Faerûn's Savage Frontier has no shortage of dangers, but that hasn't stopped the citizens of Triboar from carving out a living in this picturesque stretch of fertile northern farmland.

This year, however, the people of Triboar are in need of aid. As the Highharvestide Festival approaches, bandits have begun causing trouble for farmers attempting to bring in their harvests, and it's up to the Champions to put an end to it!

Highharvestide 8 marks the beginning of Year 8 Events in Idle Champions and the beginning of Idle Champions 7th Anniversary Celebration! That's not confusing, is it?

But wait, there's more -- today also marks the launch of our latest Saturday Morning Squad member: Bobby the Barbarian!

Bobby is the first of the Featured Champions for Highharvestide 8, with the second, Rosie Beestinger, launching on Wednesday, September 11. Rosie's rework has been a long time coming, and we are excited to finally share with you what we've done.

Read on to learn more about Highharvestide 8 and the 7th Anniversary Celebration!

• 7th Anniversary Celebration
• Featured Champions
• Flex Champions
• Event Augments
• Feedback Wanted!

7th Anniversary Celebration

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

We are excited to be celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms along with the launch of our first Year 8 Event. Huge thanks to everyone who has helped Idle Champions along the journey so far - and be sure to log in daily for the next week to unlock your free daily rewards!

Players who unlock at least four of the daily rewards during the 7th Anniversary Celebration will unlock Presto (if he hasn't been unlocked yet) along with the Harvestguard Presto Skin, 3 Gold Presto Chests, and an Epic Feat!

Featured Champions

Bobby the Barbarian

Bobby is the youngest of the group that was transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. As a brave and loyal Barbarian, he wields a powerful magical club that enhances his strength. Bobby has close ties to his sister Sheila and his pet unicorn, Uni. Despite his impulsiveness, Bobby's courage and determination are key assets in the search to find the way back home.

Learn more about Bobby in his Champion Spotlight. Bobby arrives today with the launch of Highharvestide!

Rosie Beestinger

Weighing in at just under 30 pounds and with a grandmotherly demeanor befitting her advanced age, Rosie Beestinger is easily mistaken for someone on the wrong side of the 'aggressor/victim' relationship. But this is a mix-up that few people make more than once.

Learn about Rosie's upcoming rebalance in her 2024 Champion Spotlight launching on Friday, September 6. The Rosie Rebalance arrives on Wednesday, September 11 at the beginning of Highharvestide Week 2.

Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired. This event's Flex Slot pool includes:

Event Augments

• Augment 1: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
  Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.

• Augment 2: Boon Enhancements
  Description: Boons obtained during this event last until the beginning of the next event (October 2nd), rather than expiring when the event ends.

• Augment 3: Future Boons
  Description: If you obtain an event boon in this event, you'll start the next event (Liar's Night) with a level 1 event boon as well.

• Augment 4: Worth The Wait
  Description: Rebalanced Champion Rosie will unlock at the start of week two, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!

Feedback Wanted!

We want to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! Your participation and feedback have brought us this far, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
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Bobby is the youngest of the group that was transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. As a brave and loyal Barbarian, he wields a powerful magical club that enhances his strength. Bobby has close ties to his sister Sheila and his pet unicorn, Uni. Despite his impulsiveness, Bobby's courage and determination are key assets in the search to find the way back home.

Bobby is a DPS and Support character who prefers to be on the front-line. Regardless of whether he's used as a damage dealer or to buff your formation, his abilities are increased for each column behind him. He can also help your formation find more Scales of Tiamat. Once unlocked, you can find this daring Human Barbarian in Seat 12 (Arkhan).

Read on to learn more...

"There must be something we can do!"

With gold medals in gymnastic competitions and an outstanding horseback rider, Diana has plenty of agility and strength. These skills served her well as she traveled across the magical and dangerous world of Dungeons & Dragons! She's brimming with confidence and bravery, and is always ready to help when her friends are in need.

I. Diana

Diana was already a formidable gymnast when she and her friends were transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Diana wields her Javelin Staff with determination and courage, harnessing its potent magic to triumph over countless obstacles. The confidence of this outspoken athlete propels her friends forward in their quest to return home.

