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[center][size=4]As the Arcanist departs on his long-awaited journey to explore the cosmos, he leaves behind a trusty team of dragons to maintain the observatory while he is away. He is trusting his entire domain to them, he says. They are to take care of the observatory, he says. They are to polish his telescopes daily, and to make sure the star charts are put away in alphabetical order, and they are to make sure that all portal activity is redirected to the dedicated Portal Containment room. Explosions are allowed, but are to be kept to a minimum.
In short, the Arcanist expects his loyal followers and acolytes to behave while he is away.
Did he really think they were going to listen to him?
The only supervision they have ever known at the observatory is gone. Not that the Arcanist can really be considered “supervision” anyway, but he is the Head Honcho at the Observatory, and he makes the rules. Rules which include “we already ended the world twice; let’s not do that again.” So, obviously, that means it’s time to blow [i]everything[/i] up! Uh, I mean experiment. Remember, these are mages-in-training, so they won’t always end the universe on their first go. But, after enough botched spells and fuming pots of goop, someone is bound to create something that will start the Apocalypse again. Will it be you?
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A bit of history for you! Let’s Start The Apocalypse is a popular forum game in the Arcane flight that originated back in the days when Flight Rising was down for frequent maintenance. The person who posted last on the thread before the site went down was considered the person whose clan successfully “started the Apocalypse.” Nowadays the site is down very little, so it’s harder to start successful Apocalypses, but the game still is popular in the Arcane forum. We thought we’d bring it flight-wide for Starfall because we all love it so much.
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As the Arcanist departs on his long-awaited journey to explore the cosmos, he leaves behind a trusty team of dragons to maintain the observatory while he is away. He is trusting his entire domain to them, he says. They are to take care of the observatory, he says. They are to polish his telescopes daily, and to make sure the star charts are put away in alphabetical order, and they are to make sure that all portal activity is redirected to the dedicated Portal Containment room. Explosions are allowed, but are to be kept to a minimum.
In short, the Arcanist expects his loyal followers and acolytes to behave while he is away.
Did he really think they were going to listen to him?
The only supervision they have ever known at the observatory is gone. Not that the Arcanist can really be considered “supervision” anyway, but he is the Head Honcho at the Observatory, and he makes the rules. Rules which include “we already ended the world twice; let’s not do that again.” So, obviously, that means it’s time to blow everything up! Uh, I mean experiment. Remember, these are mages-in-training, so they won’t always end the universe on their first go. But, after enough botched spells and fuming pots of goop, someone is bound to create something that will start the Apocalypse again. Will it be you?
A bit of history for you! Let’s Start The Apocalypse is a popular forum game in the Arcane flight that originated back in the days when Flight Rising was down for frequent maintenance. The person who posted last on the thread before the site went down was considered the person whose clan successfully “started the Apocalypse.” Nowadays the site is down very little, so it’s harder to start successful Apocalypses, but the game still is popular in the Arcane forum. We thought we’d bring it flight-wide for Starfall because we all love it so much.
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[*][size=4]The first poster will make a post stating that they intend to do something that could potentially start an apocalypse. For example, “Hmm, I wonder what happens when you put these firecrackers into Baldwin’s Brew?[/size]
[*][size=4]The subsequent poster will then have to explain how that thing actually does not start the Apocalypse. For example, “Sorry, I switched your firecrackers with plastic replicas. They’ll just melt down into goo.” That poster will then include in the post their own potentially world--ending scenario. [/size]
[*][size=4]No one tries to start the apocalypse intentionally. We mages don’t try to start apocalypses- they are just a side effect of our curiousity. Posters must be oblivious to the apocalypses they almost started. The subsequent poster may also be oblivious to the fact they stopped an apocalypse from occurring. [/size]
[*][size=4]You may post as many times per day as you want. Each day you post, you will be registered for 5 tickets into either the Out-of-flight Starfall Raffle, or the in-flight Starfall raffle, depending on whether or not you are a member of Arcane or not. [b]To check and see which days you have been entered for tickets, please see our spreadsheet [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EDycKcJaOUq4Ng_4ZgfI5AjzLfVnX_IQ5cRVxWZBaIg/edit?usp=sharing]here[/url].[/b] This spreadsheet may be slightly out of date if we have a lot of daily participants.[/size]
[*][size=4]At the end of each day, one person will be revealed to have started the Apocalypse that day. They will win the daily prize. The daily prize winners are determined by RNG, so everyone has a fair shot at being that day’s winner![/size]
[*][size=4]From time to time, event helpers (Psydratesky, Noivian, Diaryofnobody, Walle, Kedia, and Ponythekidrs) and I will be posting an image of a Fallen Streak or a Fallout Whisper in the thread. The first person to quote the post will win that item, as well as potentially some other fun goodies![/size]
[*][size=4]At the end of the contest, the event helpers and I will be going through the thread and reading all of your posts. Five people with the most creative responses will receive prizes, so have fun with your apocalypses![/size]
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(Adapted from the rules in the original thread, written by Briton #34735)[/size]
The first poster will make a post stating that they intend to do something that could potentially start an apocalypse. For example, “Hmm, I wonder what happens when you put these firecrackers into Baldwin’s Brew?
