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| − | === [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=678 A New Draft of the Folklore Forest!] === | + | === [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=730 SHE’S BIG, SHE’S BACK, SHE’S JAQ!] === |
| − | ''{{date|13|September|2022}}'' | + | ''{{date|7|February|2023}}'' |
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| − | '''Many exciting new things have arrived in the Folklore Forest!''' | + | '''And she brought back the Shack!''' |
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| − | Treasure Maps, New Rewards, and lots of quality-of-life improvements!
| + | '''Big, Back, with some new things in the Shack!'''<br/> |
| | + | Big Jaq is back in the Queso Canyon with all sorts of spicy deals! |
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| − | ==== There is More to the Story ====
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| − | The story of the Folklore Forest has been edited, updated, and embellished with many exciting new plot points, details, and even a brand new character!
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| − | ==== A Foreboding Foreword ==== | + | ==== Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Returns to Queso Canyon ==== |
| − | The serene soil of the Foreword Farm has been disrupted by a new and very lucrative type of plant: '''the Twisted Parable Papyrus Plant'''! | + | The travelling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has once again setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon! Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to browse her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available. |
| − | Twisted Parable Papyrus Plant
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| − | This new plant requires Crop Coins to plant but will yield even more Parable Papyrus when harvested! Open the "Manage Plots" popup in the Foreword Farm to see all the details of this valuable new plant.
| + | While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region. |
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| − | However, farmers should be warned that there is something... not quite right about these new plants. There is a warning in the Gnawnian Farmer's Almanac that planting too many of these in your field may attract a new and very dangerous kind of pest to your farm!
| + | ==== Kegs of Bland Queso ==== |
| | + | Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward (she won't mind you keeping the kegs for yourself). The kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose '''double''' the kegs when mice drop them! |
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| − | ==== A Tale to Tell for Treasure Hunters ====
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| − | The Cartographers throughout the Folklore Forest now sell two new scroll cases that lead to valuable treasure hidden in this storied region!
| + | :'''250 Bland Queso''' |
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| + | *Medium |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Fishing and Farming Scroll Case''' </div></div>
| + | :'''500 Bland Queso''' |
| − | This inexpensive scroll case will unveil a treasure map that takes you on a short trip through the Foreword Farm and Prologue Pond and will result in a chest that rewards several useful items including Draft Derby Curds. This map offers a unique opportunity to save an Encyclopedia run should you end up writing longer than you anticipated and have run out of Final Draft Derby cheese. You no longer need to give up on that lucky run, just do one of these maps and you'll be able to pick right up where you left off!
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| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Folklore Forest Prelude Scroll Case''' </div></div>
| + | :'''1,500 Bland Queso''' |
| − | This costly but lucrative scroll case will take you and your map-mates on a journey through all three locations in the Folklore Forest including having you face off against the Mythweaver! The treasure chest that you'll find at the end of that journey will contain a variety of very powerful charms including a brand new one!
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| − | === A Powerful New Charm Has Arrived ===
| + | '''150 Wild Tonic''' |
| − | The recently improved Ultimate Spore Charms have combined their power with Rainbow Charms to make a brand new charm that is more than the sum of its parts! The new Rainbow Spore Charm can be obtained from Folklore Forest Prelude Treasure Chests and the Unstable Magnum Opus.
| + | DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic! |
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| + | These Kegs of Queso can be collected '''anywhere in the region''', including the Queso Geyser! Fortunately, the kegs are heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safely float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests. |
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| − | | style="width: 33%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Rainbow Spore Charm'''<br>The awesome power of a rainbow focussed through a Crystal Crucible!
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| − | *Power: 3,000
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| − | *Power Bonus: 25%
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| − | *Attraction Bonus: 25%
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| − | *Luck: 25
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| − | *Cheese Effect: No Effect</div>
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| − | === Unstable Rewards for Accredited Authors === | + | ==== Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange ==== |
| − | Successful authors who have earned many prestigious accolades in the Table of Contents can now choose to spend their hard-earned Gnawbel Prizes for Literature on two highly unstable but very lucrative works of fiction! These two items can both be purchased from any General Store in the Folklore Forest.
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| + | Big Jaq has expanded her wares and offers a Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange! You can exchange up your Nachore, Spice Leaves, AND Cork Materials for higher tier items! Make sure you don't miss out! |
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| − | | style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Unstable Manuscript'''<br>This raw, unedited work of fiction contains Draft Derby Curds, Spore charms, loot from the Farm or Pond, and a chance at the new Stormy Clamembert Potion!<br><div style="text-align: center>Costs 5 Gnawbel Prizes</div>
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| − | | style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Unstable Magnum Opus'''<br>This avant-garde masterpiece contains a selection of powerful charms including the new Rainbow Spore Charms (guaranteed) in addition to a sum of gold, either Condensed Creativity or Magic Essence, and a rare chance at Ember or Ultimate Charms!<br><div style="text-align: center>Costs 1,000 Gnawbel Prizes</div>
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| − | === A Lucrative Aquatic Concoction ===
| + | '''Spice Leaf Exchange''' |
| − | There is now a powerful new option for creating Stormy Clamembert Cheese directly from Grubbeen Cheese! This valuable potion can be obtained from Folklore Forest Prelude Treasure Chests and the Unstable Manuscript.
