CICTF Poison Dart Frog vs. Suriname Grasshopper

date	place	tags	wc	speech	outfits
26/06/26	Castelobruxo	Froggies, @Leo Noxley, @Paul Turner(Haaland)	210/200	#36563c	xxx

T​​he ray of sunshine kept showering them, maybe a bit too passionately. Leo had come to help her. “Thank you a lot, Leo.” She turned her head to the boy and said it. She gradually got used to the weather, although the heat didn’t reduce at all. Sweat dripped from Rosaline’s forehead to her delicate chin. She wiped them with her hand. This was so not her. But she couldn’t care less at this moment.

With the rustling sounds of leaves and footsteps, Rosaline perked up. The upcoming danger made the adrenalin run through her blood vessels. Her gaze was sharp, her muscles tensed. Unexpectedly, there came a boy… or he could be called a teenager, if judged by his figure; she hadn’t met him before the game. What happened to the other American boy? She wondered. The light blond hair indicated his possible origin. He looked very much like a Viking man. Rosaline wasn’t someone who would be afraid. She stepped forward and tried her best to tackle the boy. Guess what? She couldn’t move him a bit at all. She stepped back immediately, cautious. The boy seemed to be angry about her action at first, then his threat turned into a smirk. Rosaline gave him a confused expression.

Action: As strategised

stats
stamina: 6 | evasion: 5 | strength: 5
wisdom: 8 | arcane Power: 7 |accuracy: 4
Lovely Creature

banner by alyssea brown

date- June 26th, 2026 wc- 234

interacting/mentioning- the Poison Dart Frog team actions- doing as strategized

Get the flag. Get the flag. Get the flag. The flag the flag the flag-- had become Sage's mantra. Once her hands were around it, her eyes set on the waving fabric, she could be calm again. What was it about competitions that made her so set on winning? Maybe it was the fear she'd let everyone down if she didn't perform correctly.

It hadn't been long into the game, but Sage had already decided she hated jungle weather. How long until her poofing hair blocked her sight? She sighed heavily and kept pushing forward.

Trees, trees, oh, look! another tree! And-- WAIT! Sage audibly gasped, sprinting as hard as she could towards the Grasshopper's flag. She could imagine how stupid she must look, jumping and screaming at the top of her lungs as she tried to get her team's attention. Had she really done it?

"Holy shit," she whispered to herself. "Guys! Poison Dart Frogs! The flag's over here! Run, run, run! Come on, we've got to hurry!"

A smile split so wide across her face it hurt, but the enjoyment didn't last long. She went flying across the field, thorns digging into her skin as she landed. Stupid Flipendo! She grunted at the pain, mentally cursing the boy who'd aimed his wand at her. Sage rolled over in the dirt and brushed off the scars bruising her ego thanks to the hit.

STA 7 │ EVA 9 │ STR 9 │ WIS 4 │ ARC 3 │ ACC 10 | Metamorphagus │ Healing Sage | Metamorphagus Abilities

Jude - NPC for Artie Kempston
Stats: stamina - 6 | evasion - 9 | strength - 2| wisdom - 7 | arcane power - 3 | accuracy - 8
Actions: As strategized

This event is part of the Castelobruxo International Capture the Flag event
26TH OF JUNE, 2026 IN THE JUNGLE ARENA

MODERATION — ROUND FOUR.

As the game proceeded into the new round, things had began to move with rapidly, much to Meiyu's delight. Fredrick and Jude, clearly suffered from the scouring heat in zone three, unable to acclimatise in comparison to their teammates who sought to inflict physical damage on one another rather than fixating on the purpose of the game. In the same time where Skylar had attempted to relocate her team's flag, Fredrick had succeeded in grabbing the opposing team's flag.

"FREDRICK SUCCESSFULLY GRABS THE FLAG, FIVE POINTS TO THE POISON DART FROG TEAM!" Meiyu beamed with excitement, fortunately bringing the game to a closer end. Sage had also succeeded in a defensive measure, blocking any harm from her teammate while two others fixated on offensive actions — Ilias succeeding in his cast at a Sneezing Hex directed at Skylar, leaving the poor girl a mess, and Valour tackling Paul to the coarse ground, surely leaving some scratches against his skin upon contact with the branches below.

