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'''March 2008''' - [[Announcements - 2008/03 - Foolish Ambition|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
== Turbine Announcements ==
=== Teaser Images ===
=== Teaser Images ===
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File:Teaser 200803ACVault.jpg|[http://acvault.ign.com/ ACVault]
File:Teaser 200803JackCat.jpg|[http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/ Maggie the Jackcat]
File:Teaser 200803DerethInfo.jpg|[http://dereth.info/ Dereth.info]
File:Teaser 200803Mystics.jpg|[http://ac.mystics.de/ Asheron's Call Mystics]
File:Teaser 200803Warcry.jpg|[http://ac.warcry.com/ Asheron's Call WarCry]
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=== Teaser ===
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=== Rollout ===
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=== Release Notes ===
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== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "The Tanada House of Pancakes?  Are you serious?  We should fear pancakes?"
:Town Crier tells you, "Scouts report more spirit activity in the Graveyard."
:Town Crier tells you, "There is word of a Bloodless scholar in Zaikhal who seeks information on some undead lord."


[http://ac.mystics.de/?module=News&newsid=20341 AC Mystics]
:Town Crier tells you, "With the destruction of the plans of the renegade Virindi Aerbax, New Viamont can use this time to fortify itself before the next crisis..."


[http://acvault.ign.com/screenshots/?ss=10514 ACVault]
:Town Crier tells you, "I must admit it cheers me to see the turn of the seasons. Also, I do enjoy a good baby bunny pie."


[http://www.dereth.info/index.php?ind=gallery&op=foto_show&ida=8 Dereth.info]
:Town Crier tells you, "A ghostly woman has been reportedly walking the Graveyard by day. She seems to have lost someone."


[http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/teaser/foolish1.htm Maggies]
:Town Crier tells you, "We have heard reports that the Bloodless scholar Danira the Dusty of Zaikhal seeks information on that strange new statue that arose near the Mage Academy portal in the Direlands."


[http://ac.warcry.com/images/view/47620 Warcry's CoD]
:Town Crier tells you, "The rumored re-appearance of the Tanada House of Pancakes surprises me. Surely they have lost the element of surprise."


