Detailed in the announcement as well, but what could putting the info one more place hurt?

---

It's that time of year again! As Bal's Comet passes overhead for a week, Veria celebrates its annual Star Festival. The bulk of the festivities are in Liggs, where the people can stand closest to the stars, but folks all over the country might celebrate in their own ways.

Liggs' celebrations include our first full three-round contest in a while, which is being held over in the Contest Hall board.

All OTHER Star Festival celebrating should be done in this board! You may create threads from April 1 through May 15th, so be sure to get in on the fun! You can write threads about doing anything around the festival, from enjoying the games to having a starlit picnic to pulling an overly complicated daring heist to steal a teddy bear from a prize booth-- whatever your heart desires. These threads can ICly be in any town, as long as they're in the event board and related to the event in some way.


There is also an Ultra Beast lurking somewhere, according to rumors... Everyone starting a Festival thread in which they plan to try to roll for the UB can mod summon to be given 1 Beast Ball if they don't already have one. ICly, these are being made available by the League as a precaution since the last rumors of a UB turned out to be true.

• For every 5 post rounds between you and (a) partner(s), each person participating will receive 2 randomly rolled pieces of Star Festival Loot, up to a max of 3 rolls / 6 prizes each per thread. (One full page for a 2-person thread, for instance.) These rolls can be saved up and done all at once if it's easier to keep track that way.
  
  You may also ask a UB encounter chance be rolled every 5 post rounds in interaction threads, when you have prizes rolled as well as after your prize rolls are exhausted. These can also be saved up to do several rolls at once. Perhaps if you're lucky, an Ultra Beast will come crash your date, or ruin your campsite. :D Wouldn't that be fun?
  
  
  NOTE: If you go this route, or do a group catch thread, be certain you've worked out with your RP partner who will get the UB (either in general or maybe "if it's one of these species it's mine and if it's one of those it's yours", etc) or have custody-sharing plans laid out in advance. We want this event to be fun, not cause for a dispute.
  
  
  
• In addition, each time two unique players thread together for the first time, they will each receive 3 bonus prizes! This is per player, not per character, so if for instance Jay and I had an Orion/Nik thread and a Kali/Yue thread, only the first one would earn the bonus prize. We hope this encourages people to branch out and particularly to help out newer members~
  
  
  
• Alternatively, writing a solo one-shot of 1000+ words will earn a single character 4 prize rolls, and two UB encounter chance rolls, for those whose time or muse is currently better suited to that sort of thing.
  
  
  
• Special [SF Catch] threads can also be done to spawn from a special assortment of Pokémon. Rather than use the normal terrains for a given city, these will be a space/night/dream-themed assortment. (There are even two Rares hiding in the mix!) Each spawn also grants a small chance of encountering the UB!
  
  Event [SF Catch] threads can be done in addition to normal [Catch] threads, limit one event and one normal thread per player at a time. [This is currently a trial basis, and we reserve the right to revoke the extra freedom or to not continue doing it in future events, just in case, but everything should be fine.]
  
  Wild Shiny Pokémon are appearing during this event, too. Of course, Shinies are always easy to Spritz anyway, but for those who find it more fun or rewarding to find them wild, it's a little extra perk. 
  
  (Note: For Minior only, Shinies can also be part of Horde encounters. If you find a Minior Horde where one of the Minior shown is Shiny, assume only one from the Horde is. If both of the Minior displayed are Shiny, at least 2 should be but the rest can be whatever natural colors you want, including but not limited to an all-Shiny horde. In general, Minior and Unown Hordes should have at least one of each form displayed but the remainder are up to you.)

After May 15th, no new Star Festival threads may be started. However, catch threads can be finished up indefinitely, while interaction threads can continue to earn prizes until the end of May. After that, you can finish RPing those threads, but prizes will no longer be earned.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Star Festival Prizes Available} Star Ball: A beautiful specialty PokéBall that works better than normal! (Guarantees one non-Rare catch regardless of post length. Works on evos!)

 Galaxy Ball: A beautiful specialty PokéBall that works better than normal on almost any Pokémon! (Guarantees one Common or Rare catch, regardless of post length. Works on evos, in the Safari Zone, and on Rare Swarms!)

 Starfruit: A soft and juicy fruit bursting with nutrients. It's so good for your Pokémon it can be substituted for 1 evo point!

 Starburst Candy: Allows a single Pokémon to earn double evo points from a single battle. (Note you are using it in your evo request post.)

Very Unstable Crystal: Said to have crashed to earth inside a meteorite, it seems to be trying to take the shape of a Z-Crystal, but which it will become is anyone's guess. (Trade for a random Crystal.)

Very Unstable Stone: Said to have crashed to earth inside a meteorite, it seems to be trying to take the shape of a Mega Stone, but which it will become is anyone's guess. (Trade for a random Stone.)

Lovely Geode: There are sparkling crystals inside, but what kind? (Trade for a random Gem.)

Stardust: A small pouch of dust said to have scattered from the stars. (exchange for 30 muns)

Star Piece: A glittering red jewel, said to be a piece of stars themselves! (exchange for 60 muns)

Comet Shard: A glittering blue jewel, said to be a part of Bal's Comet itself! (exchange for 70 muns)