The Tri-Blender Tournament, Final Elimination (in Contests)


VivaPinata August 7 2008 6:55 PM EDT

Okay. The other thread is un-postable, as far as I or AG Titan can figure. I'm not sure what's wrong with it... but I'm posting this new thread to continue the tournament. (Please delete the old one.) Here's basically the same stuff... made easier to search for.

This thread leads to everything else.

THE FINAL ROUND. This round will last until a winner can be decided. Please read the basics. There will also be a summary at the bottom.

~[The_Basics]~
As I have foreshadowed, the final round will be a turn-based, RPGlike, battle royal. Each player still in the tournament will be given a character. Every turn each character can perform one action. When this character dies, the owner will be eliminated from the tournament. The winner of this entire tournament will be the last character alive.

~[Character]~
Each player still contending in the tournament will be given a character. Base characters will look something like this:

[Name of Controlling Player]
HP: 3/3 AD: 1
DR: 0
[One 2H weapon here, or 1H and a shield]
[One Body Armor Here] [As many as you want of everything else here]
Remaining Tokens: XX

Notice the three attributes HP, AD, and DR; they stand for Hit Points, Attack Damage, and Damage Reduction respectively. Attack Damage (AD) is how much damage the character will inflict when he attacks. All the damage, both magical and physical from all sources, which a character takes in one turn, is referred to as Total Damage. A characterメs Damage Reduction (DR) is subtracted from the Total Damage to get the Damage Received, which is how much Hit Points (HP) the character will lose. When a character is out of Hit Points (HP), the character is considered permanently dead.

Example: Andrew has 2 DR (Damage Reduction). Billy has 2 AD (Attack Damage) and attacks Andrew, dealing 2 Total Damage. Charles has 1 AD and also attacks Andrew, bringing the Total Damage of Andrew up to 3 points. Since Andrew has 2 DR, Andrew suffers 1 point of HP (Hit Point) damage this turn.

~[Turns]~
Each_turn_lasts_24_hours, please submit your action before then. If a character is not dead, the character can perform one action every turn which all the players will submit to me during the turn. If you do not get me a particular action, your character will defend by default. At the end of the turn, all of the actions are executed and the resulting play-by-play will be posted. Then the next turn will commence, until the winner has been decided. Actions will execute in the following order:

1. Offensive Enchantments are cast.
2. Defensive Enchantments are cast.
3. Characters will defend.
4. Direct Damage spells are cast.
5. Characters will attack.
6. Characters will purchase equipment from the store/auction/blacksmith.

~[Actions]~
Every turn, a character can perform one action. Please chatmail me what you want your character to do sometime during the round. If you donメt pick anything in particular, your character is be defending by default. Here are your choices (choose one):

1. Offensive Enchantments are cast.
If you have a spellbook with an Offensive Enchantment, you can cast it. Each Offensive Enchantment has different effects, and these effects are listed in the description of the spellbook (in the store). Please include the names of your targets when you cast Offensive Enchantments.

2. Defensive Enchantments are cast.
If you have a spellbook with a Defensive Enchantment, you can cast it. Each Defensive Enchantment has different effects, and these effects are listed in the description of the spellbook (in the store). Please include the names of your targets when you cast Defensive Enchantments.

3. Characters will defend.
All characters are allowed to defend. When defending, a character will temporarily gain 2 additional DR (Damage Reduction) for this current turn.

4. Direct Damage spells are cast.
If you have a spellbook with a Direct Damage spell, you can cast it. Each Direct Damage spell has different effects, and these effects are listed in the description of the spellbook (in the store). Please include the names of your targets when you cast Direct Damage spells.

5. Characters will attack.
All characters are allowed to attack. When attacking, your character will inflict an amount of damage equal to your AD (Attack Damage). Please include the names of your targets when you attack.

6. Characters will purchase equipment from the store/auction/blacksmith. Self explanatory. See the store and the auction for more details.You may purchase ONE item or make ONE bid per turn. Doing this takes a full turn. Please name what item you are buying or bidding on, and you bid for the latter.

~[Looting]~
When a character dies or forfeits from the tournament, he will generate a Loot Pile with his name and all of his worldly possessions in it. If you attacked the character during the turn of his death, you will be automatically in the モFight Over His Loot Pile.ヤ This is a condition that prevents any other person from looting the Loot Pile until you are not in the モFight Over His Loot Pileヤ; while under this condition, you do not have any restrictions of targets or whatever. Everything else is normal, except nobody else can loot the particular Loot Pile until you are dead or you leave the fight. If you are the only person fighting over a particular Loot Pile, then you will gain everything in the Loot Pile. The basics of Loot Piles:
1. Any character can join the fight over a Loot Pile.
2. Each character may be involved in one fight at a time.
3. If you are the only person involved in the fight over the Loot Pile, you win everything.
4. The option to join a fight over a Loot Pile is available for all characters, and joining/leaving is a free action that still allows you to perform a regular action this turn.
5. You may "Join," "Leave" or "Leave XX Loot Pile and Join XX Loot Pile" once per turn.

~[Last_Character_Alive]~
The winner of the entire tournament will be decided on this factor and nothing else. Battle Royal does not mean this final elimination will be a backstab fest. To the contrary, many Defensive Enchantments are very benefiting and advantageous to a team. Also, the most dangerous beginning strategy involves at least 3 different characters attacking the same opponent for an instant elimination. And モteammatesヤ are not limited to your two fellow party members. You can cast enchantments on any characters still remaining in the tournament. "Secret" chatmail/PM/chat-based alliances can become very powerful indeed. If two or more teammates are left standing without the will to fight each other to the death, one may forfeit from the tournament and later divide up the spoils.


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=[Store]==[Store]==[Store]==[Store]==[Store]=
Buying ONE item from the store requires a full turn. Various items do different things. Repeating what is stated under character, each may have one 2H weapon equipped at a time or a 1H weapon and one shield. Each may have one body armor. As for everything else, each character may have one of each.

=[2H_Weapons]=
A character can only use one of these weapons, and if he does, then 1H weapons and shields are off limits. Weapons are primarily used for AD (Attack Damage) bonuses, although some have additional effects. All weapons can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Executioner Sword - 15 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base AD to 1. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; relativity cheap to upgrade.

Blacksword of Nan Elmoth - 30 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base AD to 2. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; relativity cheap to upgrade.

Vorpal Sword - 40 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base AD to 1. Expensive to upgrade. When attacking, the Vorpal Sword grants bonus AD equal to 1/2 of the target permanent DR (rounded up, so if you attack a character with 3 DR, you will do 1+2 damage from AD). Each upgrade increases the base AD bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

=[1H_Weapons]=
A character can only use one of these weapons, and if he does, he can also use a shield, but 2H weapons are off limits. Weapons are primarily used for AD (Attack Damage) bonuses, although some have additional effects. All weapons can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Beaked Axe - 20 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base AD to 1. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

Elven Longsword - 30 Tokens to Purchase.
When equipped, increases base AD to 1. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; relativity cheap to upgrade.

=[Shields]=
A character can only use one shield and only if that character is not using a 2H weapon. Shield are generally used to boost DR (Damage Reduction), although others have additional effects. All shields can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Mithril Shield - 15 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; relativity cheap to upgrade.

Mage Shield - 35 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Grants an additional +2 DR that applies only against Direct Damage spells. Each upgrade increases the base DR bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

=[Body_Armor]=
A character can only use one piece of body armor. Body Armors are generally used to boost DR (Damage Reduction), although others have additional effects. All body armors can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Elven Hauberk - 30 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Grants an additional +2 DR that applies only against Direct Damage spells. Each upgrade increases the base DR bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

Adamantite Curiass - 40 Tokens to Purchase
When equipped, increases base DR by 2. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; relativity cheap to upgrade.

=[Accessories]=
A character can own one of each Accessory. Accessories usually grant different effects, and can very helpful depending on the situation. Some accessories can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Amulet of AC - 30 Tokens
When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

Noldorin Spellcasters - 30 Tokens
Reduces the level of all Antimagic Fields cast on you by 1.

Cloak of the Istari - 40 Tokens
Increases the level of all Direct Damage spells that you cast by 1.

Amulet of Leadership - 45 Tokens
When equipped, increases base AD by 1 and base DR by 1 of ALL your teammates (official ones, listed under your team name, including yourself). Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point each; expensive to upgrade.

Cornuthaum - 50 Tokens
Increases the level of all Offensive and Defensive Enchantments that you cast by 1.

=[Spellbooks]=
A character can own one of each Spellbook. By owning a spellbook, the character is given the ability to cast its spell. Each spell has different effects. Because the blacksmith dwarf practices spellwriting during his breaks from the forge, all spellbooks can be upgraded through the blacksmith.

