Starflame13
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Welcome and congratulations to all who participated in the first ever Where Powers Collide! Welcome to the Final Battlefield!
Thank you to everyone who took part in this new tournament! I continue to be impressed by the skill, creativity, and collaboration of the writers on this forum. You are now welcome to reveal which Alignment your character fought for, as the finalists will be fighting with those of their Alignment in the Final Battle! So without further ado, I present to you in no particular order:
The 2020 Knights of Chaos
Ebriva, Stormcaller, created by Kellehendros!
Leaf Which Floats on Raging Currents, created by roseleaf320!
Caeos Essence, created by ChaosRipjaw!
Silence, created by Chewy905!
The 2020 Knights of Order
Martin Talhmore, created by Dragonknight315!
Akordia Truenight, created by Apocalypse!
Aleisha, Void Herald of Nulgath, created by Necro-Knight!
Yura Akabane, created by Kooroo!
The music inspiration behind the Final, and the First, Battlefield, can be found here.
All non-finalists who survived the trials may either continue to fight, or return to their own realms. You are welcome to write about the return in an exit post in the appropriate Battlefield. If a character has perished, their corpse is returned instead.
All chosen Knights, 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!
All of the same rules from the initial OOC thread apply - with the exception of extensions. Everyone in the Finals now has either two 12 hour extensions, or one 24 hour extension at their disposal. 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 Final Battlefield, you start with a clean state. Writings from the Trials 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. While you are not required to collaborate with every single person on your side in the coming battle, keep in mind that you are working together towards the common goal of defeating the enemy - so try not to harm or hinder your allies!
Finals are structured differently than the Trials. Everyone is given time to make an introduction post and preferably a second (more action-oriented) post. At this point, the Judge will dismiss two Knights - one each from the ranks of Order and Chaos. Knights will continue to be dismissed every 5 days until only one fighter for each side remains, at which point a victor will be chosen. If a contestant idles out, they will take the place of the Knight dismissed from their side.
The victor will be crowned as a Champion of either Chaos or Order, and earn a blessing from the Power that they follow. As they have fought in this war to tip the scales in favor of their side, upon returning to their own realm, the scales will thus be tipped in their favor in whatever type of conflict or struggle they are involved in.
There will be an in-thread announcement when the Knights are dismissed, but each Knight will have some sense or awareness when their time to depart comes. Upon being dismissed, your character is faced with two choices. They can Concede personal victory and withdraw from the Battlefield, thus being returned to their own realm. Or, they can Sacrifice themselves for their cause and make a single, final attack against the opposition. If you choose this second option, your character is then left to the mercy of those remaining in the Battlefield. As such, to any fighter targeted by such an attack, please treat it with appropriate severity. In the case of a Sacrifice, the post must be made either within 24 hours of the announcement or prior to when the character would have idled (whichever has more time). If not, it will be assumed your character has Conceded and left the battlefield.
The Arena will open at 11:59 pm EDT on Feb. 16th, 2020. The first dismissal will occur 7 days later, at 11:59 pm EDT on Feb. 23rd, 2020. While the announcements for the dismissal may not be made exactly at midnight, any posts after the deadline will not be included in my decision. I would STRONGLY recommend having at least two posts up by the time of the first dismissal.
As with the Arena OOC threads, I will be editing in any questions about the Grand Arena in general here! Starting with:
What are the dimensions of the Final Battlefield?
The Finals are on a square battlefield. Each boundary “edge” is 120 feet (36.6 meters) long, and the distance from the geometric center to any of the four corners is approximately 85feet (25.9 meters). The boundary edges have no walls - and being thrown off will result in the character flying off into the void. A rough map of the battlefield, to scale, may be found here. The river of colors that represents Chaos is 25 feet (7.6 meters) overhead - and while it is not solid, it is still opaque.
The Knights of Order are along the western (leftmost) edge, and the Knights of Chaos are along the eastern (right). You may choose amongst your allies the exact order/position of yourselves along your side.
What is the lighting like on the Battlefield?
The primary light source comes from the set of scales, which glow brightly with a flat, white light that casts shadows as normal. Picture them as a grand chandelier. While the outskirts of the battlefield might be slightly dimmer, there is no significant lighting difference. The scales are 20 feet (6.1 meters) overhead in the dead center of the battlefield.
Can the tiles be damaged?
The tiles can be chipped and will show signs of damage such as scorch marks, but cannot be shattered.
Once again, thank you to everyone for participating in Where Powers Collide! Even if you did not make it through to the Finals, stick around to watch and cheer on your favorites, both here and in the Discord server!
In addition, I would love to hear feedback on how YOU, the players, felt this tournament went! We tried something new both in a reattempt at a Jan/Feb event, and in an entirely new concept! If it makes a return in subsequent years, we want to do our best to ensure it improves. 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! Additionally, I am happy to give feedback on individual performances in WPC. 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.
Best of luck to all of our Knights!
< Message edited by Starflame13 -- 2/16/2020 22:11:50 >
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