Mad Queen Malafide.7512

Thanks Konig!

Thanks for the fantastic answers everyone! I've been wondering about a lot of this for ages.

I'm curious to know if there is lore regarding various necromancer skills/spells. I don't expect clear answers on any of these questions (because a lot of it seems open to interpretation), but perhaps some of the lore community can piece together more info than I can on this subject.

What is a signet exactly? Is it a symbol that a necromancer carries with them, or a symbol they draw?

What is a mark? Is it simply a symbol that the necromancer conjures forth, or do they draw it on the ground?

What does it mean to steal life force? Traditionally, a spell like Life Transfer is Blood Magic (in GW1), but does the necromancer steal the blood of their foe, or something else?

Is a Spiteful Spirit an actual malevolent spirit summoned forth from the Mists?

When a necromancer sacrifices health, do they literally cut themselves with a ritual dagger, as the icons for Blood Ritual and Blood is Power suggest?

Several necromancer spells deal with darkness and shadows. Yet, shadow magic doesn't seem to be a school of its own. Is shadow magic its own thing?

Does Dhuumfire literally invoke the power of Dhuum himself? And could this be considered heracy?

What is a well spell? Is it a dark power invoked from the depths of the earth and brought to the surface by the necromancer?

What is a minion exactly? Is it a spirit inhabiting a body created from nearby remains?

When a necromancer reaps souls, what exactly do they absorb?

What happens when a necromancer uses spectral skills? Do they become a spectre themselves, or do they shift into a spectral realm body and all?

Several necromancer skills imply contact with demons, such as Dark Pact. Are necromancers contacting demons in the Mists when they use these skills?

What are sand shades exactly?

Indeed it was hard to select winners. Our judges were so divided. Enjoy your prize darling!

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who participated for your wonderful submissions. The Snowman King has increased the value of each of the prizes and the gold amounts have been adjusted accordingly. The total value of each prize is higher now than what we initially posted and we have smaller prizes for the runner ups.

Enjoy your prizes and hope to see again next Horrorween!

I'm loving these screenshots and the captions darling! The Queen often neglects to take pictures during her own event.

Additionally, the art contest winners have now been decided, and the winners should soon receive their prizes.

We were also honored by this wonderful video by Jilly Beene:

Just a quick update. Our judges are currently tallying the votes. We expect to announce the winners somewhere this week. Winners will be picked based on originality, artistic quality of the work, adherence to the rules of the contest and Horrorween spirit. Plus a bit of personal taste from each judge of course. The judges are pretty divided, so I think the final winners will be surprising to all of us.

> @"TezPoca.7203" said:

> Thanks for the patience. I hope it was worth the wait.

> So i suppose i'm rather oldschool with a scanned image of my sketchbook, huh. All in all i'm not completely happy on how this ended up, since it was my first time to use markers in addition to the ballpoint pen. But nontheless a new experience and a step out of the comfort zone, so many thanks for hosting this event!

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> Is there any chance we'll have another one in the future?

Absolutely darling. What you said is exactly what we were hoping to do; To inspire people and give them a chance to try out something different, while also giving them an opportunity to showcase their talents to others. As such, we hope that everyone, regardless if they won or not, enjoyed taking part in the contest.

> @"Hellschream.4812" said:

> https://imgur.com/a/ZruUaYB might be a bit to late, still wanted to post it, hope ya like it

As the Queen stated, we can be lenient. Your late submission is accepted. We will also need some time to pick a winner, so please be patient while we do our best to pick our favourites out of an amazing selection of entries. The winners will be announced soon.

> @"TezPoca.7203" said:

> Thanks for clarifying. Even though... i hate to be a nuisance, but about which timezone are we talking? UTC +1?^^

> See, i'm running hot finishing my artwork in time and i'd be devastated to find out, that i didn't make it due to some timezone-tohubohu :')

We can be a little bit lenient, don't you worry Tezpoca darling.

