Hogwarts on Ice PV Ice Hockey Game Closed

After a few laps around the play area, watching the other players assemble, Kazuo skated to Ruka to hear him explain the rules and assign teams. He took the blue cloth and proceeded to twist it into a headband, securing it around his forehead with a tug. He glanced at his teammates: Dealla, Flash, Opeila, Lydia, and Jake.

Dealla he had met briefly in the hospital ward when he went to visit Ruka after the duel. Lydia and Jake were housemates though he didn't know them very well yet. Flash and Opeila he didn't know at all except by reputation. Glancing at the other team, he noted that he didn't know them very well either. Heinrich and Willow, once again housemates he had only met in passing, Henry he remembered from the hospital ward, and two Slytherin he knew nothing about. He gave a soft, amused chuckle.

He turned his gaze back to his teammates as they briefly discussed positions, letting Dealla take center while he and Flash flanked her on either side. The other team lined Heinrich up for the faceoff and Kazuo arched a brow at the wobbly first year. Not that his team was the most graceful sight - Opeila had basically slid into the goal - but it seemed their opponents were having a bit of trouble finding their legs on the ice. Even Thomas, the one student who appeared to know what he was doing, had lost his legs.

As Ruka skated to the center, holding the puck, Kazuo did a quick check to make sure his wand was safely stored in his pocket, in easy reach. Technically Ruka had said only the goalies could cast spells but that didn't mean he wasn't prepared to cheat if necessary. Listening to Dealla fail to reassure the shaky Heinrich he snickered.

"So much fun~"

As Flash lined up with Percival, he turned his attention to the unfortunate Henry Knight who rather gracelessly managed to flail himself onto his butt. Seems he picked a good side for his straight run to the net.

As the puck dropped, he pushed himself forward, racing toward the opponents net and their laid out goalie, eyeing Thomas with a grin. Though he couldn't know for sure, he had a good feeling that Dealla would take the puck so he prepared to catch a rebound should Dealla miss her initial shot or Thomas somehow manage to redeem himself and block it.

✿Interacting✿
@Thomas Lestrange, @Percival Gray, Rest of the Team

It was a nice beginning to the game, skating along the ice with Flash's arm linked in hers and Opeila joining them shortly after. She almost forgot that they were going to be playing hockey against each other, this wasn't a joyful skate around the lake. No. Soon they'd be attacking each other with the pucks and sticks... maybe. She genuinely had never played hockey so she didn't know the details, luckily Ruka provided a pamphlet that explained the game in full. She took as much information down as she could before moving to her position as defense. She passed a glare at Percival Gray as she attempted to skate to her position, but since she was still near Opeila and Flash she promptly tripped over them as she was attempting to be intimidating and fell over.

Once on the ground, she pouted for a moment, looking around at who all had fallen down on the ice, and luckily she wasn't the only one. Even her goalie, Thomas Lestrange, a prefect who she had encountered in her brief time as a prefect in the bathroom. She couldn't help but giggle and wave at him. "Look at us~ Now we're big bummers on a big ice slab." A quick reference to something she said to him on their first meeting. They somehow met in peculiar circumstances, apparently meeting in the halls or in class was too good for them. Now she just had to get back up and actually participate in the game.

✿Action✿
Attempting to stand up.

✿Abilities and Stats✿

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Stats
Stamina 9 ☁ Evasion 6 ☁ Strength 5 ☁ Wisdom 10 ☁ ArcPower 6 ☁ Accuracy 7
Abilities
Lovely Creature - +2 Spell DC to Opponent Team
Healing Sage - Not Applicable

✿Outfit Ref✿

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Action: Getting up

Stats:
Stamina: 6
Evasion: 6
Strength: 4
Wisdom: 7
Arcane Power: 5
Accuracy: 7

Ability/Race: Binding Mark/Seer

Interacting with @Willow Anderson and @Dealla Prince

Not to his surprise, the area soon became populated with various individuals wanting to take part in the event. It was even more satisfying to see that he was the only Pure-blood pupil that was taking part, a sight that made him form a small smirk ion the corners of his lips as he walked over to slip on a pair of ice skates. He had been ice skating only a handful of times in his life, but from the few instances he managed to keep on his feet pretty well.

