Partycrashers

Partycrashers is the 2nd quest in The Maleficent Cabal story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
The first three quests can be completed in any order to unlock Under the Big Top.
A Small Problem • Partycrashers • The Snitch • Under the Big Top

House Phiarlan bears the Dragonmark of Shadow, giving them unrivaled control over the power of illusion.

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: Phiarlan Carnival

Partycrashers
Heroic level:	5
Epic level:	20
Duration:	Long
Heroic XP:	♣1,620Solo/Casual ♦2,900Normal ♥3,100Hard ♠3,300Elite
Epic XP:	♣8,860Solo/Casual ♦15,284Normal ♥15,801Hard ♠16,318Elite
Takes place in:	Phiarlan Chapterhouse
Bestowed by:	Cyan
NPC contact:	Cyan
Quest acquired in:	House Phiarlan
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	4
Purchase:	Phiarlan Carnival or VIP
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

The Maleficent Cabal is secretly planning to strike a social party hosted by House Phiarlan. Cyan has asked you to infiltrate the party and add her to the guest list, so that she can counter them from the inside.

She recommends taking the Phiarlan Chapterhouse's Illusionarium entrance. The Chapterhouse is located in the House Phiarlan Enclave.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Go through the Illusionarium to reach the Ball Room
Go through the Chapterhouse chambers to reach the Ball Room
Find the Guest List and add your names
Speak to Cyan in the Grand Gala for further instructions
Search for Cabal plots against the Gala and report back to Cyan
Gather to protect the Viceroy
Defeat the Cabal's assassins
(Optional) Slay the Tieflings hidden in the private rooms — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣324 ♦580 ♥620 ♠660 ) Epic( ♣1,772 ♦3,057 ♥3,160 ♠3,264 )
(Optional) Lure the Tiefling in servant guise out of the Ballroom and slay her — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 ) Epic( ♣886 ♦1,528 ♥1,580 ♠1,632 )
(Optional) Lure the Tiefling disguised as a guest out of the Ballroom and slay him — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 ) Epic( ♣886 ♦1,528 ♥1,580 ♠1,632 )
(Optional) Free the brainwashed guards without killing them — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 ) Epic( ♣886 ♦1,528 ♥1,580 ♠1,632 )
(Optional) Talk your way past the guards — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 ) Epic( ♣886 ♦1,528 ♥1,580 ♠1,632 )
(Optional) Switch out the crystal for the Viceroy's illusionary sculpture — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 ) Epic( ♣886 ♦1,528 ♥1,580 ♠1,632 )
(Optional) Inform Salva d'Phiarlan in the Ball Room that the sculpture has been switched. — no XP
(Optional) Investigate Hitchstone's claims that the stagehand is trying to kill him — Bonus (30%): Heroic( ♣486 ♦870 ♥930 ♠990 ) Epic( ♣2,658 ♦4,585 ♥4,740 ♠4,895 )
(Optional) Retrieve the Urn from the Viceregal office — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣324 ♦580 ♥620 ♠660 ) Epic( ♣1,772 ♦3,057 ♥3,160 ♠3,264 )
(Optional) Inform Drake Aramon in the Ball Room of how the Urn was treated — no XP
(Optional) Defeat Inkrakos (only available after end fight) — Bonus (50%): Heroic( ♣810 ♦1,450 ♥1,550 ♠1,650 ) Epic( ♣4,430 ♦7,642 ♥7,901 ♠8,159 )

What to Expect

Collapsible floor
Multiple quest entrances (2)
Puzzle (optional: puzzle wheel)
Spawning/respawning monsters
Runes (optional: 6 that require CHA, CON, DEX, INT, STR and WIS checks; Heroic Elite needs a 26 in each).
- Epic Elite has lower Ability check requirements than Heroic Elite, and likely requires 20 in each
Gather your party before venturing forth mechanic

Known Traps

Trap DCs

Multiple instances of Illusionary-spike traps (these do Force damage)
- All Illusionary spikes use Will saves (WIS) – Evasion does not apply!
Spike trap in Illusionarium hallway before the third biome; control panel is on the left wall
Air trap in third Illusionarium hallway; control panel is on the arch's central support
Spike traps in third Illusionarium hallway. No control panel; they're disabled by destroying the correct Mark of Shadow.
Spike traps in the south corridor of the Chapterhouse. No control panel.
Spinning blade trap under theater; control panel is to the north, next to the lever.