=== Teaser - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=572 Link] ===
:Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the mages talk about the disturbance of ley lines?  I don't know what it means, but I heard one of the Royal Historians say that an ancient undead lord is involved somehow."</font>
The lonely lord sat in his private sanctum, staring blankly into the runes he had just inscribed into his heavy, leatherbound journal.  He idly tapped his fingers on the top of his desk, and the only sound audible over the click of bone against chalcedony was the soft, keening whine, the sound of a soul in torment, from the altar behind him.<br><br>
From the back of the study, interrupting the lord’s solitude, came the sound of bootsteps in the empty corridor.  He did not have to look to know that one of the household servants in charge of maintaining this library complex had come to his study.<br><br>
“Speak, majordomo,” he said, not bothering to turn around.  “What is it you would have of me?”<br><br>
“My lord,” the servant rasped through a ruined throat, “the archivists are almost done with packing the most precious texts.  The guards grow nervous as these… disturbances continue.  It is almost time to leave, my lord.  All that remains is… your part.”<br><br>
The clicking of fingers on writing surface stopped as the lord closed the book in front of him.  The majordomo stepped closer, making sure to keep a safe distance from the garishly lit altar between him and his master.<br><br>
“Shall I take that journal for you, my lord?  There is room yet, not all of the boxes have been sealed for transport back to His Majesty’s court.  There is still time…”<br><br>
The lord laughed, grim and bitter.  “Time is one thing we do not lack, majordomo.  It will be thousands of years before these halls are disturbed again, if my dreams are true.”<br><br>
“As you say, my lord.”<br><br>
The lord stood, pushing his chair out, and he looked down upon the sealed journal.  For a long moment, he remained still.  The majordomo took one nervous step closer.  “My lord?  Your journal?  And the… other book?”  As if to underscore his urgency, a dull, rumbling boom rolled through the chamber again.  Dust sifted from the stonework above and trickled onto the desk and the floor nearby.<br><br>
The lord hissed and swept the book off the desk with one angry motion.  The book fell to the ground with a loud thump, and reflexively, the servant rushed to pick it up.<br><br>
“No.”  The lord’s voice echoed, even louder than the sounds of crumbling stone that surrounded them.  “Leave it be.  I am done with it.  Tell the archivists to be on their way.  I shall follow in a few moments.  With the other book.”<br><br>
The servant retreated, scuttling backwards out of the room, bowing abjectly every few steps.  The lord suddenly spun to look at him and called out.<br><br>
“Wait.  Where is my seal?”<br><br>
The servant bowed again, afraid to meet his master’s eyes. “My lord, I do not know.  I thought you had it.  I do not come in here myself, as you know, except in this case, when I had to tell my lord—“<br><br>
“I know why you came here, majordomo.  Very well.  That will be all.  Go, tell the archivists.”<br><br>
“As you say, my lord.”  The majordomo fairly flew out of the room in his eagerness to escape his master’s strange temper and the pulsing book on the altar at the center of the room.<br><br>
The lord looked around the study once more.  He looked at the half-emptied bookshelves, ransacked for all irreplaceable items.  He looked at the fallen journal on the floor at his feet.  He looked at the altar at the center of the room, the vessel of his greatest triumph and deepest despair.  “Would that you had been here, my lady, perhaps I would have thought better of it,” he muttered, to no one in particular.<br><br>
He shook his head and then straightened up, with an audible creak of dusty bones.  He walked toward the altar in the middle of the room and the book that sat upon it, which bathed everything nearby in a ghastly red glow.<br><br>
He stopped in front of the altar and reached out slowly, almost hesitantly, to touch the book.  This book was larger and heavier than the journal he’d been keeping, and the binding sickened even one as inured to horror as he was.  As he drew close, he could hear sibilant whispering in his mind.  Down the corridor there were the sounds of running feet and shouted commands as his minions finished their preparations to abandon his library.  Another rumbling roar echoed through the halls.  It sounded like the very masonry was coming apart.<br><br>
The lord addressed the book itself as he took hold of it with both hands.  “If it were my decision, I would leave you here and hope these halls remain sealed forever.  But I know that will not be true, that this library and that accursed graveyard will come forth again some day.  And perhaps the only chance to reverse the damage done is somewhere else within your thrice-damned pages. Very well.  Come on, you vile thing.  My master awaits.”<br><br>
The whispers built to a crescendo in his head as he tried to lift the book from the altar.  There was a moment of resistance, as if he had been encased in unyielding stone, before the book came free from the altar.  The lord shook his head and snarled as he tucked the book unceremoniously under one arm like a novice in his own academy.  “Never should I have agreed to use you.  The Mhoires were not worth this.  I have made too many bad bargains.”<br><br>
The book shivered briefly with malevolent humor.  Ignoring it, the lord held his hand over the altar and spoke a few words in another language, a language even more ancient than his own.  The altar shimmered as his warding spell settled over it.  He stood there for a few moments more, probing at the ward with his own keenly attuned magical senses.  The ward was incomplete.  Flawed.  It seemed that the consequences of his meddling had affected even his own casting abilities in this place.<br><br>
Shaking his head, Lord Rytheran strode out of his study and ritual chamber for the last time, accompanied by the ominous rumble of shifting rock and barely audible laughter.


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'''Mainland Town Criers'''


=== Rollout - [<Rollout Link to Turbine> Link] ===
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
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:Town Crier tells you, "There's a scholar in Zaikhal who is looking for information on Lord Rytheran of Dericost."
=== Release Notes - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=571 Link] ===
Hello there and welcome to the March Release Notes! With the defeat of Aerbax, there is a feeling of hope in the air. Could it be a coincidence that spring has arrived early?