Book of Fireball, lvl1 - 30 Tokens
Direct Damage Spell. Deal one point of damage to up to three targets. Each upgrade increases this damage by 1 point each; expensive to upgrade.

Book of Cone of Cold, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Direct Damage Spell. Charged spell. Takes two turns to cast, and deals damage on the second turn. Deal two points of damage to up to four different targets. Each upgrade increases this damage by 1 points each; relativity cheap to upgrade.

Book of Magic Missile, lvl1 - 30 Tokens
Direct Damage Spell. Deal two points of damage to one target. Each upgrade increases this damage by 2 points; expensive to upgrade.

Book of Shocking Grasp, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Direct Damage Spell. Charged Spell. Takes two turns to cast, and deals damage on the second turn. Deal four points of damage to up to one target. Each upgrade increases this damage by 2 points; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Phantom Link, lvl1 - 30 Tokens
Defensive Enchantment. Choose two targets to link to for this turn. If these targets take damage (after DR is calculated) during this turn, you will receive the damage instead of them (also calculating your DR into the equation). You will also receive 2 temporary DR that only applies only to Phantom Linked damage (if you get attacked instead, you take the full blunt of the damage). Each upgrade increases the special DR by 1 point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Protection, lvl1 - 30 Tokens
Defensive Enchantment. Choose up to two targets (not including yourself) to cast on. For this turn, each of these targets and yourself will receive a 1 DR boost. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point each; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Giant Strength, lvl1 - 30 Tokens
Defensive Enchantment. Choose up to two targets to cast on. For this turn, each of these targets will receive a 1 AD boost. Each upgrade increases this bonus by 1 point each; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Antimagic Field, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Offensive Enchantment. Choose up to two targets to cast this on. If target casts a Direct Damage spell this turn, the target will receive 1 damage. Temporarily lower the level of the Direct Damage Spell by the level of the Antimagic Field. If this causes the Direct Damage spell to be lowered to or less than level zero, then the DD spell fizzles. Each upgrade increases the damage by 1 point each; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Dispel Magic, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Offensive Enchantment. Choose up to three targets to cast this on. If target casts a Defensive Enchantment spell this turn, the target will receive 1 damage. Temporarily lower the level of the Defensive Enchantment by the level of the Dispel Magic. If this causes the Defensive Enchantment spell to be lowered to level zero, then the DE spell fizzles. Each upgrade increases the damage by 1 point each; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Ethereal Chains, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Offensive Enchantment. Choose up to two targets to cast this on. For this turn, lower the AD of the target by 2. Each upgrade lowers the AD by 1 more point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Book of Health, lvl1 - 40 Tokens
Base stat. When owned, increases the HP maximum of the owner by 1 point. Each upgrade increases the bonus by another point; expensive to upgrade.

=[Auction]==[ Auction]==[ Auction]==[ Auction]==[ Auction]=
The auction house is similar to the store, with one big difference: each item sold in the auction is UNIQUE. Players cannot sell their items through the auctions. Each bid is a full turn action. Each opt for the BIN (Buy It Now) price is also a full turn action. After NINE turns, the highest bidders will get the items still remaining. When you bid, your bidded Tokens will be temporarily removed from you and will be refunded should you be outbidded. If two or more players BIN, all of those players will have to spend another turn and BIN again and again, until only one player is willing to BIN. Each of these items in the auction is one of a kind, and thus has special effects that give their users a powerful advantage over the competition.

Boots of Displacement - BIN: 65 Tokens
Accessory. When equipped, grants the wearer 25% chance to evade all normal attacks. Each upgrade increases the evasion bonus by another 25%; expensive to upgrade.

Shield of Capacity - BIN: 70 Tokens
Shield. When equipped, increases base DR by 1. If the user takes HP damage this turn, his next normal attack will be given a bonus AD equal to double the HP lost. Each upgrade increases the DR bonus by 1 point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Trollskin Armor - BIN: 80 Tokens
Body Armor. When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Also, the wearer will regenerate 1 HP per turn. Each upgrade increases the DR bonus by 1 point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Morgul-Hammer - BIN: 80 Tokens
2H weapon. When equipped, increases base AD to 2. If the user attacks, the character will gain 1 HP. Each upgrade increases the AD bonus by 1 point; expensive to upgrade.

Steeds of the Apocalypse, lvl1 - BIN: 130 Tokens. Familiar. When equipped, you will gain a second minion with 4/4 HP, 1 AD, and 2 DR base. It will be able to cast Fireball, Cone of Cold, Magic Missile, and Shocking Grasp of lvl2. It will not be able to own any items. It can be targeted normally, by any attack and spell. If your character dies before it dies, you will not be eliminated from the tournament until it dies. Should Steeds die, it will be removed from the tournament, and not exist in any Loot Piles. Each upgrade increases Steeds HP by 1 maximum and increases the level of his DD spells by 1; expensive to upgrade.

=[Blacksmith]==[Blacksmith]==[Blacksmith]==[Blacksmith]==[Blacksmith]=
The blacksmith is used to upgrade your equipment. Each upgrade is a full turn action. You must have lvl2 of the particular item before you can upgrade to lvl3.

Executioner Sword - 20 Tokens to lvl2; 25 Tokens to lvl3.
Blacksword of Nan Elmoth - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 35 Tokens to lvl3.
Vorpal Sword - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.

Beaked Axe - 30 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3.
Elven Longsword - 30 Tokens to lvl2; 35 Token to lvl3.

Mithril Shield - 30 Tokens to lvl2; 35 Tokens to lvl3.
Mage Shield - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3.

Elven Hauberk - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3
Adamantite Cuirass - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.

Amulet of AC - 40 Tokens to lvl2, 50 Tokens to lvl3.
Amulet of Leadership - 55 Tokens to lvl2; 65 Tokens to lvl3.

Book of Fireball, lvl1 - 45 Tokens to lvl2; 55 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Cone of Cold, lvl1 - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Magic Missile, lvl1 - 45 Tokens to lvl2; 55 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Shocking Grasp, lvl1 - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.

Book of Phantom Link, lvl1 - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Protection, lvl1 - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 50 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Giant Strength, lvl1 - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 50 Tokens to lvl3.

Book of Antimagic Field, lvl1 - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Dispel Magic, lvl1 - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.
Book of Ethereal Chains, lvl1 - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 50 Tokens to lvl3.

Book of Health, lvl1 - 55 Tokens to lvl2; 70 Tokens to lvl3.

Boots of Displacement -- 50 Tokens to lvl2; 75 Tokens to lvl3.
Shield of Capacity - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3.
Trollskin Armor - 35 Tokens to lvl2; 40 Tokens to lvl3.
Morgul-Hammer - 40 Tokens to lvl2; 45 Tokens to lvl3.
Steeds of the Apocalypse - 60 Tokens to lvl2; 80 Tokens to lvl3.


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TO SUMMARIZE.
1. Each player now has a character, with a base of 3 HP and 1 attack damage.
2. Each turn, every 24 hours, you may perform an action. Submit me an action or your character will do the default action (defend).
3. Some of the actions you can perform is to buy equipment and spells from the store, bid in the auctions, or upgrade your existing equipment.
4. All damage you take in a turn is referred to as Total Damage. Total Damage minus Damage Reduction (DR, or basically armor) is the Damage inflicted on your HP (Hit Points).
5. You cannot heal, and there are only two items that regenerate HP. When your HP drops to 0, you will be eliminated from the tournament.
6. When a character is eliminated from the tournament, it generates a Loot Pile. The remaining players can fight over this pile, and the winner takes everything.
7. Winner of the entire tournament is the owner of the last character alive.

TIPS:
1. If three characters attack a character with 3 HP, who is not defending at the beginning turns of the tournament, that attacked character has a very good chance of being instantly eliminated. Similarly, even later, you stand the same chance of elimination if several AD-pumped characters gang up on you.
2. Teammates, Defensive Enchantments, and DR items are vital to keep you alive when you try to deal damage. You start with a small but precious amount of nonregenerating HP.
3. Talk to people. Think outside the box. Teams do not have to be official to work. This is when all the lessons of your previous challenges are tested.
4. Defending gives +2 DR, which is quite heavy during the first few turns.

I am putting the character list on a separate post at an attempt of organization. Scroll down, please. :D

VivaPinata August 7 2008 7:29 PM EDT

~[TURN 1: Play-By-Play]~

The Experience yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
[TD]Badfish yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
The yawn bug seems to be spreading.
forktoad yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
TheHatchetman yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
novice yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

Jokernaut purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.
Zaekyr purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.
LightningRaider purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.
lostling purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.
Draugluin purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.
Hakai purchases an Amulet of Leadership from the store.

blackshadowshade purchases an Adamantite Cuirass from the store.
Michalastar purchases an Adamantite Cuirass from the store.

DrAcO5676 purchases a Vorpal Sword from the store.
Oddbird purchases a Blacksword of Nan Elmoth from the store.
AG Titan epically purchases a Beaked Axe from the store.

