Quidditch Fall 2021 Slytherin v Ravenclaw

Mentions: @Sylvain Wyllt

It was obvious that the golden snitch was not a team player for River this game. Either that, or she was just still too distracted by her near encounter with a bludger this early in the game. Either way, she was just unable to spot the stupid little ball. She flew a little further up to get a good view of the entire field, and caught her teammates being amazing as ever, and scoring quite a bunch. At least someone was having a good game. Except for the poor students who’d been knocked off their brooms though, she was just relieved it wasn’t ravenclaws who’d been dropping. Still it was nearly impossible to not feel empathy, she’d been there herself before. Not fun. She felt a lot safer now though, catching Sylvain keeping along with her. She trusted he’d catch her should she tumble off her broom.

She shook her head trying to refocus her eyes on the small details of the field. Scanning every little area before beginning to slowly descend hoping to come across the snitch, but also keeping an eye out for any impending bludgers or attacks.

Reducio

Action: Doing as strategized

Stats
Stamina: 7 (10)
Evasion: 6 (9)
Strength: 4 (7)
Wisdom: 12 (15)
Arcane Power: 7 (10)
Accuracy: 9 (12)

Broom
Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Race and Abilities
Dhampir (Aura On), perfectionist, Beast Master(Owl)

Stamina: 5 [+1 Comet 180] = 6
+Evasion: 6 [+1 Comet 180] = 7
+Strength: 5
+Wisdom: 7
+ArcPower: 6
+ Accuracy: 6 [+2 Comet 180] = 8

Abilities:
+none

Broom:
+Comet 180

Action:Sitting in the bench

İnteraction:@Cassandra Ironwoods@Dan Palmer
@Maggie Hawkins

With every goal scored, it seemed like her voice was also getting louder. Ten, twenty, thirty points scored! Emma was never prim and prep cheerleader stereotype, but she was giving them a run for their money.

They were in the lead! But her knowledge of the sport knew it meant nothing. With her mind on the golden snitch, her eyes began scanning around the stadium. Anything... nope. She couldn't catch a glimpse of the sparking metal dancing around the skies. The seekers had a really hard job. Even from the bench, it was too much for Emma to handle.

𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕤 Stamina » 9 12 || Evasion » 9 12 || Strength » 10 13 Wisdom » 7 10 || Arc Power » 2 5 || Accuracy » 14 17

𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕞: ɴᴀᴍᴇ: Silver Arrow ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ: +3 to every stat

The Muggle Condition: Effect: +3 accuracy roll on non-magical attacks and actions.

Binding Mark: Effect: Telepathic communication with those who are branded

Action: Benched

Outfit: Quidditch Uniform

Sunday, October 24, 2021

XXXErin's return to her broom was one to rejoice over. Thank god. Maggie honestly considered Erin Ryan to be a terror. Not that she was a bad person, no, not at all, just scary. Yeah, Maggie was terrified of Erin Ryan. Maybe it was her seniority, the way that she technically was above Maggie in terms of experience, or the fact that the second she'd been caught she screamed bloody murder to get Maggie to move faster . . .

Whatever it was, Maggie was grateful that Erin was back on her broom to wreak havoc on Ravenclaw once more.

Shoot. Ravenclaw took the lead with their quaffle throwing, making multiple hoops. Maggie groaned and gripped the front of her broom, leaning forward and turning the tip to the right as she took back off. Well, back to business, then.

