A Pony's Guide to Cave Adventures

A Pony's Guide to Cave Adventures is a 6-day Limited-Time Blitz that was first held on October 18, 2023 in Update 8.8, without community section. It is based on the second issue of The Return of Queen Chrysalis comic.

Sapphires to Gems (Conversion)

Template:Sapphires AMOUNT	HOW MANY ?	DIFFICULT LEVEL TO EARN IT
1 - 2,500	3	VERY EASY
2,501 - 10,000	5	EASY
10,001 - 25,000	10	BETWEEN EASY AND MEDIUM
25,001 - 50,000	15	MEDIUM
50,001 - 75,000	20	HARD
75,001 - 100,000	25	BETWEEN HARD AND IMPOSSIBLE
100,001 AND ABOVE	30	IMPOSSIBLE

Helpers

CHARACTER	STAGES	ADDITIONAL POWER (fill the punctuation bar in the stages)	COST
Spotted Appaloosan Spider	All Stages	25	400	$5.99
Woolly Appaloosan Spider	All Stages	35	400	$5.99
Classy Appaloosan Spider (Note: Green Spider with X on Back)	IV - VI	40	500	$6.99
Green Appaloosan Spider (Note: Dapper Spider)	IV - VI	50	500	$6.99

Quest 1: Hooves-on Research

Twilight Sparkle I've been invited to work on the second edition of the Cave Dweller's Reference Guide! And that means... FIELD RESEARCH! Time to get my hooves dirty...

Hooves-on Research
"Every pony knows that good fieldwork starts with thorough research. Time for a trip to the bookstore!"	Task/Skip	Task requirement	Rewards
	Send Twilight to research Appaloosan Arachnids at the Bookstore. Skip: During the task, you can skip with 5	1 Time Task Time: 3 minutes	2 30 1 {{{tokens}}}
Quest Giver: Twilight Sparkle{{{giver2}}}
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"Twilight Sparkle sure is good with research. Reading comics counts as research, right?"

Quest 2: Lemon Drop Stop

Twilight Sparkle Good thing I stopped by the bookstore... I found a super important clue in an old travel journal entry.
Twilight Sparkle It was hard to read... BUT my investigative skills are amazing! The entry says: "Appaloosan Arachnids loathe lemons."
Twilight Sparkle This is unpublished! If I can add this to the second edition of the Cave Dweller's Reference Guide, it would be invaluable!
Twilight Sparkle Not to mention it would have saved us a lot of trouble the last time we were down in those caves...

Lemon Drop Stop
"I'll pick up some lemon drops to test this theory! A good field researcher is hooves-on, and always double-checks their work."	Task/Skip	Task requirement	Rewards
	Send Twilight Sparkle to pick up lemon drops from the Lemon Stand. Skip: During the task, you can skip with 5	1 Time Task Time: 5 minutes	2 30 1 {{{tokens}}}
Quest Giver: Twilight Sparkle{{{giver2}}}
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"Who knew research involved comics AND candy! Maybe I should do some of it myself, soon..."

Battle Stages

1st Round: First Encounter

Twilight Sparkle Field research time! Here is a fact: "Appaloosan Arachnids live deep in the caves of the Appaloosan Mountains."

Boss: Magenta Appaloosan Spider
	1	2	3
BOSS' LIFE	1,000	8,000	15,000
REWARD	Great Appaloosan Tarantula Icon or ???	15	Cave Spider Enclosure (decor)
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2nd Round

Twilight Sparkle: Phew... made it through a close encounter with the Arachnids. And to celebrate, here's another fun fact, courtesy of Fluttershy! "Appaloosan Arachnid silk is half as strong as steel."

Boss: Great Appaloosan Tarantula
	1	2	3
BOSS' LIFE	25,000	37,000	55,000
REWARD	House of Webs or 30	25	Magenta Appaloosan Spider or 30
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• Each attack costs 1 energy and gives you Template:Sapphires - Template:Sapphires (60 on average), which can be used for upgrades. Each attack deals damage equal to your power and energies take time to regenerate.
• Upgrades increase your power, maximum energy capacity and decreases the recharge time for each energy.
• You start with 10 power, 10 energy and 13 minutes (countdown) per energy.