The subsequent poster will then have to explain how that thing actually does not start the Apocalypse. For example, “Sorry, I switched your firecrackers with plastic replicas. They’ll just melt down into goo.” That poster will then include in the post their own potentially world--ending scenario.
No one tries to start the apocalypse intentionally. We mages don’t try to start apocalypses- they are just a side effect of our curiousity. Posters must be oblivious to the apocalypses they almost started. The subsequent poster may also be oblivious to the fact they stopped an apocalypse from occurring.
You may post as many times per day as you want. Each day you post, you will be registered for 5 tickets into either the Out-of-flight Starfall Raffle, or the in-flight Starfall raffle, depending on whether or not you are a member of Arcane or not. To check and see which days you have been entered for tickets, please see our spreadsheet here. This spreadsheet may be slightly out of date if we have a lot of daily participants.
At the end of each day, one person will be revealed to have started the Apocalypse that day. They will win the daily prize. The daily prize winners are determined by RNG, so everyone has a fair shot at being that day’s winner!
From time to time, event helpers (Psydratesky, Noivian, Diaryofnobody, Walle, Kedia, and Ponythekidrs) and I will be posting an image of a Fallen Streak or a Fallout Whisper in the thread. The first person to quote the post will win that item, as well as potentially some other fun goodies!
At the end of the contest, the event helpers and I will be going through the thread and reading all of your posts. Five people with the most creative responses will receive prizes, so have fun with your apocalypses!
(Adapted from the rules in the original thread, written by Briton #34735)
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[center][quote=Most Creative Post Prizes]
There will be 5 most creative post winners. First place will get to choose one of the following 4-5 prizes. Second place will get second choice. Third place will get third choice. Fourth and fifth place will be the honorable mentions, with fourth place getting fourth choice and fifth place getting whatever is left.
[skin=2656]
[skin=12281]
[item=loga]
[item=accent: Research Notes]
[item=skin: Whispering Bones]
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[quote=Day 1 Prize Pack]
So, there may or may not be an apocalypse this week. Then again, this can be said of about every week (Thanks Arcanist!). But there's no reason to fear! All you need to do is find a place to bunker down with a bunch of food. You yourself will need to find the safe place to hide, but here's some food, materials, and a doctor mask to help you start your Apocalypse Survival Kit.
[item=Gray Plague Doctor Mask]
[item=soylent green]x25 [item=soylent yellow]x25 [item=soylent red]x25 [item=soylent blue]x25
[item=green goo]x50 [item=yellow goo]x50 [item=orange goo]x50 [item=red goo]x25 [item=purple goo]x15 [item=blue goo]x10
[b]1000 food points of meat
1000 food points of seafood
1000 food points of insects
1000 food points of plants [/b]
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[quote=Day 2 Prize Pack]
So, you have decided not to hide? Awesome! The festival would be a lot less fun if everyone was hiding. Unless we were playing hide and go seek. But then we would need at least one person to not hide and try to find everyone....
Anyways, what are we mages known for? Well other than being awesome, kind, curious, the best flight in existence...(not that I have any bias)...
We're known for SCIENCE! We love to CREATE CREATE CREATE! And whether that's creating poetry, stories, music, art, or SCIENCE, we love making new things!
We also like explosions. But apparently so does the fire flight. But the fire flight explodes things just to explode them. We explode for SCIENCE!
So, what time is it? No, not adventure time...IT'S SCIENCE TIME!
Here are some starter materials to help you SCIENCE with Baldwin.
[item=broken bottle]x99 [item=glass beaker]x20 [item=coarse alchemical reduction]x10 [item=irradiated alchemical reduction]x10 [item=sizzling phosphorus]x10
[item=green goo]x50 [item=yellow goo]x50 [item=orange goo]x50 [item=red goo]x25 [item=purple goo]x15 [item=blue goo]x10
[item=green ooze]x50 [item=yellow ooze]x50 [item=orange ooze]x50 [item=red ooze]x25 [item=purple ooze]x15 [item=blue ooze]x10
[item=green sludge]x50 [item=yellow sludge]x50 [item=orange sludge]x50 [item=red sludge]x25 [item=purple sludge]x15 [item=blue sludge]x10
[item=grey slime]x10 [item=white slime]x10 [item=black slime]x10
[item=copper muck]x20 [item=silver muck]x15 [item=gold muck]x10
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[quote=Day 3 Prize Pack]
Now that you have learned to SCIENCE with Baldwin, it's time to blow things up yourself! I mean, uh, create things by yourself...