> @"Cherrycake.9634" said:

> Heya! I hope that it's not too late but I was wondering if I may enter my previous entry as Cherry.2318 if possible? I recently recovered my old account and was hoping if I would be able to enter from that name instead?

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> Thank you so much! Happy Horrorween and good luck to everyone! :)

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No problem darling. Then that will be the username we'll use to send a prize if you win.

> @"Shilo.4931" said:

> Been scrolling through these entries and saw loads of love for our Mad Queen, so I wanted to show some to Daniel Frozenwind, (To get on his good side with winter just around the corner!)

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> A Calvin & Hobbes inspired piece, of Daniel contemplating where the Queen's candy corns REALLY come from.

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Darling, that is adorable! I love it!

> @"Lamont.5973" said:

> I hope you will accept in game artwork. I don't like just putting decorations around in my guild hall. I like building structures and scenery with just a bit of a story line behind them.

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That is such an original idea!

What an excellent recording of the fireworks. It is great to be able to see the show from the point of view of the audience. A marvelous choice of music too. It almost made the Queen feel something in her black heart.

Wonderful darling! That is the first entry with both me and Daniel together in one picture. I like the inclusion of the labyrinth. You put so much thought into this.

Much appreciated darling! I love it!

Darling, that is amazing! And yes, please do share a higher resolution version too if you can. Your submission is accepted regardless, but both the Queen and the King of the Snowmen like having the best resolution version available (and for framing in the Frozen Palace).

A few more days remaining darlings to send in your submissions!

I am looking forward to your wonderous creations.

Well, trying the same thing over and over is kind of the definition of an MMO if we're being brutally honest. Now, I personally love jumping puzzles, but I understand the frustration with the in-combat slow down (a mechanic I am not a fan of). I also understand that this sort of content is very difficult for people with some form of imparement, or a low spec pc. In the end though, the game is all about guilds and playing together with others. There are plenty of alternatives in the game to skip jumping puzzles. Players can be portalled up to the end of a jumping puzzle, and there are items that make them a lot easier. If you are struggling with a particular jumping puzzle, with the exception of the Mad King's Clocktower, or the Winter Wonderland JP, may I recommend this item?

**The Prototype Position rewinder**

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Prototype_Position_Rewinder

This item allows you to save your position, so if you fail a jump, you can instantly teleport back to your previous position.

Gosh, those are amazing screenshots! How wonderful of you to share them with us darling!

Congratulations to the raffle winners! Your prizes will be mailed to you shortly.

I hope you wonderful darlings all had a spooktacular time. I feel we really outdid ourselves this year. Congratulations to the Costume Contest winners and everyone else that won something. And thanks to some of the Anet staff for attending, you know who you are. Also, much thanks to CMAJ, Poet and the entire GOTD guild, without whom this event would not have been possible.

Now, I am going to see what's left of the snowman after pulling an all nighter.

Baqueta darling, that is a stunning art piece! The Queen is most pleased!

Better hurry and join the Raffle while there is still time. The Horrorween is soon upon us my lovely darlings. Don't worry if you've posted and the raffle list has not been updated with your name yet. If there is a post, the snowman king will include it.

Jean Green, thank you darling, that made us all smile.

Pat, that is adorable! I'm sure the King of the Snowmen will be overjoyed to see your tribute to him.

> @"mystrious poetjuh.8273" said:

> **@"Daniel Frozenwind.2946" and @"Mad Queen Malafide.7512" I, your loyal servant, have a message regarding the sweepstakes! We reached over 10k worth of prizes this year!** https://i.imgur.com/QNy9lN7.png

I do believe that is a new record! Amazing! Much praise goes to our wonderful donors darling!

It is very interesting to see a "making of". I am most curious to see what marvelous piece of art this will lead to.

You are most welcome darling. We understand that not everyone can attend the event, either by being on a different server or by not having the time to attend. We try our best to offer alternatives for those people.

The wisp puzzle is super simple and yet I constantly run into T3 groups that still don't get it. I don't think I have ever found it fun when my team does know what to do. And for that reason alone, I would vote in favor of removing it (and replacing it with something that IS fun).