Fall Festival

Fall Festival is one of the four Grand Galas. Each year, the Fall Festival begins in mid-September and ends on the final day of October.

Fall Plot-Line
The 2015 Fall Plot-Line began with Bailey's announcement on 9 September:


 * Lady Lemoness has tacked a notice to the Seasonal Shop:


 * "This year, the Flourishing Fields have agreed to host our annual Fall Festival! It will launch very close to the equinox, so get excited.


 * For those of you who are less familiar with our geography, the Flourishing Fields are the most productive area of Habitica. The people living there are among the most hard-working, heroic, and happy Habiticans in the realm. (Please don't be deceived by their overwhelming fondness for orange and black.)


 * Of course, nobody works harder than their ruler, the Joyful Reaper, who is well-known for her sweet heart (and sweet tooth)! Since the Fields are extremely fertile, the Joyful Reaper and her citizens are also famous for throwing fabulous feasts. We're in for a treat!"


 * Well, it certainly sounds like it! With such a diligent group planning the party, the Festival is sure to occur without any kind of unforeseeable calamity. Hip, hip, hooray!

The Plot-Line continued on the 16th of September with:


 * Last minute preparations for the Fall Festival are underway! Lemoness has been bustling about with tomes of potion-brewing, and conferring with the artisans in cheerful conspiracy. SabreCat has been seen in the smithy, toiling on projects that he has loudly announced to be "very hush-hush." Even the elusive Royal Chancellor, Redphoenix, has taken a break from sending Boring Business Letters to roast marshmallows outside the Tavern. Everyone has happily gathered around her little campfire, which she is feeding with a steady supply of envelopes.


 * Only one thing has disrupted the anticipation. You catch Lemoness frowning as she reads a message attached to the latest shipment from the Flourishing Fields.


 * "They're apologizing for not sending as many pumpkins as they promised, due to an 'unanticipated setback,'" she explains. "There's no need for them to be sorry, though -- they've sent us hundreds already! They said the same thing last week about the candy vegetable harvest. I told the Joyful Reaper not to worry about it, but she just promises to work harder."


 * Well, soon the Festival will launch, and they'll be able to take a break. Nothing to be concerned about!

The 2015 Fall Festival began with Bailey's announcement on 22 September:


 * We've moved to the Flourishing Fields for the Fall Festival! The air is crisp, the leaves are red, and everyone is sweet and spooky. Come celebrate the Fall Festival with us... if you dare!

The Plot-Line continued on the 24th of September with:


 * In general, we've all been enjoying the Flourishing Fields. Habiticans are posing in fun costumes, taking pictures of the orange-and-black wildlife, and casting Spooky Sparkles on each other.


 * Unfortunately, there does seem to be a serious problem with production for the first time in the history of the Fields. Deadlines are being missed. Shipments are not arriving. As you walk down the street, you overhear worried whispers among the citizens, speculating on the cause.


 * Some blame the unseasonal heat wave that has begun in the past few days. Others point to the difficulty of the tasks, and their ever-increasing quantity. And a few people -- just a few -- murmur that some of the hardest-working citizens have been disappearing, one by one, leaving their obligations abandoned. But surely that is nothing more than rumor?

The Plot-Line continued on the 5th of October with:


 * Although we are now well into autumn, the Flourishing Fields are locked in a sweltering heat wave. The candies grow sticky in the sun, and the Spooky Pets lie panting in the shade. But this is minor news compared to the calamity that has just occurred.


 * The Joyful Reaper is gone.


 * The citizens of the Flourishing Fields are working frantically to find their lost ruler, but many of their search parties have not returned. Those few that do make it back are empty-handed. Worse yet, they report frightening hordes of spirits drifting at the edges of the Fields.
 * Redphoenix grimly gathers her scouts. "If these spirits are a threat, we need to face them directly," she says. "There's no point in procrastination." Without fuss or fanfare, they set off into the night

On the 31st of October, Bailey, dressed up in her Halloween costume, posted the following message:
 * Happy Habitoween!


 * Burnout is nearly defeated, so what could be a better way to speed the celebration than to have some fun? In honor of Habitoween and defiance of the looming threat, all of the remaining NPCs have dressed up as monsters from the Flourishing Fields! Be sure to visit them on the site to admire their outfits. If only the three Exhaust Spirits could join them...

World Boss
Burnout, aWorld Boss, appeared in the Tavern on October 8th. All of the completed Dailies and To-Dos of Habiticans damaged the World Boss. Incomplete Dailies filled the Exhaust Strike Bar. When the Exhaust Strike bar was filled, the World Boss attacked an NPC.

A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied.

Spooky Sparkles
Spooky Sparkles are purchasable during the Fall Festival in the Market, for 15 gold. When used, they turn your friends into a floating blanket with eyes.

After you have purchased them and can see them in your Inventory, click the item. Your mouse cursor will have a '+' in the right corner. Then click on an avatar in your party or on your own avatar.

You could purchase as many Spooky Sparkles as you wanted while the Fall Festival was active. Unused ones stay in your Inventory after Fall Festival ends, so you can save them for future use.

If you have Spooky Sparkles cast on you, you will receive the "Alarming Friends" achievement. You will also gain an Opaque Potion reward which you can redeem for 5 gold to cancel the effects of the Spooky Sparkles. The Opaque Potion works immediately on you when redeemed and it cannot be used for someone else.

