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@Wintermoot are you joining Mathyland's team?

Since he's the only person that wanted me, I suppose I will.

Aww... though this ruling is completely sensible, I would have found it much funnier if I could confuse a Druid into somehow making someone else go into Bear form.

Seeing a lot of pairs forming. Heliotrope Team, Orange Team: Either of you want a Bard?

Not sure about the variety of the Mystic abilities, do they get random abilities from all abilities available, all abilities of classes chosen for the arena, or all abilities of everyone alive? If not the first one, it's probably good that we're not doing an all Mystic arena.
Not choosing it myself, have to pick Bard on principle, and with my luck, I'll get Resurrect immediately to waste a slot for awhile if I go alone.

@Elbbsas @Crushita Just want to confirm that you'll each be playing solo, or do either of you want to make teams?

Mystics get random abilities from all classes, even ones that have not been chosen by players in this game.

Heliotrope team will take Aethelia!

Orange team will be standing alone, officially. Course if I get resurrect I won't say no to a defensive pact.

Quick question: Will the mystics' abilities be revealed to everyone?

Orange team will be standing alone, officially. Course if I get resurrect I won't say no to a defensive pact.

Quick question: Will the mystics' abilities be revealed to everyone?

The Mystics' abilities will not be revealed to everyone. Makes them more mysterious.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Summersend Festival Arena!" the Arena Host shouted with a big smile on his face. "As you might have noticed, we're in a special beach arena built right here in Festival Beach Cove. Luckily for our groundskeepers, blood is easy to clean up from sand! Hahaha!

And now to our combatants! First is the Cyan team: Ranger Mathyland and Druid Moonstomp III. We have one Mystic going solo: Elbbsas the Orange. Next is the Heliotrope Team: Lord Spud the Mystic and the Bard Jenora Ellantor Magicbane the Arcane Trickster. And finally, the Octarine team: Shaman Tau the Druid and Paladin Wolfgang von Strucker. And don't ask me what color octarine actually is!

Good luck to our contestants, and may the best team win!"

Current Player Stats

                                             Health    Stance    Cooldowns   Effects
Mathyland                                 40
Moonstomp III                           40
Elbbsas                                     40
Lord Spud                                  40
Jenora Ellantor Magicbane           40
Shaman Tau                               40
Wolfgang von Strucker                40

The Combat Order for Round 1 will be:
@xXTheHydraXx
@Mathyland
@Crushita
@taulover
@Aethelia
@Wintermoot
@Elbbsas

Everyone please send me your actions (I have sent you all PMs where you will each send your action for each round) by 2pm ET on Tuesday, August 22. If I get all of your actions before then, though, I may end the round early to speed up the game.

Remember, PM me actions like so: Stance, Action, Target (if applicable). Everyone will start in the stances that they include in their first action.

If anyone wants to communicate secretly with others, just PM them.

Post below for questions, comments, or general discussion.

ROUND 1

The combatants spread around the arena and got prepared to fight. Mathyland, Moonstomp III, Lord Spud, and Shaman Tau each got into an offensive stance, while Wolfgang von Strucker, Elbbsas, and Jenora Ellantor Magicbane the Arcane Trickster got into defensive stances.

Wolfgang, the Octarine Paladin, quickly kneeled with his head hanging down and his eyes closed and said a Prayer, asking his gods to protect and help him in the coming battle. A halo -- faint enough that it might lead one to believe it just to be their imagination -- began to glow around his head, and he then stood back up, ready to fight.

Mathyland, the Cyan Ranger, clenched his sword and decided to make the first attack of the game. He ran and slashed at Elbbsas, though her defensive stance caused the blow to glance and so deal only 4 damage.

Lord Spud, the Heliotrope Mystic, raised his sword towards Tau, Moonstomp, and Elbbsas and bellowed a harrowing roar, causing the three to Rout in distress.

Tau, the Octarine Druid, crouched and began to flex his muscles, which began to shift and convulse in an unnatural manner. His limbs, hair, and nails grew rapidly until he no longer looked like a human but rather a Beast. He gave out a sick yell that sounded like a cross between a scream and a howl and stood ready to fight.

Jenora, the Heliotrope Bard, slowly waved her hands into a strange shape then pointed them towards Wolfgang. A red haze began to float around the Paladin's head, causing him to cower in Fear.