Percy sat down next to a log and tightly tied his laces, not concerned about how dangerous and risky the sport could be. After all, he had never played it in his life and probably never will again. Yet, soon after he had finished with his laces his eyes looked at a strange object beside him. The peculiar object was an unusual shape and seemed to have small similarities to one of a broom. He slowly got up and picked up the hockey stick, curiously examining the tool while he shuffled over to the lake. All he could think about was what was he supposed to do with it, whacking it over someone's head like a madman? who knew, maybe he would get a better idea when the game started.

He gracefully pushed himself onto the slippery and cold ice, decided not to wear any protection compared to everyone else. Percy even knew himself the protection was there for a reason, but he always chose the latter due to it hindering his movements, like when he practised on his broom without the required gear. The boy skated to his spot and came to a halt, staring at each one of his opponents with a expressionless expression. Even if he looked confident, he still had know clue how to use this obscure stick. Although, a key hint would be the small circular object on the floor.

As things began to click inside his head a person caught his attention as they shot a quick glance his way. Willow, a person who he had many run ins with was already finding a distaste in his presence. In reply, Percy shot her a quick grin to show that he wasn't bothered with her insolence.

When everyone was ready, the game began at a fast pace. Everyone began to slide everywhere as Percy swiftly skating towards the puck, extending his stick out to try and intercept the puck from Prince who was looking for a quick shot at their goal.

Action: Trying to intercept the Puck from Prince

-Stats-
Stamina: 7 / Evasion: 8 / Strength: 6 / Wisdom: 6 Arcane Power: 7 / Accuracy: 6
-Abilities-
Fearless

Action ~ Hockey Check @Dealla Prince

Action: Accidentally go skidding off toward Heinrich (Bodycheck Henrich)

Stats: Stamina: 3~~Evasion: 9~~Strength: 1~~Wisdom: 8~~Arcane Power: 6~~Accuracy: 8

	Opeila Winters Goalie --------------------------- Health 600/600
Flash Holmwood Defence --------------------------- Health 700/700	.-	Jake Morris Defence --------------------------- Health 300/300
Dealla Prince Attack --------------- Health 270/400	Lydia Cooper Attack --------------- Health 500/500	Kazuo Shimada Attack --------------- Health 400/400

Percival Gray Attack --------------------------- Health 700/700	Heinrich Bezuidenhout Attack --------------------------- Health 500/500	Henry Knight Attack --------------------------- Health 500/500
Ileen Knight Defence --------------- Health 590/600	-.	Willow Anderson Defence --------------- Health 900/900
	Thomas Lestrange Goalie --------------- Health 800/800

ROUND ONE

Balance Check DC10

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Opeila: [d20: 3] + 4 = 7 -> Fail ||| Thomas: On the Ground
Flash: [d20: 13] + 7 = 20 -> Success ||| Willow: [d20: 9] + 5 = 14 -> Success
Jake: [d20: 10] + 1 = 11 -> Success ||| Ileen: [d20: 20] + 3 = 23 -> Success
Dealla: [d20: 4] + 3 = 7 -> Fail ||| Henry: [d20: 18] + 5 = 23 -> Success
Lydia: [d20: 19] + 5 = 24 -> Success ||| Heinrich: [d20: 2] + 9 = 11 -> Success
Kazuo: [d20: 3] + 4 = 7 -> Fail ||| Percival: [d20: 4] + 6 = 10 -> Success

Lydia VS Heinrich

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Lydia bodychecks Heinrich
10% Auto Hit Chance from Flash's CP: [d10: 10] -> Hit
Strength Check for Lydia: [d20: 8] + 5 = 13
Strength Check for Heinrich: [d20: 10] + 9 = 19
13 < 19 -> Heinrich remains standing
Effects: -1 Accuracy to Heinrich for One Action

Thomas VS Dealla

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Thomas casts Flipendo at Dealla WDC12 [9 Base DC + 3 from Lydia's Lovely Creature]
Wisdom Check for Thomas: [d20: 12] + 8 = 20 -> Successful Cast
10% Auto Miss Chance from being on the Ground for Thomas: [d10: 8] -> No Auto Miss
10% Auto Dodge Chance for Dealla: [d10: 4] -> No Auto Dodge
Accuracy Check for Thomas: [d20: 17] + 4 = 21
Evasion Check for Dealla: [d20: 6] + 7 = 13
21 > 13 -> Hit
Damage: 100 + 3 x 10 = 130

