Risia Ice Games

Winter Festival mini-games

Risia Ice Games - Harbor Jump tips / Bogwater Half Pipe tips / Instance hopping

Midwinter Ice Races (new with 2013) - Score and Rewards

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Overview

Risia Ice Games is a special event introduced in February 2010 (Update 3) during the winter season.

The Risia Ice Games allows players to collect Ice Game Coins and turn them in to NPC Jack Frostbite for various prize items, including crafting recipes and the ingredient Motes of Winter. These are then used to create special items or to adding ice-based effects on existing randomly-generated weapons.

All Coins, Ingredients and Recipes are freely trade-able.

Introducing The Risia Ice Games!

Risia Ice Game related items

Ice Game Coins

Coins all count as Collectables and go into your Collectable Bag. Collect them in quests by killing fire-based creatures, or by doing special mini-games in public instances.

Coins description:

• White Ice Game Coin - common in public instance/drop from normal mobs
• Blue Ice Game Coin - uncommon in public instance/drop red named mobs
• Purple Ice Game Coin - rare in public instance/drop from purple named mobs

For more detailed information on monster drop, see /Monster coin drop.

How coins look like in public instaces:

White Ice Game Coin

Blue Ice Game Coin

Purple Ice Game Coin

Ice Skates (Boots)

Invest your 10 White Coins for 10-minute rent or Turbine Points to get the Ice Skates or buy them off from the DDO Store. These help playing the Ice Games significantly and are mandatory for some games/methods.

• Rental Skates that you get from an NPC, which cost 10 White Coins last for 10 minutes
• Permanent (Bind To Account) Skates are available from the DDO Store

Store-purchased version

Recipes and Ingredients

• Recipes - from Recipe #1-20 for turning-in (see below)
• Mote of Winter - various amount for turning in (see below)

Risia Ice Games

How the games work, tips how to get Coins are documented on sub-pages.

Also, there are some tips to get Coins without Ice Skates and there is a supposedly-legit way of hopping instance to get more Coins per run. See following for details.

Harbor Ski Jump

Main article - /Harbor Ski Jump

Additonal methods:

• Boathouse Jump (doesn't require Ice Skates)
• The Leaky Dinghy Jump

Bogwater Half Pipe

Main article - /Bogwater Half Pipe (doesn't require Ice Skates)

Instance Hopping

Main article - /Instance swapping
Script - /Swap Instance Script

Screenshot gallery

Harbor Ski Jump	Bogwater Half Pipe
As part of the Winter Festival, aesthetic changes are made to Winter Wolves in some dungeons, wilderness areas, and Summon Monster III.

Turning-in Rewards

Turn in your Coins to Jack Frostbite (near the Harbor lighthouse and in Bogwater Tavern), turning-in is exactly like Collectables.

Turn-in	Random reward
	Mote	Recipe	Candy Cane	Potion	Scroll(1 to 3 at a time)	Wand	Trinket
3 White Ice Game Coins 1 of the following:	Between 1 and 6	1,3,6,7,8,16. Six types, with even chances at each (1/6 = 16.67% chance at any particular recipe per turn-in)	Candy Cane	Any of the Icy Potion rewards below	Cone of Cold Frost Lance Otiluke's Freezing Sphere Polar Ray Snowball Swarm	Cone of Cold Ice Storm Niac's Cold Ray Niac's Cold Ray (3rd) Niac's Cold Ray (5th)	Trinket (craftable +5, BtC)
2 Blue Ice Game Coins 1 to 3 of the following:	Between 1 and 20	All Recipes you can receive from White Coins Plus 2,4,9,10,11,15 Twelve types, with even chances at each (1/12 = 8.33% chance at any particular recipe per turn-in)	Candy Cane	Any of the Icy Potion rewards below	Any of the Scroll rewards below	Cone of Cold Ice Storm Niac's Cold Ray Niac's Cold Ray (3rd) Niac's Cold Ray (5th) Additionally: Festival Twig	Trinket (craftable +5, BtC)
1 Purple Ice Game Coin 1 to 3 of the following:	Between 12 and 37	All recipes you can get from Blue Coins Plus 5,12,13,14,17,18,19,20 Twenty types, with even chances at each (1/20 = 5.00% chance at any particular recipe per turn-in)	Candy Cane	Any of the Icy Potion rewards below	Ice Storm Niac's Cold Ray Otiluke's Freezing Sphere Polar Ray Snowball Swarm	Cone of Cold Ice Storm Niac's Cold Ray Niac's Cold Ray (3rd) Niac's Cold Ray (5th)	Trinket (craftable +5, BtC)

