Hero Day

Code / Server Adjustments

1. Pray thrice to Ashur and grab a monkey wrench.
2. Make a new instance OR backup the existing instance and wipe it.
3. Copy over the hero day build, compiled with the flag.

Build Adjustments

• At 3700 ("The Beginning"), load the hero day bot [3783] -- hands PC level-up adjustments, sets up skills.
• Also at 3700 load the other hero day bot [3784] -- transports PCs to VB when PCs type 'readtherules'
• At 3513 (VB Center Square) load the trainer [301] -- he hands out red hero gear
• Somewhere, load hippy hero day bot [22891] -- use verb_prog safe <on/off> to make VB temple & Dantaron/Aragol Streets safe
• Wanderers Leaderboards: either
  • back up info and reset them afterwards (the PK board might see some action!), or
  • disable access to the Wanderer hall (remove exit, set room flags etc)
• Transfer over school.are and quest.are if the hero day bots or quest area stuff has been updated. Likewise for any other area that is being adjusted.

Other

• at some point prior, post announcement to Avendar forum, TMS, TMC, Facebook group (example)
• update MOTD on prod, send note with info to help visitors (game environment/RP is nonstandard for the event)
• when event starts, post followups to the announcements elsewhere notifying that IT HAS BEGUN
• If changing rules helpfiles:
  • re-keyword the rules helpfile (eg usualrules)
  • add 'rules' keyword to the 'hero day' helpfile keywords, change level to -1

Misc / Example Event Resources

Recommended: add "heroday" or "hero day" as a name keyword to HeroDay-specific mob/obj resources.

• Great Race - Magnani [mob 300]
• Trial by Stone - also Magnani [300]
• Scavenger Hunt/War: have an NPC give chars a list of items to attain
  • the list of fangs [obj 282] (get 6 of 8), reward "the Fanged Codpiece of Sorrows" [284]
  • the list of fowl [283] (get 15 of 20 bird tongues), reward "the Crown of Woven Fowl Tongues" [285]
• Arena Battle!
  • use the subarea of Dolgrael's temple
  • paired / tourney, or team. Or all of the above.
  • could sponsored by Dolgrael avatar [1226] or Dolgrael high priest in arena .
  • possible start: transfer PCs to [18651], yell "BEGIN!" 10 seconds after everyone enters the portal.
  • Rewards could include one or more of:
    • [18662] a thin steel belt with a mei'tzec buckle
    • [18663] a tear-shaped medallion fashioned from mei'tzec
    • [18664] an exquisite serpentine sword forged from mei'tzec
    • [18666] a band of mei'tzec carved with a rune of Earth
    • [18667] a mercurial pair of mei'tzec boots
    • [18668] a finely polished mei'tzec-rimmed monocle
    • [18669] the mei'tzec spear known as "Wraith"
    • [25790] a fragment of mei'tzec
• Bring in some of our NPC_Recurring_Figures? It'll be a stroll down memory lane for some players. :)
• Epic Challenges:
  • Defeat Dullaek Pak -- load the non-poofing portal to the Caliphate [25617] somewhere in the storm [eg 2146]
  • etc