Artix Entertainment 2013 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Contest Prizes

• 5,000 AdventureCoins for Grand Prize Winner(s)
• 2,000 AdventureCoins for Runner Ups
• Additional AdventureCoins prizes for other great pumpkins who go above and beyond

Contest Rules

Read AND follow ALL of these rules BEFORE submitting your entry, or you may be disqualified.

1. You CAN carve a pumpkin, squash, gourd, watermelon, potato… any vegetable or fruit you can think of! Get creative! 
2. Your pumpkin MUST be carved by you
3. Your pumpkin MUST be carved in an Artix Entertainment theme, so anything from AdventureQuest Worlds, or EpicDuel, or DragonFable… anything goes so long as it’s recognizably Artix Entertainment!
4. Your pumpkin MUST be your own ORIGINAL WORK
5. Your photo MUST include your AQW Character Name AND Dateon a piece of paper beside your pumpkin, or carved into your masterpiece for those skillful pumpkin’ers!
   • Photoshoped names and dates WILL NOT be accepted
6. Take the highest quality photo(s) you can of your pumpkin entry so we can see all your detailed work AND read your Character Name and Date
7. After you’ve doubled checked all these rules above, post your 2013 Pumpkin Carving Contest Entry to the AQW Contest Twitter page!

Contest Specs

• Begins Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
• Ends Thursday, October 31st, 2013, at 11:59pm EST (server time)
• Entries will ONLY be accepted on AQW Contest Twitter  
• Winners will be announced following week (assuming the AQW team doesn’t fall into a candy coma after Mogloween night)
• Check out previous years’ winners for inspiration: 2009, 2010, 2011

Be creative, be safe, and most importantly…

Carve On!

xoxo Beleen

AdventureQuest Worlds

• Swordhaven Wedding!
  • Princess Brittany and Lord Brentan
  • Will King Alteon be able to walk his daughter down the aisle?
  • And will Chaos crash the wedding?!?
• Player Suggestion Shop Update
• Fall Shop just released
• Wheel of Doom & Wheel of Destiny updates
• Featured Artist Shop: Zoshi
  • 4 Monster Hunting Armors
  • 7 Weapons for your Hunters
  • 1 Pet: Hydra Battle Pet

EpicDuel

• Step right up! Valestra has refurbished her old Arcade with better prizes than ever before! 
• Earn or purchase Arcade Tokens to play for a chance to win crazy prizes, including some never-before-seen Arcade exclusives!
• Complete with 3 games (3 prize pools), leaderboards, score tracking for each game, and evolving achievements!

AdventureQuest

• Xovs Fire part I
  • Vephoma sends you a message, pinned to a two-bear of all things
  • Epic sea voyage to the Dark Lands
  • Must search the island to uncover Xov's scheme
  • New dulled creatures and awesome rewards await!
• Sinister new scythe in the Limited-Time Shop

DragonFable

• New Ravenloss Quest to the Sandsea where You and Tomix will try to sneak through the seige on Atrea
• Helm rewards
• DC item drop shop

HeroSmash

• More TLaPD items have arrived!
• Coming Soon: 
  • New monsters for Movie Plex
  • Cosplay shop 
  • More quests 

MechQuest

• Talk Like a Pirate Days Festival Continues
  • Updated Parrot Launcher with new art & higher-level versions

Battle ON!

Will Chaos crash the wedding?!

Journey to Swordhaven this Friday at www.AQ.com to help King Alteon ensure that the wedding of Princess Brittany, heir to Swordhaven's throne, goes off without a hitch! Prevent Chaos invaders from crashing the wedding and destroying Alteon's dreams of peace!

Help prepare for the wedding reception now in AdventureQuest Worlds!

