Oh. My. Garden!!1! It was brought to my attention by the Tasty Ham that there is a new item in town. I found this on the DDO Store Sales and Promotion page…

I’m reading along, seeing some nice specials. Half off Level sigils, not bad, have to grab me one of them. Huge bags, pretty awesome - will keep my stalks nice and warm as winter approaches. Sharn Syndicate, good stuff, I hear that’s a fun pack.. could use a little more veggie in it I’m sure, but still fun. Then I see this blasphemy:

Holiday Turkey x10
This holiday turkey heals the consumer 50 hit points over 1 minute and gives various morale bonuses for 10 minutes (this effect lasts through death, rests and entering a dungeon). Can be eaten outside of taverns.  Contains 10 single-use turkeys.
Level Usable: 3+
Classes Usable: All
Store Location: Healing > Food Items
Price: 150 Points

Holiday Turkey? HOLIDAY TURKEY!? I’m not even in the game yet and there’s already a freaking Turkey?? It’s not even nutritious! What is this treachery?! That must be what I get for taking a little time for myself to go help Katsupo. This is an outrage to vegetables everywhere!

The Tasty Ham has a point. It won’t be long before I’m kicked to the curb for this newer, younger food item, just like his salty old hide was when my gloriously nutritious self came to town. Looks like I’ll need to give in, and work with my arch nemesis to take care of this Turkey threat. Watch out Holiday Turkey, soon you will be “off the menu”, if you catch my drift.

Mwuhahaha…

*Foxboy whispers something in Broccoli’s ear off camera*

Jail time? Really? Oh well then *clear’s throat*… by “off the menu” I totally didn’t mean that as a real threat against the Holiday Turkey, it was meant in a loving “ha ha” kind of way, not a murderous “I’m out to get you” kind of way. Yeeah, that’s it.

It’s time to announce the winners of the Broctober Video Contest! We had such a hard time picking between the great entries we received. Here are your winners:

1st Place: Broccoli vs Wraith
by Girlbrush

We just couldn’t stop laughing at the expressions on Broccoli’s face! Oooo nutritious!

2nd Place: Broccoli vs Stormreach HQ
by Korin Geholtz

We provided the assets packet for contestants, but this entry took the Broccoli to a whole new dimension… the 3rd dimension!

3rd Place: Broccoli vs Ham
by Zac C.B / Sioyin Chua

It wouldn’t be Broctober without a reference to the eternal food fight that the Tasty Ham and Broccoli have been waging. Honorable mention to another entry by the same contestant where Broccoli is pitted against the Stormreach Hirelings!

Congratulations to our contest winners! They’ll be receiving Turbine Points as well as custom forum titles for their winning entries! You can see all the great contestants video reponses by visiting the official Broccoli vs Beholder video on YouTube! (and don’t forget to laugh at Tarrant and Marketroid for their halloween live-action Broccoli!).

October may be over, but BROCTOBER is still alive and going strong!

I was shocked, just shocked, at the horrific and morbid activity that Tolero and Tarrant were promoting! Those poor pumpkins, so young, so full of life, cut down in their prime and then carved up like so much…
*Foxboy comes in from off camera, whispers something to Broccoli*
Hm? A fruit? Oh well then that’s okay.
As I was saying, nice work on the pumpkins everyone, those carvings were great! Now it’s time to focus on the REAL contest though. I’ve been so delighted that so many players have been looking for me in game (/lfb!). My rise to the top only continues with the Broctober Video Contest! We’ve already gotten some great entries. Remember, the deadline is November 11th!!

To clarify a few questions I’ve gotten about the contest:

- You are welcome to use the asset pack in addition to any screenshots or video you’ve captured in game! (some users have had issues with Vista and the zip file, so try using an alternate zip file program if you have trouble with the packet)

- You can also use the music from DDO!

- When you submit your entry, be sure to include it as a video response to the official turbine video on YouTube. It may take time for your entry to appear as it has to go through a validation process first.

Good luck fwiends!