Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
26/06/2026
@Damien Dragonclaw, @Artie Kempston, @Lachlan Cassidy, @Ellaine Weatherby, @Percy Todd Duplenticy, @Paul Turner, @ Skylar Blue
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Coded by Melissa BlakeOne job. We had only one job and somehow, we found a way to screw it up.
Ellaine had to lay a trap, and what did she do? Anything but laying that dam trap. I had to look for a flag, and what did I do?
Get stuck in a dam downpour. Because we didn't have enough drawbacks. And, for some reason, no matter how many prayers I sent to the Saints, they still gave me the worse of the lucks.
No, sorry. If they decided that, for this round, I'd have to find a way to get out of here, they had their own reasons to. Yes, they probably wanted to test me (because obviously, my whole life has not been test enough) and see what I was capable of. Alright, got it.
Can I go now?
I groaned, crawling under the rain and mud, trying to get out of there.
"I swear to all the Saints, if we don't get out of here as the winner side, I'm coming back for each one of you in your sleep!"
I yelled to anyone close to me who could hear me. A bit radical, I know, but a strong motivation to the group if you ask me.Stamina: 8 | Evasion: 7 | Strength: 4 | Wisdom: 7 | Arc Power: 6 | Accuracy: 8
"I was good. I was really good"
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Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
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actions- doing as strategizedDid Sage have any idea what was going on? Nope. Chaos grew across the jungle as they frantically stormed through the zones. At least she'd escaped the downpour. Sage was competitive; that wasn't exactly a secret. She shielded her eyes with one hand, squinting into the distance for some sense that the game would soon end in victory.
Nothing good seemed to appear on the horizon. She sighed and pushed herself forward. Where the hell did they put this flag?
The relentless rain only added to the mess she called her hair. Sage was drenched to the bone, but at least it cooled her against the humidity. As she looked around, the field was quickly transforming into a muddy comedy of errors.
Sage was pretty far from her original zone, but now she was surrounded by the fact the other opponents weren't that far away. She studied their limited movements alongside her own team's struggling pace. They seemed to be completely frozen by the storm.
The mud squished under the weight of Sage's steps, threatening to suck her prosthetic below the surface. The elements, no matter how much Sage loved nature, weren't her favorite part of sports. She gritted her teeth, adjusting her balance to bring her team out of the slump.
STA 7 │ EVA 9 │ STR 9 │ WIS 4 │ ARC 3 │ ACC 10 | Metamorphagus │ Healing Sage | Metamorphagus Abilities
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Mentions - @Damien Dragonclaw, @Artie Kempston, @Lachlan Cassidy, @Ellaine Weatherby, @Percy Todd Duplenticy, @Mikaela Hendricks, @Paul Turner |
Date - June 26th, 2026 |
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Cold, breathlessness. Almost blacked out. But at the last moment, the giant snake seemed to have lost any interest in Rosaline and Fred, dropping them on the ground and leaving for all. Unbalanced, she propped her hand on the dirt and tried to sit up. Black dots dancing in her vision due to the squeezing of the snake. Breathe in. Breathe out. Her lungs were filled with air again. Oxygen and water were the two components of life, and she had desperately needed the former one just a minute ago. Luckily, they survived. She managed to stand up and keep her pace.
Yet another challenge she had to face was coming to everyone in the rainforest. The sun shone through the leaves, filtering onto the ground. As the game went on, the temperature was heated too. Rosaline, as a London girl, hadn’t faced a serious heatwave. Even though she had dressed simple enough, the hot, warm, humid weather still got to her. She felt her heartbeat was racing, her face flushing, brain buzzing with notions of getting to a cooler place and out of the forest. The dizziness came. Though she could still keep up with her teammates, she would need to rest and a really nice, cold shower.
Action: As strategised
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stamina: 6 | evasion: 5 | strength: 5
wisdom: 8 | arcane Power: 7 |accuracy: 4
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Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
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Instead Leo continued to look around, trying his best to be diligent in this game, when he noticed Rosaline was also not taking well to this sudden heatwave that had washed over them. Leo grabbed a large leaf and went over to her to try to fan her and help her cool off some. “This probably isn’t helping but I figured I’d try.” He laughed softly as the sun continued to beat down on them harshly.
