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'''April 2008'''
'''April 2008''' - [[Announcements - 2008/04 - Upping the Ante|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
== Turbine Announcements ==
=== Teaser Images ===
=== Teaser Images ===
Click image for full size version.
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File:Teaser 200804ACVault.jpg|[http://acvault.ign.com/ ACVault]
File:Teaser 200804JackCat.jpg|[http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/ Maggie the Jackcat]
File:Teaser 200804DerethInfo.jpg|[http://dereth.info/ Dereth.info]
File:Teaser 200804Mystics.jpg|[http://ac.mystics.de/ Asheron's Call Mystics]
File:Teaser 200804Warcry.jpg|[http://ac.warcry.com/ Asheron's Call WarCry]
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[http://ac.mystics.de/?module=News&newsid=20445 AC Mystics]
=== Teaser ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342-upping-the-ante-april&catid=74-2008&Itemid=68
| Original = http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=576
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ACvault
=== Rollout ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=343-rollout-article-april&catid=74-2008&Itemid=68
| Original = http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=578
| Archive = Announcements - 2008/04 - Upping the Ante#Rollout Article
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[http://www.dereth.info/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=14 Dereth.info]
=== Release Notes ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341-release-notes-april&catid=74-2008&Itemid=68
| Original = http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=575
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Maggies
== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''


[http://ac.warcry.com/images/view/47971 Warcry's CoD]
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "The royal scholars know little about what is causing the problems all across the world, but other scholars, who know the darker places of the world, suggest it may have something to do with the ancient Falatacot gods that once dominated this whole island..."


:Town Crier tells you, "The frogs need help - excuse me, the bloody-minded frog-like beings who tried to kill you when they first arrived in Dereth need help."


=== Teaser - [Link] ===
:Town Crier tells you, "I've received reports of a ridiculous trickster in the Graveyard in the Direlands. Be careful, he appears as powerful as he is mad."


:Town Crier tells you, "A strange little creature that calls itself a Merwart has appeared in the Bloodless town of Ayan Baqur, begging for help against some mysterious threat."


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:Town Crier tells you, "Royal scholars know that the network of ley lines, the very circulatory system of this planet's magical energy, has become unstable. What they do not know is why."</font>
=== Rollout - [Link] ===
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=== Release Notes - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=575 Link] ===
Hello there and welcome to the Release Notes for the April event, Upping the Ante. This month we have heard some reports about the Jester appearing in the Graveyard. Cooldown timers have been added to the game. Aside from some new content rewards, players will first notice this new tech on their Throne of Destiny gems. Let see what else is going on this month in Asheron’s Call.


====New Content and Updated Functionality====
''Pyreal Rumors'':
* Cooldown Timers have been added to the game.
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
*The Throne of Destiny gems have been changed to use this new cooldown tech. Players will now need to wait 30 seconds between each use. This tech is intended to be used on new items as well.
:Town Crier tells you, "Frankly, given the choice between Falatacot and Burun, I might choose the Falatacot. That's just me, however."
*Aerbax has been revised again to resolve the issues that have been seen with him returning back to health. Please keep in mind if a player or players attempt to trap Aerbax in a state where he is trapped or in a state where he cannot hit players, he will return back to his home location and return to full health. The action is working as intended to prevent players from exploiting the nature of the platform that the fight takes place on. The new mechanic to prevent the unplanned instances where Aerbax returns to full health, is as follows. Players fighting Aerbax will get him down to a certain health level which triggers him to teleport to a new platform. And in appearance, that is what will happen. The actual tech change in this case is that instead of Aerbax teleporting himself, he will get to a certain health rate, delete himself and cause a new version to spawn at the next platform, at a reduced health level. Please keep in mind that when the new form of Aerbax shows up, it will say he is at 100% health, but upon closer ID, players will be able to see his overall health is lower.
*The Emissary of Asheron now fixes all the reward bugs when you talk to him and if a player has received two helms one can be given for the next piece of armor.
*The timer emote on Aerbax no longer counts down incorrectly (was saying 5 min left 4 3 2 5)
*The Jester has shown up in the graveyard. Players may want to investigate this move.
*The Jester will now re-teach players the Arcane Pyramid spell if they have deleted it out of their spellbooks.
*The Jester now tells players when he teaches them the Arcane Pyramid spell.
*The Ghost Jailer will now know if you released the Jester and give a different response.
*If players free the Jester and then go back and free him again before their timer is up, they will no longer be able to start in the cell room.
*Players can now choose to spawn at beginning of the Jester dungeon or at the trap in case they skipped turning in the letter to the wall.
*Mages should now be able to hit The Jester with a bit more ease now.
*An issue where players could possibly get stuck on the Shadow Kresovus quest has been fixed.
*The Burun Collar on the Asheron’s Abductor quest no longer looks like Darling’s Collar.
*Player corpses that have no items or Pyreals on them will now self delete after about 30 seconds. This should apply to regular corpses as well as PK Lite corpses.
*Dark Scarabs should no longer burn upon use. They now will just go away one their timer is up.
*Due to the issues we had in the March event, the Tanada House of Pancakes will be open with the start of the April event from 4/15/2008 through 4/22/2008.
*An announcement is now made when a player uses a volatile rare. For those who do not know, these are rares that are burned upon use such as melee defense or magic defense rare gems.  