Ranger purchases a Book of Fireball, lvl1 from the store.
Lamuness purchases a Book of Fireball, lvl1 from the store.

JarL purchases a Book of Magic Missle from the store.
Warbringer purchases a Book of Shocking Grasp from the store.

LuisOrtiz bids the Buy It Now for the Morgul-Hammer in the auction. He wins!

~[The_Characters]~
Here is the updated list of characters still in the tournament after turn 1. Have fun :D

blackshadowshade
[bss]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 86

LuisOrtiz
[Team A]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0
[Morgul-Hammer]
Remaining Tokens: 44

Warbringer
[Possessed]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Shocking Grasp, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 9

Ranger
[So Low Man]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 62

Oddbird
[Bootyshaker]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0
[Blacksword of Nan Elmoth]
Remaining Tokens: 39

Michalastar
[Honey]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 15

AG Titan
[The Lone Ranger]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0
[Beaked Axe]
Remaining Tokens: 22

JarL
[Team B]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Magic Missile, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 21

The Experience
[Point Dogs]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 73

[TD]Badfish
[Point Dogs]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 68

Lamuness
[the offbeats]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 26

forktoad
[the offbeats]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 59

Jokernaut
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 29

Zaekyr
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 41

LightningRaider
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 23

DrAcO5676
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0
[Vorpal Sword]
Remaining Tokens: 30

TheHatchetman
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 72

novice
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 63

lostling
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 26

Draugluin
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 21

Hakai
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+3)
DR: 0 (+3)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 22

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~[Loot Piles]~
In an attempt to boost the exconomy, I am spawning 4 Loot Piles to start the second turn of the tournament. To join, just pick ONE and CM the name of it to me. Remember, joining a Loot Pile is a free action and you can still make a standard action afterwards.

[Loot Pile Alpha]
40 Tokens.

[Loot Pile Beta]
65 Tokens.

[Loot Pile Foxtrot]
85 Tokens.

[Loot Pile Omega]
110 Tokens.

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~[Auction_Update]~

Boots of Displacement - BIN: 65 Tokens
[Current Bid: none]
Accessory. When equipped, grants the wearer 25% chance to evade all normal attacks. Each upgrade increases the evasion bonus by another 25%; expensive to upgrade.

Shield of Capacity - BIN: 70 Tokens
[Current Bid: none]
Shield. When equipped, increases base DR by 1. If the user takes HP damage this turn, his next normal attack will be given a bonus AD equal to double the HP lost. Each upgrade increases the DR bonus by 1 point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Trollskin Armor - BIN: 80 Tokens
[Current Bid: none]
Body Armor. When equipped, increases base DR by 1. Also, the wearer will regenerate 1 HP per turn. Each upgrade increases the DR bonus by 1 point; relatively cheap to upgrade.

Steeds of the Apocalypse, lvl1 - BIN: 130 Tokens.
[Current Bid: none]
Familiar. When equipped, you will gain a second minion with 4/4 HP, 1 AD, and 2 DR base. It will be able to cast Fireball, Cone of Cold, Magic Missile, and Shocking Grasp of lvl2. It will not be able to own any items. It can be targeted normally, by any attack and spell. If your character dies before it dies, you will not be eliminated from the tournament until it dies. Should Steeds die, it will be removed from the tournament, and not exist in any Loot Piles. Each upgrade increases Steeds HP by 1 maximum and increases the level of his DD spells by 1; expensive to upgrade.

VivaPinata August 7 2008 7:31 PM EDT

Oh, and the 2nd turn has officially started. 22.5 hours remaining for you to submit your actions for this turn.

VivaPinata August 8 2008 12:49 PM EDT

5 more hours remaining.
Contrary to popular belief, skipping every other turn isn't mandatory ;)

VivaPinata August 8 2008 7:43 PM EDT

~[TURN 2: Play-By-Play]~

The Experience yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
[TD]Badfish yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
DrAcO5676 yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
The yawn bug seems to be spreading. Hopefully, the ports of Madagascar will not close.
Oddbird drops into a defensive stance.
Michalastar drops into a defensive stance.

Lamuness launches a Fireball, lvl1 at Warbringer. Warbringer is scorched for [1] damage; 0/0 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
JarL fires a Magic Missile, lvl1 at [TD]BadFish. [TD]Badfish is blasted for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

Warbringer does two somersaults before backflipping off a two story building, landing in a full split while pulling his turn out of his pocket and punching Zaekyr with it for [1] damage. After this epic display, his defenses absorb the attack; 2/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

blackshadowshade pounds Zaekyr for [1] damage, but his defenses absorb the damage; 1/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
LuisOrtiz decapitates Zaekyr for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorbs some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
lostling executes Zaekyr for [4] damage, and Zaekyr stumbles backwards from the attack and collapses; 0/3 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Hakai pops Zaekyr for [4] damage, and then dances on his fallen body.

Jokernaut rents lostling for [4] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
LightningRaider finishes lostling for [4] damage, and lostling faints from the attack. A pokeball is seen being thrown at lostling as he falls; 0/3 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

forktoad crushes Warbringer for [1] damage; 0/0 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
Draugluin punishes Jokernaut for [4] damage, and his defenses only absorbs some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

In his dying breath, Zaekyr purchases a Book of Fireball, lvl1.
AG Titan purchases a Mithril Shield.
Ranger purchases an Elven Hauberk.
TheHatchman purchases an Amulet of Leadership.
novice purchases a Book of Phantom Link, lvl1.

~[The_Characters]~
Here is the updated list of characters still in the tournament after turn 2. Have fun :D

blackshadowshade
[bss]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 86

LuisOrtiz
[Team A]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0
[Morgul-Hammer]
Remaining Tokens: 44

Warbringer
[Possessed]
HP: 1/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Shocking Grasp, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 9

Ranger
[So Low Man]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+1)
[Elven Hauberk] [Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 32

Oddbird
[Bootyshaker]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0
[Blacksword of Nan Elmoth]
Remaining Tokens: 39

Michalastar
[Honey]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 15

AG Titan
[The Lone Ranger]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Beaked Axe]
[Mithril Shield]
Remaining Tokens: 7

JarL
[Team B]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Magic Missile, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 21

The Experience
[Point Dogs]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 73

[TD]Badfish
[Point Dogs]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 68

Lamuness
[the offbeats]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 26

forktoad
[the offbeats]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
Remaining Tokens: 59

Jokernaut
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 2/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 29

LightningRaider
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 23

DrAcO5676
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Vorpal Sword]
Remaining Tokens: 30

TheHatchetman
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Amulet of Leadership] Remaining Tokens: 27

novice
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Book of Phantom Link, lvl1] Remaining Tokens: 33

Draugluin
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 21

Hakai
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 22

_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~
In an attempt to boost the exconomy, I am spawning 4 Loot Piles to start the second turn of the tournament. To join, just pick ONE and CM the name of it to me. Remember, joining a Loot Pile is a free action and you can still make a standard action afterwards.

[Loot Pile Alpha]
40 Tokens.
Jokernaut, LightningRaider, AG Titan, blackshadowshade

[Loot Pile Beta]
65 Tokens.
Lamuness, Ranger, Michalastar, JarL, Draugluin

[Loot Pile Foxtrot]
85 Tokens.
TheHatchetman, Oddbird, LuisOrtiz, Hakai

[Loot Pile Omega]
110 Tokens.
nobodyナ

[Loot Pile Zaekyr]
11 Tokens
Amulet of Leadership
Book of Fireball, lvl1
Warbringer, blackshadowshade, LuisOrtiz, Hakai

[Loot Pile lostling]
26 Tokens
Amulet of Leadership
Jokernaut, LightningRaider

_________________________________
Auctions are the same; see turn above.

VivaPinata August 8 2008 7:46 PM EDT

Turn 3 has officially begun. 22ish hours left before the end of this turn. Also, thoughts on the play-by-play format welcomed. Is it too dull? Slightly hard to read? Does it need from more brackets, bold letters, or italics?

VivaPinata August 8 2008 7:59 PM EDT

Update :D +5 Tokens to novice for my oppsies. [Loot Pile Beta]
65 Tokens.
Lamuness, Ranger, Michalastar, JarL, Draugluin, novice

VivaPinata August 9 2008 7:32 PM EDT

~[TURN 3: Play-By-Play]~

Michalastar yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
[TD]Badfish yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
TheHatchetman yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Draugluin yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Hakai yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

Oddbird drops into a defensive stance.
Warbringer drops into a defensive stance.

novice casts Phantom Link, lvl 1, and he links to TheHatchetman and DrAcO5676.

