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|creator=Morpheus
|creator=Morpheus
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|highlights=Pumpkin Cannons, Pk Chaos, Undead waves, event areas and quests, Costume Contest, New areas
|deathmarch=yes
|tour=yes
|code_advancement=
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|summary=An event organized by [[Morpheus]] to celebrate Halloween 2013, it ran from Thursday Oct 31 to Sunday Nov 3.
|summary=An event organized by [[Morpheus]] to celebrate Halloween 2013, it ran from Thursday Oct 31 to Sunday Nov 3.
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|other=
|other=
==Initial Bug==
Several players reported an initial problem where some of the undead were attempting to kill idle players at [[waypoint]] sites.
==Pk chaos==
Throughout the event several pk arena battles were run, with prizes awarded to the winners.
==Pumpkin cannons==
As usual pumpkin cannons were setup in prominent locations, just outside some of the major towns and cities.


==Wandering Undead==
===Winners===
The event opened when random wandering undead creatures started to appear all over the mainland and mid-level islands.  The undead were [[aggro]] and attacked players on sight, those that hunted them were rewarded with a death loaded item and a repeatable deed which gave a double cap for the first four kills.
The top ten distances in the pumpkin cannon contest were:


===First wave===
<pre>
* a kender vampire
10 - Diggle    781 feet
* a spooky ghost
9  - Cheetah  783 feet
*a werewolf
9  - Katarra  783 feet
9  - Lexie    783 feet
8  - Eldrin    786 feet
7  - Akai      787 feet
7  - Athlon    787 feet
6  - Tux      788 feet
5  - Brianna  789 feet
5  - Tamayo    789 feet
4  - Caroline  790 feet
4  - Slej      790 feet
4  - Wily      790 feet
3  - Katye    792 feet
2 - Sheldoor  797 feet
1 - Daedelia  798 feet
</pre>


===Second wave===
===Prizes===
* A Giant Frankenstein
The prizes were a quest and a shirt


===Initial Bug===
Several players reported an initial problem where some of the undead were attempting to kill idle players at [[waypoint]] sites.


===Items===
|items=
From the ghost:-
From the ghost:-


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== The Witch Verda==
|competion_name=Costume contest
Verda appeared east of unholyAs part of a quest she gave players an egg-o-matic 1031 and invited them to egg their pals.
|competion_detail=The contest took place on November 1st and involved players choosing a theme and dressing up in a selection of their own equipmentThere were two sessions on the day at 11am and 9pm EST, contestants were given a half hour to report to the designated room, to revealed their costume and theme. There were two prizes categories most complete set and most creative.
|competion_winners=
* MORNING - most creative - Owyn, the mummy
* MORNING - most slots - Katarra, the orc berserker
* EVENING - most creative - Kiera, the punk rocker
* EVENING - most slots - Storm, the law officer


===Egg-o-matic 1031===
|areas=
This was a quest item with a dproc that allowed the wearer to attempt to shoot raw eggs at mobs and other players.
* [[#Zankous Castle|Zankous Castle]] (temporarily opened for event)
 
* [[Thieves den]] near Gad's Mountain (reopened and updated with a selection of new quests)
{{MUDdisplay|
You load an egg into the egg-o-matic 1031 and point it at John Doe. You pull the trigger...
WHOOSH! The egg flies through the air to hit John Doe in the forehead, sending globs of raw yolk down in his face!
}}


{{MUDdisplay|
===Zankous Castle===
Xera points the egg-o-matic 1031 at Mr. Moto's golem and pulls the trigger.
With a loud WHOOSH, an egg flies through the air to smack Mr. Moto's golem squarely in the face!
}}
 
==Zankous Castle==
On Halloween 2013 the area was temporarily reopened and a new quest added.  A portal was added south of the city of Ralnoth leading to the castle, players then battled their way to the throne room to kill the Demon Prince Zankous, who was threatening to invade the mortal realm.  Upon successfully killing the prince, players were rewarded with a deed and quest item.
On Halloween 2013 the area was temporarily reopened and a new quest added.  A portal was added south of the city of Ralnoth leading to the castle, players then battled their way to the throne room to kill the Demon Prince Zankous, who was threatening to invade the mortal realm.  Upon successfully killing the prince, players were rewarded with a deed and quest item.


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==Pk chaos==
===Egg-o-matic 1031===
Throughout the event several pk arena battles were run, with prizes awarded to the winners.
Verda appeared east of unholy.  As part of a quest she gave players an egg-o-matic 1031 and invited them to egg their pals. The egg-o-matic was a quest item with a dproc that allowed the wearer to attempt to shoot raw eggs at mobs and other players.