Flash VS Percival

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Flash bodychecks Percival
Accuracy Check for Flash: [d20: 1] + 8 = 9 -> Critical Miss
New Target: 1=Jake, 2=Heinrich, 3=Henry
[d3: 1] = Jake
Evasion Check for Jake: [d20: 15] + 9 = 24
9 < 24 -> Miss

Percival and the Puck

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Percival snatches the Puck WDC14
Wisdom Check for Percival: [d20: 16] + 6 = 22 -> Success
Percival is in possession of the Puck

Heinrich VS Dealla

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Heinrich bodychecks Dealla
10% Auto Dodge Chance for Dealla: [d10: 5] -> No Auto Dodge
Accuracy Check for Heinrich: [d20: 10] + 7 = 17
Evasion Check for Dealla: [d20: 11] + 7 = 18
17 < 18 -> Miss

Jake VS Heinrich

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Jake ... can't break and accidentally bodychecks Heinrich
10% Auto Hit Chance from Flash's CP for Jake: [d10: 4] -> No Auto Hit
Accuracy Check for Jake: [d20: 9] + 8 = 17
Evasion Check for Heinrich: [d20: 17] + 0 = 17
17 = 17 -> Impaired Hit
Effects: -1 Accuracy to Heinrich and Jake for One Action

It seemed to be such a good start for Team One.

With @Dealla Prince's confident grab for the puck and the determination she displayed when heading for the opponent team's goal, she seemed to be sure to score. Maybe, however, charmingly threatening a shy young boy to stomp his team into the ground brought along some bad Karma, because Dealla only made it halfway to the goal before her skates seemed to vibrate with an unwillingness to cooperate. One second for panic, two seconds for the horrifying realisation to settle in, and the young Ravenclaw girl was on the Ground with no choice but to watch as the Puck slid aimlessly across the ice, ready to be snatched by whoever was quick enough.

In the midst of the Chaos on Ice, Dealla would manage to get back on her feet again, but the Puck was lost, and there was nothing to do but try and regain steady footing again. Don't worry, Dealla, maybe luck will be on your side next time!

Looking slightly awkward but steady on her feet, @Lydia Cooper had not lost a second in wanting to help out her fallen team mate. Going after the slow and already wobbly first year was a good albeit somehow cruel strategy. Why don't you pick on someone your own size, Lydia!?
Still, the Half-Veela's efforts paid off - She would elegantly slide across the ice, shoulders squared, elbows out, and her body would collide successfully with Heinrich's. Already not particularly steady on his feet, the young Hufflepuff would wobble and flail for a moment, but with the force of all his 9 Strength and a great dice roll by yours truly, he would manage to stay upright. Still, the impact of the bodycheck would stay with him for a little while.

Meanwhile, the one person not concerned with his balance in the slightest was slowly starting to realise that protective gear was hardly necessary for this group of youngsters barely able to stay on their feet. Can you hear them quacking, Tom?
Despite his clearly superior skill, @Thomas Lestrange seemed happy to embrace the game for the fun pastime it was supposed to be, seeming delighted even to be a part of it. Still, a Slytherin was no Slytherin without some ambition to back it up and, lack of House Pride aside, Thomas was clearly not willing to lose. Lifting his wand, he would cast his spell just in time for the approaching Ravenclaw to fall and scramble back on her feet, eliminating any chance she may have had to still getting to the Puck before someone else could have snatched it away from her. His spell hit with astounding accuracy, despite the fact that he barely had any of it left while being on the ground and in Dealla's charming presence.
The young Ravenclaw would feel the impact in her left shoulder, causing her to slide backwards across the ice and far away from where she could even think of scoring a Goal.

With so much action going on within the first few minutes of the game already, some people were happy just to celebrate the little successes on the ice. @Ileen Knight had gone from unskilled novice to Ballerina on Ice within seconds; Standing up came much more naturally to her than moving forward had seemed to. Just as long as you're staying upright now, Ileen! Try to keep your feet away from your hockey stick from now on.

