2022, Stage 2 Gryffindor vs Slytherin: Match 5 fin

Round 12

Sylvie O'Niell vs Henry Knight

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Sylvie O'Niell cast Knockback Jinx at Henry Knight.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 14] + 8 = 22, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 10] + 6 = 16
Evasion Check: [d20: 9] + 6 = 15
16 > 15 → Hit
Damage: 100 + 11 × 10 = 210

Elsa Veronica Bennett vs Henry Knight

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Elsa Veronica Bennett cast Fire-Making Spell II at Henry Knight.
Wisdom DC: 12
Wisdom Check: [d20: 13] + 8 = 21, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 6] + 11 = 17
Evasion Check: [d20: 15] + 6 = 21
17 < 21 → Miss

Bridget Collins & Henry Knight

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Bridget Collins cast Healing Spell at Henry Knight.
Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 6] + 11 = 17, success
Healing: 50 + 5 × 8 = 90

Henry Knight vs Cloud

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Henry Knight cast Weather-modifying Countercharm at the Cloud.
Wisdom DC: 10
Wisdom Check: [d20: 8] + 11 = 19, success
Effects: The cloud above Bridget and Henry disappears.

Lightning

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Sylvie: [d10: 7], failure
Elsa: [d10: 9], failure

SLYTHERIN WINS.

As the last moments of the duels ran out, all four duellists raised their wands. The lions were likely aware that this was their last chance to turn the tides, and threw all they had at Henry: But while Sylvie's knockback jinx hit his side just barely, Elsa's fire spell went wide. It had been a peculiar spell choice, Dee thought, as Elsa likely knew this would be the last spell she'd be able to cast, and fire took time to unfold its whole power, time that they wouldn't have had, anyway.

On the other side, the Slytherins took a more defensive approach. Henry neutralised the dark cloud overhead to keep it from striking again, while Bridget gave Henry another small healing boost - calculated choice, or were they just that secure in their victory?

Dee sighed as the timer ran out. "Stop! Time's up!" she called, then hopped up onto the stage. It felt odd, stopping a duel while all four participants were still standing, but such were the new rules. She took a moment to examine the four duellists, had taken some notes during the duel to keep score in case it was stopped by the time limit. In the end, it had been a closer result than expected; if Bridget hadn't healed just now, and Elsa's spell had hit, the Lions might have been able to scrape into a close win - but the Vipers had had the upper hand from the beginning, and had done a good job staying on top. "Slytherin wins," she announced loudly, then paused a bit to allow for cheers and clapping from the audience, while she raised her wand to vanish the other storm that was still grumbling above the Gryffindors' heads. "Congratulations. Good duel, everyone. Please see a healer or go to the Hospital Wing to get patched up."

Giving the four a brief smile, Dee turned away. She had her own duel to prepare for.

@Sylvie O'Niell | @Elsa Veronica Bennett | @Bridget Collins | @Henry Knight

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Credit to Dmiti Jones

Grear job, everyone! Thanks for the awesome and speedy moderating, Dea! You were great opponents and thanks for thr banter Nicky and Sylvie! You were a great partner and awesome strategy as usal Bridget!

Credit to Dmitri Jones

Bridget wanted to use the last few moments she had to try at landing a shot one more time, to end on something other than a string of misses. She tended to dwell on her shortcomings, so one final success would be nice. But instead of meticulously lining her wand up for one of the Gryffindors, she directed it to Henry. Her desire to prove herself was in competition with playing smart--she'd been keeping mental track of the same things Dee was, at least as best as she could while playing, and was fairly certain they had the lead. And when you had the lead, you ran out the clock and didn't make risky moves; her team came over her personal wants.

While Henry removed the cloud that had struck her just moments earlier, she restored some of his strength. She imagined Sylvie's Flipendo replaced the aches she'd just soothed, but perhaps it had given him the boost he needed to at least avoid Elsa's fire. And with that, the time was called.

She stood straight, shoulders back, as Dee surveyed them, running through the match in her head to double-check what she was decently sure of. Their numbers were even; someone going down would have been the most obvious indicator of a winning side. Who had landed more hits, she didn't know, though they had removed Sylvie's ability to cast for a decent portion of the match. Bridget couldn't see herself, but considering she'd taken a single bolt of electricity, was pretty sure she was in the best shape. Henry, on the other hand, wasn't looking much better than the Gryffindors. Dee's announcement of Slytherin emerging victorious would spare her from the inconclusive thoughts. In spite of the weird ending--it felt too soon for the duel to be over with all four of them still standing--she smiled. A win was a win, and they had worked for it.

"You did a good job," she praised. "Those incapacitating spells early on were key." From what she gathered, Henry wasn't very self-confident and fairly like to reject the notion he'd done well, but maybe, as a captain who knew what she was talking about when it came to duelling, he'd eventually accept her words as genuine. Their opponents still standing at the match's end presented an opportunity she hadn't had before; facing Elsa and Sylvie, she could offer some ending sportsmanship. "Well fought, you two." Unsure what else to add for lack of practice in this sort of exchange, she mirrored her nod at the start and stepped off the stage.

Henry was going to go watch the single ongoing Slytherin duel--Dmitri and Opeila's, as expected, looked like it had been over for a while. She would be doing the same, since Illowy and Katrina were facing off in it, but had the feeling he'd rather watch with his friends than his captain. "Make sure you at least see one of the medics," she instructed, a repeat of Dee's direction. He had taken quite a few spells, a fair bit of those fire, so she didn't want him neglecting his body to get to spectating as quickly as possible. With that, she left him to talk to Elsa, herself heading for someone to check she was good to go after that lightning.

Thank you, Dee, for speedrunning this with us! Good game, Elsa and Sylvie, and it was fun strategizing with you again, Henry!