So there are just some of the things we have in store for Asheron's Call in April. Please remember that along with everything listed here, there are several new quests and exciting things going into the game for the April event.  
:Town Crier tells you, "A very powerful knight told me he was unable to kill the insane Jester who has been roaming the Graveyard of late. He said every blow he landed elicited only more laughter and hysterics while the wounds closed almost as fast as they were made."
:Town Crier tells you, "Then the Jester tossed him hundreds of feet into the air and shot spells at him, obliterating him before he hit the ground. He found a note on his corpse later saying 'Thanks for the fun! Let me know if you find any of my cards."


== Discoveries ==
:Town Crier tells you, "The strange Merwart of Ayan Baqur appears to be a primitive offshoot of the Mosswart race.  This Mundagurg, as it calls itself, seeks help in fighting a local infestation of Moarsmen."
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "Our sources suggest that there is a book of ancient and catastrophic evil at the heart of our current disturbances."
Rumor 2<br><br>


<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "We are not sure what is causing the recent disturbances across the world's network of ley lines and nodes, nor are we even sure of the consequences if the system truly ruptures. But it seems certain that there are factions mobilizing to profit from the chaos that would ensue...  Keep alert in the weeks and months ahead."
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
</font>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>


'''Mainland Town Criers'''
'''Mainland Town Criers'''


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
''Free Rumors'':
Rumor 2<br><br>
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "Whispers from scholars of more forbidden arts suggest that an ancient Falatacot god is behind the disturbances..."
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>


:Town Crier tells you, "A rarely seen Merwart has appeared in Ayan Baqur, looking for help against unknown foes."
:Town Crier tells you, "Scholars are still unsure what the disturbances along ley lines could possibly mean.  All they know is that the fabric of the planet itself is fraying."
:Town Crier tells you, "A tall figure has been seen running around the Graveyard and laughing like a crazy person."</font>
''Pyreal Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "A Jester has been seen in the Graveyard. From all reports he sounds quite mad. He's lost his cards as well as his mind. Someone should help him."
:Town Crier tells you, "Geomantic scholars report fluctuations and disturbances in the network of ley lines that crisscrosses Dereth.  What could it mean?  Is it linked to the terrible things that happened in the graveyard thousands of years ago?"
:Town Crier tells you, "We don't know exactly what is going on with all the incidents around the world, but there are suggestions that an artifact of ancient evil, some kind of book of terrible knowledge, is at the source of it."
:Town Crier tells you, "There is a strange little Merwart named Mundagurg in Ayan Baqur, who seeks assistance from adventurers in combating some kind of Moarsman assault."
:Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that it's specifically Tmauruk of the Burun who is asking for help from us.  Might want to go there first."</font>
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
''Free Rumors'':
Rumor 2<br><br>
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Looks like things are afoot on Bur again, eh?  I knew that rescuing old Asheron wouldn't be the end of it!  Makes me tempted to go back there!  Just for the nostalgia, you understand."
Stout Rumor 1<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Stout Rumor 2<br><br></font>


:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Someone should get that nut-job in the Graveyard to drink a few stouts. I bet that would sort him out. I can't think straight until my first morning stout."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Mundagurg's in town!  Strange, isn't it?  I sent him off to explore the whole island and he ends up here, in my backyard!"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'd challenge you to a game of poker, but I seem to have misplaced my deck... I think I left it in the graveyard somewhere.  Have you seen it?"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Late at night, when the town is quiet, I think I can hear a voice whispering to me.  There's some kind of awful presence behind the ley line disturbances.  And it whispers to me in the night... It whispers something... that sounds like 'Soon.'  Soon what?"</font>
''Stout Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "April Fools!  Did I get you?"<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Wait, a horde of ninjas was supposed to come flying out of this pint glass as soon as I drained it.  What gives?  Who gave me a defective Clan of Ninjas Joke Glass?"<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, right.  I'm also a little bit late on that April Fool's thing, aren't I?  Seems like things have been all discombobulated ever since that graveyard was ripped out of the ground.  Seems to me that whatever's happening there, it's big..."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep, just for good measure, I went back up onto those platforms and knocked Aerbax flat on his invisible butt again."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I know all about that eruption of Moarsmen from the tunnels under the beach.  Yeah, not too far north of here, along the shore!  Why am I not doing anything about them?  I've already dispatched one of my little minions from the Merwart colony to recruit likely heroes, haven't I?  What more do you want from me?  Delegating is thirsty work."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, you keep your talk of cards and decks and that damn Jester well away from me.  I'm sure there's nothing at all about this Jester that concerns me.  You hear me?  I'm not involved at all!  Leave me alone!"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It seems someone let a crazy person out of some prison in the Graveyard. Now he's running around making a nuisance of himself. Maybe you should go have a talk with him."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tell him Ulgrim would like to explain the medicinal properties of alcohol to him."</font>
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Blightfinger Quest]]
* [[Jester's Cards]]
* [[Kaurik's Ghost Messenger]]
==== Updated Quests ====
* [[Tanada House of Pancakes Quest]] - fixed, available for a limited time only.
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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Kaurik]] - [[Kor-Gursha]] (not Tmauruk)
* [[Merwart Mundagurg]] - 59.7S 88.2W in [[Ayan Baqur]]
* [[Tikreek]] - [[Messenger's Sanctuary]]
==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Jester]] -
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=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Blightfinger's Warrens]] - 56.8S 89.2W near [[Ayan Baqur]] (70+)
* [[Messenger's Sanctuary]] - From the [[Messenger's Sanctuary]] on [[Bur]]


==== Updated Locations ====
* The sky over [[Graveyard]] is now an ominous, swirling black, even during the daytime. See [[Media:Upping the Ante Graveyard Sky.gif|here]] for a animated screenshot of the new sky.


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=== New NPCs ===


=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Blightfinger Quest]]
| Hand of Blightfinger
| Carved Platinum Heart
| Club of Surprising Cunning
| Club of Remarkable Cunning
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Kaurik's Ghost Messenger]]
| Ghostly Messenger's Missive
}}
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Jester's Cards]]
| Jester's Token
| The Jester (Card)
| Two Cards from the Deck of Hands
| Deck of Eyes Completed
| Deck of Hands Completed
}}
{{Item Table Three|Caption=Card Decks
| Deck of Eyes
| King of Eyes
| Queen of Eyes
| Jack of Eyes
| Ten of Eyes
| Nine of Eyes
| Eight of Eyes
| Seven of Eyes
| Six of Eyes
| Five of Eyes
| Four of Eyes
| Three of Eyes
| Two of Eyes
| Ace of Eyes
| Deck of Hands
| King of Hands
| Queen of Hands
| Jack of Hands
| Ten of Hands
| Nine of Hands
| Eight of Hands
| Seven of Hands
| Six of Hands
| Five of Hands
| Four of Hands
| Three of Hands
| Two of Hands
| Ace of Hands
}}
==== Updated Items ====
* {{Icon Link|Ancient Mhoire Coin}} - New Icon
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=== New [[Titles]] ===
* [[Kaurik's Ghost Messenger#Title Rewards|Honorary Burun Scout]]
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=== New Locations ===