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Simply stacking some sticks seemed like a reasonable method for constructing a trap. Unfortunately, Cecilia had never been talented when it came to assembling things. The pathetic structure wobbled until it collapsed into an inconvenient pile of debris.
Well that sucked.
She heaved out a deep sigh and leaned back until she layed on the ground, paying no mind to the leaves tangling in her auburn braids. Perhaps she would get lucky and someone would trip over the sticks. Although she struggled to imagine anyone could be that fragile.
That was when she promptly sat up and her gaze drifted towards Erast. All of a sudden, the notion did not seem so absurd. Once again she bore witness to her dear friend battling the elements — and losing. The poor boy would likely melt before anyone found the flag.
“You’ve got to dunk your whole head in!” She shouted over to him.
It wasn’t terrible advice, but she was fairly certain he’d rather faint from the heat than try that. The thought was concerning yet simultaneously amusing. The sight of algae cling to his chin only made it even more so.
“I didn’t know you were so serious about skincare,” she quipped.
Cecilia barely managed to stifle her laughter as a slight grin tugged at the corner of her lips. Despite her efforts to convince herself that it was truly not that funny, she couldn’t help but laugh.
Well that sucked.
She heaved out a deep sigh and leaned back until she layed on the ground, paying no mind to the leaves tangling in her auburn braids. Perhaps she would get lucky and someone would trip over the sticks. Although she struggled to imagine anyone could be that fragile.
That was when she promptly sat up and her gaze drifted towards Erast. All of a sudden, the notion did not seem so absurd. Once again she bore witness to her dear friend battling the elements — and losing. The poor boy would likely melt before anyone found the flag.
“You’ve got to dunk your whole head in!” She shouted over to him.
It wasn’t terrible advice, but she was fairly certain he’d rather faint from the heat than try that. The thought was concerning yet simultaneously amusing. The sight of algae cling to his chin only made it even more so.
“I didn’t know you were so serious about skincare,” she quipped.
Cecilia barely managed to stifle her laughter as a slight grin tugged at the corner of her lips. Despite her efforts to convince herself that it was truly not that funny, she couldn’t help but laugh.
Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
| AT CASTELOBRUXO WITH @Valour Argentum AND TEAMMATES | JUNE TWENTY-SIXTH, 2026 |
The jungle had a strange way of distorting things. Not only the wilderness surrounding them, as was promised if you'd paid enough attention to what the locals said, but apparently his mind as well. A minute ago, Ilias had been tossing a rock at a giant Anaconda’s head to stop it from eating two of his teammates, a surprisingly chivalrous act on his part considering he usually, deliberately, tried to stay away from people. Now, he was somewhere among thick roots and vines, with none of his teammates in sight. He could have sworn he’d seen them just a second ago, Cecilia trying to configure a trap or something, and… Ilias forgot about the rest. Around him, rain had begun to pour, droplets splattering like small bullets on his exposed skin. Except for that, the rain didn’t bother him. The cooling sensation provided a welcome relief from the humidity. He took a deep breath through his nose, exhaling through his mouth, slowly. It would likely get worse once the rain stopped, but for a second, he only thought about the present. Unaware of his current predicament, he stumbled back. When he attempted to take another, a more forceful step forward, he found himself fighting against invisible restraints. Glancing down at his shoes, his shoes were completely swallowed by a thick layer of mud, the edges clinging to the hem of his jeans. “My fucking luck.” Ilias huffed to himself, blowing an ebony curl out of his face. Assuming he was alone after losing sight of his team, he glanced up, and immediately balked at the girl still lingering nearby. In a sick, twisted turn of events, Ilias was once again alone with Valour. Valour, who casually carried a knife around. Why was he even surprised at this point? He’d seen the unwavering confidence in her face when she’d pulled it from her pocket, ready to use it against the snake, or perhaps another enemy, if need arose. Part of him had been impressed by the sheer audacity of it. The other part, the significantly more reasonable part, had been wondering why a twelve-year-old was apparently more prepared for jungle combat than most adults. Frankly, he didn’t want to