Yet, the opposing and losing team, refused to go down without an evidential fight, Skylar counter-acting her own attack with a spell directed towards Ilias, leaving his feet moving with a mind of their own as he danced the round away. The lone wolf Damien, succeeding in his own cast and leaving Rosaline sneezing away in zone two — oddly eventful despite her other teammates left standing around as their intended targets moved swiftly away into zone three.

TEAM POISON DART FROG @Cecilia Merrick @Sage Willows @Rosaline Everhart @Erast Yan @Leo Noxley @Valour Argentum @Ilias Lahlou @Frederick Buckley

TEAM SURINAME GRASSHOPPER @Damien Dragonclaw NPC Jude 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

ZONE 1	ZONE 2	ZONE 3	ZONE 4
Erast Yan [370/400 HP]	Cecilia Merrick [500/500 HP] Rosaline Everhart [580/600 HP] Leo Noxley [500/500 HP] Damien Dragonclaw [700/700 HP]	Frederick Buckley [780/800 HP] Sage Willows [495/700 HP] Valour Argentum [500/500 HP] Ilias Lahlou [395/500 HP] NPC Jude [580/600 HP] Ellaine Weatherby [500/500 HP] Mikaela Hendricks [600/600 HP] Skylar Blue [490/500 HP] Paul Turner [500/500 HP] NPC Haaland [402/500 HP] Percy Todd Duplenticy [500/500 HP]	Empty

ROUND 1 ROLLS

ZONE MODIFIERS
Zone 1: Nothing | Zone 2: Nothing | Zone 3: Heatwave | Zone 4: Heatwave

TEAM POISON DART FROG ROLLS

Reducio

ZONE MODIFIERS:
Zone 3: Heatwave [STAMINA] — DC 12.
Fredrick — [d20 : 3] + 8 = 11. Fail.
Sage — [d20 : 16] + 7 = 23. Success.
Valour — [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12. Success.
Ilias — [d20 : 8] + 5 = 13. Success.

Fredrick takes -20HP and has a +2 DC against any action.
Rosaline and Erast both have a +2 DC against any action in every action performed for the remaining rounds.

ACTIONS:

Frederick flag grab. — ACC DC 19.
[d20 : 14] + 8 (+2 acc) = 24.
Success.

Sage performs a body block to Frederick. — Stamina v Attacker.
Sage — [d20 : 18] + 7 = 25.
NPC Jude — [d20 : 1] + 6 = 7.
Success.

Ilias casts Sneezing Hex at Skylar. — WDC 7.
[d20 : 4] + 7 = 11. Success.
Ilias ACC: [d20 : 17] + 9 = 26.
Skylar EVA: [d20 : 17] + 6 = 23.

Skylar suffers from – 4 Wisdom and – 2 Accuracy for 1 round.

Valour illegal tackle Paul — STR v EVA.
Valour STR [d20 : 13] + 5 = 18.
Paul EVA [d20 : 12] + 5 = 17.
Success.

Paul loses his action this round and suffers -10HP.

Rosaline, Cecilia and Leo's actions are void due to their targets moving to different zones.

TEAM SURINAME GRASSHOPPERS ROLLS

Reducio

ZONE MODIFIERS:
Zone 3: Heatwave [STAMINA] — DC 12.
NPC Jude — [d20 : 1] + 6 = 7. Fail.
Ellaine — [d20 : 14] + 5 = 19. Success.
Mikaela — [d20 : 19] + 6 = 25. Success.
Skylar — [d20 : 10] + 5 = 15. Success.
Paul — [d20 : 13] + 5 = 18. Success.
NPC Haaland — [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12. Success.
Percy — [d20 : 15] + 5 = 20. Success.

Jude takes -20HP and has a +2 DC against any action.