But before that, you need to look the part. Well, not really, but just in case you want to look the part, here is some apparel to make you look all SCIENCE-y...
[item=Alchemist Eyewear] [item=Black Protective Eyewear] [item=Green Protective Eyewear] [item=Orange Protective Eyewear] [item=Pink Protective Eyewear] [item=White Protective Eyewear]
[item=Bronze Steampunk Goggles] [item=Copper Steampunk Goggles] [item=Brass Steampunk Goggles] [item=Gold Steampunk Goggles] [item=Silver Steampunk Goggles]
[item=Glowing Blue Clawtips] [item=Glowing Green Clawtips] [item=Glowing Purple Clawtips] [item=Glowing Red Clawtips] [item=Glowing Orange Clawtips] [item=Glowing Gold Clawtips]
[item=Lab Coat] [item=Red Lab Coat] [item=Black Lab Coat] [item=Rubber Laboratory Gloves]
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[quote=Day 4 Prize Pack]
Running out of materials? Want to do research on how ancient fungi and and dwarf truffles can pounce on you when they are rooted to the ground? Did a bamboo phytocat make fun of your silly looking goggles?
WELL IT'S TIME TO HEAD TO THE COLISEUM!
But first, you need to train up your dragons. And you can't train up your dragons if you don't have the right stones. Here are some stones for different type of dragons. Oh, and a traditional broadsword to look awesome while you fight:
[item=traditional broadsword]
[b]The Glass Cannon[/b]
This is your main fighting dragon. Most stat points should be added to strength, with a few or 42 to quickness and one or 10 or 13 to vitality.
[item=irradiated scratch] [item=scratch] [item=shred] [item=eliminate] [item=rally] [item=haste] [item=berserker]x3 [item=ambush]x2
[b]The Healer[/b]
This is your main healing dragon. Most stat points should be added to intelligence, with a few or 42 to quickness and one or 10 or 13 to vitality. Aid works best for quick battles. Regeneration works best for long battles.
[item=prismatic meditate] [item=Silverglow Meditate] [item=meditate] [item=Empathetic Regeneration] [item=Regeneration] [item=Aid] [item=concentration] [item=reflect] [item=scholar]x3 [item=discipline]x2
[b]The Tank[/b]
Tanks are not common, but they are sometimes used to take most of the damage from enemies (and survive) while the other dragons attack/heal. All of the stat points should be put into defense and vitality. Tanks are best used in battles against other users and are not very useful when grinding in the Coliseum. Guard and Anticipate or Plumed Anticipate are must have battle stones for a tank.
[item=Plumed Anticipate] [item=Anticipate] [item=Guard] [item=clobber] [item=concentration] [item=rally] [item=haste] [item=scholar]x3 [item=ambush] [item=field manual]
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[quote=Day 5 Prize Pack]
Well, I must have made a wrong turn when trying to find the coliseum...ooh, what does this thingymagig do... -turns time-turner's sandglass over and over again-
-goes far into the past and ends up at...Hogwarts?-
Um...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...What is a Kansas anyways?
AND LOOK AT THESE AWESOME PIECES OF APPAREL! Here, you can have some too: and this sandy glassy thingy.
[item=Time-turner's Sandglass] [item=Brown Wizard Hat] [item=Gray Wizard Hat] [item=darksteel glasses]
[item=Red and Gold Flair Scarf] [item=Cyan Flair Scarf] [item=Brass Steampunk Scarf] [item=Green and White Flair Scarf]
[item=Black Breeches] [item=Black Renaissance Shirt] [item=Midnight Cape] [item=firebreather cape] [item=Waverider Cape] [item=Duneglider Cape] [item=Gladewalker Cape]
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[quote=Day 6 Prize Pack]
Well, we've made it back to our time! And it was amazing how you reverse engineered that sandy glassy thingy to make something that could bring us forward through time- you're becoming quite the scientist. HEY, LET'S GO EVEN FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE!
-CRASH!-
...Oops. Well, I guess we're not going forward in the future...sorry I just broke the time thingy you just reverse engineered....
But don't worry! There's plenty of stuff to do when there is SCIENCE around!
You know how there are these weird symbols on each of the earrings, amulets, and cuffs of chemistry, transmutation, alchemy, and SCIENCE? Well, I've been trying to decipher them for a while, and I came up with this equation by combining all the symbols together...it apparently makes a recipe for [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k]Ragnarok[/url], whatever that is...let's see..."Will unleash [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenrir]Fenrir[/url]"...I wonder what a Fenrir is? Oh well.