Almost equally as successful at getting back up was @Henry Knight. His slow approach would allow him to feel out the ice and find the perfect position to allow him to keep up amidst all the other kids more or less aimlessly skidding across the ice. Let's try and keep the Knights standing for a while now!

Standing was quite obviously not enough for @Flash Holmwood. With some sort of personal vendetta against his dorm mates - So snakes are not pack animals, it seems - he would target his fellow Snape boy, Percival, but his aim was certainly off. Ice Hockey wasn't football, and it appeared that most of Flash's sports experience had been made on grass and pavement, because one wrong movement had him hurtling towards one of his own team mates instead. If there was anybody to accidentally bump into, of course, it would have been Jake who provided a soft, comfy pillow to land on, but the little badger was moving too much - or too little? - to provide a real target for Flash, who ended up simply sliding past him. Anti-climatic, and potentially frustrating, but these were the moments to help you learn how to simply laugh at yourself.

Life throws you the lessons you need, does it not, Flash?

At least the Slytherin was still standing; His team mate @Kazuo Shimada had certainly had the right idea in heading toward's the opponent's net with the intention of snatching the puck for himself once Dealla had lost it one way or another, but maybe he had picked up too much speed on his way, had maybe missed a ridge in the ice, because soon after starting his sprint in the right direction, Kazuo would bellyflop onto the ice, skidding straight across it and in the direction of resident Ice Hockey Pro Thomas Lestrange. Keeping a puck out of the net was one thing, but what about questionable Hufflepuffs?

Fortunately, Kazuo would come to a halt in front of Thomas, limbs sprawled out, clothes covered in powdery snow. Despite the puck really being up for the taking, the fallen badger was in no position to get to it like this. Instead, he needed to waste some valuable time to get himself back up on his feet, to hopefully not lose balance again.

Another person getting back up on their feet was @Willow Anderson, yet another badger on the ice. Everybody else's moves had passed her by like a whirlwind as she pushed herself back into a standing position again, keeping decent balance now that she had seemed to have gotten more used to the ice. Amidst some inside jokes and teasing banter about bums and ice slabs, Willow would get back on her feet, fiercely prepared to unleash the rainbow in the next round to come.

Her friend @Opeila Winters, who had managed to crawl her way into her goal was less lucky with her attempts of standing up again. No matter how she would try to push herself upright, even with the help of her Hockey stick, she would constantly slip right back down again. Maybe it is a sign, Pei - Maybe you should take Thomas as an example and play this game sitting down. No need to exhaust yourselves, guys!

Meanwhile, the one person who seemed least likely to do so had gotten hold of the Puck. Fortunately it had gotten a little easier to keep his balance after having had the chance to get used to the ice for a little bit, otherwise @Percival Gray would have lost his balance. This way, however, he was merely a bit wobbly as he skated his way towards Dealla, focused on getting that Puck away from her. Good job, Percival, this is exactly how you use that stick when you're not whacking people over the head with it!

He would not even need to try and steal the puck away as Dealla had fallen before Percival could really try to intercept. Instead it was child's play for him to simply take the aimlessly skidding puck for himself and thus surely making himself the prime target for bloodthirsty members of Team One. Watch out, Percival, they're the Hunters and you are the Prey.

A little slow with the upkeep was @Heinrich Bezuidenhout and who could blame him? Threatened, bodychecked, and having his ears pierced by the non-lycanthrope-friendly whistle, the poor Hufflepuff's pleas for everyone to wait for him fell on deaf ears. With his eyes clearly set on revenge on the girl who had threatened to stomp him into the ground - which in this case may be a threat to drown the poor boy - Heinrich would skate towards Dealla at a high speed, ready to crash into her, but it seemed that the Ravenclaw was just sliding backwards as a result of having been hit by Thomas' Flipendo in that exact moment, causing the Hufflepuff to miss her by a hair and instead slide aimlessly across the ice with nothing in his way to tackle. Luck did not seem to be on Heinrich's side so far, but the tables are still just waiting to turn.

Yet another Hufflepuff was aimlessly sliding across the ice at that very moment. @Jake Morris, in all his marshmallow-y glory, had been too shocked by someone shooting a spell at another player to pay enough attention to what his own feet were supposed to be doing. Accidentally gaining some speed in his movements, Jake would hurl straight at Heinrich. The ball of pillows would awkwardly stumble into his fellow Hufflepuff just as Heinrich seemed to have recovered from missing his own bodycheck aimed at Dealla, causing both of them to trip backwards and into shaky footing.