ACTIONS:

Damien casts Sneezing Hex at Rosaline. — WDC 7 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 19] + 5 = 24. Success.
Damien ACC: [d20 : 15] + 10 = 25.
Rosaline EVA: [d20 : 8] + 5 = 13.

Rosaline suffers from – 4 Wisdom and – 2 Accuracy for 1 round.

Skylar casts Dancing Feet at Ilias. — WDC 9 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 5] + 7 = 12. Success.
Ilias auto-dodge: (procs on 19-20) — [d20 : 11] (does not proc).
Skylar ACC: [d20 : 6] + 6 = 12.
Ilias EVA: [d20 : 6] + 3 = 9.

Ilias takes -105 HP and suffers from – 1 Accuracy and – 2 Evasion for one round.

Mikaela spots flag. — WDC 16 (+2 LC).
[d20 : 7] + 7 = 14. Fail.

Ellaine performs a desperate relocation. — WDC 19 (+2 LC).
Voided due to successful flag grab as per rolling order.

mentions; @Skylar Blue. date; 26/06/26 location; Castelobruxo wc; 286/200 speech; Mikaela, others. outfit; Click me ooc notes; XXXX

I had no idea where the goddamn flag was. After Sky's little scare, and checking if she was okay, I decided to keep looking for the goddamn flag.

I knew it was here, somewhere. I could almost feel it. But where? Where in this saints forsaken, wet, beautiful yet dangerous place? Ugh, they must be really good at camouflage, because I hadn't seen that stupid flag in a while. The desperation, plus the fact that I hadn't eaten a proper breakfast, was making me believe maybe their flag was invisible. Or maybe they didn't have a flag at all. Or maybe someone hid it on top of some tree or something. Or-

I saw a flag. OUR flag. In the hands of- who was that? I don't care. He was carrying OUR flag. No way. How- when did this happen?

I can't keep searching for a flag that could be easily part of my imagination. I have to do something. But what? Give the alert? Someone already made the big announcement for us.

"Oh, fuck me!" Another curse. If dad was listening to me right now, he'd make me wash my mouth with soap, as if I hadn't heard him curse his entire bloodline every time he burned himself with oil at the kitchen, but oh, well.

ABILITIES. 's grace; Evasive Maneuvers; ability three; ability four; ability five; ability six; ability seven

Date: 26th June 2026
Place: Castelbruxo
Stats: Stamina: 5 | Wisdom: 7 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 5 | ArcPower: 7 | Accuracy: 6
Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers
Actions: As strategized

Jude - NPC for Artie Kempston
Stats: stamina - 6 | evasion - 9 | strength - 2| wisdom - 7 | arcane power - 3 | accuracy - 8
Actions: As strategized
WC: 329
Mentions: Suriname Grasshopper Team

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| Location: Castelobruxo | Date: June 26th, 2026 | Word count: 229 |
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The decision was made in seconds. Without thinking twice, true to his impulsive nature, Frederick sprinted toward the opposing team's flag. His eyes were fixed solely on his objective, his mind ordering his body to move as fast as possible. Something in that forest clearly didn't want to let the boy have his way. The humid, sticky heat seemed determined to slow him down, making sweat bead on his forehead and trickle down the side of his face. Even battered and exhausted, Fred didn't stop running.

Out of the corner of his eye, Buckley noticed that his team had sprung into action as well. He dodged trees and roots and, thanks to Sage, several attacks that had almost certainly been aimed at his back. Closer and closer. Frederick repeated his goal like a mantra as he ran and dodged, finally reaching the flag and yanking it from the ground by its pole with his right hand. "We've got the flag!" He raised it high above his head, turning to locate his allies, only to find the arena filled with new opponents who had fallen back to defend their treasure. There was no time for hesitation. Run, and the beast gets you. Stay, and the beast eats you. The game had reached its climax and he nodded approvingly at his allies, preparing himself for whatever came his way.

| Action: As strategized |─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
| Stats: Sta-8 ⁞ Eva-6 ⁞ Str-4 ⁞ Wis-5 ⁞ Arc-4 ⁞ Acc-8 |
| Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers ⁞ +10% auto-dodge chance |