IT'S TIME TO SCIENCE!
-unleashes Fenrir and begins Ragnarok-
Oh, so that's a Fenrir-I never expected him to be so wolfish. And what is with this sudden earthquake?
Oh look, there's Sköll and Hati.
[item=umbra wolf] [item=hati] [img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/592.png[/img]
(the image by the Hati familiar is the Sköll familiar)
[item=Copper Amulet of Transmutation] [item=Copper Earrings of Transmutation] [item=Copper Cuffs of Transmutation] [item=Darksteel Amulet of Necromancy] [item=Darksteel Earrings of Necromancy] [item=Darksteel Cuffs of Necromancy] [item=Gold Amulet of Alchemy] [item=Gold Earrings of Alchemy] [item=Gold Cuffs of Alchemy] [item=Pearly Amulet of Chemistry] [item=Pearly Earrings of Chemistry] [item=Pearly Cuffs of Chemistry] [item=Silver Amulet of Science] [item=Silver Earrings of Science] [item=Silver Cuffs of Science]
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[quote=Day 7 Prize Pack]
Well, it's a good thing that one of the scientists in my clan happened to accidentally make a "Stop Ragnarok" rain machine that somehow stopped the earthquakes...what are the odds?
Anyways, the festival is almost over so what better way to end it by giving away SCIENCE! I mean, uh, festival stuff... and maybe some Baldwin familiars.
I hope everyone had fun!
[item=Hibernal Starbear] [item=Starseer's Emblem]
[item=stardust scholar] [item=cosmologist fieldtools] [item=starseer's crown]
[item=juvenile starsweeper] [item=lesser wisp] [item=Anomalous Skink] [item=Leftover Residue] [item=Cheerful Residue] [item=Sentient Alloy] [item=Shiny Residue] [item=Great Blue Waveskimmer] [item=Amberwing Waveskimmer]
[b]Some Accents and Skins from the upcoming festival[/b]
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[center][b]Winners[/b][center]
Congratulations to our daily winners!
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Congratulations to our "most creative Apocalypses" winners!
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There will be 5 most creative post winners. First place will get to choose one of the following 4-5 prizes. Second place will get second choice. Third place will get third choice. Fourth and fifth place will be the honorable mentions, with fourth place getting fourth choice and fifth place getting whatever is left.
Accent: Arcanist Delight
Coatl Male Only
Accents are equippable items that can be worn like a coat of paint on top of the skin of your dragon. The look of the skin will not be passed onto offspring and may be unequipped at any time. (Designed by Zikul.)
Itemid #2656
Accent: Crystal Shards
Skydancer Female Only
Accents are equippable items that can be worn like a coat of paint on top of the skin of your dragon. The look of the accent will not be passed onto offspring and may be unequipped at any time. (Designed by Ruurin.)
Itemid #12281
Loga
Familiar
For the second anniversary it is customary to exchange loga. No one is sure who thought this tradition was a good idea. (2015 Anniversary Familiar)
0
Accent: Research Notes
Coatl Female Only
Accents are equippable items that can be worn like a coat of paint on top of the skin of your dragon. The look of the accent will not be passed onto offspring and may be unequipped at any time. (Designed by Draujay.)
Itemid #9204
Skin: Whispering Bones
Coatl Female Only
Skins are equippable items that can be worn like a coat of paint on top of the skin of your dragon. The look of the skin will not be passed onto offspring and may be unequipped at any time. (Designed by Intikam.)
Itemid #8312
Day 1 Prize Pack wrote:
So, there may or may not be an apocalypse this week. Then again, this can be said of about every week (Thanks Arcanist!). But there's no reason to fear! All you need to do is find a place to bunker down with a bunch of food. You yourself will need to find the safe place to hide, but here's some food, materials, and a doctor mask to help you start your Apocalypse Survival Kit.
Gray Plague Doctor Mask
Apparel
For dragons who wish to provide the best in medical care.
250
Soylent Green
Plant
Totally not made out of anything weird. Especially that thing you may be thinking about. Life is perfect.
18
8
x25
Soylent Yellow
Insect
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your meat, plants, and seafood smashed, crushed, and centrifuged into something that tastes like bugs? No..? Oh.
18
8
x25
Soylent Red
Meat
This reddish wedge of matter is super tasty! No, really! It does not smell weird at all! EAT IT. IT IS SHAPED LIKE A DRUMSTICK.
18
8
x25
Soylent Blue
Seafood
This nutrition block will last for 25 years in a hoard. Its shelf life decreases only slightly in a belly.