consider what she’d be willing to do. A knife was certainly preferable to a gun, which would hardly have been unheard of for an American back home, but that was a very low bar. If a twelve-year-old carrying a weapon did not qualify as a reason for concern, he did not know what did. For whatever reason—fate—she was still around. “Do you always carry a knife around? … For snakes?” he asked, tossing her a side-eye from beneath his hair as rain dripped down his face, summoning an ounce of humor despite his wariness. The knife would not help him out of this position, unless she was planning to cut him out of the mud, which would not be necessary. At least he might get some answers. Briefly, he paused his struggles to listen. Urgent, unintelligible sounds echoed between the trees. The opposite team was closing in on them, surely. Ilias would not be of much use while stuck in the mud, but it seemed that he was not going very much further than this anyway. “Well, I'm stuck here. Just leave me at this point,” Ilias groaned after yet another futile attempt to pull himself free. For every inch he gained, the other foot sank deeper. |
| SEER | INTUITION | STA 5 | EVA 3 | STR 2 | ACC 9 | WIS 7 | ARC 4 doing as strategized |
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Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
Note: This is an NPC replacing Lachlan Cassidy in the team Suriname Grasshoppers. This NPC will take his current place while keeping his stats and abilities. (Also just for fun his name is Halaand)
WC: 265
Mentions: @Damien Dragonclaw, @Artie Kempston, @Ellaine Weatherby, @Percy Todd Duplenticy, @Mikaela Hendricks, @Paul Turner
Action: Doing as strategized.
Halaand groans at the sweltering heat as he ventures into zone two, sweat causing his clothes to stick to him like a second skin. His team members Damien and Percy seem to be suffering the same fate as well, the three of them attempting to navigate through the muggy conditions. What made it worse was that the boy was, if he would say so himself, slightly bigger than average. The insulation his muscle provides were wonderful for Norwegian winters, but god awful for the South American weather.
Finally, the trio broke through the trees and reached the zone. The first thing that reached Halaand was the sound of rushing water. A large waterfall crashes into a wide lagoon, a fast-moving river coming from it as well. Wet stones and roots make up the river bank, a heavy fog settling on top. Halaand would do anything to jump into the water, but even he knows that it would be an idiotic move. His mother told him that even if he is not the sharpest tool in the shed, he sure is the sturdiest. It would be a waste of his talent if he were to drown in the mysterious body of water.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Halaand looks around his surroundings and focuses. Their team seems to be doing well now, but he cannot let his guard down. Sending his teammates a good-natured smile, Halaand begins to move forward again. However, he pauses as he notices more people in the distance. Five of them, if he had to count.
"Hm. Looks like we have company."
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Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper
This event is part of the Castelobruxo International Capture the Flag event
26TH OF JUNE, 2026 IN THE JUNGLE ARENA
MODERATION — ROUND THREE.
The game took an interesting turn in a matter of seconds, once the two teams crossed paths in both zone two and zone three. To Meiyu's misfortune, zone two which brought another heatwave as persistent as her need for thrill, brought no outcome, all participants passing through unscathed as the match progressed. Her binoculars which had zoomed in on one particular American, noting how he appeared on the verge of passing out, caused her to raise her hand as though she were a referee, calling for medical attention and his pull out of the game, only to be replaced with what Meiyu could describe as a viking, fresh off an exploration boat from the Norwegian coastline. Still, the new participant took to the game rather well.
Two members of the frog team attempted to illegally tackle opposing players, failing miserably in their attempts. A familiar hue of rustic orange hair that hand belonged to @Cecilia Merrick drew her wand at the viking, successfully casting what Meiyu would consider a weak spell against the boy — his feet moving away as though possessed with a mind of their own. Somehow, the viking descendant, who she learned to be named Haaland, took such offence to the offensive action that he tackled into @Erast Yan with such brute that the Hufflepuff Prefect was too distracted by the attack to complete his own action for this round.
