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RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 02:49 AM // 02:49

Please PM me directly if you find any mistakes in the guide, and I will take the time to correct them when I'm online - RTS

Please be aware I live in the UK (GMT Time Zone), so updates to the guide maybe subject to minor delays. Again just PM me - RTS

Disclaimer: This guide may not be duplicated or re-used anywhere else without my permission first. PM me directly if you like to discuss it. Thanks - RTS

Complete Guide to the 4th Annual Halloween Event 2008 (Thursday 23rd October - Sunday 2th November)
by RTSFirebat
(IGN: Luna Silverwood)

Please enjoy this guide to the The Guild Wars Forth Annual Halloween Event 2008.

Thanks to Guild Wars.com for Image

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Table of Contents:

Note: Use CTRL+F and search for each topic listed below...

General Event Information
Which characters can join in with the Event?
Towns Transformed for the Halloween Event
The Mad King Thorn!

Who is Mad King Thorn?
When does he show up?
Mad King's Games
Phase 1 - Do as the Mad King Commands
Phase 2 - Lethal Rock, Paper and Scissors
Phase 3 - The Mad King says....

Halloween 2008 Masks

Zombie Face Paint - Lion's Arch
Lupine Mask - Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

The Costume Brawl! 2008 (Mini-Game)

Disguises and Skill Sets
Maps and Strategies
Prize

Halloween Horseman Collectors
Halloween Collectable Items

Witch's Brew
Vial of Absinthe
Squash Serum
Ghost-in-the-Box
Transmogrifier Tonic
Trick-or-Treat Bag
Pumpkin Cookie
Candy Apple
Candy Corn

4th Annual Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest
Updates to Guide
Contributors
Special Thanks to

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General Event Information

The event begins on Thursday 23rd October and runs until 11:59 PM Pacific time on Sunday 2nd November. Primarily in Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan. Other towns however have also been redecorated.

Time Conversion Tool:
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

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Which characters can join in with the Event?

Any character can join in this event, providing that they have access to the Prophecies or Nightfall campaigns. As the event doesn't take place anywhere in Factions.

The main event takes place in Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.

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Towns Transformed for the Halloween Event

Towns that have been changed during this event included Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan (Primary) and some work in Droknar's Forge and the Tombs of the Primeval Kings as well. Changes include the following:

Collector Horsemen (For Collectable Items - See section below)
Custom Spooky Graphics
Giant Skulls
Evil Moons
Lots of Pumpkins of course
Ghost Ships
Flying Ghosts
Evil Looking Skull moons!
Giant witches cauldrons
The Candy Corn Mad King's Guard (Necromancer Henchmen)
Clouds with spooky images on them

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The Mad King Thorn!

Who is Mad King Thorn?

The Mad King Thorn will begin showing up in Lion's Arch and Kamadan 5 times a day starting from Friday 31st October, so if you missed him during the whole event... unlucky. Because he's not coming back... till next year.

Mad King Thorn appears in the same mushroom circle area in both Lion's Arch and Kamadan. Undead horsemen "Heralds" routinely warned travellers of their master's impending arrival in both cities.

When does he show up?

Starting from Friday 31st October, Mad King Thorn makes appearances every three hours throughout the day in Lion's Arch and Kamadan. His first appearance will take place at 12:01AM Pacific Time and his final appearance be at on Friday 31st October at 12.01AM Pacific Time. For a total of 9 appearances.

*image place holder*
Thanks to Guildwiki for table

Mad King Thorn's Games

The name of the Mad King pretty much speaks for itself, he's completely insane! So besides really bad jokes, he also beckons players to join in his games. The Mad King will go through three phases of games before giving out a prize and then leaving. Phases are:

Phase 1 - Do as the Mad King Commands, or die...

After some minor introductions from the Mad King, he wastes no time to get everyone there to entertain him.

A number of things will be asked:

He will tell jokes (Bad ones) and expect everyone within the green circle area to use /laugh
He will command everyone to play music, so /flute or /drums for example.
Or he may just ask everyone to /beg.

Those who followed his orders were rewarded with Halloween collectable items (See section later in the guide for more info), but those who don't will be killed on the spot!

Phase 2 - Lethal Rock, Paper and Scissors - win or die...

In this phase, the Mad King will challenging a random member of the crowd to a game of Lethal game of rock, paper and scissors.

Use the command /rock, /paper or /scissors and hope for the best.

If you win, you will be rewarded with a a Trick-or-Treat Bag. Nothing happens if you tie with the King. Losing, however results in... you guessed it, death!

