Closed Event Flying Torch Tag

Pax watched on as the game occured above them with baited breath. There were so many narrow misses! At this point, they had no clue who might win the game.

Their eyes lingered on several people before settling on someone. They watched Dan Palmer, the Slytherin Captain. They had a match against Slytherin and it was fast approaching, so scoping out the opposing team was probably the wisest thing to do. They watched as he searched for his wand and somehow managed to evade another student's spells. Dang, they thought. They're good. They'll be hard to beat in the upcoming match.

Next, they switched their attention to Ami Procoppio, the person who had gone for them firstly, as she smoothly managed to take out another student (not from Hogwarts, they guessed). It also seemed to be the person on the highest number of points, so now everybody had an advantage. They must've been pretty skilled to be able to pull that off successfully, so when they faced her in the future, they'd have to be careful.

Finally, they focused on Ari Gwild, the person who had managed to catch them out, and he nimbly managed to evade the spell. Though, from what they were aware of, they were a broom racer, so they were bound to be skilled at flying.

They still would bet on Ari to win, however. Something inside just felt like he'd be able to win.

Stats:
Stamina-8 Evasion-6 Strength-5 Wisdom-3 Arcane-6 Accuracy-7

Abilities:
The Muggle Condition (+3 accuracy to non-magical attacks and actions)

Action:
Quietly spectating

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Mentioned: @Dan Palmer, @Ami Procoppio, @Ari Gwild

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Roleplaying as Phylicia Stanwood Interactions: None Mentions: Maximilien de Fostoncy, Dan Palmer, and Ami Procoppio

Okay, what next? Phyllis again reached to tuck some stray hairs behind her ear, eyes scanning the field. The number of people in the air had already thinned considerably. Courtesy of not knowing many people here, it wasn't like she'd gone into this out for anyone's flag in particular, so her target choices were pretty arbitrary. Well, how about the guy that had targeted her? The first one was already out, and this one was probably at least slightly distracted by retrieving his wand, so a good target. He was pretty far away, though, so she had no chance of covering that distance and getting up close like she had with the silver-haired girl. She would just have to try the normal spell-casting way, wands waving from far off.

It... didn't go very well. Her inexperience was showing, spell flying off wildly. Tracking someone's movements and placing a spell just right was just not in Phyllis' skillset. Maybe she'd ask Karilyna for some pointers when she got back to America, since she was pretty good with this whole casting thing. Or maybe she could even ask Maxi, who was once again doing that cool spell-splitting thing. Not with nearly as much success, only one branch hitting, but still.

Weirdly, after the rush of attacks on her flag a minute ago, nothing--spell or player--came on her tail, no matter how much she looked and spun to check. So, she let herself watch Maxi do his thing (it really wasn't so much of a calculated allotment of her time as something too mesmerizing not to watch). That also meant she saw a redhead burn his flag to a crisp; being the coolest one of the field was going to make you a target.

Aw. Phyllis found herself rather disappointed, and had half a mind to go talk to him (whether to express that disappointment or heckle his downfall would have been a coin toss), but figured she shouldn't really do that in the middle of the game. She was still in, so their competition was technically still on, and he did have a 2 point lead. Still, it would have been more fun to continue their banter, be actively competing and all that. She supposed that just meant she was going to have to win for both of them. If she could figure out this wand thing, that is. "Alright, wand," she muttered. Talking to your wand totally wasn't just talking to yourself, right? "I'm going to need your A-game, got it?"

Action: Doing as strategized
Stats: STA: 14 • EVA: 9 • STR: 10 • WIS: 8 • ARC: 3 • ACC: 15
Abilities: Calming Presence • Fearless • Statistically Relevant [+2 Stamina] • Catch
Outfit: Teal dress, biker shorts underneath, white high-top converse

Now things were getting interesting.

Ari went on the defensive this time, scouting for any potential attackers or spells aimed in his direction. His eyes darted all throughout the air, and he moved any time someone, or something, got too close for comfort.

And it paid off. Someone shot a spell in his general direction, although it looked like it was supposed to go somewhere else. Either way, it was coming for him now, and fast. He gripped his broom and dove out of the way just in time. He didn't see the spell pass through where he had just been, but he felt it. It made the hair stand up on the back of his neck.

Slowly, he turned his broom around, heart racing. He looked around quickly, surveying who was left in the game. Nobody else he recognized, but in total, there were 6 of them still in the air now. The players had been reduced to less than half. He'd made it this far.

If he could make it this far, he could make it to the end. That, he was now sure of.

So, on that confident thought, Ari rolled his head, popping his neck, then ascended further into the sky.

