Curse

MalibuBarbie · Feb 15, 2011, 02:50 AM // 02:50

Hello Again Everyone!

The Gaming World Entertainment Network’s Charity Organization, Gamers Giving Back presents to you, our next fundraiser “Toga Party For MS” This is in conjunction with the North American Wide Supercities MS Walks, that I ( Malibu Barbie) will be participating in on May 1st. (Along with others that may sign up!)This event will be held in Chahbek Village International Districts on April 16th , 2011 from 12pm-6pm CST! As in the past, we have dubbed Chahbek Village, “Alex Trebek” Village and encourage everyone to come dressed in a Toga! With that, you will be quizzed according to Jeopardy rules! Remember, this is just the beginnings of this event, but we couldn’t wait to share the beginning details…so check back often for updates!

The Districts:

International Districts 1-10 will be sponsored by GW-EN.com , along with GW GURU officially sponsoring District 9. Elizabeth and Izari from Guildmag.com will be in District 11 and the YaWn Alliance in District 12.

*more districts may become sponsored as other alliances, guilds and websites confirm their support*

What is Happening in the District?

Trebek’s Bartenders- Come get plenty of in-game drinks during the event by asking one of the district hosts for a refreshment!

Jeopardy Style Quizzes – These quizzes will be asked every 15-20 minutes between the on-air quizzes. So you have a chance to win at both! Remember that all of these quizzes that will happen in-district will need to be answered in the form of a question.

For example: This man caused the Foefire. ANSWER : Who is King Adelburn?

Prizes here will vary between each district, but will approximately have at least 20k or more value per prize!

Prizes, Prizes and more Prizes!

On-air Prizes:

• 2 Dhuum Scythes
• 5 Everlasting Tonics
• 11 Oppressor Weapons
• 2 Sets of 15 Mixed Weapons for Hall of Monuments
• Zaishen Shopping Spree 25 Gold Coins and 25 zkeys
• 6 Aion Wing Codes
• Emerald Blade (Req 9)
• 2 Voltaic Spears (Req 11+12)
• Undedicated Livia
• 2 Icy Dragon Swords
• Elite Luxon Armor
• 10,000 Alcohol Points Prize
• Armbraces
*More to be added as it gets closer*

As previously done with Pink Day in LA, we will have prizes that will be for people that DONATE only. We have increased the minimum donation amount for this event, as the prizes have a substantially higher value than of those before. We are asking for a minimum donation of $20 to the MS Society, click on the button below to head over to our donation page:

Remember that if you donate you need to do the following:

• Choose a number from 1-1000
• E-mail that number to [email protected]
• Include your full name and IGN

Duplicate numbers will be accepted and we will go down the list of randomly drawn numbers starting from the top and reward first by who was right on the number and then move down the list to the next closest person(s) without going over.

For example: 4 people might choose the number 566. We would reward these people first and then move on to the next number.

Donation Prizes

6 - Gamers Giving Back T-Shirts
5 - Copies of 'Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny'
1 - 8GB IPOD Nano ( Winner can choose color they want. Will be purchased when winner is chosen so that the Warranty is not on-going while waiting on the prizes to be drawn)
2 - NOX-AUDIO Headsets
Signed Smokin' Joe Frazier shorts with Certificate of Authenticity
Signed Picture and Dogtags from Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel
$100 notes, pictures and signatures from the movie 'Robocop'
Money from the movie 'Bound'
Evidence 1 marker from the movie 'The Blair Witch Project'
Piece of wall from the movie 'The Blair Witch Project'
Piece of a door frame from the movie 'The Blair Witch Project'
Carton of 'Red Apple Smokes' from the movie 'Pulp Fiction'
Signed picture from the movie 'Scar Face'
The New Teen Titans - The President's Drug Awareness Campaign
#157 & #173 of 'The Amazing Spiderman' comics
#184 & #186 of 'The Mighty Thor' comics
A Marvel Comics Limited Series of 'Hawkeye' 1-4
A Marvel Comics Limited Series of 'Wolverine' 1-4
Star Wars - AT-AT Commander toy
Star Wars - General Madine toy
Star Wars - Logray the Ewok Medicine Man toy
Star Wars - Leia Organa(Bespin Gown) toy
Star wars - Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight toy
Star Wars - Han Solo Endor Coat toy
Star Wars - Yoda toy

* All Star Wars Items are unopened and the originals from when the 1st set of movies came out *

