Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 08:01 AM CST
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The prizes for the Return to Black Swan Castle Quest are grouped into six tiers. There are five checkpoints to reach in the progression of the quest in order to unlock higher tier prizes. You may choose from any lower tier, as well.

Exact details about item properties will be left to the winners. The attuning bonuses are in line with the enhancive prizes from the Academy Quest: big and short-lived.

All of the items are scripted.

Iron Tray (Tier 1)
Prize Purpose
Bloodjewel ring Enhances Harness Power, Mana Recovery, and Spiritual, Mental, and Elemental Mana Controls Bonuses (*)
Chicken foot Enhances Stalking & Hiding and Ambush (*)
Troll finger pendant Enhances Dodging, Agility, and Intuition bonuses (*)
White leather gloves Enhances Spell Aiming Bonus and Elemental Air Lore Ranks (*)
Black swan charm Enhances Mana Recovery (*)
White swan charm Enhances Max Spirit and Spirit Recovery (*)
Horned pegasus charm Enhances Stamina Recovery and Constitution Bonus (*)
Wolverine fur scarf Enhances Stamina Recovery and Survival Bonus (*)
Green alligator bag Self-closing large capacity belt-worn container
Kitten satchel Self-closing large capacity belt-worn container


Bronze Tray (Tier 2)
Prize Purpose
Troll hide bag Large capacity belt-worn container; Enhances health regeneration
Shimmering green orb One-use orb allows you to learn from your experiences faster!
Imflass close helmet Heavy critical padded helm with locking faceplate; Enhances Multi Opponent Combat Ranks, Combat Maneuver Bonus, and Strength Bonuses (*)
Black felt hat Enhances Dexterity and Perception Bonuses (*)
Orc hide hip-satchel Large capacity belt-worn container; has a skull clasp
Black leather gloves Trick gloves; Enhances Disarming Traps, Picking Locks, and Pickpocketing Bonuses (*)
Brown silk gloves Ensigiled gloves; Enhances Spell Aiming Bonus and Mana Recovery (*)
Silvery imflass lance Five-enchant weapon that telescopes between a cudgel and a lance; Enhances Multi Opponent Combat Ranks & Strength and Agility Bonus (*)
Gold and ruby bracelet Enhances Logic bonus
Cloth-of-vaalin gown Fully unlocked metallic gown


Steel Tray (Tier 3)
Prize Purpose
Crimson kelyn dagger Fully unlocked five-times enchanted Siolan dagger; Enhances Ambush and Combat Maneuver Bonuses
Troll-arm scabbard Squishy troll-arm scabbard that can hold one weapon; Enhances Health Recovery
Troll-leg backsheath Squishy troll-leg backsheath that can hold two weapons; Enhances Health Recovery
Thick leather blackjack Four-times enchanted blackjack with knockout flares
Golden skull ring Skull ring that attunes to a container to open and shut it; Enhances Perception
Drakar short sword Fully unlocked Thousand Cuts short sword; enchanted six times with fire flares
Vultite longsword Four-times enchanted expander weapon -- switch between a dagger, a short sword, and a longsword!
Orange yarn mugwump Disk Transformer with 500 charges; results in oil-coated disk
Marble prayerbeads Unattuned prayerbeads; Enhance Religion Lore
Pouch-lined harness Fully unlocked Cidolfhus bandolier with increased capacity


Platinum Tray (Tier 4)
Prize Purpose
Black linen harness Katana sash with special Black Swan Castle loresong; Enhances Edged Weapon Bonus
Spiked mace Unlocked Iasha white ora weapon with five enchants
White ora maul Unlocked Iasha white ora weapon with five enchants
Grey wolf fur satchel Fully unlocked Cidolfhus bundling skins and fur bag; Enhances First Aid and Survival Bonuses
Orase quarterstaff Six-times enchanted quarterstaff with a hidden katana inside
Shimmering violet orb One-use orb allows you to learn from your experiences faster!
White satin gown Nalea gown with Black Swan Castle loresong
Black ruic longbow Five-times enchanted somewhat-sighted longbow; Enhances Perception, Ranged Weapon, Dexterity, and Ambush Bonuses
Mykalin scale gloves Five-times enchanted unarmed combat gloves with Unbalance flares
Carved wooden troll Figurine that allows you to speak (but not understand) Trollish