Reward sub-table;

Type Item Scroll Scrolls of Cold Damage Spells are rewards for turning in coins You receive between 1 and 3 of these at a time purchasable scrolls Cone of Cold - Coins: White, Blue Ice Storm - Coins: Blue, Purple Niac's Cold Ray - Coins: Blue, Purple Otiluke's Freezing Sphere - Coins: White, Blue, Purple non-puchasable scrolls Frost Lance - Coins: Blue, Purple Snowball Swarm - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Polar Ray - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Icy Potion Icy Potions are rewards for turning in coins All Icy Potions can be rewards from White, Blue, or Purple coins All Icy Potions are Caster Level 10 Chill Shield Feather Fall Frostbite (20% incoming Cold damage reduction and 20% incoming Fire damage amplification) Chillshield (Same as Fire Shield : Cold) Haste Jumping Protection from Fire Resist Fire Superior Freeze V

Type Item Wand Wands of Cold Damage spells are rewards for turning in coins Cone of Cold (non-purchasable, not in the chest loot table, not too useful though) - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Ice Storm - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Niac's Cold Ray - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Niac's Cold Ray (3rd) - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Niac's Cold Ray (5th) - Coins: White, Blue, Purple Other These are rewards for turning in any coins Recipes - See Below Motes of Winter - More for blue, purple coins. Used in recipes below Candy Cane - 30 charges of Heal Moderate Wounds (Heals 2d8+3 hit points for all characters including Warforged, who are resistant to other forms of healing) Trinket (Craftable, no Minimum Level, Bound to Character on AcquireBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire) comes from Purple (often), Blue (rarely), and White (very rarely) coins. Warning: since this Binds to Character on Acquire, turn in your coins on a character you might want this on!

Risian Altar Crafting

Risian Altar crafting device - Old UI

Risian Altar crafting device - New UI

The Risian Crafting Altar is located at the end of a dock that juts out from the lighthouse island.

• Risia Ice event recipes
• New Ice Recipes for Named Wraps?

As of Update 12 Patch 1, the Risian Altar features the Barter Crafting UI.

Eternal Wand Recipes

Recipe #	From Coin(s):	Description
Recipe 1/20 [1]	White, Blue, Purple	Eternal wand of Ray of Frost Festival Twig + 50 Motes of Winter + this recipe card
Recipe 2/20 [2]	Blue, Purple	+1 Caster Level upgrade of Eternal wand of Ray of Frost (Max CL:5) Eternal Wand of Ray of Frost + 50 Motes of Winter + this recipe card

Eternal Wand Details: The wand created from recipe 1/20 is titled "+1 Eternal Wand of Ray of Frost" and casts the spell Ray of Frost. The damage rating is 1d3 +1 per caster level and has a caster level of 1. After full upgrades to caster level 5 using multiple recipe 2/20's, it becomes a "+5 Eternal Wand of Ray of Frost." The wand is also automatically bound to character (not account) when equipped. It is not bound when created. The wand is Exclusive (you can only have 1 in your inventory) and attempting to create a 2nd while the first is still in your inventory will fail, show an error informing the reason, and not consume any ingredients.

The spell's full damage description is stated as "1d3 +1 per caster level (max 5)." The 5 refers to the maximum caster level bonus. Maxing out the caster level through multiple recipe 2/20 transmutations will result in a max hit of 8. This damage can be further improved by the Wizard Wand and Scroll Mastery enhancement chain. For example, Wizard Wand and Scroll Mastery I gives a 25% effectiveness bonus to the wand resulting in a max hit of 10.

The wand starts out with improved glaciation III and is no-longer possible to upgrade this using Festival Glaciation (it used to be possible before 2013 Ice Games).

Cold-damage Weapon Recipes

Recipe #	From Coin(s):	Description	Cumulative
Recipe 3/20 [3]	White, Blue, Purple	Cold Touch weapon upgrade Randomly generated(aka Non-Named) weapon (any type, including handwraps, bows, returners, etc) + 100 Motes of Winter + this recipe card note that returning throwing weapons used to not work, but do now (as long as they are randomly generated) 16.67% chance per 3 White Coins, 8.33% chance per 2 Blue Coins, 5.00% chance per 1 Purple Coin	-
Recipe 4/20 [4]	Blue, Purple	Frost weapon upgrade Randomly generated*(aka Non-Named) weapon with Cold Touch + 100 Motes of Winter + this recipe card 8.33% chance per 2 Blue Coins, 5.00% chance per 1 Purple Coin	2 Recipes + 200 Motes
Recipe 5/20 [5]	Purple	Icy Burst weapon upgrade Randomly generated*(aka Non-Named) weapon with Frost + 100 Motes of Winter + this recipe card 5.00% chance per 1 Purple Coin (20 recipes, each with same chance. Also supported by actual results here)	3 Recipes + 300 Motes = what players often refer to as "Icy Burst kit" on trade channels

Notes:

Weapons with Festival Cold Touch or Festival Frost are still considered randomly generated.