STATS ST: 5 (6) | EVA: 10 (11) | STR: 4 | WIS: 3 | ARC: 6 | ACC: 7 (9) BROOM: Comet 180 {+2 acc, +1 eva, +1 st}

ABILITIES Calming Presence Allies Are Slytherin Team ACTION As strategized

INTERACTION Interacting With: @Erin Ryan Mentioning: @

Art made by Aurora Raniver

October 24th, 2021

Lavinia had gotten her act back together, she knew exactly what she had to do now and was ready to make a move. Instead of going for the quaffle, Lavinia was going in for a blatch. It was a risky move and one that she had tried so many times before. Normally it would result in a penalty lap of shame around the field but Lavinia was determined for that to not happen again. The goal was to go for Slytherin’s seeker but unfortunately another girl was guarding him. Immediately changing direction to go for the girl, Lavinia felt little remorse as her actions sent the girl falling to the ground. She was so competitive and anything to get them ahead counted. Looking around for her penalty to be called, Lavinia let out a sigh of relief as no whistle came. She had evaded a foul this time.

Action: Doing as strategized
Health: 1200/1200
Broom: Silver Arrow, +3 to all stats
Abilities: Foulplay, Interception, Evasive Maneuvers, and Keen Eye
| Sta: 9 (12) | Eva: 10 (13) | Str: 7 (10) | Wis: 8 (11) | Arcp: 6 (9) | Acc: 11 (14) |

@@Doing as strategized

M O D E R A T I O N — R O U N D 3

R A V E N C L A W

FIRST STRING Keeper: @Aly Salinger Chasers: - - - @Cecily Quinn @Lavinia Cloven @Sylvain Wyllt Beaters: - @Jorah Moussa @Gabriella Haworth Seeker: @River Dewlight

SECOND STRING Keeper: @Selina Knight Chaser: @Winnie Harper Beater: @Emma Milanes Seeker: @Aurora Ranvier "Knowledge is a weapon with which we are formidably armed"

B U F F S
10% auto-hit/auto-score (Calming Presence [Sylvain])

D E B U F F S
10% auto-failure on actions (Unsettling Aura [River])
+2 to Snitch Find/Catch (Lovely Creature [Dan, Tyranni, Alexx])

S L Y T H E R I N

FIRST STRING‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ Keeper: @Koko Riddle Chasers: - - - @Tyranni Whitethorn @Alexx Séverin @Maggie Hawkins Beaters: - @Erin Ryan @Cassandra Ironwoods Seeker: @Dan Palmer

SECOND STRING Keeper: @Avery Chen Chaser: @Dancelos Grey Beater: @Percival Rainwood Seeker: @Flash Holmwood "The power to make people fear is the only power you need."

B U F F S
10% auto-hit/auto-score (Calming Presence [Koko, Maggie])

D E B U F F S
10% auto-failure on actions (Unsettling Aura [River])
-1 to all accuracy checks (Charmer [Aly])

C H A S E R S

───── Ravenclaw ───── Aly: QG & Score #1: UA[89] QG[1]+12(acc) = 20 #2: UA[14] QG[10]+12(acc) = 22 [!] #3: UA[77] QG[13]+12(acc) = 25 [!] Sylvain: Lifeguard Duty priority River catches River Cecily: Blurting targeting Dan Lavinia: Cobbing targeting Dan

───── Slytherin ───── Maggie: QG & Score #1: UA[66] QG[19]+9(acc)-1(C) = 27 [!] #2: UA[55] QG[12]+9(acc)-1(C) = 20 #3: UA[23] QG[13]+9(acc)-1(C) = 21 Koko: Two-headed Dragon riding with Dan Tyranni: Lifeguard priority Dan catches Percival Alexx: Blatching targeting Jorah

K E E P E R S

Score Attempt #1

───── Slytherin ───── Maggie: Score UA[42] Maggie scores

───── Ravenclaw ───── Unguarded

10 points to Slytherin!

Score Attempt #2

───── Ravenclaw ───── Aly: Score UA[13] Aly scores

───── Slytherin ───── Unguarded

10 points to Ravenclaw!

Score Attempt #3

───── Ravenclaw ───── Aly: Score UA[30] Aly scores

───── Slytherin ───── Unguarded

10 points to Ravenclaw!

