Shifting Tactics

January 2009 - Announcements Page

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 * AC Mystics
 * ACvault
 * Dereth.info
 * [?? Maggies]
 * Warcry's CoD

Town Crier Rumors
Town Crier tells you, "It seems people have been purchasing some new and interesting things off the exclusive vendors who don't accept pyreal. I never really understood how anyone could live without pyreal but from what I hear two of these vendors aren't even alive..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Dereth Explorers Society has embarked on a great mapping project of the island and invites all adventurers to participate!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! There is a new hunter who is studying the fauna of Dereth.  He's looking for adventurers to collect tokens from various creatures that he's tagged."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Owners of Runed Weapons can turn them in for practical training in the relevant skill!"

Town Crier tells you, "The Societies are training their members in the arts of war! They've developed some great big simulation to hone the tactical skills of their recruits."

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "I've just been waiting for someone to give me some of those Olthoi venom sacs so I can go buy some protective clothing before the Olthoi make a comeback. We town criers really have to be prepared for anything!"

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "If you are a member of a Society, you may want to report to your stronghold for tactical training. I'm told the Tactical Officers of the Societies have developed a fascinating new method of war simulation."

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "If you have a Runed Weapon that you no longer need, you can turn it in to the Yaraq weaponsmith Bhravarn ibn Salizim for training in the relevant skill. How handy!"

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "The cartographers of the Dereth Explorers Society have announced a challenge to all exploration-minded adventurers in Dereth! Speak to Sean the Speedy in Holtburg for details."

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "The Hunter Rand in Holtburg seeks the help of adventurers comfortable with hunting in the wilderness. He has a variety of creature bounties to offer."

You give Town Crier Pyreal. Town Crier tells you, "Well, I'm sure glad that awful T'thuun-thing was defeated, but it was kinda nice when his ambient magical corruption was keeping the weather warm."

Ulgrim Rumors
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've been thinking of starting up my own shop where I sell things for ale. One can never have enough ale. And when one has ale, who has need for pyreal?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've tossed back a couple of mugs with that Rand character who's sending people out on hunting expeditions. Nice guy, but he was way too interested in examining me for identifying marks."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yeah, I finally got off my duff and sent that T'thuun screaming down to his own private abyss again. But not a word of thanks, or even a mug of stout bought for me by a grateful populace, eh?  See if I defeat a demon lord of the cosmic chaos that lurks at the center of the planet again for you ingrates."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tactical Defense? Please. More like worst drinking game ever."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The Dereth Explorers Society is marking the island for map-toting adventurers, eh? I've marked parts of Dereth, too.  I figure old Berkholt's stout has seen most of this island, one way or the other."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hope you got all the Sclavus trophies you wanted. Clever creatures, those Sclavus.  Able to adapt to stop dropping those bits that people like to make trophies out of.  If I could adapt like that I'd grow a second liver and a third bladder."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ho ho ho, the snows came after the demon went howling down to defeat. No justice in this world, I tell ya.  As a wise man once said, we are slowly being digested by an amoral universe.  Some of us more slowly than others, naturally."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yeah, I saw Speedy Sean coming through here, marking targets for his map quest. I'll let you in on a secret, since you were so obliging with this mug of stout.  He marked the back of Claude's mask.  Yep, you're going to have to scalp that old trickster to finish the task."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Some mage called me a gimp the other day." Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I asked him what a gimp was and he said "You, Gimpy! What kind of a gimp mage has a 40 Focus?"" Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "So I portaled him to that new valley everyone is talking about to find out what kind of mage he is." Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I guess he didn't realize that I had used a few attribute transfer gems... What a gimp."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tactical Defense was so easy I beat it with one eye shut... Maybe it was both eyes.  Actually I think I was passed out."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Thanks for the mug, friend. Hey, you didn't drop one of Rand's hunting tags in here, did you?  I don't want to be trussed up and delivered to him for one of his weird little collection projects."

You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout. Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There aren't a lot of stimulating people to talk to around here." Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I don't mean you of course, you're fascinating."

New Quests

 * Monthly Game Hunter - Speak to Rand, Game Hunter for monthly kill tasks. He awards 1 adventurers token per 24 yrs when you complete 1 of 5 kill tasks. 10 tokens give a mana forge key.


 * Dereth Exploration - Speak to Sean the Speedy.
 * You have discovered an Exploration Marker!
 * You have found a total of 1 of the Exploration Markers.
 * Sean the Speedy tells you, "In the coming months, I'll be hiding more and more markers across this wondrous land. For now, there are a total of 10 hidden in the world, some of which are linked by theme.

New NPCs
He awards 1 adventurers token per 24 yrs when you complete 1 of 5 kill tasks. 10 tokens give a mana forge key Starts the Dereth Exploration quest.
 * Rand, Game Hunter - 42.2N 33.9E in Holtburg
 * Sean the Speedy - 42.3N 33.7E in Holtburg

Updated NPCs

 * Bhravarn ibn Salizim in Yaraq - Gives experience for Royal Runed Weapons.

New Items

 * [[Image:Empyrean Crystal Icon.png]] Empyrean Crystal - 25 Colosseum Coins
 * [[Image:Enhanced Red Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] Enhanced Red Empyrean Ring
 * [[Image:Enhanced White Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] Enhanced White Empyrean Ring
 * [[Image:Gladiatorial Leggings Icon.png]] Gladiatorial Leggings - 25 Colosseum Coins
 * [[Image:Gladiatorial Tunic Icon.png]] Gladiatorial Tunic - 25 Colosseum Coins
 * Bonus for wearing both Gladiatorial Tunic and Gladiatorial Leggings is ??.


 * [[Image:Protective Leggings Icon.png]] Protective Leggings - 10 Small Olthoi Venom Sacs
 * [[Image:Protective Tunic Icon.png]] Protective Tunic - 10 Small Olthoi Venom Sacs
 * Bonus for wearing both Protective Tunic and Protective Leggings is ??.


 * [[Image:Ceremonial Leggings Icon.png]] Ceremonial Leggings - 25 Ancient Mhoire Coins
 * [[Image:Ceremonial Tunic Icon.png]] Ceremonial Tunic - 25 Ancient Mhoire Coins
 * Bonus for wearing both Ceremonial Tunic and Ceremonial Leggings is Major Health Gain (+30% Health Regeneration rate) and Essence Glutton (+30 Health).

Known Issues

 * The "Failed to enter chat room" bug persists.
 * Some players still see black dome at Monster Fights.