Editing Battleground of the Obelisk

[[Image:585 obelisk war.gif|right|frame|Six factions from around [[Neopia]] wage battle to impress the Oracle.]]The '''Battleground of the Obelisk''' is a site feature that was introduced as part of the [[War for the Obelisk]] [[plot]].  At the Battleground, users can join one of six different warring factions and battle to win the favor of the powerful [[Orcale]].

==How to Play==
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|style="background:#FFFF66;" colspan=3|Signups
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The Battleground of the Obelisk is played in two-week rounds.  Only three of the six warring faction participate in each round.  The three participating faction are randomly selected; however, whenever a faction wins a round, they are excluded from participating in the next round.  As such, a single faction cannot win two rounds in a row.

Each round begins with a three day sign-up period.  During this time, users are allowed to join any of the three participating factions.  After sign-ups are over, a battling period begins. During this four-day period, users can rack up points for their faction by defeating certain Battleground exclusive [[1-player challenger]]s in the [[Battledome]].

When the battling period ends, a seven day truce period begins.  The faction with the most points wins the round and receives the Oracle's blessings. Users that supported the wining faction are presented with a selection of five different [[Battleground of the Obelisk#Boons|boons]] and are allowed to choose one.  Users who supported either of the two losing factions will instead receive a small [[Battleground of the Obelisk#Consolation Prizes|consolation prize]].

==Boons==
Boons are temporary boosts that give users specific advantages on the [[Neopets|Neopets website]].  There are many different boons and each one has a unique effect.  Boons can only be earned by supporting the winning faction during a round of the Battleground of the Obelisk and participating in at least 10 battles during that round.  Each faction has a fixed set of five boons that they can receive from the Oracle.  The exception to this is the Awakened, who instead are presented with a set of five boons that are randomly selected from among the other faction's boons.  

Boons only remain active during the one-week truce period that occurs at the end of a round.   They expire as soon as sign-ups for the next round begin. 

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!Boon
!Effect
!Available to
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:BankBribery.png]]<br>'''Bank Bribery'''
|style="width:250px; padding:10px;"|Your interest rate at the [[National Neopian]] is increased by 3%.
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*Awakened*
*Seekers
*Sway
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:BlackMarketGoods.png]]<br>'''Black Market Goods'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Extra [[item]]s that have a [[rarity]] of 85 or more will restock at official Neopian [[shop]]s.  These extra items are only available to users using this boon.
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*Awakened*
*Sway
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:BookSmarts.png]]<br>'''Book Smarts'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Your Neopets will receive 2 - 4 intelligence points when reading a [[book]] instead of the standard 1 point.
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*Awakened*
*Seekers
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Cartogriphication.png]]<br>'''Cartogriphication'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Your Neopet will automatically know which way to go when navigating the [[Faerie Caverns]].
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{|
*Awakened*
*Order of the Red Erisim
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:CheaperByTheDozen.png]]<br>'''Cheaper by the Dozen'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to buy stocks for as low as 10 NP at the [[Stock Market]].
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*Awakened*
*Sway
*Thieves Guild
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:DoctorWho.png]]<br>'''Doctor Who?'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Your Neopets will automatically be cured whenever they contract a [[disease]].
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*Awakened*
*Order of the Red Erisim
*Seekers
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Doppelganger.png]]<br>'''Doppelg�nger'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Gives a small chance that a one-use item will not be destroyed after being used in the [[Battledome]].
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*Awakened*
*Brute Squad
*Order of the Red Erisim
*Thieves Guild
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:DoubleBubble.png]]<br>'''Double Bubble'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Gives a small chance that [[Healing Potion]]s will not be destroyed after being used on your Neopet.
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*Awakened*
*Order of the Red Erisim
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:EquipAllThings.png]]<br>'''Equip ALL THE THINGS'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to equip a ninth piece of [[battledome equipment]] onto your Neopets.
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*Awakened*
*Brute Squad
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:FiveFinger.png]]<br>'''Five-Finger Discount'''
|style="padding:10px;"|You receive a 10% discount when haggling at official Neopian shops.
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*Awakened*
*Thieves Guild
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:GRAH.png]]<br>'''GRRRAAAAHHHHHH!'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Your Neopets do 10% more damage when attacking in the Battledome.
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*Awakened*
*Brute Squad
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:LOLAvies.png]]<br>'''LOL AVIES'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to copy one user's active [[avatar]] for as long as you have this boon.  This "pilfered" avatar does not count toward your avatar high score.
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*Awakened*
*Thieves Guild
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:RefreshedQuest.png]]<br>'''Refreshed Quest Request'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to swap a currently active [[Faerie Quest]] for a new one.  This new quest is randomly selected.
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{|
*Awakened*
*Order of the Red Erisim
*Sway
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:RightRound.png]]<br>'''Right Round Round Round'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to spin each of Neopia's [[:Category:Wheels|Wheels]] twice before having to wait the normal amount of time between spins.
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{|
*Awakened*
*Brute Squad
*Seekers
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:ScratchMaster.png]]<br>'''Scratch Master'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to buy two [[scratchcards]] before having to wait the normal amount of time between purchases.
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*Awakened*
*Brute Squad
*Thieves Guild
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:StrengthOfMind.png]]<br>'''Strength of Mind'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Your Neopets are granted the ''Mind Blast'' [[ability]].
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*Awakened*
*Seekers
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:MillionaireFeeling.png]]<br>'''That Millionaire Feeling'''
|style="padding:10px;"|Allows you to make a bid higher than 2,000,000 NP at the [[Trading Post]].
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*Awakened*
*Sway
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===Premium Boons===
In addition to their normal boon, [[Neopets Premium|Premium]] users can also choose one of the following two premium boons:
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:FullPockets.png]]<br>'''Full Pockets'''
|style="width:250px; padding:10px;"|You receive more NP from Premium Scratchcards.
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*All Premium users
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:PremiumDreamium.png]]<br>'''Premium Dreamium'''
|style="padding:10px;"|You can submit 4 scores each day for the Premium featured [[game]] of the day.
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*All Premium users
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==Consolation Prizes==
If the user sides with a losing faction during a round, they will randomly receive one of the below consolation prizes:
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=packlunch2.gif|name=Cheese and Pickle Packed Lunch|JNID=7231}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=foo_pretzels_creamcheese.gif|name=Cream Cheese Pretzel Bites|JNID=31511}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=foo_apples_dip.gif|name=Dipping Apples|JNID=5932}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=book_encyclopedia.gif|name=Encyclopedia Neopia|JNID=12909}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=food_applejuice.gif|name=Fizzy Apple Juice|JNID=1139}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=foo_garlic_mushrooms.gif|name=Garlicy Mushrooms|JNID=5174}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=packlunch3.gif|name=Gooseberry Jam Packed Lunch|JNID=20235}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=gif_kacheek_flowervase.gif|name=[[Kacheek]] Flower Vase|JNID=47481}}
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||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=boo_muffin_making.gif|name=Muffin Baking Book|JNID=29567}}
||{{ItemDisplay|normal=yes|IMAGE=foo_neopian_jambalaya.gif|name=Neopian Jambalaya|JNID=31532}}
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