Once Upon A Nightmare

You are going to have to move fast to get in on this fabulous event, my intrepid little hunters! The folks who bring you the Epiphany event have branched out a bit for Halloween and put together the Once Upon A Nightmare event. There are a massive amount of stores participating, and each store has two things going on: brand new releases at bargain prices for the event AND a hidden hunt item somewhere in their store with a free gift. This is an extremely short event, scheduled to run for just a week (from Oct. 23rd to 31st, although there was some talk in group about extending it a day or so), which means that if you are interested in giving it a shot, you really need to get going in order to have time to visit all the stores.

There is a group to join and a HUD to pick up (available at most of the participating stores or in group notices) which has all the Slurls. You can also get a list of Slurls from the official site if you prefer not wearing the HUD, but I absolutely recommend joining the group regardless - they are a wealth of information if you get stuck since there are very few clues (also on the official site) and some of those items are quite well hidden. The gifts are free, but not all of them are available the same - some will give their gift if you touch them, others are for sale (all were 0L except for 1 store which had it at 1L) and one or two of them were set to the hunt group, so you need the group tags on for those items to give up their gift. There were still a handful of stores not quite ready when I finished the hunt yesterday, so the group can also keep you updated as to which ones are still skips.

The new releases are identified by a big black coffin display (easy to spot!) and the hunt item is a stack of gold, black and copper boxes, engraved with "Once Upon A Nightmare". It was not recolored in any of the stores, but it was resized, so keep your eyes peeled - it can be really sneaky to spot.

This was a fun hunt to do - very long, but the stores were amazing and the group chatter was friendly, so it was a good time all around. If you have friends you hunt with, this makes a fantastic group effort, especially since some of the shops are pretty big and time is limited.

Event Information

Official Blog/Flickr/FB: The Epiphany - Once Upon A Nightmare

Dates: Oct. 23rd to 31st

Start/Location: Store Slurl List Here

Happy hunting!

Cheers,
Shadowed

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Timeless Hunt

Fallen Gods Inc. has been a staple in Second Life for ages when it comes to unique fantasy skins and more. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary this month with all kinds of in store events and a fantastic hunt that runs to the end of the month. You can check their website (link below) for a full schedule and more specific information on the events they have planned for the month of October.

I finished up their Timeless Hunt last night and couldn't wait to share the photos of the amazing gifts today. This is a hud hunt - you can pick one up at several locations (information on their website as to where) and you do need to be wearing it as you make your rounds through all the participating stores. In each location, you are looking for an hourglass - some are easy to find, others not so much. Once you find it, get close enough to touch it, and the store will register on your hud. It then teleports you to the next spot and gives you the next clue. Once your meter is full and you have found all the hourglasses, you get teleported to the prize room, filled with all the goodies you see below.

I enjoyed the hunt quite a bit - some of the stores were new to me, a few suckered me into doing a little shopping and it was a great chance to get out and do some exploring. Also, I did crash a couple times, and each time the HUD kept track of where I had been, making it super easy to spread out the exploring over a few days without worrying about losing your place.

Event Information

Official Blog/Flickr/FB:  Fallen Gods Inc. and Timeless Hunt

Dates: Oct. 1st to 31st

Start/Location: You can get the hud HERE 

Happy hunting!

Cheers,
Shadowed

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Ironwood Hills Halloween Hunt

Hello all you lovely ghouls and ghoulettes! Its that time of year when SL finds itself taking on a darker, more macabre tone as the grid fills up with halloween events to spook, creep and generally give you a good scare. There are so many events crammed into a few weeks, in fact, it can be hard picking the must-do ones out of the bunch. Well, if you like a little mystery mixed in with your creep factor, you do not want to miss the Ironwood Hills Halloween Hunt going on now until November 5th.

When you arrive at the start of the hunt, you pick up a hud and a flashlight, strap them all on, take a deep breath, and catch an elevator TP to a delightfully spooked out deserted (more or less...) town. Once there, explore the town, find the clues and solve the mystery. Once you solve the mystery and reach the end of the adventure, you get a chance to visit the shopping area of the sim - 24 shops with some unique things for sale AND a congratulatory gift you can pick up for finishing the adventure. But you can't get there without working your way through the hunt mystery - and believe me, it's definitely worth it.

I've shown the prizes you can collect at the end, but gifts aside, the sim is amazing and the storyline as you work through the clues and explore the various shops, mansions and locations was a blast. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and was a little sorry to finish it up.

Event Information

Official Blog/Flickr/FB: Ironwood Hills

Dates: Oct. 1st to Nov. 5th

Start/Location: Lost Boys

Happy hunting!

Cheers,
Shadowed

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