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A fantastic journey is about to begin!
Adventure awaits you in Verdant Vale, a beautiful realm full of magic, monsters, and mystery!
Before you run out on the path to become an RPG hero, I have a few very important tips to share with you.
(Please imagine me as an anthropomorphic sign begging you to read me with annoying pop-up notifications.)
This area is set up a little differently than what you're used to, but here's the basic rundown. When you get to Verdant Vale, you will be asked to pick a class, which will have an impact on the rest of your adventure experience. Once a class is selected, you will then go through a "Choose Your Own Path" story that has 12 scenes. After you complete the story, you will be able to access the area as normal, and can hunt for pets, items, and Fancy Gold Coins (seasonal shop currency)! You will also want to complete the quests in this area, for if you do, you will be rewarded!
Let me now take you on a short tutorial of the obstacles ahead.
Adventure Class
For the path ahead, you must choose a class to belong to, either Warrior, Mage, Ranger, or Minstrel. Pick wisely, as once you select a class, you cannot change your mind; click carefully, since there is no confirmation screen.
So, how will your class assignment impact your experience? I'm so glad you asked!
- "Choose Your Own Path" scenes will have a few slight textual variances, as well as one item prize that is unique to your rank. These unique prizes are depicted above, and will be used in Museum Collections that I will go over further down.
- When you complete the story and get to normal adventure mode, the types of Quests you receive will be influenced by your rank. For example, a Warrior might get more pet/monster quests, a Mage may see more merchant/parcel requests, a Ranger will be tasked with more step quests, and a Minstrel will be often be asked to supply items.
- If you complete all Quests in the area (there are 10, as opposed to the usual 15), you will be rewarded with two HA trunks that correspond to your class. HOWEVER, these trunks will also be available in the seasonal shop, so don't stress too much. :3
Warriors will receive the Paladin and Dark Knight trunks.
Mages will receive the Cleric and Sorcerer trunks.
Rangers will win the Archer and Tamer trunks,
while Minstrels will get the Bard and Dancer trunks.
I highly suggest you preview the sets here if HA clothes are important to you and you want to ensure you get your favorite.
Choose Your Path Story
First of all, I would like to take a moment to congratulate singingbadger (#30385), who won the Choose Your Own Path Story Contest. Thank you so much to everyone who entered! We know this was a new kind of contest for Aywas, and also put the spotlight on so many of our talented and creative storytellers. <3
singingbadger wins the above custom Lunaris, plus 15 GP and 1 SP.
Congratulations again, and thanks to everyone who shared their stories with us.
Now, what happens after you choose your class in Verdant Vale?
You will be presented with a story, and your goal is to choose the best possible path for you and your pet. Each scene will give you three options; one will be good (+1 point), neutral (0 points), or bad (-1 point).
If/when you accumulate 3 points, you will receive a Magic Orb.
Then, if/when you accumulate 3 more points, for a total of six, you will receive an Unusual Key.
Finally, if/when you are able to gather 3 more points, for a total of at least 9 points, you will be awarded with your rank's unique item.
Warrior = Maiden's Favor collectable
Mage = Elixir Set collectable
Ranger = Pouch of Herbs collectable
Minstrel = Sheaf of Music collectable
You definitely want to get the "good" ending if you can, because then you will have the three items necessary to complete your rank's collection, which our museum curator would love to snatch up! (But if you fall a little short in points and don't obtain all three items, there will still be another way to get the Museum Collection prize.)
"Greetings! That is correct, if you are able to obtain a Magic Orb, the Unusual Key, and your class item, I will reward you with this magical potion I've come into possession of."
Click here to review the Museum Collections.
(All of the event collections begin with "RPG," and collections are in alphabetical order.)
Remember, you have to turn in items to the museum, you can't just have them in your inventory to redeem the prize. To do this, go to your Inventory, click on the item you wish to send permanently to the Museum, and click Move to Collections.