ACTION: As strategized

STATS: Sta: 7 - Eva: 5 - Str: 4 - Wis: 7 - Arc: 6 - Acc: 6

ABILITIES: Perfectionist

Doing As Strategized

STAMINA: 9

EVASION: 10

STRENGTH: 4

WISDOM: 15

ARCANE POWER: 6

ACCURACY: 10

Abilities:

Evasive Maneuver

Keen Eye

Lovely Creature

Fearless

banner by my delightful frat brother, astrea soleil neptune

ACTION: Burnin' some flags

Stats: Sta: 7 | Eva: 9 | Str: 17 | Wis: 6 | Arc P: 3 | Acc: 14 [17]
Abilities: Martial Artist, Prodigal Transfig, Spell Spread, Muggle Condition, Animagus

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There are only four remaining participants! Who will win? Right now, 3 points is the score to beat. To make things easier for targeting purposes, I’m going to put slashes through the participants list in addition to the eliminated list. This does not mean you cannot participate in the thread still as a spectator but it just makes it easier for those who remain to see who they have left to target (if they choose to target a specific person).

Just a few notes! All rolls were done shortly after I received the person’s action. If a person chose random for their target, I used tatsu to roll a d14 d6 (because there were only 6 participants remaining) to choose the target(s). I’ve left everyone in the order my first post contained that listed the participants, and just numbered everyone accordingly. The casting of the Bluebell Flames for second years+ requires a WDC of 13+. I have not necessarily kept the actions in the order in which I received them.

Emma was enjoying her time as a referee. She wondered if she would have enjoyed the sports she was forced to participate in at school if she could have given penalties or points. Well, and avoided the general clumsiness that tended to cause any action that required catching a ball or hitting one to fail miserably. She also found that the broom wasn’t entirely uncomfortable once she got used to it. Maybe all this time she should have been practicing her skills and she would have been much better off.

The participants were lessening in number as more people were on the ground than currently in the air. It was making Emma’s job even easier, although she was soon going to run out of room on her sheet detailing the people who had been eliminated. That was mainly because she had no clue who anyone was except for a Trix and Mandy, and her descriptions may have been a bit long and unnecessary. But she also wanted to make sure that she didn’t confused them.

But that was enough of her wool gathering, as her grandfather liked to say. Now it was time to pay attention, and just in time too as Emma caught sight of someone’s wand moving. Looking, she squinted and could see that the student who had lost their wand had successfully located it Dan Palmer. Which was good, that made things much easier for him to continue. She watched as the flames burst from his wand and followed them to who she assumed was his intended targetPhylicia Stanwood.

Dan v. Phylicia

WIS (1d20:10) + 15 + 2 (Lovely Creature) = 27

The spell succeeds

Dan’s Acc ((1d20:1) + 10 = 11) v. Phylicia’s Eva ((1d20:7) + 9 = 16))

Phylicia evades Dan’s spell.

Emma was surprised to see the spell had missed. She had truly thought it was going to burn their flag. She shrugged though, as sometimes that happened. Coaxing her broom forward, Emma’s head was on a swivel, keeping an eye out for obstacles and more likely action. Spotting someone, she moved toward them as theyAri Gwild moved their torch. Staying just behind them, she watched to see what would happen.

Ari v. Tarja

Random Target (d6:4): Tarja

Ari’s Acc ((1d20:7) + 9 = 16) v. Tarja’s Eva ((1d20:12) + 7 = 19))

Tarja evades Ari’s torch.

Again, the flag of the target remained intact. Emma was starting to worry that things were beginning to slow down and was wondering if it would take much longer for the flags to be burned and someone to declare a winner. But that was to be expected, with limited targets it would change into a chase type of game and maybe even more aggression in an attempt to catch the few who remained.
Emma had been drifting along, not paying much attention, only realizing she was close to someonePhylicia Stanwood attacking another personAmi Procoppio when she caught sight of the bluebell flames spurting from a wand. Looking closer, she thought that the other person’s torch was suspiciously close to the spell caster’s flag as well.

Phylicia v. Ami

WIS (1d20:12) + 8 = 20

The spell succeeds

Phylicia’s Acc ((1d20:13) + 15 = 28) v. Ami’s Eva ((1d20:5) + 14 = 19))

Phylicia succeeds at burning Ami’s flag. Ami is out and Phylicia receives a point.

Ami v. Phylicia

Ami’s Acc ((1d20:10) + 14 + 3 (Muggle Condition) = 27) v. Ami’s Eva ((1d20:8) + 9 = 17))

Ami succeeds at burning Phylicia’s flag. Phylicia is out and Ami receives a point.

Both the spell and the torch had found their mark and the two individuals were out. Pausing for a moment, Emma added their descriptions to the eliminated list, writing in very small letters to ensure there was enough space remaining. But she also added their points on the other side of her parchment, making sure that her records were updated. She was excited to see who won.

