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PLOTTING POST ✨ What is Camelot Without a Tournament?


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This is the plotting post! Ask questions in response to this comment HERE. Click here to view top-level comments only. The actual event log will be posted on Jan. 21st, please use this post to plot with your fellow players and ask questions ahead of the event start.


POLL RESULT NOTES:
With just over half of people participating in Pure of Heart, and more trying their hand at Brave of Soul, the mirror to establish contact with Elphame was restored. Because of this, the faeries of Elphame currently have a positive opinion of the otherworlders residing in Camelot. They were respectful and put in great effort to try to invite them, and as such, only members of the Seelie Court will be visiting for the tournament. This will also effect possible future responses and support from the fae.

However, the people of Celliwig were indeed aware of how many tried the task, but also how many failed. The Celliwig people are the masters of light and dark magic and believe that both strength and weakness are needed as much as light and darkness within hearts. As such, Celliwig will not be an open location until such time as the Celliwig people have a chance to re-evaluate in the future. They will change the nature of their glamour to prevent entry.




Trumpets blow loudly to introduce the start of the tournament day. Everyone is invited to watch or participate. Those who would like to sign up need simply sign in for the competition they seek to join in on. Sign ups open at 8am, though you can sign up any time before the start of your competition category. There are different prizes listed for each category!

In the sign-up area before the tournaments begin, there will be a number of entertainment shows going on: Some of the fae who were invited are giving enchanted body paintings. Once the painting is finished, they will travel across your body like a living tattoo. Please be sure to specify if you would like it to be permanent or temporary, and exactly what you want-- especially if you want a permanent one.

In addition to the body painting, there will be a number of clowns playing pranks and giving out balloons that, when popped, completely cover the surrounding 5 feet in glow-in-the-dark glitter that smells of your favorite scent. Each one will smell different depending on who is smelling it. What's more is the glitter actually dissolves after 12 hours, so you don't have to worry about it never getting out of anything. Amazing!

There are additional dance shows and parades going on through the town and near the sign-up area to draw people in, and little pop-up shops with merch you can buy to support the tournament-- cool t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, keychains, and more. Don't forget to download the Tournament Bets app so you can place money on your favorites to win and make bank! Maybe save some for the tavern afterward if things don't work out, though... or before you make any decisions, check out the castles' royal tea garden, beautifully decorated in a wide variety of wintery florals, which is set up and serving a delightful medley of teas with soothing effects. Just be careful-- each table has a magic grapevine that will communicate with another table, so you may end up hearing someone else's secrets on the grapevine... or just ending up with a fun conversation if you notice it before you say something you don't want to share.


As the tournament gets underway, it starts off with all of the multiview screens taking focus on the royal viewing box. In it stands a man that we have not yet seen before, but who stands with an air of dignity. He's wearing a suit, and a crown, and looks confident despite that he has many reasons to be hesitant- he is back from the dead, after all.

"My name is Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. Many of you may have heard of me from your worlds I'm told, and many still may not have, but I will begin with an apology. I should have been there for those of you who arrived months ago and have been bravely pursuing this battle without leadership. I am afraid a few millennia of culture shock have thrown me off course and the Advent of the Kardashians in my studies has not helped these matters. But that is little excuse. From here on out, I will be with you in your journeys. Those who have questions of me, I will be offering an..."

Merlin's voice comes in off-camera to help him out, since he's still not sure on all the lingo, offering "AMA" to assist, then Arthur continues.