Lamuness conjures a Fireball, lvl1 at Warbringer for [1] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 1/2 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
JarL summons a Magic Missile, lvl1 at forktoad. Forktoad is blasted for [2] damage; 0/0 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

AG Titan hacks into forktoad for [2] damage, and forktoad collapses from the attack; 0/0 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
LightningRaider tears into novice for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/1 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut ends novice for [3] damage, and novice is obliterated; 0/1 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
DrAcO5676 slashes Ranger for [2] damage, and easily cuts through his armor for an additional [1] damage. His armor only absorb some of the damage; 0/1 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

In his dying breath, forktoad purchases an Amulet of Leadership.
The Experience purchases an Elven Longsword.
LuisOrtiz purchases an Adamantine Cuirass.
Ranger purchases a Mithril Shield.
blackshadowshade purchases a Mage Shield.


In an unfortunate twist of fate, [TD]Badfish was last spotted unconscious in an European apartment with a gas leakage. Lucky, the stove was off. Unluckily, a timed pipe bomb was attached under the coffee table. His remains were collected into a Loot Pile in his memory.

~[The_Characters]~
Here is the updated list of characters still in the tournament after turn 3. Have fun :D

blackshadowshade
[bss]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+3)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
[Mage Shield]
Remaining Tokens: 51

LuisOrtiz
[Team A]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Morgul-Hammer]
[Adamantine Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 4

Warbringer
[Possessed]
HP: 1/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Shocking Grasp, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 9

Ranger
[So Low Man]
HP: 1/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Elven Hauberk]
[Mithril Shield]
[Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 17

Oddbird
[Bootyshaker]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0
[Blacksword of Nan Elmoth]
Remaining Tokens: 39

Michalastar
[Honey]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0 (+2)
[Adamantite Cuirass]
Remaining Tokens: 15

AG Titan
[The Lone Ranger]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Beaked Axe]
[Mithril Shield]
Remaining Tokens: 7

JarL
[Team B]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Magic Missile, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 21

The Experience
[Point Dogs]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0
[Elven Longsword]
Remaining Tokens: 43

Lamuness
[the offbeats]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1
DR: 0
[Book of Fireball, lvl1]
Remaining Tokens: 26

Jokernaut
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 2/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 55

LightningRaider
[Draconian Trinity]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 23

DrAcO5676
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Vorpal Sword]
Remaining Tokens: 30

TheHatchetman
[Team Supreme]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+1)
DR: 0 (+1)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 27

Draugluin
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 21

Hakai
[The Nameless Ones]
HP: 3/3
AD: 1 (+2)
DR: 0 (+2)
[Amulet of Leadership]
Remaining Tokens: 22

_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

LightningRaider leaves Loot Pile lostling.
The Experience joins Loot Pile Foxtrot.
Jokernaut leaves Loot Pile Alpha.
DrAcO5676 joins Loot Pile Omega.
Warbringer leaves Loot Pile Zaekyr and joins Loot Pile Omega.
LuisOrtiz leaves Loot Pile Foxtrot and Loot Pile Zaekyr and joins Loot Pile Omega.
AG Titan leaves Loot Pile Alpha and joins Loot Pile Omega.
Ranger leaves Loot Pile Beta and joins Loot Pile Omega.

Jokernaut takes Loot Pile lostling, except he already has an Amulet of Leadership. A new Loot Pile is made for the item.

[Loot Pile Alpha]
40 Tokens.
LightningRaider, blackshadowshade

[Loot Pile Beta]
65 Tokens.
Lamuness, Michalastar, JarL, Draugluin

[Loot Pile Foxtrot]
85 Tokens.
TheHatchetman, Oddbird, Hakai

[Loot Pile Omega]
110 Tokens.
DrAcO5676, Warbringer, LuisOrtiz, AG Titan, Ranger

[Loot Pile Zaekyr]
11 Tokens
Amulet of Leadership
Book of Fireball, lvl1
blackshadowshade, Hakai

[Loot Pile forktoad]
14 Tokens
Amulet of Leadership
JarL, AG Titan

[Loot Pile novice]
38 Tokens
Book of Phantom Link, lvl1
Jokernaut, LightningRaider

[Loot Pile AoL]
Amulet of Leadership
Nobodyナ

[Loot Pile [TD]Badfish]
68 Tokens
Nobodyナ

_________________________________
Auctions are the same; see turn above.

Turn 4 has officially begun. 22.5 Hours before the end of the turn.

VivaPinata August 9 2008 8:30 PM EDT

Update: Blacksmithing costs on DBs.

Boots of Displacement -- 40 Tokens to lvl2; 80 Tokens to lvl3; 100 Tokens to lvl4. Yes, this now makes lvl4 DBs immune to normal attacks.

VivaPinata August 10 2008 6:35 PM EDT

~[TURN 4: Play-By-Play]~

The Hatchetman yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Oddbird yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Lamuness yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
JarL yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Hakai yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

Jokernaut drops into a defensive stance.
Warbringer drops into a defensive stance.

Ranger erupts a massive Fireball, lvl1 at DrAcO5676, TheHatchetman, and Lamuness for [1] damage each. DrAcO5676 absorbs the attack; 0/1 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining. TheHatchetman absorbs the attack; 2/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining. Lamuness absorbs the attack; 1/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

AG Titan chops JarL for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
LightningRaider obliterates Ranger for [3] damage, and Ranger falls from the attack; 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Draugluin assaults blackshadowshade for [3] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
LuisOrtiz sunders DrAcO5676 for [3] damage, and DrAcO5676 collapses from the attack; 0/1 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Michalastar pounds at Warbringer for [1] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 1/2 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

blackshadowshade purchases a Book of Magic Missle, lvl1.
The Experience purchases a Mithril Shield.
In his dying breath, DrAcO5676 purchases a Elven Hauberk.


Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment
blackshadowshade bss 3/3 1 0 (+3) 51 MgS, AC
LuisOrtiz Team A 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 72 MH, AC
Warbringer Possessed 1/3 1 0 9 SGlvl1
Ranger So Low Man 1/3 1 0 (+2) 17 EH, MS, FBlvl1
Oddbird Bootyshaker 3/3 1 (+2) 0 39 BoNE
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 0 (+2) 15 AC
AG Titan The Lone Ranger 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 7 BA, MS
JarL Team B 3/3 1 0 21 MMlvl1
The Experience Point Dogs 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 28 ELS, MS
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 0 26 FBlvl1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 55 AoL
LightningRaider Draconian Trinity 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 61 MS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1, PLlvl1
TheHatchetman Team Supreme 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 27 AoL
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 21 AoL
Hakai The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 22 AoL


_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Ranger leaves Loot Pile Omega.
LuisOrtiz leaves Loot Pile Omega, joins Loot Pile [TD]Badfish, and takes it. But LuisOrtiz already have a weapon and armor equipped, and he drop a Vorpal Sword and a Elven Hauberk; the sword and armor forms a new Loot Pile.
LuisOrtiz joins Loot Pile DrAcO5676 and takes it.
LightningRaider takes Loot Pile novice.
LightingRaider joins Loot Pile Ranger and takes it.

Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Alpha 40 none blackshadowshade, LightningRaider
Beta 65 none Lamuness, Michalastar, JarL, Draugluin
Foxtrot 85 none TheHatchetman, Oddbird, Hakai
Omega 110 none Warbringer, LuisOrtiz, AG Titan
Zaekyr 11 AoL, FBlvl1 blackshadowshade, Hakai
forktoad 14 AoL JarL, AG Titan
AoL none AoL nobody
VS/EH none VS, EH nobody

VivaPinata August 10 2008 10:29 PM EDT

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment
blackshadowshade bss 3/3 1 0 (+3) 56 MgS, AC, MMlvl1
LuisOrtiz Team A 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 72 MH, AC
Warbringer Possessed 1/3 1 0 9 SGlvl1
Oddbird Bootyshaker 3/3 1 (+2) 0 39 BoNE
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 0 (+2) 15 AC
AG Titan The Lone Ranger 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 7 BA, MS
JarL Team B 3/3 1 0 21 MMlvl1
The Experience Point Dogs 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 28 ELS, MS
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 0 26 FBlvl1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 55 AoL
LightningRaider Draconian Trinity 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 61 MS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1, PLlvl1
TheHatchetman Team Supreme 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 27 AoL
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 21 AoL
Hakai The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 22 AoL


Whoopsies. +5 Tokens to blackshadowshade and umm... Ranger for correct my mistake. ^_^

VivaPinata August 10 2008 10:59 PM EDT

Update: All items can be refunded to the store for base (not upgrade costs) item price. BIN, for auctioned items. This action requires a turn.

VivaPinata August 11 2008 6:35 PM EDT

~[TURN 5: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Oddbird yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
JarL yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

LightningRaider casts Phantom Link lvl1, and links to Jokernaut.

blackshadowshade mails a Magic Missile at Jokernaut for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining. Since his DR has dropped to 0, Phantom Link now takes into effect.
Warbringer begins collecting a shocking amount of energy.