AdventureQuest Worlds

• Quibble's Talk Like a Pirate Day Shop
• Legend-only Chaos Kraken Challenge battle
• Top Hat merge shop w/ 30+ different hats for all players
• Wheel of Destiny
• Skull and Bones Blade in the Wheel of Doom merge shop
• Ancient Skull and Bones Blade in the Wheel of Destiny merge shop
• Chika's Birthday Shop

EpicDuel

• New Improved Arcade System coming SOON! With prizes better than ever before!
• Get your Seasonal Pirate Gear for TLAPD!

OverSoul

• Alpha Pirate's Seasonal Release with New Veteran Evolution is Live for a Limited Time!
  • Contest Winner and Alpha Pirate!
    • Go find the Art Suggestion Winner, BlackShock's, Mana Guardian with attack animations suggested by you, the players!
  • Oh yarr... there's also some pirates sprinkled into the mix matey!

DragonFable

• Talk Like A Pirate Day
  • Seasonal Shop - seasonal rares, new items from Cronix
  • Introducing New pirate NPC, Mazurek
• Book 3 Ravenloss quest
  • Finding a Captain for the Void Ship
  • Visit a the pirate town of Osprey Cove; watch out for a ninja attack

HeroSmash

• Talk like a Pirate Day! (Next to Head Shop on Market Street)
• Movie Plex Lobby is EXPANDED!  New Quest! And more will come!
• Coming soon: new monster and boss monster for Movie Plex
• New 'Action' doors will be added to MPlex lobby as well new 'Viewing Rooms' for more adventures!

AdventureQuest

• Ghost Rusters and Talk Like a Pirate Day quests + Golden Giftbox update
  • Ghost Rusters
    • Ghosts swarming all over Battleon
    • Epic ghost-slaying campaign ensues
    • Survive long enough and discover the Haunted Blade pet
  • Talk Like a Pirate Day
    • Cap'n Rhubarb's pirate quiz will test your high-seas mettle
    • Returning and new loot waits to be claimed
• Golden Giftboxes
  • Living Armor
  • Juicyfruit Weapon

MechQuest

• TLaPD - Re-release of old quests
  • Graphic update to Boneyface head to make it new for this year. NSC, SC, and NG
  • L50 versions of Blundergat, Flintlock, & Cutlass (NSC, SC, and NG quest rewards from the past)
  • NEW Starship item: "Rhubarb's Shanty Generator" - based on the Poetry Generator (SC only, NG currency)

Battle ON!

Set sail for quests, adventure, and (pirate) booty!

Ahoy me maties! Glad to see ye made it in one piece (great TV show, me parrot concurs)! This Thursday be International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Aye yes, and ye best be ready too, ‘cause we don’t take too kindly to lilly livered landlubbers. Har har har! But ye be in luck, that ye be! Me n’ me AQW Crew put together a lil’ lessen for ye. Yaaaar!

Pirate 101: There be Rules, Sailor

Thee first thing ye need to know ‘bout becomin’ a pirate: ye gatta believe yer a pirate! If ye don’t truly believe ye be a Swashbuckler, then aint nobody else ganna be fooled! Best follow these steps below.

1. We pirates don’t be good at speakin’. We scowl a lot, and we like to mutter most o’ our words. Best get used to it, matey!
2. Ye gatta run yer words together. Ye gatta slur. Don’t use no proper sentences, either!
3. If ye still got yer hands, use a motherload o’ gestures. Movin’ yer hands about when ye speak be key to a pirate’s life. It also be good fer ye circulation!
4. Pirates be loud n’ lusty. Thee louder ye be, THEE SMART’R YE SOUND! 
5. Never say “you” or “your” unless ye wishes to walk thee plank. It be “ye” an’ “yer” in the Pirate’s life! Savvy?
6. Oh, and it be “me” and not no “I” or “mine”! Fer example, “that be me booty, ye no good two toothed thievin’ scallywag!”
7. Drop the “g” after words endin’ in “ing”. There be no need fer that “g” after many words, like goin’, and fightin’, and fishin’, and swimmin’!
8. Make up words if ye have to! We pirates don’t be minding a wee bit o’ hornswaggling!
9. Never leave port without ye good luck charm, or there be mighty dire consequences! Me never leaves home without me lucky pink skull pendant!

