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The Grand Tournament 2013
13 years ago
It's come around again, and like last year I want to see if anyone on the site (or just in my watch list) is interested in participating in the roleplay sparring Grand Tournament, 2013.
Where: Lagedorre (a forum set-up by the champion of the GT06) http://www.lagedorre.net/forum/index.php
When: The current start date is January 5th. I am probably going to ask the operator to extend that a bit, but that's what it's set at now.
What the hell is it?
A roleplay writing contest where you pit your character against the characters of people all across the net. People from forums and websites of all different types throw their characters into the mix and compete to see who the best of the best are.
Rules fluctuate based on who you're paired with each round. It's up to you and your slotted opponent to set things in a way that you're both comfortable with, and if neither of the members of a particular fight reach a consensus on rules that a judge will step in to balance things out. But this still means that you'll encounter a variety of different approaches and opponents, each with their own unique challenges and styles. It's up to you as a fighter to settle on just how to best overcome the challenge you're faced with in a particular round, and that could consist of someone using a Naruto-verse inspired fighter, someone more DBZ-ish, or someone's undead lich. They might be a good guy, might be a bad guy, and you might be either yourself. It entirely depends upon what character you want to use.
You also could end up in any sort of setting imaginable. There are no preset locations for the combat to take place in. It's entirely up to you and your opponent to decide on a suitably simple or complex arena.
What are the rules?
Each fighting bracket will last four (4) weeks. In that four weeks you and your opponent trade posts, each attempting to overcome the other. If you force a concession on your opponent's part, like they know they've been backed into a corner they can't get out of, you win. If the fight reaches the four week mark without a decided winner then a judge will render a verdict on who moves on.
Judgements will be based on who is in the better shape at the time of judgment, and their performance during the fight. It will not be based on writing quality, unless the poor quality of the writing compromised the ability of the judge and opponent to know what the heck was going on, or appeared to be poor with the attempt to mislead and create openings.
Common posting styles you're likely to see: Open, Closed, and Hybrid
Open: You can write what your character does, what they intend to do, and what the effects of what you do could do to your opponent. You are not allowed to write actions for your opponent.
Closed: You can write whatever you want. If you want to write that your character's sword slices your opponent's stomach open and dumps his guts on the ground, then you can, and your opponent must acknowledge it.
You won't see Closed used much in spars that in in-progress. You WILL see it for closing posts though, where someone's been told 'You win!', and they claim the victory by finishing off their opponent.
Hybrid: Somewhat of a mix between the two. Small actions, like punches being landed, are permissible to write.
Major actions, like arms being taken off or missiles smashing down onto heads, are not. You and your opponent must agree to what's acceptable.
What do you win?
It's a nice bit of bragging rights, for the most part. Feel free to pop the label of 'Grand Tournament 2013 Champion' up wherever you go on the net.
I want to see some activity from FA, of course, and keep the title I won in 2011/12 in furry hands. Soooooooo...
If the winner is someone from Fur Affinity I will purchase them a $100 commission from the artist of their choice.
That's right, a $100 picture, if one of you furries takes the title this year.
A Word of Warning:
If you're the sensitive type, or very possessive about what happens to your characters, this might not be the contest for you. Remember, this is a fighting contest. It's going to be violent. It's intended to be violent. If you have a character that's entirely good aligned they could be paired against someone who's using a lich that would just love the idea of ripping their heart from their chest. And if that opponent is the one who wins, that's what could very well happen if your opponent has declared that they're not going to tone their character's actions down.
Questions? Comments? Ask away!
Where: Lagedorre (a forum set-up by the champion of the GT06) http://www.lagedorre.net/forum/index.php
When: The current start date is January 5th. I am probably going to ask the operator to extend that a bit, but that's what it's set at now.
What the hell is it?
A roleplay writing contest where you pit your character against the characters of people all across the net. People from forums and websites of all different types throw their characters into the mix and compete to see who the best of the best are.
