Quidditch Fall 2021 Slytherin v Ravenclaw

The Slytherins were dropping like bowling pins.

Had it been any other team, Koko would have grinned and laughed a little, and maybe she would have felt bad about it later.

Her team? Her Slytherins?

Koko's hands itched for a blatch, and she didn't even like blatching.

She glanced back at Dan to make sure he was still on her broom and gave him a small, hopeful smile. It probably wasn't reflected in her eyes. 'We can do this. We snag the snitch, and it's over.'

She wasn't sure if she was trying to convince Dan or herself of that.

They did need to focus on the snitch, though. Without the snitch, people would just keep falling, and at this rate they really couldn't afford to lose their first-string Seeker. There weren't many other brooms available for Dan to be caught on -

- No. Koko would not go there. She would keep him on her broom, whatever it took. If she could, she would get hit by a bludger instead of him, or perhaps redirect a blatch so it hit her instead.

Koko had long understood that everyone but the Seeker was expendable, and in a sense, she was all right with that.

As strategised.

Reducio

Stats:	Abilities:
Stamina: (15+3) 18 Evasion: (9+3) 12 Strength: (3+3) 6 Wisdom: (6+3) 9 Arc Power: (5+3) 8 Accuracy: (10+3) 13	Alluring - 10% chance opponent move is redirected against one of the opponent's allies Evasive Maneuvers - 10% Auto-dodge Scream: N/A Calming Presence - Allies (Slytherin) have 10% chance of auto-success

Broom:

Silver Arrow - +3 to all stats

While the match was going on, the goals of both teams changed. Now both teams were helping the seeker to catch the informant. It was really difficult because they were helping their teammates by fighting each other in this weather.
Finding the informant would have been great for both teams, but of course it was difficult.

As time went on, the three Slytherins were eliminated. One of them was the chaser, Maggie, and now it was Dancelos' turn. Her teammates were motivating her as Dancelos was rubbing her hands with stress, but she was still stressed out. Dancelos hoped nothing had happened to anyone. She picked up her broom lightly from the side. Now it was time to go to her first game and give her best for her time. Now Ravenclaws good fortune had to turn bad.

Emma felt her bones collide and shatter all at once watching the bludger impact with Gabriella. That must have hurt... but regardless she took to her feet, trying not to collapse back down from the numbness in her legs. The game had to be played to its end, and though the game could still go either way, Ravenclaw had been stealing the show.

Did she still know how to fly? It had been a long time. Regardless, she took to the skies. She missed it, but it didn't take long for it to come back. The wind pushed against her hair as the brunette positioned herself in the field with a bat in her right hand. It was familiar, to say the least, but the beater knew what to do.

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: Doing as Strategized

Hexcode= #507091

Something felt... off.

Aly's aim even seemed flawless, sending them soaring somewhere between the snitch and the stands for certain. From Sylvain's perspective, it was the course that mattered. They missed because if they hadn't then they would have been blasted to smithereens by bludgers and possibly even worse! There was only so much evading one boy could do. Not to mention it was his broom they were flying on. A broom which was a present. From his uncle.

No, it was the angle that their trajectory was taking which made him so inclined to hesitate.

Sure, they'd probably catch the snitch and end the game in a fell swoop at this rate, but then there was also the possibility that the two of them might not be conscious long enough to use that opportunity to their advantage to consider. Of course, what stuck him hardest was Gabriella's protection and he was grateful for it. It had granted them both the opportunity to change their course. Falling flat to the shaft of his Moontrimmer and correcting their path on the fly, Sylvain managed to plot a crash course careening into danger that didn't involve anyone falling out of the sky. Yet.

And all felt right. At least until...

Action: As strategized

Calming Presence- An aura of calm. Allies (Team Ravenclaw) gain a 10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target. This does not stack.

@River Dewlight, @Gabriella Haworth

After that second shameful penalty lap, Alexx was sure that she would rather die of embarrassment than get back on the field. With the fear of being laughed at by her peers, she flew forward with her head away from the crowd, trying to shut off her ears and mind. Getting distracted by her failures would do her no good now.

Maybe this time she'd be luckier. She just needed one successful move, just something to cover up for her mistakes earlier in the game. Just something to impress the crowd and make them forget how foolish she looked for rejoining the team when she didn't appear ready at all.

Actions: As Strategized

Art made by Aurora Raniver

October 24th, 2021

Lavinia was cheating…..again. She had somehow already gotten away with two cheating moves and planned to do another one. The goal of this one was to knock Slytherin’s seeker Dan off his broom and get him out of the game but, it wasn’t that easy. As Lavinia went in for Dan, she was blocked by 2 Slytherin players sharing a broom. Hitting them instead, Lavinia watched as the two of them dropped like rag dolls to the ground. If it wasn’t a quidditch game then she would’ve felt apologetic, but right now, she had no mercy and was ready to do whatever it took to bring home the win. Hearing her foul called, Lavinia sighed at the ref becoming less blind.

