Online talk:Witches Festival

Requesting Explanation

Please explain where all of the item drops you undid are listed. I see SOME of the items listed below..but not all of them...but you removed all changes. Why? CyberDiva (talk) 12:07, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

All the furnishings, blueprints and recipes are the same as the previous year's boxes, and these are listed in their respective sections (see 2018 Plunder Skull Loot). This page would become prohibitively long if we kept repeating the items that dropped in previous years. I looked at your list and i'm sure it's all old drops. If there are new items this year, we call that out specifically - like Rune-Carved Bone Fragment for 2020 or Glenmoril Wyrd Style pages in 2019. --Jimeee (talk) 12:45, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Dremora Plunder Skulls

they seem to drop once per day per character not account — Unsigned comment by Lemonbalm (talk • contribs) at 08:14 on 22 October 2021 (UTC)

I've updated the page. —⁠Legoless (talk) 08:22, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

This has been reverted. Can anyone confirm? —⁠Legoless (talk) 16:12, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I just noticed this discussion. I didn't intentionally revert your change, I just noticed that the article states it wrong from my experience, so I corrected it. I tested it myself by killing a delve boss on two of my characters. With the first character I dropped Dremora Plunder Skull, Delve, with my second character only a Plunder Skulls. Both characters completed The Witchmother's Bargain, although that's not even a requirement for dropping the Dremora Plunder Skulls AFAIK. Most members of a guild I'm in confirm this behavior, while one member insists the drops are per character, without giving a reason on why he believes the drops behave like this.
So there definitely seems to be some confusion regarding this drop behavior. Maybe some players don't notice that there are 7 different types of Dremora Plunder Skulls that each drop once per account per day. —⁠Jkhsjdhjs (talk) 01:52, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

sorry I must have done them right around reset time --Lemonbalm (talk) 21:54, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I see. No worries! —⁠Jkhsjdhjs (talk) 00:09, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Many Changes in 2023

The Witches Festival in-game event begins Thursday, October 26 at 10AM EDT, and runs until Tuesday, November 7 at 10AM EST.

Bonus XP (+100%) is now PASSIVELY applied to all characters during the Fest. The Witchmother's Whistle tool now only lets you summon and drink from Cauldron to morph into a skeleton.

Plunder Skulls can now contain:

• Alchemy mats
• Treasures
• Fest-themed furniture plan

• Fest-themed recipes
• Fest-themed furniture
• Small chance for Hollowjack or Dremora style items
• Fishing bait~

Dremora Plunder Skulls can now contain:

• Some Plunder Skull items
• Dremora Crafting Motif

They also have a chance for one of:

• Witches Fest Writ
• Glenmoril Treasure Map or style page
• Grave Dancer weapon style page
• NEW Tome of Forbidden Appetites Memento Runebox
• NEW Witches Fest Ghost Netch pet fragment
• NEW Crowborne Hunter tradeable style page

Complete quest "Plucking the Crow" for a Dremora Plunder Skull with a SMALL CHANCE to grant special rewards, including:

• 10 Witch-Tamed Bear Dog fragments
• Full Dremora Motif Book
• Folio of all Glenmoril Treasure Maps
• Runebox: Tome of Forbidden Appetites
• Random Crowborne Hunter style page

I'd add this information myself but the page is so complicated now with all the past information that I have no idea how to format it. baratron (talk) 04:52, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

XP Boost Info Correct?

I have been seeing many players in chat saying that using the whistle/transforming into a skeleton is no longer required in order to get the xp boost, that it is a passive boost that occurs for the duration of the Witches Festival and the "information online is outdated".

I have only seen a scant few of the skeletons in the game so I am wondering which information is correct. UESP Wiki has always been outstanding for providing up-to-the-minute accuracy, so I wanted to check to make sure I don't miss anything nor do anything wrong. Thank you for all the work that has gone into this page, and happy Witches Festival! Bastwren (talk) 13:02, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

According to this, "The XP boost is automatically applied as part of the event and will be removed when the Witches Festival ends." I can also confirm that I have been levelling up like crazy despite not being spooked up. - Broseph (talk) 15:26, 29 October 2023 (UTC)