LuisOrtiz smashes Jokernaut for [3] damage, but LightningRaider absorbs the attack; LightningRaider has 3/6 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
Hakai beheads Warbringer for [3] damage, and Warbringer is killed by the attack; 0/0 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut attacks Warbringer just in time to overkill him for [3] damage.
AG Titan jumps into the action on Warbringer for [2] damage.
Michalastar sees the crowd on Warbringer and joins it for [1] damage.
The Experience sends Warbringer flowers for [2] damage.
Somewhere in the background, a voice is heard saying "Dude! That is whack!"

Lamuness purchases a Mithril Shield.
TheHatchetman pawns off his Amulet of Leadership.

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment
blackshadowshade bss 3/3 1 0 (+3) 56 MgS, AC, MMlvl1
LuisOrtiz Team A 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 72 MH, AC
Oddbird Bootyshaker 3/3 1 (+2) 0 39 BoNE
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 0 (+2) 15 AC
AG Titan The Lone Ranger 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 7 BA, MS
JarL Team B 3/3 1 0 21 MMlvl1
The Experience Point Dogs 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 28 ELS, MS
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 0 (+1) 11 MS, FBlvl1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 55 AoL
LightningRaider Draconian Trinity 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 61 MS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1, PLlvl1
TheHatchetman Team Supreme 3/3 1 0 73
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 21 AoL
Hakai The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 22 AoL


_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

The Experience joins Loot Pile Omega.
Jokernaut joins Loot Pile VS/EH.
Michalastar joins Loot Pile VS/EH.
TheHatchetman joins Loot Pile VS/EH.
Everybody ever joins Loot Pile Warbringer.

Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Alpha 40 none blackshadowshade, LightningRaider
Beta 65 none Lamuness, Michalastar, JarL, Draugluin
Foxtrot 85 none TheHatchetman, Oddbird, Hakai
Omega 110 none LuisOrtiz, AG Titan, The Experience
Zaekyr 11 AoL, FBlvl1 blackshadowshade, Hakai
forktoad 14 AoL JarL, AG Titan
AoL none AoL nobody
VS/EH none VS, EH Jokernaut, Michalastar, TheHatchetman
Warbringer 9 SGlvl1 Hakai, Jokernaut, AG Titan, Michalastar, The Experience

VivaPinata August 12 2008 6:44 PM EDT

~[TURN 6: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
JarL yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
Hakai yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
AG Titan yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
TheHatchetman yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

blackshadowshade fires a round of Magic Missile at Hakai for [2], but her defenses absorb the attack; 2/4 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

LuisOrtiz attempts to finish Hakai for [3] damage, and her defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/4 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
The Experience slashes through TheHatchetman for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
Oddbird, quite like a PWNAGER, attacks and kills TheHatchetman for [3] damage, and TheHatchetman rests in peace from the blow; 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Michalastar judo-pwns Jokernaut for [1] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 1/2 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
LightningRaider bashes LuisOrtiz for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/2 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut presses Forward, Forward, Back, High Push at LuisOrtiz, and it results in a fatality; 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

Lamuness bids 11 Tokens on Steeds of the Apocalypse in the auctions.

_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Michalstar leaves her Loot Piles and joins Loot Pile AoL.
Lamuness leaves her Loot Piles and joins Loot Pile AoL.
Since Jokernaut was the last person remaining in Loot Pile VS/EH, he takes the pile.


Random Tables since I'm not sure how they got to the bottom... >_>

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment
blackshadowshade bss 3/3 1 0 (+3) 56 MgS, AC, MMlvl1
Oddbird Bootyshaker 3/3 1 (+2) 0 39 BoNE
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 20 AC, AoL
AG Titan The Lone Ranger 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 7 BA, MS
JarL Team B 3/3 1 0 21 MMlvl1
The Experience Point Dogs 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 38 ELS, MS
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 0 (+1) 11 MS, FBlvl1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+3) 0 (+3) 55 VS, EH, AoL
LightningRaider Draconian Trinity 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 61 MS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1, PLlvl1
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 21 AoL
Hakai The Nameless Ones 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 22 AoL


Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Alpha 40 none blackshadowshade, LightningRaider
Beta 65 none JarL, Draugluin
Foxtrot 85 none Oddbird, Hakai
Omega 110 none AG Titan, The Experience
Zaekyr 11 AoL, FBlvl1 blackshadowshade, Hakai
forktoad 14 AoL JarL, AG Titan
AoL none AoL Michalastar, Lamuness
Warbringer 9 SGlvl1 Hakai, Jokernaut, AG Titan, The Experience
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC LightningRaider, Jokernaut
TheHatchetman 73 none Oddbird, The Experience

VivaPinata August 12 2008 6:46 PM EDT

Err... actually, Michalastar doesn't get an AoL yet... Whoopsies. x_x

VivaPinata August 12 2008 7:04 PM EDT

And Lamuness actually has 0 Tokens =x

VivaPinata August 13 2008 6:50 PM EDT

~[TURN 7: Play-By-Play]~

JarL yawns and falls into a defensive stance.
The Experience yawns and falls into a defensive stance.

LightningRaider falls back into a defensive stance.
Michalastar falls back into a defensive stance.

Lamuness conjures a blazing fireball that scorches AG Titan, the Experience, and Michalastar for [1] damage each, and defenses absorb all three attacks; AG Titan has 0/1 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining, The Experience has 2/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining, and Michalastar has 3/4 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

AG Titan rocks JarL for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut just walks through blackshadowshade for [3] damage and easily slices through his armor for another [2] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
Oddbird assassinates The Experience for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.
Hakai curb stomps AG Titan for [3] damage, and AG Titan starts to slowly fade after the attack; 0/1 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Draugluin ends blackshadowshade for [3] damage, and then the sun comes out. Get it? 0/3 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

In his predicted dying breath, blackshadowshade still cheats people out of his tokens by upgrading his Book of Magic Missile, lvl1 into a Book of Magic Missile, lvl2.

_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Hakai leaves all her worldly Loot Piles behind and joins Loot Pile LuisOrtiz.
Lamuness follows suit and joins Loot Pile Omega.
LightningRaider takes Loot Pile Alpha.
Hakai takes Loot Pile Zaekyr, but drops the AoL which goes and forms its own Loot Pile.
JarL takes Loot Pile forktoad.
Michalastar takes Loot Pile AoL.
Oddbird takes Foxtrot.

Random tables since I'm not sure how they got to the bottom... >_>

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
Oddbird Bootyshaker 3/3 1 (+2) 0 124 BoNE 1
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 20 AC, AoL 1
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 35 MMlvl1, AoL 1
The Experience Point Dogs 2/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 38 ELS, MS 2
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 0 (+1) 0 MS, FBlvl1 1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+3) 0 (+3) 55 VS, EH, AoL 5
LightningRaider Draconian Trinity 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 101 MS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1, PLlvl1 5
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 21 AoL 2
Hakai The Nameless Ones 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 33 AoL, FBlvl1 3


Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 none JarL, Draugluin
Omega 110 none The Experience, Lamuness
AoL none AoL none
Warbringer 9 SGlvl1 Jokernaut, The Experience
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC LightningRaider, Jokernaut, Hakai
TheHatchetman 73 none Oddbird, The Experience
blackshadowshade 11 MgS, AC, MMlvl2 Draugluin, Jokernaut
AG Titan 7 BA, MS Lamuness, Hakai

VivaPinata August 13 2008 7:01 PM EDT

Update: the not-send-me-a-CM "yawns and takes a defensive stance" action now will only give +1 DR bonus instead of the normal +2 DR defending. If you want the full DR bonus from defending, you CM me the action. Because it makes sense...

VivaPinata August 13 2008 7:05 PM EDT

Correction.

Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 none JarL, Draugluin
Omega 110 none The Experience, Lamuness
AoL none AoL none
Warbringer 9 SGlvl1 Jokernaut, The Experience
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC LightningRaider, Hakai
TheHatchetman 73 none Oddbird, The Experience
blackshadowshade 11 MgS, AC, MMlvl2 Draugluin, Jokernaut
AG Titan 7 BA, MS Lamuness, Hakai

blackshadowshade August 14 2008 4:41 AM EDT

Ha ha! (in the tone of Nelson from the Simpsons)

*dies*

VivaPinata August 14 2008 7:11 PM EDT

~[TURN 7: Play-By-Play]~

Nobody defends! Yay!