=== Portal.dat ===
:[[File:Portaldat 200804.png]]


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=== New Items ===


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
{{Creature Class|Moarsman
| Blighted Desolation Moarsman
| Blighted Miry Moarsman
| Blightfinger
}}
{{Creature Class|Ghost
| Ghostly Messenger
}}
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=== New Creatures ===
=== Images ===
Click image for full size version.
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
File:Upping the Ante Graveyard Sky.gif|New Graveyard sky effect
File: Live.jpg|
File: Live.jpg|
</gallery>
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=== [[Known Issues]] ===
* The [[Club of Surprising Cunning]] does piercing damage but casts bludgeon vuln VI; upgrade does piercing and bludgeon vuln VII.
* The criers mention to talk to the burun scout leader Tmauruk, but it is actually his apprentice Kaurik that you must speak with for the new quest.
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== Splash Screen ==
[[File:Upping the Ante Splash Screen.jpg]]
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[[Category:Patch]]

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April 2008 - Announcements Page

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

Click image for full size version.

Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Viamontian Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "The royal scholars know little about what is causing the problems all across the world, but other scholars, who know the darker places of the world, suggest it may have something to do with the ancient Falatacot gods that once dominated this whole island..."
Town Crier tells you, "The frogs need help - excuse me, the bloody-minded frog-like beings who tried to kill you when they first arrived in Dereth need help."
Town Crier tells you, "I've received reports of a ridiculous trickster in the Graveyard in the Direlands. Be careful, he appears as powerful as he is mad."
Town Crier tells you, "A strange little creature that calls itself a Merwart has appeared in the Bloodless town of Ayan Baqur, begging for help against some mysterious threat."
Town Crier tells you, "Royal scholars know that the network of ley lines, the very circulatory system of this planet's magical energy, has become unstable. What they do not know is why."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Frankly, given the choice between Falatacot and Burun, I might choose the Falatacot. That's just me, however."
Town Crier tells you, "A very powerful knight told me he was unable to kill the insane Jester who has been roaming the Graveyard of late. He said every blow he landed elicited only more laughter and hysterics while the wounds closed almost as fast as they were made."
Town Crier tells you, "Then the Jester tossed him hundreds of feet into the air and shot spells at him, obliterating him before he hit the ground. He found a note on his corpse later saying 'Thanks for the fun! Let me know if you find any of my cards."
Town Crier tells you, "The strange Merwart of Ayan Baqur appears to be a primitive offshoot of the Mosswart race. This Mundagurg, as it calls itself, seeks help in fighting a local infestation of Moarsmen."
Town Crier tells you, "Our sources suggest that there is a book of ancient and catastrophic evil at the heart of our current disturbances."
Town Crier tells you, "We are not sure what is causing the recent disturbances across the world's network of ley lines and nodes, nor are we even sure of the consequences if the system truly ruptures. But it seems certain that there are factions mobilizing to profit from the chaos that would ensue... Keep alert in the weeks and months ahead."

Mainland Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Whispers from scholars of more forbidden arts suggest that an ancient Falatacot god is behind the disturbances..."
Town Crier tells you, "A rarely seen Merwart has appeared in Ayan Baqur, looking for help against unknown foes."
Town Crier tells you, "Scholars are still unsure what the disturbances along ley lines could possibly mean. All they know is that the fabric of the planet itself is fraying."
Town Crier tells you, "A tall figure has been seen running around the Graveyard and laughing like a crazy person."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "A Jester has been seen in the Graveyard. From all reports he sounds quite mad. He's lost his cards as well as his mind. Someone should help him."
Town Crier tells you, "Geomantic scholars report fluctuations and disturbances in the network of ley lines that crisscrosses Dereth. What could it mean? Is it linked to the terrible things that happened in the graveyard thousands of years ago?"
Town Crier tells you, "We don't know exactly what is going on with all the incidents around the world, but there are suggestions that an artifact of ancient evil, some kind of book of terrible knowledge, is at the source of it."
Town Crier tells you, "There is a strange little Merwart named Mundagurg in Ayan Baqur, who seeks assistance from adventurers in combating some kind of Moarsman assault."
Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that it's specifically Tmauruk of the Burun who is asking for help from us. Might want to go there first."

