So, prep work for Halloween! Given that the Parking Garage has become an actual zone, it seems like we might be doing the party somewhere else this year. Maybe back to Silver Towers? Or could be somewhere else!
Per the last few years, a list of potential things to work on getting prepared for Halloween, based on previous years:
- liquified Eclipse/Slags antidote: For those really in favor of (or against) a crazy etheric Halloween
- moving apple: It's possible these might be handy again for the Eclipse folks, though they haven't come up for a bit
- juryrigged antenna: We haven't used drone shipping for a couple years now, but it's possible it could come up again and it'd be good to be prepared
- Learn the recipe for Silver Courier filtering: See above
- Construction materials: Various pieces that may be used for setting up mazes, sound systems, etc.
- polysteel support
- thick cabling
- capacitor array
- shivering capacitors - If you're looking to make things etheric
- magnetic coil
- memory stick
- signal buffer
- steel length - Requires killing the Energized Serpent, so this in particular might take some prep
- hound crystal/artificial hound crystal - These were big specifically in 2019, but if Midgard pokes around in Halloween again there could be some etheric tech going on
- Decorations: Most of these will likely be found as part of the event, or be stockpiled still from previous years, but there may be some stuff that can be prepped in advance
- paper bat: These might be worth less for decoration purposes than something event specific (or not!) but they're likely to be worth at least something for decorating
- Animatronics? It's possible that some previously created items will be usable again, but in this case it's probably best to hang onto your animatronic motors
- foam brick wall/skull pile? Again, simple crafting, so no need to use materials up in advance if you've still got some from prior years.
- decorative webbing can be crafted now, as long as you have some to start with. Craft with silk strands or spider skein to end up with multiple decorative webbing.
- PolyClay: Now that this a thing, it seems like it could certainly be used for more decorations in the future. You can get more by fishing in the Mushroom Forest Of The Garage with high test and salvaging the fused clay you sometimes get.
- Other stuff
- thermos of joe/horrible black coffee: Have been used to help out security in the past. If we move on from the parking garage, maybe it'll be someplace with actual security again
- refined petrol: Has been used to burn stuff down
Also a good idea to get your Chess skill up, so that you can get extra information from Arthur J. And the last two years, there was some use for Pickpocketing skill as well. Unless you want to record results for getting caught, having your skill worked up a bit will probably be good if that comes into play.