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Starflame13 -> =EC 2019= Finals OOC (8/3/2019 22:04:16)
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Welcome and congratulations to all who participated in the 2019 Elemental Championships! Welcome to the Grand Finals!
I’m extremely impressed with the caliber of the writing this year - in particular the unprecedented amounts of collaboration seen in all of the arenas! The fights this year were some of the most fun and entertaining for me to read, and it showed in the difficulty of the decision-making process. Thank you to everyone who participated, you all did an amazing job! That said, decisions have been made. Now, without further ado, I am proud to present to you:
The 2019 EC Paragons!
Nadia Shieldforged, created by theZOMBIEis_aLIE, as the Paragon of Earth!
Jaxdon “Jax” Davros, created by draketh99, as the Paragon of Fire!
Sark Ynet, created by Kellehendros, as the Paragon of Darkness!
Morrigan Chase, created by Dragonknight315, as the Paragon of Energy!
Arro the Unyielding, created by Apocalypse, as the Paragon of Wind!
Bassareus Laverne, created by roseleaf320, as the Paragon of Ice!
Nigh Weathers, created by Chewy905, as the Paragon of Light!
Gary, created by nield, as the Paragon of Water!
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!
All of the same rules from the initial OOC thread apply. For those of you who have used extensions, those have 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, PLEASE proofread your posts, and have a blast showing off your writing skills and abilities.
Finals are structured differently than the paragon arenas. Everyone is given time to make their introduction post and preferably their second (often more action-oriented) post. At that point, the Judge 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.
The Arena will open at 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday, August 4th. The first Cut will be made 7 days later, at 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday, August 11th. While the announcements for Cuts 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 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. Some years the Pillars also react physically, some years they do not. 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.
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 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. Earth 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 the gates 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. Additionally, everyone enters the arena simultaneously at the final announcement, whether through their gates or appearing beside their pillars. Your gates do close behind you upon entering (or remained closed if you appear by the pillar). You may choose whether or not your character hears the announcements of the others.
Can we interact with the Pillars?
The Pillars this year are in the form of various Champions of that element from the past (with the exception of Energy, who is alternating between two recent final-three Paragons). They are solid, like the gemstone pedestals they are placed on, and currently stationary. They are unbreakable and will react to projectiles like a physical statue - but will injure those who attempt to touch them who are not of their element (fire would burn, energy might 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, both here and in the Discord server!
In addition, I would love to hear feedback on how YOU, the players, felt this years ECs were run! I strive to improve with each year I run these, and I need your thoughts on how best to 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! Additionally, I am happy to give feedback on individual performances in the EC’s this year. 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 Paragons!
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