St. Sneaky Pete's Day

Today is St. Sneaky Pete's Day! Drink, drink, drink!

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This holiday is for the remembrance of Sneaky Pete the Redundantly Sneaky, one of three archetypal elders who shaped the Kingdom into what it is today. (Whether or not we should thank them for it is still up for grabs.)

On this day, everyone gathers in bars to swap stories about the sneaky, underhanded tricks they've pulled on people, while drinking copious amounts of green beer. The parties are generally quite memorable, or at least they would be, if anyone were able to remember them.

The green beer's pretty nasty, but it's expeditious, and it's said that Sneaky Pete himself invented the recipe. Which, all things considered, might have been his final, enduring prank. Oh, and few people know this, but Sneaky Pete's not a saint -- the "St." in the holiday name stands for "Street."

Details

The Kingdom's version of Saint Patrick's Day. It also incorporates several elements of Mardi Gras.

On St. Sneaky Pete's Day you can cocktailcraft green beers and purchase them from The Gnomish Micromicrobrewery. You can also meatpaste green marshmallows, if you have some marshmallows left over from last Yuletide. And then save them for next Yuletide, because you can't eat 'em raw and you can't roast 'em until then.

Also on this holiday, you can drink green beer while you are "falling down drunk" for up to 10 drunkenness points past your normal limit. When your drunkenness meets or exceeds 26, the normal Drunken Stupor adventures are replaced with special St. Sneaky Pete's Day Stupor adventures.

Dates

• St. Sneaky Pete's Day I: March 17, 2005 (Jarlsuary 8, Year 9)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day II: June 21, 2005 (Jarlsuary 8, Year 10)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day III: October 6, 2005 (Starch 3, Year 11)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day IV: January 10, 2006 (Starch 3, Year 12)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day V: March 17, 2006 (Boozember 5, Year 12)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day VI (St. Sneaky Pete's Oyster Day): April 16, 2006 (Starch 3, Year 13)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day VII: July 21, 2006 (Starch 3, Year 14)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day VIII: October 25, 2006 (Starch 3, Year 15)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day IX: January 29, 2007 (Starch 3, Year 16)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day X: March 17-18, 2007 (Carlvember 2-3, Year 16), and early April 3, 2007 (Boozember 3, Year 16) due to a bug - see below.
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XI: May 5, 2007 (Starch 3, Year 17), and early August 9, 2007 (Starch 3, Year 18) accidentally.
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XII: August 9, 2007 (Starch 3, Year 18)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIII: November 13, 2007 (Starch 3, Year 19)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIV: February 17, 2008 (Starch 3, Year 20)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XV: March 17, 2008 (Bill 8, Year 20)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XVI: May 23, 2008 (Starch 3, Year 21)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XVII: August 27, 2008 (Starch 3, Year 22)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XVIII: December 1, 2008 (Starch 3, Year 23)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIX: March 7, 2009 (Starch 3, Year 24)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XX: March 17, 2009 (Petember 4, Year 24)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXI: April 1, 2009 (Bill 4, Year 24)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXII: June 11, 2009 (Starch 3, Year 25)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIII: September 15, 2009 (Starch 3, Year 26)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIV: December 20, 2009 (Starch 3, Year 27)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXV: March 17, 2010 (Frankruary 2, Year 28)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVI: March 26, 2010 (Starch 3, Year 28)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVII: June 30, 2010 (Starch 3, Year 29)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVIII: October 4, 2010 (Starch 3, Year 30)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIX: January 8, 2011 (Starch 3, Year 31)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXX (Drunksgiving): March 17, 2011 (Boozember 7, Year 31)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXI: April 14, 2011 (Starch 3, Year 32)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXII: July 19, 2011 (Starch 3, Year 33)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXIII: October 23, 2011 (Starch 3, Year 34)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXIV: January 27, 2012 (Starch 3, Year 35)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXV: March 17, 2012 (Carlvember 5, Year 35)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXVI: May 2, 2012 (Starch 3, Year 36)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXVII: August 6, 2012 (Starch 3, Year 37)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXVIII: November 10, 2012 (Starch 3, Year 38)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXXIX: February 14, 2013 (Starch 3, Year 39)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XL: March 17, 2013 (Bor 2, Year 39)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLI: May 21, 2013 (Starch 3, Year 40)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLII: August 25, 2013 (Starch 3, Year 41)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLIII: November 29, 2013 (Starch 3, Year 42)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLIV: March 5, 2014 (Starch 3, Year 43)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLV: March 17, 2014 (April 7, Year 43)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLVI: June 9, 2014 (Starch 3, Year 44)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLVII: September 13, 2014 (Starch 3, Year 45)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLVIII: December 18, 2014 (Starch 3, Year 46)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XLIX: March 17, 2015 (Frankuary 4, Year 47)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day L: March 24, 2015 (Starch 3, Year 47)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LI: June 28, 2015 (Starch 3, Year 48)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LII: October 2, 2015 (Starch 3, Year 49)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LIII: January 6, 2016 (Starch 3, Year 50)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LIV: March 17, 2016 (Dougtember 2, Year 50)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LV: April 11, 2016 (Starch 3, Year 51)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LVI: July 16, 2016 (Starch 3, Year 52)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LVII: October 20, 2016 (Starch 3, Year 53)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LVIII: January 24, 2017 (Starch 3, Year 54)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LIX: March 17, 2017 (Carlvember 7, Year 54)
• St. Sneaky Pete's DayLX: April 30, 2017 (Starch 3, Year 55)
• St. Sneaky Pete's DayLXI: August 4, 2017 (Starch 3, Year 56)
• St. Sneaky Pete's DayLXII: November 08, 2017 (Starch 3, Year 57)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXIII: February 12, 2018 (Starch 3, Year 58)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXIV (Dependence Day LII): March 17, 2018 (Bor 4, Year 58)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXV: May 19, 2018 (Starch 3, Year 59)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXVI: August 23, 2018 (Starch 3, Year 60)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXVII: November 27, 2018 (Starch 3, Year 61)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXVIII: March 3, 2019 (Starch 3, Year 62)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXIX: March 17, 2019 (Martinus 1, Year 62)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXX: June 7, 2019 (Starch 3, Year 63)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXI: September 11, 2019 (Starch 3, Year 64)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXIII: December 16, 2019 (Starch 3, Year 65)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXIV: March 17, 2020 (Frankruary 7, Year 66)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXV: March 21, 2020 (Starch 3, Year 66)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXVI: June 25, 2020 (Starch 3, Year 67)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXVII: September 29, 2020 (Starch 3, Year 68)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXVIII: January 3, 2021 (Starch 3, Year 69)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXIX (Yuletide LI): March 17, 2021 (Dougtember 4, Year 69)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXX: April 9, 2021 (Starch 3, Year 70)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXI: July 14, 2021 (Starch 3, Year 71)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXII: October 18, 2021 (Starch 3, Year 72)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXIII: January 22, 2022 (Starch 3, Year 73)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXIV: March 17, 2022 (Porktober 1, Year 73)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXV: April 28, 2022 (Starch 3, Year 74)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXVI: August 2, 2022 (Starch 3, Year 75)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXVII: November 6, 2022 (Starch 3, Year 76)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXVIII: February 10, 2023 (Starch 3, Year 77)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXXXIX: March 17, 2023 (Bor 6, Year 77)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XC: May 17, 2023 (Starch 3, Year 78)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCI: August 21, 2023 (Starch 3, Year 79)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCII: November 25, 2023 (Starch 3, Year 80)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCIII: February 29, 2024 (Starch 3, Year 81)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCIV: March 17, 2024 (Martinus 4, Year 81)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCV: June 4, 2024 (Starch 3, Year 82)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCVI: September 8, 2024 (Starch 3, Year 83)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCVII: December 13, 2024 (Starch 3, Year 84)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCVIII: March 17, 2025 (Starch 1, Year 85)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day XCIX: March 19, 2025 (Starch 3, Year 85)
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day C: June 23, 2025 (Starch 3, Year 86) (predicted)

