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Post by stephan on Mar 31, 2012 15:43:18 GMT -5
Soon there will be held a Grand Tourney in the Nevarran city Cumberland, and with that approaching, we would like people to sign up on what they want to take part in.
PS: In these contests the character stats which people has is used.
Contest of Arms (Main event)
The contest of arms is perhaps the most anticipated and the greatest tournament that takes place in the Grand Tourney. It takes place upon the Tourney Ground with 15 000 spectators filling the arena tribune on two tiers. The qualifying rounds allow anyone who can fight to join, where they are placed in rounds of four. In the qualifying rounds one can only pick weapons from the large arsenal, no enchanted weapons or bow and crossbows is allowed, all has to wear leather armor or less.
When the qualifiing rounds are done, there remains 64 participants which will fight down 64, 32, 16, 8 and 2 warriors respectively. The rounds of 64 and 32 are fought to distress, the rounds of 16 and 8 to anguish, and the rounds of 4 and 2 until one combatant yields - which is to say, until death or unconsciousness. In these rounds, one is allowed to wear as much armor one wants and whatever weapons he or she wishes, but still bow and crossbows and enchanted weapons are not allowed.
The judges do their best to make sure that there are no potential allies among any given group of four, and there are more than enough entrants to scatter into different fights those who are known to have come to Contest together. Once a given fight of four starts, any two fighters who obviously ally with each other are called out of the fight immediately, regardless of their wounds. However, unspoken alliances are common (until only the allied fighters remain, anyway).
The Price: Ancient Dwarf Hammer + 500 Dragon Coins.
List of Participants:
- Prince Claudio Valisti
- Jenna Karalis
- Aether Deraine
- Torin
- David
- Gorin Urkak
- Lyulf Azagale
- Hildred Azagale
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Events & Contests
In addition to the main event - The Grand Tourney - the Contest of Arms boats dozens, and maybe even hundreds, of other events. A few examples are briefly described below.
The Throwing Contest
In the throwing contest, contestants throw axes ot daggers to hit flying (tossed) leather-skinned targets called "punts" at various distances.
As in the archery contest, competitors can attempt impressive tricks. This is much more common in this contest than in archery. In addition to the main throwing contest, there are variants staged throughout the Contest of Arms that involve throwing while blindfolded, or at the other contestants (sometimes while blindfolded, intoxicated and/or upside down.) The fans of these various competitions are predictable among the most light-footed dodgers in all of Thedas.
The main throwing contest offers 100-dragon purse- The side contests offer smaller cash prizes- Many of these niche contests also have traveling trophies over which many of the same contestants vie year after year. This impressively battered Tin Tankered of Towerby, for example, is traveling prize for the drunken are - throwing contest, and has been changed hands for more than a century. Its battle scars arise from the tradition of using it as the punt for any sudden death rounds required in the event.
List of Participants:
The Archery Contest
The archery competition draws more than 100 competitors. It is divided into three "flights" of short, long and distant range respectively. In each flight competitors shoot arrows into targets made of concentric rings. At shoot range, each competitor shoots ten arrows and the lowest-scoring half of the field is eliminated. At long range, each remaining competitor shoots another ten arrows and all but six archers are eliminated. At distant range, the final six competitors take turns shooting arrows into a common target. After each archer has fired, the archer whose arrows was most distant from bull`s-eye is eliminated. Thus, the eventual winner will shoot arrows at distant range, with one competitor eliminated after each.
Long bows are weapon of choice in archery contests. Crossbows are seldom used, and even disallowed in some archery events. The price for victory in the archery competition is 100 gold dragons and an ancient long bow Hawke-flight, superior masterwork made of Ironbark.
List of Participants:
Wrestling Matches
Unarmed bouts (called "wrestling" by Tourney attendees regardless of what combat styles the combatants of any given fight actually adopt) are typically fought within a ten-yard ring by two opponents stripped to the waist. Fighters are often matched against challengers of approximately the same size and weight, though certain champions are willing to take on all comers.
