Festivult

Ported from the DDO forums and a big thanks to Tarrant

Chill out in July with Festivult! Read all about how you can get in on the festivities in DDO Unlimited.

The Jester of the Festivult is now available in the game! The Jester is eager to help you have a cool summer, so he's looking for your copper, silver, and gold festival coins to exchange for wondrous festive treats! You can also drop by My.DDO to say hello to the Jester! The Jester is a disguised "friend of the Coin Lords." Nobody knows the true name of this fellow, but he can easily be identified by his colorful garb and dwarven stature. He will exchange festival coins for gifts crafted specially for the season from House Ghallanda and House Cannith! Just bring festival coins to the Jester of the Festivult, and he will give you a random gift from his festival bag of holding! Don't forget to stop by the DDO Store for great holiday deals and festive fun!

How To Find Festival Coins
Until Monday, July 25th, every treasure chest in the game has a chance of dropping “festival coins” in addition to the usual treasure! Whether the chest is in a free dungeon or an adventure pack, there is equal opportunity for coins! There are three types of coins: copper, silver, and gold. Copper is the most common festival coin, while gold is the most rare!

What You Could Get From The Jester!
Three Copper Festival Coins will give you a chance to get:


 * A Fernia, the Sea of Fire Jelly Cake (caster level 15 Scorching Ray)
 * An Irian, the Eternal Day Jelly Cake (caster level 5 Searing Light)
 * A Lamannia, the Twilight Forest Jelly Cake (caster level 20 Regrowth)
 * A Mabar, the Endless Night Jelly Cake (caster level 10 Enervation)
 * A Risia, the Plane of Ice Jelly cake (caster level 5 Snowball Swarm)
 * A Shavarath, the Battleground Jelly Cake (caster level 10 Heroism)
 * A Syrania, the Azure Sky Jelly Cake (caster level 15 Jump)
 * A Thelanis, the Faerie Court Jelly Cake (caster level 15 Good Hope)
 * A Storm Reaver Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 15 Electric Loop)
 * A Cupcake (caster level 10 Heal Light Wounds)
 * A Lump of Coal
 * A Sunflask
 * A Festival Twig

Two Silver Festival Coins will give you a chance to get:


 * A Daanvi, the perfect Order Jelly cake (caster level 10 Summon Shrieking Defender for 5 minutes)
 * A Dal Quor, the Region of Dreams Jelly Cake (Wondrous Power (Potion of Wonder))
 * A Dolurrh, the Realm of the Dead Jelly Cake (caster level 10 Death Ward)
 * A Kythri, the Churning Chaos Jelly Cake (caster level 10 Summon Hound of Chaos for 5 minutes)
 * A Velah, the Red Dragon Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 15 Fire Shield (fire version))
 * A Queen Lailat, the Marilith Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 15 Blade Barrier)
 * A Beholder Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 10 Disintegrate)
 * A Warforged Titan Gingerbread Cookie (Titan's Grip (+8 psionic bonus to strength for 1 minute)
 * A Black Abbot Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 15 Stoneskin)
 * An Arraetrikos, the Pit Fiend Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 20? Meteor Swarm)
 * A Suulomades, the Horned Devil Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 15 Freedom of Movement)

One Gold Festival Coin will give you a chance to get:


 * A Xyzzy, the Hound of Xoriat Cookie (caster level 15 Bee Breath (Cone of Bees apparently disrupts spellcasting and lowers attack rolls as well as deals damage))
 * A Xoriat, the Realm of Madness Jelly Cake (caster level 10 Otto's Sphere of Dancing)
 * A Hezrou Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 10 Infernal Power (Lasts 1 minute. +4 profane bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution, +4 natural bonus to AC, +5 competence bonus to Fortitude saves, and proficiency in all simple and martial weapons. Base attack bonus equal to character level. Lose ability to spellcast and use divine abilities.)
 * A Succubus Gingerbread Cookie (caster level 10 Dominate Monster)

There is also a very small chance that the Festival Jester will give you an exceptional gift in exchange for your coins, but what those gifts might be you'll just have to wait and see! Each gift does something special and we know you will love what our artificers and cooks have crafted for you this Festival Season!

The planes are vast and mysterious, and we can never predict how their alignment will impact the magically imbued gifts of Festivult. Each year the Festivult gifts are imbued with a different magical power depending on what planes are in alignment. So if you have some left-over goodies from Festivults past, beware, friends - those treats may not bring the same effects as before!

Where to find the Jester
Until Sunday, August 1st, The Jester of the Festivult can be found in the following house wards, floating above on his festival jumping challenges:


 * The Harbor atop the Leaky Dingy Tavern
 * House Phiarlan in the Livewood Theater
 * House Jorasco near Coldwake Pond
 * House Deneith to the west of the Knight's Watch district
 * House Kundarak in Locksmith Square

Check your map for his location in these zones! You’ll be able to climb on the floating jump challenges to reach the Jester! If you aren't as sure-footed, you can visit the Jester in the Harbor, where he has made a ladder available on the side of the Leaky Dingy tavern to reach him directly.

From the Coin Lords, the dragonmarked Houses and all of Stormreach, we wish you a Happy Festival and a cool summer!