OOC Info:
1. You have one week to reply to this thread after a mod post. (Next Mod Post: Sunday, May 29th, 2022)
2. Each flag burned is a point. The person with the most points at the end of the game wins. If there is a tie, there will be a last man standing tie-breaker.
3. If your flag is burned, you are out.
4. Your flag must be tied to a visible part of your body and cannot be tucked into clothing. IE. Wrist, head, waist.
5. Please include your action with either the name of the person you wish to target or the word random in an OWL sent to My Account (Emma Wynn). When targeting a random person, I will use Tatsu to roll a d14 d4 to pair people up. For the first post, you WILL NOT include any actions. Reminder, the deadline is May 29th, 2022.
6. DO NOT use actions other than the ones listed below.
7. Any cheating that is seen will result in your player being removed for one round.

Points Count
Maximilien de Fostoncy: 3 points
Pax Zhang: 1 point
Ari Gwild: 1 point
Florian LeRoy: 2 point
Phylicia Stanwood: 2 point
Ami Procoppio: 2 point
Akira Shimizu: 1 point

Eliminated
Hiro Bakugo
Mandy Corbin
Della Barfield
Arjan Oberoi
Pax Zhang
Florian LeRoy
Maximilien de Fostoncy
Akira Shimizu
Phylicia Stanwood
Ami Procoppio

Actions:

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Dodge - the player dodges all incoming attacks. The rolls are an evasion roll, the player's evasion+5+25% of player's evasion (the dodge bonus is the same as the dueling bonus).

Cast Bluebell Flames - a 2nd year+ student casts the bluebell flames at another's players flag with their wand. The rolls are a wisdom roll, acc roll vs. evasion roll

Burn a player's flag - a first year tries to burn another player's flag off with the prelit torch. The rolls are an acc vs evasion roll

Disarm a player - a player tries to disarm a player of their torch/wand. There are a wisdom, acc, vs. evasion roll. If the player does not have expelliarmus in their trunk, they can instead attempt to disarm the player with non-magical means, which will be an acc vs. evasion roll. If one does attempt to disarm a player with non-magical means, there is a chance that you will be forced to sit out one round as punishment if caught. To determine if the player was caught cheating, a d10 dice will be rolled and if the dice rolls 1 to 5, then the player has not been caught and will not receive a punishment. If the dice rolls 6 to 10, the player was caught and will have to sit out one round for cheating.

Search for Wand/Torch - If a player is disarmed of their wand/torch, they must then search for wand/torch as their action in the next round. They will receive a bonus to their evasion roll while doing so equivalent to half of the dodge bonus (5+25% of the players evasion stats/2).

Participants:

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1. @Trix DeLuca
2. Mandy@Simon Corbin
3. @Avery Chen as Akira Shimizu
4. @Kim Sato as Hiro Bakugo
5. @Pax Zhang
6. @Dan Palmer
7. @Ari Gwild
8. @Liana Kerr as Tarja Blavatsky
9. @Starlee Kennedy as Florian LeRoy
10. @Lindsey Springhall as Maximilien de Fostoncy
11. @Bridget Collins as Phylicia Stanwood
12. @Della Barfield
13. @Serena Towers as Arjan Oberoi
14. @Ami Procoppio

Doing as strategized

interacts Phyllis Stanwood (@Bridget Collins) mentions Florian LeRoy, Dan Palmer, Ami Procoppio

As Maximilien "Maxi" de Fostoncy [x] English · #586d9d | French · #056b68

Unfortunately Phyllis missed her target - Maxi caught a glimpse of the redhead managing to get near of a boy but the spell veered toward another person, and he decided to throw himself into action. Again displaying his magnificent spell work - this time with an alarming amount of confidence thanks to his success prior - Maxi controlled his broom single handed and muttered the incantation out yet again, wielding his wand in the most decisive manner. Dark grey eyes watched the flames jumping out from the tip of his trusted wand, split, and veered towards two nearest students. He hadn’t a preference when picking them as his targets, just the ones who unfortunately put themselves within his view.

This time the figures were boys’ unlike the past round, and Maxi naturally found himself less guilty about it. One of them [Florian] he recognised as a fellow Beauxbatons schoolmate whom he were not so familiar with, someone that wasn’t in the same year as him. The other [Dan] was completely unknown, a person who was disarmed prior and seemed busy retrieving his weapon. Oh, and yes, he was recognised as Phyllis’ unintentional target at the same time. Maxi’s bluebell flames made their ways towards the pair, one trapping his schoolmate’s flag perfectly (along with another person who also directed their spell this way) and the other missing its target. So yet another evade for this unknown boy, huh? Only one point instead of two, what a pity.