MOST ITEMS CAN BE VIEWED ON WWW.GW-EN.COM/TOGA by clicking on PIC

*** More Prizes May be added here as we get closer to the event date***

Hunt For The Cure – Sponsored by CrossingTyria.com

“ We thought the scarab plague had been forgotten and vanished
from the lands of Elona ages ago, we never thought that it
would return. There has been much speculation on what the
actual cause was and the most recent research into that has
been from Scholar Chago’s works. We had not wanted to panic the
local population as was done once before but a new disease has
sprung up around Chahbek Village. Several fisherman and a
few villagers fell to a strange disease several months ago and
it seems to be spreading throughout the village now affecting
some while leaving others untouched. Some villagers have had
problems walking, with coordination, tremors, painful muscle spasms,
loss of memory, and some now require others to care for them as
they have become unable to care for themselves. Scholar Chago thinks
he may have developed a cure for this strange affliction but
he will need the help of brave adventurers to gather
the rare ingredients for the cure. Will you help ?.... “

This event will begin on March 26th and come to a close during the event on April 16th. The final quest clues will be announced at 1:30pmCST and close at 4pmCST the day of the event! This event will be updated continuously via the CrossingTyria.com Forums. Check back often for updates on this very exciting portion of this event!

Quest reward – This goes to the first 40 players to finish the scavenger hunt

5k
1 random green item
1 random hero armor
1 xp scroll
1 normal skill tome

Hero Pack I

Set of Vabbian Armor ( Player's Choice )
Glacial Gauntlets
Oppressor Weapon of choice

Hero Pack II

Set of elite Kurzick armor ( Players choice )
Destroyer Gauntlets
Oppressor Weapon of choice

Hero Pack III

Set of elite Luxon armor ( Players choice )
Glacial Gauntlets
Oppressor weapon of choice

Hero Pack IV

1 Oppressor Weapon of choice
1 Destroyer Weapon of choice
1 armbrace of truth

Hero Pack V

Instant Sweet tooth title ***GW-EN's donation of a Sweet Tooth Title ( 10,000 pts )

Hero Pack VI

20 Undedicated miniatures ( to include a green and gold mini )

Hero Pack VII

1 Elite tome of each profession

Hero PacK VIII

Zaishen Shopping Spree 25 gold Zaishen coins and 25 Z-keys

Costume Contest – This begins at 4pm CST in the 10 sponsored Districts

We will be taking the top 3 from each district to a secret location for final judging

Prizes for the best Toga Costumes:

1st Place - Obsidian Armor (Includes a Full Loot Rights FoW Run)
2nd Place - 10,000 Party Points!
3rd Place - Elite Vabbian Armor
4th Place - Elite Luxon or Kurzick Armor

We hope that everyone comes out to support this jam packed event! We have been working hard since October to find ways to spoil the community for all their support at Pink Day in La! We hope to raise even more money that we did at our last event! We want to thank everyone for their support so far with the Toga Party For MS.

Sponsors:

Gaming World Entertainment Staff
Ct Pound and Fire Reignz
NICE Alliance
Myth Guild/Alliance
GwGuru
Yugs
CrossingTyria.com
Nox Audio
YaWN Alliance
DL Guild
Hexen Redeemer
Hassa Kyu
Neo Reinstalled
Guildmag.com

If you would like to sponsor this event in some way, please attend our upcoming Volunteer Meeting on March 13th at 1pm Central. Message M A L I BU Barbie in-game or e-mail [email protected] with inquiries.

Thank you so much for your support, together we can make a difference….One Gamer at a time!

~ Rhonda

vandersar · Feb 26, 2011, 07:43 AM // 07:43

Hi, barbie. I want to make a toga costumes but don't know from where I ge the stuff .. If you could tell me the link for getting the material then I will be very thank full to you.

Toga Costumes

MalibuBarbie · Mar 01, 2011, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by vandersar

Hi, barbie. I want to make a toga costumes but don't know from where I ge the stuff .. If you could tell me the link for getting the material then I will be very thank full to you.