==Pumpkin cannons==
{{MUDdisplay|
As usual pumpkin cannons were setup in prominent locations, just outside some of the major towns and cities.
You load an egg into the egg-o-matic 1031 and point it at John Doe. You pull the trigger...
WHOOSH! The egg flies through the air to hit John Doe in the forehead, sending globs of raw yolk down in his face!
}}


===Winners===
{{MUDdisplay|
The top ten distances in the pumpkin cannon contest were:
Xera points the egg-o-matic 1031 at Mr. Moto's golem and pulls the trigger.
 
With a loud WHOOSH, an egg flies through the air to smack Mr. Moto's golem squarely in the face!
<pre>
}}
10 - Diggle    781 feet
- Cheetah  783 feet
9  - Katarra  783 feet
9  - Lexie    783 feet
8  - Eldrin    786 feet
7  - Akai      787 feet
7  - Athlon    787 feet
6  - Tux      788 feet
5  - Brianna  789 feet
5  - Tamayo    789 feet
4  - Caroline  790 feet
4  - Slej      790 feet
4  - Wily      790 feet
3  - Katye    792 feet
2 - Sheldoor  797 feet
1 - Daedelia  798 feet
</pre>
 
The prizes were a quest and a shirt
 
 
|competion_name=Costume contest
|competion_detail=The contest took place on November 1st and involved players choosing a theme and dressing up in a selection of their own equipment.  There were two sessions on the day at 11am and 9pm EST, contestants were given a half hour to report to the designated room, to revealed their costume and theme. There were two prizes categories most complete set and most creative.
|competion_winners=
* MORNING - most creative - Owyn, the mummy
* MORNING - most slots - Katarra, the orc berserker
* EVENING - most creative - Kiera, the punk rocker
* EVENING - most slots - Storm, the law officer


|areas=
* [[#Zankous Castle|Zankous Castle]] (temporarily opened for event)
* [[Thieves den]] near Gad's Mountain (reopened and updated with a selection of new quests)


|mobs=
|mobs=
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* Demon Prince Zankous
* Demon Prince Zankous
* The witch Verda
* The witch Verda
===Wandering Undead===
The event opened when random wandering undead creatures started to appear all over the mainland and mid-level islands.  The undead were [[aggro]] and attacked players on sight, those that hunted them were rewarded with a death loaded item and a repeatable deed which gave a double cap for the first four kills.
====First wave====
* a kender vampire
* a spooky ghost
*a werewolf
====Second wave====
* A Giant Frankenstein


|quests=
|quests=

Revision as of 08:48, 29 May 2017

Halloween Event
Year 2013
Date From October 31
Date To November 3
Main Organisers Morpheus
Key features Pumpkin Cannons, Pk Chaos, Undead waves, event areas and quests, Costume Contest, New areas

An event organized by Morpheus to celebrate Halloween 2013, it ran from Thursday Oct 31 to Sunday Nov 3.

Timeline

Taken from show event.

Thursday, Oct 31

  • The first waves of vampires, werewolves, and ghosts will be released on the mainland and the mid-level islands! Hunt them down to collect prizes.
  • The witch Verda will return, and has a fun little quest to do.
  • Several pk arena battles will be run, with rewards for the winners.

Friday, Nov 01

  • The Zankous Castle event area will be open again for the event. This is a level 30 to 32 group area with a quest.
  • Giant Frankenstein monsters will be out rampaging through cities for high level groups to hunt.
  • Pumpkin cannons will be set up in various locations.
  • Several pk arena battles will be run, with rewards for the winners.

Saturday, Nov 02

  • A new level 22 area, a thieves den, will be opened on Archais southwest of Gad's Mountain. This is a mid level area, with several quest hooks back to Seaside and Gad's Landing.
  • Costume contests (see board 8 on friday night for details)
  • The last of the pk arena battles will be run, with rewards for the winners.

Sunday, Nov 03

  • For latecomers, most of the long-running activities will still be open, but the contests and pk battles wont be run.

Costume contest

The contest took place on November 1st and involved players choosing a theme and dressing up in a selection of their own equipment. There were two sessions on the day at 11am and 9pm EST, contestants were given a half hour to report to the designated room, to revealed their costume and theme. There were two prizes categories most complete set and most creative.

Prizes

{{{competion_prizes}}}

Winners

  • MORNING - most creative - Owyn, the mummy
  • MORNING - most slots - Katarra, the orc berserker
  • EVENING - most creative - Kiera, the punk rocker
  • EVENING - most slots - Storm, the law officer

Areas

  • Zankous Castle (temporarily opened for event)
  • Thieves den near Gad's Mountain (reopened and updated with a selection of new quests)

Zankous Castle

On Halloween 2013 the area was temporarily reopened and a new quest added. A portal was added south of the city of Ralnoth leading to the castle, players then battled their way to the throne room to kill the Demon Prince Zankous, who was threatening to invade the mortal realm. Upon successfully killing the prince, players were rewarded with a deed and quest item.