Rules fluctuate based on who you're paired with each round. It's up to you and your slotted opponent to set things in a way that you're both comfortable with, and if neither of the members of a particular fight reach a consensus on rules that a judge will step in to balance things out. But this still means that you'll encounter a variety of different approaches and opponents, each with their own unique challenges and styles. It's up to you as a fighter to settle on just how to best overcome the challenge you're faced with in a particular round, and that could consist of someone using a Naruto-verse inspired fighter, someone more DBZ-ish, or someone's undead lich. They might be a good guy, might be a bad guy, and you might be either yourself. It entirely depends upon what character you want to use.
You also could end up in any sort of setting imaginable. There are no preset locations for the combat to take place in. It's entirely up to you and your opponent to decide on a suitably simple or complex arena.
What are the rules?
Each fighting bracket will last four (4) weeks. In that four weeks you and your opponent trade posts, each attempting to overcome the other. If you force a concession on your opponent's part, like they know they've been backed into a corner they can't get out of, you win. If the fight reaches the four week mark without a decided winner then a judge will render a verdict on who moves on.
Judgements will be based on who is in the better shape at the time of judgment, and their performance during the fight. It will not be based on writing quality, unless the poor quality of the writing compromised the ability of the judge and opponent to know what the heck was going on, or appeared to be poor with the attempt to mislead and create openings.
Common posting styles you're likely to see: Open, Closed, and Hybrid
Open: You can write what your character does, what they intend to do, and what the effects of what you do could do to your opponent. You are not allowed to write actions for your opponent.
Closed: You can write whatever you want. If you want to write that your character's sword slices your opponent's stomach open and dumps his guts on the ground, then you can, and your opponent must acknowledge it.
You won't see Closed used much in spars that in in-progress. You WILL see it for closing posts though, where someone's been told 'You win!', and they claim the victory by finishing off their opponent.
Hybrid: Somewhat of a mix between the two. Small actions, like punches being landed, are permissible to write.
Major actions, like arms being taken off or missiles smashing down onto heads, are not. You and your opponent must agree to what's acceptable.
What do you win?
It's a nice bit of bragging rights, for the most part. Feel free to pop the label of 'Grand Tournament 2013 Champion' up wherever you go on the net.
I want to see some activity from FA, of course, and keep the title I won in 2011/12 in furry hands. Soooooooo...
If the winner is someone from Fur Affinity I will purchase them a $100 commission from the artist of their choice.
That's right, a $100 picture, if one of you furries takes the title this year.
A Word of Warning:
If you're the sensitive type, or very possessive about what happens to your characters, this might not be the contest for you. Remember, this is a fighting contest. It's going to be violent. It's intended to be violent. If you have a character that's entirely good aligned they could be paired against someone who's using a lich that would just love the idea of ripping their heart from their chest. And if that opponent is the one who wins, that's what could very well happen if your opponent has declared that they're not going to tone their character's actions down.
Questions? Comments? Ask away!
There is no specific kind of build that works best, however. All types of characters have their own advantages and disadvantages.
I expect in the GT there will likely be a lot of human characters (or at least human looking characters), so having some anthros mixed in would be a nice way of shaking things up.
I'll have to take some time and think up some proper special moves on top of the wrestling moves I've already established for Burst. This sounds like it could be fun.
Are characters that are copyrighted, allowed? The last tournament I was in had a strict -NO COPYRIGHTED CHARACTERS- rule being implemented, so no poke'mon, digimon, etc.
Just to be sure though, we're put against a single opponnent. We decide what kind of battle, setting, fatality and general rules there are. Like no DBZ-devastate the planet in a single post. There's at least time to prevent the other from unleashing their doomsday move?
And yes, like the journal states, each match is different. Each round you need to discuss with your opponent just what conditions are acceptable.
Thank you for that, as well.
When you said copyright characters I thought you meant a character like Sasuke, Vegita, or some other preexisting character.
If you want to enter with a pokemorph, fine. No probs there at all.
Neato. Count me in. Wish this furry victory.
Good furs die hard..!
Keep in mind, the theme of the Tournament is that you adapt to different levels of power and different styles of play through the different rounds. You won't have the same level of power the entire time.