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Looks like things are afoot on Bur again, eh? I knew that rescuing old Asheron wouldn't be the end of it! Makes me tempted to go back there! Just for the nostalgia, you understand."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Someone should get that nut-job in the Graveyard to drink a few stouts. I bet that would sort him out. I can't think straight until my first morning stout."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Mundagurg's in town! Strange, isn't it? I sent him off to explore the whole island and he ends up here, in my backyard!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'd challenge you to a game of poker, but I seem to have misplaced my deck... I think I left it in the graveyard somewhere. Have you seen it?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Late at night, when the town is quiet, I think I can hear a voice whispering to me. There's some kind of awful presence behind the ley line disturbances. And it whispers to me in the night... It whispers something... that sounds like 'Soon.' Soon what?"

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "April Fools! Did I get you?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Wait, a horde of ninjas was supposed to come flying out of this pint glass as soon as I drained it. What gives? Who gave me a defective Clan of Ninjas Joke Glass?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, right. I'm also a little bit late on that April Fool's thing, aren't I? Seems like things have been all discombobulated ever since that graveyard was ripped out of the ground. Seems to me that whatever's happening there, it's big..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep, just for good measure, I went back up onto those platforms and knocked Aerbax flat on his invisible butt again."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I know all about that eruption of Moarsmen from the tunnels under the beach. Yeah, not too far north of here, along the shore! Why am I not doing anything about them? I've already dispatched one of my little minions from the Merwart colony to recruit likely heroes, haven't I? What more do you want from me? Delegating is thirsty work."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, you keep your talk of cards and decks and that damn Jester well away from me. I'm sure there's nothing at all about this Jester that concerns me. You hear me? I'm not involved at all! Leave me alone!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It seems someone let a crazy person out of some prison in the Graveyard. Now he's running around making a nuisance of himself. Maybe you should go have a talk with him."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tell him Ulgrim would like to explain the medicinal properties of alcohol to him."

New Quests

Updated Quests

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

  • The sky over Graveyard is now an ominous, swirling black, even during the daytime. See here for a animated screenshot of the new sky.

New Items

Blightfinger Quest
Hand of Blightfinger
Carved Platinum Heart
Club of Surprising Cunning
Club of Remarkable Cunning


Kaurik's Ghost Messenger
Ghostly Messenger's Missive


Jester's Cards
Jester's Token
The Jester (Card)
Two Cards from the Deck of Hands
Deck of Eyes Completed
Deck of Hands Completed


Card Decks
Deck of Eyes
King of Eyes
Queen of Eyes
Jack of Eyes
Ten of Eyes
Nine of Eyes
Eight of Eyes
Seven of Eyes
Six of Eyes
Five of Eyes
Four of Eyes
Three of Eyes
Two of Eyes
Ace of Eyes
Deck of Hands
King of Hands
Queen of Hands
Jack of Hands
Ten of Hands
Nine of Hands
Eight of Hands
Seven of Hands
Six of Hands
Five of Hands
Four of Hands
Three of Hands
Two of Hands
Ace of Hands


Updated Items

New Titles

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Moarsman

Ghost

Images

Click image for full size version.

  • New Graveyard sky effect
    New Graveyard sky effect

Known Issues

  • The Club of Surprising Cunning does piercing damage but casts bludgeon vuln VI; upgrade does piercing and bludgeon vuln VII.
  • The criers mention to talk to the burun scout leader Tmauruk, but it is actually his apprentice Kaurik that you must speak with for the new quest.

Splash Screen

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