Lamuness conjures a blazing fireball that scorches JarL, the Experience, and Michalastar for [1] damage each, and defenses absorb all three attacks; JarL has 0/1 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining, The Experience has 0/1 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining, and Michalastar has 2/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
JarL suddenly blasts a Magic Missile at Hakai for [2] damage, but her defenses absorb the attack; 0/2 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

Michalastar suspenses Hakai for [2] damage, and Hakai is killed; 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut stabs Hakai for [4] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through her defenses for an additional [1] damage. But it was too late. Hakai has already died from the suspense.
The Experience backslashes Oddbird for [2] damage, and Oddbird takes the full attack; 0/0 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
LightningRaider finishes Oddbird for [3] damage, and Oddbird dies from the attack; 0/0 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Hakai returns to attack LightningRaider for [3] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 1/4 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.
Draugluin combos LightningRaider for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/4 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
Oddbird from the grave LightningRaider for [3] damage, and LightningRaider is slain from the attack; 0/4 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Jokernaut leaves his Loot Piles behind and joins Loot Pile Omega.
Lamuness takes Loot Pile AG Titan, but drops the MS which goes and forms a new Loot Pile. She also leaves her Loot Piles, joins Loot Pile AoL, and takes it.
Michalastar also joins Loot Pile Omega.
The Experience takes Loot Pile TheHatchetman and Loot Pile Warbringer and Loot Pile Oddbird but drops the BoNE which goes to form a new Loot Pile.
Draugluin takes Loot Pile blackshadowshade and Loot Pile LightningRaider, but drops the MS, EH, and AoL to form a new Loot Pile.

Random tables since I'm not sure how they got to the bottom... >_>

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 20 AC, AoL 2
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 35 MMlvl1, AoL 2
The Experience Point Dogs 2/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 244 ELS, MS, SGlvl1 3
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 7 BA, MS, AoL, FBlvl1 1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 60 VS, EH, AoL 6
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 133 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3


Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 none JarL, Draugluin
Omega 110 none The Experience, Jokernaut, Michalastar
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC none
MS 0 MS none
MS/EH/AoL 0 MS, EH, AoL none
Hakai 33 AoL, FBlvl1 JarL, Michalastar, Jokernaut
BoNE 0 BoNE none

VivaPinata August 14 2008 7:11 PM EDT

Correction. That last post was turn 8. x_x

VivaPinata August 14 2008 7:15 PM EDT

Note: next turn is also the last turn to bid/BIN on anything still in the auctions. The highest bids will take the items. Each bid/BIN is one turn. Everything there is the same as the first post, except that the MH is gone (and now in an empty Loot Pile) and Steeds of the Apocalypse has a bid of 11 Tokens by Lamuness. Have fun bidding/attacking unsuspecting bidders!

VivaPinata August 14 2008 8:32 PM EDT

Also... a person can bid higher than the BIN if he/she wants... >_>

VivaPinata August 15 2008 3:14 PM EDT

~[TURN 9: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin braces for the inevitable attack.
Lamuness also, but for no reason that I know of, defends.

JarL headbutts Draugluin for [2] damage, but his defenses absorb the attack; 4/6 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining.

Michalastar punches The Experience for [2] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/1 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut slashes Draugluin for [3] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through his defenses for an additional [3] damage; 0/6 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

The Experience bids 134 Tokens on Steeds of the Apocalypse and takes it.
The auctions are now over.
_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Jokernaut leaves his Loot Piles behind and joins Loot Pile Beta.
JarL leaves his Loot Piles behind and joins Loot Pile LuisOrtiz.
Michalastar leaves her Loot Piles behind and joins Loot Pile LuisOrtiz.
Lamuness joins Loot Pile LuisOrtiz.
The Experience takes Loot Pile Omega.
The voice of irony laughs, and it laughs hard.

Random tables since I'm not sure how they got to the bottom... >_>

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
Michalastar Honey 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 20 AC, AoL 2
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 35 MMlvl1, AoL 2
The Experience Point Dogs 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+1) 220 ELS, MS, SGlvl1, SotA 3
Steeds otA Point Dogs 4/4 1 2 0 FBlvl2, CoClvl2, MMlvl2, SGlvl2 0
Lamuness the offbeats 3/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 7 BA, MS, AoL, FBlvl1 1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 2/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 60 VS, EH, AoL 6
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 133 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3


Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 none Draugluin, Jokernaut
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC Jarl, Lamuness, Michalastar
MS 0 MS none
MS/EH/AoL 0 MS, EH, AoL none
Hakai 33 AoL, FBlvl1 none
BoNE 0 BoNE none

VivaPinata August 15 2008 3:16 PM EDT

Oh, and I'll start posting the next round when everybody gets their actions in. Now that the contestants have been dwindled down to just a few mates, turns can move along faster if ya likes. ^^

Conquest August 15 2008 4:01 PM EDT

I thought the 4 token loot piles did not count as normal loot piles? I was part of Omega and you removed me from it.

Conquest August 15 2008 4:44 PM EDT

Make that loot pile beta that I was a part of.

ResistanZ2 [The Knighthood] August 15 2008 4:45 PM EDT

I didn't leave any loot piles either.. >_<

VivaPinata August 15 2008 6:23 PM EDT

A Loot Pile is a Loot Pile... and Omega, as far as I know, is under the Loot Pile list. Sorry if there was any confusion. ...

Also, if the rules about Loot Piles aren't clear, a person can only choose to (manually, I think I referred to it as) join a Loot Pile by leaving all of their previous piles. This isn't exactly an update... this has kinda of happened in many previous turns... if say a person could be in all of the piles, I would imagine none of them would be empty. Nor would anybody get Loot Piles... ever. It's also mentioned vaguely in the first post.

Conquest August 15 2008 6:38 PM EDT

I'm pretty sure that you had mentioned somewhere that the 4 token loot piles were independent of everything else. The previous turn I was part of two loot piles. Omega and a dead player. I assumed that by joining a different "loot" pile other than the two token piles left over would remove me solely from the dead players loot pile and I would remain in the Omega pile.

It doesn't make much sense that I was part of 2 last turn and now only 1.

VivaPinata August 15 2008 7:53 PM EDT

Thank gameplay. It doesn't have to make sense.

"...a person can only choose to (manually, I think I referred to it as) join a Loot Pile by leaving all of their previous piles."

In turn 2, I introduced 4 Loot Piles. When a player assists in killing/kills another character, he/she is automatically in the recently decease's new Loot Pile. Right? However, to "manually join" a new Loot Pile, a player must abandon all of their previous piles.

Why doesn't the first post clarify on this? Because I was too innocent to think about what happens after a character is killed. After the second turn brutalities, I had to make a decision about this rule. Do I give the killers control of the new Loot Pile? How will this work? And I ended up with "...a person can only choose to (manually, I think I referred to it as) join a Loot Pile by leaving all of their previous piles." Meaning, players are still awarded for kills but at the same time, restricted to not being able to control all of the piles (and thus prevent Loot Piles from ever being taken). If you look back to past turns' patterns, I've followed this rule.

I don't think anybody in this tournament is "untouchable" at this point. There will be only one winner. If you think somebody else might keep you from becoming this winner, I suggest making things difficult for him/her or becoming strong allies with him/her. That goes for everybody. ;p

VivaPinata August 16 2008 8:07 PM EDT

~[TURN 10: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin takes a defensive stance again.

Steeds of the Apocalypse sends a fiery Fireball, lvl2 at Michalastar, Lamuness, and Jokernaut. Michalastar has 1/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points, Lamuness 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining, and Jokernaut has 2/4 DR (from EH) and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

JarL slaps Michalastar for [2] damage, and her defenses only absorb the some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

Michalastar punishes The Experience for [2] damage, and he falls from the attack; 0/1 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut hacks into Lamuness for [3] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through her defenses for an additional [1] damage; Lamuness falls. 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Lamuness drags Jokernaut with her for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack. 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

In his dying breath, The Experience upgrades Steeds of the Apocalypse to level 2.

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
Michalastar Honey 2/3 1 (+3) 0 (+3) 180 BoNE, AC, SGlvl1, AoL 3
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 35 MS, EH, MMlvl1, AoL 2
Steeds otA Point Dogs 5/5 1 2 0 FBlvl3, CoClvl3, MMlvl3, SGlvl3 1
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 1/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 60 VS, EH, AoL 7
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 133 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3
_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Draugluin remembers that he already has a better shield, and doesnメt go join the MS pile.
JarL joins Loot Pile MS/EH/AoL, and takes everything except the AoL since he already has one.
Michalastar joins Loot Pile BoNE and takes it.
Michalastar takes Loot Pile The Experience, but drops the ELS and MS. New Loot Piles MS, AoL, and ELS/MS are removed since everybody has better gear.

Random tables since I'm not sure how they got to the bottom... >_>



Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
LuisOrtiz 65 Draugluin, Jokernaut
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC Jarl, Michalastar
Hakai 33 AoL, FBlvl1 none
Lamuness 7 BA, MS, AoL, FBlvl1 Steeds, Jokernaut

VivaPinata August 16 2008 9:56 PM EDT

Correction.