───────────── Results ─────────────

It seemed the quaffle hadn't entirely been left by the wayside. As the game progressed, an increasing amount of attention was diverted back to that crimson leather. Win or lose, it wasn't all about the outcome of a single match, after all. Ultimately, the season's champion would be crowned not on the number of games they had bested, but by their point total. A team could win every match, yet lose the title should their total be found lacking by comparison. Good it was, then, that neither Ravenclaw nor Slytherin had entirely forsaken this aspect of the game. Plus, it made for more interesting viewing for the audience.

Only two would enter into the fray, however, as the game progressed. Aly and Maggie would go head to head, testing each other's agility and speed for the toss. It was a relatively close match-up, but a keen eye would recognize Aly as the better flying in this match-up. Still, that didn't stop Maggie from getting the edge in the first of their tete-a-tetes, securing a first grip on that 10-point ball and stealing away towards the Ravenclaw goals. As had become a general trend for the sport, they remained open and waiting to be fed. Maggie wouldn't leave their gaping maws wanting, and sunk a clean shot through the hoop. An easy..

"Ten points for Slytherin! Slytherin ties up the game!"

Was it rust? Or perhaps a habit of being in the shadow of the hoops? Either way, while Aly had lapsed in her first contest against the opposing Slytherin chaser, she wouldn't give her an inch again. Twice in a row, Aly would edge ahead of her, gaining the advantage and ensuring a Ravenclaw possession of the quaffle before tearing off across the pitch in a streak of blue and bronze.

"Ten points for Ravenclaw as they pull ahead again!"

The gong of the hoop would sound, reverberating in excitable hearts around the stands. Its echo would still be faintly audible even as Aly would find herself racing off towards them for a second time to renew the magnitude of that victorious chime.

"Another ten points as Ravenclaw secures a lead!"

Although perhaps that quaffle superiority couldn't entirely be attributed to skill alone...

B E A T E R S || C H E A T E R S
Order of Operations: Alexx > Cecily > Gabriella > Jorah > Erin > Lavinia

───── Ravenclaw ───── Cecily: Blurt @ Dan Percival is defending UA[8] [!] | CP[73] Cecily misses Percival FP[99] [!] Cecily avoids a penalty ───── Gabriella: Backbeat @ Maggie UA[51] | CP [58] BB[17]+10(acc)+3(MC)+5(BB) = 35 [!] Maggie: Evades E[5]+11(eva) = 16 Gabriella hits Maggie Dmg: 11(str)×50(BB) = 550 HP: 600-550 = 50 ───── Jorah: Backbeat @ Koko Percival is defending UA[66] | CP[59] BB[13]+13(acc)+5(BB) = 31 [!] Percival: Evades E[9]+9(eva) = 18 Jorah hits Percival Dmg: 18(str)×50(BB) = 900 HP: 600-900 = 0 Percival is KOB, but caught ───── Lavinia: Cob @ Dan UA[49] | CP[64] Dan: Evades EM[91] [!] Lavinia misses Dan FP[88] Lavinia avoids a penalty

───── Slytherin ───── Alexx: Blatch @ Jorah UA[69] | CP[5] Bl[11]+11(acc)-1(C) = 21 Jorah: Evades EM[2] | E[19]+8(Eva) = 27 [!] Alexx misses FP[70] Alexx does not avoid a penalty ───── Erin: Bludger @ River unaffected by UA CP[81] | B[8]+13(Acc)-1(C) = 20 [!] River: Evades E[6]+9 = 15 Erin hits Dmg: 18(str)×75(BB) = 1350 HP: 1000-1350 = 0 River is KOB, but caught ───── Percival: Defend @ Dan ───────────── P E N A L T I E S Alexx, penalty lap! E F F E C T S Jorah: Broken Broomshaft Br[96] Percival's broom is broken

───────────── Results ─────────────

While the quaffle game was heating up, there was no less action when it came to bludgeoning and similarly aggressive tactics. If anything, the scale of such tactics had taken on a new level. With Dan having revealed through his attempted alley-oop his awareness of the snitch, it was no surprise that Ravenclaw would feel the pressure to see him dismounted. At this point, they were flying through thin air. At any moment, Dan's fingers could grasp around that snitch and the game would be called. But that didn't mean Slytherin would be taking an assault without any kind of recompense. Perhaps aiming to take out the Ravenclaw offensive line to prevent them from clipping Dan's wings, Alexx returned from her hasty lap with fervor.