The Mad King will do a few rounds of this game before going to Phase 1 again.

Phase 3 - The Mad King says.... (You may just die...)

After a few rounds of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games, the Mad King will then begin the final phase of the games... a few simple games of Simon Says!

Anyone who played this game in real life knows how it works: if the King says "Mad King says Jump!” you have about three seconds to do it, or die.

During the 2007 event, the Mad King always asked for the emotes in the same order. The below order maybe the same this year, but this section needs verification.

The emotes are bolded when you were better off doing as he said:

Flex
Yawn
Flex
Jump
Flex
Jump
Roar
Jump
Roar
Yawn
Jump
Jump
Roar
Roar

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Halloween 2008 Masks

The following two masks are available during this years Halloween 2008 event:

Zombie Face Pain - Lion's Arch

This is a free item given out during the Halloween 2008 event by the Mad King in Lion's Arch.
It has zero AR... Headshots are lethal in PvP and PvE. So watch out!
It comes pre-customised and thus should not be traded.
It can be infused!
It cannot be dyed!
You can add runes to it, for your primary profession only.
It cannot be salvaged.

Lupine Mask - Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

This is a free item given out during the Halloween 2008 event by the Mad King in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
It has zero AR... Headshots are lethal in PvP and PvE. So watch out!
It comes pre-customised and thus should not be traded.
It can be infused!
It cannot be dyed!
You can add runes to it, for your primary profession only.
It cannot be salvaged.

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The Costume Brawl! 2008 (Mini-Game)

This Costume Brawl! has returned this again this year.

You can fight in the guise of famous characters from the Guild Wars story, using that character's custom set of skills and the equipment!

To enter this special mini-game, speak with a new NPC — Bobby [Costume Brawl] — in the towns of Lion's Arch, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Bobby is waiting for you

Each profession has a corresponding character, so simply change your profession type should you wish to try out different characters.

The following characters are available in this year's Costume Brawl:

After you speak with Bobby [Costume Brawl], you will enter the outpost for the Costume Brawl already dressed in your costume, with your skills pre-selected.

If you forgot a weapon, one will be spawned at your feet.

From there, you will join the combat in one of three brand new arenas or two favourites from the Hero Battle series. Each brawl is free of Death Penalty, and each round will last ten minutes. At the end of a match, every player on the winning team will receive a prize.

Disguises and Skill Sets

The following disguises and skill sets are available in the 2008 Costume Brawl:

Thanks to the GuildWiki for info

Maps and Strategies

Each map has capture points; the objective is to be the first team to score 20 points. Points are accumulated by killing opponents (1 point each kill) and capturing shrines, which fill up the team's "Morale" bar and consequently grants points each time it fills up completely. Holding more capture points increases the rate at which the Morale bar fills up.

Depending on the map, the following shrines may be encountered:

Battle Cry Shrine: Grants Battle Cry effect, increasing movement, attack and skill recharge speed
Health Shrine: Gives +140 maximum health
Energy Shrine: Reduces cost of skills
Morale Shrine: Increases morale speed

Unlike Alliance Battles, capturing shrines is not the key to victory, as shrines will only add to the morale speed rather than adding points directly. However, the teams that neglect shrines will be faced with a tactical disadvantage, and may not be able to kill faster than the opposing team is gaining points from shrines.

Teams should therefore balance shrine-holding and killing while preventing deaths.

Prize

Battle series. Each brawl is free of Death Penalty, and each round will last ten minutes. At the end of a match, every player on the winning team will receive the following:

5 Trick-or-Treat Bag
10 Gamer Points + 1 point for each previous win in the streak (so the second consecutive win gives 11, the third 12, and so on)
100 Balthazar Faction

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Halloween Horseman Collectors

There are scary horseman collectors in each of the major towns of Tyria giving out the following items in exchange for collectable items dropped by monsters.

Thanks to Guildwiki for image

The collectors and the items they require are as follows:

Ascalon City

- Horseman Nurmangor collecting 3 Charr Carvings
- Horseman Irimund collecting 2 Ornate Grawl Necklaces

Lion's Arch

- Horseman Vulgamor collecting 3 Decayed Orr Emblems
- Horseman Malfein collecting 2 Glowing Hearts
- Horseman Sorcien collecting 1 Feathered Caromi Scalp

Henge of Denravi

- Horseman Saralim collecting 2 Maguuma Manes
- Horseman Darelum collecting 1 White Mantle Emblem

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

- Horseman Naramor collecting 2 Mandragor Carapaces
- Horseman Garthim collecting 3 Sentient Roots
- Horseman Aramon collecting 3 Juvenile Termite Legs