The prince's last words were:-

Someone yells, 'Enough! I've had enough! You've won this one, but make no mistake, I'll be back, I'll have the mortal realms!'

The quest item stats were:-

Item: 'skull crown ghastly bone demon'  
 Weight: 5  Size: 4'0"  Level: 30
 Object is: ARTIFACT 
 Type: ARMOR   Composition: BONE   Defense: 3 ac-apply
 Wear locations are: HEAD 
 Estimated cost: 17840  
 Item has other effects:
 Affects:  SAVING_BREATH by 20%
 Affects:  SAVING_POISON by 20%
 This item is bound to you.

Egg-o-matic 1031

Verda appeared east of unholy. As part of a quest she gave players an egg-o-matic 1031 and invited them to egg their pals. The egg-o-matic was a quest item with a dproc that allowed the wearer to attempt to shoot raw eggs at mobs and other players.

You load an egg into the egg-o-matic 1031 and point it at John Doe. You pull the trigger...
WHOOSH! The egg flies through the air to hit John Doe in the forehead, sending globs of raw yolk down in his face!
Xera points the egg-o-matic 1031 at Mr. Moto's golem and pulls the trigger.
With a loud WHOOSH, an egg flies through the air to smack Mr. Moto's golem squarely in the face!


Mobs

  • a kender vampire
  • a spooky ghost
  • a werewolf
  • Giant Frankenstein
  • Demon Prince Zankous
  • The witch Verda

Wandering Undead

The event opened when random wandering undead creatures started to appear all over the mainland and mid-level islands. The undead were aggro and attacked players on sight, those that hunted them were rewarded with a death loaded item and a repeatable deed which gave a double cap for the first four kills.

First wave

  • a kender vampire
  • a spooky ghost
  • a werewolf

Second wave

  • A Giant Frankenstein

Quests

  • Dismembered frankenstein into pieces on halloween 2013!
  • Put a stop to Zankous second attempt at a demon invasion on Halloween 2013.
  • Egged a pal on halloween, leaving them with egg on their face!
  • Helped to turn the haunters into the haunted on Halloween 2013!
  • Winner in the Halloween costume contest of 2013.
  • Cannon master in the 2013 pumpkin cannon contest!
  • Winner of one of the Halloween Havoc's of 2013.

Items

From the ghost:-

Item: 'transparent mist ghostly vial'  
Weight: 2  Size: 0'5"  Level: 65
Object is: 
Type: SPELLCOMP   Composition: GAS

From the vampire loaded with random affects:-

Item: 'vampire claws pair talons'
Weight: 1  Size: 0'10"  Level: 21
Object is: 
Type: ARMOR   Composition: MEAT   Defense: 1 ac-apply
Weapon damage: 5 to 25 poison claw, 10 strength to use.
Wear locations are: HANDS 
Item has other effects:

From the werewolf loaded with random affects:-

Item: 'strip werewolf hide skin gray fur'
Weight: 2  Size: 3'0"  Total levels: 100
Object is: 
Type: ARMOR   Composition: LEATHER/HIDE   Defense: 2 ac-apply
Weapon damage: 6 to 36 whip, 11 strength to use.
Wear locations are: WAIST 
Item has other effects:


Initial Bug

Several players reported an initial problem where some of the undead were attempting to kill idle players at waypoint sites.


Pk chaos

Throughout the event several pk arena battles were run, with prizes awarded to the winners.

Pumpkin cannons

As usual pumpkin cannons were setup in prominent locations, just outside some of the major towns and cities.

Winners

The top ten distances in the pumpkin cannon contest were:

10 - Diggle    781 feet
9  - Cheetah   783 feet
9  - Katarra   783 feet
9  - Lexie     783 feet
8  - Eldrin    786 feet
7  - Akai      787 feet
7  - Athlon    787 feet
6  - Tux       788 feet
5  - Brianna   789 feet
5  - Tamayo    789 feet
4  - Caroline  790 feet
4  - Slej      790 feet
4  - Wily      790 feet
3  - Katye     792 feet
2 - Sheldoor  797 feet
1 - Daedelia  798 feet

Prizes

The prizes were a quest and a shirt

Reception

The event was well received and many messages thanking the organizers were posted to board 8. The popularity of the pk battles and that there were rewards given led to some players commenting on the future of pk in the game.