18
8
x25
Green Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of green goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Yellow Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of yellow goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Orange Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of orange goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Red Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of red goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x25
Purple Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of purple goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x15
Blue Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of blue goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x10
1000 food points of meat
1000 food points of seafood
1000 food points of insects
1000 food points of plants
Day 2 Prize Pack wrote:
So, you have decided not to hide? Awesome! The festival would be a lot less fun if everyone was hiding. Unless we were playing hide and go seek. But then we would need at least one person to not hide and try to find everyone....
Anyways, what are we mages known for? Well other than being awesome, kind, curious, the best flight in existence...(not that I have any bias)...
We're known for SCIENCE! We love to CREATE CREATE CREATE! And whether that's creating poetry, stories, music, art, or SCIENCE, we love making new things!
We also like explosions. But apparently so does the fire flight. But the fire flight explodes things just to explode them. We explode for SCIENCE!
So, what time is it? No, not adventure time...IT'S SCIENCE TIME!
Here are some starter materials to help you SCIENCE with Baldwin.
Broken Bottle
Trinkets
A broken bottle. Whatever it once held has been removed.
20
x99
Glass Beaker
Transmutation
Meep meep, meep meep! Glass beakers help keep transmutation ingredients separate when crafting a recipe.
0
x20
Coarse Alchemical Reduction
Transmutation
These materials have boiled down to a small quantity of coarse crystals.
0
x10
Irradiated Alchemical Reduction
Transmutation
These materials have boiled down to a small quantity of glowing crystals.
0
x10
Sizzling Phosphorus
Transmutation
A block of red hot phosphorus.
0
x10
Green Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of green goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Yellow Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of yellow goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Orange Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of orange goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x50
Red Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of red goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x25
Purple Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of purple goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x15
Blue Goo
Transmutation
A mysterious pile of blue goo. It is pulsating with an eerie internal glow and giving off the pleasant aroma of burnt rubber.
0
x10
Green Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating green ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x50
Yellow Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating yellow ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x50
Orange Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating orange ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x50
Red Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating red ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x25
Purple Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating purple ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x15
Blue Ooze
Transmutation
A perplexing globule of vibrating blue ooze. If left unattended, it may pick itself up and slink away.
0
x10
Green Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of green sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x50
Yellow Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of yellow sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x50
Orange Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of orange sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x50
Red Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of red sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x25
Purple Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of purple sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x15
Blue Sludge
Transmutation
A soupy puddle of blue sludge. If not properly cleaned up, it could threaten to burn a hole in its place.
0
x10
Grey Slime
Transmutation
A slippery concoction of grey slime. This doesn't look useful at all... but maybe...
0
x10
White Slime
Transmutation
A slippery concoction of white slime. This doesn't look useful at all... but maybe...
0
x10
Black Slime
Transmutation
A slippery concoction of black slime. This doesn't look useful at all... but maybe...
0
x10
Copper Muck
Transmutation
A bubbling mass of copper muck with a brilliant metallic surface. It is pockmarked with tiny gaseous boils.
0
x20
Silver Muck
Transmutation
A bubbling mass of silver muck with a brilliant metallic surface. It is pockmarked with tiny gaseous boils.
0
x15
Gold Muck
Transmutation
A bubbling mass of gold muck with a brilliant metallic surface. It is pockmarked with tiny gaseous boils.
0
x10
Day 3 Prize Pack wrote:
Now that you have learned to SCIENCE with Baldwin, it's time to blow things up yourself! I mean, uh, create things by yourself...
But before that, you need to look the part. Well, not really, but just in case you want to look the part, here is some apparel to make you look all SCIENCE-y...
Alchemist Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
Black Protective Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
Green Protective Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
Orange Protective Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
Pink Protective Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
White Protective Eyewear
Apparel
When it is time to make science, always remember to prioritize safety first!
250
Bronze Steampunk Goggles
Apparel
Tinted goggles of polished bronze. They're perfect for shielding a dragon's eyes from soot, smoke, or water. That is, until they get steamed up. The color is purely cosmetic.
1000
Copper Steampunk Goggles
Apparel
Tinted goggles of polished copper. They're perfect for shielding a dragon's eyes from soot, smoke, or water. That is, until they get steamed up. The color is purely cosmetic.
1000
Brass Steampunk Goggles
Apparel
Tinted goggles of polished brass. They're perfect for shielding a dragon's eyes from soot, smoke, or water. That is, until they get steamed up. The color is purely cosmetic.
1000
Gold Steampunk Goggles
Apparel
Tinted goggles of polished gold. They're perfect for shielding a dragon's eyes from soot, smoke, or water. That is, until they get steamed up. The color is purely cosmetic.
