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About the Events

All Catskills players are invited to participate in a new ongoing event series organized by the Catskills roleplaying community. An incident on June 21st 2008 kicked off a new storyline. It will bring adventure, riddles, scavenger hunts, contests, roleplaying events and fights to the involved guilds and players. With these events we will introduce the background of the conflict between unsavory folk (pirates) and the honorable society of Britannia.

One of the minor artifact rewards unveiled

• The Pirate Conspiracy will last several weeks. A player does not have to participate at every event. You can join in at any time.
• Every scheduled event will be part of the storyline, and yield clues and sometimes rewards.
• The upcoming events will be announced HERE. On this page you will also find detailled reports about previous incidents and events.
• Every player can participate, good or evil, guilded or not! Some events will involve fighting. Those, who wish to participate in those fights, should join one of the affiliated guilds and comply with the Rules of Engagement listed below.
• For those who need to follow up: All retrieved clues will be avaiable for public viewing in the libary on the top floor of the Jolly Roger Inn, the headquarters of the United Pirates.

Event Schedule

Upcoming Events: Various events will give players the opportunity to find and read the eight secret books (see below). Successful adventurers have the chance to be rewarded with an artifact. All retrieved books will be made publicly available by being locked down in the Jolly Roger Inn Library. The events will consist of riddles, scavenger hunts, adventures and in some cases limited fighting. Any person can participate.

Retrieving the First Secret Book (August 30th, 9pm EST): The first book has already been stolen from the pirates and been hidden somewhere in Britannia. The object is, to follow the clues in this scavenger hunt, solve some riddles, and find that book. The adventurer who finds the book first, will be rewarded with a valuable artifact! The quest will start in the Jolly Roger Inn at 9 pm EST. Anybody can participate, no special equipment or preparation is required.

Previous Incidents

The kidnapping of the GRI treasurer

June 29th: Hawkeye Pike has written down the hiding place of the hostage on a piece of paper. This document has been split up and distributed on eight books. To find out the location of the captured treasurer, you have to possess all books. During a battle between landlubbers and the United Pirates, Book 1 had been stolen from the pirates and been hidden somewhere in Britannia. Due to this unfortunate circumstance, the pirates decided to hide the books in various secret places.

June 21st: During a guild meeting in the Lion's Den in New Haven, the treasurer of the Gentle Rest Inn guild named Hefeustus was lured under false pretenses to a room next door. There he was knocked out and kidnapped by an infiltrator, while Hawkeye Pike, Captain of the United Pirates guild, was seen blocking the door with chests, thus enabling the escape of the traitor. Nobody knew the real reason for this hostile action. The Torm's Fury and Purple Guardians of Honor guilds declared all pirate folk outlaws in New Haven, who would be punished and chased away from this town without warning. Ever since, heavy war has been raging in the streets of New Haven.

Hefeustus has been missing ever since. Everyone is advised to be extra careful when entering the town of New Haven.

Pirates threatening honest townsfolk

April + May 2008: The United Pirates have been haunting the streets of New Haven, demanding a "security tax" from honest citizens. They claimed that New Haven now was under pirate law, and that their presence would ensure the safety for both inhabitants and visitors. Anyone who refused to pay the security tax to the amount of 500 gold coins, was asked to leave New Haven or was attacked and chased through the streets.

Honorable and brave fighters from the Purple Guardians of Honor, the Torm's Fury, the Loyal Fury, the Undead and other guilds have tried to resist and sometimes even won battles against the pirate intruders. But still the evil folk are present in this once peaceful town, prowling its streets and threatening passers-by.

How to Join

You can join the event at any given time. We don't expect you to participate in each event. If you miss events, you can catch up by reading the reports of previous happenings, here on this page. Any person can join, and for most of the events you do not even need to be guilded. Few of the events will include fighting (for example, if you'd have to hunt down a pirate), but always within a limited and controlled scope. Participating in those events is, of course, optional and not obligatory.

Check this page regularly, as this is the place where there will be given an account of the progress of the events. Here you can read about what already happened and what will happen next. The schedule of the following events will be posted here.

Rules of Engagement

The following rules apply to everybody who wishes to join the fighting events and the guild wars. These rules make sure that fighting each other is fun and players are neither harrassed nor grieved.

• EACH CONFLICT NEEDS A BACKGROUND! Each fight or battle needs to have a background. This can be a dispute between guilds or certain circumstances of an event. Guild wars are meant to be a challenge and fun to all parties involved. No mindless killing sprees!
• NO LOOTING! Looting in guild wars is strictly forbidden (except specifically arranged and announced otherwise for certain events)! The remains of yer victim always stay untouched! However, although all guildmasters check their applicants carefully before adding them, it can never fully be guaranteed that a black sheep hasn't sneaked into a guild and breaks this rule. Thus it is strongly recommended to insure valuable items!
• NO KILLING ON SIGHT! Killing on sight is to be avoided, except in specially arranged war situations! If you attack an enemy, there should always be a context to it. Maybe you were threatened or you want to challenge someone. There always should be a little "story" initiating a fight. But do not attack without a reason!
• NO ATTACKING OF THE DEFENSELESS! Attacking people while they are obviously away from the keyboard, while they are at the bank, or immediately after resurrection (res killing), is not allowed! The victim should be given a fair chance to defend himself or flee. (Exception: Raids or special battle situations, in consent with the enemy guild.)
• ANY EQUIPMENT, ANY TACTICS! You are allowed (and even encouraged) to use your favorite equipment and combat strategy in guild wars. Restrictions always penalize someone and spoil the fun. You will soon find out that your tactics and coordination weigh much more than items.
• NO WHINING! If you feel that something unfair happened, talk to your guild master! Whining and complaining (especially in front of other guilds) are frowned upon. Everything can be worked out, if the parties concerned with the incident really want to solve the issue. UO is a game and it should be fun!
• SHOW YOUR ALLEGIANCE! Make sure to show your guild abbreviation (option can be checked in the paperdoll menu at "guild"). People have the right to know who they're dealing with.
• DYING IN BATTLE! If you die in a guild war, you should remain in yer death robe for roundabout 30 minutes before re-joining the battle (unless arranged otherways for certain battle situations).