That might just leave you dizzy for a little while, boys!

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OOC Note
- Opeila and Thomas are on the Ground. Getting off the Ground will require one full action. Better Balance next time!
- The next mod post will be on December 22nd, you have until before then to post and provide an action (whether in your post or to me privately). Failure to post will result in a void action. You may ask for one 24 hour extension.
- Most importantly: Have Fun

-Mentioning @Dealla Prince , @Heinrich Bezuidenhout , @Thomas Lestrange, @Opeila Winters , @Kazuo Shimada -

Well, her plan did not work exactly as she thought it would.

As she moved towards the young boy, assuming a position she had only seen a couple of times when there were hockey games on the television or at the ice skate rink, Lydia managed to hit the boy, even though the impact did not send him on the ice.

The tackle luckily didn't make her lose her balance, but the same thing could not be said for Dealla; the red headed girl looked at the scene with a worried expression as the Ravenclaw girl fell to the ground, the puck moving away from her. As if that wasn't bad already, the goalie of team two decided to cast a spell on Dealla, sending the girl farther away from the puck. Lydia's gaze stayed a little longer on the boy, thinking that she had already seen him somewhere; after a second, she realised that he was the pumpkin-juice boy from the Blossom Ball, and that was the reason why he looked familiar.

Concentrating back on the game, she noticed that Opeila was still on the ice, and that another member of team one had fallen victim of the slippery ice, and was now sliding across it on his tummy. After that, she looked around some more as she thought about what she could do; then, with a concentrated expression on her face, she started skating towards her next "target", determined to succeed -it might have been just a game between kids, but her ambitious side still surfaced every time there was some kind of competition involved.

Action: Doing as strategised .
Race: Part-Veela
Abilities: Alluring || Lovely Creature
Stats: Stamina: 5|| Evasion: 5 || Strength: 5 || Wisdom: 10 || Arcane Power: 5 || Accuracy: 5

Pride goeth before the fall.

And Kazuo was very proud. Not of such untenable things as being a pureblood or being wealthy, illusions of status, but rather, he was proud of his accomplishments, of his knowledge. Of the things he could do.

So perhaps when he took to the ice and began to feel comfortable, remembering what he had been taught, he grew too comfortable. And perhaps, when he had seen most of his team manage to keep their feet in some semblance of skill while the other side flopped about the ice, he grew overconfident.

The whistle blew. The puck dropped. In a burst of overeager excitement that was far more appropriate behaviour for an eleven-year-old than Kazuo’s usual introverted behaviour, he dashed across the ice only to discover that the ice wasn’t nearly as smooth as he had been expecting. Ah. Of course. A lake wasn’t like a rink. There were no machines to smooth the ice here.

Those thoughts passed through his mind as he stumbled over some flaw in the ice and, having picked up a fair amount of speed, continued to slide across the ice on his belly. As he finally slowed to a stop in front of Thomas he couldn’t help but to grin at the older boy.

“Well. That didn’t go as planned.” He announced as he pushed himself up off the ice and back to his feet. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back!” He told the goalie with a grin as he turned his attention back to his team. As he’d been sliding, it seemed things had not gone entirely as planned for the rest of his team either. Lydia successfully rocked the little Hufflepuff, Heinrich, but he managed to stay standing which was actually pretty impressive. Flash failed to intercept Percival and Dealla… well it seemed he wasn’t the only one to overestimate his abilities.

His focus narrowed to the puck - and to its current owner - Percival. The other team had managed to claim it and Opeila was still flailing around in the net. That did not bode well for his team. He pushed off, heading back toward his team’s side of the ice, intent on retrieving the puck.

Action: Doing as strategized Mentioning: @Thomas Lestrange @Lydia Cooper @Heinrich Bezuidenhout @Dealla Prince @Opeila Winters @Percival Gray Interacting: @Thomas Lestrange Outfit Reducio

Stats: Stamina 4 Evasion 6 Strength 4 Wisdom 6 Arcane Power 5 Accuracy 5