1000
Silver Steampunk Goggles
Apparel
Tinted goggles of polished silver. They're perfect for shielding a dragon's eyes from soot, smoke, or water. That is, until they get steamed up. The color is purely cosmetic.
1000
Glowing Blue Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Glowing Green Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Glowing Purple Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Glowing Red Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Glowing Orange Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Glowing Gold Clawtips
Apparel
Softly glowing nails are the mark of an alchemist who has dipped their claws into their cauldron one too many times...
250
Lab Coat
Apparel
Required apparel for being taken seriously in any scientific field.
250
Red Lab Coat
Apparel
Makes you look like you're brewing faster.
250
Black Lab Coat
Apparel
When you make dark science, your lab coat should be dark too.
250
Rubber Laboratory Gloves
Apparel
What a fine day for science!
250
Day 4 Prize Pack wrote:
Running out of materials? Want to do research on how ancient fungi and and dwarf truffles can pounce on you when they are rooted to the ground? Did a bamboo phytocat make fun of your silly looking goggles?
WELL IT'S TIME TO HEAD TO THE COLISEUM!
But first, you need to train up your dragons. And you can't train up your dragons if you don't have the right stones. Here are some stones for different type of dragons. Oh, and a traditional broadsword to look awesome while you fight:
Traditional Broadsword
Apparel
Gets the job done without any frills. Disclaimer: May get the job done with frills depending on dragon breed.
2000
The Glass Cannon
This is your main fighting dragon. Most stat points should be added to strength, with a few or 42 to quickness and one or 10 or 13 to vitality.
Irradiated Scratch
Energy Stone
A low damage scratching attack that generates some Breath. Identical to Scratch, but slightly more green.
250
Required Level: 1
Scratch
Energy Stone
A low damage scratching attack that generates some Breath.
25
Required Level: 1
Shred
Ability Stone
A medium damage melee attack. The target takes damage from bleeding for a short time.
250
Required Level: 1
Eliminate
Ability Stone
A high damage deadly attack that attempts to finish the opponent off. Refunds breath if the enemy dies.
500
Required Level: 7
Rally
Ability Stone
The target becomes empowered with incredible vigor, increasing their Strength stat for a short duration.
600
Required Level: 5
Haste
Ability Stone
Accelerates the senses of the target, allowing them to attack much faster.
600
Required Level: 5
Berserker
Augment Stone
Grants +5 Strength, +3 Quickness and +1 Agility.
600
Required Level: 17
x3
Ambush
Accessory Stone
Grants a dragon the ability to strike first when a battle begins. After this attack, they will fall to their normal place in the turn line-up.
500
Required Level: 9
x2
The Healer
This is your main healing dragon. Most stat points should be added to intelligence, with a few or 42 to quickness and one or 10 or 13 to vitality. Aid works best for quick battles. Regeneration works best for long battles.
Prismatic Meditate
Energy Stone
The caster will focus on the surrounding magical energies, generating a large amount of Breath. Reduces physical damage dealt by 75% for two turns. More colorful than standard Meditate.
250
Required Level: 1
Silverglow Meditate
Energy Stone
The caster will focus on the surrounding magical energies, generating a large amount of Breath. Reduces physical damage dealt by 75% for two turns. More silver than standard Meditate.
250
Required Level: 1
Meditate
Energy Stone
The caster will focus on the surrounding magical energies, generating a large amount of Breath. Reduces physical damage dealt by 75% for two turns.
25
Required Level: 1
Empathetic Regeneration
Ability Stone
Surrounds the target in a restorative aura. For a short duration, they will continuously regenerate health. Functions the same as normal regeneration, but with more love!
250
Required Level: 1
Regeneration
Ability Stone
Surrounds the target in a restorative aura. For a short duration, they will continuously regenerate health.
600
Required Level: 5
Aid
Ability Stone
Heals the target for a small amount of health.
650
Required Level: 3
Concentration
Ability Stone
Strengthens the brainpower of the target. Their intelligence stat will be increased for a short duration.
600
Required Level: 5
Reflect
Ability Stone
Places a barrier around the target. This barrier has a chance to reflect harmful OR beneficial projectiles and spells.
600
Required Level: 12
Scholar
Augment Stone
Grants +5 Intellect, +3 Quickness and +1 Agility.
600
Required Level: 17
x3
Discipline
Accessory Stone
Grants your Meditate ability a 50% chance to generate twice as much Breath.
600
Required Level: 9
x2
The Tank
Tanks are not common, but they are sometimes used to take most of the damage from enemies (and survive) while the other dragons attack/heal. All of the stat points should be put into defense and vitality. Tanks are best used in battles against other users and are not very useful when grinding in the Coliseum. Guard and Anticipate or Plumed Anticipate are must have battle stones for a tank.