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 5

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, 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])

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

Rain pattered down to strike frigidly against player and audience member alike, the darkness of the dusk now fully entrenched about the stands. The wind picked up to whistle a harrowing tune about the pitch, reminding all present that this was not a moment of celebration. Hollow and almost mournful, carried on the sense of dread that seemed to have taken an abnormally strong hold upon the players across either side, it uttered a silent promise to draw this game out, to coax the players to the brink of exhaustion and their physical limits. The audience to the edge of their wits.

C H A S E R S | K E E P E R S

───── Ravenclaw ───── Sylvain: Two-headed Dragon riding with River Cecily: Penalty lap no action Lavinia: Penalty lap no action Aly: Lifeguard priority River

───── Slytherin ───── Dancelos: QG & Score quaffle is uncontested #1: UA[50] [!] #2: UA[84] [!] #3: UA[45] [!] Alexx: Blatch targeting River Koko: Two-headed Dragon riding with Dan

K E E P E R S

Score Attempt #1

───── Slytherin ───── Dancelos: Score UA[33] Dancelos scores

───── Ravenclaw ───── Unguarded

10 points to Slytherin!

Score Attempt #2

───── Slytherin ───── Dancelos: Score UA[33] Dancelos scores

───── Ravenclaw ───── Unguarded

10 points to Slytherin!

Score Attempt #3

───── Slytherin ───── Dancelos: Score UA[33] Dancelos scores

───── Ravenclaw ───── Unguarded

10 points to Slytherin!

───────────── Results ─────────────

As the game drew into its final stretch, all eyes were on the snitch. Or rather... almost all eyes. Fresh off the bench, Dancelos Grey didn't seem as bothered as the rest by the need to finish off the opposing seeker, instead preferring to go for the quaffle. Then again, with their debut arrival on the pitch, perhaps that was all they were prepared and trained for. One didn't make a blatch king or queen in a day, after all. Of course, there was also the possibility that Slytherin's captain had flagged Dancelos to go for some sneaky points to pad their total just a little bit more, confident of their win.

Whatever the case, they were the only ones vying for the leather ball, and without competition, would do so easily. An unfortunate thing, really, for those spectating and hoping to size-up the newcomers of the team. No contest meant no real gauge of ability. Still, the scoreboard didn't care a lick whether a goal was hard or easily fought. Bing. Bong. Bang. In quick succession, Dancelos would sink that quaffle thrice through Ravenclaw's temptingly unguarded goalposts, bringing the lead of the game back under Slytherin control while Cecily and Lavinia could only watch in likely frustration as they completed their overdue penalties, and Aly dogged River's shadow.

B E A T E R S || C H E A T E R S
River and Dan evade with disadvantage
Order of Operations: Erin > Alexx > Jorah > Emma

───── Ravenclaw ───── Jorah: Backbeat @ Dan UA[76] | CP[91] [!] autohit Danko: Evades EM#1[88] | EM#2[10] | VA[75] Jorah hits Danko Dmg: 18(str)×50(BB) = 900 HP: 1800-900 = 900 ───── Emma: Bludger @ Dan UA[11] | CP [11] B[19]+17(acc)+3(MC) = 39 [!] Danko: Evades EM#1[10] | EM#2[73] | VA[47] E[12,4]+13(eva) = 17 Emma hits Danko Dmg: 13(str)×75(BB) = 975 HP: 900 - 975 = 0 Dan and Koko are KOB

───── Slytherin ───── Erin: Bludger @ River CP[63] | B[19]+13(acc)-1(C) = 31 [!] Rivain: Evades MT[22] | E[16,12]+9 = 21 Erin hits Rivain Dmg: 18(str)×75(B) = 1350 HP: 900-1350 = 0 River and Sylvain are KOB River is caught by Aly ───── Alexx: Blatch @ River CP[11] | UA[3] [!] auto-miss Alexx misses FP[51] Alexx receives a penalty P E N A L T I E S Séverin, penalty lap!

───────────── Results ─────────────

Meanwhile, as Dancelos earned some free points, the heat was on for the rest of the players. It was no secret that Dan and River were both vying for the snitch, the race seeing the eagles clawing away at Slytherin's diminishing advantage. Both had become high priority targets. And as the pair of them--Dan still astride Koko's broom and River going double with Sylvain--dipped into a spiraling dive, they would make for easy targets.