~[TURN 10: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin takes a defensive stance again.

Steeds of the Apocalypse sends a fiery Fireball, lvl2 at Michalastar, Lamuness, and Jokernaut. Michalastar has 1/3 DR and 3/3 Hit Points, Lamuness 0/2 DR and 3/3 Hit Points remaining, and Jokernaut has 2/4 DR (from EH) and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

JarL slaps Michalastar for [2] damage, and her defenses only absorb the some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 2/3 Hit Points remaining.

Michalastar punishes The Experience for [2] damage, and he falls from the attack; 0/1 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut hacks into Lamuness for [3] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through her defenses for an additional [1] damage; Lamuness falls. 0/2 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.
Lamuness attempts drags Jokernaut with her for [3] damage, and his defenses only absorb some of the attack. 0/4 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

In his dying breath, The Experience upgrades Steeds of the Apocalypse to level 2.

VivaPinata August 16 2008 9:57 PM EDT

Yup. ^^

Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 Draugluin, Jokernaut
LuisOrtiz 72 MH, AC Jarl, Michalastar
Hakai 33 AoL, FBlvl1 none
Lamuness 7 BA, MS, AoL, FBlvl1 Steeds, Jokernaut

VivaPinata August 17 2008 6:27 PM EDT

~[TURN 11: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin takes a defensive stance, yet again.

Steeds of the Apocalypse cats a Magic Missile, lvl3 at Michalastar for [4] damage, and her defenses only absorb some of the attack; 0/3 DR and 1/3 Hit Points remaining.

JarL slaps Steeds for [2] damage, but its defenses absorb the some of the attack; 0/2 DR and 5/5 Hit Points remaining.
Michalastar punishes Steeds for [4] damage; 0/2 DR and 1/5 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut finishes Steeds for [3] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through her defenses for an additional [1] damage; Steeds falls. 0/2 DR and 0/5 Hit Points remaining.

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
Michalastar Honey 1/3 1 (+2) 0 (+4) 213 ELS, MS, AC, SGlvl1, AoL, FBlvl1 4
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+1) 0 (+3) 107 MH, EH, MMlvl1, AoL 3
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 1/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 67 VS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1 8
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 133 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3
_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Michalastar goes and takes Loot Pile Hakai, and she also switches her BoNE for an ELS and MS.
JarL takes Loot Pile LuisOrtiz, but drops the AC, which disappears.
Jokernaut takes Loot Pile Lamuness, but leaves pretty much everything.



Loot Pile Tokens Equipment Current Participants
Beta 65 Draugluin, Jokernaut

VivaPinata August 17 2008 6:36 PM EDT

Correction.

~[TURN 11: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin takes a defensive stance, yet again.

Steeds of the Apocalypse cats a Magic Missile, lvl3 at Michalastar for [6] damage, and she is actually dead from the attack; 0/3 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

JarL slaps Steeds for [2] damage, but its defenses absorb the some of the attack; 0/2 DR and 5/5 Hit Points remaining.
Michalastar dies before her attack could be made.
Jokernaut finishes Steeds for [3] damage, and his attack dices cleanly through its defenses for an additional [1] damage; 0/2 DR and 1/5 Hit Points remaining.

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+3) 0 (+3) 107 MH, EH, MMlvl1, AoL 3
Jokernaut Draconian Trinity 1/3 1 (+2) 0 (+2) 67 VS, EH, AoL, FBlvl1 8
Steeds otA none 1/5 1 (+2) 2 (+4) ELS, MS, AC, AoL, DDspellslvl3 2
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 133 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3
_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Michalastar switches her BoNE for an ELS and MS.
JarL takes Loot Pile LuisOrtiz, but drops the AC, which disappears.
Jokernaut takes Loot Pile Lamuness, but leaves pretty much everything.
Steeds takes Loot Pile Michalastar.

VivaPinata August 17 2008 9:48 PM EDT

Correction. Steeds does not have any items equipped. AD: 1; DR: 2.
My apologies, it's been a long day...

VivaPinata August 18 2008 11:23 PM EDT

~[TURN 12: Play-By-Play]~

Draugluin yawns and takes a defensive stance.

Steeds of the Apocalypse cats a Magic Missile, lvl3 at Jokernaut for [6] damage, and he falls from the attack; 0/4 DR and 0/3 Hit Points remaining.

JarL attacks Steeds for [4] damage, and finishes him; 0/2 DR and 0/5 Hit Points remaining.
Jokernaut dies before he can attack.

Character Team HP ADmg DmgR Tokens Equipment Kills
JarL Team B 3/3 1 (+3) 0 (+3) 112 MH, EH, MMlvl1, AoL 4
Draugluin The Nameless Ones 1/3 1 (+1) 0 (+4) 188 MgS, AC, AoL, FBlvl1, MMlvl2, PLlvl1 3
_____________________________________________
~[Loot Piles]~

Draugliun takes Loot Pile Beta.

VivaPinata August 18 2008 11:26 PM EDT

It's up to you guys to figure out what you want to happen. You two can continue buying/upgrading until somebody manages to defeat the other. Or one of you forfeits, and divide up the prize yourselves. /me shrugs...

VivaPinata August 21 2008 12:23 AM EDT

~[TURN 12: Play-By-Play]~

JarL purchases a Vorpal Sword. He now has 72 Tokens and one point less AD. Draugluin defends...

Conquest August 21 2008 12:28 AM EDT

Actually Lucario, you missed two days. I upgraded the AoL yesterday and purchased the VS today. Currently we are on day 3.

lostling August 21 2008 12:37 AM EDT

and so he has 2 turns if you didnt update the post? this doesnt make ANY sense... but its your tourny... so whatever works for you

lostling August 21 2008 12:38 AM EDT

btw draug told me he submitted bin TSA on the 1st day im pretty sure he did not defend

Conquest August 21 2008 12:45 AM EDT

Draug only has 2 rounds if he submitted moves. The round ends at 6:30 on that day.

lostling August 21 2008 12:46 AM EDT

hmm draug just told me lucario said that auctions are closed... sorry -.-"

lostling August 21 2008 12:47 AM EDT

i dont know... i think he assumed the tourny was on hold because the post wasnt updated

Conquest August 21 2008 12:56 AM EDT

To clarify my original message about missing a day. The last full turn posted was the august 17th turn that ended on the 18th at 6:30.

August 19th: I submitted the upgrade to my AoL.
August 20th: I submitted the purchase of the VS.
August 21st: Current turn that ends at 6:30 on the 21st.

lostling August 21 2008 12:59 AM EDT

*shrug* if lucario doesnt give draug his turns he might as well just delare you the winner now lol.... its his tourny after all :)

Conquest August 21 2008 1:02 AM EDT

Well the rules state that each round lasts 24 hours. I see it as the players responsibility to submit their turns even if nothing has been posted. We'll see what Lucario decides.

VivaPinata August 21 2008 1:20 PM EDT

In the pursuit of fair play, competition, and good sportsmanship...
here are the revised turns:

~[TURN 12: Play-By-Play]~
JarL upgrades his Amulet of Leadership to level2. He now has 57 Tokens, 3/3 Hit Points, 1+3 AD, 0+3 DR, and a MH/EH/MMlvl1/AoLlvl2.
Draugluin purchases a Cloak of Istari. He now has 148 Tokens, 1/3 Hit Points, 1+1 AD, 0+4 DR, and a MgS/AC/AoL/CoI/FBlvl2/MMlvl3/PLlvl2.

~[TURN 13: Play-By-Play]~
JarL purchases a Vorpal Sword to replace his MH. He now has 17 Tokens, 3/3 Hit Points, 1+2 AD, 0+3 DR, and a VS/EH/MMlvl1/AoLlvl2.
Draugluin upgrades his Book of Magic Missile to level3. He now has 93 Tokens, 1/3 Hit Points, 1+1 AD, 0+4 DR, and a MgS/AC/AoL/CoI/FBlvl2/MMlvl4/PLlvl2.

In the result of a double knockout, the character with the least amount (biggest negative) HP will lose. Or the two players can decide among themselves to split the prize...

Conquest August 21 2008 9:15 PM EDT

I'd like to point out, Lucario, that my CM involving the purchase of the VS assumed that Draug was defending again (specifically written in the CM). And had the round been posted correctly when Draug purchased the cloak I would have simply attacked him the following round with the MH. I am trying to figure out how to remedy this because the tournament should be over.

Hakai [Aye Phelta Thi] August 21 2008 9:51 PM EDT

Wait so, you were only going to buy the VS if Draug defended?

If I understand correctly that means you said something to the effect of, "If Draug defends, I'd like to purchase a VS. But if he doesn't, I'd like to attack him with the MH" or however you phrased it...