Plumed Anticipate
Energy Stone
The caster steels themselves behind a wall of plumage, reducing the damage of attacks made against them for the next turn, and generating 15 Breath when hit. Same effect as Anticipate.
250
Required Level: 1
Anticipate
Energy Stone
The caster steels themselves, reducing the damage of attacks made against them for the next turn, and generating 15 Breath when hit.
100
Required Level: 1
Guard
Ability Stone
A defensive maneuver that gives the caster a chance to come to the defense of one ally for five turns, taking damage in their stead.
300
Required Level: 3
Clobber
Ability Stone
A low-damage attack that has a chance to stun an enemy for the duration of their next turn, based on the caster's Defense.
550
Required Level: 3
Concentration
Ability Stone
Strengthens the brainpower of the target. Their intelligence stat will be increased for a short duration.
600
Required Level: 5
Rally
Ability Stone
The target becomes empowered with incredible vigor, increasing their Strength stat for a short duration.
600
Required Level: 5
Haste
Ability Stone
Accelerates the senses of the target, allowing them to attack much faster.
600
Required Level: 5
Scholar
Augment Stone
Grants +5 Intellect, +3 Quickness and +1 Agility.
600
Required Level: 17
x3
Ambush
Accessory Stone
Grants a dragon the ability to strike first when a battle begins. After this attack, they will fall to their normal place in the turn line-up.
500
Required Level: 9
Field Manual
Accessory Stone
The Field Manual gives its wearer insight to the battle readiness of all opponents. (Grants vision of enemy ability/breath bars.)
500
Required Level: 9
Day 5 Prize Pack wrote:
Well, I must have made a wrong turn when trying to find the coliseum...ooh, what does this thingymagig do... -turns time-turner's sandglass over and over again-
-goes far into the past and ends up at...Hogwarts?-
Um...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...What is a Kansas anyways?
AND LOOK AT THESE AWESOME PIECES OF APPAREL! Here, you can have some too: and this sandy glassy thingy.
Time-turner's Sandglass
Apparel
An ornamental timepiece worn around the neck. Dragons that possess sandglasses are said to be balanced, wise, and logical.
0
Brown Wizard Hat
Apparel
A wide-brimmed, leather mage's hat. Placing this upon your head fills you with the urge to decide the fates of children.
500
Gray Wizard Hat
Apparel
A floppy, dusk-colored hat, powdered with dust from years of sitting unused. What mystical energies still sit beneath its brim?
500
Darksteel Glasses
Apparel
A functional pair of glasses for the nearsighted dragon.
1000
Red and Gold Flair Scarf
Apparel
A warm scarf, knit in red and gold with a touch of flair at the tails.
1750
Cyan Flair Scarf
Apparel
A warm scarf, knit in cyan with a touch of flair at the tails.
1750
Brass Steampunk Scarf
Apparel
A banded scarf adorned with brass gears and shining embroidery. Scarves are almost entirely unnecessary on dragons.
800
Green and White Flair Scarf
Apparel
A warm scarf, knit in green and white with a touch of flair at the tails.
1700
Black Breeches
Apparel
This richly dyed pair of breeches becomes softer each time it is worn.
1575
Black Renaissance Shirt
Apparel
This richly dyed linen shirt becomes softer each time it is worn.
1575
Midnight Cape
Apparel
This voluminous cape allows the wearer to see in the dark.
800
Firebreather Cape
Apparel
This voluminous cape reflects heat and repels smoke.
800
Waverider Cape
Apparel
This voluminous cape repels water and mildew.
800
Duneglider Cape
Apparel
This voluminous cape repels sand and sun.
800
Gladewalker Cape
Apparel
This voluminous cape repels insects and protects against thorns.
800
Day 6 Prize Pack wrote:
Well, we've made it back to our time! And it was amazing how you reverse engineered that sandy glassy thingy to make something that could bring us forward through time- you're becoming quite the scientist. HEY, LET'S GO EVEN FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE!
-CRASH!-
...Oops. Well, I guess we're not going forward in the future...sorry I just broke the time thingy you just reverse engineered....
But don't worry! There's plenty of stuff to do when there is SCIENCE around!
You know how there are these weird symbols on each of the earrings, amulets, and cuffs of chemistry, transmutation, alchemy, and SCIENCE? Well, I've been trying to decipher them for a while, and I came up with this equation by combining all the symbols together...it apparently makes a recipe for Ragnarok, whatever that is...let's see..."Will unleash Fenrir"...I wonder what a Fenrir is? Oh well.
IT'S TIME TO SCIENCE!
-unleashes Fenrir and begins Ragnarok-
Oh, so that's a Fenrir-I never expected him to be so wolfish. And what is with this sudden earthquake?
Oh look, there's Sköll and Hati.
