A Frostfell Favor
NOTES: This quest runs for the duration of FROSTFELL, 2007.
Our new quest-writer Cryth advises that this quest is NOT repeatable if you completed it in Frostfell 2006... take a different character this year!
Mr. McScroogle is found at the western end of Frostfell Wonderland, at (+479, -35, -1562). Can't miss him, he is a surly little Gnome. If you agree to work for him, you'll get this quest.
I have been hired by Mr. McScroogle, the owner of the McScroogle Corporation, to take over his Frostfell responsibilities. Apparently, every Frostfell for the past twenty years, Mr. McScroogle has been visited by ghosts who try to make him a better person. He said he would pay me handsomely if I possessed his body for the duration of Gifting Day Eve.
How could you possibly refuse?
Once you accept the quest, he will send you to his house when you are ready. Uhhhh, be sure to click on the "Yes, I am ready." dialog option.
You now find yourself in Mr. McScroogle's Boudoir. No kidding, who would have thought a guy like that had a BOUDOIR? Anyway, you now look just like him, and in fact, for all intents and purposes, you ARE him. Your own uninhabited form floats creepily by the door. Any pets you had stay with it.
1. I must speak to the Ghost of Frostfell Past to experience Mr. McScroogle's past Frostfells.
Speak to the ghost, by all means! You can call him Gurgly. You may need to remind him of what he needs to be doing.
Owah! The ghost has turned you into McScroogly as a child! Well, you're not very Gnome-like, but as the ghost says, they are on a budget.
Update: I have been sent to McScroogle's past.
2. I need to speak with Mr. McScroogle's former girlfriend.
You find yourself in a comfortable environ, with happy people ready to sit down at a feast. It is easy to spot Lani, his girlfriend, the only Gnomelette there.
In the course of conversation, choose the best answer, or amuse yourself with the inappropriate ones. The end result is the same. Lani is tired of waiting for Mergott McScroogle. How sad.
3. I should speak to the ghost to return to McScroogle's house.
Easy enough. Talk to him, pretend you've learned your lesson, and move on!
4. I need to speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Present to see that I have to do to face McScroogle's present.
This ghost is a huge Ogre named Gergus Gigglegibber. He really does think he's a tall goblin. He will transport you to Bobby Kritchett's house. You'll be asked to check on the people there, which means just moving close enough to hear what they say. They cannot see you.
4a. I should check on Tiny Jim.
If you go to Tiny Jim, you hear him lament the fact that there are no presents this year.
4b. I should check on Bobby Kritchat.
Bobby is sad because he cannot spend Frostfell with his family. Instead, he has to go to work for guess who? Yep, McScroogle!
4c. I should check on Grandma Shawna.
Grandma Shawna is sad because McScroogle doesn't even pay Bob enough to buy a turkey for the feast.
4d. I should see what is going on with Grandpa Jack.
He cannot seem to get the heater lit. I am not sure how this is McScroogle's fault, but I guess it has something to do with not being able to replace the heater.
4e. I should give some of McScroogle's belongings to Tiny Jim and his sister.
It's not your stuff anyway, right? Right!
Head over to the Frostfell tree by the children.
Open your inventory (default I) and find the package. Right click on it to wrap up McScroogle's gold pocket watch, his lucky coin, and a bottle of aged scotch. Let's hope the kids don't drink all the scotch.
4f. I should clean the table for Bobby.
This is simple - head to the table near Bobby and right click on any of th dirty dishes to clean them all. This certainly seems to please Bobby.
4g. I should give the Kritchat's McScroogle's turkey.
Why are you carrying it around in your pocket anyway? At the same table, open your inventory and right click on the turkey leg, examine it and VOILA! A fully dressed and cooked turkey appears on the table. I wish real life worked like that!
4h. I should help Grandpa Jack fire up the heater.
This is likely the most complex task. Hover your mouse over the heater so that it is highlighted, and press the "use" key (default F) several times until it lights. In theory, you CAN right click and spark the flint, but it is hard to do it fast enough to light the thing.
4i. I have learned the lesson of the present for McScroogle. I should speak to the ghost to leave.
Do it. Of course, the ghost tries to convince you into giving Bob a big raise.
You will find yourself in the boudoir once more, this time, facing the Ghost of Frostfell Future.
5. I should speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Future.
Gilby Gigglegibber is his name, and harrassing McScroogle is his game. Talk to him to enter "The Future", a maze of a zone which can be very annoying to negotiate.
5a. I must find the center of the maze and McScroogle's future.
Luckily, I have a MAP OF THE FUTURE for you. You're welcome! Send beer.
You now have an array of attacks at your disposal. Take some time to check them out, because you WILL run into Snow Minotaurs, Ice Terrors and Ice Wyrms. In actuality, they are all very easy to defeat. McScroogle is a fighting machine. Who would have guessed?
Even with map in hand, it is very, very easy to get lost. Use /loc and find out where you are on the map from time to time. Any time you run into the other NPCs in the maze, they give you a little information on how things turned out in life. Not necessary for the quest, but good for storyline.
It all culminates in McScroogle finding his own grave, inscribed with the words, "Here lies Mergott Mizzlefig McScroogle - The meanest man in all the land, who died alone, poor, hungry and terribly unhappy."
5b. I must speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Future to return to McScroogle's house.
Retrace your steps to the beginning of the zone, and speak to Gilby once more. He makes you promise to be nicer, even swearing on your pinky and crossing your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye!
6. I need to return to Mr. McScroogle in the Frostfell Wonderland Village.
You are now back in your own confortable form again! Run back to McScroogle and have a chat. Pick your advice of choice from the list, as any of them will finish the quest for you.
This quest results in both regular and AAxp.
Special thanks go out to Brasse for providing this quest writeup!
Brasse has entered 119 EQ2 quests.