Let’s see what else is going on in Asheron’s Call for the month of March.
:Town Crier tells you, "Can it be?  Has the Tanada House of Pancakes re-opened its doors?"


====Aerbax Fight Changes====
:Town Crier tells you, "Looks like spring has come early this year!  I have to say, it's quite a relief.  Firewood is getting so expensive these days!"


*The Emissary of Asheron is now friendlier to players who have defeated Aerbax.
:Town Crier tells you, "I heard a sad story the other day of a lover lost and a maiden's ghost who forever walks the land looking for him."
*Some new items have been added to the rewards for defeating Aerbax. Players may want to run this quest again, and see what they might get.
*A typo in Aerbax’s intro dialog has been fixed. He now knows how to spell his own name.
*Players should not be able to stay on Aerbax’s platform after defeating him.
*Aerbax should no longer be having the issue which caused him to pop back to full health.
*Due to the change that was needed to make sure Aerbax did not pop back to full health, we have raised his overall health level to ensure the fight remains challenging to players.
*The Emissary of Asheron should now give time estimates to players waiting for another group to finish the Aerbax quest.
*There is now a shortcut to the portal device for players, so there is no longer a need to make the long run after each death during the Aerbax fight.  


====Miscellaneous Changes====
:Town Crier tells you, "It sure is a relief that Aerbax's awful plans have been defeated!  One wonders what danger threatens the realm next..."</font>
*The Spear of Purity has had its attack modifier raised to 15% and its defense modifier raised to 10%.
*The Chorizite pea now splits into Chorizite powder instead of oil.
* Asheron’s Servant now accepts the Charged Shards.
* The Gladiator's Defense Armor Augments description has been changed to, raises bludgeon resistance by .2 (since that's what it does). Its cost has been lowered to 15 coins.
* The Chorizite pea from Trial of the Heart now states it can't be split (it never could be and confused some people).
* The Gem of Spectral Force's description now states melee weapons only.
* Scepter of Might now has a 18% attack mod and a 7% defense mod.
*The Spectral Crystal of the Life Giver now has a life magic icon instead of war.
*Winter is over in Dereth and spring is upon us. The snow has melted away and once again the baby creatures of Dereth roam the landscape.
*There have been reports that some kind of strange statue has appeared near the Mage Academy.
*As we approach the beginning of April, make sure you are on the lookout for some “foolish” activities.
*The Magic Defense Weapon Augmentation gem now works on wands.
*The Sword of Soroku has had its multi strike removed, and should now have a wield requirement.
*The Spellbook interface has been reorganized in preparation for level 8 spells.


====Quest Experience Updates====
''Pyreal Rumors'':
We have changed or raised the experience that player can receive on some of our older quests this month. Many of our older quests gave a flat rate or no xp at all for completion. We have begun the process of adjusting some of these quests to be more in line with the rewards we are now giving out for quest completion. Below is a list of the quests that have been adjusted for the month of March. If the xp mechanics have changed in any way, it will be detailed below. Please note that at no point should the rewards player get be lessened by these changes.
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:Town Crier tells you, "Hooray for spring!  Aren't the baby bunnies just the cutest?"


*Aerlinthe: No change to mechanics, players will now receive a percentage based reward for completion.
:Town Crier tells you, "Be on the lookout. The Tanada House of Pancakes came active around this time last year."
*Gaerlan: Players will now receive a percentage based xp reward for completing the quest, as well as the xp for turning in the sword.
*Impious Staff: Players will now receive a percentage based xp reward along with the staff upon completion of the quest.  
*Crystal Array Core: Players will now receive a percentage based xp reward for turning in Soul Gems to the same NPC’s who hand out the weapons upon completion of the quests.  


:Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard?  There is some kind of strange statue that appeared near the Mage Academy.  A scholar named Danira the Dusty has taken up residence in Zaikhal, and seeks help investigating it."


