Hogwarts Summer Camp Chess Combat, Game 2

This was getting to be pretty fun. Little damage had been done to her team, it seemed, though they hadn't gone unscathed thus far, and Karilyna had managed not to get hit yet. Oh, but here came more spells. She was perfectly ready to counter with some of her own, and in fact already had a target in mind. The objective of the game was to knock out the queen, so what was the clearest path of action? Well, hit the queen, of course. But nothing was ever so easy.

One of the opposing team's bishops had stepped forward, abandoning her original post to stand in front of the white team's queen, effectively defending him from an attack from the front. It wasn't unlike something one of her own team's bishops had done just moments before, as Karilyna was quite securely protected for the moment; still, she couldn't help but be disgruntled at the fact that she would be unable to make another mark on the queen from her angle.

"Flipendo." The incantation left her mouth clearly, the wand motion swift. If hitting the queen wasn't an option, perhaps it would help to try to move the girl in front [Raine] out of the way. But despite what seemed like a perfect cast, the girl had leapt out of the way--and rather spectacularly so, Karilyna had to admit. The Thunderbird huffed in frustration as the spell shot past her target, fading into nothing.

She had to ignore her failure, though, because the game still had to go on, after all. She'd never been a quitter and wasn't about to start now. With new resolve, she grinned at her teammates, a wordless note of encouragement. They were definitely a bright and capable group, and Karilyna had no doubt they could win this. All they had to do was keep on fighting.

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playing as johannes cyprian ambroży
text colour #4d5c7f | outfit ref here
abilities charmer, foulplay
Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 7 | Wisdom: 6 | ArcPower: 7 | Accuracy: 9
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mentions @Anastasia Beckett | @Annie Morgan | @Raine Sage | @Katrina Walker

His blindfold came off with a single aggressive tug, ruffling golden honey brown curls with the wind the quick action produced. The rag felt cool against naturally warm hands and it was with this wind that he realised what had happened.

Smoke. Damn, what had he done? The sudden shock of his own failed plan made him suck in a gasp, black smoke filling his lungs and mouth with a gritty sense of self-deprecation as if he had tipped back a glass bottle and taken a mouthful of sulphur head-on. Right, fumos was dependent on the caster. With a faint sneer and a heavy cough, the boy waved a hand in front of him in a futile attempt of clearing the already dissipating fog.

That had failed miserably. Er, but at least the smoke made it so that he had any semblance of cover in the open turf? That was a stretch, but entirely plausible considering just how thick it swirled around him. Too thick. He couldn't see. But he could use this to his advantage. Quick mind and an even quicker mouth to spare racing, a bolt of realisation struck him.

WC 192

Action: Doing as strategised.

Round 3

10th of July 2020, 13:09
Chess Combat, Game TWO

Lots of spells and a lot of movement. Three players made their moves, trying to secure as much space as possible while placing themselves into proper position to cast spells. Johannes moved swiftly without drawing much attention. Neculai moved while being shot at, but to his luck, Alexei failed to send the spell his way. Milosh wasn't that lucky and got hit by Evanore's spell just before making the move. Fortunately, there was no cell behind him to be knocked in, so he finished his move anyway.

In the opposite side of the board, three people tried to destroy a slim redhead by sending three knockback jinxes at her. She graciously dodged the first one, with a bit more effort dodged the second one but than Erik, standing really close to her, aim at her. It seemed that at the same time she aimed at him and BOOM. Maybe she spent all her concentration on dodging, and Erik was just disoriented by her impertinence, but both spells (Katrina's and Erik's) backfired. Maybe the two spells connected in some epic way (imagine Voldy and Harry) and that caused some huge explosion. But in reality not one of them managed to cast it properly and Erik, while being slightly knocked back, stayed in his position (Karilyna may have 'caught' him) and Katrina's sleeve caught fire.