Tips and Misc

Useful buffs: acid resist (against Melf's Acid Arrow), resist sonic (against Sonic Blast), resist cold (against Cold Breath), Shield/Nightshield (against Magic Missile), True Seeing.
Only one party member needs to make it through the Illusionarium and then the Chapterhouse to the ballroom. Once the names have changed on the guest list there, anyone can enter the ballroom directly from the lobby.
There are several places where a high Jump can avoid fights; Jump ~19, ~25, & ~40 (see below).

The Illusionarium:

In the Illusionarium, when you kill the Marks of Shadow, any illusionary creatures still associated with that Mark will die and will be added to your kill count.
If you quickly walk into the third hallway, True Seeing (with Video Post Effects on) will show you the correct Mark of Shadow to destroy once the original starts multiplying. The true Mark of Shadow will remain yellow, while the false marks will appear purple.
- If you use a ranged attack on the original mark in the third hallway before entering the trap activation zone, all the marks will be yellow, but just destroying the mark nearest to the entrance will suffice.
The Illusionary Fire Giant in the last biome will be healed by the surrounding Marks; however, it's possible to kill him without dealing with the Marks (and their associated guardians). A field will go up between the final corridor and the biome; you can freely pass through it, but weapons, magic, and Illusions cannot. You can use this to your advantage against the giant, running forward, getting in a few whacks, and then back to safety while he swings.
Going counter-clockwise around the final biome from the entrance, the Marks will be guarded by (effects happen upon hit and climbing on pedestal):
- Illusionary Chain (Movement and attack speed reduced; cannot Tumble); Will Save to resist:
  - Normal: 18:Failure; 20:Success
  - Hard: 20:Success
- Illusionary Winter Wolves
- Illusionary Spikes
- Illusionary Lions
Don't feel obliged to hit the shrine in the Illusionarium before you move to the Chapterhouse – you can return if need be.

The Chapterhouse

Activating all 6 runes in the Chapterhouse disables the hallway intrusion trap temporarily. That would be the two spawns in the next room (archway and near the statue) and the spike trap. It does not disable the guards in the Chapterhouse. The higher the difficulty, the higher the Ability checks for the runes. For example, INT rune: ♦20Normal ♥22Hard ♠26Elite whereas Epic is possibly static, INT ●♠20Epic Elite.

Optional: The path to the right will lead to the optional only available after the end fight – see below.

The Illusionary spike trap after the sculpture and the large runed intrusion trap (before the large room with the model illusions) can be mostly or all avoided. You can travel along by hugging the edge of the room to avoid most damage and find safe spots to heal. Jumping from pillar base to pillar base will avoid all damage.

You can avoid most of the Chapterhouse guards by jumping up to the upper balcony in the Theater, and traveling from there to the east end of the Display Hall where you can then jump down and exit to the Chapterhouse/Ballroom. Approx. 18 Jump required to get up to the upper tier. Jump from the side rail. The last set of guards, just before the jump down to the door to the final ballroom, will appear causing the exit to be blocked until their death (like it would have been if you had gone through the lower level). Your summoned creatures will spawn the guards.
If you do need to return to the Chapterhouse for the Private rooms key or for the optional after the end fight, you can Jump up from display to display at the east end of the Display Hall/museum until you get to the top in order to avoid spawning guards. Approx 25 Jump required.