Silver Tray (Tier 5)
Prize Purpose
Blackened orase runestaff Five-times enchanted fully unlocked wand stave with fire flares
Slim witchwood runestaff Standard enchant Heimer runestaff with rank five Mana flares
Loose white robes Four-times enchanted robes with fire flares and cold resistance; Vulnerable to fire
Troll spine Drop into your existing non-enhancive armor to add Health and Stamina Recoveries
Two-toned stone bead Fully unlocked hair bauble; includes braid and ponytail options
Leather kit Fully unlocked Gostahl gambling kit that unfolds into a table
Hooded white mantle Fully unlocked climatewear cloak with increased capacity
Black leather backpack Reduces encumbrance once per day; max light and deep
Cupped hands pendant Chrism holder that automatically applies the chrism effect to you; Enhances spirit recovery (*)
Dark blue potion One dose of fixskill potion


Gold Tray (Tier 6)
Prize Purpose
Gold double leathers Five-times enchanted double leathers with exceptional critical padding
Eahnor-trimmed leather Five-times enchanted full leather with exceptional critical padding
Golvern full plate Five-times enchanted full plate with exceptional critical padding
Eahnor-scaled armor Five-times enchanted brigandine with exceptional critical padding
Faewood runestaff Five-times enchanted runestaff with rank six Acuity flares
Quartz feather Forehead gem with Black Swan Castle loresong; unalterable
Troll flesh pin Infuses health once per day; Enhances health recovery
Troll magus fetish Infuses mana once per day; Enhances mana recovery
Opal ring Ring that creates magical ice
Grey leather pouch Pet hedgehog
WARNING: Selecting one of the starred (*) enhancive items will bind the item specifically to you. Nobody else. Period. Just you.


~Vanah
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 08:52 AM CST
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um, sounds great. how do you get involved in this quest?

~Moredin
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 09:44 AM CST
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<<um, sounds great. how do you get involved in this quest?>>

I direct your attention to the post that Vanah made that you may not have seen, titled "Trouble in the Trollfang".
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 09:55 AM CST
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WOW! This sounds really exciting. I was disappointed to of missed out on the first run and have always wanted to do this kind of quest. Thank you for running it again with very intriguing prizes! I can't wait.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:09 AM CST
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Just to be clear, if all 10 players complete the quest they can call choose 5x ECP armor? Is the padding permanent or temporary?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:09 AM CST
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Also, do those kitten satchels happen to come with a kitten in them?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:34 AM CST
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Having made them, I can tell you that the padding is indeed permanent.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:57 AM CST
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<<Just to be clear, if all 10 players complete the quest they can call choose 5x ECP armor? Is the padding permanent or temporary?>>

And would it be possible to have the options for armor increased to include something from the chain AG and/or MBP?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:05 AM CST
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I can already see that I'm going to try and do several runs through this quest!
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:10 AM CST
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For the groups, will having a wide level gap be a bad thing like it was in the Academy Run? or just more of a minor annoyance but not something that would hinder the party?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:27 AM CST
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Question.. why 3 leathers and no chain?

I am saddened to see doubles, fulls.... but no chain or augmented.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:30 AM CST
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Loot can and probably will change over the quest's lifetime.

SGM Sleken
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:37 AM CST
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So... I should wait to run in the hopes that they oneday add chain or augmented chain so my ranger or bard can have a set?

How long is this going to run? Would be nice to get a set before CF.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 11:48 AM CST
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>For the groups, will having a wide level gap be a bad thing like it was in the Academy Run? or just more of a minor annoyance but not something that would hinder the party?

Any character of any level, profession, or race, alone or in a group, is able to complete the puzzles. There is only one instance of ...minor annoyance that I can think of.

>Question.. why 3 leathers and no chain?

I had to take out a bunch of fun stuff to try to cover different armor groups. We'll try to hit up everyone!


~Vanah
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 12:15 PM CST
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not sure if the puzzles changed; but if I recall there was one part that having a younger character in the group was a good thing...
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 12:27 PM CST
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>not sure if the puzzles changed; but if I recall there was one part that having a younger character in the group was a good thing...

