Difference between revisions of "Blackrock Detector"

Revision as of 03:37, 3 April 2008

On February 23, 2007, the Britannia News Network announced the initial construction of the world’s first Blackrock Detector, the brain child of the Mad Mage Kronos and his hapless, shirtless apprentice Wexton. However, missed deadlines, prevailing wage disputes, labor problems, technical issues, and cost overruns delayed completion of the device for more than a year.

A 2-day, live event was held to herald the machine's activation. On March 28, 2008, the spire of the Blackrock Detector emitted a dark energy as the concatenation of parts came to life. Told that attending the initial event set the stage for the interactions to occur on day two, little more transpired that day.

On March 29, 2008, all hell broke loose. As with the construction of the device, there was a slight delay but at a little past 9:00PM EST on Lake Superior, Draconi appeared upon the machine itself. He advised the crowd to step back and then threw the switch, as it were.

The sky flashed white several times and then the gathered crowd was somehow transported to an area that looked like Moonglow, but was filled with corrupted Ethereal Warriors (known as Fallen Warriors, Fetid Essences, Dark Wisps, and random Undead that had been summoned by the Dark Wisps. The city was overrun by creatures. Humans and elfs alike were attacked, regardless of their karma.

Initially, you could not escape the chaos. Building doors would not open, which served the panicked well as the buildings were filled with hostiles, too. Moonglow and the area adjacent had been encapsulated; a wall of black nothingness greeted those who tried to flee the city. You could not run away as there was no where to run. The buildings then began to slowly disintegrate, thus freeing the monsters held inside.

The Ethereal Warriors, Fetid Essences, and Dark Wisps are the initial wave of monsters. Shadowlords and Daemon Berserkers later appeared.

After a sufficient number of creatures had been slain, the players effectively "won" that wave of the event. A Shadowlord, later revealed to be Astaroth (representing the anti-Principle of Hatred), appeared, killed Kronos, and told us we would not escape. The Time Lord however appeared, and created a black moongate through which the "real" Moonglow could be accessed. However, Astaroth, and presumably the other Shadowlords, are also now loose in the world, due to Kronos's invention.

Currently, the invasion area (revealed by Draconi to be a kind of "bubble" located in the Ethereal Void) can be accessed through a Black Moongate that is located in a crater where the Blackrock Detector once stood.

The monsters are still there.

Shadowlords

The event is proceeding in waves. After enough spawn has been killed Shadowlords will spawn. They are very tough but can have massive damage done to them by casting the Armageddon spell. You need to have a piece of blackrock in your backpack and say the words Vas Kal An Mani In Corp Hur Tym. A large explosion will occur and knock off over 1/4 of the Shadowlord's health.

The top three damagers on the Shadowlord get a Cloak of Corruption. The Planeshield and Planesword spawn on Fallen Warriors. Thread of Life and Thread of Fate from dark wisps.

Turn-In Information

Included with the notice of the Blackrock Detector activation, was the following cryptic statement:

"Collectable items that “seem” to have only decorative purpose will have a turn-in, along with the Ophidian items, in Publish 52."

Given the number of Plane swords and shields, the items are obvious canidates for a Turn-In. It also is possible that this relates to the Thread of Life or Thread of Fate, which spawn at a lower rate.

Event Items

Though still ongoing, the event has been accompanied by several new items:

Notes

As the event is still in progress, all information presented here is subject to change.
It appears that the event will run for a bit because elsewhere Draconi has stated that everyone will get a shot at the Shadowlords (he had previously stated that the "aftershocks" of the initial two day event would last for 2 to 3 weeks.

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 :''"Collectable items that “seem” to have only decorative purpose will have a turn-in, along with the Ophidian items, in Publish 52."''
-It is possible that this relates to the [[Thread of Life]] or [[Thread of Fate]].
+Given the number of Plane swords and shields, the items are obvious canidates for a [[Turn-In]]. It also is possible that this relates to the [[Thread of Life]] or [[Thread of Fate]], which spawn at a lower rate.
 ==Event Items==