaoke
It’s a whole new spin on Christmas Caroling! Instead of going door to door, there’s a small stage set up with a DJ that has every Christmas song known to man available for you to sing karaoke to. There’s no contest or expectations here, just have a good time and sing your heart out for the crowd! (One peppermint)
- The Destroyers of Christmas:
- Weak:
Weak - Ghost of Christmas Past
The first spirit that crusty ol’ Scrooge managed to wrangle and control. Past uses a mixture of ice and illusion magic that can play traumatic moments from your past, paralyzing you in shock! She wishes to freeze you in your place and make you relive your failures from history over and over again!
- Normal:
Normal - Ghost of Christmas Present
The second visiting spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present! She looks awfully like Past but a bit more grown up, doesn’t she? If that’s strange enough, she also rides upon a skeletal reindeer and attacks you with icy weapons she forges from her very being. One cut and you’ll be lambasted with images of those that continue to suffer from your actions!
- Strong:
Strong - Ghost of Christmas Future
The final and most terrifying spirit of all! Future is the epitome of the dread that is to come, her very aura filling even the most stoic with fear for what lies before! She casts mind-warping magic, trapping you in illusions of dark and tumultuous futures that you could bring about. She is not physically strong but relies heavily on her magic to break you down, mixing in her use of ice and illusion magic with the manipulation of decay and ash as well!
- Boss:
Boss - Duke Scrooge of Humbug
The mastermind behind the destruction of Christmas! A powerful summoner wizard, Scrooge will resummon the spirits you have defeated thus far and send them at you! And while you are distracted with them, he will use a type of emotion magic that instills fear and selfishness, warping the spirit of Christmas into grotesque and obscene mockery of itself. Overcome the wicked man’s influence and triumph over his spirits once more to bring him down, saving Christmas for all of Earthland!
User rank EXP and 25,000 jewel. D & C Ranks receive B rank EXP, S Ranks and above receive 10 Year EXP.
Depending on whether players choose to participate in games and/or fight monsters, they will also receive additional rewards listed below. The Tree Ornament is earned by completing the activities and collecting at least 5 peppermints as a group, while the Scrooge’s Top Hat is earned by defeating Scrooge and his ghosts.
❆ Tree Ornament - A colorful bauble meant to be hung on a Christmas Tree! Can be turned in with a future thread for a one time 25% bonus to jewel rewards.
❆ Scrooge’s Top Hat - A stiff hat with a flat top that stands a solid foot tall upon the wearer's head. It looks pretty old and worn, like Scrooge was too cheap to replace it over the years. Can be turned in with a future thread for a one time 25% bonus to EXP rewards.