You can sneak around Illusionary Guards in the main hall of the Chapterhouse to avoid activating them.
Once you have added Cyan's name to the guestlist, she will appear in the Lobby and begin to walk, very slowly, from there to near the bar and portal where you entered. Speak to her once she arrives there. Completing each of the 5 first optionals prevents those targets from joining the end fight. Completing *all* of the first 5 optionals avoids the end fight completely (consists of nothing but dialogue).
See Partycrashers/Skill DC
Disguised Tieflings Migris and Malior d'Phiarlan can be discovered among the guests by Spot (you might need a high Spot, 31 seems to be not working), True Seeing, Wisdom (26 Elite), or being a Paladin, however a decent Bluff or Intimidate skill will be needed to lure them to the Library. Migris' DCs are lower than Malior. Hirelings can make the Wisdom check to notice the Tieflings, for example Wyoh can sense Malior on Epic Reaper difficulty.
- You can use Diplomacy on the 'Brainwashed Guards' before luring Tiefling Malior d'Phiarlan into the library and they will leave, completing the optional. If you can't lure Migris/Malior into the library to kill him, bluffing the guards (whose check is lower) will keep them out of the final fight. However, they will still die, preventing you from completing the optional.
- Killing Tiefling Malior d'Phiarlan in the Library without killing any servants completes the 'Free the brainwashed guards without killing them' optional.
Salva d'Phiarlan's optional only requires you to go through the first set of Illusionary Guards from the large Mark of Shadow on the wall. 40 Jump can circumvent the mark; takes several jumps to do. Go to the Chapterhouse, locate and click on the Illusion Crystal, a free-standing wooden cuboid control box like structure near a huge illusionary statue to actually "switch" the illusion.
You can complete the upstairs room optional without going back to the Chapterhouse for the Jeweled Private Room Key (found in the Viceregal office) if you have Open Lock/Knock for the Private Rooms. Bluff skills are required to 'Talk your way past the guard'. If you just bull your way past him, he'll call *all* the tieflings in the Private Rooms to fight.

In addition to bulling your way past him, the Tiefling guard will also call (any remaining) tieflings out of the rooms if you get to close to him as he waits for you in the bathroom. You should easily be able to go to the next door, and even fight in the hallway without alerting him, as long as you don't go much closer than the last door.
The shrines in the upstairs Private Rooms are... toilet paper rolls in the two bathroom stalls.

Puzzle Wheel – Thaddeus Hitchstone gives you Stage Notes (Inventory Item) when you agree to investigate the stage. It lists the order of the scenes and matching backdrops. Refer to the Stage Notes article for details and solutions. Note that the dial is at the BOTTOM of the wheel.
The key to the optional Contraband Vault (see below) is always in the chest with the final fight.

Optional After End Boss Fight

Either before or after the end fight, find the dwarf Drake Aramon (Master Artificer) at the Lobby end of the main ballroom, and get the Gold Office Key, and also get the Contraband Vault Key from the main end chest (no optionals needed). Get back to the start of the chapter house section, either backtracking through the chapterhouse (see "Jumping" advice, above), or using the side door from the entrance lobby (or Dimension Door, and then retrace the Illusionarium path again. From the start of the chapterhouse section, take the right just before the security runes to get to the office.
Once you use the Contraband Vault key on the corner door, touching the statue starts the fight. The two chests in the vault are significantly higher level than the quest, dropping level 12 loot on Heroic Elite, and level 27 loot on Epic Hard (So, eligible for +4 tomes).
Inkrakos used to be of much higher CR than the rest of the quest. Right now he seems to be set back to normal (CR12 on Elite).needs verification The loot in the two chests is also higher level. Inkrakos is an evil outsider; resistant to pierce, acid and cold; immune to fire. (Note: you will need to have picked up the Viceregal Office key from Drake Aramon and the Contraband Vault Key from the end chest) Bug: It seems that this optional is not completable; you kill Inkratos but the task does not complete and you get no XP

Epic Strategy

This quest is generally considered a friendly entry-level challenge for newcomers to epic questing.
You can run back and forth between the Display Hall and the Theatre to trigger guards for farming scrolls.
If you're solo don't lure the Servant and Guest to the Library at the same time, becomes a very tough fight.
As with most Epic quests, the traps become quite lethal on Hard and Elite.
Marks of Shadow have a Reflex save (Lax Coding?)