Hey, I am not sure where you could get the Toga Material for Real Life, but as for the Costume Contest ingame, we are looking for a creative way to mix Armors to create what could be closest to a Toga

I hope that helps

MalibuBarbie · Mar 13, 2011, 05:47 PM // 17:47

Just a reminder that the Volunteer Meeting starts at 1pm CST. We are observing the time changes. (North America)

MalibuBarbie · Mar 24, 2011, 02:01 AM // 02:01

As posted by Grey Feathers @ CrossingTyria.com per the Scavenger Hunt which kicks off on March 26th! You need to go to the General ---> Events --> Toga Party For MS Section of their forums to participate in this portion of the competition. The final portions will be announced on-air during the Toga Party for MS at gw-en.com

Good Luck!
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In conjunction with the Gamers Giving Back fund raiser for Multiple Sclerosis, Crossing Tyria is proud to help sponsor a scavenger hunt as part of the activities connected with this awesome event. Beginning on March 26th we will unfold a story for this event in which we will present you with some original fan fiction and your very own quest called " Hunt for the Cure ". Our prize support for this has been truly outstanding and the goodies you could win and be rewarded with are all listed below. It was our goal to create a unique story for the event this year and give gamers the chance to participate in a unique scavenger hunt.

Sounds Great but what's the deal, How do I do this quest ?

Starting on March 26th and each Saturday after that leading up to the event we will list items in our fan fiction which must be gathered to complete the quest. Every week will present new items that players must collect in-order to complete the quest. On April 16th the day of the event the last items will be announced on-air and also posted on the Crossing Tyria forums.

Do I have to collect Everything that's listed ?

Yes, You have from March 26th until April 16th to collect the items needed for the quest and the last items needed for the quest can be collected the day of the event. Be sure to save everything and turn them in to the following people on the 16th of April before 4.00 PM CST as at that time we will be closing the event and get things ready for drawing our winners.

The following people will be online from the Highland Wolves ( PACK ) and our alliance that day to collect your scavenger hunt items. We will be scattered throughout the districts bouncing back and forth. Just send us a whisper and we'll meet you to collect the items.

Grey Feathers
Haldier the Fallen
Red Axswinger
Krystal Phoenixstar
Kaden Astrid
Rikar Voronwe

Why should I bother, I never come in first place anyway ?

LOL..... Fear not the first 40 players to collect the items will receive a very nice quest reward and anyone who completes the quest regardless of being the 1st person to hand in the items or the 53rd person will be entered in a drawing for some awesome prizes to be handed out that day and announced on air. So even if you're not some of the first to hand in the items you can still win some very cool prizes.

Quest Reward for the 1st forty players

5 k in gold
1 random green item
1 random hero armor
1 xp scroll
1 normal skill tome

Okay so I'm collecting items each week, Can I turn in my items early ?

The last items needed are going to be announced the day of the event, you'll have to turn everything in that day. You'll have from 1.30 PM CST to 4.00 PM CST to hand everything in.

What are these Awesome prizes for the drawings and how does that work ?

By completing the quest and handing in ALL the required items you will be entered in a drawing for our HERO PACKS. That's right you don't need to come in 1st place or be in the top 40 to be have a chance at winning these prizes but you must collect and turn in all of the required items. The winners will be drawn on the 16th of April and announced on-air by GW-EN radio.

Hero Pack I

Set of Vabbian Armor ( Player's Choice )
Glacial Gauntlets
Oppressor Weapon of choice

Hero Pack II

Set of elite Kurzick armor ( Players choice )
Destroyer Gauntlets
Oppressor Weapon of choice

Hero Pack III

Set of elite Luxon armor ( Players choice )
Glacial Gauntlets
Oppressor weapon of choice

Hero Pack IV

1 Oppressor Weapon of choice
1 Destroyer Weapon of choice
1 armbrace of truth

Hero Pack V

Instant Sweet tooth title ! ( 10,000 sweet pts )

Hero Pack VI

20 Undedicated miniatures ( to include a green and gold mini )

Hero Pack VII

1 elite skill tome for each profession

Hero Pack VIII

Zaishen Shopping Spree 25 gold Zaishen coins and 25 Z-keys.

For this unique prize the winner will be taken to the Great Temple of Balthazar by a member of PACK where they will be able to choose what they want to spend 25 gold Zaishen coins on and be taken to the Zaishen chest where the 25 keys will be used to open the chest by a member of PACK and all drops will be given to the winner. You'll get a chance at some random goodness and be able to decide what you should spend the coins on. There's many possibilities on how to spend the coins, just look at what the collector can craft !

We've tried to answer some of the questions we thought people would have regarding this activity but if you have any others please let us know and we will try to clarify it for you. The thread for the scavenger hunt and the related stories can be found here (Link to story thread to follow once contest goes live next week ). If you have any questions or comments please use this thread for those. I hope you all have as much fun with it as we did creating it.