Composed weapon affixes Riptide (Tidal + Frost) and Wintry (Freezing Ice + Icy Burst) contain Frost and Icy Burst but are ignored by the recipes, so you can add Festival Cold Touch to either and upgrade it to Festival Frost and then to Festival Icy Burst, while maintaining the original Frost or Icy Burst effects. Boreal weapons can also be upgraded without issues.

Weapons with normal Cold Touch, Frost, or Icy Burst effects have the old effect removed when the recipe upgrades it.

Weapons with Glaciation (Festival or normal) have the Glaciation effect removed if you apply Festival Cold Touch (or vice-versa).

Quote: Originally Posted by Feather_of_Sun Frost/Icy Burst won't change the level of an item that hasn't first been disjunctioned at a crafting station to be made Craftable for Cannith Crafting.

Crafting Examples:

• +2 Wounding Khopesh of Pure Good + Icyburst
• +2 Metaline Handwraps of Pure Good + Icyburst
• Devout Handwaps + Icyburst - the added effect doesn't actually work, base item must be non-named. Same bug exists with Epic Wraps of Endless Light (the crafting works, but the effect does not actually function).
• +2 Keen Falchion of Pure Good + Icyburst
• +2 WoP Rapier + Icyburst
• 2013: +1 Riptide Handwraps of Righteousness + Festival Frost

Glaciation Recipes

Update 14 change: Update 14 replaced spell-boosting effects with Spell Power instead. The recipe effects and levels below have been updated with this change.

Note: It is not possible for non-weapon Glaciation items to be re-created with these recipes (previously you could use the recipes to upgrade any random-gen item with Glaciation already on it, to make powerful Glaciation rings/hats/etc.; the current recipes work only on weapons.) Cormyrian Midwinter Festival can add Glaciation to armor, robes, and shields.

Recipe #	From Coin(s):	Description	Cumulative	Item Minimum Level
Recipe 6/20	White, Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon + 45 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Festival Glaciation 30	45 Motes + Recipe 6	ML1
Recipe 7/20	White, Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 30 + 62 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 36	107 Motes + Recipes 6, 7	ML2
Recipe 8/20	Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 36 + 90 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 42	197 Motes + Recipes 6-8	ML4
Recipe 9/20	Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 42 + 122 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 48	319 Motes + Recipes 6-9	ML6
Recipe 10/20	Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 48 + 125 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 54	444 Motes + Recipes 6-10	ML8
Recipe 11/20	Blue, Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 54 + 180 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 60	624 Motes + Recipes 6-11	ML10
Recipe 12/20	Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 60 + 202 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 66	826 Motes + Recipes 6-12	ML12
Recipe 13/20	Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 66 + 245 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 72	1,071 Motes + Recipes 6-13	ML14
Recipe 14/20	Purple	Non-Named Weapon with Festival Glaciation 72 + 250 Motes of Winter + this recipe card = Glaciation 78	1,321 Motes + Recipes 6-14	ML16

Update 16 bug: Update 16 wiped off some Festival Glaciation effects from items created on previous events (possibly just the Glaciation VIII and IX effects). Players must create an in-game help ticket to get a refund. Pre-U16 amount of Motes and Recipes are archived here.

Quote: Originally Posted by Feather_of_Sun A bug in Update 16 caused this item effect to delete itself from items. We've taken steps to ensure that a similar bug can't happen again. I've spoken to our In-Game Support team lead, and if you submit an In-Game Support help ticket, they should be able to provide a reimbursement package of Festival Glaciation recipes and the number of Motes of Winter required to fully upgrade an item to whichever Glaciation amount you would like to. You will be able to put Festival Glaciation back on your item when the Risia Ice Games return this winter. We apologize for the trouble this bug has caused, and hope that you'll enjoy what we have in store for the upcoming Winter events.

