Welcome to the Boss Battles feature. Boss Battles are somewhat of a cross between a quest from the Quest boards in each region and a Citadel battle in that each “boss” has some story elements for writers to incorporate into their conflict without the requirement for a full back story.
Boss battles are designed to be cooperative writing exercises and as such will always require more than a single poster to complete, and though there is no limit on the number of accounts that can join a boss battle thread most will only require two. There will be those rare and powerful bosses that require more than two accounts to begin the battle, but those are rare and the requirement will be noted in the boss’s entry.
There are currently two types of ways that a boss battle can be conducted. Type A boss battles are threads where one of the participants assumes the role of the boss, and Type B where all participants bunny the bosses actions throughout the thread. The type of battle which you would like to use for your thread must be chosen when the boss battle is requested and cannot be changed once the thread has begun.
Rules for conducting boss battles:
1. Boss battles must be claimed by posting a request in the boss battles forum. The request must include the desired boss, what type of battle that you will be using (A or B), and the names of all participants who will be in the thread. (If there is no response from a Moderator regarding your boss battle request, assume that it has been approved.)
2. Each character can be involved in only one boss battle at any given time, though a person with multiple accounts can have each of their characters be involved in their own boss battle if so desired.
3. There is a seven day expiration on boss battle posts, meaning that if a post has not been made within seven days of the boss battle request or the last post, then the battle is over and the attempt failed.
4. While no set posting schedule will be required or enforced for accounts engaged in a boss battle, double posting is not allowed.
5. Boss battles will be scored as a quest using the standard Althanas grading rubric.
6. Each boss has a minimum score required to “defeat” it. While your battle may conclude with you killing a boss, if you do not score over the boss’s minimum score requirement, then the boss has defeated you. Similarly, your battle may conclude with the boss defeating your party, but if you score over the boss’s minimum score requirement, then you have defeated the boss.
7. Regardless of whether or not you score over the boss’s minimum score requirement you will receive standard experience and gold for completing a thread as you would for any completed Althanas thread. Defeating a boss will earn you a spoil on top of this. Magic items earned in this way will not count towards your power limit when leveling up.
8. Once a boss has been officially defeated then that boss is retired and cannot be challenged again. The victors’ names and score will be posted for posterity sake.
9. If a boss is not officially deleted then it becomes available to be challenged again and the defeated characters’ names will be added to the boss’s win list.
That's it! Please post any questions here. Also, please check individual threads for more information on how to claim bosses or submit bosses.
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