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| + | *Mild Spice Leaf |
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| + | :Cost: 6 Nachore |
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| − | | style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Stormy Clamembert Potion'''<br>Converts '''100 Grubbeen Cheese''' into '''10 Stormy Clamembert Cheese'''!<br><div style="text-align: center>'''Tradeable on the Marketplace!'''</div>
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| − | === Lofty Ideas Take to the Skies ===
| + | *Medium Spice Leaf |
| − | There is now a Table of Contents themed airship cosmetic available for use in the Floating Islands! The pieces can be purchased from any General Store in the Folklore Forest.
| + | :Cost: 3 Mild Leaves |
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| + | *Hot Spice Leaf |
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| + | :Cost: 3 Medium Leaves |
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| − | | style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Floating Bookmobile Airship'''<br>Soar through the Floating Islands with this "Library in the Sky"!<br><div style="text-align: center>'''Costs 1.5m Gold and 300 Gnawbel Prizes per piece'''</div>
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| − | === Demonstrate Your Literary Prowess with a Journal Theme ===
| + | *Flamin' Spice Leaf |
| − | The most esteemed authors in the Kingdom can now show off their literary accomplishments with a new Table of Contents Journal Theme! It can be purchased from any General Store in the Folklore Forest.
| + | :Cost: 4 Hot Leaves |
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| + | *Cork Bark |
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| + | :Cost: 12 Nachore |
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| − | | style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Table of Contents Journal Theme'''<br>An additional goal for the most dedicated writers!<br><div style="text-align: center>'''Costs 2.5m Gold and 3,000 Gnawbel Prizes'''</div>
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| − | === New Quality-of-Life Improvements ===
| + | *Rubber |
| − | A variety of exciting new changes and improvements have made their way into the Folklore Forest!
| + | :Cost: 4 Cork |
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| + | *Geyserite |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''New Look for the Manage Plots Popup''' </div></div>
| + | :Cost: 6 Rubber |
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| − | The Manage Plots popup in the Foreword Farm has been restyled to add more information while taking up less space and the plant selections have been reordered so that they appear in the same order on both Browser and Mobile.
| + | *Tungsten |
| | + | :Cost: 6 Geyserite |
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| + | ==== Blooming Spice Plants ==== |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Brainstorm Chum Can Now be Scattered Without Cheese Armed''' </div></div>
| + | Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants of various sizes, heats, and materials. |
| − | Previously Brainstorm Chum could only be scattered if Grubbeen, Clamembert, or Stormy Clamembert Cheese was already armed. Now you can scatter your Brainstorm Chum with any cheese armed or even no cheese at all! The chum still only functions with the above-mentioned cheeses so you will now see a warning on the Heads-Up Display if you arm an incompatible cheese but you now can activate your Chum first and arm your cheese afterwards. Furthermore, if you do activate your Chum with an incompatible cheese such as Gouda or SUPER|brie+ and you accidentally take a hunt, you will '''NOT''' lose any Chum during that hunt and it will automatically deactivate itself afterwards.
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| + | '''Small Blooming Spice Plant''' |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Loot Per Catch on the Pond HUD''' </div></div>
| + | When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Medium''' or '''Hot Spice Leaves'''. |
| − | An indicator has been added to the Heads-Up Display in the Prologue Pond (on both Browser and Mobile) to show which item is currently being looted based on your cheese and chum state and the quantity range that you can earn per catch!
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| + | '''Medium Blooming Spice Plant''' |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Mobile Camp Page Improvements''' </div></div>
| + | When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''' and '''Medium Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Hot''' or '''Flamin' Spice Leaves'''. |
| − | The Mobile camp page has been made much more informative when hunting in the Foreword Farm and the Prologue Pond. While hunting in the Foreword Farm, the camp page now tells you which plant types are in each plot (via their thumbnail) and how many catches are remaining until your next plant finishes. While hunting in the Prologue Pond, the camp page now tells you whether Brainstorm Chum is currently being scattered (blue is inactive, magenta is scattered) as well as your quantity of Chum and the quantity of the item you're currently looting.
