Chewy905
Chromatic ArchKnight of RP
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Welcome and congratulations to all who participated in this year’s Where Powers Collide! Welcome to the Final Battlefield!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the tournament this year. I’m extremely impressed with the skill, creativity, and collaboration of all of our writers, especially with the new ones this year. I’ve had a blast acting as your director for the first time, but I know we’re all here for one reason. So, without further ado, I present, in no particular order, your finalists.
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 (Note that additional posts after your second will not be considered when deciding the first cuts). The Battlefield will open on Wednesday, February 12th, at 11:59pm The tentative date for this first cut is Thursday, February 20th, at 11:59pm server time. Knights will continue to be dismissed every 8 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 within 4 days of the announcement. If not, it will be assumed your character has Conceded and left the battlefield.
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 85 feet (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 40 feet (12.1 meters) overhead - and while it is not solid, it is still opaque.
The Knights of Order are on the western (left) side, and the Knights of Chaos are on the eastern (right). You may choose amongst your allies the exact order/position of yourselves along your side, and may be any distance between the center and edge as you see fit. All Knights arrive at the board at the same time regardless of posting order.
How do our characters get transported to the Final Battlefield?
Once a Pawn is removed from their first Trial, you are free to perceive the transition from that point in whichever way best fits your narrative. You may return to the Chequered City, speak with a representative of the Powers, or even return to your home plane shortly before you are transported in some way to the Final Battlefield. 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 first Trial), enacted however they wish to in the transition. Please reach out to me if you have specific questions about this mechanic or are intending to do something more unusual with your restore.
Characters arrive at the battlefield kneeling, and rise to their feet when their name is declared. If they do not rise by themselves, the Powers' force them to rise.
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 50 feet (15.2 meters) overhead in the dead center of the battlefield.
What is the temperature like on the Battlefield?
The natural temperature of the Battlefield is a significant warmth, not terribly hot but still a tad uncomfortable.
Can the tiles be damaged?
The tiles can be chipped and scratched, but not destroyed.
What are those hairs?
5ft both north (up) and south(down) from the center, hanging from the scales, are two sets of countless strands of black hair. These hairs shift and twist as if alive, yet do not react to any stimuli unless a combatant comes within a 10-foot radius of their source.
Upon entering that radius, approximately a quarter of the hairs from that scale will lash out at the combatant, attempting to wrap around one of their limbs. They strike at a moderate speed, and have a tight enough grip to prevent that combatant from pulling away, but can themselves be cut with ease or pulled away from with moderate effort. Any hairs that are cut grow back after a few seconds.
A set of hairs will not attempt to bind the same combatant twice unless they leave and re-enter the radius. A single set of hairs can bind up to four combatants at once. If a combatant enters the overlapped area of both sets, each will attempt to bind a different limb.
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! The feedback form may be filled out anonymously 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 Chewy905 -- 2/16/2025 16:53:14 >
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