2022, Stage 3 Ravenclaw vs Slytherin: Match 1

Mentioning: @Henry Knight
The duel continued to push against the Slytherins. Another of Piper's Tickling Charms missed her target, and the unfortunate Henry was looking much worse for the wear -- the Ravenclaws were trying to eliminate him. If he hadn't been Piper's teammate, she would have found his verbally throwing stones from a glass house comical. Also ironic was his concern for her when he seemed to be in a much worse state. The determination of her partner was a good thing for sure, however, and Piper appreciated the extra strength his spell gave her. "Thanks! Keep...uh...staying conscious." The Slytherin wasn't the type to lie that he was doing fabulously or deny the situation at hand, or be overtly encouraging. She did hope that the other teams were faring better but all she could do was represent the Vipers well in this duel.

Doing as strategized

@Dealla Prince @Henry Knight @Piper Clark @Alan Vanes

For the second time, Phaedra tapped into the elements and sent a stream of water in Henry's direction. It was not as forceful as the first, but the sheer volume of it mirrored. Despite the dwindling fog, it managed to connect and soaked him further. Spectators, or Knight himself, may have considered the repeated spell predictable, but the girl simply liked it, and it was working. A duck to evade Piper, and she lowered her casting arm. “We haven't uttered a word of the championship. That was you.” Knight then continued.

Phaedra's brows shot up. It wasn't Knight's declaration itself that stirred amusement. Many people, including herself, bragged similarly, fueled by egos far too grand and restraint too feeble. Rather, it was what she viewed as his shamelessness. That he could speak so boldly losing as he was currently. The urge to Mimblewimble his droning was tempting, but he was nearing sweet sleep regardless... at least from what she and Dealla could tell through his figure in the fog, unless a total miscalculation on their part.

Either way, Ravenclaw was unharmed and unimpeded. Her fingers knead around her walnut wand as if encouraging it. “Ah. Well, as long as you have your gleaming trophy,” she returned across the piste, smiling. Good for them, truly. But what good was victory if one had to hitch on coattails to earn it? What of personal achievement? “Perhaps you may gaze upon it with the memory that you still failed today, and burdened your team into picking up the pieces. For your sake, let us hope that they can.”

Doing as strategized (x)
ic =/= ooc

Round 4

The duel would go on and as Alan watched, Piper would once more attempt to cast a tickling charm and again Phaedra was her target. However she barely missed, as if something had been distracting her, though who knew what was on her mind. Henry just barely managed to conjure up a storm, before the knockback jinx of Dee would knock the air out of his lungs until he finally collapsed onto the piste, just as a spread out wind jinx by Phadra would sweep both Slytherins up. It looked incredibly painful and when Alan noticed that Henry was unmoving, he instantly reacted. "Pause the duel, wands up!", he called out as he waved over some of the nurse assistant students, who would pick up Henry and remove him from the stage to deliver him to the nurse's office. As soon as he was out of harms way, Alan gave the signal to continue the duel.

Phaedra vs Henry & Piper

Reducio

Phaedra cast Wind Jinx at Henry & Piper.
Wisdom DC: 11 + 2 = 13
Wisdom Check: [d20: 12] + 15 = 27, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 8] + 12 - 6 = 14
Evasion Check: [d20: 9] + 6 - 6 = 9
14 > 9 → Hit
Duration: [d3: 1] → 1 round
Damage: 50 + 10 × 10 = 150
Split Chance: [d20:4], fail
Effects: -4 Eva [1]
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Accuracy Check: [d20: 9] + 12 - 6 = 15
Evasion Check: [d20: 7] + 7 = 14
15 > 14 → Hit
Duration: [d3: 1] → 1 round
Damage: 50 + 10 × 10 = 150
Split Chance: [d20:8], fail
Effects: -4 Eva [1]

Dee vs Henry

Reducio

Dee cast Knockback Jinx at Henry.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 3] + 10 = 13, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 20] + 11 - 4 = 27
Evasion Check: [d20: 1] + 6 - 6 = 1
27 > 1 → Hit
Damage: 100 + 6 × 10 = 160

Henry

Reducio

Henry cast Weather-modifying Charm.
Wisdom DC: 12
Wisdom Check: [d20: 10] + 11 = 21, success
Effect: Cloud over Ravenclaw at 110 HP

Piper vs Phaedra

Reducio

Piper cast Tickling Charm at Phaedra.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 7] + 8 = 15, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 12] + 7 - 1 = 18
Evasion Check: [d20: 9] + 10 = 19
18 < 19 → Miss

Metelojinx

Reducio

Location: Ravenclaw
Damage: 50 + 6 x 10 = 110 HP
Dee: [d10:8], fail
Phae: [d10:6], fail

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This duel was almost going too well. Dee could feel the urge to add unnecessary flourishes to her casting sneak up on her, to start duelling for show rather than efficiency. Last year's duels had taught her that the moment she lost focus, her spells would start rebounding on her, but after almost a year without any such mishaps, it was getting hard to remember the feeling.