Most unarmed bouts are fought to distress, but in all cases, being forced from the ring is an automatic loss. Armor, obviously is prohibited. Female scrappers have the option of fighting with their breast bound, but some choose not to, to take advantage of distractible opponents.
Tournament brackets of 32 or 16 fighters are common, but some events are perpetual, with a "winner stays, loser walks" rule and small purse - usually ten or twenty silver -paid for each fight won. Wrestling bouts are exceedingly popular and heavily wagered on.
List of Participants:
- Jenna Karalis
- Gorin Urkak
- Lyulf Azagale
- Hildred Azagale
- Myles
- David
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Post by claudio on Mar 31, 2012 15:46:04 GMT -5
I would like to sign up Prince Claudio Valisti for the main event, the contest of arms. There has been wagered that if he wins over Torin or proves to be better than him, he gets the Grand Duchess Ariadne as wife, if he loses he gains nothing.
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Post by Elissa Vuronia on Mar 31, 2012 16:16:13 GMT -5
I Elissa Vuronia would like to enroll myself in the throwing and Archery events please  |
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Post by jenna on Mar 31, 2012 20:24:47 GMT -5
I would like to sign up Capt. Jenna Karalis for the contest of arms and wrestling.
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Post by Iggy on Mar 31, 2012 23:42:43 GMT -5
Hmm... I suspect the folks on the Bastard's Kiss will be too far away to participate, am I right? Or do they dally inland for a bit?
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Post by Gespard de Chalons on Apr 3, 2012 10:14:21 GMT -5
I believe the people on the Bastard kiss is to far away yes, most likely they are in Kirkwall when the Grand Tourney happens.
Anyway Gespard de Chalons will attend, but not in the contest, he will be a spectator only. However he is bringing some of his best Chaveliers, one of them being Lord Forsard Malecot who fought Jenna in the final some years back.
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Post by torin on Apr 3, 2012 12:13:18 GMT -5
I shall sign up for the Main Event, the contest of arms.
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Post by Aurora Briere on Apr 4, 2012 6:17:12 GMT -5
I would like to sign Aurora up for the archery contest.
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Post by shatterfoe on Apr 4, 2012 21:13:42 GMT -5
Wolfezth for the Contest of Arms and the Throwing Contest.
Alaina for the Archery contest.
=) Cumberland vacation here we come.
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Post by gorin on Apr 5, 2012 16:29:11 GMT -5
Sign me up for the main event and wrestling!
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Post by lyulf on Apr 10, 2012 12:29:59 GMT -5
Lyulf of House Azagale wants to take part in the Contest of Arms and the wrestling competition!!
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Post by shizukahotd on Apr 10, 2012 19:09:53 GMT -5
Luci is going to be a spectator and cheer on her older brother!!
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Post by hildred on Apr 14, 2012 21:00:41 GMT -5
I am taking part in the Contest of Arms and wrestling.
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Post by Myles on Apr 15, 2012 0:46:27 GMT -5
I'll need you to have a little faith, please reserve a spot in the contest of arms for an as of yet unmade charrie, who's template is nearly complete, he'd relish a chance to square off against his brother: Aether Deraine
And please sign up Myles for the... wrestling (under the condition that his first opponent be an NPC, if at all possible, if not, meh, I can wing it.) *cracks knuckles* Tis time to start a little mischief in Nevarra....
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Post by The Maker on Apr 15, 2012 19:36:57 GMT -5
If that means you`ll make Aether Deraine then I will add you to the list, I`ll remove Forsard Malecot and replace you with him, or our tournament chart won’t fit. Anyway the people are not allowed to fight those they already know, to avoid cheating of course, so at first you`ll most likely face another person, but should you end up fighting each other later in the tournament there is no way out, then you got to fight.
And I`ll put Myles up in the wrestling match, although you will not be fighting an NPC, you will most likely fight some of those who are listed.
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