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| | + | '''Large Blooming Spice Plant''' |
| | + | When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''', '''Medium''', and '''Hot Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of '''Flamin' Spice Leaves''', or, more rarely, '''Ember Roots''' or '''Ember Stones'''. |
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| + | '''NEW Blooming Rubber Plant''' |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Choose What Happens to your Bait After Publishing''' </div></div>
| + | When harvested, you are guaranteed to find enough '''Cork Bark''' and '''Congealed Rubber''' for a Medium Cork along with either some '''Geyserite''' or '''Tungsten'''. |
| − | In the Table of Contents, you can now choose what happens to your bait after publishing a book. You can choose between the default behaviour which is to automatically arm your standard bait of choice or you can choose to have your bait disarm completely. This way you can easily prevent valuable charms from being wasted after an Encyclopedia run ends by simply choosing to have your bait disarm automatically. Whenever you start writing a new book, you'll be presented with this option but you can also change it at any time directly from the Table of Contents Heads-Up Display.
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| − | === New Treasure Hunting Kit ===
| + | '''50 Wild Tonic''' |
| − | With the discovery of the new treasure maps, the King has created a Folklore Forest Treasure Hunting Kit packed with Condensed Creativity, SUPER|brie+, and Rare Map Dust!
| + | Use Wild Tonic and Bland Queso to fertilize these plants! |
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| + | ==== Big Jaq's Bundles ==== |
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| + | Visit the Premium Shop to pick up two special one-time deals on some very spicy hunting supplies. |
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| + | These special offers are only available until Big Jaq leaves on Wednesday, February 22! |
| − | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Go Forth and Tell your Tale!''' </div></div>
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| − | -- {{MHP|2818486648263450|Norman Hussey}} | + | Pick up Big Jaq's Budding Bundle to receive 25 Wild Tonic, 10,000 Bland Queso and a Large Blooming Spice Plant. (Limit 1 per hunter) |
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| | + | Pick up Big Jaq's Blooming Bundle to receive 100 Magic Essence, 200 Wild Tonic, 20,000 Bland Queso, 3 Large Blooming Spice Plants, and 3 Blooming Rubber Plants. (Limit 3 per hunter) |
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| | + | Big Jaq's Buddin' Bundle |
| | + | Tonic, Bland Queso, and a Large Plant! |
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| | + | Big Jaq's Bloomin' Bundle |
| | + | Tonic, Queso, and two plants! |
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| | + | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Travel to the Queso Canyon!</div></div> |
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| | + | <div style="font-size: 115%>'''Big Jaq is visiting Queso Canyon until Wednesday, February 22!</div></div> |
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| | + | -- {{MHP|510239199|Franco D'Auria}} |
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For older updates, visit the Archive.
7 February 2023
And she brought back the Shack!
Big, Back, with some new things in the Shack!
Big Jaq is back in the Queso Canyon with all sorts of spicy deals!
Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Returns to Queso Canyon
The travelling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has once again setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon! Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to browse her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available.
While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region.
Kegs of Bland Queso
Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward (she won't mind you keeping the kegs for yourself). The kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose double the kegs when mice drop them!
- 250 Bland Queso
- 500 Bland Queso
- 1,500 Bland Queso
150 Wild Tonic
DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic!
These Kegs of Queso can be collected anywhere in the region, including the Queso Geyser! Fortunately, the kegs are heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safely float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests.
Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange
Big Jaq has expanded her wares and offers a Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange! You can exchange up your Nachore, Spice Leaves, AND Cork Materials for higher tier items! Make sure you don't miss out!
Spice Leaf Exchange
- Cost: 6 Nachore
- Cost: 3 Mild Leaves
- Cost: 3 Medium Leaves
- Cost: 4 Hot Leaves
- Cost: 12 Nachore
- Cost: 4 Cork
- Cost: 6 Rubber
- Cost: 6 Geyserite
Blooming Spice Plants
Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants of various sizes, heats, and materials.
Small Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Medium or Hot Spice Leaves.
Medium Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild and Medium Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Hot or Flamin' Spice Leaves.
Large Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild, Medium, and Hot Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of Flamin' Spice Leaves, or, more rarely, Ember Roots or Ember Stones.
NEW Blooming Rubber Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find enough Cork Bark and Congealed Rubber for a Medium Cork along with either some Geyserite or Tungsten.
50 Wild Tonic
Use Wild Tonic and Bland Queso to fertilize these plants!
Big Jaq's Bundles
Visit the Premium Shop to pick up two special one-time deals on some very spicy hunting supplies.
These special offers are only available until Big Jaq leaves on Wednesday, February 22!
Pick up Big Jaq's Budding Bundle to receive 25 Wild Tonic, 10,000 Bland Queso and a Large Blooming Spice Plant. (Limit 1 per hunter)
Pick up Big Jaq's Blooming Bundle to receive 100 Magic Essence, 200 Wild Tonic, 20,000 Bland Queso, 3 Large Blooming Spice Plants, and 3 Blooming Rubber Plants. (Limit 3 per hunter)
Big Jaq's Buddin' Bundle
Tonic, Bland Queso, and a Large Plant!
Big Jaq's Bloomin' Bundle
Tonic, Queso, and two plants!
Travel to the Queso Canyon!
Big Jaq is visiting Queso Canyon until Wednesday, February 22!
-- Franco D'Auria