A smile plastering her expression as Meiyu watched through the binoculars, "Serves you right." She mumbled to herself, recalling similar actions he had once performed towards her, or her team during a game earlier whilst still at Hogwarts.
The opposing team clearly lacked logic, one student, @Damien Dragonclaw, attempted to conceal himself despite the open air and little blockades that came in the environment required for doing such, albeit surrounded by open water and rocks cascading the area. Another attempted to spot the opposing team's flag, all to no avail — the new addition of their team being the only success they would see in zone two.
Diverting her binoculars to zone three, unscathed from any obstacles, one regent brought victory in a successful tackle towards the Grasshoppers, @Valour Argentum was their name. Valour had left @Skylar Blue so dazed that whatever she had planned in the moment only served no fruit to the Grasshoppers. On the other end, @Sage Willows had been avidly searching for the opposing teams flag, keen eye clearly in her favour as she was the first to spot the flag. Yet, just as she had succeeded in her search, she was met with a tackle from @Paul Turner, plummeting her down to the harsh ground with prickled twigs scratching her skin at the point of his wand with a successful Flipendo cast — a tactical move on his part that should potentially bare some kind of fruit. Another Grasshopper attempted to conceal her movements, naturally to no avail, the atmosphere was not working in their favour this round.
Placing her binoculars down for a moment, Meiyu reached for the megaphone nested nearby in the viewing tower, bringing it closer to her lips and calling out loudly, "THE SURINAME GRASSHOPPER'S FLAG HAS BEEN SPOTTED BY SAGE WILLOWS!"
Content at the pace and direction of this game, it would only be a matter of a few more rounds with hell already beginning to break loose.
TEAM POISON DART FROG
@Cecilia Merrick
@Sage Willows
@Rosaline Everhart
@Erast Yan
@Leo Noxley
@Valour Argentum
@Ilias Lahlou
@Frederick Buckley
@Damien Dragonclaw
@Artie Kempston
NPC Haaland
@Ellaine Weatherby
@Percy Todd Duplenticy
@Mikaela Hendricks
@Skylar Blue
@Paul Turner
HOW TO PLAY
The game ends when either team successfully retrieved the other teams flag to their base. Team Poison Dart Frog will be starting the game in Zone 1 and Team Suriname Grasshopper will be in Zone 4 at the opposite end of the arena. There will be at most 10 rounds, each requiring a post of 200+ words. Please make sure you include your character's stats in your post.
During the first round only, each team must state which zone their flag is hidden in to the thread moderator. You may chose to hide the flag in any of the 4 zones. The flag remains in that zone unless successfully discovered or moved through gameplay mechanics. Do not reveal in game where the flag is located.
Each round, everyone in the team must make at least one action from the Capture the Flag actions list, unless they are unable to act due to a status effect or restriction. These actions are zone dependent. The team scores points by making successful flag actions or interceptive actions towards a flag carrier. Please note that players may only move between adjacent zones and cannot skip zones while travelling.
At the conclusion of each round, the zone state map will be updated to reflect all player locations. Players may only target characters who are in the same zone as them at the end of the previous round. If a target moves out of the zone during the following movement phase, the action automatically fails, with the exception of Flag Intercept and non-magical support actions that include a chase mechanic. When performing these actions, the player automatically follows the target into the destination zone as part of the interaction.
If the action fails while chasing, the pursuing player is left behind in the original zone while the target successfully gains distance.
Rules regarding roll resolution, action priority, and other game mechanics can be found HERE.
At least one member of the team must owl the entire teams' action list to @Meiyu Xiang before the posting deadline.
