Feast of Swords Draws Nigh! (04/24/2009)

[MaachaQ]

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Brush off your bamboo swords and gird yourselves for a breathtaking battle royale, as the favored fete of lionhearted young lads everywhere—that exhilarating Far Eastern extravaganza of courage and valor known as the Feast of Swords—is set to make its triumphant return!

What hair-raising hijinks await participants in this year's event? Read on to find out!

*The Feast of Swords will come whirling into town on Tuesday, April 28 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) and return to its sheath Tuesday, May 12 at the same hour.

The Feast of Swords is almost upon us, and any adventurer worth his or her salt knows what that entails—that heinous band of brigands will once again be upon us in an attempt to snatch the legendary Genji Armor from the hands of its rightful owners!

It is up to you, the stalwart lads and ladies of Vana'diel, to ensure that their dastardly designs will end in vain. Take shinai in hand and vanquish the vermin. You just might win yourself a most rewarding recompense!

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Illustration: Mitsuhiro Arita

How to Partake of the Feast

1. Firstly, converse with one of the event moogles stationed in the following locations to procure an ibushi shinai:
Southern San d'Oria (J-9) / Northern San d'Oria (D-8 )
Bastok Mines (I-9) / Bastok Markets (G-8 )
Windurst Waters (F-5) / Windurst Woods (K-10)

2. Having equipped said ceremonial arm, proceed to have it imbued with a dose of moogle magic by one of the friendly neighborhood M.H.M.U. representatives in the areas below.
West Ronfaure (I-6) / East Ronfaure (G-6) / La Theine Plateau (J-8 ) / Jugner Forest (I-8 ) / Batallia Downs (K-8 ) / North Gustaberg (L-8 ) / South Gustaberg (L-8 ) / Konschtat Highlands (I-6) / Pashhow Marshlands (K-6) / Rolanberry Fields (K-5) / West Sarutabaruta (J-8 ) / East Sarutabaruta (G-11) / Tahrongi Canyon (I-6) / Meriphataud Mountains (E-5) / Sauromugue Champaign (E-5)

3. Join forces with your comrades to seek out the armor-thieving brigands and put an end to their vice and villainy! Word has it that successfully fending off your enemies' special attacks with your enchanted shinai will reap you considerable rewards...

4. When the battle has been won, trade your shinai to the ??? that has appeared in place of your vanquished foe. You just might be awarded a fabled blade for your feats of valor!

Mind The Three Maxims of Moogle Magic

#1: The moogle-magicked hero will be fleet of foot, but feeble of body. (Level will be restricted to 1, but movement speed will be increased in its stead.)
#2: The enchanted blade is to be brandished against brigands alone. (You will not be able to target standard enemies, but neither will they attack you.)
#3: Moogle magic is a fickle mistress, and will abandon you if you venture too far from the fray. (The enchantment will be lifted if you zone into another area or log out.)

Event Schedule

The Feast of Swords will come whirling into town on Tuesday, April 28 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) and return to its sheath Tuesday, May 12 at the same hour.

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In before moaning about stupid events, where's our real content

Stupid events. Where's our real content?

In after moaning.

[Moosey]

so how bout that mog bonanza?

[Mizango]

Inventory -1! Oh boy!

[Dimmauk]

Like we needed more proof of SE's love for the Samurai.

[thatwasnifty]

Good, I need new stable collars. My Bastok one is almost out of charges.

[Thorshammer]

Bonanzaaaaaa or GTFO, thx

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Like we needed more proof of SE's love for the Samurai.

Fucking LOL'd hard IRL.

I'm still awaiting the imminent nerf, so I can read the pages and pages of Q_Qing, loving every second of it.

[Stabmegently]

In before Genji armor has 50% resist traits.

[GeneJackit]

Im guessing the rewards are gonna be some new lowbie (ie...not very good) augmented items.

Im all about moar stable collars

[Kang]

Wtf is a 'gird'?

[Ultimagi]

Wtf is a 'gird'?

It means to prepare yourself for combat.

[Kang]

It means to prepare yourself for combat.

Ah okay. They should just say that lol.

[Nightmarelord]

Why so much Samurai hate indeed they need to nerf sam, im tired of this rediclious enimity from kaiten. but whats with the "fabeled blade" comment on pol >.>

[Ultimagi]

Bamboo Sword +1, dispenses failure.

[Dimmauk]

In before Genji armor has 50% resist traits.

I hope its a recolored JarJar Binks armor.

[Thistle]

Wtf is a 'gird'?

"Grid your loins" is to get ready for combat/something hard.

[BRP]

If says Feast of Swords, but do we even get to eat swords? No. Fucking SE. Can't do anything right.

[Acidious]

If says Feast of Swords, but do we even get to eat swords? No. Fucking SE. Can't do anything right.

It's because they are just as creeped out by sword swallowers as everyone else.

[Dimmauk]

It's because they are just as creeped out by sword swallowers as everyone else.

I think your image of sword swallowers is different than mine. I'm thinking of a different type of "sword"