Pirate 101: Swanky Pirate Lingo

Below be a list o’ the best pirate-speak in all thee seven seas! When ye read this, ye be ready fer Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19!

• All hands on deck! – A cry that calls for immediate action.
• Ahoy! – A general greeting, meaning "Hello!"
• Arrr! – A pirate’s most commonly used word that has no solid definition.
• Avast! – A cry that generally means “Stop and give attention.” Can also mean "Whoa!” or "Check it out" or "No way!"
• Aye! - "Yes!"
• Belay - To immediately cease or stop.
• Booty - Anything of value that a pirate can plunder.
• Cat’o’Nine Tails – A whip made up of nine knotted ropes.
• Crow’s Nest – A lookout point at the top of the tallest mast on a ship.
• Cutlass – A curved sword, favored by many sailors.
• Davy Jones' Locker – Technically means the bottom of the sea. It is also where the souls of drowned pirates go. 
• Grog – A pirate’s beverage of choice. 
• Hoist the Colors! –To raise the Pirate flag before attacking.
• Hearties –Shipmates and friends.
• Hornswaggle—To cheat or to lie.
• Lad—A name for a young gentleman.
• Lass - A name for a young woman, usually more polite.
• Lubber or landlubber—A name give to those who prefer land over the sea.
• Motherload –A term for a very large amount of booty or treasure.
• Salt or Old Salt—The name given to veteran Sailors. Also used to enhance the flavor of food.
• Savvy – Meaning to understand or “okay”.
• Smartly – To do or to perform something quickly.
• Scurvy –A common condition of sailors who go too long without eating fruits and vegetables.
• Shiver me timbers! –"Well, I'll be" or "What a surprise!" 
• Swag—The common term for riches and/or gold.
• Walk the plank – To be forced to walk the length of a plank that has been placed over the side of a ship. The outcome is not promising.

Pirate 101: Pirate Booty ‘n Treasures

Pirates be lovin’ some booty! And ye too can plunder yer loot from Quibble’s Treasure Chest makin’ landfall in Battleon come Thursday. Some o’ thee best booty in all the seven seas includes:

• 4 New Naval Commanders:
• Galactic Naval Commander
• ChronoLord Naval Commander
• Legion Naval Commanders:
  
  • Teal Version
  • Blue Version
• Flyin’ Cthulhu Pet
• Galactic Cutlass
• Tricorn Hats ‘nd Eyepatches
• Pirate Angler Armor Sets
• And on Friday, 40+ Pirate Top Hats be matchin’ ALL Naval Commanders—past ‘nd present, ‘nd some even got beards for ye hairy hearties!

On behalf o’ the AQW Crew, ye now be ready fer Talk Like a Pirate Day! Grab ye cutlass and ye captain’s hat, ‘nd don’t be forgettin’ yer lucky charm! At any time ye be needin’ a smartly reminder, come back ‘n get a refresher!

Savvy, pirate?

Skulls and crossbones, Beleen

AdventureQuest Worlds

• In additiona to all the Friday the 13th events... The DOOM continues!
• The all-new Wheel of Doom merge shop lets you take the potions and boosts you get from every spin and merge them into over 25 all-new, exclusive items!

EpicDuel

• The leaders for the Exile and Legion forces have emerged in the Dread Plains and they're challenging YOU!
• Team up with a friend to defeat them and earn 2 new achievements!
• Also we will be introducing Daily Missions and raising the level cap to 36! Will you be the first to reach it?

AdventureQuest

• Xovs Fire part I
  • Vephoma sends you a message, pinned to a two-bear of all things
  • Epic sea voyage to the Dark Lands
  • Must search the island to uncover Xov's scheme
  • New dulled creatures and awesome rewards await!
• Sinister new scythe in the Limited-Time Shop

DragonFable

• Boss fight for the war and the unveiling of HIM.
• LQS going live TODAY with the 13th 13th Scythe!