DEADLINE IS 120 HOURS (5 days) FROM THIS POST
ZONE MAP
[500/500 HP]
Rosaline Everhart
[580/600 HP]
Erast Yan
[370/400 HP]
Leo Noxley
[500/500 HP]
Damien Dragonclaw
[700/700 HP]
NPC Haaland
[402/500 HP]
Percy Todd Duplenticy
[500/500 HP]
[800/800 HP]
Sage Willows
[495/700 HP]
Valour Argentum
[500/500 HP]
Ilias Lahlou
[500/500 HP]
Artie Kempston
[600/600 HP]
Ellaine Weatherby
[500/500 HP]
Mikaela Hendricks
[600/600 HP]
Skylar Blue
[490/500 HP]
Paul Turner
[500/500 HP]
ROUND 1 ROLLS
ZONE MODIFIERS
Zone 1: Capuchin Monkeys | Zone 2: Heatwave | Zone 3: Nothing | Zone 4: Nothing
TEAM POISON DART FROG ROLLS
ReducioZONE MODIFIERS:
Zone 2: Heatwave [STAMINA] — DC 12.
Cecilia — [d20 : 9] + 5 = 14. Success.
Rosaline — [d20 : 7] + 6 = 13. Success. (+2 DC against any action)
Erast — [d20 : 10] + 4 = 13. Success. (+2 DC against any action)
Leo— [d20 : 14] + 5 = 29. Success.
Rosaline and Erast both have a +2 DC against any action in every action performed for the remaining rounds.
Zone 3: None.
Illias can now move.
ACTIONS:
Leo illegal tackle Percy. — STR v EVA.
Leo STR [d20 : 3] + 5 = 8.
Percy EVA [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12.
Fail.
Rosaline illegal tackle Haaland. — STR v EVA.
Rosaline STR [d20 : 9] + 5 = 14.
Haaland EVA [d20 : 10] + 8 = 18.
Fail.
Cecilia casts Dancing Feet at Haaland. — WDC 9.
[d20 : 13] + 6 = 19. Success.
Cecilia ACC [d20 : 16] + 6 = 22.
Haaland EVA [d20 : 10] + 8 = 18.
Duration [d3 : 3] = two rounds.
DAMAGE 50 + 6 × 8 = 98.
Haaland suffers from -98 HP and –1 Accuracy and –2 Evasion for two rounds.
Erast casts Sneezing Hex at Percy. — WDC 9 (+2 DC from previous round.)
[d20 : 3] + 7 = 10. Fail.
Valour illegal tackle Skylar. — STR v EVA.
Valour STR [d20 : 5] + 5 = 10.
Skylar EVA [d20 : 1] + 6 = 7.
Success.
Skylar suffers from -10 HP and loses their action for this round.
Sage spots the flag. — WDC 16
[d20 : 15] + 4 = 19. Success. The opposing team's flag is in zone 3.
Frederick has +2 accuracy for one round.
TEAM SURINAME GRASSHOPPERS ROLLS
ReducioZONE MODIFIERS:
Zone 2: Heatwave [STAMINA] — DC 12.
Damien — [d20 : 14] + 7 = 21. Success.
NPC Haaland — [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12. Success.
Percy — [d20 : 17] + 5 = 22. Success.
Zone 3: None.
Mikaela can now move.
Artie's action is void due to not posting.
ACTIONS:
Haaland illegal tackle Erast. — STR v EVA.
Haaland STR [d20 : 16] + 10 = 26.
Erast EVA [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12.
Success.
Erast suffers from -10 HP and loses their action for this round.
Damien concealing movements. — WDC 13 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 3] + 8 = 11. Fail.
Percy spots flag. — WDC 16 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 17] + 8 = 25. Success. The opposing team's flag is not in this zone.
Ellaine concealing movements. — WDC 13 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 5] + 8 = 13. Fail.
Paul casts Flipendo at Sage. — WDC 9.
[d20 : 13] + 7 = 20. Success.
Paul ACC [d20 : 17] + 6 = 22. + 2 Accuracy = 24.
Sage EVA [d20 : 10] + 9 = 19.
DAMAGE 100 + 7 × 15 = 205.
Sage suffers from -205 HP.
Skylar's action nullified due to being tackled.
Artie's action is void due to not posting.
Ellaine triggers their own trap and suffers from -2 Evasion and -2 Accuracy for one rounds.
Paul gains +2 Accuracy on their next action for one round.
This event is moderated and it was required to sign up for it ahead of time. If you need more time in case of illness etc., please owl me.