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| Welcome to the |
| 13th Genesis All Hallows Eve Scavenger Hunt |
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| WHEN IS IT? |
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| The scavenger hunt lasts eight days, starting on Sunday |
| October 28 00:00:01 GT (Game Time) and ends at 23:59:59 |
| GT on Sunday November 4. |
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| WHAT IS A SCAVENGER HUNT? |
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| At the start of the event all participants receive a list |
| containing clues for 100 different items that can be found |
| somewhere in the realms. The goal is to locate as many |
| different items as possible and place them in the pumpkins |
| found at most major common boards, as well as inside the |
| giant skull in Sparkle. |
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| For example, a hint might read: |
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| "A Solamnian blade in the wrong hands." |
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| You think this hint might refer to the Solamnian broad- |
| sword held by Kernan in Flotsam, so you convince Kernan |
| to surrender the sword, and once you have it, you put it |
| in the pumpkin and move on to the next clue. |
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| The list of clues is be posted at the start of the event |
| and can be found at the pumpkins, or simply by using the |
| command <help scavenger_list>. This text can be found |
| using the command <help scavenger_event>. |
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| THE COMPETITION |
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| In this year's Scavenger Hunt you can either work alone |
| or in a team of two, but regardless if you work alone or |
| in a team you will be part of the same competiton. |
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| The team, or invididual, that has found the most unique |
| items when the event ends wins. |
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| THE GIANT SKULL |
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| A giant skull has appeared in Sparkle for the duration |
| of the event. There is a pumpkin inside the skull where |
| you can submit items, and this room also contains powerful |
| magic wards against theft, so if you're the paranoid type |
| you may want to submit your items here. |
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| Also, a ghost has, somewhat unwillingly, been hired to |
| keep track of scores. Her memory is not the best but if |
| you ask her, she will share what she can remember. |
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| Finally, it's possible to shake the hand inside the skull |
| to be teleported to the museum costume shop. So, don't |
| forget to dress up! It's customary. And fun! |
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| THE REWARDS |
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| - Everyone who find themselves in the top 10 when the |
| event ends will receive rewards in the form of both |
| Quest Experience and General Experience. The amount |
| will depend on their position. |
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| - Quest Experience will also be awarded to everyone who |
| finds at least 20 items. If you find 40 you get a |
| bigger reward, and the reward then increases again at |
| 60, 80 and 100 items found. So, even if you feel you |
| have no chance to reach the top 10 it's still worth it |
| to continue the hunt. |
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| - Members of the top 3 teams also get to select ONE of |
| these three items: |
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| A creepy translucent body-armour. (covers body only) |
| A weird pumpkin shield. |
| A spooky bone sword/spear/axe/dagger. (one-handed) |
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| These items will be yours for 30 days, can never break, |
| and will be as good, or better, as any existing piece |
| of equipment of the same type. |
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| In addition it will be imbued with any imbue of your |
| choice. Winners get an intense imbuement, runner-ups |
| get a pronounced imbuement, and those in third place |
| will receive a faint imbuement. |
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| - The members of the winning team will receive a special |
| title lasting for 1 year. |
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| Please note that if you win as a team both of you get the |
| same amount of experience as an individual winner would |
| get, and you also get one item each. So, there is no |
| downside to teaming up. |
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| CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS |
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| Returning participants may find that some things are |
| different this year compared to previous events. Here |
| are the most notable changes: |
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| 1. The list of items contain clues, not item descriptions. |
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| 2. There are NO random items generated for this event. |
| All hints refer to items that are already existing |
| somewhere in the realms. |
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| 3. Teams consist of 2 people, not 2-4 as before. |
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| 4. It's just one big competition. Not one competition |
| for teams and another for individuals. |
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| 5. When calculating scores, only the total number of unique |
| items found is counted - not averages. So, there is no |
| need for both members of a team to submit the same |
| item. |
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| 6. Team sign-ups end 48 hours before the event ends. |
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| 7. The ghost inside the giant skull will give you an |
| idea of the standings throughout the event. |
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| ADDITIONAL NFORMATION |
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| All items are possible to find and no items are located |
| inside guilds. However, all participants may not be able |
| to find all items on their own due to mortal level, align, |
| racial restrictions, and similar, so trading/scheming/ |
| stealing/bribing, etc is encouraged. |
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| Teams are to register at the pumpkins in the common board |
| rooms or inside the giant skull. This may be done at any |
| time during the hunt, except during the last 48 hours. |
| Please note that when you have joined a team, it is not |
| possible to leave the team to switch to another team. |
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| As long as you have not joined a team, you are considered |
| to be an individual hunter. If/when you join a team your |
| scores are merged with your teammate's. |
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| Only one of each item will count. Submitting more than one |
| specimen will not increase any score. This is true for |
| teams as well, so both members do not need to submit the |
| same item. |
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| It's not enough to simply find the correct item. All items |
| must be brought to the pumpkin receptacles at the common |
| boards or at the giant skull in Sparkle to count. |
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| For positions 4-10 any participants who end up with the |
| same number of items will remain tied in the final |
| scoring, however to determine places 1-3 the rarity of |
| the items found will be used as tie breaker. Rarity is |
| determined by how many particpants have found a specific |
| item. If it is still tied, a Genesis trivia question will |
| be used to break the tie once and for all. |
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| IMPORTANT RULES |
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| Asking wizards for hints is strictly forbidden. Players |
| caught trying to do this, in-realms or elsewhere, will |
| be sternly warned, and if caught again, disqualified. |
| It is of course perfectly fine to discuss anything event- |
| related with non-wizards anywhere you want. |
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| Please make sure to read the section about multiple |
| logins and character separation in <help rules>. It may |
| be tempting to break these rules in order to find |
| some items, but doing so will result in disqualification |
| from this event, a ban from future events, and a trip |
| to the AoP office for breaking game rules. During the |
| event even indirectly doing something to benefit one |
| of your other characters will be viewed as breaking the |
| rules, and we will be extra vigilant when it comes to |
| this during the event, so, don't do it. |
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| DISCLAIMER: |
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| On a donut as large as Genesis, it may occasionally |
| happen that an item is not accepted even though you are |
| certain it is the correct item based on the clue. |
| If that happens, you need to find another similar item |
| somewhere else in the realms. For example: You are |
| certain the clue is referring to a blue flag, but the blue |
| flag you turned in is not accepted, meaning there is |
| another blue flag somewhere in the realms that you must |
| find. |
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| Should you run into any issues, or if you are uncertain |
| about something, pleae <mail aoe> from any post office. |
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| Cherek, Shanoga and Varian wishes you all Happy Hunting! |
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