Base Glaciation items for these recipes must be weapons that are randomly generated. Only benefit to doing this is to create ones with (slightly) lower minimum levels (the item's minimum level will be increased to what a random item with only the Glaciation effect on it would be if the item's minimum level was lower than that before the upgrade: so, it is possible to take an item with Major Ice Lore on it and add some Glaciation and be lower than if that item was randomly-generated, but adding just the Glaciation to a blank weapon is no better than finding a randomly-generated weapon with just the Glaciation on it).

New for 2010: Note that adding Cold Touch/Frost/Icy Burst to a Glaciation weapon replaces the Glaciation. See this thread.

Quote: Originally Posted by Feather_of_Sun Festival Glaciation mutations will only adjust an item's Minimum Level if the item's level is below what is appropriate for the amount of Spell Power you are placing on it. The relationship of single-element Spell Power totals to Minimum Level progression is as follows: In other words, if you find a randomly-generated weapon in treasure that has Spell Power on it, it will have the amount of Spell Power listed below that matches it's Minimum Level. 130 Spell Power - No Minimum Level/Minimum Level 1 136 Spell Power - Minimum Level 2 142 Spell Power - Minimum Level 4 148 Spell Power - Minimum Level 6 154 Spell Power - Minimum Level 8 160 Spell Power - Minimum Level 10 166 Spell Power - Minimum Level 12 172 Spell Power - Minimum Level 14 178 Spell Power - Minimum Level 16 184 Spell Power - Minimum Level 18 190 Spell Power - Minimum Level 20 196 Spell Power - Minimum Level 21 102 Spell Power - Minimum Level 22 108 Spell Power - Minimum Level 23 114 Spell Power - Minimum Level 24 120 Spell Power - Minimum Level 25 What does that mean for Festival Glaciation recipes? Answer: They will only affect my item's level if I place a higher amount of Spell Power than is normally found in random treasure on an item of that level. Example: I have a Min Level 14 Combustion scepter. Because it's a Min Level 14 item, it has 72 Fire Spell Power. I can add all the Festival Glaciation up to 72 Cold Spell Power without changing my scepter's level. If I increase it further to 78, the item's level raises to 16. Since this matches what you all are used to seeing in treasure throughout the game, it shouldn't be very different or unusual. Hope this helps clarify things.

Snowball Recipes

Recipe #	From Coin(s):	Description
Recipe 15/20 [6]	Blue or Purple	To make 10 Snowballs: 10 Murky Water (drink from tavern vendor) + 10 Motes of Winter + this recipe card
Recipe 16/20 [7]	White, Blue, or Purple Coins	To make 20 Snowballs: 1 Vial of Pure Water (Collectable) + 10 Motes of Winter + this recipe card

Secret Recipe (Snow Elemental Gem) Recipes

Combine all four secret ingredient cards to create the recipe card for Secret Recipe.

Recipe #	From Coin(s):	Description	Cumulative
Recipe 17/20 [8]	Purple	To make Secret Recipe, combine: Recipe 17/20 + Recipe 18/20 + Recipe 19/20 + Recipe 20/20	-
Recipe 18/20 [9]
Recipe 19/20 [10]
Recipe 20/20 [11]
Secret Recipe [12]	-	To make Winter Surprise, combine: Secret Recipe 1 Festival Twig + 2 Lumps of Coal + 20 Snowballs (see above #15/16) + 50 Motes of Winter + This Recipe Card = Winter Surprise (Snow Elemental Gem)	Total materials to make 1 Snow Elemental Gem (either): (A). 20 Murky Water (drink from tavern vendor) + 70 Motes of Winter + 2 Recipe 15/20 + 1 Festival Twig + 2 Lumps of Coal + Recipe 17/20 + Recipe 18/20 + Recipe 19/20 + Recipe 20/20 (B). 1 Vial of Pure Water (Collectable) + 60 Motes of Winter + Recipe 16/20 + 1 Festival Twig + 2 Lumps of Coal + Recipe 17/20 + Recipe 18/20 + Recipe 19/20 + Recipe 20/20

Snow Elemental Gem (Winter Suprise)

Snow Elemental

Iterations

2010

Feb 3rd - ? (ddo.com news Feb 3rd)

Dec 13th - 16th, Dec 23rd - Jan 2nd (ddo.com news Dec 7 2010)

2012

The 2012 Ice Games run Feb 6th to Feb 14th 2012 (chronicle link). Per the Update 12 Patch 1 Release Notes (December, 2011), this instance of the Ice Games will feature the Barter Crafting UI.

2013

January 07th, 2013 - 27th