"An AMA to you all in the coming days. But for the time being, let us celebrate the wins and strides you all have made with a tournament. Those brave enough to enter, I hope to see you vying for knighthood and fighting alongside me in the days to come. For the love of Camelot!"
The video ends and the first tournament event begins. The categories and prizes are as follows:
Close-Quarters Melee (No Magic): Any non-projectile weapon is allowed. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last combatant standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Enchanted Sword, courtesy of the royal blacksmith and permanently enchanted by Merlin (Winner can choose what kind of effect they want upon contact with blade! IC choice, but must be approved by mods)

Physical Healing: All physical wounds will be divided among healers. Participation in this event will yield monetary payment of 10,000G per person regardless of win, as it is an essential service. The first person to complete their patient load will win the competition. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Protective Charm

Long-Range Firing Competition: Archers, gunsmen, slingshot, or any other projectile-firing weapons or magic may be used for precision aiming at long-distance targets, both still and moving. It is not permitted to fire at other competitors, but distracting, blocking, and otherwise creating interference with curses, shields, and so on is permitted. Causing injury to other competitors will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Item) Locked-and-Loading Projectile Purse

Lunch: Lunch break! There are plenty of food stands available for anyone to purchase whatever food their heart desires, but for the competitive lot, there is a hot dog eating contest to participate in or enjoy. Let the ref know if you would prefer vegan hot dogs, as they are available. Prize: 20,000K; (Recipe) Instant Loperamide

Animal & Hypnotic Obstacle Course: This one is for the animal and cognitive users. Use animal magic to direct a blindfolded animal or hypnotized peer through an obstacle course. Whichever team finishes the course first is the winner. (No one will question whether or not the hypnotized participant is there willingly, but make sure you discuss OOC.) Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Enchanted Gold Rose

Dark & Light Submission: Dark magic users will be given instructions to utilize shadow magic to essentially swallow their light opponent into a vat of darkness and pull them into pitch-black dungeons underground. Light magic users are to utilize their light magic to overwhelm the shadows and prevent themselves from being pulled under. Light magic users are given intsructions to create hardlight bindings to stop their dark magic opponents from controlling the shadows. Whoever secures their opponent first wins. (Multiple winners.) Prize: 10,000G; (Potion) Countercurse

Alchemy & Kinetic Animated Battles: An alchemist and a kinetic user pair up to alchemize a warrior of their choosing. It can be made of any material you like-- stone, straw, brick, mud, steel, whatever, but it must be made to be mobile and armed as you please, as kinetic users will then be tasked with animating various parts of the body and fighting the alchemists's creations against each other. Prize: 50,000G to each member of the winning team; (Potion) Animatia

Single Element Knock-Out: Elemental magic users may select one element to fight with. Each magic user is given their own platform in a pool. The goal is to knock your opponents into the water. Note: The water of the pool is not usable in the competition; using the pool will result in disqualification. You can jump from platform to platform to avoid hits but leaving the pool area will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Glowstick

Magical Melee: Like the close-quarters free-for-all, any magic type may join in. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last mage standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Channeling Staff

Anyone who participates will get the following: A big thank you, a free meal ticket redeemable at any food stand during lunch, and (Recipe) Cool Firework.
How the tournament will be run is a little different from an OOC standpoint. Any characters can participate, but in order to determine a winner, we will need anyone who thinks their characters skill is great enough to win to comment to the name of the tournament they are entering below If you think/want your character to lose, we do not need your information. We will RNG the winners from those who comment for each competition as linked.

ICly, anyone who wants to thread any part of it out, go for it! You can thread out watching, you can thread out participating, interfering, anything you want! Thread out having an intimate moment with your healer, a tearful failure and hurt/comfort consolation, thread out buying a round from the beer food stand for everyone in the next 25 feet for winning, whatever you want!!! Just have fun with this portion of the event.



NOTES:
  • All recipe/potion/item descriptions for prizes are listed in the Glossary to save space on this post.
  • There are only two subsections on this event. Please enjoy a light month.