Ball Room

The Ball Room is full of NPCs, some you might know, some you might not. Here is a list of who is on the party and is not involved in any optional or mandatory objective, in alphabetical order:

Bonus XP

Aggression bonus: 33 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 )
Onslaught bonus: 67 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣243 ♦435 ♥465 ♠495 )
Conquest bonus: 100 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣405 ♦725 ♥775 ♠825 )
Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 )
Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣324 ♦580 ♥620 ♠660 )
Observance bonus: 2 or more secret doors discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣130 ♦232 ♥248 ♠264 )
Perception bonus: 3 or more secret doors discovered +10% Bonus.( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 )
Mischief bonus: 49 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣130 ♦232 ♥248 ♠264 )
Vandal bonus: 64 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣162 ♦290 ♥310 ♠330 )
Ransack bonus: 78 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣243 ♦435 ♥465 ♠495 )

Loot

Chests: ♦ 10 /Normal ♥ 12 /Hard ♠ 13Elite
- 1 at the end of the Illusionarium
- 1 optional for luring the Tiefling in servant guise out of the Ballroom and into the Library and killing her (found in the Library, requires a Spot or a Wisdom check or True Seeing or being a Paladin and then it requires another Bluff or an Intimidate check)
- 1 optional for luring the Tiefling disguised as a guest out of the Ballroom and into the Library and killing him (found in the Library, requires a Spot or a Wisdom check or True Seeing or being a Paladin and then it requires another Bluff or an Intimidate check)
- 1 locked in the Library (can also be opened by key, the Iron Key is in the Library behind a secret door)
- 1 optional for killing Deuce Darly (Elf, found under the stage in the Theatre after solving the Theatre Wheel Puzzle)
- 1 optional for returning Natt Gann's Urn to Drake Aramon
- 1 optional for returning the Illusionary Crystal to Salva d'Phiarlan
- ♦ 0 /Normal ♥ 1 /Hard ♠ 1Elite optional for killing the Tieflings in the Private Rooms and the guard (who is a moderately tougher Tiefling in disguise).
- ♦ 1 /Normal ♥ 2 /Hard ♠ 3Elite at the end
- 2 optional for killing Inkrakos (Red Abishai, found in the Contraband Vault, the key to the Vault can be obtained only after quest completion)
Collectables:
- (Illusionarium) Flowering Plant — Second corridor, on the left
- (Illusionarium) Mushroom — Corner of the second corridor
- (Illusionarium) First Mushroom — Third biome, beneath the ramps
- (Illusionarium) Second Mushroom — Third biome, beneath the ramps
- (Illusionarium) Mushroom — Third corridor, on the right
- (Illusionarium) Flowering Plant — Third corridor, on the left
- (Illusionarium) Flowering Plant — Fourth corridor, in the planted display
- (Illusionarium) Alchemy Table — Fourth corridor, behind souvenir display
- (Illusionarium) Flowering Plant — Fifth corridor, in the planted display
- (Chapterhouse) Bookshelf — Northwest corridor, in southwest corner
- (Chapterhouse) Bookshelf — Near the runes
- (Chapterhouse) Cabinet — Near the runes
- (Chapterhouse) Cabinet — Central-southern room
- (Chapterhouse) Cabinet — Viceregal Office
- (Chapterhouse) Alchemy Table — Viceregal Office
- (Chapterhouse) Adventurer's Pack — Viceregal Office
- (Chapterhouse) Rubble — Beneath the stage
- (Chapterhouse) Cabinet — Upper level of the Display Hall, on the west end
- (Ballroom) First Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) Second Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) Third Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) Fourth Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) Fifth Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) Sixth Flowering Plant — Upper level around the main room
- (Ballroom) First Flowering Plant — Hallway of the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Second Flowering Plant — Hallway of the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Cabinet — First room on the right in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Adventurer's Pack — First room on right in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Bookshelf — Second room on the right in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Cabinet — Third room on the right in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Adventurer's Pack — Third room on the right in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Alchemy Table — First room on the left in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Bookshelf — First room on the left in the Private Rooms
- (Ballroom) Bookshelf — Side Hall
NPC rewards: Standard items, 8 choices