Champion's Dawn

- Horseman Jaysin collecting 3 Copper Shillings
- Horseman Bishma collecting 3 Fledgling Skree Wings

Kodlonu Hamlet

- Horseman Kronar collecting 3 Silver Bullion Coins
- Horseman Vadir collecting 1 Chunk of Drake Flesh

Sunspear Great Hall

- Horseman Maxilus collecting 2 Mandragor Carapaces
- Horseman Nuher collecting 3 Sentient Roots

Note: All collectors offer Witch's Brew, Squash Serum, Ghost-in-the-Box and Vials of Absinthe. Transmogrifier Tonic however is currently only available through Horsemen Garthim, Bishma, Vadir, and Nuher in Elona as well as from the Mad King Thorn during his games.

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RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 02:49 AM // 02:49

Halloween Collectable Items

The following collectable items are available during the Halloween 2008 event:

Trick-or-Treat Bag

Collectable item, has only one use. When opened it will give one of the following items:

This is a list of the items you may get from a Trick-Or-Treat Bag:

Witch's Brew
Vial of Absinthe
Squash Serum
Ghost-in-the-Box
Transmogrifier Tonic
Pumpkin Cookie
Candy Apple
Candy Corn

Witch's Brew

Collectable item, has only one use. It causes a blurry "drunken" sensation for a short period of time. Drinking multiple batches of witch's brew may cause unpredictable drunken behaviour such as random emotes or text bubbles above the drunken character's head. The screen will also turn more orange the more you drink. This item provides 1 Level / Point of drunkenness for the Drunkard title track.

Vial of Absinthe

Collectable item, has only one use. It causes a green flame to flare at your feet for a second, then gives a blurry "drunken" effect that compounds with multiple uses within a short period. Having too many (Five typically) results in the screen going green bullet-time style for a short while. This item provides 1 Level / Point of drunkenness for the Drunkard title track.

Squash Serum

Collectable item, has only one use. When used a translucent Jack-o'-lantern with a sparkling stem to appear around your character's head for a brief time.

If you drink a bunch of Serums in a row, the Jack-o'-lantern and sparkling stem become less and less translucent. This item provides 1 point towards the Party Animal title track.

Ghost-in-the-Box

Collectable item, has only one use. It causes a miniature Wraith to appear in front of you with a slightly startling noise and the word "Boo!" above its head. It stays for a brief time, then disappear in a puff of smoke with another yell.

Interestingly, when used during PvE, monsters will attack the ghost, making it a handy decoy. Also, the ghost's "death" produces the effect of Soul Reaping for Necromancers. The Ghost-in-the-box item cannot be used during PvP matches. This item provides 1 point towards the Party Animal title track.

Transmogrifier Tonic

Collectable item, has only one use. This item cannot be used in PvP. When used you will gain an effect that causes you to take on the appearance of a slimmer Mad King's Guard. The emotes shown by this Avatar of Sweetness are identical to the female necromancer emotes. The effect lasts for 50 minutes. This item provides 2 point towards the Party Animal title track.

Pumpkin Cookie

Collectable item, has only one use. You gain a 10% morale boost. This morale boost does not cause skills to instantly recharge. This item provides 1 point towards Sweet Tooth title track.

Candy Apple

Collectable item, has only one use. Provides +100 maximum health and +10 maximum energy for 10 minutes. This item provides 1 point towards Sweet Tooth title track. The effect of this item will stack with the effect of EotN consumables

Candy Corn

Collectable item, has only one use. Raises all your attributes by 1 for 10 minutes. This item provides 1 point towards Sweet Tooth title track.

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4th Annual Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest

You are invite you to put your imagination and creative talents to work by crafting Halloween art with a Guild Wars theme.

This is the fourth annual opportunity to celebrate the autumn season with the entire Guild Wars community. Dream up your own way to bring a Halloween twist to Guild Wars, and enter the contest before 12:00 Noon PDT, October 27, 2008!

For more information check out the Guild Wars website: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2008/

RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 02:52 AM // 02:52

Updates to Guide:

Note: Updates at the bottom of the list are most recent...

Guide uploaded - made numerous changes and improvements to the text and layout when compared to last years event guide. (PM me directly if you find any mistakes - thank you)
Removed some typos
Remove line regarding to the Teller of Tales who hasn't been included for the past couple of years and therefore unlikely to show up this time.
Corrected minor grammar, punctuation, and location errors - Thanks MisterB
Added information regarding items that add towards the Party Animal.
Changed skill set table of the Costume Brawl section to the 2008 version.
Correct minor error in the number of Gamer Points you win in the Costume Brawl! 2008
Added new Halloween Masks to the guide.

