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0zymandius
06-25-2017, 07:11 AM
One of the big prizes from DM. One of very few in the game, and seems to create unique gems, provide useful spells, in addition to much more. Have been very on the fence about selling, but it really doesn't fit either of my characters. Looking to possibly sell or trade (or a combination of the two).

In any case, it's a tall black silk hat. No scripts aside from the PULL, described below. Note that Haliste has said it will get more 'zesty' soon.

Analyzes as being able to be deepened, but after using a spun slot on that service (and getting no warning from the merchant), discovered that there is a small script preventing anything from being stored in the hat. So, no real pockets.

Once per day, you can PULL a 'prize' out of the hat. Examples given were buffing spells, a nice gem (I think, can't get to the officials at the moment to check), and a war griffin (yes, a real one).

My pulls to date:
1st pull: Two casts of Premonition (via a magic powder script)
2nd pull: A carrot. A delicious one, at that, but still, just a carrot.
3rd pull: A baked rum-soaked apple. Delicious, and alcoholic!
4th pull: An ebon-spotted bright crimson firestone (possibly unique gem)
5th pull: A vaalin-spun intense lilac feystone (possibly unique gem)
6th pull (first pull outside): A bighorn sheep (level 18 critter) {Oubar was level 20 at the time, possibly generates critters based off of level?}
7th pull (outside): some acantha leaf
8th pull: an oaken wand
9th pull: Two casts of Dauntless (magic powder script)

Loresong:

Words of your song spill from your lips and grow increasingly quieter until the only thing escaping your mouth is air. You feel your eyes roll into the back of your head, and suddenly, you see nothing but black -- pitch black. Darkness and muffled sounds surround you.

A dark shadow appears overhead and grows in size until it hovers above you, clawed appendages reaching down toward your head! You quickly duck out of the way to avoid the frightening intrusion! Suddenly, you realize that the invader is a massive hand, whose fingers have now clamped down upon something just off to your left. You breathe a heavy sigh of relief, thankful that you had the foresight to crouch down.

A pesky itch taunts you, and you scratch your arm rapidly.

As you contemplate your dilemma and attempt to discern exactly where you are, the mysterious invader whooshes past you, but not so fast that you miss spotting a bright orange carrot grasped between its fingers. You feel your heart pound, and your stomach growls... you think you might be hungry. Wait... Where'd that carrot go??
You have an uncanny urge to leap... jump... HOP!

The darkness around you is suffocating, and you have an overwhelming desire to escape from this frustratingly cramped space! An opening of light appears overhead, and from your crouched position, you feel as if you could run -- or jump -- to freedom! You take a deep breath, calculate the distance between you and the light, and spring upward!!

Unfortunately, you misjudge the distance and end up in a heap at the bottom of the darkness. You take a long, deep breath, and as you exhale, you spit out a tuft of white fur that flies through the air and sails to the floor.

CB: 110m to Ardwen SOLD. Sold tonight (6/30) with no further bids.

0zymandius
06-25-2017, 09:10 PM
Bump with bid

hello
06-25-2017, 09:33 PM
I might get some flack for saying this but I was with you when you found that hat; you know I still think you should keep it. GM Haliste (scripting genius, guru event planner, awesome) hasn't really finished with it. I think there's some mysteries to it yet to be discovered (I mean why else would they present it as one of the highlights for the event).

The fact that Ardwen is bidding on it should also clue you in on it's potential; he usually doesn't buy shit unless it's fairly unique.

Anyhoo, I don't know your circumstances; I hope whatever decision you make you end up happy! :)

Ososis
06-25-2017, 09:36 PM
I might get some flack for saying this but I was with you when you found that hat; you know I still think you should keep it. GM Haliste (scripting genius, guru event planner, awesome) hasn't really finished with it. I think there's some mysteries to it yet to be discovered (I mean why else would they present it as one of the highlights for the event).

The fact that Ardwen is bidding on it should also clue you in on it's potential; he usually doesn't buy shit unless it's fairly unique.

Anyhoo, I don't know your circumstances; I hope whatever decision you make you end up happy! :)

The circumstances are that it has been bid on. Your opinion is even more worthless in this instance than most.

0zymandius
06-25-2017, 09:44 PM
I might get some flack for saying this but I was with you when you found that hat; you know I still think you should keep it. GM Haliste (scripting genius, guru event planner, awesome) hasn't really finished with it. I think there's some mysteries to it yet to be discovered (I mean why else would they present it as one of the highlights for the event).

The fact that Ardwen is bidding on it should also clue you in on it's potential; he usually doesn't buy shit unless it's fairly unique.

Anyhoo, I don't know your circumstances; I hope whatever decision you make you end up happy! :)

I debated it quite a bit, but the reality is that the hat doesn't fit either of my characters, RP-wise. It's a fun and unique item, but it's far better suited for someone much older than my characters. I can use the coins to buy the things that a lot of those folks already have (high end armor and weapons, 'fluff' that fits our characters, etc). Plus, well, I did a LOT of DM runs, and didn't get any of the things I really wanted, and this sorta reminds me of that every time. I'd rather come away and say "I did DM like a madman and I got XXX million silvers!" than "I did DM like a madman, and I got this hat that doesn't really fit my characters, and wasn't really what I was hoping for."

If that makes sense.

Ranger8999
06-25-2017, 09:51 PM
Ill do 55M

time4fun
06-25-2017, 09:53 PM
I've never been disappointed by anything Haliste has created, but- so far at least- this item is more fluff than anything else. I have no problem with that, and I think it's a very valuable item, but that's not everyone's bag.