Team Compositions

Team Black	Team White
@Bridget Collins Evanore Fairclay (@River Dewlight) @Neculai Lazar @Erik Tharaldson Karilyna Kawahara (@Thora Larkston)	Johannes Ambroży (@Astrea Soleil Neptune) Milosh Rehnquist (@Annie Morgan) @Raine Sage @Katrina Walker Alexei Petrov (@Anastasia Beckett)

This match is moderated by @Meenauh Silmataurea

Team Black (3574/3700, 97%) Bridget (500/500), Rook, A1 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Knockback Jinx Spell DC: 8 + 2 = 10 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 9 < 10 → Roll required, >2 to cast (10–9=1 +1) (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 9] > 2 → Success Target: Katrina Auto-Miss (10): [d10: 8] → No auto-miss Accuracy: [d20: 10] + 8 – 1 = 17 (Opponents' Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 11] + 8 = 19 → Miss (17<19) Round End Effects: None Erik (474/600), Bishop, B2 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Knockback Jinx Target: Katrina Spell DC: 8 + 2 = 10 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 6 < 10 → Roll required, >4 to cast Critical Failure Range: 2 1 +1 (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 2] = 2 → Critical Failure → Backfire Damage: 100 + 4 ARC × 10 = 140 –10% = 126 (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Round End Effects: Hit by backfired Flipendo, –126 HP (not moved as no free cell behind (→A3) in the direction of the spell) Karilyna (800/800), Queen, A3 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Knockback Jinx Spell DC: 8 + 2 = 10 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 9 < 10 → Roll required, >1 to cast (10–9=1) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 2] > 1 → Success Target: Katrina Accuracy: [d20: 3] + 9 – 1 = 11 (Opponents' Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 9] + 8 = 17 → Miss (11<17) Round End Effects: None Neculai (900/900), Bishop, C3 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Move → C3, Success Round End Effects: None Evanore (900/900), Rook, A5 Reducio Round Start Effects: - –2 Accuracy, –2 Arcane Power (round 2) (Mucus ad Nauseam) Action: Knockback Jinx Spell DC: 8 + 2 = 10 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 10 = 10 → No roll required → Success Target: Milosh Accuracy: [d20: 20] + 8 – 3 = 25 (Opponents' Charmer, Mucus ad Nauseam) Evasion: [d20: 8] + 6 = 14 Critical? (10): [d10: 7] → Not critical → Hit (25>14) Damage: 100 + (6-2) ARC × 10 = 140 (Mucus ad Nauseam) Round End Effects: - –3 Accuracy and –3 Arcane Power next round (round 3 of Mucus Ad Nauseam)

Team White (3229/3800, 85%) Johannes (600/600), Rook, E2 Reducio Round Start Effects: - –4 Accuracy for 1 round (Smokescreen Spell) Action: Move → E2, Success Round End Effects: None Katrina (474/600), Bishop, C1 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Fire-Making Spell Target: Erik Spell DC: 9 + 2 = 11 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 9 < 11 → Roll required, >2 to cast (11–9=2) Critical Failure Range: 1 1 +1 (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) –1 (Katrina's Perfectionist) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 1] < 2 → Critical Failure → Backfire Damage: 60 + 9 ARC × 10 = 140 –10% (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) = 126 Duration: 5 → 1 round (1d6: 1-3: not aflame, 4-5: 1 round, 6: 2 rounds) Round End Effects: Hit by backfired Incendio, –126 HP Aflame for 1 round starting next round, –50 HP per round Alexei (1000/1000), Queen, E3 Reducio Round Start Effects: - –2 Accuracy, –2 Arcane Power (round 2) (Mucus ad Nauseam) Action: Incendio Duo Target: Neculai Spell DC: 12 + 2 = 14 (Milosh's Lovely Creature) Wisdom: 1 < 14 → Roll required, 10 to cast Spell Success Roll: [d10: 9] < 10 → Failure Round End Effects: - –3 Accuracy and –3 Arcane Power next round (round 3 of Mucus Ad Nauseam) Raine (800/800), Bishop, D3 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Dodge (+5 +25% of Evasion to the Evasion roll) Round End Effects: None Milosh (355/800), Rook, D4 Reducio Round Start Effects: - Aflame from Evanore's Incendio Duo for 1 round: –75 HP per round Action: Move → D4, Success Round End Effects: Hit by Evanore's Flipendo, –140 HP (not knocked back as no cell behind)

Some important links

The Chess Combat Rules can be found here.
The list of Duelling Spells can be found here.
The Duelling Mechanics explanations can be found here.
If you need a reminder of which spells you personally have access to, they are locked-in here.
The spectator thread for this game is here.