So there are just some of the things we have in store for Asheron's Call in March. Please remember that along with everything listed here, there are several new quests and exciting things going into the game for the March event.
:Town Crier tells you, "I have heard of a ghostly woman in white who wanders the Graveyard by day and sobbing. It's probably just a story though."


:Town Crier tells you, "Word is that the ley lines of Dereth, the paths of magical energy across the realm, have been disturbed by some cataclysmic shakeup.  What was the word Aliester the Loquacious used?  Oh yes.  'Higgledy-piggledy.'"</font>


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== Discoveries ==
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
 
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I don't trust ghosts. Never have. Why just the other day this ghost comes up to me and asks if I've seen her husband. I could see right through her trickery. Heck, I could see right through her. She was looking for a husband to bring to her grave. I'm not falling for that one."


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The Tanada House of Pancakes?  Are you serious?  We should fear pancakes?"<br><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There's a what in the graveyard now?  A jester?  I'll believe it when I see it. And if you get me a pint, kid, I'll be that much closer to being able to see your imaginary jester friend."
Town Crier tells you, "Scouts report more spirit activity in the Graveyard."<br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "There is word of a Bloodless scholar in Zaikhal who seeks information on some undead lord."<br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "With the destruction of the plans of the renegade Virindi Aerbax, New Viamont can use this time to fortify itself before the next crisis..."<br><br>


<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Spring's come, hasn't it?  That's great.  My winter britches were getting a little gamey, if you know what I mean. Now it's commando season!"
Town Crier tells you, "I must admit it cheers me to see the turn of the seasons.  Also, I do enjoy a good baby bunny pie."<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "A ghostly woman has been reportedly walking the Graveyard by day. She seems to have lost someone."<br><br></font>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "We have heard reports that the Bloodless scholar Danira the Dusty of Zaikhal seeks information on that strange new statue that arose near the Mage Academy portal in the Direlands."<br><br></font>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The rumored re-appearance of the Tanada House of Pancakes surprises me.  Surely they have lost the element of surprise."<br><br></font>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the mages talk about the disturbance of ley lines?  I don't know what it means, but I heard one of the Royal Historians say that an ancient undead lord is involved somehow."<br><br></font>


:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Of course it was me who defeated Aerbax!  Haven't you realized by now that I'm the best in the world at smacking around Virindi?  I think that earned me a pint of stout, don't you?"<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint, kid."


'''Mainland Town Criers'''
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tanada House of Pancakes?  Oh no, you won't find me there.  They don't cook the bacon the way I like.  Come to think of it, when's the last time I had a proper piece of bacon?  Not since Ispar..."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dang it!  Did no one think to bring pigs to Dereth?"</font>


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There's a scholar in Zaikhal who is looking for information on Lord Rytheran of Dericost."<br><br>
''Stout Rumors'':
Town Crier tells you, "Can it be?  Has the Tanada House of Pancakes re-opened its doors?"<br><br>
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Town Crier tells you, "Looks like spring has come early this year! I have to say, it's quite a relief.  Firewood is getting so expensive these days!"<br><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Here, roll these three dice six times. That's right, we're rolling one out for my old pal Gygax the Gamer.  Known him since our days at university on Ispar.  We spent a lot of late nights together working on a funny little game.  Figured we'd revolutionize the world with it. I kinda feel like I wouldn't be here without him."
Town Crier tells you, "I heard a sad story the other day of a lover lost and a maiden's ghost who forever walks the land looking for him."<br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "It sure is a relief that Aerbax's awful plans have been defeated!  One wonders what danger threatens the realm next..."<br><br>


:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yes, of course, the jester in the graveyard!  A tragic story.  He told a joke that was so funny, it killed everyone, including him.  As it happens, I know the joke."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, I won't tell you.  What are you, crazy?"