Seemingly, without even missing a beat, she went immediately into that which Alexx did best: blatching. She hadn't earned herself a titled entry into the Headliner for nothing, after all. The sky was hers, and all would quail with uncertainty in her presence, never knowing whether it would be them or another she would be targeting next; but knowing it would be someone. This time, like last, it was Jorah. Clearly marked as too dangerous to remain upon his broom, the editor in chief plummeted towards him. But again, he dodged deftly out of her way. Perhaps she'd spent a little too long on the bench; or perhaps he was just tired of being taken out at the very start of the game. Either way, "Severin! You know the drill! Take a lap!", sounded out over the megaphone, and she would need to complete a lap about the perimeter before she could return to the game.

Perhaps it ought not to be Jorah she need take out, however. While historically one of the more rule-oriented teams, Ravenclaw had turned a feather last year, showing an increasingly more sinister side to their tactics. Unlike the rest of the teams, however, who seemed to rely almost exclusively on the brute force of blatching their opponents into oblivion, the birds would shift paces and expand their strategy. Once again, Cecily would be seen flying in near to the Danko duo, her goal, however, might not have been so easily deduced. In fact, many might assume she had gone in for a blatch only to be deterred at the arrival of Percival blocking her path to the intended target. Although, it could just as easily be assumed she'd gotten waylaid in an attempt to get to the quaffle. No call came out of the action, thus nothing could be known for certain except that she'd gotten mightily up and personal with the snakes. Perhaps an exchange of some whispered sweet nothings between captains. Who could say.

What could be said for certain was that the concurrent impact that Maggie received at the hands of Gabriella had to have hurt. For any who had been following that particular area of the pitch, they would have seen Gabriella fly after and secure ownership of a bludger, wailing her bat solidly at the ball and sending it soaring towards the chaser. Perhaps that was why Aly had managed to so easily pull ahead with the quaffle; all of a sudden, Maggie had greater problems, the bludger connecting with an impact that very nearly managed to throw her over into a free fall that would have left her losing hold of consciousness and dropping to the ground. Fortunately for her, she managed to keep hold. She'd sustained a heavy blow, but she wasn't out just yet.

But if Maggie had experienced pain, it paled compared to the present that Percival had received. To commemorate his courage and chivalry of martyring himself on behalf of his captain, Jorah had express delivered him a gift in the form of a solid ball of dense metal penetrating his peripheral right before its momentum would explode through his core, the impact enough to overpower physical and mental power and blow him right from his mount. In a second, Percival would find himself falling, the sound of explosive splintering ringing in his ears as, for the second time that match, a broom had been rendered useless. While his ride had been reduced to little more than kindling, the same would not quite be said for the second-string Slytherin beater. His descent would be stalled by the swift intervention of the serpentine Valkyrie. Waiting, poised and observant, Tyranni had been keeping an eye out for her captain but had seen opportunity to save Percival instead, pulling him to relative safety. He certainly wouldn't be returning to his broom any time soon, but that didn't mean that the pair of them couldn't still impact the game.

