Anniversary Party (17th)

The Coin Lords are putting on an anniversary party to mark the founding of Stormreach in 802 YK - but a group of fractious Kobolds are threatening to disrupt the celebrations. {{Challenge | name            = Anniversary Party | levelrange      = 1-37 | duration        = Quest-like | xprange         = 240 XP per level (8,400 XP at level 35) | loc             = The Anniversary Party | zone            = House Phiarlan | patron          = None | difficulty      = Easy | solodifficulty  = Easy | 5stardifficulty = Easy | free            = yes | mappic          = M_anniversary_party_14th.png | loadingpic      = L_The_Anniversary_Party.jpg | overview        = This is a quest-like challenge based on the 10th Anniversary Party for the 16th Anniversary. Dates: 22 February – ? March 2022 | obj             = | traps           = | misc            =
 * Speak with Scrag the Kobold
 * Speak with Harbormaster Zin
 * Find The Dark Overlord
 * Speak with Malicia in the Ballroom
 * Return to Jeets and Enter His Mind
 * Speak with Dream Jeets
 * Defeat The Dark Overlord ( * instance completion flag)
 * (Optional) Defeat +Severlin — Bonus (25%)
 * (Optional) Defeat +Cordovan — Bonus (25%)
 * (Optional) Defeat +SteelStar — Bonus (25%)
 * (Optional) Defeat +Lichabel — Bonus (25%)
 * Bear traps scattered through the Chapterhouse run
 * A trap with a Control panel in the theater by the inactive switch and wheel (artefact leftover from the original Partycrashers quest, so it can be ignored)
 * As per general challenge rules, a party should be formed of players within 3 levels of each other to prevent XP/challenge ingredient reward penalties
 * For expediency, party can split up:
 * One or two players zerg through the Chapterhouse (either by killing everything and avoiding bear traps along the way, or by stealth using invisibility; however, this latter method sometimes fails, especially around/above the skeletons under the Stage area) Note that there are also some levers that need to be pulled along the way to open gates, so some combat will likely be necessary.
 * Meanwhile, the other players tackle the Devs:
 * +Severlin with his comrade +Torc (a rust monster) are located upstairs in the Art Gallery. It is not necessary to defeat +Torc or the undead skeleton minions; you only need to defeat +Severlin for the objective
 * +Cordovan is located in the Side Hall. He is accompanied by a Partying Protoceratops and a Partying Carnotaurus, monster races new with the Isle of Dread expansion - this year, the fight contains no special mechanics.
 * +Steelstar is in the Library Archives. This year, he has swapped out his customary companion String Table Error for a Fey Hunt Hound from the sixth season of the Hardcore League. This is a boss in its own right, and defeating it will award an extra point, which is worth extra Party Favors when the chest is completed.
 * +SteelStar selects a random hound from a list of six each time. Beware the Brilliant Hound, which greatly increases the damage of his electric spells, and the Kinetic Hound, which deals more damage than the other hounds. Warforged characters should also approach the Decay Hound with caution.
 * This year, at half health, +Steelstar disappears to check... something. He'll then nip off for a coffee break when you reduce him to 5% HP, teleporting randomly to somewhere else within the room and healing to full.
 * +Lichabel can be found randomly in any of the upper level Private Rooms; make sure you have deathward on before tackling her. +FlimsyFirewood, an orange-named Scarecrow, will also be found in one of the rooms. Once more, only +Lichabel needs to be killed, not +FlimsyFirewood or any of her undead minions.
 * As per the Partycrashers quest, the toilet paper rolls in the restrooms function as shrines (so you do not need to worry about wiping).
 * Alternately, it is possible to get back up the hall and off the walkway dropping down to the shrine by the entrance to the Chapterhouse if you happen to die closer to the Private Areas entrance.
 * The Anniversary Party is a great source for collectables (primarily Lore, Arcane, and Herb); the tier of collectables you get from certain nodes in this challenge scale depending on the CR.
 * After confronting Jeets in the throne room (at the end of the Chapterhouse path), one player needs to request the assistance of Malicia to advance. The +Knockback door on the upper level of the gala room becomes active as a shortcut back to the throne room, and Malicia will be there next to Jeets to send you into his demented mind to confront the Dark Overlord.
 * Make sure to kill all of the Devs before heading into his mind for full rewards!

Rewards
This quest offers special Anniversary rewards, Party Favors. Here's a List of rewards for turning in Party Favors to Tolero.

This year, the quest offers a base maximum of 7 Party Favors for a 5-star completion, as +SteelStar's Hound companion awards an extra point if killed. 

Anniversary Party CR Relative to the highest level party member:
 * At-level: 7 Party Favors
 * +1 (or +2) levels above: 10 Party Favors
 * +3 (or +4) levels above: 11 Party Favors
 * +5 (or more) levels above: 13 Favors (the maximum)

Running the quest at a CR below the level of the highest level member will result in fewer Favors, but as this is an intentionally "easy" quest, that is not recommended, except perhaps solo.

During bonus weekends, the bonus is rounded down. So, running at 5 levels above during a +30% bonus gains {13 + 3.9} = {13 + 3} = 16 favors.

Aside from Collectables and drop-loot Minimum Level, there is no reason to run the quest at +2, +4, or more than +5 above the level of the highest level character in the group, as no additional Party Favors will be awarded. However, you can earn a very nice first-time XP award for a 5 star run, so it is recommended that your first run of the Anniversary Party challenge should be at the highest CR that you can manage within your group. At epic, level 20 characters can get full experience with level 30 characters in group without overleveling penalty, and will award ~120k XP at CR35 for a 5-star run (only with the first-time bonus though).

| chest           = 5 (Like in all challenges, base chest level is capped at 25.)
 * 1 locked within the Display Hall.
 * 1 in Theater, right side of Stage
 * 1 after the end-fight.
 * 2 chests placed randomly, in the Theater and Display Hall.

| collectable     = 20
 * Bookshelf in the Side Hall, to the left (north) as you enter.
 * Adventurer's Pack in the Side Hall (southeast corner) slightly obscured by the lava floor
 * Cabinet in the Art Gallery, at the end of the interior wall.
 * 3 (sometimes 2 or 4) Flowering Plants placed around the upper level.
 * Private Rooms:
 * A Flowering Plant in the hall by NohBob (NPC).
 * Reagent's Cabinet & Adventurer's Pack in the northeast room (first room on the right).
 * Bookshelf in the north-central room (second room on the right).
 * Cabinet & Adventurer's Pack (on the bed) in the northwest room (third room on the right).
 * Alchemy Table & Bookshelf in the southeast room (first room on the left).
 * Reagent's Cabinet on the upper level of the Display Hall, to the west.
 * Rubble in the stage pit in the Theater.

| ingredientreward = 2–7 (up to +50% when running overlevel – maximum 13)
 * You must kill all* the Devs, and +SteelStar's Fey Hunt Hound, to get the maximum ingredient reward.

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