<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The snows have receded, the baby animals are back, and the snowmen have gone away again. Oh, I hated the snowmen, with their beady black eyes, and the smug looks on their faces!"
Town Crier tells you, "Hooray for spring!  Aren't the baby bunnies just the cutest?"<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Be on the lookout.  The Tanada House of Pancakes came active around this time last year."<br><br></font>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard?  There is some kind of strange statue that appeared near the Mage Academy.  A scholar named Danira the Dusty has taken up residence in Zaikhal, and seeks help investigating it."<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I have heard of a ghostly woman in white who wanders the Graveyard by day and sobbing. It's probably just a story though."<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Word is that the ley lines of Dereth, the paths of magical energy across the realm, have been disturbed by some cataclysmic shakeup.  What was the word Aliester the Loquacious used?  Oh yes.  'Higgledy-piggledy.'"<br><br></font>


:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Sure, Aerbax is in retreat, but I just know he'll be back to cause trouble in a few hundred years... Mark my words."</font>
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
=== New UI and Game Changes ===
* [[Magic Panel#Spellbook|Spellbook]]
** An additional filter was added for level VIII spells. See [[Foolish Ambition#Images|here]] for a screenshot.
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<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
Rumor 2<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Stout Rumor 1<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Stout Rumor 2<br><br></font>
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[The Jester]]
* [[Lord Rytheran's Journal]]


 
=== Live Events ===
* [[3/28/08 - Leafcull - Bunnies attack Holtburg]]
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=== Updated Quests ===
=== Updated Quests ===
*From the release notes, Aerlinthe, Gaerlan, Impious Staff, and the Fenmalain, Caulnalain, and Shendolain Crystal Arrays have been given a percentage based experience reward.
* From the release notes, [[Lady Aerfalle Quest|Aerlinthe]], Gaerlan, Impious Staff, and the Fenmalain, Caulnalain, and Shendolain Crystal Arrays have been given a percentage based experience reward.
**'''Aerlinthe Low:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Aerlinthe High:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Gaerlan's Citadel 20-39:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Gaerlan's Citadel 40-59:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Gaerlan's Citadel 60-79:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Gaerlan's Citadel 80+:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Impious Staff:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Fenmalain Cystal Array:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Caulnalain Cystal Array:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
**'''Shendolain Cystal Array:''' Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ?? Max Reward: ??
 
*Bug Fixes and changes to [[Aerbax's Citadel]]. For full list see the Release Notes
**Heal to full health bug fixed.
**New shortcut available for players to reach portal device without having to run through the long dungeon.
**New Rewards added: ??


* Bug fixes for [[Aerbax's Prodigal Lugian]].
* [[Lady Aerfalle Quest]]
** Aerlinthe Low:
*** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 100, Max Reward: 13,765,337
** Aerlinthe High:
*** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 100, Max Reward: 13,765,337
* [[Gaerlan's Citadel]]
** 20-39 - Percentage: ??, Level Cap: ??, Max Reward: ??
** 40-59 - Percentage: ?? Level Cap: ??, Max Reward: ??
** 60-79 - Percentage: ??, Level Cap: ??, Max Reward: ??
** 80+ - Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 100 ,Max Reward: 13,765,337
* [[Impious Staff Quest]]
** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: ??, Max Reward: 1,054,387
* [[Fenmalain Vestibule Quest]]
** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 40, Max Reward: 476,330
* [[Caulnalain Vestibule Quest]]
** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 60, Max Reward: 2,045,376
* [[Shendolain Vestibule Quest]]
** Percentage: 20%, Level Cap: 80, Max Reward: 5,938,156
* [[Aerbax's Citadel]] -  Bug Fixes and changes:
** For full list see the [[Foolish Ambition#Aerbax Fight Changes|Release Notes]].
** New Rewards added: [[Empowered Girth of the Perfect Light]]
* [[Aerbax's Prodigal Lugian]] - Bug fixes:
** Stats for the enhanced [[Spear of Purity]] and [[Scepter of Might]] have been corrected
** Stats for the enhanced [[Spear of Purity]] and [[Scepter of Might]] have been corrected
** Powdered Chorizite Pea now splits into powder instead of oils.
** Powdered Chorizite Pea now splits into powder instead of oils.
** Description for chorizite pea in the Trial of the Heart has been changed to be less confusing.
** Description for chorizite pea in the Trial of the Heart has been changed to be less confusing.
* [[Asheron's Tower Guardian]] - The NPC for  now accepts [[Charged Shard]]s.
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*The NPC for [[Asheron's Tower Guardian]] now accepts [[Charged Shard]]s.
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Danira the Dusty]] - 13.8N, 0.1E in [[Zaikhal]]
* [[Jailer]] - 64.9S, 44.1W in the [[Graveyard]]
* [[Laylana]] - 65.3S, 44.3W in the [[Graveyard]]
* [[Jester (NPC)|Jester]]


