Telethon of the Avatar/Release 50 Postmortem

The new year has fully set in and we’ve just completed details for the next big celebration – R50’s Postmortem Telethon – Mardi Gras style! We’re announcing this release’s telethon with new Stretch Goal Items ready to be achieved, Expiring items that become rares if you get them now, Prizes to give away, and informative Developer Deep Dives.

All of this is coming up fast on February 2 from 3-7pm CT!

LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE (Central Time Zone)

Telethons are livestreamed on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, world building tours, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! See what we have planned below beginning at 3:00 PM CT on January 8:


 * 3PM: Introductions and Postmortem Q&A
 * 3:45PM: Deep Dive 1: Combat
 * 4:30PM: World Building Tour: Quests & Puzzles!
 * 5:30PM: Deep Dive 2: Crafting & Economy
 * 6:15PM: Postmortem Q&A Continues
 * 7PM: Ending Announcements

''Schedule is subject to change. Check back here before the livestream begins!''

EXPIRING ITEMS: 


 * Fall & Winter Expirations: All Fall & Winter Items are now expiring on Feb. 2 (prev. Feb. 1). The items marked as 2017 are expiring completely, never to return. Other items are expiring but will return next Fall and Winter. The complete list of expiring items includes:
 * 2017 Banded Turkey (digital)
 * 2017 Fall Wreath (digital)
 * 2017 Cornucopia (digital)
 * 2017 Yule Gift Set (digital)
 * 2017 Ornate Garlands Mega Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Menorah (digital)
 * 2017 4-Story Yule Tree (digital)
 * 2017 Large Yule Tree (digital)
 * 2017 Yule Tree (digital)


 * 2017 Tabletop Yule Tree (digital)
 * 2017 Ornate Yule Wreaths 3-Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Yule Stockings 3-Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Yule Gift Boxes 3-Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Ornate Snow Family (digital)
 * 2017 Snowman Mask with Stovepipe Hat (digital)
 * 2017 Yule Card 5-Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Ornate Mantle Garlands 12-Pack (digital)
 * 2017 Small Ornate Wall Garlands 12-Pack (digital)


 * 2017 Ornate Wall Garlands 12-Pack (digital)
 * Ice Nightmare Mask (digital)
 * Ice Building Blocks 110-Pack (digital)
 * Ornate Sled (digital)
 * Ornate Sleigh (digital)
 * Winter Pattern Glass Floor Lamp 3-Pack (digital)
 * Winter Pattern Glass Chandelier 3-Pack (digital)


 * Winter Recurring Transitions: Also the following items are moving from always available on the store to Winter Recurring:
 * White Raven (digital)
 * White Squirrel (digital)
 * Breathe Snow Emote (digital)
 * Breathe Blue Fire Emote (digital)
 * Breathe Emote 6-Pack (digital)

STRETCH GOALS (Mardi Gras / Carnival Theme!)

As a special bonus, we are offering funding rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 for twelve hours during the day of the telethon, on February 2 from 12:00 PM to 11:59 PM CT (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply).

''NOTE: While the livestream ends at 7pm CT, everyone will have until 11:59 PM CT to spend $5 to get the stretch goals. We will announce the final total on the following day.''


 * $10K: /samba
 * $25K: Mardi Gras Garlands
 * $35K: Flambeaux (equippable 2 handed open flame gas lamp)
 * $50K: Mardi Gras Mask Fountain
 * $65K: Feather Outfit including Feather Back and Head Piece (like Rio Carnival)
 * $80K: Mardi Gras Jester Outfit

 * Please keep in mind that stretch goal rewards take time to develop and will most likely not be available in-game at Release 52 at the earliest.

CHEER ON THE DEVS!

For every $2,500 donated, all developers on camera have to either dance, sing, or perform some other act of amazement.

Additionally, we will be spinning the Wheel of Fortune! The wheel will have 12 different categories of sales plus the Lord British and Darkstarr wildcards where they get to choose any category! Each time a category comes up it will go on sale at approx. 20% off for 1 hour.

WHEEL OF FORTUNE FLASH SALES:
 * Viking Bundles
 * Obsidian Bundles
 * Kobold Bundles
 * Elven Bundles
 * Shogun Bundles
 * Make a Difference
 * Home Decorations
 * Outdoor Decorations
 * POT Upgrades, Homes and Basements
 * Pets and Music
 * Emotes and Fireworks
 * Dyes, and Patterns

WIN THESE GREAT PRIZES!


 * Frosty goodies!
 * Bank Upgrades
 * COTOs
 * Store Credit
 * RelicsbyRild.com merchandise
 * and a bunch of items we will announce on the livestream!

We will be giving prizes away on an hourly basis with many being given away multiple times. If you wish to win prizes during the event, be in Discord chat! We will be active on Twitch and YouTube chats as well, but they will not be our portal for prize giveaways.

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