Conquest August 21 2008 9:54 PM EDT

I am going to simply post this here instead of CM'ing Lucario. The AoL upgrade was unconditional. Beyond that I had two moves to choose from depending on what Draug did. If he defended I was going to purchase a VS and if he made an offensive move (purchased an item) I would simply attack in the second round. With the MH and L2 AoL, my AD would be 1+4 beating his 4 defense. If he defended like all previous rounds then the VS would be required to kill him.

Furthermore, were both of Draugs rounds submitted on time? If not then he had the advantage of reading my moves that I posted here and could choose to counter them. Even though I needed to know his first round move to correctly make my 2nd move.

Lastly, the CM's that I sent on time and prior to posting. The top was the most recent prior to the posts. As you can see by the timestamps and dates the VS move was only submitted in order to ensure that I had contacted him that day and did not "miss" a move, but both CM's specifically said that my move depended on what Draug did and that the VS purchase was assuming that he had defended in the first round.

To: Lucario Sent: August 20 5:24 PM EDT Delivered: 12:05 AM EDT
Tentatively my move today is to buy a VS. I just wanted to submit it to you in the case that you dont get to post yesterdays round. This also assumes that Draug defended last round. Because Draug did NOT defend in round 1 I had expected Lucario to CM me with the option of changing my move.

To: Lucario Sent: August 20 2:03 PM EDT Delivered: 12:05 AM EDT
I'd like to submit my next move, but you haven't posted the last round yet. Depending on what he does determines my next move.

To: Lucario Sent: August 19 8:06 AM EDT Delivered: August 19 4:59 PM EDT
Regardless of your answers to those questions - my move is to upgrade my AoL to level 2 for 45 tokens. Leaving me with 77 tokens. Hopefully we can speed these last few rounds up.

Conquest August 21 2008 9:55 PM EDT

Yes Hakai, this was after the first round in which I upgraded the AoL and Draugs move had not been posted or made known to me in anyway. The "if he defended" was in reference to round 1 not round 2.

Hakai [Aye Phelta Thi] August 21 2008 10:01 PM EDT

Oooh. Ok. I thought you meant if he defended during the same turn that you moved. I understand now.

Conquest August 21 2008 10:04 PM EDT

Right, if you notice the CM was sent at 5:24 PM on that day. The round was supposed to end at 6:30 PM to my knowledge so I was submitting a CM to "cover my butt" (PG) and Lucario had yet to post the round.

lostling August 21 2008 10:29 PM EDT

i really dont know... me and draug are heading to australia in another 4 and a half hours... so yea... we will be away until 3rd september... we might be able to obtain internet over there so ya....

i just would like to point out... if he does this i would do this just doesnt cut it.... i mean i could be like... if nobody attacks me i will buy an AOL or something... just doesnt sound right...

as i said before... its up to lucario... its his contest anyway....

lostling August 21 2008 10:30 PM EDT

he could buy the COI 1st round then defend second round... if thats your arguement... so many combinations -.-

Conquest August 21 2008 10:43 PM EDT

No lost, the AoL move was unconditional. Round 1 was a free move for both of us. The that I sent specifically stated I was buying a VS if he had defended in round 1. And if he defends in round 2, then I simply keep attacking until he doesn't or sneak in a VS upgrade later. It has nothing to do with combination. It has to do with being fair here because my CM directly stated the conditions of purchasing a VS.

Conquest August 21 2008 10:50 PM EDT

"i just would like to point out... if he does this i would do this just doesnt cut it.... i mean i could be like... if nobody attacks me i will buy an AOL or something... just doesnt sound right... "

Since that seems to be confusing you my move was never "if he defends in round 2 I would like to buy a VS in round 2". It was "if he defended in round 1 then in round 2 I would like to purchase a VS".

lostling August 21 2008 10:53 PM EDT

same analogy... he can sneak in a MM upgrade when you tried to sneak and then toast you... doesnt make a difference... its his competition to run whichever way he runs...

lostling August 21 2008 10:56 PM EDT

Regardless of your answers to those questions - my move is to upgrade my AoL to level 2 for 45 tokens.

sounds like you gave up and just upgraded your AOL

Conquest August 21 2008 10:58 PM EDT

No that was my round 1 move for the 5th time. Check the date. I've stated multiple times that that move was unconditional.

lostling August 21 2008 11:03 PM EDT

well my take on this is that since lucario posted draug's moves then that would mean the moves are legit

Conquest August 21 2008 11:06 PM EDT

How are they legit? We are supposed to know each players moves each round. And considering that I posted the moves that on the forums here... I am not asking him to award the win to me. I am asking to replay round 2 correctly because my CM specifically states the condition of a VS purchase. The only reason I made that condition was because Lucario had not posted round 1 moves.

Conquest August 21 2008 11:08 PM EDT

All I want is 1 round at a time.

lostling August 21 2008 11:33 PM EDT

*shrug* doesnt matter... we most probably wouldnt be around to make a move anyway... so if lucario decides to replay the moves he might as well award you the prize

Conquest August 21 2008 11:34 PM EDT

Well I'll gladly wait, I just want a fair finish. One round at a time.

VivaPinata August 22 2008 3:52 AM EDT

... /me sigh. I'm just going to declare a draw.
Shake hands and split up the rewards as you two see fit.

~[The_Grand_Prize]~
(Updated, with special thanks to Sal, DSFARGEG, JS, Tsabo Rashdak, and TourneyPrizes!)
$13,000,000 in CBD
Absolution (Named MH) [84x207] (+20) (NW: 1,907,030)
A Double Chain Mail (of the infamous Hatch) [24] (worth at least $50k!)
A Double Chain Mail [24] (not quite as famous or expensive)
A Beaked Axe [34x1] (+0) (NW: unknown)
A Beaked Axe [34x1] (+0) (NW: unknown)
A Fire Familiar lvl 387,257 (NW: 7,032,413)
A Pair of Leather Boots [4] (+10) (NW: 134,414)
A Rune of Solitude lvl 20 (NW: 11,030)
Tattoo of Augmentation lvl 1,791,652 (NW: 32,496,910)

A total worth of approximately 22M~24M CBD.

The generously donated items from Draugluin will not be featured in the pot for this Tri-Blender tourney.

Draugluin (Aldarion) 202.156.11.4 Lucario (Temp Stuff Storage) A Pair of Displacement Boots ($3920) -- Contribution :D Aug 4
Draugluin (Aldarion) 202.156.11.4 Lucario (Temp Stuff Storage) A Mithril Chain Mail ($918071) -- Contribution :D Aug 4
Draugluin (Aldarion) 202.156.11.4 Lucario (Temp Stuff Storage) An Elven Stiletto ($464236) -- Contribution :D Aug 4
Draugluin (Aldarion) 202.156.11.4 Lucario (Temp Stuff Storage) An Amulet of Might ($251976) -- Contribution :D Aug 4

Which means that there will, hopefully, be a second Tri-Blender. Unfortunately, all that I can contribute the this second tourney is the pot (the items above + the 6M~7M that I still have leftover). College and the real world will be taking priority in my life for the time being, so I won't be able to CarnageBlend. Speaking of hosts, I'm still looking for one for the next Tri-Blender (no particular preference how it is run, like how many/what kinds of rounds/just the elimination, ect). Some people that I've talked to are too busy, and others haven't replied >_> So if you're interested, drop me a CM.

blackshadowshade August 22 2008 4:42 AM EDT

BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD! WE DEMAND BLOOD!

:p


blackshadowshade

Xiaz on Hiatus August 22 2008 6:12 AM EDT

I really enjoyed this Lucario, had fun.

Sad to see it finished as a draw through, sort of anti-climatic.

But again, thank you! :)

Conquest August 22 2008 9:31 AM EDT

Lucario, I'll gladly run the next one.

VivaPinata August 25 2008 11:36 PM EDT

Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) Absolution ($1907030) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) An Elven Stiletto ($464236) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) A Beaked Axe ($2070) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) A Beaked Axe ($2070) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) A Tattoo of Augmentation ($32578783) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) A Fire Familiar ($7032413) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Paythe) A Rune of Solitude ($11030) -- xxxx 11:33 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Rusty Drum Key ($4349942) -- xxxx 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) An Amulet of Might ($251976) -- xxxx 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Mithril Chain Mail ($918071) -- grats 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Double Chain Mail ($14000) -- grats 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Double Chain Mail ($14000) -- grats 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Pair of Leather Boots ($134414) -- grats 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Draugluin (Aldarion) A Pair of Displacement Boots ($3920) -- grats 11:32 PM EDT
Lucario (Lloviendo) 168.16.226.186 Conquest (Conquest) $13000000 11:29 PM EDT

Thanks for playing :D
Sorries for the cruddy ending... I expected either a quicker tourney (one during the summer, so I had enough time to be more innovative with the problems) or that things would have worked out differently. Thanks again :)

3D August 26 2008 1:58 AM EDT

gratz!
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