UPDATE: The deadline for the Halloween Deco Contest has passed and entries will no longer be accepted. The staff will be ranking and deciding the top 3 entries and the winners will be announced this weekend. Winners will receive a bag of Halloween Candy & a special customized Halloween gift! Stay tuned for the results and thanks to those who have participated

It's time for another Halloween House Decoration Contest!

Entries will be accepted starting immediately and the drawing will take place on Nov 8th, as Halloween activities come to an end.

Prizes will be announced at a later date (soon)

Please submit your entries in https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1164918861167083550

The server is coming back online now and will be available shortly. Thanks for your patience.

We will be performing extended maintenance on our server cluster at this time and as a result, the game may remain offline for up to 4 hours. Please keep an eye on #news in Discord for a notification as to when the game will be available again.

Thank you for your patience.

We've made an update to our Rules page within the Communication Rules section. We've added a new section called 'Accusations of Favoritism or Nepotism.' We kindly request that you review the updated rules page to ensure your behavior aligns with our community standards. Thank you for your cooperation! https://shardsofbritannia.com/rules

👺We've fixed an issue with the Halloween Demon Skull Masks not being dyeable as intended. They can now be dyed using Pigment dyes. This includes this year's masks and last year's. 👺

🎃 Halloween Special 🎃
For a limited time, enjoy a 13% discount on Halloween merchandise in honor of Friday the 13th!

🍬 New Features 🍬

1. Trick or Treat with the Begging Skill:

   • Dress in your Halloween best and approach town vendors to gather sweets. Remember, each vendor has a fixed amount of candy. Get yours before it's gone! 🧛‍♂️👻 (Activate the Begging skill on vendors while in costume. Each vendor provides candy once, with a daily limit for each household.)
   • Update: We've corrected the daily cap for trick-or-treating candy, it was previously on the low testing value, sorry about that!

2. OUIJA Board Interactivity:

   • OUIJA boards have come alive! Engage with them at home to communicate with the other side. This Halloween season, you might even bring forth a spirit. But watch out - they have a sweet tooth!

🎪 Halloween Bazaar 🎪

• The Halloween Bazaar is now open atop the Yew Bank. Find direct Moongates next to Halloween Vendor tents and in Public Moongate destinations. Vendor deeds are available on the roof for player rental until Nov 29th. Dive into festive trading!

Dear Valued Players,

In our journey through the world of Shards of Britannia, it's easy to get caught up in the details. Constructive criticism is important, but let's also celebrate what keeps us returning.

Let's take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated developers who have generously contributed countless hours over the years to enhance our gaming experience. Now is the perfect time to share your appreciation for an aspect of the server you enjoy or offer a simple "thank you" if you prefer.

We're all part of this incredible community, and our developers are no exception. They're real people, just like you. Let's not forget this.

This thread is dedicated to sharing positive messages about Shards of Britannia, highlighting what you enjoy or love about the server. It's not the space for passive-aggressive comments or other criticism. Only positive messages are welcome.

Silent or less talkative players, we also encourage you to share your thoughts. It's important to hear from all voices in our community, both the vocal and the quietly content.

Reading feedback on this server can sometimes feel like an insurance agent after a crash — rarely get a call or a comment with good news. Let's take time in this particular thread to reverse that notion and show the better side that all players are capable of.

Thank you for being a part of our passionate community. Here's to many more adventures in Britannia! Thread: https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1161558030811414549

• The power of Infected Gazers has been slightly reduced.

• Flying Broom Mounts have been added to the Halloween vendor

• Fixed bug with Pet mounts resetting their Stamina/Mana when mounted
• Fixed Bastion bug clashing with Necromancer buffs
• Fixed bug with Necro Cocoon blocking damage after it was already received
• Necro Cocoon spell cast and block now have been unified to 1 minute cooldown
• Reduced skill requirements for crafting Pet Food

• Pets will now lose stamina upon receiving melee hits

• Pets will now use mana upon casting spells

• Pets will now use Meditation passive mana regeneration

• Pet Food has been added to cooking

• Pet Food will provide stamina regeneration for pets

We've added a new Friends option to the House Resource & Gear Chests to give families more flexibility and options for sharing access to the chests. Adding a Friend to the chest allows the friend to use the chest from any character on their account. The Personal chests have a limit of 4 friends, and Guild chests have a limit of 10 friends. Use the "Manage Friends" option on the chest to add or remove friends.

NOTE: If you are having issues with the menu not updating when performing actions with the chest, please log out and back in as we've deployed a fix for this

• Fixed issue with newly added house addons not being placeable in houses
• Improved house decoration limitations to allow placing items without collision near doorways, like Wreaths and Door Mats, etc

• Fixed bug with cure on Noxious Decay

• Necromancers can now travel anywhere.

• They cannot travel only if they hold zero souls.

Utility:

• undead trap
• remove trap
• telekinesis

Offensive:

• soul drain
• wrath

The following fixes & improvements have been deployed for the Halloween Dungeon:

• fixed issue with Gravedigging not working with the gravestones
• fixed issue with jack-o-lanterns not respawning
• slight increase to chances of candy drops
• added overhead Time Left countdown display to the Halloween Champ spawn encounter to show how much time is left before the spawn expires; we may work on adding this to other encounters if this works well

Exciting news! The Halloween Lottery Vendor has now set up shop near the Halloween Vendor in Britain. Mark your calendars for the drawing on October 31st, and stay tuned as we share details about the prizes soon! Raffle tokens can be found on paragons.

The new Halloween Dungeon has been opened and is marked on the map: https://map.shardsofbritannia.com

Level 1 of this dungeon includes Halloween Dungeon monsters which have a small chance to drop candy or a costume.

Throughout Levels 1 and 2 there will be jack-o-lanterns and graves for digging.

In the middle of Level 2 there is a Spawn Altar for spawning the Halloween Champion spawn. This encounter can be started with the Skull of Hallows Eve, purchased by the Halloween Witch in exchange for Blood Candles.

Happy Hunting!

The Halloween Candy hoarder vendor has been spawned near each town for you to spend your candy!

Animate Horse:

• Can now be used on mutilated corpses
• Fixed Stat loss when summoning from artifact
• Fixed owner bug when summoning from traded artifact

Animate Dead:

• Will now raise an undead copy of any mob
• Health, Mana and Stamina are based on Spirit Speak, Armor is (Spirit Speak / 10)
• They last 60 seconds, 30 if you have a Skeletal Steed
• If you have Skeletal Steed in fight, they will attack the same target
• There is a limit of 5 at the time and will trigger a 60 second timer

Combat:

• Changed Passive Wrestling to use Spirit Speak + Anatomy instead of Spirit Speak

Torpefy:

• This spell currently has a bug and we're investigating

Hail, valiant adventurers of Shards of Britannia!

We're happy to introduce the Season System, a grand addition that promises thrilling challenges and coveted rewards to enrich your adventures. Dive into this immersive journey where every action counts, and every quest brings you closer to greatness.

Earn Season Points: Embark on quests, conquer challenges, and achieve milestones to accumulate Season Points. These valuable points are your key to unlocking incredible rewards.

The Season System is your gateway to a world of adventure and fortune! Join us in this epic questing adventure and seize the treasures of the Season!