Not that they would necessarily have to. Ravenclaw had certainly proven themselves to be ferocious in the bludger competition, and perhaps they and the audience might have forgotten that one of Slytherin's star players was a beater with a similar reputation of being targeted early. Erin might not have had an obvious impact--pun intended--just yet, but anyone who discounted her presence and failed to finish the job of taking her out would rue the day. She made that apparent right after being returned to her broom and wasting no time in getting back into the game. Taking command of an available bludger, she struck at it with a booming crack that should instantly remind anyone who had forgotten just how much power rested behind that--previously--deceptively beautiful face. Like a canon, it rocketed right for the Ravenclaw seeker. Veteran in the game, River was by no means inexperienced in being targeted and could hold her own longer than many of the league's seekers. But she was no match for that collision. The bludger would impact her solidly, rending her from her broom without even a fleeting hope to keep hold. Had it not been for Sylvain's wary gaze, that could have been it for her. Swept up to share a broom with her co-captain, however, she would continue in the game, marked among those that would end it battered, but not broken.

Seemingly, that would be the last of the commotion for that brief stint. Going unnoticed, much like Cecily's attempt, would be the other tactical attempt by the brainy birds. With Percival down temporarily for the count and no longer in a position to protect his captain, Lavinia had sought to take advantage of the opening. In a clever play, she had flown up alongside Dan and Koko, elbows poised to give them a good cobbing. It was a move not often seen, but could, if it landed well, instill significant damage, winding and disorienting a player for long enough to impact their performance. She never got the chance, however. Whether intentional or otherwise, and perhaps by a stroke of happenstance and luck, Dan and Koko managed to swerve away from her, denying her the chance. The lack of a call from the referee was telling as well. She had been subtle enough to avoid notice.

Or perhaps the ref was crooked. Ravenclaw had managed to get away with three foul moves without so much as a scolding. Slytherin, on the other hand, hadn't given any such break. Perhaps NHL referees turn to quidditch when they retired...

S E E K E R S

───── Ravenclaw ‏‏‎───── LW[Danko] = (14+6)/2 = 10 DC: 15+10(LW)+2(LC) = 27 River: Snitch Find SF[12]+15(wis)+2(bonus) = 29 [!] River finds the snitch!

───── Slytherin ───── LA[River] = 12 DC: 15+12(LA) = 27 Dan: Snitch Catch SC[7]+13(acc)-1(C)+1(bonus) = 20 Dan does not catch the snitch.

───────────── Results ─────────────

There was no question that Dan had his eyes on the snitch. With his direction, he and Koko continued to tear across the pitch, swerving players and bludgers and navigating the poor weather in pursuit of a taste of victory. He would not achieve it easily, however. Unquestionably, Ravenclaw felt the pressure and assaulted him with a variety of attacks, some obvious, some not. Percival was right there, of course, defending him against the worst of it. Slytherin team really had come together well, marrying defense and offense together in a cohesively operating unit that allowed him to chase after their collective dream in relative safety. Unfortunately, those erected defenses didn't necessarily prevent distraction, nor did they mean a clear path. Despite avoiding any further insult or injury, Dan would find himself unable to quite grasp hold of that snitch. The golden orb would continue to dance and dodge ahead of him, evading grasping fingers at every turn. For now.

It seemed Dan would not be the only one to find themselves in pursuit of the snitch, however. Continuing well into the game, River had been searching desperately for any sign of the elusive game-maker. Despite Dan's pursuit, however, she'd been unable to definitively find it. Until now. Dan's trajectory and chase certainly helped to narrow down the general location, and amidst the chaos, River was able to finally catch sight of gold. Right before getting knocked from her broom by a well-placed bludger. But she'd seen it. Knowing where it had been when she fell, it wouldn't take her long to pinpoint it's location and track it down again. The chase was on.