==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Hurnmel the Smith]]


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=== New NPCs ===
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Jester's Prison]] - 64.9S, 44.1W in the [[Graveyard]]
* [[Lord Rytheran's Private Sanctum]] - 74.7N, 18.5E north of [[Neydisa Castle]]
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=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[The Jester]]
| Laylana's Love Letter
| Pleading Letter
| Wall (Jester's Prison)
| Jester Prison Door
| Jester's Entombment Wall
| Jester Prison Key
| Ball of Fire
| Brazier
| Arcane Pyramid
| Dark Scarab
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Lord Rytheran's Journal]]
| Ancient Chest (Graveyard)
| Rytheran's Master Seal
| Master's Sentinel
| Rytheran's Untranslated Journal
| Key to the Lord's Sanctum
| North Cloister Key
| South Cloister Key
| North Cloister Key Half
| South Cloister Key Half
| Rytheran's Journal
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Aerbax's Citadel]] Update
| Empowered Girth of the Perfect Light
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Hurnmel the Smith]]
| Replica BloodScorch
}}
==== Updated Items ====
* {{Icon Link|Magic Defense Weapon Augmentation}} - Now works with loot wands as well as melee and missile weapons.
* {{Icon Link|Scepter of Might (Enhanced)}} - Attack modifier raised to 18% and defense modifier raised to 7%.
* {{Icon Link|Spear of Purity (Enhanced)}} - Attack modifier raised to 15% and defense modifier raised to 10%.
* {{Icon Link|Sword of Soroku}} - Multi strike removed, wield requirement added
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=== New Spells ===
*{{Icon Link|Arcane Pyramid (Spell)}}
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=== New [[Titles]] ===
* [[The Jester#Title Rewards|Jester's Fool]]
* [[The Jester#Title Reward|Jester's Emancipator]]
* [[The Jester#Title Reward|Jester's Accomplice]]
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=== Portal.dat ===
:[[File:Portaldat 200803.png]]


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=== New Locations ===


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
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{{Creature Class|Burun
| Guruk Hatchling
| Guruk Pug
}}
{{Creature Class|Human
| Blood Priestess
| Celestial Illuminator
}}
{{Creature Class|Statue
| Guardian Statue
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Misc. Creature Class
| Jester (Creature)
}}
{{Creature Class|Undead
| Imperial Archivist
| Imperial Guard
| Majordomo of the North Cloister
| Majordomo of the South Cloister
}}
|}