Starting now you have 72 hours to post RP for the next round and to discuss and decide amongst each other which actions each of you will take and your Queen will owl your actions to Meenauh Silmataurea AND Professor Zahid AND Professor Vernatis.

@Katrina Walker | Team Black

Bridget did not like failing. And if there was something she hated even more than failing once, it was failing twice. The Flipendo she sent at her red-haired friend was once again dodged, sailing harmlessly past. She perhaps wouldn't have been so frustrated if her teammates' identical casts had worked, but their Queen's missed and Erik's backfired. She grimaced; that had to have hurt in more ways than one.

And then Katrina's fire-making spell backfired on her and the Gryffindor was set aflame. Bridget winced for her, but there wasn't anything she could do. They were still playing, so she couldn't just waste an action putting her out. Right now, her team came first. That didn't mean she had to completely ignore her friend as she faced her biggest fear, though. "Katrina? Look, you're going to be okay. It's just a duel, remember?"

Hopefully that would be enough, because that was as much time as she could spend not focusing on the game and she wasn't really sure what you were supposed to say anyways. Honey-colored eyes surveyed the board and the movements that had been made, following the paths each person could cast from their position. Taking a breath to forget the last two poor outcomes of her spells, she prepared for her next move.

Action | Doing as strategized

Action: Doing as strategised!

RPing as Evanore Fairclay (Ilvermorny)
Charmer & Fearless

Ah the satisfaction of successfully hitting a spell you’ve Just cast. And especially flipendo, there was something quite exciting about that spell in combat. Evanore watched as the boy was hit by her knockback jinx, right before he moved out of his square to another. Realizing he was no longer in Evanore’s range to cast to, she looked around wondering what she would do next. What would benefit her and the team most? There were always opportunities to be analyzed and considered, and the time was limited considering there was constant movement and spellcasting all around. «No time to waste, let’s win this thing», she said quietly to no one in particular as she readied her next action.

Outfit

Action: Doing as Strategized

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@Bridget Collins | Team White

Katrina wished she had some sort of clue what was going on. There was a burst of yells and she noticed with wide eyes three spells careening toward her. She didn't have time to thing and just crouched onto the ground as fast as she could, careful to stay in her little box. When the bursts of light crossed overhead she stood up and dusted herself off, hiding the fear and the bit of rage she was feeling. Why did they have to go for me? And Bridget too? What is going on? It all seemed too well planned.

Katrina raised her arm, slightly shaking from the pure adrenaline coursing through her veins and cast the fire spell. Not normal for someone who was petrified of fire to cast a fire spell, but drastic measures call for drastic actions. Well, that didn't work out quite as she planned because a flash of light erupted and a little bang and Katrina's head was spinning when she realized her sleeve was on fire.

Instantly she froze, watching the little tendrils of burning light creep up her sleeve. Fire. The thing that killed her parents. The thing that killed her brother. How she lost her home. How she lost everything she held close. Her chest sized up and she was petrified still. NO PANIC ATTACKS KAT. You have made it through before. Just breathe, come on, just breathe. Her heart was racing her head was pounding and it was all she could do to remember that she was in a game, not a school ball.

"Katrina? Look, you're going to be okay. It's just a duel, remember?" The voice was meant for her. Katrina was able to snap out of her thoughts at the comforting voice. The Gryffindor looked Bridget in the eye and mouthed 'thank you'.

The worst part of it all was that it was all psychosocial. The instant she could get her mind somewhat in check, she was fine to keep herself in the game. In fact, she simply ignored the flames and instead felt anger rise up. Are you bloody killing me? Katrina had been able to dodge three Flippindo's, but one easy fire spell backfired on her. She wasn't going down that easily.

Action: Doing as Stratigized

Doing as strategized

Writing as Alexei Petrov

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Stamina: 10
Evasion: 8
Strength:12
Wisdom: 1
ArcPower: 3
Accuracy:8

Abilities: Charmer, Statistically Relevant

Action: Doing as strategized

Alexei sighed slightly. His team was still not dominating the way that it ought to with him as a member. The game was far from over, but his irritation was becoming evident from a furrow in his brow. After a moment, he became aware of his expression, he did his best to make it go away since he didn't want his team to know that he was so annoyed.