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Our new quest-writer Cryth advises that this quest is NOT repeatable if you completed it in Frostfell 2006... take a different character this year!
Mr. McScroogle is found at the western end of Frostfell Wonderland, at (+479, -35, -1562). Can't miss him, he is a surly little Gnome. If you agree to work for him, you'll get this quest.
I have been hired by Mr. McScroogle, the owner of the McScroogle Corporation, to take over his Frostfell responsibilities. Apparently, every Frostfell for the past twenty years, Mr. McScroogle has been visited by ghosts who try to make him a better person. He said he would pay me handsomely if I possessed his body for the duration of Gifting Day Eve.
How could you possibly refuse?
Once you accept the quest, he will send you to his house when you are ready. Uhhhh, be sure to click on the "Yes, I am ready." dialog option.
You now find yourself in Mr. McScroogle's Boudoir. No kidding, who would have thought a guy like that had a BOUDOIR? Anyway, you now look just like him, and in fact, for all intents and purposes, you ARE him. Your own uninhabited form floats creepily by the door. Any pets you had stay with it.
1. I must speak to the Ghost of Frostfell Past to experience Mr. McScroogle's past Frostfells.
Speak to the ghost, by all means! You can call him Gurgly. You may need to remind him of what he needs to be doing.
Owah! The ghost has turned you into McScroogly as a child! Well, you're not very Gnome-like, but as the ghost says, they are on a budget.
Update: I have been sent to McScroogle's past.
2. I need to speak with Mr. McScroogle's former girlfriend.
You find yourself in a comfortable environ, with happy people ready to sit down at a feast. It is easy to spot Lani, his girlfriend, the only Gnomelette there.
In the course of conversation, choose the best answer, or amuse yourself with the inappropriate ones. The end result is the same. Lani is tired of waiting for Mergott McScroogle. How sad.
3. I should speak to the ghost to return to McScroogle's house.
Easy enough. Talk to him, pretend you've learned your lesson, and move on!
4. I need to speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Present to see that I have to do to face McScroogle's present.
This ghost is a huge Ogre named Gergus Gigglegibber. He really does think he's a tall goblin. He will transport you to Bobby Kritchett's house. You'll be asked to check on the people there, which means just moving close enough to hear what they say. They cannot see you.
4a. I should check on Tiny Jim.
If you go to Tiny Jim, you hear him lament the fact that there are no presents this year.
4b. I should check on Bobby Kritchat.
Bobby is sad because he cannot spend Frostfell with his family. Instead, he has to go to work for guess who? Yep, McScroogle!
4c. I should check on Grandma Shawna.
Grandma Shawna is sad because McScroogle doesn't even pay Bob enough to buy a turkey for the feast.
4d. I should see what is going on with Grandpa Jack.
He cannot seem to get the heater lit. I am not sure how this is McScroogle's fault, but I guess it has something to do with not being able to replace the heater.
4e. I should give some of McScroogle's belongings to Tiny Jim and his sister.
It's not your stuff anyway, right? Right!
Head over to the Frostfell tree by the children.
Open your inventory (default I) and find the package. Right click on it to wrap up McScroogle's gold pocket watch, his lucky coin, and a bottle of aged scotch. Let's hope the kids don't drink all the scotch.
4f. I should clean the table for Bobby.
This is simple - head to the table near Bobby and right click on any of th dirty dishes to clean them all. This certainly seems to please Bobby.
4g. I should give the Kritchat's McScroogle's turkey.
Why are you carrying it around in your pocket anyway? At the same table, open your inventory and right click on the turkey leg, examine it and VOILA! A fully dressed and cooked turkey appears on the table. I wish real life worked like that!
4h. I should help Grandpa Jack fire up the heater.
This is likely the most complex task. Hover your mouse over the heater so that it is highlighted, and press the "use" key (default F) several times until it lights. In theory, you CAN right click and spark the flint, but it is hard to do it fast enough to light the thing.
4i. I have learned the lesson of the present for McScroogle. I should speak to the ghost to leave.
Do it. Of course, the ghost tries to convince you into giving Bob a big raise.
You will find yourself in the boudoir once more, this time, facing the Ghost of Frostfell Future.
5. I should speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Future.
Gilby Gigglegibber is his name, and harrassing McScroogle is his game. Talk to him to enter "The Future", a maze of a zone which can be very annoying to negotiate.
5a. I must find the center of the maze and McScroogle's future.
Luckily, I have a MAP OF THE FUTURE for you. You're welcome! Send beer.
You now have an array of attacks at your disposal. Take some time to check them out, because you WILL run into Snow Minotaurs, Ice Terrors and Ice Wyrms. In actuality, they are all very easy to defeat. McScroogle is a fighting machine. Who would have guessed?
Even with map in hand, it is very, very easy to get lost. Use /loc and find out where you are on the map from time to time. Any time you run into the other NPCs in the maze, they give you a little information on how things turned out in life. Not necessary for the quest, but good for storyline.
It all culminates in McScroogle finding his own grave, inscribed with the words, "Here lies Mergott Mizzlefig McScroogle - The meanest man in all the land, who died alone, poor, hungry and terribly unhappy."
5b. I must speak with the Ghost of Frostfell Future to return to McScroogle's house.
Retrace your steps to the beginning of the zone, and speak to Gilby once more. He makes you promise to be nicer, even swearing on your pinky and crossing your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye!
6. I need to return to Mr. McScroogle in the Frostfell Wonderland Village.
You are now back in your own confortable form again! Run back to McScroogle and have a chat. Pick your advice of choice from the list, as any of them will finish the quest for you.
This quest results in both regular and AAxp.
Special thanks go out to Brasse for providing this quest writeup!
Brasse has entered 119 EQ2 quests.
Back to: Quests by Zone