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8/9/2022 0:36:23   
  Starflame13
Moderator
Welcome and congratulations to all who participated in the 2022 Elemental Championships! Welcome to the Grand Arena!


A huge round of applause to all of our entrants this year - we had some amazing collaboration both in and out of character, lots of fun interactions, and… by my count at least 6 competitors dead or dying (or at least bleeding out on my nice clean arena floors). Hopefully all the writers are much less severely injured and had significantly more fun than their characters! Thank you to everyone who participated. Now, without further ado, I am proud to present to you:

The 2022 EC Paragons!

Alceia Pharae, Fatethief, created by roseleaf320, Paragon of Energy!
Nellone, created by shuurp, Paragon of Wind!
Wister, created by Anastira, Paragon of Ice!
Sonder, created by Dragonknight315, Paragon of Darkness!
Ulum, created by Chewy905, Paragon of Water!
Ribali, the Maiden of Marbles, created by Sylphe, Paragon of Earth!
Vu’ur, created by San Robin, Paragon of Fire!
The Exudation of Radiance, created by nield, Paragon of Light!


All chosen paragons, PLEASE READ THE REST OF THIS POST IN ITS ENTIRETY. Anyone else, feel free to skip to the final paragraphs after the line break, with info as to where you can go from here! You are also welcome to continue fighting in your Paragon Arena, or write an exit post.

All of the same rules from the initial OOC thread apply. For anyone who used extensions, those are reset for this round so that everyone has either two 12 hour extensions, or one 24 hour extension. I will do my best to continue to give people 24 hour idle-out warnings, but this is the Finals. You are ultimately responsible for posting on time, so plan your posting schedule accordingly.

Once your character enters the Finals Arena, you start with a clean state. Writings from the Paragon Phase will be evaluated again only if a tie-breaker is absolutely necessary. Here is where you truly need to focus. Communicate and collaborate with each other, ask questions when needed, proofread your posts, and have a blast showing off your writing skills and abilities.

Finals are structured differently than the preliminary round. Everyone is given time to make their first introduction post and their second (often more action-oriented) post. At that point, the Director will make a Cut - selecting one of the Paragons to remove from the competition. Paragons will continue to be Cut every 4 days until only the final three are left - at which point a Champion will be selected, and a boon granted. In the case a contestant idles out in that four day period, their removal will take the place of that Cut.

When a Paragon is Cut, they will have some sense or awareness that the grace of their Elemental Lord has been withdrawn, and the gate behind their Pillar will open. Once Cut, a competitor has three choices. They can Submit, recognize the will of the Arena and exit through their gate. They can Surrender, and allow an opponent to slay their character through a collaborative effort. Or they can retaliate with Spite, and make one single, final attack in the arena. If you choose this last option, your character will then be left to the mercy of those left in the arena, with no further outlet for collaboration. As such, to any competitor targeted by a Spite attack, please treat it with the appropriate severity.

The Arena will open at 11:59 pm EDT on Tuesday, August 9th. The first Cut will be made 8 days later, at 11:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, August 17th. While the announcements for Cuts may not be made exactly at midnight, any posts after the deadline will not be included in my decision.

As with the Arena OOC threads, I will be editing in any questions about the Grand Arena here! Starting with:

What are the dimensions of the Grand Arena?
The Grand Arena is slightly larger than the Paragon arenas. From the geographic center, it is 80 feet (or 24.38 meters) to the boundary wall. The Pillars are all 60 feet (18.2 meters) away from the center, and placed at equidistant points forming a circle. Energy is at Cardinal North, and the order in which the Chosen are listed here is the order in which their respective elements are, moving clockwise around the arena.

How do our characters get transported to the Grand Arena?
Once a Combatant is removed from the Paragon Arena, you are free to perceive the transition from that point in whichever way best fits your narrative. You may have arena officials guide you to the foyers before the gates behind your respective pillar and use those to enter, or have your Elemental Patron transport you in some way, depositing you in front of your gate or next to their pillar. The Finale starts at noon, roughly half an hour after the Paragon fights end (to give spectators time to relocate). While not required, each combatant has the option of a full heal/restore (as well as the restoration of any ammo/armor/weapons that were damaged in the Paragon phase), enacted however they wish to in the transition. Please reach out to me if you have specific questions about this mechanic.