Although this is a small part of what will be happening in support of the Gamers Giving Back fund raiser and event, I'd like to remind people that the true goal for the entire event is to raise money for the MS society. We will be doing a lot of very cool stuff in-game but don't forget about the real life goal for this event. Please take the time to check out GWEN's web site. They don't just play music and do cool things in-game, they also support some awesome real life charities. If you would like to show your support for them you can find their web site below.

http://gw-en.com/

You can also find out more about the event and how to donate to their cause by reading through the description for the event. Scroll down when you're on their home page and click on the Donate to MS tab. Both in-game and out of game it's going to be a awesome time, you don't want to miss out.

nicky nightmare · Mar 26, 2011, 07:04 PM // 19:04

question about the Zaishen spree... is it allowable to use the coins for pet unlock in the menagerie rather than at the crafter?

Kaden Astrid · Mar 27, 2011, 01:38 AM // 01:38

The first part of the story went live at Crossing Tyria. Head over and give it a read so you can start collecting today.

Quote:

is it allowable to use the coins for pet unlock in the menagerie rather than at the crafter?

Short answer, no.

Long answer. The Zaishen coins belong to one of the organizers and can not be traded. As a result they are actually using them to purchase your choice of items and then trading you those items. Since the pet unlocks are account based they won't be able to unlock a pet for you with their coins.

Domador · Mar 27, 2011, 01:14 PM // 13:14

Just the normal question that I make for every community event... at what time is it in spain? :P

Thanks, and it looks great.

MalibuBarbie · Mar 27, 2011, 06:06 PM // 18:06

The event is from 12pm-6pm CDT and by my knowledge...the event is -5 UTC.

In UTC time that means the event is from 5pm-11pm

I hope that helps

I black spike I · Mar 27, 2011, 06:25 PM // 18:25

Toga!! Toga!! Toga!!

And a scavenger hunt. YAY

ill definetly be there.

MalibuBarbie · Mar 29, 2011, 12:37 AM // 00:37

As mentioned above...here is the 1st portion of the Hunt For The Cure! Remember...everything will be most likely up to date and posted first on CrossingTyria.com...Have fun!

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Nothing describes a true hero better than a story in which that hero helps those who can’t help themselves and will go to whatever ends it takes to see that they receive that help. Join us as we tell a story of a disease which has sprung up around Chahbek Village and ask all true heroes to help us find the cure to save the village and stop its spread before it spreads beyond the borders of Elona.

March 26th

“We thought the scarab plague had been forgotten and vanished from the lands of Elona ages ago, we never thought that it would return. There has been much speculation on what the actual cause was and the most recent research into that has been from Scholar Chago’s works. We had not wanted to panic the local population as was done once before but a new disease has sprung up around Chahbek Village. Several fisherman and a few villagers fell to a strange disease several months ago and it seems to be spreading throughout the village now affecting some while leaving others untouched. Some villagers have had problems walking, with coordination, tremors, painful muscle spasms, loss of memory, and some now require others to care for them as they have become unable to care for themselves. Scholar Chago thinks he may have developed a cure for this strange affliction but he will need the help of brave adventurers to gather the rare ingredients for the cure. Will you help? “
As you approach the hut where Scholar Chago and a monk form the sunspear order is tending to a sick villager he greets you with a wave motioning you to come closer. “I had heard you were the ones who were going to help me find a cure for this disease and I am grateful, shall we get down to business then”? I’m going to need the following things to start work on a cure if you’re willing to go gather these items for me. I’ll need a sentient spore, a sentient root, and a mandragor root. The intelligent plant life around here just might hold the cure if we can examine it and as disgusting as this may sound I’ll also need a Malodorous mass as well. Its juices and such might also help or hold the key. Please hurry back so I can get started with a cure”.

Domador · Mar 29, 2011, 07:12 PM // 19:12

for the scavenger hunt... we just need one item of each or maybe more?

MalibuBarbie · Mar 30, 2011, 02:38 AM // 02:38

You just need 1 of each item

MalibuBarbie · Mar 31, 2011, 12:26 AM // 00:26

(March 30th)

