Happy Halloween! That's right, it's that time of the year again. We all get to RP while hopped up on ridiculous amounts of sugar and the weird odors of cheapo Halloween makeup and fog machines. Or just the sugar, whichever. This year though? DDD is going to do an event based on an Irish tradition for Halloween!

In Ireland, there is a traditional cake that is given out on Halloween called the Barmbrack. The Barmbrack is a sweet fruit bread that is used as a fortune telling game on Halloween. The barmbrack would be baked with a pea, a stick, a piece of cloth, a small coin, and a ring within it. When you receive the item in a slice, they mean different things.

So every character in DDD will receive a slice of Halloween barmback (and maybe a costume for fun) with the different items in it, except instead of the traditional meanings, the community translates the prizes into something much more mischevious. Here are the original meanings:

Pea: No marriage this year.
Stick: Either an unhappy marriage or constantly get into disputes.
Cloth: Constant bad luck/be poor.
Coin: Good fortune/will get rich.
Ring: Going to get married within the year.

So what happens when you get one from the community?

Pea: Your character is suddenly incredibly lonely, wants to get married so is trying really hard to get a date with anyone/if they have a bf/gf will try to propose whether they're ready or not. Might go shopping for wedding clothes, etc.

Stick: Start picking fights with everyone they talk to.

Cloth: Supreme bad luck. Tripping all over everything, getting fired, losing their money, run over by a bike, etc.

Coin: Suddenly good luck everywhere. Maybe win the lottery, get lucky and find that missing earring they've been looking for for two weeks, whatever's lucky to them.

Ring: Suddenly actually engaged to someone else in the community who received a ring. Start acting like new fiances immediately.

Simple to do and lots of fun! Happy Halloween everyone, feel free to use this post to plot your hearts out and remember: If you don't want to participate, just say your character never found the bread or didn't break it open. They do not have to actually eat the bread to participate-- just break it open and reveal what's inside (which could happen even while throwing it away). So if your character's already wary about eating community presents, there's your work around. This event takes place on October 29th-31st. Have fun!