Contributors:

RTSFirebat, Kook~NBK~, caballo_oscuro, MisterB, shadguy, BlueNovember, afmart

Special Thanks to:

Guildwiki, ImageShack.us and the Official Guild Wars Wiki

RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 02:52 AM // 02:52

RTSFirebat needs your Help!

It’s going to be a event and of course I want to get some event game play in myself, so as always I'm requesting the public to officially help out!

What is needed?

You can help me by sending a forum Private Message with any of the following:

Pictures and information about new items
Information and pictures of any in-game bugs found during the event
Any pictures of interesting locations such as towns, NPCs etc... If I like them I'll add it into the guide
Information, pictures and better yet how-to guides for any of the mini games
Information on quests or missions during the event.

Guidelines:

Take the following into account before sending me a Private Message:

I won't accept screenshots with user interface stuff like health bars and skills bars blocking things.
Don't send massive 1024 x 1280 (or along those lines) images, please resize them to 640 x 480 if possible.
All information must be accurate and clear. Nothing made up or speculation.

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All submissions will be of course credited in the Contributors section. The important thing is to PM (Private Message) me the information, as I won't have the time to read tons of posts in the guide thread looking for it.

Thank you, happy gaming

Amnel Ithtirsol · Oct 23, 2008, 04:39 AM // 04:39

Excellent and informative, RTS. ty
its gonna be fun fun fun!

I pwnd U · Oct 23, 2008, 04:56 AM // 04:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

Thursday 24th October

Friday is the 24th I do believe. oO But otherwise great guide.

RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 04:59 AM // 04:59

Corrected but really must insist people send me PMs not post here, much easier for me to manage that way.

D8tura · Oct 23, 2008, 12:07 PM // 12:07

Question: have the holiday drops already started happening from killing foes?

Shayne Hawke · Oct 23, 2008, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by D8tura

Question: have the holiday drops already started happening from killing foes?

Can't say from anything in-game testing, but I'd assume that since they called for the event to start today, they'll stop dropping at noon Pacific time.

**cosyfiep** · Oct 23, 2008, 09:38 PM // 21:38

the decorations are not yet up, so I dont know if the drops have started,

rts you might want to also add that the ghost in box and squash serums count towards the party animal title (only cause you do mention the sweet tooth one).

AKB48 · Oct 23, 2008, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Dunno about the rest but imo the best thing is the custom brawl,^_^ it's like playing in someone else's shoes and while the skill set is not the best(which is actually good, since everything now is so-meta), it's pretty fun to watch you/others mess up with the new order to skills.
The drops are Ok......not too excited about that.

bhavv · Oct 24, 2008, 09:28 AM // 09:28

Time to go Raptor hunting!

Meh, nothing from raptors

There isnt a collector in Ascalon for charr carvings yet either.

the lesser · Oct 24, 2008, 09:41 AM // 09:41

the costrume brawl guises are the same?

i was looking forward to something new in there.

Sjeng · Oct 24, 2008, 10:49 AM // 10:49

I've made a little table of stuff you can collect for items, so you can determine how to spend them, or what to farm.
"punten" means points in Dutch and "stuk" means piece.

Yol · Oct 24, 2008, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sjeng

I've made a little table of stuff you can collect for items, so you can determine how to spend them, or what to farm.
"punten" means points in Dutch and "stuk" means piece.

I have a list of all the festival collectors items on a piece of paper next to my computer for reference. Regardless, that's really handy, thank you Sjeng

Sjeng · Oct 24, 2008, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Thanks! np

I'm thinking about adding these to my Collector Finder tool, though I might just put them all together in 1 table as it is now under "festival collectors".
I'll have to research if there are more besides halloween and wintersday.

I MP I · Oct 24, 2008, 07:19 PM // 19:19

So no juvenile termite leg collectors or sentient root collectors like last year. Keep on failing Anet.

TurinPT · Oct 24, 2008, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Only 1 horseman collector per outpost apparently.

Too bad, was saving up some emblems and grawl necklaces.

blackknight1337 · Oct 24, 2008, 07:33 PM // 19:33

it would appear that only the top collector of each outpost has appeared. hoping this is just bugged....but we will see.

had over 1000 caromi scalps too lol.

Free Runner · Oct 24, 2008, 07:40 PM // 19:40

Collectors always appear over the days leading up to Halloween. There is not just one collector per outpost - collectors and NPCs appear one by one.