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: <b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Character:</b> Name & <user name=> <b>Familiar/Magic:</b> <b>Event Plans:</b> What are you interested in doing? Do you want to make a top level or are you just tagging around? No idea what you want to do but you want to do something? Whatever it is, say it here! <b>Other Notes:</b> Anything else you want to add? Event log will be posted on the 21st. The tournament takes place on the 20th.

Comments

Questions

[avalonmods]

Have questions regarding the event? Leave them here so a mod can get back to you ASAP!

[unknowntodeath]

Just to make sure; can a single character participate in multiple categories?

[avalonmods]

Yes!

[emet_sulk]

Is it safe to assume that those throwing their names in for the alchemy/kinetic tournament must be in pairs?

Also a more generic weapons question: are characters expected to bring their own or will there be some available for tournament use?

[avalonmods]

Yes, that is correct!

[emet_sulk]

Ah sorry I left my edit too late: will there be weapons for those who don't have any to use in the tourney?

[excalibeam]

For the Magical Melee, are weapons prohibited, even if used to "aim" magic?

[avalonmods]

Yes. The magical melee is magic only.

[angel_of_death]

Would knife-throwing work for the projectile category?

[avalonmods]

Yes, knives throwing is fine.

Re: Questions

[cess]

a question for potentially disqualifying my character when he loses curiosity: for the close-quarters nonmagical melee, is it honor system don't use magic, or will there be a spell/item that is suppressing magical effects?

[avalonmods]

If you use magic, you will glow traffic cone orange for 24 hours and will be disqualified.

[cess]

excellent! wanted to check cause while i have him in for a chance to win, i wanted to hilariously disqualify him if he doesn't~~

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Would there be a place for Darin to offer his blacksmithing services to help tournament participants maintain and fix their gear between rounds?

[avalonmods]

He may be able to get one of the current smithies to let him help out, but if he wants his own booth he will need his own business-- which he can get a license for from the rewards page!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

He's still new so he won't have set up a business yet, so he'll help out one of the other smiths.

Thank you so much, mods! This event is awesome!

[thepattern]

For the enchanted body painting/tattoos, are there any limits on what effect the enchantment may have? Is it purely cosmetic? Can the painting's enchanted movement be tied to particular conditions (changes in mood, physical or mental health, warning of people telling lies or of impending danger, etc.)?

[avalonmods]

It's purely a cosmetic enchantment.

[scarredhorns]

Another question about the enchanted body paintings/tattoos, can an existing tattoo become enchanted?

[avalonmods]

Sure, they can paint over it for your character and the inks will combine in the enchantment.

[mayoninofukucho]

Are the familiars allowed to engage in the tournament at all? If so, to which degree? Would they, for example, be permitted to boost/supplement their partner's magic with their own?

[avalonmods]

The familiars do not participate in the tournament directly, but can give advice/encouragement.

[mayoninofukucho]

Roger that, cheers!

[corpsewarblade]

So Mukuro has quite a lot of scars from her death in canon and would be curious about getting some tasteful body art to cover some of the more obvious ones - is that a thing they could do, or wouldn't it work so well as the tattoo might just move off the actual scar on its own?

[avalonmods]

Mukuro could ask for it to just be enchanted to stay in place, like a butterfly that flaps its wings while the body covers one of her scars for example.