HeroSmash

• Movie Plex Lobby is being EXPANDED! (Coming soon; contrustion continues!)
• New 'Action' doors will be added to MPlex lobby; new 'Viewing Rooms' for more adventures!
• Friday 13th returns with updated badge art

MechQuest

• Chief Duncan will be in Soluna City to direct you to the replays of past Friday 13th events!
• New energy blade for the occasion!

Battle ON!

What does the Fox Octobear Say?

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th! It is huge day for AdventureQuest Worlds which is doing a brand new special event with Voltaire. Also, DragonFable is doing something special for its 13th Friday the 13th! (DragonFable was the first game we ever did something special on Friday the 13th for.... so long ago. An undead army showed up wearing hockey masks.)

Enjoy the special events tomorrow, and also wish the BattleGems team luck tonight! Then join us next week here on Artix.com for sneak peaks of actual game play!

Arr ye rrready for Friday the 13th?

Ahoy, matey! Friday the 13th is making landfall THIS Friday in your favorite online adventure game!

A fan favorite since the first Friday the 13th release, the gypsy pirate musician Voltaire sails back to AdventureQuest Worlds for this spooky in-game event. Board Voltaire’s pirate ship bound for the mysterious Treasure Island to dig up buried booty. You are setting sail on Friday the 13th… what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Hero

Omni

Thok

Grim

Mist

She is a wizard. Possibly a sorceress. Possibly a mage. We are not sure. She is so mysterious! A mysterious girl shrouded in mystery! We know a few things about her though. She loves reading books. All sorts of books. Mostly ones about secrets.

KIKI

QUESTION: Which of the characters is your favorite?

AdventureQuest Worlds

• Alteon 2: "Siege the Day!" Battle through Swordhaven't Market Quarter to arm the townspeople, then direct the attacks against the Chaos monsters invading the city as you play our newest minigame, "Castle Defense"
• Aranx's Birthday shop, filled with epic gear
• Doom Potion Merge Shop - use your Doom Strength Draughts to get other in-game resources!

EpicDuel

• Get ready for the introduction of the nefarious Administrator 10
• Mission improvements bug fixes
• Watch for the return of Talk Like a Pirate Day rares!

AdventureQuest

• Double Release: Rescue the Sacrifice and Nyanited Way!
  • Calling All Clans: Truphma Takedown!
    
    • Even though you saved Paxia from Xov's Truphma forces there are still captured clan members she has in her drab clutches! It is up to you, Hero, to infiltrate her encampment and find the lost clan members before they are turned into Truphma themselves!
  • Housing Cat-astrophe: Donate for a good cause!
    
    • ElBhe is trying to find good homes for the Neko folk. Houses are expensive though and there isn't much work for a shadow kitty. That is where you come in! ElBhe is taking donations for 1 month and we have tons of prizes depending on the amount he collects. This is a super unique release where the community literally determines the rewards for their generosity! What are some of these rewards you may be asking. How about Neko-themed houses or Neko subrace, just to name a couple!
• Limited Time Pet, the sinister Swarvil, coming to the Limited-Time Shop this week!
• September Z-Token Package: Timekeeper's Staff!
  
  • Keep your enemies at bay with a powerful time-altering ability.

MechQuest

•  Release: Return from Dragon*Con
  •  "Vision of Con-Flagration" Head - Nova Gem Replica of Dragon*Con head (both versions in picture)
•  Bugfix on Westion: Bounty Hunting

HeroSmash

• Market Street make over! Update on appearance and extra surprises to come!
• Next release: Market Street will be getting NEW Quests!
• New writer, Mr. Midnight, working hard on creating storyline and quests, yay!

DragonFable

• The Friday the 13th war will start this week.
  • Cultists and masked monsters will be attacking all over Lore and, on the 13th, *he* (evil person unknown) will rise!

 Battle ON!