  • Now then.. for your convenience, a little form for plotting:


Event log will be posted on the 21st. The tournament takes place on the 20th.
bakudan_bambino: (shitty shooting)

[personal profile] bakudan_bambino 2021-01-19 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess I need him to have a conversation with someone about the Mafia!
optimate: https://twitter.com/dawn4ir (12)

[personal profile] optimate 2021-01-19 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Val
Contact: [plurk.com profile] Oksy, Leonardo Doujinshi#5291

Character: Blair Astor & [personal profile] optimate
Familiar/Magic: Dragon/Kinetic
Event Plans:
⚔️️ Enchanted Body Painting - Blair would get a temporary one. Still thinking of a design, so I'm open to suggestions!
⚔️️ Long-Range Firing - She had been training and training, so she might as well test her skills against others! She's definitely skilled in archery, and with all things equalized here she has a chance of winning. Not interested in playing out sabotage.
⚔️️ Other - She's be interested in seeing the garden, but not sure yet if I'm going to have her spill her secrets. She'll be watching others and be around to talk with!

Other Notes:
phoenixwiz: (Channeling My Inner Hermione)

[personal profile] phoenixwiz 2021-01-19 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that could be a great jumping point too.
milkmycattle: (Stuffin' the bottomless pit)

[personal profile] milkmycattle 2021-01-19 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Crow is ready to chow down!
milkmycattle: (Come get it)

[personal profile] milkmycattle 2021-01-19 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Entering Crow as a Dark Mage!
giusto: (pic#14295324)

Bruno Bucciarati, your new italian wine mom

[personal profile] giusto 2021-01-19 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: ghoulette
Contact: [plurk.com profile] plasticlove | discord ghoulette#8643 | PM this account!

Character: Bruno Bucciarati [personal profile] giusto
Familiar/Magic: caladrius | light magic
Event Plans: Bruno's here without his combat ability...but he's a captain in the Napoli mafia and shown to be a capable fighter — and he thinks the hand to hand melee tournament sounds like an invigorating way to reassess what the extent of his own abilities are without his Stand. nevertheless, it sounds pretty amusing to take part of all on its own. he's familiar with fighting over less than money and weaponry (and especially for money or weaponry, it's the mafia and all.) i've signed him up for potential of winning because while he doesn't know how long he'll last throwing hands against weaponed contestants...he isn't going into it planning on losing either.

but i am open to other scenarios, possibly him partaking in the dark vs light tournament. but for Bruno specifically, i'd love for him to meet some new people and get involved in some stuff — did your character lose something in the madness of the tournament, or are you too knocked out to flag down a medic mage? are you just bumming out because you lost, or are you buying drinks for everyone who played a good fight? Bruno will love morally-upright people (at heart, anyway!) and respects people who have a code they operate by that he can agree with. i am also definitely looking for Bruno to gain knighthood more or less unintentionally but just by showing up and doing these things around the city, still working on an open post to go up sometime today or tomorrow, but if you're open to quest threads or are trying to gain some threads to cash in for knighthood, Bruno can accompany yours on missions, especially Shadlin, since he has light magic — and could use some buddies to practice that with! (TDM is here with some prompts, one for Shadlin, it's still open if anything seems good!)

basically Bruno is brand new and a little awestruck with this new purpose for being here, and is down to play if the duty of restoring the universe really holds true, only one way to find out! and i'm really eager to get him mingling with some people! not decided on a top level, i'll be waiting to see what the event prompts finally are. come and discuss stuff with me!

Other Notes: me surveying the cast of this game like

let's be friends and do things!
colchismagecraft: (Blasts of power)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2021-01-19 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Entering Caster as a Dark mage!
hundredmil: (pic#14285208)

okuyasu nijimura.

[personal profile] hundredmil 2021-01-19 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: rowan
Contact: pm or discord @ rosegold#6728

Character: Okuyasu Nijimura (from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) @ [personal profile] hundredmil
Familiar/Magic: a very calm kappa & light magic, which is very different than the power Okuyasu was used to using back home.
Event Plans: Mostly interested in building/starting CR, letting Okuyasu explore his new powers, and interact about/maybe explore his thoughts on this King Arthur nonsense with other characters. I'd love to pair up Okuyasu with a dark magic user for the tournament! Okuyasu has mostly used his powers on accident and so it'll be a mess of him being able to accomplish very little and then bursts of power - I don't expect him to win in his pair-off so I won't be entering him into the RNG, but I also don't 'need' him to lose, so either outcome is fine with me. I'll likely make a TL for a tournament prompt or two and then tag into others/or if you'd like customized starters, I'm happy to make those.

