The Tournament

[Nightbringer]

Hey everyone, this will be the official in context thread for the tournament!

I will post descriptions of the events etc... as they are created.

[Mithridate]

if i go to far or its too strange with my pict, please PM me and i might change it^^ Just wanted something that looked relatively cool ;)
Or you could pm me on how i remove the text that shows the creator...


Hahold and bokony arrives in unison, the grim father and stalwart son.
Alongside them their family arms where held high with squires carrying their lances and shields.
Both of them was wearing Crusader colors in the event to pledge their support to the
Teutons and Templars in their holy war against the faithless and heretical.

Bokony had spent a fortune on proper tournament armors, thick plate jousting armors that made it hard to move properly while offering supreme protection.
They both had agreed however, that using their regular and tested armors would be prudent in the grand melee as the jousting armor simply lacked any form of mobility.

Bokony reined in, waving a servant fourth carrying a display case.
"I hereby proclaim that the winner, shall receive this finely crafted sword made by our best weapon smiths and a prize 2000 florins drawn from my own treasury.
In addition, the winner shall have the privilege of joining us on our campaign to the South. We shall pay upkeep for accompanying troops as well, provided they are put under our command."

[phonicsmonkey]

Some time after the hubbub from the arrivals of Bokony and Hahold has died down the standard of the Junior King is sighted on the horizon and before long Bokeny and his entourage arrive at Varad for the tournament. The word goes out that when the remaining participants have arrived the Junior King, as sponsor of the tourney, will make an address to open the festivities.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Kerecse a Geregye arrived to the tournament area shortly after Junior King. Trying to stay out of the spotlight he quickly made his way towards his tent to make some last preparations before this great event starts.

[TinCow]

LotD Tournament

Rules

Orders: There will be approximatey 24 hours to submit orders per round. Orders will be sent to TinCow. Each order should state the character that is being moved, the hex to which they are moving, and their combat stance (high/medium/low). Orders to attack another character do not need to be given, as combat will be assumed by default when two avatars move next to one another. If you want a character to refrain from attacking another character, you must specifically state this in your orders. If you do so and move next to that character during the turn, you will not engage them. However, this only applies to your character. If the other player does not give an order to refrain from combat with your character, they will automatically hit you.

Initiative: At the start of each round, initiative will be rolled by TinCow for each avatar. Orders will be resolved following the sequence of initiative.

Movement: Each avatar has a movement speed of 3 hexes, they can double this movement speed if they move in a straight line. If, while moving, an avatar enters a hex adjacent to an opponent, he becomes locked in combat and end his movement in that hex. If an avatar starts a round locked in combat, he cannot move for that round.

Combat: When two avatars of opposing teams are next to each other, combat while occur. Combat will play out as written in econ21's tournament and duel rules. If the loser in combat survives the round, he is pushed back one hex, if possible. If there is a tie, both avatars are pushed back one hex, if possible.

Weapons: On the first round, players will send their choice of weapon (mace, sword or lance) with their orders. Thereafter, their weapon choice will be indicated on their avatar. Mace beats sword, sword beats lance, and lance beats mace. In combat, the player with the inferior weapon according to this matchup get a -1 penalty on his die rolls. (Minimum of 1 on the roll and maximum of 6)

Status: On the top left portion of each avatar there will be a color, every avatar will start with green. Once injured, that avatar's color will switch to yellow. When an avatar reaches 0 or negative hit points, he is removed from the hex map. Specific remaining hit point values will not be public knowledge, you will only know if the avatar is injured or uninjured.

Communication: Every contestant is fighting for personal victory. However, all contestant may attempt to communicate with the other contestants during the battle, for reasons such as proposals of temporary alliances or simple taunting. Since all contestants are in a closed arena, there can be no secret communications of any kind. All communications from contestants during the battle must be posted publicly in this thread.

Victory Conditions: The winner of the tournament will be the last avatar left on the field, and combat will continue until only one avatar remains.

Duration: The tournament will last until one avatar remains standing, regardless of how many rounds are required.

Contestant	# of Attacks	Fight Value	Hit Points
Kerecse a Geregye nembol (The King)	1	50	8
Junior King Bokeny (phonicsmonkey)	2	50	8
Andras a zah nembol (Ignoramus)	1	50	8
Sam the Squire (Nightbringer)	1	50	10
Demeter az Aba nembol (Zim)	3	52	8
Bökény a Huntpaznan nemböl (Mithridate)	3	51	10
Bökény a Hahold nemböl (Mithridate)	1	51	10

Stating Hexs (determined randomly):
Bökény a Huntpaznan nembol (Mithridate) - 1
Demeter az Aba nembol (Zim) - 8
Sam the Squire (Nightbringer) - 92
Bökény a Hahold nemböl (Mithridate) - 169
Kerecse a Geregye nembol (The King - 162
Junior King Bokeny (phonicsmonkey) - 78
Andras a zah nembol (Ignoramus) - 85

Round 1 Battle Map:


@Mithridate, @Zim, @Quirl, @The King, @phonicsmonkey, @Ignoramus
Orders for Round 1 are due by 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 20th. Remember to include your weapon choice in this first round of orders!

[Nightbringer]

As the participants gather for the tournament, one illustrious figure is glaringly absent. Pozsony, King of the realm, is nowhere to be seen.