Special Items

• green beer
• string of blue beads, string of green beads, string of red beads

St. Sneaky Pete's Day I - V

cheap plastic bottle opener + 1 traffic cone:

Color		Availability	Enchantments
	orange traffic cone	St. Sneaky Pete's Day I	Moxie +3	So-So Spooky Resistance
	yellow traffic cone	St. Sneaky Pete's Day II	Moxie +3	So-So Sleaze Resistance
	red traffic cone	St. Sneaky Pete's Day III	Moxie +3	So-So Cold Resistance
	green traffic cone	St. Sneaky Pete's Day IV	Moxie +3	So-So Stench Resistance
	blue traffic cone	St. Sneaky Pete's Day V	Moxie +3	So-So Hot Resistance

St. Sneaky Pete's Day VI (St. Sneaky Pete's Oyster Day)

• portable corkscrew
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day goodies basket, containing
  • fake plastic grass, craftable into

    The Grass Guise, for which the Pretentious Artist grants

    the Oyster Egg Tattoo

St. Sneaky Pete's Day VII

portable corkscrew + 1 ribbon:

Color		Availability	Enchantments
	blue ribbon	St. Sneaky Pete's Day VII	Maximum HP +5

St. Sneaky Pete's Day VIII - X, XII - XIV

flashing novelty button + glowsticks:

Color		Availability	Enchantments
	orange glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day VIII	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5
	green glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day IX	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5
	pink glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day X	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5
	yellow glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XII	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5
	blue glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIII	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5
	purple glowstick	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIV	Moxie -3	Maximum MP +5

St. Sneaky Pete's Day XI (Cinco de Mayo)

tin star

outrageous sombrero

"Humorous" T-shirt

St. Sneaky Pete's Day XV - XXII

tattered paper crown + king cakes

Flavor		Availability	Produces Baby?		Enchantments
	vanilla-frosted king cake	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XV		pink plastic baby	Maximum HP/MP +5
	banana-frosted king cake	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XVI-XVII		brown plastic baby	Maximum HP/MP +5
	blueberry-frosted king cake	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XVIII		blue plastic baby	Maximum HP/MP +5
	chocolate-frosted king cake	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XIX-XXII		red plastic baby	Maximum HP/MP +5

St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIII - XXVIII

wad of cotton + 1 traffic sign shield:

Sign		Availability	Enchantments
	yield shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIII	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10
	speed limit shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIV	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10
	detour shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXV	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10
	slippery when wet shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVI	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10
	rxr shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVII	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10
	stop shield	St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXVIII	Damage Reduction: 6	Damage Absorption +10

St. Sneaky Pete's Day XXIX - Present

• See St. Sneaky Pete's Day Tattoo for more details.