Another two hits, and Henry went down, Alan calling for a pause in the duel. Dee used the moment to roll her shoulders and tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, while trying to pinpoint why she suddenly felt so off about this duel. It lacked a certain... thrill. Too easy, was that it? Partnered with Phaedra against a team her own age and younger, when she was used to duelling at a disadvantage, or even terms at best. It wasn't the lack of fairness that bothered her, either. While Dealla would argue she was pulling her own weight rather than rely on her older partner, proving she was more than capable of defeating duellists her own age, it still lacked a certain challenge.

The slight frown on her face was shaken off to refocus on the duel, the niggling unease pushed aside in favour of a wink and a grin, getting back into stance, her wand held with ease. "No more parroting for this duel," she observed cheerfully.

@Phaedra Stavrou | @Piper Clark

Action: falling into the abyss
@Piper Clark|@Dealla Prince|@Phaedra Stavrou

@Dealla Prince @Henry Knight @Piper Clark @Alan Vanes

Quicker than the rest, Knight summoned a cloud over their heads. The storm loomed dangerously but did not strike; raised strands of black hair its only physical effect on Phaedra at all. As she narrowly avoided another Rictusempra, she took note of his decreasing smoke screen. It failed to impair anyone other than Knight himself, and so timed with Dealla, she drew back her wand to make do of her promise. “Ventus.”

The boy fell unconscious and Vanes quickly paused the duel. Phaedra occupied herself by checking her nails as he was carried away. Winning felt fantastic, but the lack of a real challenge left her other half feeling antsy. “Indeed. I welcome the silence,” she replied, pointing her wand towards Piper. More for her own image than her opponent's sake, Phaedra supposed she could go easy on the child, just this once.

Doing as strategized (x)

Piper watched with dismay as the Ravenclaws converged at once on Henry, taking advantage of his momentary weakness. She barely caught his rattling of words before he lost consciousness. Piper had to begrudgingly admit that it was a good strategy of the Ravenclaws'...simply not in her favor. More annoying was her failure again to cast a spell successfully. The other team remained unscathed and Piper was down a valuable partner; the match was too uneven. Face neutral, she again readied herself and clutched her wand. No matter how the duel ended, she would finish it with honor.

Doing as strategized

Round 5

Alan watched as the duel went on, Piper decided to be on the defense, which made sense considering that she was alone now and still inflicted by the Ventus that had caught a hold of her before. Phaedra would aim at the girl with a Levitation charm, however due to her careful strategy the viper had managed to avoid the hit. However Dee, even if it had been by accident, was more lucky. As she cast a wind jinx to blow over the storm cloud, a powerful gust of wind pretty much shoved the cloud all the way to the other side of the piste, knocking into Piper painfully as it went. Another good round for Ravenclaw, and pretty decent for Piper considering she was not floating in the air.

Phaedra vs Piper

Reducio

Phaedra cast Levitation Charm at Piper.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 2] + 15 = 17, success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 9] + 12 = 21
Evasion Check: [d20: 20] + 7 + 2 = 29
21 < 29 → Miss

Dee vs Cloud

Reducio

Dee cast Wind Jinx at Cloud.
Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20:20] + 10 = 30 → crit success
Effects: Metelojinx is pushed to Slytherin & 70 damage to Piper

Piper

Reducio

Piper actively dodges.
Active Dodge: 5 + 0.25 x (7 - 4) = 5.75 → 6 Bonus to Evasion.

Metelojinx

Reducio

Location: Slytherin
Damage: 50 + 6 x 10 = 110 HP
Piper: [d20:9], fail

I N F O R M A T I O N

• You have 96 hours from the timestamp of this post to owl me, Alan Vanes, your actions. If you do not send your actions or post within the allotted time, your action is void. There are no extensions.
• Word count minimum is 50 words, but feel free to write as more. Do not hint at your actions in your post, as it'll let the other team strategize against you.
• Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked as of the posting of this thread. Any new spells that are added after today cannot be used.
• For any questions or corrections, please feel free to owl me!
• Have fun!

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Day 2: May 1^st, Morning Slot

"Pleasant, isn't it?" Dee agreed, nodding, and conveniently ignoring the fact that she had been chattering almost as much as Henry since the duel had started.

Piper was still struggling with the remnants of Phaedra's wind jinx and made for a tempting target, but Dealla did not like the sound of the thundercloud grumbling at them from above. Being struck by lightning was not something she was particularly keen on experiencing; she had witnessed it often enough. Plus, with how this duel was going, she had both time and leisure to get rid of it rather than focus on offense and hope the cloud would show mercy.

"Ventus!" she called, flicking her wand, and then took an involuntary step back at the tremendous blast of wind she conjured. It swept across the stage, buffeting Piper although the force of it had been aimed at the cloud, and Dee paused, blinking, then looked down at her wand. "That was pretty cool," she finally said, sounding mildly impressed.

@Phaedra Stavrou