Other Notes: Okuyasu has a lot of self-esteem issues, so him struggling with learning to use his magic will be an...emotional event. I'm also VERY happy for him to attempt to help other characters that have lost any other tournament events, give him your physical/emotional h/c scenarios. okuyasu acts and looks a lot like an aggressive delinquent, but it's a thin veneer over a much softer center. he goes well with other mischief-makers, hero types who can help bolster his morals and self-esteem, mentors, or even characters who are also aggressive and might be a bad influence. i'm here for all sorts of things.

also here's okuyasu running head-first into a window
whatsamada: (It's an Arm's Race)

[personal profile] whatsamada 2021-01-19 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be really cute to give him some food at the end! He just needs more friends around his age here!

crucifixate: (Default)

Alucard Țepeș, #sadboyhours

[personal profile] crucifixate 2021-01-19 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: ghoulette
Contact: [plurk.com profile] plasticlove | discord ghoulette#8643 | PM this account!

Character: Alucard Țepeș | [personal profile] crucifixate
Familiar/Magic: grim | kinetic magic
Event Plans: Alucard is getting dragged into a tournament with an alchemist, so you'll see him show up in his dour disposition, but i love the idea of him getting caught up either in the melee non-magic or melee magic tournaments since he's skilled enough for either, one more than the other, though i'm sure that i'm out to have him win, so i might look to do threads that aren't necessarily classical fighting during the tournament. something more atypical, such as Alucard unintending but supporting yours in the fray or vice versa, maybe you lost your weapon or personal valuable and it's being returned afterward, something different and fun for first meets.

also outside of event things, i'm looking for Alucard to gain some knight or nobility points with quest threads over here, mostly initially by force or happenstance to get the ball rolling for him... just going to see which one he qualities for first based on the missions themselves.

Alucard is brand new and his canon put him through a whole hell of a lot before getting here, and i love working through personal stuff that leads to secure bonds with the people interacting with him, there's a treasure trove of capability under the scorched topsoil of his current state. once he's gaining some activity here in the setting, i think he'll unfurl from his reclusiveness and defense at being here and become invested, and i'd love to wake this guy up out of his general malaise. the power of friendship, right?
Other Notes: yeah he might look like a mature elegant creature of the night but

and that's on facts
whatsamada: (Scarlet Cross)

[personal profile] whatsamada 2021-01-19 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You good with Nero taking it easy with fighting Ken? And then going out to eat something afterwards?
whatsamada: (Unchained)

[personal profile] whatsamada 2021-01-19 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanted to drop by and say that I still want to continue CR with Bruno somehow!

I’m planning on having Ken to join the tournament but he’s not going to win. Not sure if you’re okay with him taking it easy when it comes to him!
goldenphi: (pic#14528942)

gyro zeppeli.

[personal profile] goldenphi 2021-01-19 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: rowan
Contact: pm or discord @ rosegold#6728

Character: Gyro Zeppeli from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure @ [personal profile] goldenphi
Familiar/Magic: a chonky little pegasus that he absolutely is too tall to ride on, and alchemy
Event Plans: Gyro is a confident guy and he's absolutely going to enter at LEAST two of these competitions; he's paired off with someone he's going to spend most of his time arguing with for the kinetic and alchemy tourny but i'm open to another of any magic type for either the non-magical or the magical melee. Gyro's weapon of choice has been depowered upon entering this place (and he's NOT happy bc he remains convinced it was a 'technique' and not a 'power' (he is mistaken)) but he still thinks he'd have a fair chance at winning. (That remains to be seen, and I'm not at all attached to him winning or losing, just whatever's more fun for the plot.)