Can we interact with the Pillars?
The Pillars take the form of various Champions of their element from years past. They are solid, like the gemstone pedestals they are placed on, and currently stationary. They are unbreakable, appearing and acting as normal statues during the combat, with the exception that they will injure those who are not their Paragon who come into direct contact with them (fire would leave minor burns, energy a small shock, etc.).

Once again, thank you to everyone for participating in the Elemental Championships! Even if you did not make it through to the Finals, stick around to watch and cheer on your favorites either here or in the Discord server! Additionally, you can move your characters to the Spectators Thread - where anyone can enter the stands and witness the Finals while in-character! As stated prior, Spectators is treated similar to the Yulgar’s Inn Roleplay, where characters do not need extensive (or any) bios, you can include as many people as you’d like in your conversation or simply just observe, and no fighting is allowed. It is entirely for fun (or for practice), and anyone can join in whether or not you participated in this year's ECs. Keep in mind: Any conversations or activities here DO NOT IMPACT those fighting in the final arena. It is for the spectators' enjoyment only.

In addition, I would love to hear feedback on how YOU, the players, felt this year's ECs were run! I strive to improve with each year I run these, and your thoughts help me do so. The feedback form may be filled out anonymously, and can be found here!

For anyone who would like to continue improving their own role-playing skills, I encourage you to check out either the Role Playing Academy or the Combat Training forums. Additionally, keep an eye on the Role Playing General Discussion for any future, member-led RP’s, or feel free to look into creating your own!

Lastly, I am happy to give feedback on individual performances in the Elemental Championships. People are welcome to PM me to ask for said feedback, but please be patient if it takes a while for me to respond as I will be slightly busy judging the Finals Phase.

I hope to see all of you return for our other annual RP competition, Where Powers Collide, in January, or to the Elemental Championships of 2023!

Best of luck to all of our Paragons!



< Message edited by Starflame13 -- 8/9/2022 0:44:53 >
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8/9/2022 11:47:37   
Dragonknight315
Member

Here is the Finals arena for everyone! Good luck to all competitors! See you on the sands!
AQ DF AQW  Post #: 2
8/16/2022 5:23:05   
nield
Creative!


 Requesting 12 hr extension
AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 3
8/16/2022 9:12:29   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 @nield - Granted. Your new deadline is 8:35pm ET on Tuesday, August 16th. You have one 12hr extension remaining. Make sure yo touch base with those you're collaborating with in order to avoid an extension snowball.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 4
8/16/2022 17:18:04   
  San Robin
Modzerella


 Requesting a 12hr extension please :)
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 5
8/16/2022 20:26:55   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 @San Robin - Granted. Your new deadline is 5:09am on Thursday, August 18th. This does put you after the first Cut, so note that a post close to the deadline will not be considered in judging.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 6
8/18/2022 0:32:44   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 Wow, everyone really hit the ground running! I love the attention given in most of the intro posts, and I'm particularly pleased with how everyone's proceeded to dive right into combat. A good start - so keep up the momentum.

Unfortunately, though, 8 days have passed, which means it's time for me to make the first Cut. The posts have been read, and a decision has been made. Any posts that were made after 11:59am EDT on Wednesday, August 17th were not taken into consideration.

@SanRobin - It's been amazing to see you stand amongst the Paragons! You've really improved in how you develop your characters, and I wish Vu'ur luck in finding a different path home to her plane. That said, the path via the Elemental Championships is now closed. I can't wait to see how much you improve when you come back again!

Details for how to handle a departing post after a Cut can be found in the first post of this thread, but you will need to choose to either Submit, Surrender, or attack in Spite. If you do not post here (or in an exit post) within the next 24 hours to make your intentions known as to which of the 3 you choose, it will be assumed that Vu'ur has Submitted, and left the arena, so as not to impeded the flow of combat for others. If you choose to Spite, you have either 24 hours or until when your next idle deadline would have been to post, whichever comes second.

