Old StraticsHoliday Items 1997 - 1999

Holiday Items 1997 – 1999

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December 1997
Item Name	Description	Weight
leather gloves	black leather gloves, also called Santa Gloves, stolen from Santa Claus	1
Happy Holidays!	Holiday Gift Bags: characters who were good (positive notoriety) received a bag, red, gray or green, containing some or all of the following items:	2
Seasons Greetings	a card in green, gray or red Newbied	1
bunch of dates	Newbied see also: Black Market Items	1
a champagne glass	one green and one red Newbied(Green Cannot be locked down)	1
a fireworks wand with 99 charges	Newbied see also: December 1998, September 1999, December 1999, October 2003 and Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
fruitcake	appears to be the same artwork as ‘spam’, only maroon/brown in color Newbied	1
a full bottle of champagne	Newbied	1
a full bottle of eggnog	Newbied	1
a wrist watch	Newbied	1
You were naughty this year!	Holiday Gift Bags: characters who were bad (negative notoriety) recieved a bag, grey, containing some or all of the following items:	2
Maybe next year you will get a nicer gift.	a card in green, grey or red Newbied	1
coal	this item used to read ‘coal’ but became ‘iron ore’ with the colored ore patch Newbied	12
spam	Yum! Newbied	1
switches	Newbied	5
Fall 1998
Item Name	Description	Weight
Festival of the Grape	Given during the Fall 1998 “Festival of the Grape” festival in Yew. Same as regular glass except titled.	1 stone
December 1998
Item Name	Description	Weight
Holiday Prize Tickets (Numbered)	‘This is half a prize ticket! Find and target the ticket that matches this serial number; #####. This ticket will only work for YOU, so don’t give it away!’ when properly used, they would yield one choice of the following:	1
a coupon for a free hair restyling	can be used only once to change a characters’s hairstyle see also: Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
a dye tub	‘true black’ dye tub, unlimited uses, will dye clothing and leather containers, like a regular dye tub see also: Miscellaneous Rare Items	10
a deed for a holiday tree	double click the deed to place a holiday tree at your feet. Trees cannot be placed within three tiles of your front door and cannot be placed outside. They can only be placed by the house owner and do not need to be locked down. see also: December 1999	1
a fireworks wand	see also: December 1997, September 1999, December 1999, October 2003 and Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
a piece of ranger armor	one random piece of deep green studded leather, each piece says something like ‘a studded tunic, ranger armor’, all 5 pieces together give 13 armor class, * items weigh same as regular studded see also: Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	*
a spyglass	no longer a rare item, can be crafted with tinkering skill, double clicking on a spyglass will give the current phase of the moons see also: Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
February 1999 – St. Valentine’s Day
Item Name	Description	Weight
Happy Valentine’s Day!	Valentine’s Day Gift Bag: a bag, red, containing the following items:	2
a card	four cards of various ‘spring’ colors with random messages like “Will you be my Valentine from (your name)”	1
Champagne Flute	two of these, red	1
conversation candies	five candies of various colors with random messages like “Too Cool”, “Super Friend”, “Cool Guy”, “Too Sexy”, “Two of Hearts” etc., artwork appears to be the same as a muffin	1
A full bottle of Pink Champagne	note: these are slightly more purple in color than the ones from Valentine’s Day 2000 see also: February 2000	1
March 1999 – St. Patrick’s Day
Item Name	Description	Weight
Leprechaun suit	green cloak, long pants, and feathered hat, white fancy shirt, dark blue boots, taken from dead Leprechauns., weigh same as regular clothing items	*
glass	green, found in loot from dead Leprechauns	1
April 1999 – Easter Weekend
Item Name	Description	Weight
eggs	easter eggs, ten different colors	1
September 24th, 1999 – Second Anniversary of the Public Release of Ultima Online
Item Name	Description	Weight
Commemorative Plate	‘A plate decorated with a beautiful painting of Mondain’s defeat as the Gem of Immortality shatters.’ that could be obtained by players at kiosks that appeared in Brittain and Vesper	1
Happy 300th Anniversary!	Holiday Gift Bags: a bag, purple, blue or green, containing the following items:	2
a crystal ball	“Looking into the crystal ball, thou doth see swirling mists in which words form.’Ask and be answered.'” says random negative or positive answers like a magic 8 ball. Blessed!	10
commemorative coin	a coin ‘In Commemoration : the 300th anniversary of Mondain’s defeat.’, when clicked gives ankh or serpent as heads or tails.Blessed!	1
Jaana’s Hangover remedy	double click on it to nullify the effects of being intoxicated with alchoholic beverages, limited uses !. Blessed!	1
a fireworks wand	note: doesn’t say number of charges as in the past. Blessed! see also: December 1997, December 1998, December 1999, October 2003 and Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
December 1999
Item Name	Description	Weight
Holiday Prize Ticket	‘This is half a prize ticket! Find and target another ticket. This ticket will only work for YOU, so don’t give it away!’ when properly used, they would yield one choice of the following:	1
A clothing bless deed	This deed can be used on any article of clothing (such as tunics, boots, hats, etc.) After double-clicking the deed, target an article of clothing. Once targeted, the clothing will become blessed (meaning it cannot be stolen or looted). Blessed clothing can still take damage (from maces for example).	1
a deed for a holiday tree	double click the deed to place a holiday tree at your feet. Trees cannot be placed within three tiles of your front door and cannot be placed outside. They can only be placed by the house owner and do not need to be locked down. see also: December 1998	1
a deed for a potted plant	double-click the deed, this will place one of five random potted plants on the ground at your feet. Once placed the plant can be picked up and carried. Although the potted plant deed is blessed, the plant itself is not. Blessed!	1
a fireworks wand	The fireworks wand will shoot fireworks when double-clicked. The wand has 100 charges. Blessed! see also: December 1997, December 1998, September 1999, October 2003 and Ticket Items, New Player Tickets	1
a holiday timepiece	The watch will tell the time in Britannia, which can be very useful when using the moongates. note: works the same as ‘a wristwatch’ from December 1997 Blessed! see also: December 1997	1
a pile of snow	To throw a snowball at another player, double-click the snow pile and target a player. Only players who have a snow pile in their backpack can be targeted in this manner. You will receive a message if the targeted player is not a valid target. There is a delay as to how often you can throw a snowball from the snow pile. The snow piles have unlimited uses. Blessed!	1