Maybe someone else with alchemy or kinetic magic even was one of his opponents in that tourny event, who either beat him or lost to his team - happy to have sore losers arguing it out afterwards (or maybe your character is more gracious than Gyro is!). Gyro is the sort of person who can go quickly from deadly serious to, when not in 'on the job' mode, can get very...silly. He's highly trained and intelligent but often loses sight of small details; I'm hoping to get new CR for him of just about any variety. He's both an easy personality to clash with, but easy to turn soft enough to help - despite his attitude problem, Gyro is a strongly moral person with a tendency towards sentimentality even if it puts him at risk. He's definitely available to help anyone injured in their events, and could even turn soft for someone he's just personally beat in a fight, if he thinks they're seriously hurt. (He's equally able to be tricked in this regard, so if yours would play dirty, I implore you to go for it!)

Other Notes: here's a man who was training to be a surgeon demonstrating his people skills
colchismagecraft: (Blasts of power)

Amy | Caster & Mukuro

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2021-01-19 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Amy
Contact: Discord ArchangelAmy#4540

Character: Caster (Medea) & [personal profile] colchismagecraft
Familiar/Magic: Skeletal Dragon / Dark
Event Plans: Dunno if I'm going to top level or just tag around. She'll definitely be in the Dark/Light competition with an aim to win - it's the sort of contest geared to her strengths, and she has her eyes on hoarding as many potions as possible for learning potion-brewing.

May have her enter the Magical Melee as well, although her physical defences are awful so not sure if I'll put her in to win yet. Otherwise she'll be going around looking like her usual suspicious self and possibly go drink tea. She'll probably come to watch anyone she vaguely likes compete though.

Also she'll be side-eyeing King Arthur as part of her 'why isn't my Master here explain now' thing. Because that's the sort of question he wants in an AMA I'm sure...

Other Notes: She's got a catchall up here for Jan!



Character: Mukuro Ikusaba & [personal profile] corpsewarblade
Familiar/Magic: Hellhound / Animal
Event Plans: Not sure on whether I'm going to top level or not for her either, but she's definitely interested in this whole tournament thing! She'll be going around excitedly watching people either way.

She'll want to get involved in the shiny magic tattoo fun times, because she has a fair few scars she wants to cover up from when she died. She might need a little encouragement to go ahead with it or interesting ideas on what sort of tattoos to get though.

Torn on having her enter the Close-quarters Melee contest because Mukuro is currently trying to pull off acting like a Fashion Deva and this isn't very Fashion Deva like behaviour!

Likewise, if someone lends her a gun, she'll probably give the Long Range Firing contest a go. Which is...slightly less suspicious. Maybe.

Other Notes:
angel_of_death: (Playing with knives)

[personal profile] angel_of_death 2021-01-19 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Entering Walter C. Dornez with knife throwing/kicking.
luciing: (pic#14192885)

Jade | Somnus Lucis Caelum | FFXV

[personal profile] luciing 2021-01-19 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: jade
Contact: feel free to plot w/ me via PM, here, [plurk.com profile] drinksteapots or disco Jade294#6977 !

Character: Somnus Lucis Caelum & [personal profile] luciing
Familiar/Magic: an obsidian dragon/ kinetic
Event Plans:
Somnus is new so he’s still both a) getting used to this place and b) having a corporeal body and not being a ghost king... so he’s gonna be sitting this one out. However!!

Imma have him haunting around mingling and/or observing the tournament to see the various displays and of magic and power. He’s got a bad case of resting severe face but I promise you he’s not judging, just sort of taking everything in.

