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Starting off, we have our GP Shop and BP Shop pets!
If you colored one of these pets, please contact Lacia (#25044) for your payment!
Make sure to include your PayPal address if you are opting for the USD option.
We will also be collecting pet PSDs directly from the thread, so please make sure you keep the links active for two weeks (at least until mid-October) so we have time to snag 'em!
The Essence of October 2020 will turn your active pet into one random October 2020 pet listed above! The image will be updated once we receive the correct one.
A cute Lunaris friend has squeaked on by to wish those born in October a happy birthday! Despite its name, its ears aren't big enough to fly with, but it can fly with magic so there's that!
Don't forget to check out the birthday link to claim your gift from Aywas on your big day! Need to change your birthday? Click here!
If you missed your Lunaris or have further questions regarding them, please contact Chelle (#7310).
This month's Premium Item is the Magic Marker! This item that allows you to add up to 10% edits to any Gen2+ babies! For rules and further information, you can check out the Knowledge Base article!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
November Monthly Shop Pets: Enter
November Monthly Customs - Origami: Enter
Good luck with your entries!
The Jeweled and Rock Custom Crystal pets will be announced in Welcome to October, Part 2 over the weekend!
If you want to be a Jeweled Custom Artist, please visit the hiring thread!
Don't forget - the Black Friday Exotic Sale happens next month! As a reminder, the sale will run from November 19th to November 24th, with November 12th being the deadline for anyone submitting sets! If you would like to submit a set and need a refresher on the expectations and how things work, please review the Knowledge Base article!
Congratulations to Paramnesia (#79964) for winning a Gold Custom Orb through the September Pet Coloration forum raffle!
If you would like to enter the monthly raffles, you can submit your designs here! Each accepted design is counted as one entry. Remember, you can earn SP and a Restyle Brush!
With pendants becoming predict-only, there will be a change coming to the Radioactive Breeding Pendant. As they are now, you can find them in the SP Shop for 50 SP, and they have a chance to "break," similar to the Radioactive Breeding Coin. The change will be that they will cost 75 SP, but the chance of it breaking will be completely removed. You will still be able to roll for a chance to create a metal baby rather than a Mutant as well!
This change will go into effect on December 1st, giving everyone approximately two months to accumulate SP and make any purchases at the lower price before this change rolls out.
As a reminder, you can earn SP for your written entry winning in the Story Game, getting on the High Score board for a game in the Game List, and for submitting pets to the Event threads!
October brings a little something extra every year - Halloween, which has now been officially named the Ghoulish Gala. It seems that some spirits were a little upset that they weren't invited to the previous gala and have made their own! While all of the features aren't available yet, you can access the Ghoulish Gala Hub for quick and easy navigation to all of the activities you can participate in.
First up is the Advent Calendar! Every day in the month of October, there will be a new item to collect, so don't forget to add visiting it to your list of dailies! If you happen to miss the first day's item due to not being online between the time of this news post and rollover, you can contact Lacia (#25044).
Another activity that is now live is Trick or Treating! Here's a quick refresher on how it works for the old, as well as a helpful guide for the new!
Sending Requests
You can visit the Trick or Treating page to start. Listed there are currently online Aywans interested in accepting Trick or Treat requests. Just click on the "Trick or Treat" button below their name to send the request. You can send requests to an Aywan every 30 minutes. This page will update itself when an Aywan's online status changes.
Processing Requests
On the side menu of the site, there's a Trick or Treat status box. As you receive requests, your visitor count will change. You can click this number (or go to My Visitors) to view your requests. From there, you'll have the option to trick or treat your visitor.
Treating visitors will cost 1,000 BP each at minimum. Tricking visitors is free!You have 15 minutes to respond to a Trick or Treat request before it expires.
If trick or treating your fellow Aywans isn't for you, don't forget that you can always Trick or Treat the NPCs instead! Swing by the Site Characters page and trick or treat them when they are available.
Located on the Trick or Treat status box is a Karma Meter. As you send trick or treat requests or trick visitors, you will incur negative (orange) karma. Vise-versa, treating users will give you positive (blue) karma. Both karma levels have their benefits and risks, so experiment around!
You can now collect herbs from the Greenhouse to use in the Giant Cauldron and Rowan's Potion Brewing, but be wary of what you grab - Minerva is watching! For those of you who obtained Rowan's Coupon during the Snapdragon Ceremony, you may now use it! Every October this item will allow you to successfully grab one herb - even if Minerva catches you! It regenerates every 3 days. Make sure to activate it via your Inventory before snatching any herbs!
The Pumpkin Patch is now open as well! Remember, any and all messages left in pumpkins must follow the Terms of Service. Additionally, the pumpkins cannot be tagged as [M]ature, so do not put anything that may need this tag into the pumpkins. If you pick up a pumpkin that violates either of these rules, please PM a staff member. Be kind, and have fun!
Speaking of ghoulish things, it's time for everyone to vote for which group of Hybrid pets will be considered for receiving a new line art for the Halloween Concoction #13! Remember, while everyone will be choosing which group they like, staff will have the final call on which genus within the winning group will get a new line art.
We will once again be using the chart that Hamner (#13) provided to make things easier! Since Rare won for the Love Potion #9, it is not an eligible category this round.
Posted by Lacia
(#25044) on Thu Oct 1, 2020 5:21pm
- Alana
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 5:59pm
Kris (#15280)
"Since Rare won for the Love Potion #9, it is not an eligible category this round."
- Kris
(#15280)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 6:07pm
Oh my bad. Didn't know that fact.
- Haru
(#46917)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 6:19pm
Glad it's open now! I do have a little problem though, I can't see any visitors although the visitor count says I have 9 currently O.o
- MishaBaby
(#48211)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 7:50pm
I didn't get a grab bag this month for the premium item, it gave me something else. Does the grab bag open itself, or is this a bug?
- Haru
(#46917)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:03pm
MishaBaby (#48211) The grab bag was last month's (September's) premium item
- Elisabeth
(#35631)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:04pm
Haru (#46917) Haru can you see them now? I usually keep a tab open for seeing visitors, and I click on the little visitors tab on the bottom. (sorry if I've missed anyone so far! My tab does not automatically update with all!)
MishaBaby (#48211) The grab bag was the choice for last month, and it changes every month! If you didn't get it, maybe reach out to staff if it didn't award you? It is opened manually, yes.
- Haru
(#46917)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:08pm
Elisabeth (Treat 3) (#35631) Nope, I can't. I can't disable visitors either. It's stuck at "please wait" and never actually finishes loading the page
- Elisabeth
(#35631)
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Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 8:09pm
That's strange! :( Staff might know more, as I wish I did! I have never seen that!
Mine is just lagging in visitors, that I have to refresh to see people TOTing me!
- ⛥Argent Witch⛥
(#28932)
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Posted on: Fri Oct 2, 2020 1:31am
Getting tricked seems to not spawn floating ghost poops like years previous. Is this intentional or did something break?
- Eddie
Posted on: Thu Oct 1, 2020 5:55pm
Vote does not have option for rare??