Even if you don't use an Opaque Potion, the ghost effect wears off after your next Cron.

Jack-O-Lantern Pet
The Jack-O-Lantern pet was given to all players during this event. It can be found in Inventory under Rare Pets. This pet cannot be fed and cannot be raised into a mount, but a Jack O Lantern mount was given to users who participated in their second Fall Festival.

Jack-O-Lantern Mount
If users had been given the Jack-O-Lantern during the 2014 Fall Festival, they were given the Jack-O-Lantern mount during the 2015 Fall Festival. It can be found in Inventory under Rare Mounts.

Spooky Hatching Potion
Spooky Hatching Potions are purchasable during the Fall Festival in the Market, for 4 gems. When used, they turn Generation 1 eggs into Spooky pets.

After you have purchased them and can see them in your Inventory. They are used in the same way as normal Hatching Potions by clicking the item and then clicking on an egg highlighted by a green circle; this will bring up a prompt message to confirm if you would like to hatch the egg using said potion. If an egg is not highlighted, that means that you already have a pet of that type with the potion you have selected or that it is a quest pet egg on which Magic Hatching Potions can not be used. Should you attempt to use hatch an unhighlighted egg anyway, you will receive an error, and will not lose the egg or potion.

You can purchase as many Spooky Hatching Potions as you wanted while the Fall Festival was active. Unused ones stay in your Inventory after Fall Festival ends, so you can save them for future use.

Special Class Gear
From September 21 until October 31, special fall-themed armor and weapons are available for purchase, with the total cost of each set being 310 gold. The sets of equipment are correspondent to each class, as follows:

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 * Warrior: Scarecrow Warrior
 * Mage: Stitch Witch
 * Healer: Potioner
 * Rogue: Bat-tle Rogue
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Seasonal Shop
The Seasonal Shop opened selling 2014 Fall Festival Special Class Gear, Spooky Sparkles and Spooky Potions the first Magic Hatching Potion.

NPC Costume Changes
To celebrate the season, all the NPCs donned their spookiest Fall apparel.

NPC Monsters
On Halloween (10/31/2015), the NPCs once again turned into monsters for one day.

Mystery Item and Seasonal Avatar Customizations
The September Mystery Item, the Werewolf Armor set, has a Halloween theme.

For the 2015 Fall Festival, the seasonal Supernatural Skins and Haunted Hair Colors were made available again. These Seasonal Edition items are marked as such, and will not be available until the following year once the season ends.



Fall Festival 2014
The 2014 Fall Festival began with Bailey's announcement on 22 September:

''Autumn is upon us! The air is crisp, the leaves are red, and Habitica is feeling spooky. Come celebrate the Fall Festival with us... if you dare!''

The holiday event brought several additions to Habitica, including festive equipment and unique food drops.

NPC Monsters
On Halloween (10/31/2014), the NPCs turned into monsters for one day.

Candy Drops
Food drops were converted to candy for the Fall Festival. The candy had the same function as food; feed  these to your pet to get it to turn into a mount!

Show/Hide the Candy table.Spoiler alert!

Spooky Sparkles
Spooky Sparkles were purchasable during the Fall Festival in the Market, for 15 gold. When used, they turn your friends into a floating blanket with eyes.

After you have purchased them and can see them in your Inventory, click the item. Your mouse cursor will have a '+' in the right corner. Then click on an avatar in your party or on your own avatar.

You could purchase as many Spooky Sparkles as you wanted while the Fall Festival was active. Unused ones stay in your Inventory after Fall Festival ends, so you can save them for future use.

If you have Spooky Sparkles cast on you, you will receive the "Alarming Friends" achievement. You will also gain an Opaque Potion reward which you can redeem for 5 gold to cancel the effects of the Spooky Sparkles. The Opaque Potion works immediately on you when redeemed and it cannot be used for someone else.

Even if you don't use an Opaque Potion, the ghost effect wears off after your next Cron.

Jack-O-Lantern Pet
The Jack-O-Lantern pet was given to all players during this event. It can be found in Inventory under Rare Pets. This pet cannot be fed and cannot be raised into a mount.

Special Class Gear 2014
From September 22nd until October 31, special fall-themed armor and weapons were available for purchase, with the total cost of each set being 310 gold. The sets of armor are linked to classes, and are as follows:


 * Warrior: Monster of Science
 * Mage: Witchy Wizard
 * Healer: Mummy Medic
 * Rogue: Vampire Smiter

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Mystery Item and Seasonal Avatar Customizations
The September Mystery Item, the Autumn Strider set, had a fall forest theme. Starting with the Fall Festival, certain avatar customization options will be made available on a seasonal basis. For the Fall Festival, these are the Supernatural Skins and Haunted Hair Colors. They are based on the Limited Edition skins and hairstyles from the Trick or Treat event of 2013, but have been altered somewhat to preserve the uniqueness of the original versions. Seasonal Edition items are marked as such, and will not be available until the following year once the season ends.



The backgrounds released within October had a Halloween theme (Graveyard, Haunted House, Pumpkin Patch).

Quests
The quests released during the Fall Festival were not explicitly part of the Festival, however they were chosen for their spooky theme:
 * Inventory_quest_scroll_spider.png Icy Arachnid, a pet quest


 * Inventory_quest_scroll_moonstone1.png Moonstone Chain, a collection quest