Fight Month! Woo!
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:11 am
Guess what month it is? That's right! It's Fight Month, sponsored by the followers of Tymora! We'll be holding three different styles of tournament in the following month, each with a chance of winning fabulous and
unspeakable prizes!
First of all, there's the...
Joust of Fate
This will be a pretty standard tournament-style tournament with admittance for paladins, fighters, and rangers. It'll take place at the Fields of Triumph in Waterdeep and will involve battling on the back of some sort of noble steed; it doesn't have to be a horse, but you have to be able to ride around on them.
As far as the rest of the rules goes, first off the mounts won't be fighting each other (OOC: Killmode nofight), just for the sake of extra safety for them. You don't necessarily have to use a lance but you do at least have to use some kind of polearm like a spear or a naginata, and having a shield is entirely optional as well (though probably useful). Armour is left entirely to the discretion of each individual chevalier and is not restricted in any way.
It'll take place at the following time:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220821T01
August 20th, 9PM EST
Moving on, then, we come to...
The Toril Youth Tournament!
This bout is for adventurers who haven't gone any further than half of the way through their training at most (OOC: level 25), but is entirely unrestricted on any other basis, so adventurers of all stripes and classes are welcome to partake. There is, however, a catch to it! You won't be able to use any of your own equipment at all! As a young adventurer it'll be your job to catch the eye of a sponsor in some fashion and convince them to outfit you with all the gear you'll need to win.
To that end this tournament will actually consist of two events: the actual tournament itself and a much more informal gathering beforehand to rehearse, practice, and potentially catch the eye of sponsors. It would probably also a good idea to consider putting an advetisement out on the Font to see if you can catch the eye of some rich merchant or adventurer that way, as well. Either way, however!
The preliminary scuffles and showboating will take place on the plains just southeast of Waterdeep at:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... T01&p1=%3A
August 14th, 9PM EST
And the tournament proper will be at the same place on:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220822T01
August 21st, 9PM EST
And so this brings us around to our last, but certainly not our least tournament! The...
Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Fate
As the name implies this will be a torunament of truly epic proportions! It will, however, also be somewhat
atypical in how its organized. Rather than taking place at any given time, it'll take place over a thirty
day period. The first ten days will be to allow each faith to, if they so desire, appoint a single champion
of their cause and present the name to Mya. Once the champions are appointed and the ten day period is up,
the champions will be able to challenge each other whenever they meet to a friendly, non-lethal duel.
Rules-wise, it's pretty simple: Any adventurer of any class or race can be sponsored by their faith, good or evil (except for Beshabans, we do have some limits, sorry). You'll need a third party witness (ie. cannot be in the faith of either of the two competitors), and if anyone dies for any reason the opposing champion is immediately disqualified (OOC Note: Unless both parties agree there was a legitimate bug cause of death). The witness will then write in to Mya to report how things went.
When all's said and done the faith whose champion wins the most bouts will win a fabulous boon for each individual faith follower from the followers of Tymora! A treasure and a sack of cake for every one of them.
The deadline for submitting champions is:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220816T04
And after that, the deadline for submitting witnessed duel reports is:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... T04&p1=%3A
As always, thanks to everyone who decides to participate! Let's get out there and blow some fools up!
PS: For the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Fate, instant death spells/prayers as well as any means of acquiring additional allies (ie. summoning undead, hiring mercenaries, etc.) are banned. However, paralysis, potions, and etc. aren't, so consider investing in some valiance potions. As to the specifics of whether or not to include sparring rounds, how many potions you're allowed to drink, and so on, I'm going to leave that to you lot to decide on a fight by fight basis. You're all champions of your gods, so use your best judgement on how to conduct yourselves.
unspeakable prizes!
First of all, there's the...
Joust of Fate
This will be a pretty standard tournament-style tournament with admittance for paladins, fighters, and rangers. It'll take place at the Fields of Triumph in Waterdeep and will involve battling on the back of some sort of noble steed; it doesn't have to be a horse, but you have to be able to ride around on them.
As far as the rest of the rules goes, first off the mounts won't be fighting each other (OOC: Killmode nofight), just for the sake of extra safety for them. You don't necessarily have to use a lance but you do at least have to use some kind of polearm like a spear or a naginata, and having a shield is entirely optional as well (though probably useful). Armour is left entirely to the discretion of each individual chevalier and is not restricted in any way.
It'll take place at the following time:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220821T01
August 20th, 9PM EST
Moving on, then, we come to...
The Toril Youth Tournament!
This bout is for adventurers who haven't gone any further than half of the way through their training at most (OOC: level 25), but is entirely unrestricted on any other basis, so adventurers of all stripes and classes are welcome to partake. There is, however, a catch to it! You won't be able to use any of your own equipment at all! As a young adventurer it'll be your job to catch the eye of a sponsor in some fashion and convince them to outfit you with all the gear you'll need to win.
To that end this tournament will actually consist of two events: the actual tournament itself and a much more informal gathering beforehand to rehearse, practice, and potentially catch the eye of sponsors. It would probably also a good idea to consider putting an advetisement out on the Font to see if you can catch the eye of some rich merchant or adventurer that way, as well. Either way, however!
The preliminary scuffles and showboating will take place on the plains just southeast of Waterdeep at:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... T01&p1=%3A
August 14th, 9PM EST
And the tournament proper will be at the same place on:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220822T01
August 21st, 9PM EST
And so this brings us around to our last, but certainly not our least tournament! The...
Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Fate
As the name implies this will be a torunament of truly epic proportions! It will, however, also be somewhat
atypical in how its organized. Rather than taking place at any given time, it'll take place over a thirty
day period. The first ten days will be to allow each faith to, if they so desire, appoint a single champion
of their cause and present the name to Mya. Once the champions are appointed and the ten day period is up,
the champions will be able to challenge each other whenever they meet to a friendly, non-lethal duel.
Rules-wise, it's pretty simple: Any adventurer of any class or race can be sponsored by their faith, good or evil (except for Beshabans, we do have some limits, sorry). You'll need a third party witness (ie. cannot be in the faith of either of the two competitors), and if anyone dies for any reason the opposing champion is immediately disqualified (OOC Note: Unless both parties agree there was a legitimate bug cause of death). The witness will then write in to Mya to report how things went.
When all's said and done the faith whose champion wins the most bouts will win a fabulous boon for each individual faith follower from the followers of Tymora! A treasure and a sack of cake for every one of them.
The deadline for submitting champions is:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 0220816T04
And after that, the deadline for submitting witnessed duel reports is:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... T04&p1=%3A
As always, thanks to everyone who decides to participate! Let's get out there and blow some fools up!
PS: For the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Fate, instant death spells/prayers as well as any means of acquiring additional allies (ie. summoning undead, hiring mercenaries, etc.) are banned. However, paralysis, potions, and etc. aren't, so consider investing in some valiance potions. As to the specifics of whether or not to include sparring rounds, how many potions you're allowed to drink, and so on, I'm going to leave that to you lot to decide on a fight by fight basis. You're all champions of your gods, so use your best judgement on how to conduct yourselves.