S C O R E B O A R D

SLYTHERIN 30

RAVENCLAW 50

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A C R O N Y M S Reducio —B = Bludger [d20 +acc] —BB = Bludger Backbeat [d20 +5 +acc] —Bl = Blatch [d20 +acc] —Br = Broken Broomshaft [d100: 76 - 100 = on a KOB, broom is broken and target is unable to use the Return to Broom action for the remainder of the game] —C = Charmer [-1 to opponents' accuarcy] —Cob = Cob [d20 +2 +acc] —CP = Calming Presence [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic success of hit/score] —D = Defending [d100: 76 – 100 = successfully redirect incoming bludger back at attacker] —E = Evasion [d20 +eva] —EM = Evasive Maneuvers [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic dodge] —FP = Foulplay [d100: 76 – 100 = avoid detection for cheating] —GS = Giant Strength [increases damage by 30%] —KC = Keeper's Catch [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic block, roll rng target (quaffle dmg like bludger)] —KE = Keen Eye [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic snitch find] —KOB = Knocked Off Broom —LA = Lowest Accuracy [lowest accuracy between opposing seekers] —LC = Lovely Creature [increases opposing team's Snitch Seek/Catch DC by 2] —LW = Lowest Wisdom [lowest wisdom between opposing seekers] —MC = Muggle Condition [+2 to non-magical accuracy checks] —MT = Moontrimmer [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic dodge] —OS = Obnoxiously Strong [increases base strength by 10%] —QG = Quaffle Grab [d20 +acc] —S = Score attempt [d20 +acc] —SC = Snitch Catch [d20 +acc] —SF = Snitch Find [d20 +wis] —SI = Seer's Intuition [d100: 91 – 100 = automatic success of hit/score] —SFS = Starfish & Stick [+3 to block attempt | disadvantage on dodging] —TB = Tinderblast [Chaser: +3 to pass recipient's attempt to score] —UA = Unsettling Aura [d100: 1 – 10 = automatic failure of action] —VA = Veela's Allure [d100: 91 – 100 = attack is redirected/forces score automiss]

H E A L T H Reducio Ravenclaw Aly [1100 / 1100] Cecily [1000 / 1000] Lavinia [1200 / 1200] Sylvain [900 / 900]—w/ River Jorah [1300 / 1300] Gabriella [1100 / 1100] River [1000 / 1000]—w/ Sylvain Selina [absent] Winnie [benched] Emma [benched] Aurora [benched] Slytherin Koko [1800 / 1800]—w/ Dan Tyranni [1400 / 1400]—w/ Percival Alexx [1000 / 1000] Maggie [50 / 600] Erin [1100 / 1100] Cassandra Dan [0 / 1200]—w/ Koko Avery [benched] Dancelos [benched] Percival [0 / 600]—w/ Tyranni Flash [benched]

Players have until Friday, November 12th @ 23:59 EST to post and submit actions

Outfit: Quidditch Uniform

Sunday, October 24, 2021

XXXRavenclaw had a hold on the lead, and that just wouldn't do, now would it? Not on Maggie's watch. Now, Aly Salinger may have been a far superior flier. It was to be expected; Maggie didn't have half her experience or deftness. But what she lacked in experience and knowledge of flight patterns, she absolutely made up for in enthusiasm. Determined and deadset, Maggie went for the quaffle.

Catch! She beamed in triumph and tossed to the unguarded goalpost, a hungry maw waiting to have a midday snack. To chomp down with strong, hard jaws.

And a score! Maggie brought down a fist in front of her chest. She'd done it! Her first goal of the season. Ever, really. First goal ever. It was figured that she could just as easily make another one, if Aly hadn't snatched up the quaffle to make her own shots.

Though it seemed that now, Maggie had bigger problems. Those problems being the bludger sent her way, angry, heaving, breathing, and looking for vengeance. The excitement she had felt was quickly replaced with agony as the bludger made contact, and Maggie very nearly fell off her broom. Miraculously, she managed to stay on, sheer will and stupid determination her motivators.

That hurt worse than anything in practice.

STATS ST: 5 (6) | EVA: 10 (11) | STR: 4 | WIS: 3 | ARC: 6 | ACC: 7 (9) BROOM: Comet 180 {+2 acc, +1 eva, +1 st}

ABILITIES Calming Presence Allies Are Slytherin Team ACTION As strategized

INTERACTION Interacting With: @ Mentioning: @Aly Salinger