UO Second Age

How do the rares work on this server?

I started playing UO back in 99, quit playing in 2007. During that time a acquired a large rare collection. This being my first time playing a Free shard, I was wondering how the rules surrounding rares went?

In the day rares were classified in many different ways. First you had your server birth rares. Items that could be acquired from the creation of a new server. Then you had rares that fell into a certain spawn rate. They could be classified as weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and even yearly. Then you had your daily rares. Now some rares like the deck of playing cards, hand of playing cards, chess pieces, horse dung and ceramic mug were once daily rares, then OSi removed them from spawning daily. Finally you had items know as event rares. Items like plant deeds and Phoenix armor were from clean up Britannia. Other items like the green mug, lump of coal, spam, and easter eggs to name a few, were from Holiday events.

Now the reason I ask about rares, is I have looked around and have seen a few vendors. Items like deck of cards, Pewter bowl, and ceramic mugs are for sale on these vendors. Then I have seen items like skull mug, furs, bloody bowl, old Necro regents and even Phoenix armor locked down in houses. Are the rares daily or semi spawning? Are items like Phoenix armor gifts from GMs? I'm just curious as to how they are acquired. Long ago, Markeedragon use to have an awesome database on all the rares in UO, are all those items obtainable here? Again I'm very curious, I really lost an interest in UO due to the decline in my mind. Yet today when I signed up and started playing, it felt like I was back in 1999, the joy and fun has come back. I'd really love to hear some feedback on this. Rares were something I really enjoyed collecting, and seeing how the server economy isn't out of whack, seems possible to get into again.

Most are either spawning rares with varying timers (mugs, dung, etc.), or NPC semis (wire, ingots, etc.) There are occasionally event and holiday gifts. Some items are also available through the trophy reward system, which is akin to the ticket and veteran reward systems on OSI.

Items such as phoenix and daemon bone armor are random drops from the appropriate mobs.

As far as I know, there were no "server birth" rares available here.

Coffee wrote:Most are either spawning rares with varying timers (mugs, dung, etc.), or NPC semis (wire, ingots, etc.) There are occasionally event and holiday gifts. Some items are also available through the trophy reward system, which is akin to the ticket and veteran reward systems on OSI.

Items such as phoenix and daemon bone armor are random drops from the appropriate mobs.

As far as I know, there were no "server birth" rares available here.

Has anybody gone about making a list of what rares are obtainable and where? Second where do you find the information on the trophy reward system?

This might help ya

http://forum.uosecondage.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=511

where did oyu see a skull mug locked down

BlackFoot wrote:where did oyu see a skull mug locked down

I forget where, I didnt mark the cords. I'll see if I can find it again.

i thought the skull candle that mantle has was a server birth. no more skull candles to be found, right?

ive searched high and low for a long time and havnt seen a skull candle, except the one mantle had but he said it was a reward for somthing not a rare find
but if somone found the skull mug i am interested

BlackFoot wrote:ive searched high and low for a long time and havnt seen a skull candle, except the one mantle had but he said it was a reward for somthing not a rare find
but if somone found the skull mug i am interested

I found the place. Its a large tower outside North Vesper, slightly off the road. The name on the sign is Novus Actus & Green, Horde Alliance Tower. There is also a guild stone on the steps, Novus Actus Interveniens.

Heres a list of whats there, I know these would be considered rares on OSI shard, but not sure if the same applys here.

Skull Mug
5 Bottles ( 1 looks like a refresh potion, 1 Hangover Remedy, 1 Aqua color, 1 Purple, and another Green/yellow)
Clear Mugs
Green Loaf of Bread
Shackles
Candelabra
Hanging Studed Sleves
Hanging Leather Sleves
Hanging Chainmail Tunic
Hanging Studed Tunic
Checkers (Red & white)
Empty vials
Full necro Regs

I am sure there are more, but thats what I can remember off hand from there. Theres a few other houses around with some items, like 4 conected empty jars, black chessmen and some other items.

most of those are spawning rares available in game, the green stuff is a holiday gift as with the easter stuff and christmas stuff. bottles mugs shackesl rock bucket tub ect are spawning currently