'Tis The Season! Christmas 2023 Secret Santa Gift Exchange Lives On!

tl;dr - I became Santa. Gift Exchange is upon us. Rules below

For months I’ve been asking myself, “am I just middle aged”?


What was happening to me? I used to be a spry, opportunistic killer. Full of life and vigor.
For the past month, though, it felt as if the past 10 years had caught up to me all at once!

I tried to convince myself that it was the 25 years of cheap Bucc's ale and Moonglow escorts catching up to me…

My belly…ever-growing and getting fatter by the minute (on a sparse diet of fish steaks, no less)
My head, which was once a glowing purple mane tied back with a blessed bandana…was thinning to a stringy topknot
My beard, always kept trimmed into a neat, sexy vandyke…well, not all of the beard sculpting cream in Sosaria could keep it from growing! Every day…I awoke with a full, snow-white beard!

My physical changes were the least of my concerns. What was happening inside was much worse.

For months, I had been feeling compelled to … give, rather than take.

Everything came to a head one evening, which started like so many others, outside the entrance to Ice Dungeon.
It was snowing, the blade of my spear beginning to frost, when I looked up and saw a shooting star. It got brighter…brighter…then black. Lights out.

I’m not sure how much time passed, but when I awoke, I was fatter, balder, and …bearded-er than ever, wearing a bright red suit! Worse still, I had no desire to plunder, but rather, I felt compelled to head straight to the grotto and prepare for Christmas! “‘Tis the season”! Bad Santa is here to help make all of our UOR holiday wishes come true! (okay, maybe a bit of a stretch, but I’ll definitely help organize some gift-giving)


** I may not be the Santa you’re used to, but I’m the Santa we all deserve this year!

** Thank you to Camdan @k1w1uk for trusting me with the villa at the grotto, and passing on the sacred torch this year. I am honored and humbled

** Apparently the below came from Santa Puck, originally, to whom I send my thanks and apologize for plagiarizing




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SIGNUPS CLOSE AT 12:01 AM EST DECEMBER 11th, 2023. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR DISCORD TAG AND WHICH TIERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE!


ALL GIFTS MUST BE TURNED IN TO ME BY 12:01 AM EST DECEMBER 20th, 2023.


PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE MEETING THESE DEADLINES!



Tier 1: Chaotic Neutral Santa


NO MINIMUM VALUE GIFT!

Anything goes! Sign up here if you are new, broke, or just want to roll the dice in the traditional Secret Santa format. No gift is too small or large.


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Tier 2: "Fun Uncle Kkeener" Santa


500K GOLD MINIMUM VALUE GIFT!

Sign up here if you have a gift worth at least 500k and want something worth 500k or over in return! This is balling on a budget.


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Tier 3: Fat Stacks Father Christmas


3 MILLION GOLD MINIMUM VALUE GIFT!

Sign up here if you are obnoxiously pixel rich and want to be paired with someone else of hefty pixel stature to spray Trammel on one another.


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In summary, Tier 1 is similar to the "traditional" Secret Santa. Anyone can participate regardless of whether it's your 1st day or 8th year on the server. You may get a fish steak. You may get something outrageous. The higher tiers are for people who want some sort of assurance and enjoy the idea of gifting something valuable to a player anonymously while getting something valuable in return.


Now, here are some ground rules and how this will work...

I will be solely responsible for collection and distribution of the gifts. Please arrange to meet me via discord PM. All trades will be done in event center if possible. Every gift will be logged and screenshotted. Picks will be assigned via randomizer and sent to all participants immediately. "Secret Santa 2023" plat trophies or some commemorative item will be provided if possible (completely unconfirmed conjecture) @Chris @Samorite @LanDarr . You may sign up for one tier, two tiers, or all 3 tiers.


Gift value will be determined by me alone based on #pricecheck, auction value, or general consensus. If any gift is deemed "lacking", the giver will have an opportunity to correct it. If they refuse or can not, they will be placed in the below category.


Anyone who signs up and does not turn in their gift by the deadline will be publicly shamed and banned from any future Secret Santa that I host pending a public apology deemed acceptable by me. You will also forfeit your gift and the giver will have a chance to modify it for the new recipient, as I'm sure we will have people that want in and miss the deadline.


It is encouraged that you take the time given between gifting assignments and turn in deadline to familiarize yourself with the player you are gifting to in order to create a personalized gift if possible. These are the most impactful. It is encouraged that you remain anonymous, though not required. Feel free to include a personalized note and be as creative as you want. Items such as pets, housing, placed boats, or anything you can think of are accepted. Have fun with it.


I am taking volunteers to help fill in for anyone who does not turn in their gift on time.


Signups must include your discord name if it is different from your forum name or they will be disregarded. Exceptions to this may be made if deemed necessary.


SIGNUPS CLOSE AT 12:01 AM EST DECEMBER 11th, 2023. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR DISCORD TAG AND WHICH TIERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN!

ALL GIFTS MUST BE TURNED IN TO ME BY 12:01 AM EST DECEMBER 20th, 2023.


PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE MEETING THESE DEADLINES!


To drop off your gifts AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED SOMEONE TO GIFT TO:


Please contact ME (serotonin555666) in discord to arrange to pick up your gift.


You can either bring your gift to the Secret Santa Villa outside Trinsic (on Barrier Island to be precise) where you will meet with Bad Santa



You can arrange pickup with the archangel "Uziel" (preferably in the event center if possible)



I am Hopeful that we maybe able to have a gate to the villa this year and maybe a Banker or Guard in place to help with Security.


It is encouraged that you remain anonymous, although you can leave a personalized note. I will be verifying approximate value of the gifts only to make sure they reach the minimum for the tier. Please don't make me ask you to add to your gift. See the rules below. Please do your research on the person you are gifting to if possible. Something done exclusively for them makes the best gift.

Lets have a great Christmas season, UOR! We all deserve it <3

Tier 2 plz
fooka03

T1/T2/T3

T1. Not knowing if you're balling or a scrooge is the only way to roll.

T1 and T3!

You rock!

T1 and T2

How exciting. Thanks for the help @Serotonin !

Put me down for a T1 and a fun uncle keener!

Thanks everyone who signed up already! I got a few via Discord already as well. Tell your friends!

This is awesome, thank you @Serotonin for taking the reins this year!! UOR Secret Santa always helps me with my notoriously Scrooge-ish Christmas Spirit.

Looking forward to it! Everyone share this in your guild chats & other Discord groups, let’s get as many people involved as possible!!!

Sign me up for all 3 Tiers as usual

T1/T2

T1/T2/T3

T1 as I'm brand new Sounds super fun though

Discord: Waargh

All three tiers!

Got y’all signed up and locked in! Thanks for jumping in gents! Ho Ho *hic* Ho !

T1

Discord: Einhorn

Locked in, sir. Let the slay bells ring!

T1 T2 T3 plz n thank u

T1/T2

discord is Crazy Horse

T1 and T2, Merry Christmas!

Sign me up for T1