Elbbsas, the Orange Mystic, stood on her toes and got low to the ground, making her nimble to Dodge any incoming attacks.

Moonstomp, the Cyan Druid, did nothing, so a drunk audience member threw his coconut drink at him, which dealt 4 damage, then let out a loud, annoying laugh.

Current Player Stats

                                             Health    Stance    Cooldowns   Effects
Mathyland                                 40       off
Moonstomp III                           36       off
Elbbsas                                     36       def        R4-Ability 1   Dodge(2)
Lord Spud                                  40       off        R4-Ability 1
Jenora Ellantor Magicbane           40       def        R4-Fear
Shaman Tau                               40       off        R4-Beast    Beast Form
Wolfgang von Strucker                40       def        R4-Pray    Pray(2)/Fear(2)

Cooldowns: R# means you will be able to use that ability again on that round. For example, "R4-Fear" means you can use Fear again in Round 4.
Effects: (#) means you will have that effect for that many turns. For example, "Dodge(2)" means you will have the Dodge ability affect you until it is your turn in two rounds.

The Combat Order for Round 2 will be:
@Elbbsas
@Wintermoot
@Crushita
@Mathyland
@Aethelia
@xXTheHydraXx
@taulover

Everyone please send me your actions by 5pm ET on Wednesday, August 23. If I get all of your actions before then, though, I may end the round early to speed up the game.

@Gerrick can Rout also be displayed under effects? Or is it not being displayed as it lasts only for one turn?
Also, has Rout already been applied to the initiative order? If it has, then I am very amused at how Wintermoot and I are still at the top of the initiative order. If not, I'm going to feel foolish for pointing it out.

@Mathyland: Whyyyyy what did I doooo. =D

@Gerrick can Rout also be displayed under effects? Or is it not being displayed as it lasts only for one turn?
Also, has Rout already been applied to the initiative order? If it has, then I am very amused at how Wintermoot and I are still at the top of the initiative order. If not, I'm going to feel foolish for pointing it out.

Yep.

*Rout: For up to three targets, decreases their attacks/abilities by 4 damage each for one turn and decreases their initiative on the next round by 5.

Clearly, RNGsus favors you and not me.

@Mathyland: Whyyyyy what did I doooo. =D

Same but to Team Heliotrope.

@Gerrick can Rout also be displayed under effects? Or is it not being displayed as it lasts only for one turn?
Also, has Rout already been applied to the initiative order? If it has, then I am very amused at how Wintermoot and I are still at the top of the initiative order. If not, I'm going to feel foolish for pointing it out.

Yeah because its effects already took place, and yes, rout was applied -- you two just rolled high

@Gerrick can Rout also be displayed under effects? Or is it not being displayed as it lasts only for one turn?
Also, has Rout already been applied to the initiative order? If it has, then I am very amused at how Wintermoot and I are still at the top of the initiative order. If not, I'm going to feel foolish for pointing it out.

Yeah because its effects already took place, and yes, rout was applied -- you two just rolled high

Ah, I see. Quick clarification, when does/did Rout's decrease in damage apply? Until Crush's next turn or did it end at the end of the round?

Clearly, RNGsus favors you and not me.

This is why you must give praise to the RNG! Potatoes are very muchly important (all hail), but like sailors praised Poseidon over Zeus when sailing, the number warrior should give thanks to the mighty RNG, long may it roll chaotically for maximum drama.

Edit: Yay for spelling mistakes.

@Gerrick can Rout also be displayed under effects? Or is it not being displayed as it lasts only for one turn?
Also, has Rout already been applied to the initiative order? If it has, then I am very amused at how Wintermoot and I are still at the top of the initiative order. If not, I'm going to feel foolish for pointing it out.

Yeah because its effects already took place, and yes, rout was applied -- you two just rolled high

Ah, I see. Quick clarification, when does/did Rout's decrease in damage apply? Until Crush's next turn or did it end at the end of the round?

If I'm not mistaken, it takes place the first time we're up for actions after the ability is performed. Because we were all lower than Crush on the combat order last turn, Rout already took effect and is no longer there.

Ah, I see. Quick clarification, when does/did Rout's decrease in damage apply? Until Crush's next turn or did it end at the end of the round?

Tau's correct. It took effect for one turn, and they all went after Crushita in that round, so just for that turn it applied. If Crushita targeted Mathyland, for example, (who went before Crushita) then the damage decrease would've applied next round.