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=== New Items ===


=== Images ===
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File:New Spellbook.jpg|New filter for level VIII spells.
File: Live.jpg|
File: Live.jpg|
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=== New Monsters ===
=== [[Known Issues]] ===
* House of Pancakes quest broken - Gladys is not portalling players as she used to. ''I just confirmed that the problem with THOP is due to how the spell is being targeted. It would appear that more stringency is required now than when the quest was released last year, but I'll need to verify this with Severlin. However, for the time being, the quest does break about halfway through, and will probably be closed for the year. Sorry, folks. -  Lupus Argenteus AC1 Data Integrator'' [http://forums.ac.turbine.com/showthread.php?t=38169]
*Aerbax's popping back to full health bug still exists despite the fix for it.
*Those who were in the first group to kill Aerbax are not getting the girth when talking to the Emissary, unlike those not in the first group who have beaten Aerbax.
*The Jester Trap (that act much like Rolling Balls of Death) in the hallway in the Jester's dungeon become invisible to players under certain circumstances. This makes them impossible to avoid and makes it difficult getting through the hallway. Related to this behavior, a person running along the wall in a sliding fashion causes them to stick for a second then explode without harming the player. After exploding the player unsticks and continues sliding.
*After being rewarded with xp from Laylana (not freeing the jester), it's still possible to continue down and get the Dark Scarab, though not the war spell.
*Some people have gotten repeat rewards on Aerbax's Citadel (two helms). Supposedly the rewards issues will all be fixed in the April patch ([http://forums.ac.turbine.com/showpost.php?p=399051&postcount=4 Link]).


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== Splash Screen ==
=== Splash Screen ===
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March 2008 - Announcements Page

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

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Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Viamontian Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "The Tanada House of Pancakes? Are you serious? We should fear pancakes?"
Town Crier tells you, "Scouts report more spirit activity in the Graveyard."
Town Crier tells you, "There is word of a Bloodless scholar in Zaikhal who seeks information on some undead lord."
Town Crier tells you, "With the destruction of the plans of the renegade Virindi Aerbax, New Viamont can use this time to fortify itself before the next crisis..."
Town Crier tells you, "I must admit it cheers me to see the turn of the seasons. Also, I do enjoy a good baby bunny pie."
Town Crier tells you, "A ghostly woman has been reportedly walking the Graveyard by day. She seems to have lost someone."
Town Crier tells you, "We have heard reports that the Bloodless scholar Danira the Dusty of Zaikhal seeks information on that strange new statue that arose near the Mage Academy portal in the Direlands."
Town Crier tells you, "The rumored re-appearance of the Tanada House of Pancakes surprises me. Surely they have lost the element of surprise."
Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the mages talk about the disturbance of ley lines? I don't know what it means, but I heard one of the Royal Historians say that an ancient undead lord is involved somehow."

Mainland Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "There's a scholar in Zaikhal who is looking for information on Lord Rytheran of Dericost."
Town Crier tells you, "Can it be? Has the Tanada House of Pancakes re-opened its doors?"
Town Crier tells you, "Looks like spring has come early this year! I have to say, it's quite a relief. Firewood is getting so expensive these days!"
Town Crier tells you, "I heard a sad story the other day of a lover lost and a maiden's ghost who forever walks the land looking for him."
Town Crier tells you, "It sure is a relief that Aerbax's awful plans have been defeated! One wonders what danger threatens the realm next..."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Hooray for spring! Aren't the baby bunnies just the cutest?"
Town Crier tells you, "Be on the lookout. The Tanada House of Pancakes came active around this time last year."
Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard? There is some kind of strange statue that appeared near the Mage Academy. A scholar named Danira the Dusty has taken up residence in Zaikhal, and seeks help investigating it."
Town Crier tells you, "I have heard of a ghostly woman in white who wanders the Graveyard by day and sobbing. It's probably just a story though."
Town Crier tells you, "Word is that the ley lines of Dereth, the paths of magical energy across the realm, have been disturbed by some cataclysmic shakeup. What was the word Aliester the Loquacious used? Oh yes. 'Higgledy-piggledy.'"