Erin was swift on the bat. Striking a free roaming bludger with a deafening clash, she sent it on a destructive path towards the vulnerable birds. Their wings needed to be clipped and the bludger did just that. Sylvain would take it full force, succumbing almost instantly to the sweet embrace of unconsciousness. And as he slipped from his perch, his broom would lose control, swiftly dumping River in the process. Fortunately, Aly was right there to catch her, forced to make the unfortunate decision between seeker and co-captain.

It might have been a futile effort regardless, as Alexx came charging right from her penalty lap with a vengeance, determined to redeem herself. Unfortunately, this just wasn't her game, it seemed. A chill would settle over her like ice to the bone, momentarily giving her pause. It didn't last long, but the lapse was enough for her opportunity to be lost, the target no longer where she was aiming. Although that wouldn't stop the referee from catching on to her now predictable actions.

"Miss Severin!" The voice was as exasperated as it was disappointed. "Perhaps a third lap will remind you that there is more to this game than blatching!"

Even as Slytherin aimed to put an end to Ravenclaw's pursuit, the birds flocked to do the same. Hot off his broom-smashing streak, Jorah planted his bat firmly against an available bludger and sent the iron ball barreling towards Dan and Koko. Whether they saw it coming or not, and whether or not they tried to avoid the impending collision didn't seem to matter. It smashed mercilessly into them, landing Koko a devastating blow. And yet, they didn't fall. Although her pretty looks might not have shown it, Slytherin's keeper was among the toughest of the league's players, more than capable of absorbing at least one bludger sent her way by even the most reputable beaters. Clearly, she had a job to do and wasn't about to let some jumped up jock get a four for four.

Unfortunately, while Koko might have been tough enough to stomach one bludger, a second was another story entirely. Taking a leaf from the lions' journal, Ravenclaw's beaters had lined up a two-pronged attack, both beaters honing in to strike at Dan and Koko one after another. She had managed to defy the odds and elevate the bar by holding her seat after the first hit, but Emma's bludger hit its mark right in the wake of the first. Already unbalanced, it was enough to send Koko tumbling; and with her, Dan. There would be no broom waiting to save either of them.

S E E K E R S

───── Ravenclaw ‏‏‎───── DC: 15+12(LA)+2(LC) = 29 River: Spiral Dive SC#1[13,13]+12(acc)+1(bonus) = 26 River does not catch the snitch

───── Slytherin ───── DC: 15+12(LA) = 27 Dan: Spiral Dive SC#1[5,1]+13(acc)-1(C)+3(bonus) = 20 Dan does not catch the snitch.

───────────── Results ─────────────

Victory in the face of defeat was a favourite dish of the seeker. How sweet it was indeed to face the ire and collective aggression of the opposition, take their hits and punishment, and still manage to come out on top. There had been, historically, more than a few instances where a player had seemingly met their fate, dancing precariously on the edge of the veil between the waking and the weary. Yet, even as their grip slowly slackened upon their consciousness as the darkness beckoned them towards a comfortable hospital bed, it would be found to have held firm to the snitch they had somehow stolen from the air in a fortuitously desperate catch. While they might lose their battle to remain alert, they could rest easy knowing they had ensured victory upon the field.

Such was not the case here. Neither Dan nor River would find any measure of success despite their risky high-speed dive. The snitch was just too flighty, dodging every swipe. Wind battered against the players' sides, tugging and whipping the hems of the uniform and threatening to force their brooms off course. And even if they could control their trajectory, it didn't matter if they couldn't see. Rain pattered down relentlessly upon them, worsened by the dive as droplets assaulted and blurred their vision. No hand would meet the satisfying touch of cold metal. No fingers would palm that glint of victory. Instead, their focus would leave them vulnerable to attack. Each would feel that bane. First River would be thrown as Sylvain took his bludger, leaving Dan alone for a period of time in pursuit. But he would follow suit soon enough.

S C O R E B O A R D

SLYTHERIN 60

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]—w/ River Cecily [1000 / 1000] Lavinia [1200 / 1200] Sylvain [KOB] Jorah [1300 / 1300] Gabriella [KOB] River [1000 / 1000]—w/ Aly Selina [absent] Winnie [900 / 900] Emma [1200 / 1200] Aurora [benched] Slytherin Koko [KOB] Tyranni [KOB] Alexx [1000 / 1000] Maggie [KOB] Erin [1100 / 1100] Cassandra [KOB] Dan [KOB] Avery [700 / 700] Dancelos [600 / 600] Percival [KOB] Flash [700 / 700]

Players have until Saturday, November 27th @ 23:59 EST to post and submit actions