There is a mix of new puzzles and revamped old puzzles. Any puzzle can be completed by any character of any level, race, and profession. The solutions might just be a bit different.

~Vanah
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 05:50 PM CST
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Neat prizes! Are the prizes limited in number, or can everyone in the group get the same item if desired?

Also, are the non-attuned enhancive items also big and short-lived, or are any of the enhancive items rechargeable via the Adventurer's Guild? Thanks!
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 06:06 PM CST
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>Neat prizes! Are the prizes limited in number, or can everyone in the group get the same item if desired?

There are no limits currently. The prize structure may change for runs outside this first batch, if it needs to. We'll see how it goes!


>Also, are the non-attuned enhancive items also big and short-lived, or are any of the enhancive items rechargeable via the Adventurer's Guild? Thanks!

The attuned enhancives cannot be recharged, but will not crumble. The non-attuned enhancives are pretty modest and can be recharged via the AdG.


~Vanah
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 06:33 PM CST
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The prize structure may change for runs outside this first batch, if it needs to. We'll see how it goes!


Can we please make sure Plat gets runs before you go changing up the prize structure?

Keith/Brinret/Shiun

ATTENTION: Monks were only designed to reach level 39. Please check into the nearest Inn and choose the retire option immediately before you break the game completely!
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 07:31 PM CST
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Oh whats this? I wasnt aware there was even a quest, is this plat event, paid? or what?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 08:42 PM CST
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Plat doesn't get prizes. Plat gets warm fuzzies.

SGM Sleken

Yes, plat will get runs. Yes, plat will get prizes.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 08:50 PM CST
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We could replace RPAs with Warm Fuzzy Awards...

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Sorry guys, my bad :(
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 09:42 PM CST
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Will there at least be a warning before a particular prize poofs from the loot table? or will it be more like.. GM checks loot taken "15 Ecp Plates were picked up the first weekend." GM 2 "Quick, remove the plate, remove the plate!"
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:05 PM CST
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We will give warning, but we do reserve the right to remove things in a hurry if we have to. Outside of bugs, I don't see us removing things without some announcement. The main reason will be to refresh the prizes.

SGM Sleken
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/02/2013 10:22 PM CST
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> Plat gets warm fuzzies.

Can prime get warm fuzzies too? Ive always wanted to say that.
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 12:47 AM CST
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Plat will definitely get quest runs. They'll actually get the first run or two.

Expect tickets up hopefully by tomorrow.

Solomon
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 05:04 AM CST
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Awesome. Waiting patiently on the ticket screen.

Keith/Brinret/Shiun

ATTENTION: Monks were only designed to reach level 39. Please check into the nearest Inn and choose the retire option immediately before you break the game completely!
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 10:22 AM CST
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Is it possible to have an idea of how many runs/ tickets will be available? If there is a relatively small amount, can we be told what time they will go on sale?
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 10:44 AM CST
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Think Academy quest for number of runs. In other words, a lot. They'll go up fairly slowly as we have to monitor the first runs for problems.

SGM Sleken
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 02:24 PM CST
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Will you allow private runs as well? My house wants to do a run.

Velvette...bowcrazy
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/03/2013 05:55 PM CST
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Yep. But not for awhile. As I said in an earlier post, we need to monitor these early runs and that'll depend on Vanah's schedule.

SGM Sleken
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/04/2013 03:47 AM CST
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Did I miss the chain hauberk based armor in the prize list? I see everything but that...

Maynist
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/04/2013 06:22 AM CST
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<<Did I miss the chain hauberk based armor in the prize list? I see everything but that...>>

See below from SGM Sleken.

<<Loot can and probably will change over the quest's lifetime.>>
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/07/2013 05:49 PM CST
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Can the Nalea gown prize be altered, despite having a loresong? Just asking because the forehead gem with a loresong says it cannot. Thanks!
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Re: Return to Black Swan Castle Prize List on 03/07/2013 08:15 PM CST
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>Can the Nalea gown prize be altered, despite having a loresong? Just asking because the forehead gem with a loresong says it cannot. Thanks!

There are three items with Black Swan-specific loresongs: The Nalea, the forehead gem, and the katana sash. The Nalea and the katana sash CAN be altered. The forehead gem cannot based on the contents of the loresong.

~Vanah
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