Umbra Wolf
Familiar
Umbra wolves are adept at blending into the shadows. The unwary dragon may find itself surrounded by a pack it never saw coming.
2300
Hati
Familiar
Brother to Sköll, Hati seeks to devour the moon.
0
(the image by the Hati familiar is the Sköll familiar)
Copper Amulet of Transmutation
Apparel
An oversized amulet inscribed with a transmutation formula.
250
Copper Earrings of Transmutation
Apparel
A pair of oversized earrings inscribed with a transmutation formula.
250
Copper Cuffs of Transmutation
Apparel
A pair of wrist cuffs inscribed with a transmutation formula.
250
Darksteel Amulet of Necromancy
Apparel
An oversized amulet inscribed with a necromancy formula.
250
Darksteel Earrings of Necromancy
Apparel
A pair of oversized earrings inscribed with a necromancy formula.
250
Darksteel Cuffs of Necromancy
Apparel
A pair of wrist cuffs inscribed with a necromancy formula.
250
Gold Amulet of Alchemy
Apparel
An oversized amulet inscribed with an alchemy formula.
250
Gold Earrings of Alchemy
Apparel
A pair of oversized earrings inscribed with an alchemy formula.
250
Gold Cuffs of Alchemy
Apparel
A pair of wrist cuffs inscribed with an alchemy formula.
250
Pearly Amulet of Chemistry
Apparel
An oversized amulet inscribed with a chemistry formula.
250
Pearly Earrings of Chemistry
Apparel
A pair of oversized earrings inscribed with a chemistry formula.
250
Pearly Cuffs of Chemistry
Apparel
A pair of wrist cuffs inscribed with a chemistry formula.
250
Silver Amulet of Science
Apparel
An oversized amulet inscribed with a scientific formula.
250
Silver Earrings of Science
Apparel
A pair of oversized earrings inscribed with a scientific formula.
250
Silver Cuffs of Science
Apparel
A pair of wrist cuffs inscribed with a scientific formula.
250
Day 7 Prize Pack wrote:
Well, it's a good thing that one of the scientists in my clan happened to accidentally make a "Stop Ragnarok" rain machine that somehow stopped the earthquakes...what are the odds?
Anyways, the festival is almost over so what better way to end it by giving away SCIENCE! I mean, uh, festival stuff... and maybe some Baldwin familiars.
I hope everyone had fun!
Hibernal Starbear
Familiar
Guardian of the Starfall Isles. (Starfall Celebration 2014.)
0
Starseer's Emblem
Apparel
A glowing arcane rune; the sign of a true magical adept. (Starfall Celebration Holiday Item)
0
Stardust Scholar
Familiar
Elemental acolyte of the Arcanist. (Starfall Celebration Holiday Item 2015.)
0
Cosmologist Fieldtools
Apparel
A proper cosmologist is never without their tools! -except when they forget them. (Starfall Celebration Holiday Item 2015.)
0
Starseer's Crown
Apparel
A glorious crown awarded to dragons who have shown good leadership while visiting the Starfall Isles (Starfall Celebration Holiday Item 2015.)
0
Juvenile Starsweeper
Familiar
A playful swirl of loosely bound aether and stardust.
250
Lesser Wisp
Familiar
When resting in crystal, a lesser wisp will slumber contentedly. When loose, they will cause all manner of mischief!
250
Anomalous Skink
Familiar
Two heads are better than one, except when they're connected to two stomachs. Food fight!
250
Leftover Residue
Familiar
The remains of your latest brew are bright blue, which makes absolutely no sense, given what went into it. Ah... science.
250
Cheerful Residue
Familiar
So the experiment was not exactly a success...but somehow you cannot bring yourself to dump the results. Is... is it smiling at you?
250
Sentient Alloy
Familiar
This globule is capable of thinking and feeling and making its own decisions; too bad it will never be taken seriously with a face like that.
250
Shiny Residue
Familiar
This reflective glop has gotta be good for something. Better hang onto it, just in case.
250
Great Blue Waveskimmer
Familiar
But is it really that great?
250
Amberwing Waveskimmer
Familiar
These avians are always humming. It's incredibly annoying.
250
Some Accents and Skins from the upcoming festival
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Thanks to the whole team who put Starfall 2015 together: @Arietta and all the other people from the Starfall chat, you guys know who you are.
HUGE thanks to @Kedia, my partner-in-crime, and the whole reason this event is happening. Seriously, you’ve donated so much time and money to this event, and for that you have my thanks until the end of the world and beyond.
And finally, thanks to @Briton--even though you’re inactive, you were the one who first started Let’s Start the Apocalypse within the Arcane forum. Without you, this game wouldn’t even exist.
