Starstruck
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My sincere apologies to Ronin of Dreams, whose work was shamelessly parodied* in the creation of this RP. This will be a light-hearted mock-up of the Elemental Championships, which appear to either not be happening this year or have been delayed for so long that I will not have the ability to meaningfully participate thanks to the looming threat of college work.
*plagiarized
Crimson sands gleam under the fair weather sky. The time has come, the Arena breathes. Nearby Nerb begins to clamour with frenzied activity and final preparations. The time has come.
Come one, come all, and bear witness. Come aspirants, come activist, and bear testimony. Come challenger, come competitor, and behold your chance at glory.
The time has come...the Non-Elemental Championships are upon us.
For the very first time, the Non-Elemental Championships have arrived, and for the first time, I will be serving as your humble Director of affairs. It's going to be an absolute, huge mess, as I'm easily the worst choice for Director, but I have locked myself into this office and I'm not leaving until they batter the door down. Everything's gonna be fine. Ready to begin?
Now for those of you wanting to enter the forge of battle, you need to provide me a character biography that satisfies the registration requirements. Anyone can participate! You do not have to previously have participated on the RP Boards here. To begin with, you will provide some form of identification for your character - a name, usually, but titles or other designations for “nameless” characters will serve. Then outline your character’s appearance, including obvious carried weaponry, and outline any skills or abilities that require elaboration. Further details, such as history and personality, are not required. However, if a decision is extremely close and in need of tie-breaker material, additional well-crafted detail may be considered.
I am a merciful tyrant, in the vein of Vetinari, so if you feel some aspect of your character needs to remain secret from your competitors, you may utilize spoiler tags. That may not guarantee others don’t peek, but I would hope others conduct themselves with honor. However, if there is not a sign in your bio that can support a certain action or ability shown in your posts then I shall discard the silken glove covering my iron fist and act without mercy. It is what I do, and I hope the imagery has you smiling despite the seriousness. Overall, all of your listed abilities, skills, and so forth are what your character will have admitted towards during the never-actually-seen in-character testing process. Out-of-character, surprise reactions can be nice to read about, but I should not be surprised that your character can do something.
Applications shall remain open until Wednesday, September 7th, at which point I will select which Arenas will be utilized and randomly assign participants to each. Given how variable the numbers of participants have been in past years, I do not have a specific set of Arenas already pre-planned for use. Rather, I have them all already updated and revised - at least those requiring changes - and will use as many as needful once I have the numbers. Submissions will be evaluated by myself, and approved competitors will be added to a sorted list at the bottom of this post. If your initial submission is not approved, you have until that date to either resubmit a fixed application in a new post, or an entirely new character. To that end, characters not approved will be given a brief reason why, and you can request further elaboration via PM.
In the past, the first phase of the actual tournament facet has been called the preliminaries or the Dropoffs phase. Assuming we have the numbers, I am changing that naming to the Paragon Phase, since you are technically competing against others of your class while generally staying alive in the melee in your assigned arena. The Paragon Phase will last anywhere from two to three weeks, with some variance depending on how active the competition is and how tight the decisions may get. If you need to plan your time out, plan on the full three week period. Currently, the period will end as expected on Wednesday, September the 28th, but if that changes, I will change the date here in addition to posting why.
At the end of the Paragon phase, one finalist from each element will be selected to move on, and this usually takes a day to process my decisions and get the Finals thread ready. Anticipated start date of the Finals will be Friday, September the 30th. More information on the Finals will be forthcoming when the time grows nearer.
Rules:
As for rules, all normal RP Boards Rules will apply. In addition, I have one item of legal boilerplate as well as the Non-Elemental Championship specific rules: By participating in this Tournament, you recognize my role as Judge and my say as final.
1. Characters must engage in combat.
This is a combat RP event. Make war, not love. If you can manage both...kudos to your multitasking.
2. Do not use ANY magical powers or magical creatures.
This is the Non-Elemental Championship. Do not confuse this with any other kind of championship. Your character is NOT competing for the favor of ANY of the Elemental Lords. There will be no magic. I have also deliberated and decided that, due to the fact that magic isn't real, there will be no sentient creatures or fantasy races. Humans only. Chin up, though - swords exist. The level of technology you are allowed to have is pretty much restricted to Old-Timey Tech. I'll be lenient with what exactly that is, but I will gladly nix a character for being Too Advanced, and I won't provide a detailed explanation, either.
Really, it'll be more fun to create a berserker with an axe than to have to fight your way past my obstinate "no, you can't have an electrified dagger. Try again."
3. You must post regularly.
Consistent activity is paramount. Please do not enter the tournament if you are not committed to staying the course. Nothing is worse than an RPer paralyzed and unable to participate because his or her opponent has gone missing. You MUST post within 4 calendar days of your last post. If you want an extension for any reason, simply post in the thread stating you are adding 24 hours to your time limit. You can only do this once per post. Any other extensions must be PM'd to me.
This system is in place to avoid the natural problem of having a 4-day time limit; when people wait until the last moment, it causes a vicious cycle where people are left with barely a 20 minute window to complete a response to another poster. Abuse of the extension system will have consequences.
4. Do not edit your posts once you have submitted them.
As with bios, you may only edit your posts with the express permission of myself. Editing of bios or of posts without foreknowledge creates suspicion of foul play. Double-check your post before you submit it, and live with any errors you might have once it is submitted.
5. Each RPer is allowed one and only one character.
Mounts are allowed, but everything else is banned.
6. Do not use colored text or other excessive formatting.
We require your posts to be easily readable. The default formatting of the forum is the best option for this. While you may use bold, italics, and underline as normal, do not, for example, create a post consisting entirely of bold text.
7. Death has Consequences
Characters who are killed in the preliminary phase will not be selected for the Finals. Be careful with your life!
8. Have some fun!
All these rules and regulations may seem daunting, but while this is a tournament and a competition, the entire objective is to have some fun. We all like to win, sure, but try to enjoy yourselves along the way!
The penalty for failing to follow the rules may result in your immediate disqualification from the tournament. Failure to comply with the direction of the Director may also result in immediate disqualification from the tournament. While discussion of a ruling may be allowed, as stated before, I have the final say.
General info and tips:
You should note that though this is a competition, collaboration is your best friend. Your character is in combat with other characters; you, however, are not in combat with the other players. We urge you to discuss combat and options with your fellow contestants. You are free to make collaborative posts, and to work out battle sequences.
< Message edited by Starflame13 -- 10/20/2019 11:36:15 >
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