Flavor text has been posted in the Arena thread for people to react to as they choose to do so. The next cut will occur in 4 days, at 11:59am EDT on Sunday the 21st. Time for combat to start getting more serious!
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 7
8/18/2022 8:55:01   
Sylphe
Member

Requesting a 12 hour extension, please.
DF  Post #: 8
8/18/2022 11:20:19   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 @Sylphe - Granted. You're new deadline is 5:47am ET on Friday, August 19th. You have one 12 hour extension remaining.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 9
8/19/2022 5:54:28   
Sylphe
Member

Requesting one more 12 hour extension. Thank you!
DF  Post #: 10
8/19/2022 11:52:05   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 @Sylphe - Granted. Your new deadline is 5:47pm ET on Friday, August 19th. You have no extensions remaining for the Finals. Plan accordingly.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 11
8/22/2022 0:15:20   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 Four days have slipped by, meaning it's time for the second Cut! Many stories unfolding upon the sands, but one will come to a close today. Any posts that were made after 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, August 21st were not taken into consideration for this decision.

@Anastira - you gave us a wonderfully whimsical yet weighty character for Wister - and their story shifted over the course of their time in the Arena. Very curious if their next decision will come from the core shard or turn into a vote by committee, but they will now need to make the choice as to how to end their journey into the Arena. Wonderful seeing you around again, and hoping to see you in less-stressful times next year!

Details for how to handle a departing post after a Cut can be found in the first post of this thread, but you will need to choose to either Submit, Surrender, or attack in Spite. If you do not post here (or in an exit post) within the next 24 hours to make your intentions known as to which of the 3 you choose, it will be assumed that Wister has Submitted, and left the arena, so as not to impeded the flow of combat for others. If you choose to Spite, you have either 24 hours or until when your next idle deadline would have been to post, whichever comes second.

Flavor text has been posted in the Arena thread for people to react to as they choose to do so. The next cut will occur in 4 days, at 11:59pm EDT on Thursday the 25th.

Now, a note to the remaining Paragons: The Elemental Championships tells the story of those fighting within the Arena. Characters come with their own stories and their own burdens, but all must fit into the framework of space they compete in.

The very first rule in this event is that you must engage in combat. While internal conflict and storytelling are often integral parts of a character, it is very noticeable in this last round of posts that many of you have let the combat fall to the wayside.

Fix that.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 12
8/26/2022 0:30:35   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 Another round of posts - and a much appreciated and well written increase of carnage and bloodshed! All of you took heed my advice from the last Cut, and for that, I thank you. Don't let up now, for the stakes only get higher from here.

Four days have passed once more, and the time for the third Cut is now upon us! Good job with the flexibility of switching writing partners as the Paragons involve decrease - while we must say farewell to one more writer tonight, I hope that the remaining writers continue this forward. Any posts that were made after 11:59pm EDT on Thursday, August 25thwere not taken into consideration for this decision.

@shuurp - I absolutely applaud the journey that you made as a new entrant to the Championships this year - you adapted amazingly to each challenge you entered, and your writing improved throughout each phase. Unfortunately, Nellone has hit yet another wall in her continued search - and while I hope she finds her answers, she must now look beyond the Arena for them. I can't wait to see you again in future events!

Details for how to handle a departing post after a Cut can be found in the first post of this thread, but you will need to choose to either Submit by exiting the arena, die in a graceful Surrender, or attack in Spite. If you do not post here (or in an exit post) within the next 24 hours to make your intentions known as to which of the 3 you choose, it will be assumed that Nellone has Submitted, and left the arena, so as not to impeded the flow of combat for others. If you choose to Spite, you have either 24 hours or until when your next idle deadline would have been to post, whichever comes second.

Flavor text has been posted in the Arena thread for people to react to as they choose to do so. The next cut will occur in 4 days, at 11:59am EDT on Monday, August 29th. Let's ramp it up again!
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 13
8/30/2022 0:24:14   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 Intensity and desperation growing with each post - lots of good momentum as we move onwards to the climax! We're entering the most dangerous part of the match now both In and Out of character, so start pulling out all the stops. Now, on to the decision - as always, any posts that were made after 11:59pm EDT on Monday, August 29th were not taken into consideration for this Cut.

@nield - You've delivered one of your clearest stories and a convincing character, and I love the creativity you've brought forth with the Exudation this year. While it makes my heart wrench to deny them their goal here, the Exudation will not find the salvation they are looking for within the Arena. Good work this year, and looking forward to seeing what you do next!

Details for how to handle a departing post after a Cut can be found in the first post of this thread, but you will need to choose to either Submit by exiting the arena, die in a graceful Surrender, or attack in Spite. If you do not post here (or in an exit post) within the next 24 hours to make your intentions known as to which of the 3 you choose, it will be assumed that the Exudation of Radiance has Submitted, and left the arena, so as not to impeded the flow of combat for others. If you choose to Spite, you have either 24 hours or until when your next idle deadline would have been to post, whichever comes second.