Diana is a Support and Speed Champion who comes from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon from the 1980s. Diana’s flexible support ability provides the choice to buff Dexterous champions, young Champions, or Champions with low ability score totals. She also speeds up your progress by increasing the transition speed between areas. Once unlocked, she's a quick swap with Makos in seat 9!

Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Diana's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!

II. Diana's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 14	Affiliation: Saturday Morning Squad	Class: Monk

STR: 12	DEX: 16	CON: 12
INT: 11	WIS: 13	CHA: 11

Role: Support, Speed

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Elminster (available until May 1st 2027)

Slot: 9 (Makos)

III. Diana's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Javelin Staff - Diana swings her staff at a random enemy.

Formation Abilities

• Javelin Staff - Diana's base attack, Javelin Staff, knocks around enemies she hits based on where she is positioned in her column in the formation.
  Projectiles:
  
  • Top of Column: Knock back and towards the top of the screen a short distance; the enemy targets the nearest Champion after being knocked back.
  • Single Slot Column: Knock back a medium distance.
  • Middle of Column: Knock towards the formation a short distance.
    

• We'll Be Right Back - Diana increases the speed of area transitions by 50%.

• Electrum Chest Scavenger - Diana can help scavenge up to (20 + 0.5/day) additional Electrum Chests when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Diana has a 0.5% chance of scavenging 1 Electrum Chest each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 0.5 every day.

Specializations

Diana's first Specialization determines which Champions she supports.

• Inspire: Acrobatic Assault - Diana increases the damage of all Champions with a DEX of 15 or higher by 100%.

• Inspire: Modest Might - Diana increases the damage of all Champions with a total ability score of 78 or less by 100%.

• Inspire: Fledgling Fury - Diana increases the damage of all Champions that are 20 years old or younger by 100%.

Diana's second Specialization determines how Diana prefers to build the rest of the formation.

• Ensemble Cast - Diana increases the effect of her Inspire specialization choice by 100% for each Champion it affects, stacking multiplicatively.

• Spotlight Episode - Diana increases the effect of her Inspire specialization choice by 140% for each Champion it does NOT affect, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

• Javelin Staff Throw - Diana throws her staff, which spins and bounces around the battlefield hitting up to 10 random enemies, dealing ultimate damage and stunning each of them for 5 seconds. If there are less than 10 enemies, the staff can hit each enemy multiple times.

IV. Diana's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: We'll Be Right Back	Slot 3: Inspire Specializations
Slot 4: Ensemble Cast and Spotlight Episode	Slot 5: Ultimate Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

V. Diana's Adventure Variants

Acrobat! - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep under its mechanical heel with Diana!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• You may only use Champions that have a Dexterity of 15 or higher, an age of 20 or less, or total ability scores of 78 or less.
• Getting to know Diana: Diana's first specialization selects the types of Champions she buffs. Choose the buff that is best for your formation!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Child of the Stargazer - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep while protecting Kosar!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• Kosar joins the formation.
• If Kosar is defeated, you automatically fail the area.
• Kosar cheers on Diana, reducing her base attack cooldown by 50%.
• Getting to know Diana: Diana can use her Javelin staff to push monsters around. Can you figure out how to best protect Kosar?
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

Not That Guy Again! - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep under the command of Venger!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• Excluding Diana, only the youngest Champion, the most Dexterous Champion, and the Champion with the lowest total stats can deal damage. Diana can also deal damage.
• At the start of each Boss area, Venger arrives on his nightmare as an additional boss that must be defeated.
• Getting to know Diana: Depending on the supporting Champions in your formation, pick either Ensemble Cast or Spotlight Episode to really boost Diana's buffing power!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

The Saturday Morning Squad now has their powerful acrobat in the party! How much have you valued having Diana in your formations? Let us know!

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"My hocus-pocus is out of focus!"

Young Albert had already been working on his card trick skills when he was pulled into the fantastical world of Dungeons & Dragons. He took on the mantle of Presto the Magician, hoping to become a mighty magical mage. But between his lack of self confidence and an unpredictable magic hat, he still has a lot to learn about being a wizard!

