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The Giant Cauldron sat quiet and unused for nearly a year, gathering dust and providing a home for many a spider and their webs. As the clock struck midnight on October first, the heavy kettle suddenly creaked as though it heard the coming call of Halloween, responding to its magic. With each day in October, more and more dust miraculously got whisked away, and a strange liquid began to bubble up out of air.
Now, all that's needed are a few plants, and the real magic will begin.
The Giant Cauldron is stocked full of unique custom pets like this--one of which can possibly be yours if you have the magic touch.
Here's how things work!
A custom's image will appear on the Cauldron page and remain there for 30 minutes.
During that time, there will be a line of text that gives you a hint on what the upcoming recipe will be, like this:
It is currently unknown how to make this pet, but it requires 4 different plants
(Note: The necessary Shiny Cauldron will count as one of the ingredients.)
When 30 minutes has elapsed, refresh and the required ingredients will be displayed, like this:
To create this pet, you need this recipe:
Similar to Frankenstein's Lab, you can hover over the item images to see how many of each are required. However, this is a first-come, first-serve feature, so don't dilly-dally if you want a particular custom! If you are the first person to successfully turn in all the required ingredients, you will receive the custom as a new pet in your lair.
Once a custom is claimed, a new one will show up and the 30 minute timer will begin again.
If you see a message that says the cauldron has gone quiet, that means it's taking a break (read: it means Erienne is probably sleeping or something and will add more pets as soon as she can).
We'll run the Cauldron until we exhaust our stash, and I will make an announcement when it is officially empty.
Remember, you can only claim ONE custom, so choose wisely.
Every recipe will require one Shiny Cauldron and a random number of different plants from the garden.
The Giant Cauldron is a fun custom giveaway tradition that we'd like to keep going every year, so please be sportsmanlike about it. It's a bonus for Halloween, not the focus; keep that in mind.
Good luck!
Click here to see what the brewing custom is!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:01pm
- Rin + Len
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:01am
Year later, and I still hate the cauldron. It screws over mobile users. We can't mass refresh like everyone else. I just missed a gorgeous suune within seconds of it becoming available. Why? because I can't mass refresh my iPod. Didn't get a custom last year, and doubt I will this year.
- Becky
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:02am
^ Why would it be stupid? It's kinda rude to say that actually...
I think this part of the event is indeed nicely organized and every player has an equal chance to get a nice FREE custom with minimal effort. And that is the most important thing. - E
- lufik12
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:13am
I know but I think that this system is little unfair for many members
- Becky
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:21am
Nothing is 100% fair. There are always people who are a little handicapped. I don't know any game that is completely fair to every single player.
- shiya
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:28am
thats the only thing I truly dislike about the 1 custom per account rule. I'd love to help out a friend, or help those people who have a hard time getting one, but with that restriction, I can forget about it.
Else I am totally fine with 1 per person, since I remember from last year, some people had soooo many, while others had none..
- Dove *BP Questing*
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:54am
What time do they switch over to show ingrediants at? It's really frustating to have them change at a diffrent time each time. Last night one changed at :56 and the very next one was at :45! @.@
- Eri & --
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:42am
Dove, it depends on when someone snatches the pet. The timer immediately starts as soon as that happens, so it'll fluctuate a little. - Eri
- Gelendra
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:40am
Well, I'm getting a little frustrated with it. Three times now, in a row, I've not even -seen- what it took to make the pet, because between one refresh and the next, the pet changed. It's making me consider just selling all my plants, and concentrating on the lab.
- Hogosha
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Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:49am
How do we get a Shining Cauldron? :
Posted on: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:59am
whef... sorry that I say it but this system is so stupid... I not need this customs... I can do my