Flavor text has been posted in the Arena thread for people to react to as they choose to do so. The next cut will occur in 4 days, at 11:59am EDT on Friday, September 2nd. This will be the final cut before a champion is revealed, as we are almost to our final three. Don't let up now!
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 14
8/31/2022 19:49:06   
roseleaf320
Creative!


 I'd like to request both of my 12-hour extensions for a total of a 24-hour extension, please :)
Post #: 15
9/1/2022 21:32:56   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 @roseleaf320 - granted! Your new deadline is 11:24pm ET on Friday, September 2nd. You have no extensions remaining.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 16
9/3/2022 0:41:13   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 And tonight our Fantastic Four become the Final Three - all of those remaining should be intensely proud of themselves for reaching this point, but not all of you will continue to the last round of decisions. Therefore, a choice has been made. Any posts made after 11:59pm EDT on Friday, September 2nd were not considered in this decision.

@Dragonknight315 - it's been enjoyable watching you explore different facets of Sonder and give us different insights into her character and her journey! It's always a pleasure watching how well you work with everyone in these events, and know that I will remember Sonder even if the rest of the Arena forgets. That said, she (and you) now have a choice to make - although I hope one of your choices is coming back for next year!

Details for how to handle a departing post after a Cut can be found in the first post of this thread, but you will need to choose to either Submit by exiting the arena, die in a graceful Surrender, or attack in Spite. If you do not post here (or in an exit post) within the next 24 hours to make your intentions known as to which of the 3 you choose, it will be assumed that Sonder has Submitted, and left the arena, so as not to impeded the flow of combat for others. If you choose to Spite, you have either 24 hours or until when your next idle deadline would have been to post, whichever comes second.

Flavor text has been posted in the Arena thread for people to react to as they choose to do so.

Sylphe, Chewy905, and roseleaf320 - Congratulations on making it this far! At this point, you are all safe from Idling even should you not manage a final post. That said, this is not the time for you to relax and rely on what you have already done; it is the time to show me what you can do. You all have mere days remaining to go to prove to me you deserve the Champion's Crown - use them wisely.

The Arena will be locked in 4 days time, at 11:59pm EDT on Tuesday, September 6th. Assume at least a day or two for deliberations at that point until a Champion is revealed - I expect to have to do quite a bit of re-reading.

Impress me.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 17
9/10/2022 17:34:03   
  Starflame13
Moderator


 And we have reached the conclusion of the Finals! A huge congratulations to our Final Three, and my thanks for everyone's patience as they awaited for the decision to be reveled. May those still struggling for life upon the crimson sands last long enough for the healers to reach them once the criers have finished their announcements. I am very impressed with the collaboration, the creativity, and the beauty that all of you brought to the Elemental Championships. A round of applause to all of you!

That said, a decision has been made, and a Champion is ready to be declared:

Please offer your congratulations to Sylphe, the 2022 Elemental Champion! Witness Ribali, Champion of Earth!

The thread is now unlocked for Sylphe, and by extension the final 3 (and others still delaying), to make their finale and exit posts! I have no flavor text for the actual granting of the boon, but that of the announcement will be posted in the Arena thread. Sylphe, please run the concept for the boon with me prior to posting, to ensure it's something the Lords would be willing to grant.

Once again, a huge congratulations and thank you to our Champion, our Final Three, all eight Paragons, and each and every writer this year! All of you contributed into making this tournament an amazing experience, and I truly enjoyed being your Director!

As a reminder, please fill out the feedback form on how the EC's were run this year! It will be open for about another week. I will also be getting to the people who requested direct feedback from me, which you are more than welcome to ask for.

If you enjoyed the format of the EC's and want more practice in that style, go check out the Combat Training forums! If you'd like more general practice, check our our Role Playing Academy. For those who would like something more story-driven, look into which RP's are recruiting in the OOC section. You can either join another RP that is welcoming new characters, or create and host your own!

Thank you once more to all who competed, and I sincerely hope to see most of you around the RP forums, and all of you returning for next years Elemental Championships!

And, be sure to stick around to join in with Where Powers Collide this coming January, this year ran by Chewy905!
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