I. Presto

Presto is a bookish and timid teenager whose dreams of becoming a magician became reality when he was transported with his friends to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. He wields a capricious, unpredictable form of magic with his distinctive green magical hat. Presto is known for his inventive but sometimes uncontrollable magical solutions as he and his friends search for a way back home.

Presto the Magician is a support Champion who assists the party through debuffs created by his magical hat, buffs to the two columns in front of him, and he discovers extra Modron Component pieces. Once unlocked, you can find this human wizard in Seat 2 opposite Celeste.

II. Presto's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Neutral Good
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 14	Affiliation: Saturday Morning Squad	Class: Wizard

STR: 9	DEX: 9	CON: 12
INT: 16	WIS: 14	CHA: 13

Role: Support

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd

Slot: 2 (Celeste)

III. Presto's Design

"Magic hat, I'm gonna be frank: What we need now is a twenty-ton tank!"

With a green hat full of magical mischief and a repertoire of rhyming spells, Presto is excited to be a real wizard, even if he can't always control what actually happens. His Hat of Many Spells can produce birthday cakes, skateboards, and rotary phones, each damaging and debuffing enemies in different ways. He prefers to stay behind his stronger friends, so he'll boost the damage of Champions in the two columns in front of him. He'll also help scavenge Modron Component Pieces from defeated bosses to assist the formation on their adventures.

Presto can increase his damage bonus depending on who has joined him in the formation. He can specialize with Champions close to his own age, work with companions with less heroic ability scores, or be inspired by others capable of powerful magical attacks. And when he tries hard enough, Presto can pull an amazing elemental attack from his hat to debuff all the enemies on the battlefield and inflict ultimate damage!

Presto hasn't been able to use his magic to help his friends return home, but he's ready to assist the formation as they continue on their adventures!

IV. Presto's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Presto's Hat - Presto takes his hat off, pulls out a random projectile, and throws it at the nearest enemy, dealing one hit.

Formation Abilities

• Hesitant Helper - Presto increases the damage of Champions in the two columns in front of him by 100%.

• Hat of Many Spells - Presto's attacks cause monsters hit by them to take +100% damage (for 15 seconds), stacking multiplicatively up to 5 times. In addition, a secondary effect occurs depending on the projectile.
  Projectiles:
  
  • Birthday Cake w/ one lit candle: The monster is slowed by 50% for 5 seconds.
  • Skateboard: The monster is knocked back a short distance.
  • Rotary Phone: The monster is stunned for 2.5 seconds.
    

• Ultimate Hat Trick - Presto's ultimate is unlocked and has a random effect when used.
  Effects:
  
  • Snowballs: Snowballs fire out at all enemies, dealing 1 ultimate hit to each monster and slowing them by 50% for 10 seconds. The weather changes to Snow.
  • Fireworks: A shower of bright colorful fireworks shoot out and explode all over the battlefield, dealing 1 ultimate hit to all monsters, and stunning them for 5 seconds. The weather changes to Fog.
  • Tornado: A tornado flies out of the hat and grows in size, dealing 1 hit to all monsters and knocking them back a medium distance. The weather changes to Rain.
    

• Component Scavenger - Presto can help scavenge up to (2,000 + 20/day) Modron Component Pieces when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Presto has a 10% chance of scavenging 1 Modron Component Piece each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 20 every day.

Specializations

• Humble Heroes - Presto increases the damage bonus of Hesitant Helper by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a total ability score of 78 or less.

• Junior Juggernauts - Presto increases the damage bonus of Hesitant Helper by 100% for each Champion in the formation with an age of 20 or less.

• Magical Mastery - Presto increases the damage bonus of Hesitant Helper by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a magic attack.

Ultimate Ability

• A Hatful of Havoc - Presto takes his hat off and holds it out in front of him, firing an assortment of objects at his opponents.

V. Presto's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Hesitant Helper	Slot 3: Hat of Many Spells
Slot 4: Specializations	Slot 5: Ultimate Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

Do you have fond memories of the original Dungeons & Dragons cartoon? Are you excited to see Presto in your formations? We'd love to hear all your stories:

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