Your reward will be the Tamer's Companion, which is a custom creator for two very specific alternate linearts, which will be unveiled later this week. We have to keep some sort of suspense going in an RPG event!
In case you are curious, your rank does not prevent you from completing another rank's collection, as long as you have the necessary items. So if you want to buy/sell any of the museum collection collectables, you can technically complete all four.
Apart from the cool items and class roles, what would an awesome fantasy RPG land be without equally incredible pets?! Here's just a small preview of the fantastical creatures you will encounter on your journey:
Important item and pet artist note: If you do not yet see one of your pets or items uploaded to the site yet, do not despair! We are planning on releasing many more of your creations, whether in the Seasonal Shop or other means, so just hang tight. Thanks! :)
Now, before I let you stop scrolling and dismiss you to be off on your quest, there is one final thing I wanted to go over.
These shiny, Fancy Gold Coins are going to be Seasonal Shop currency, and are found in Verdant Vale, as you might expect. However, we are distributing them a little bit differently. Fancy Gold Coins are an item, so you will find them as you do any other item in an adventure area. However, they will ALSO appear in piles, e.g., You found 3 Fancy Gold Coins on the ground! This should make collecting currency a bit more fun. :3
Additionally, we will also be stocking the Fancy Gold Coin in the BP shop, but stay tuned for news on that. We'd like to see how the coins behave in Adventure for a little while first.
Verdant Vale will be open through September 17th at 11:59 p.m.
The Seasonal Shop will be open for a full week once it is opened. Keep an eye out for a shop alert!
Adventure awaits!
(And if you're loving this event, please let Darsh (#43) know. He worked very hard on conceptualizing and executing this event for you all to enjoy.)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:09pm
- Wolfy
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Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:19pm
Oh, okay then =3 Man... I still wish I could repeat it, not even for the items, but just so I have a move satisfying ending besides "Everyone including your pet hates you!" ;w;
- Jinx
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Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:35pm
This looks AMAZING!!!! X3 I can't wait to get started!!!! Thank you for doing this! <333
- NightWolf714
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Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:46pm
Just did the story line part. Didn't do so good, lol. It's fun though. I wouldn't mind seeing this as a more permanent feature in some fashion. Awesome event!
- Crowstone
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Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:54pm
The event looks really great Darsh~! || Valice & Fenris (#20488) i also did this D: i chose minstrel and looked at the first choice and decided to give it more thought later, since it's almost midnight AST so i better get 5 rare pets now so they won't count for poaching tomorrow! So i used a book of regen (come to think of it, aren't those not supposed to work? They worked for lunar meteor..) and now it looks like i'm in normal adventure mode :o
- Lia
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Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:58pm
Thank you, Darsh! This looks like it's gonna be totally awesome.
- Fnord 🍬 👻 💩
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Posted on: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:06am
Is anyone else getting *only* the same type of quest? I'm on my 4th quest and they've all been merchant ones, which I understand are supposed to occur more frequently since I chose the mage class, but I've literally only gotten merchant quests. :/
- Sunny
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Posted on: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:17am
I'm still stuck on my 1st quest - wanted a LOT of pets/mobs to look at - and I have 10 left to catch, and still 12 to go ...
- Sunny
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Posted on: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:25am
Eri & Dew (#17)
Odd - sometimes it'll keep repeating the same "event" for a short bit, then move on. Like a few minutes ago, I clicked and got 141 BP - then it repeated that like 5 times. Same thing with others, too... so it's kinda weird... like I got caught in a time loop for a few seconds.
- Imajn
(#91)
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Posted on: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:37am
Wait do the story items include the unusual key, magic orb, Maiden's Favor, Elixir Set, Pouch of Herbs, and Sheaf of Music Collectables? D: /got 0 out of the three
Posted on: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:17pm
Wait, just realized. That means the actual event is less than a week long? Am I'm reading that right?!