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I don't trust ghosts. Never have. Why just the other day this ghost comes up to me and asks if I've seen her husband. I could see right through her trickery. Heck, I could see right through her. She was looking for a husband to bring to her grave. I'm not falling for that one."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There's a what in the graveyard now? A jester? I'll believe it when I see it. And if you get me a pint, kid, I'll be that much closer to being able to see your imaginary jester friend."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Spring's come, hasn't it? That's great. My winter britches were getting a little gamey, if you know what I mean. Now it's commando season!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Of course it was me who defeated Aerbax! Haven't you realized by now that I'm the best in the world at smacking around Virindi? I think that earned me a pint of stout, don't you?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint, kid."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tanada House of Pancakes? Oh no, you won't find me there. They don't cook the bacon the way I like. Come to think of it, when's the last time I had a proper piece of bacon? Not since Ispar..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dang it! Did no one think to bring pigs to Dereth?"

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Here, roll these three dice six times. That's right, we're rolling one out for my old pal Gygax the Gamer. Known him since our days at university on Ispar. We spent a lot of late nights together working on a funny little game. Figured we'd revolutionize the world with it. I kinda feel like I wouldn't be here without him."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yes, of course, the jester in the graveyard! A tragic story. He told a joke that was so funny, it killed everyone, including him. As it happens, I know the joke."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, I won't tell you. What are you, crazy?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The snows have receded, the baby animals are back, and the snowmen have gone away again. Oh, I hated the snowmen, with their beady black eyes, and the smug looks on their faces!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Sure, Aerbax is in retreat, but I just know he'll be back to cause trouble in a few hundred years... Mark my words."

New UI and Game Changes

  • Spellbook
    • An additional filter was added for level VIII spells. See here for a screenshot.

New Quests

Live Events

Updated Quests

  • From the release notes, Aerlinthe, Gaerlan, Impious Staff, and the Fenmalain, Caulnalain, and Shendolain Crystal Arrays have been given a percentage based experience reward.

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

New Items

The Jester
Laylana's Love Letter
Pleading Letter
Wall (Jester's Prison)
Jester Prison Door
Jester's Entombment Wall
Jester Prison Key Ball of Fire
Brazier
Arcane Pyramid
Dark Scarab


Lord Rytheran's Journal
Ancient Chest (Graveyard)
Rytheran's Master Seal
Master's Sentinel
Rytheran's Untranslated Journal
Key to the Lord's Sanctum
North Cloister Key
South Cloister Key
North Cloister Key Half
South Cloister Key Half
Rytheran's Journal


Aerbax's Citadel Update
Empowered Girth of the Perfect Light


Hurnmel the Smith
Replica BloodScorch


Updated Items

New Spells

New Titles

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Burun

Human

Statue

Misc. Creature Class

Undead

Images

Click image for full size version.

  • New filter for level VIII spells.
    New filter for level VIII spells.

Known Issues

  • House of Pancakes quest broken - Gladys is not portalling players as she used to. I just confirmed that the problem with THOP is due to how the spell is being targeted. It would appear that more stringency is required now than when the quest was released last year, but I'll need to verify this with Severlin. However, for the time being, the quest does break about halfway through, and will probably be closed for the year. Sorry, folks. - Lupus Argenteus AC1 Data Integrator [1]
  • Aerbax's popping back to full health bug still exists despite the fix for it.
  • Those who were in the first group to kill Aerbax are not getting the girth when talking to the Emissary, unlike those not in the first group who have beaten Aerbax.
  • The Jester Trap (that act much like Rolling Balls of Death) in the hallway in the Jester's dungeon become invisible to players under certain circumstances. This makes them impossible to avoid and makes it difficult getting through the hallway. Related to this behavior, a person running along the wall in a sliding fashion causes them to stick for a second then explode without harming the player. After exploding the player unsticks and continues sliding.
  • After being rewarded with xp from Laylana (not freeing the jester), it's still possible to continue down and get the Dark Scarab, though not the war spell.
  • Some people have gotten repeat rewards on Aerbax's Citadel (two helms). Supposedly the rewards issues will all be fixed in the April patch (Link).

Splash Screen

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