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.2 3 years, 4 months, and 12 days BugTime	Phiarlan Mirror Cloak ^(edit)	Cloak	Hide +6Hide +6: Passive: +6 Competence bonus to the Hide skill. Move Silently +6Move Silently +6: Passive: +6 Competence bonus to the Move Silently skill. Spell Resistance +17 Spell Resistance +17: +17 Enhancement bonus to Spell Resistance.	4	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Partycrashers, Rest Room chest; End chest
Update 48.2 3 years, 4 months, and 12 days BugTime	Shimmering Pendant ^(edit)	Necklace	Charisma +3 Charisma +3: This item makes the wearer have more flair, granting a +3 enhancement bonus to Charisma. Diplomacy +6Diplomacy +6: Passive: +6 Competence bonus to the Diplomacy skill. Bluff +6Bluff +6: Passive: +6 Competence bonus to the Bluff skill.	4	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Partycrashers, Private Rooms chest, End chest
Update 48.4.3 3 years, 1 month, and 11 days BugTime	Phiarlan Spy Dagger ^(edit)	Dagger	+2 Enhancement Bonus+2 Enhancement Bonus: +2 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Acidic 2Acidic 2: This effect causes the edges of this weapon to drip with acid, dealing 2d6 Acid damage on each hit. Critical Weakening 1Critical Weakening 1: This deadly weapon saps the power and might from your enemies, dealing 1 Strength damage on each critical hit. Deception +2 Deception +2: +2 Enhancement bonus to hit and +3 to damage for any hit that would qualify as a sneak attack. Red Augment Slot: EmptyRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	4	Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire	Partycrashers, Salva d'Phiarlan chest and bonus chests at end
Update 61.2 6 months and 27 days Bladedge	Mask of Tragedy ^(edit)	Helm	Crushing DespairCrushing Despair Caster level: 7 Charges: 3 (3/day) — 3 Charges (Recharged/Day:3) Wisdom +3 Wisdom +3: This item makes the wearer more in tune with her surroundings, granting a +3 enhancement bonus to Wisdom. Void Lore +8%Void Lore +8: Passive: Your Negative Energy and Poison spells gain a 8% Equipment bonus to their chance to critical hit. Nullification +55Nullification +55: Passive: +55 Equipment bonus to Negative (Necrotic) and Poison Spell Power.	4	Bound to Account on Acquire, ExclusiveBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire This is an Exclusive item. You may only carry one at a time.	Partycrashers, Theater, Rest Room or End chests

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Bolal ^{( view • edit )}	♥10Hard ♠13Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Dariel ^{( view • edit )}	♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦22Epic Normal	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Deuce Darly ^{( view • edit )}	●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Elf	Elf
Illusionary Giant ^{( view • edit )}	♠13Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Giant	Giant
Illusionary Guard ^{( view • edit )}	●♦20Epic Normal ●♥27Epic Hard	Elf	Elf
Illusionary Guide ^{( view • edit )}	♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦22Epic Normal	Elf	Elf
Illusionary Lion ^{( view • edit )}		Animal	Lion
Illusionary Scorpion ^{( view • edit )}	♠13Elite ●♦23Epic Normal ●♥32Epic Hard	Vermin	Scorpion
Illusionary Sprite ^{( view • edit )}	●♦17Epic Normal	Evil Outsider	Devil
Illusionary Wolf ^{( view • edit )}		Animal	Wolf
Inkrakos ^{( view • edit )}	♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard	Evil Outsider	Abishai
Lokael ^{( view • edit )}	♠11Elite ●♦22Epic Normal	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Malefic Firebreather ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Malefic Illusionist ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Malefic Knife Thrower ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠30Epic Elite	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Malefic Seer ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠30Epic Elite	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Malefic Strongman ^{( view • edit )}	●♦22Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠45Epic Elite	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Mark of Shadow ^{( view • edit )}	0.00	Construct	Inanimate Object
Migris ^{( view • edit )}	♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite ●♦22Epic Normal	Native Outsider	Tiefling
Phiarlan Retainer ^{( view • edit )}	●♦22Epic Normal	Elf	Elf

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