St. Sneaky Pete's Day LXIV / Dependence Day LII

Amidst green explosions on the main map, green rockets were sold in The General Store.

green rocket

You acquire 3 ten-leaf clovers

Notes

• Jick has indicated on the radio shows that his creative juices have dried up over the question of "stuff you wake up with after a night of drunken revelry" and that the tattoo will be the only reward until they start to flow again.
  • 19 March 2012:
    • Question: Will SSPD always have the tattoo?
    • Jick: No. I, personally, am fine with it becoming something static, until/unless we have a really good idea for that, as we've plumbed the depths of that.
    • Skullhead: The idea was to keep the encounter going, regardless. Old stuff stays out.
  • 22 March 2012:
    • Jick: I don't know what the right approach is... we could just say there's nothing new until we tell you otherwise, but then we'll forget. We can just announce new stuff.
    • Riff: We will forget, though.
    • Jick: Most of the holidays have not changed in years.
• He has also said that none of the special "reward" items (orange, yellow, red, green, and blue traffic cone) will be available again on future St. Sneaky Pete's Days.
• On this holiday, The Hermitage will have a total of 5 ten-leaf clovers, or 6 if you have used a hermit script. This is one (or two) more than the usual maximum of 4 clovers. Characters still in ronin or hardcore will still see their available clovers reduced by up to 2, but this still gives them one more clover than is normally possible. Characters under a Bad Moon sign will not have any clovers available.
• In order to get into St. Sneaky Pete's Day Stupor, you must get your drunkenness up to 26 by any method. Such methods include:
  • Drinking green beers, which may be drunk while you are <= 10 past your normal drunkenness limit (before or after Liver of Steel) (i.e. up to 25 without Liver, or 30 with -- so you'd need Liver to reach SSPD Stupor this way)
    • During SSPD, green beer is always the daily special at The Gnomish Micromicrobrewery.
  • Using the Dungeons of Doom potion which gives 1-3 points of drunkenness
  • Using Yummy Tummy beans, which might give 1 point of drunkenness
  • Using a 668 scroll, one result of which gives 10 points of drunkenness
  • Eating a drunki-bear (green drunki-bear, red drunki-bear, yellow drunki-bear), which gives 4 points of drunkenness, but requires 4 fullness
  • Drinking a jar of squeeze while your drunkenness is at 19
  • Drinking a bucket of wine while your drunkenness is at 16
  • In Bad Moon, drinking to at least 12 drunkenness, then getting the Surprising! adventure in the Noob Cave.
• Once you reach at least 26 drunkenness, you will have "St. Sneaky Pete's Day Stupor" adventures instead of the standard "Drunken Stupor" adventures.
• Up until Sneaky Pete's day XI, strings of beads would only drop for female characters. On Sneaky Pete's day XII and XIII, they only dropped for males.
• St. Sneaky Pete's Day X lasted two days for the reason given in this March 17, 2007 announcement: "Happy St. Sneaky Pete's Day! Sorry it's late -- to make it up to the people who missed it last night after rollover, the entire day of tomorrow will also be St. Sneaky Pete's Day."
• According to dev team member JLE, the April 3, 2007 SSPD happened by accident; Jick pushed the button for St. Sneaky Pete's Day on the right day of the wrong month. Subsequently, the off-season SSPD was aborted sometime late in the morning of April 3. Jick himself said on the forums, "When I edited the code to make it stay SSPD for an extra day after the real St. Patrick's Day, I messed up and used the wrong variable name."
• On St. Sneaky Pete's Day XI "Cinco de Mayo", the day's items were coded to drop only once for each player. Due to the non-tradable flag turned off by mistake, trading or putting the items into the clan stash allowed players to farm. Several SSPD XI items made it into the mall before this was corrected.
• St Sneaky Pete's Day XII was briefly a repeat of the previous "Cinco De Mayo", with the same adventures and item drops. This was fixed after a couple of hours, allowing the yellow glowstick to drop in an otherwise "normal" manner.
• St Sneaky Pete's Day XVII was a repeat of XVI, with the same items and adventures. The error was not caught until late in the day, and not corrected as doing so would leave out those who had already used up their adventures before the fix.

References

• Sneaky Pete, besides being one of the legendary figures in the annals of the Kingdom, is any cheap or homemade liquor laced with a narcotic.
• The line about the beer being "nasty, but expeditious" is a reference to the Powdermilk Biscuit commercials on A Prairie Home Companion ("Heavens, they're tasty and expeditious").