Other Notes:
Somnus canonically has the same face as Noctis (for when he’s older), so if any mutual CR wants to pick up the similarities, feel free!
Edited 2021-01-19 19:38 (UTC)
luciing: (Default)

[personal profile] luciing 2021-01-19 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi we don’t have Cr yet but we can change this :>
forgeabettertomorrow: (I'm about to do something awesome)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2021-01-19 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Would there be a place for Darin to offer his blacksmithing services to help tournament participants maintain and fix their gear between rounds?
groundzeroes: (♚ 055)

[personal profile] groundzeroes 2021-01-19 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Mare!
Contact: PM this journal or [plurk.com profile] marineisle !

Character: Rei Amayado @ [personal profile] groundzeroes
Familiar/Magic: Hou-ou & Dark magic
Event Plans:
I will probably put Rei in the light/dark competition! Rei wants to learn about potions for crime so he's giving prizewinning a go for the hell of it. However, he doesn't need it THAT badly, so: Rei's character type is "powerful enigmatic villain who surrenders early in fights once he's gotten enough info on the opponent". So if there are any Light mages in the competition who want to technically win a fight but with the frustrating tinge of not actually getting a ~real win, hit me up :)
(Also if he Does happen to win the RNG roll I think there are more light mages than dark mages out there so we can handwave that ppl had to fight multiple times and he happened to win offscreen somewhere or whatever, it's probably fine)
Otherwise, he'll probably bug people in the royal gardens!

Other Notes:

Open log from earlier (nerd time + spooky time) is over here!
also his birthday is on saturday. Lmfao. happy birthday loser
angel_of_death: (A touch of mania)

[personal profile] angel_of_death 2021-01-19 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Valour
Contact: PM [personal profile] angel_of_death. May hop to discord if more intensive planning is required.

Character: Walter C. Dornez & <[personal profile] angel_of_death>
Familiar/Magic: Black Dog/ Kinetic Magic
Event Plans: I plan on making a top-level! Walter will also be participating in every tournament he qualifies for save for the eating contest (so he'll be in the non-magic Close-Quarters Melee, Long-range Firing Competition, Magic Melee, and probably Alchemy & Kinetic Animated Battles). He won't be obsessed with winning for winning's sake, but will be looking to push himself within the parameters established by contest rules. He's also been training relentlessly since he arrived in both magic and non-magic combat and has significant prior experience in canon, so he'll be a tough and wily opponent.

He will also be encouraging his positive CR while paying close attention to their fights. If they end up fighting him, sparring or otherwise, he'll even give them tips!
Other Notes: I need more cool/funny images to share here. I really do.
forgeabettertomorrow: (eyyyyyy this guuuuuy)

Ant | Darin Altway

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2021-01-19 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Player: Ant
Contact: Plurk: [plurk.com profile] bitterbearface | Discord: Ant#0062 | Feel free to send a private message on here too!

Character: Darin Altway & [personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow
Familiar/Magic: Antlion/Healing
Event Plans: Darin will be entering the healing tournament but I have no plans on having him win because he's still struggling with using magic, and his Antlion familiar is terrifying! He's using this for practice so it might not go well, of course. He also plans to enter the melee tournament and, as long as it's permitted, he'll be offering his services as a blacksmith to those of you in the melee tournament who need their gear repaired between bouts! I am absolutely down to have him get into any other kind of shenanigans, willingly or unwillingly, so if you'd like to do something fun, let's make it happen!
As for the log, I plan on top-leveling and also tagging around as much as I can. He's going to have some fun with the enchanted body paint for sure, and probably get into some generic trouble around lunchtime, because that's always the best time for trouble.
Other Notes: I don't have any clever gifs to put here I should start saving some.
Edited 2021-01-19 20:21 (UTC)
wizardbard: (Play That Bard Song)

[personal profile] wizardbard 2021-01-19 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't mind at all, thank you! It's nice to meet ya!

And ooo, yeah for Douxie he is very much that punk rock sort of guy, both in love with skulls and spikes. So I am imagining a black and blue sort of design, like Thorn Roses with Skulls. I also remember a concept art had him with arcane symbols around his arm. Either way, definitely something edgy would be good for him! :,D

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