The adventurers that collected the ingredients for me returned rather fast with everything that I have asked for but I have been unable to pin point the exact cause of this affliction that plagues the village. There are now several more villagers who have come down with this strange disease and rumors have already begun to spring up that the scarab plague has returned. I have already concluded that it is not the scarab plague and I have made some head way with various elixirs from the intelligent plant life here but I don’t foresee a cure from my current research. I have been able to help ease the suffering of some but with more villagers coming down with this affliction and one whom seems to be hanging on by a thread panic is hitting the village and rumors are now floating around Kamadan itself of this strange plague. The sickness does not seem to be spread through contact but that will not help when panic starts to ensue if any of the villagers start to die from this disease. I have sent word to an asura colleague of mine who has agreed to come help me with research on the cure. Although he can be a bit abrasive when it comes to dealing with humans his work and knowledge of plant life is far superior to mine and I truly think a cure can be found in this direction. He has already sent me word of a few things we should try regarding plant life he knows and I think together we will be able to make some head way on a cure for this disease. I’ll have to send word back to the group of adventurers who helped me before and send them after more specimens once my colleague arrives. I’m sure that after a few heated discussions and some debate we can both come to an agreement on what direction we should take for researching a cure. I just hope something can be done before panic sets in and people make the situation worse.

*note that you will not turn your ingredients in until April 16th*

Kaden Astrid · Apr 02, 2011, 04:36 AM // 04:36

The story continues...

It has been days since you delivered the ingredients to Scholar Chago and he has summoned you to the Astralarium to meet with him once again. The news is pretty bad though and it seems that other villagers have fallen ill as well and some who had only minor symptoms have gotten extremely ill and in one case one villager has died. “It would seem I need to expand my search for possible items to help produce this cure.” He tells you as you enter his work shop which is simply loaded with beakers, bottles and two asura who are busy arguing with one another about the boiling point for some strange yellow concoction. If you could perhaps venture forth from Elona here and procure a tangle seed and a spiny seed for me, I think combined they might make a paste I could use to help ease the pain of some of the villagers. I also need a Dark Flame Fang as well. Its poison seems similar to some of the toxins I have found in some of the villagers blood. I still have much work to do yet, please hurry back with these items. I would hate to see the loss of anymore life”.

Izari · Apr 05, 2011, 02:55 PM // 14:55

Just as an FYI, the link http://www.gw-en.com/toga/ doesn't work with TOGA in caps. At least not for me, not sure if other people are experiencing the same issues?
~Iz

Also, GuildMag is hosting D7, Elixabeth and I (me repping TalkTyria.net) will be in D11, just to avert any confusion

MalibuBarbie · Apr 06, 2011, 05:36 AM // 05:36

Journal of Scholar Chago

My two Asura colleagues continue to argue over the tiniest aspects of our research but their ideas and suggestions have proven to be a god send at times and other times I find myself wanting to pummel or choke the answer out of them. Regardless of how annoying Master Blekin and his assistant may be they have helped a lot in narrowing down what we are actually dealing with though and it seems we are not dealing with a plague at all but rather a disease which is affecting the muscles and mind of those afflicted. How this is spreading though still has us all puzzled. It is definitely not a contagious disease but after more villagers have fallen ill and a few more have died from its complications it wasn’t long before the words plague and curse began to spread around the out laying villages and to the very gates of Kamadan itself. In their brilliance to save themselves from an affliction which doesn’t seem to be contagious others have taken it upon themselves to rid themselves of the sick and afflicted instead of providing comfort and help. There have even been a few instances of violence toward villages where the sick have been attacked and in one such incident an attempt was made to burn down a house where several sick individuals had been treated by Master Blekin. Our paste seems to help ease the pain of many afflicted by the disease but there are still other symptoms and complications we have been unable to help with at all. Perhaps it is those who seem to simply waste away and are unable to even feed themselves that have caused such panic. It is times like this where one truly sees both the greatest good and complete ignorance of people. My colleague who is the most annoying and aggravating person at times seems to be blessed with more compassion then many of the neighbors and friends some of these villagers have. When he found out about the attempt at burning down the one villager’s house I swear I caught him crying but he dismissed the notion and said it was simply fumes from the lab irritating his eyes. I’m afraid that by the time our heroes return with our next ingredients the sunspears will need to step in to restore order.

Etaoin Shrdlu · Apr 07, 2011, 09:22 AM // 09:22

Does anyone have any advice for farming the spiny seeds? It is the only item I have been yet unable to acquire :-/

Domador · Apr 07, 2011, 01:44 PM // 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etaoin Shrdlu

Does anyone have any advice for farming the spiny seeds? It is the only item I have been yet unable to acquire :-/

You can try to farm them north of Heroes Audience, however they're quite tricky to get, as the Cactus-thingies that drop them are hostile to every creature and they are really few. There's where I farm them, but I don't have my spiny seed yet

barbie pryncess · Apr 08, 2011, 04:08 PM // 16:08

malibu its changed from yawn guild, to YaWn alliance <3