Ardwen is bidding 50 because he's reasonably sure he can get more later, I wager. And he is correct.

hello
06-25-2017, 09:58 PM
I debated it quite a bit, but the reality is that the hat doesn't fit either of my characters, RP-wise. It's a fun and unique item, but it's far better suited for someone much older than my characters. I can use the coins to buy the things that a lot of those folks already have (high end armor and weapons, 'fluff' that fits our characters, etc). Plus, well, I did a LOT of DM runs, and didn't get any of the things I really wanted, and this sorta reminds me of that every time. I'd rather come away and say "I did DM like a madman and I got XXX million silvers!" than "I did DM like a madman, and I got this hat that doesn't really fit my characters, and wasn't really what I was hoping for."

If that makes sense.

Oh yeah it does and that was what I was thinking. I've been playing this game so long that 10x crit weighting that wraps around blah blah shit doesn't much impress me much any more.

For instance, my newest character is a monk that wears a gladiator costume complete with 'galerus' (shoulder armor) and 'manica' (arm wraps) and uses obsidian fist-scythes. Again, impractical but has a cool 'Dark Sun' concept if you know what that is. Anyhow, to each their own, either way you're winning. :)

hello
06-25-2017, 10:02 PM
I've never been disappointed by anything Haliste has created, but- so far at least- this item is more fluff than anything else. I have no problem with that, and I think it's a very valuable item, but that's not everyone's bag.

Ardwen is bidding 50 because he's reasonably sure he can get more later, I wager. And he is correct.

He's bidding 50 because he,me and a few other people are almost certain there's shit you can pull out of the hat that is pretty unique/nifty. If I had to hazard a guess it's probably something where it transforms the puller in a puff of smoke.. into a rabbit or something. Anyhow, we'll see.

Ardwen
06-25-2017, 10:04 PM
75m

SHAFT
06-25-2017, 10:26 PM
75m

Damn, this is a cool item. Good luck with the sale.

0zymandius
06-26-2017, 04:59 AM
Bump... going once

0zymandius
06-26-2017, 02:18 PM
Afternoon bump. Hat will go to 'going twice' tomorrow morning, then sold tomorrow evening, barring any other bids.

Also, I won't be accepting private bids on this item. Apologies for not making that clear from the get-go. I also won't be accepting cash, credit, personal checks or money orders from the Bank of Yemen. In game silvers only please.

Ranger8999
06-26-2017, 09:29 PM
I'll do 80M

0zymandius
06-27-2017, 04:31 AM
Going once to Ranger.

0zymandius
06-27-2017, 01:29 PM
Afternoon Bump. Will be 'going twice' in the morning, then sold tomorrow afternoon with no other bids.

0zymandius
06-27-2017, 02:25 PM
Gotten a couple people asking about trades within a few minutes of each other, so here's the list (with apologies for the vagueness in places... I haven't been back for long and am unsure what's out there).

I'd be looking for (in order of preference, and with an accumulated value in the 85m range):
A) a pretty spectacular cloak (like a rapture cloak, a "living" cloak, or something similarly impressive/character-defining)
B) High-end UAC gear (looking for two sets, one preferably sanctified with flares)
C) Ambient scripted pets (preferably fairly unique)
D) Unique/Rare/Scripted RP-type items appropriate to a Zelia Cleric (unsure what's out there)
E) Auction-level unique items (again, unsure what's out there... mechanically useful is less important than 'character-defining' at this stage)
F) Master Two Handed Stringed Instrument
G) A fixstats and two fixskills (Kinda would need to be all three for me to consider them as part of a package deal)

Definitely leaning more towards coins, but upon reception of said coins... that's the list of things I'd be looking to spend them on, so might be willing to skip a step for the right deal.

Aaramon
06-27-2017, 04:44 PM
I would go a fixstast and two fixskills.

-Aaramon

Ardwen
06-27-2017, 04:50 PM
90

0zymandius
06-27-2017, 05:31 PM
Apparently I was unclear. My trade list was meant to convey the sort of things I want, in order of preference. I wouldn't value any single line item on that list as being equal to the value of this hat, which is why I said "accumulated value"... If someone wanted to put together an offer of multiple things off of that list, I might consider it. However, coins remain my strong preference.

Current bid is 90m to Ardwen

0zymandius
06-28-2017, 06:54 AM
Morning bump. In the absence of any more bids, this will be "going twice" this afternoon, and sold tomorrow morning.

dmac188
06-28-2017, 09:10 AM
Does anyone know how this fully works at the current time? Or more info than what the random pulls were?

0zymandius
06-28-2017, 09:17 AM
Does anyone know how this fully works at the current time? Or more info than what the random pulls were?

Nope. The GM in charge has said that all the secrets haven't been found yet (or, to be more correct about it, that we haven't seen everything that it can produce yet). It's also due to receive 'zests' in the near future. The pulls are definitely random, and seem to be somewhat level-based, at least with regards to the spell durations if you get a spell, and the level of the critters if you get one of those instead.

0zymandius
06-28-2017, 01:53 PM
Going TWICE to Ardwen. Will be sold tomorrow morning (6/29) with no further bids.

Ranger8999
06-28-2017, 02:53 PM
Ill do 100M.

0zymandius
06-29-2017, 07:01 AM
Current Bid is 100m to Ranger, Going Once. Will be Going Twice tonight, and sold midmorning (EST) tomorrow (6/30) with no further bids.

0zymandius
06-29-2017, 03:18 PM
Afternoon Bump, now Going Twice. Also added last two pulls for data purposes (including a double cast of Dauntless). Hat will be 'Sold' tomorrow morning with no further bids.

Ardwen
06-29-2017, 05:08 PM
110

0zymandius
06-30-2017, 07:24 AM
LAST CALL on this. Hat will be sold tonight (6/30) with no further bids.

0zymandius
06-30-2017, 04:17 PM
Sold to Ardwen. Thanks all for the bids.