Moons

The Hermit humbly requests that this page be rewritten or expanded. Due to the effects of the comet, Grimace appears to have a small piece itself orbiting it. This may or may not affect the patterns of Grimace, so this page may need to be worked on accordingly. Please see the discussion page for this article.

The moons in the Kingdom of Loathing, Ronald and Grimace. They could be seen from The LAAAAME Observatory, while it lasted, and their phases affect several things in the Kingdom. There are certain days, called Stat Days, on which stat gains are 50% higher for one particular stat. If Ronald is full, MP gains are doubled. If Grimace is full, HP gains are doubled. Other things that the moons also affect are:

• Temporary Lycanthropy (obtained from blood of the Wereseal),
• the Grue familiar, and
• the effects of the Talisman of Baio and the Jekyllin hide belt.

The revolutions of Ronald determine the length of a KoL month in the KoL Year. Ronald takes one KoL month to complete one revolution, while Grimace completes its rotation once every two KoL months. A chunk of Grimace is in orbit around it, and it adds light (when white) or subtracts light (when dark and overlapping the crescent part of the moon). Since it has only existed for a few days, the new cycle of altered effects and stat days is not yet known; however, effects of Wereseal have already been observed to be intermediate between the previously observed values, so the "moonlet" (which has several nicknames) is likely to change all effects whenever it is visible in the sky.

For a rundown of upcoming moons see this moon page or this other moon page; however, it will take time for the new data to be incorporated, so the timing of all predictions is currently inaccurate. You can also enter chat and give a private message consisting of "day" to Chatbot (/msg chatbot day) to be told how many days until the moons have an effect on a stat.

Here's how it all pans out (even though this information is most likey obselete due to the moonlet orbiting Ronald and grimace (for more information see Talk:Moons).):

Ronald	Grimace	Stat Day	Resting	Temporary Lycanthropy	Grue	Talisman of Baio	Jekyllin hide belt
		Moxie		-100% Muscle	Attacks	No Effect	+9 All Stats +15% Item Drops
				-75% Muscle	Attacks	+10% All Stats	+8 All Stats +20% Item Drops
				-25% Muscle	Attacks	+30% All Stats	+6 All Stats +30% Item Drops
				No Effect	Attacks	+40% All Stats	+5 All Stats +35% Item Drops
		Mysticality	x2 MP	+50% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+60% All Stats	+3 All Stats +45% Item Drops
				+25% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+50% All Stats	+4 All Stats +40% Item Drops
				+25% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+50% All Stats	+4 All Stats +40% Item Drops
				No Effect	Attacks	+40% All Stats	+5 All Stats +35% Item Drops
		Muscle	x2 HP	No Effect	Attacks	+40% All Stats	+5 All Stats +35% Item Drops
		Muscle	x2 HP	+25% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+50% All Stats	+4 All Stats +40% Item Drops
				+25% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+50% All Stats	+4 All Stats +40% Item Drops
				+50% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+60% All Stats	+3 All Stats +45% Item Drops
		Mysticality	x2 MP	+50% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+60% All Stats	+3 All Stats +45% Item Drops
				+25% Muscle	Does Not Attack	+50% All Stats	+4 All Stats +40% Item Drops
				-25% Muscle	Attacks	+30% All Stats	+6 All Stats +30% Item Drops
		Moxie		-50% Muscle	Attacks	+20% All Stats	+7 All Stats +25% Item Drops

References

• The names of the moons, Ronald and Grimace, are the same as Ronald McDonald and the Grimace, two of the mascots of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. Also, the comet orbiting Grimace was unofficially named Hamburglar by the Dev team, the name of another mascot of the chain.
• As for the moons themselves, they are very reminiscent of Trammel and Felucca, the moons from the Ultima series of games by Richard Garriott.