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Starflame13 -> =EC 2017= Finals OOC (8/13/2017 20:55:27)
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Welcome and congratulations, to all who participated in the 2017 Elemental Championships! Welcome to the Grand Finale!
First, the rules. All of the same rules from the initial OOC thread apply, with the exception for how much time is allowed between idles. You will have 4 days to make your introductory/arrival post, but after that initial post, the timer DECREASES to 3 days between each post. 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. I am still willing to work with people who will require extensions, but you MUST give advance notice if one is needed.
Once your character enters the Finals Arena, you start with a clean state. Writings in the Paragon Phase will be evaluated again if a tie-breaker is necessary, but 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 of your writing skills and abilities.
The Arena will open (hopefully) at 12:01 am EDT (server time) on Monday, Aug. 14th. The first Cut will be made 6 days later, at 12:01am on Sunday, Aug. 20th. While the announcements for cuts may not be made at exactly midnight, any posts after the deadline will not be included in my decision. I would STRONGLY recommend having at least two posts up by this time. After the first Cut, subsequent Cuts will occur every 3 days afterwards. If a contestant idles out in that time, their DQ will take the place of that Cut. This will last until only the Final 3 competitors remain, who will then have 4 more days to give their greatest efforts to prove their skills before the Champion is chosen.
Now, (and I know you all skipped right to this, so please do go back and read the rules :P ) for the moment you've been waiting for: the Chosen.
Let's start with those who will be auto-advancing, either due to lack of or disqualified competition. Each of these competitors participated and performed strongly in the Paragon Phase, so I am proud to welcome to the Finals:
Inigo Arias , created by TitanDragonLord, as the Paragon of Fire!
Ee-nuk Chuk va Tuktuk, created by TormentedDragon, as the Paragon of Wind!
Lieutenant Irina von Ra, created by Kooroo, as the Paragon of Light!
Now, onto the slightly more challenging decisions! Without further ado, please congratulate:
Cyril Kovac, the Red Hand, created by Ryu Viranesh, as the Paragon of Darkness!
Teras Rukoli, the Iron Mantis , created by Kellehendros, as the Paragon of Energy!
Ayiso, created by Tdub, as the Paragon of Ice!
Molly Halfcrow, created by Rayen, as the Paragon of Water!
Willow Man, created by Ronin of Dreams, as the Paragon of Earth!
A huge congratulations to all of you! You (and your competition) have gone above and beyond in making the Paragon Phase a spectacular show, and made my job quite a challenge! I look forward to seeing how you perform in the coming battle.
If anyone who has not made it to the Finals would like me to give them feedback on their characters, they are welcome to ask, but please be patient if it takes a while for me to respond as I will be slightly busy judging the Finals Phase. Those who are Cut may also request feedback.
Speaking of Cuts… As with last round, the Elemental Pillars will not become dormant when their Paragon is Cut. A competitor will feel some sense of self-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 collaboration. As such, to any competitor targeted by a Spite attack, please treat it with additional seriousness.
As with the Arena OOC threads, I will be editing in any questions about the Grand Arena in general here! To start 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. Fire is at Cardinal North, and the order in which the Chosen are introduced in the Arena thread is the order in which their respective elements are, moving clockwise around the arena.
Once a Combatant is removed from the Paragon Arena, you are free to perceive the transition from that point. You can utilize the gates behind your respective pillar to enter, or have your Elemental Patron deposit you in front of the gate in some manner. Just keep time in mind when writing your intro post, as the Grand Finale starts at Noon (roughly half an hour after the Paragon fights end, to give spectators time to move). While not required, each combatant has the option of a full heal/restore (as well as the restoration of any ammo/armor/weapons), enacted however they wish to in the transition.
Again, a huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated! To those who did not make it through to the Finals, be sure to stick around to the very end! Not only will the coming fight be spectacular to watch, but we have a slight surprise in store for the RP forums once the EC's are wrapped up…
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