Post by Darth Kairos on Mar 13, 2016 10:49:49 GMT
The contestants have entered, and the match-ups are confirmed. Facing each other in the first round of this apprentice tournament area...
The Stage of Battle
Each battle will take place in one of three arenas. Which arena, well, that's up to you. Either here or via PM, vote for your preferred arena - if the two duelists disagree, a coin-toss will be used to determine the result. These arenas, two hallowed battlegrounds and one fresh, are...
Garden Carnage
Some time ago, the New Bethrezen Gardens played host to the rumble of champions known mysteriously as DILLANEBOWL (GET F***ING HYPED). Now it steps forward again to serve as arena for a new generation of warriors. The Gardens feature a diverse mixture of terrains, including open meadows, dense forests, rocky gullies, and wet waterfalls.
Spaceport Showdown
Normally reserved for small Union warships, Hangar Crek-72 offers a vast, flat expanse with little cover or places to hide. But resourceful Sith may use turbolifts, ladders, and the few remaining pieces of equipment to make for the upper service catwalks and challenge their foes on dangerous footing.
Hallowed Grounds
For years, the Dark Temple's Arena has settled disputes and decided strength - and even now it bears those scars. Once grand and flat, its stone pillars have toppled, and its stone floor is littered with waist-high debris and blast craters.
Judges and Posting
The first round of this will be run by Darth Niamh, Kairlin Dufre', and myself. Posting has a weekly deadline (as this is the most I can reasonably guarantee availability for); the other judges may post more frequently if they desire, so long as their players have already posted. If you don't believe you can make this deadline, please contact me or your judge; exceeding this deadline by a week, or repeatedly failing to meet the deadline, is grounds for immediate loss. We're in a tourney here people - nobody ever awarded honours to the Knight who showed up hours late to his joust.
I am awaiting confirmation from the judges on their matches and will post them here when this is done.
Equipment
You're free to take anything you can reasonably carry into the battle. Lightsabers, swords, blasters, missile launchers, chainguns, grenades - anything you can carry, you can have. Anything that requires an engine to move is unavailable. You may choose to post your equipment here or notify your judge via PM; if you wish to conceal items, note them. Anything you don't try to conceal, please mention in your opening post, as your opponent will be able to see them. Concealed things? Well, you'd better hope their Awareness skill is low!
A note on the combat system...
To refresh everyone on the combat system, or to summarise for our newer members, our system is based around Action Points (AP) which are used to take discrete actions (of any sort) in combat; these are everything from attacks, to blocks, to more passive actions like attempting first-aid on one of your wounds or changing a weapon. Certain, extremely quick actions are free and won't be counted against your AP total; these include things like priming an already-held grenade, pressing a button, igniting a lightsaber already in your hands, or switching a blaster between settings. This also includes drawing weapons if you possess the Quick-Draw perk.
Your AP total starts at three, and is increased primarily by your skill with your primary weapon. To calculate your base AP total, take your ranks in your current weapon, add or subtract any modifiers you may receive due to weapon scaling, account for situational effectiveness (when using a lightsaber), then add three. This total can be added to with various Perks, Skills, and Force Powers. Also don't forget any special abilities you may get from Perks or Skills!
Please list what actions you're taking at the end of each post - this things much easier for the judges as we don't have to figure out how many actions you've taken.
I intend to start this tournament within a week or so.
The Stage of Battle
Each battle will take place in one of three arenas. Which arena, well, that's up to you. Either here or via PM, vote for your preferred arena - if the two duelists disagree, a coin-toss will be used to determine the result. These arenas, two hallowed battlegrounds and one fresh, are...
Garden Carnage
Some time ago, the New Bethrezen Gardens played host to the rumble of champions known mysteriously as DILLANEBOWL (GET F***ING HYPED). Now it steps forward again to serve as arena for a new generation of warriors. The Gardens feature a diverse mixture of terrains, including open meadows, dense forests, rocky gullies, and wet waterfalls.
Spaceport Showdown
Normally reserved for small Union warships, Hangar Crek-72 offers a vast, flat expanse with little cover or places to hide. But resourceful Sith may use turbolifts, ladders, and the few remaining pieces of equipment to make for the upper service catwalks and challenge their foes on dangerous footing.
Hallowed Grounds
For years, the Dark Temple's Arena has settled disputes and decided strength - and even now it bears those scars. Once grand and flat, its stone pillars have toppled, and its stone floor is littered with waist-high debris and blast craters.
Judges and Posting
The first round of this will be run by Darth Niamh, Kairlin Dufre', and myself. Posting has a weekly deadline (as this is the most I can reasonably guarantee availability for); the other judges may post more frequently if they desire, so long as their players have already posted. If you don't believe you can make this deadline, please contact me or your judge; exceeding this deadline by a week, or repeatedly failing to meet the deadline, is grounds for immediate loss. We're in a tourney here people - nobody ever awarded honours to the Knight who showed up hours late to his joust.
I am awaiting confirmation from the judges on their matches and will post them here when this is done.
Equipment
You're free to take anything you can reasonably carry into the battle. Lightsabers, swords, blasters, missile launchers, chainguns, grenades - anything you can carry, you can have. Anything that requires an engine to move is unavailable. You may choose to post your equipment here or notify your judge via PM; if you wish to conceal items, note them. Anything you don't try to conceal, please mention in your opening post, as your opponent will be able to see them. Concealed things? Well, you'd better hope their Awareness skill is low!
A note on the combat system...
To refresh everyone on the combat system, or to summarise for our newer members, our system is based around Action Points (AP) which are used to take discrete actions (of any sort) in combat; these are everything from attacks, to blocks, to more passive actions like attempting first-aid on one of your wounds or changing a weapon. Certain, extremely quick actions are free and won't be counted against your AP total; these include things like priming an already-held grenade, pressing a button, igniting a lightsaber already in your hands, or switching a blaster between settings. This also includes drawing weapons if you possess the Quick-Draw perk.
Your AP total starts at three, and is increased primarily by your skill with your primary weapon. To calculate your base AP total, take your ranks in your current weapon, add or subtract any modifiers you may receive due to weapon scaling, account for situational effectiveness (when using a lightsaber), then add three. This total can be added to with various Perks, Skills, and Force Powers. Also don't forget any special abilities you may get from Perks or Skills!
Please list what actions you're taking at the end of each post - this things much easier for the judges as we don't have to figure out how many actions you've taken.
I intend to start this tournament within a week or so.