Slightly regretting that he accidentally picked a student that was too nimble to be targeted and thus failed to perform his extraordinary skill, Maxi held on his broom, gazing yonder. A moment of trance, and then he felt the cold flames licking his wrist. Astonished, he looked down and found his flag already gone - almost immediately his eyes went searching for the assailant, and no sooner did he locate an elder Hogwarts student [Ami]. His elimination was certainly courtesy of her, yet his points was still in lead. Landing with a soft sigh - he was a bit reluctant to leave it so soon while half of the participants were still in, yet pat of him was exceptionally glad to relax a bit from the fast-paced game.

“Get’em, Phyllis!” he called out to the sky, though the volume was definitely not loud enough to get her attention. That wasn’t his intention after all, Phyllis should be staying focused and not being disturbed. “You’ve got this.” he muttered to himself, and switched to his mother tongue without noticing. Eyes fixing on the flying little spots in the night sky, there was a moment when he forgot what his initial intentions were. To prove that the games hosted by Hogwarts planning committee was dangerous and not suitable for ball-goers of every age group, yet he now felt himself fully engaged in the game. And, perhaps, seeing the harmless bluebell flames used instead of real flames by his own eyes partially changed his mind. Just partially, he reassured himself, he was still voicing his concern regarding Hogwarts balls, which should have been fun for everybody to enjoy.

Win for yourself. He thought, dark grey eyes lingering on the Ilvermony girl (he tried hard to locate her from the ground, and let’s hope he hadn’t mistaken it). Win for us.

He did bask in it, watching the game from a distance. Phyllis managed to get near someone - he squinted his eyes in order to see more clearly, and from the silhouette he guessed that it was the elder girl [Ami] that got him out earlier. Nearer, nearer…like a flash Phyllis performed her flawless attack, flames squirting from her wand. She was speedy and quick in act, and the girl acting as the referee approached for an awarded point. Immediately starting to clap and getting ready to cheer for her success, Maxi’s brow were inquisitively raised when he noticed something else. The hunt hadn’t ended yet. Somehow the girl had managed to get rid of Phyllis’ flag at the same time, possibly happening when the two were very close. Maxi groaned under his breath.

Disappointment was now all written over his face - with Phyllis out as well, they were both eliminated. And yet he was still in lead, at least for now. What next? Someone would almost definitely stick to the very end - perhaps the student that had evaded both his and Phyllis’ attacks - and they’d win the game. How disappointing. Sort of a lost illusion, perhaps?

If Phyllis was good enough to meet him on the grounds, she would be greeted by Maxi, a not so formal but definitely genuine smile on his lips. “The game was, er,” he was about to comment on it, but it seemed that he just could not find the proper word in time. Deciding to change his topic, an inquiry would instead be made. “Did you enjoy it?”

stats sta 7 · eva 8 · wis 11 · str 2 · arc 7 · acc 11
abilities Lovely Creature · Perfectionist · Spell Spread
action spectating the game
tracker [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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I’m sorry for how long this took!

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We’ve got our winner. Even though Maximilien de Fostoncy had their flag burned, they still had the most points. Look for a small OOC prize shortly and I’ve included a description of your IC prize below as well as stickers for all the participants! I hope you enjoyed the Flying Torch Tag! You are welcome to continue posting in the thread but this is the end of the mod posts.

Just a few notes! All rolls were done shortly after I received the person’s action. If a person chose random for their target, I used tatsu to roll a d14 d6 (because there were only 6 participants remaining) to choose the target(s). I’ve left everyone in the order my first post contained that listed the participants, and just numbered everyone accordingly. The casting of the Bluebell Flames for second years+ requires a WDC of 13+. I have not necessarily kept the actions in the order in which I received them.

Emma was impressed that there were still people remaining, especially with such chaotic actions, but everyone seemed to have a good grasp and other than that one incident, there had been no cheating. She had no idea how much time had passed but knew that things would have to wrap up soon so individuals could move to the next part of the ball which she thought was the burning of the effigy, if she remembered correctly. And no one should want to miss that. It was destined to be great fun.

Looking around for the participants, Emma realized she couldn’t locate twoTrix DeLuca and Tarja Blavatsky, one being her friend, Trix, and made note to keep an eye out for them later. She was a little worried but she was sure it was nothing. Now there seemed to be only two(Dan Palmer and Ari Gwild) still in the air, at least that she could spot now, and so she moved slowly in their direction. It seemed clear that someone was going to be out soon, she felt sure. Emma watched gleefully as fireballs of doom (Credit to Dan for the wording) spat from a wand moving towards their target.

Dan v. Ari

WIS (1d20:7) + 15 + 2 (Lovely Creature) = 24

The spell succeeds

Dan’s Acc ((1d20:7) + 10 = 17) v. Ari’s Eva ((1d20:1) + 8 = 9))

Dan burns Ari’s flag. Ari is out, Dan gets a point.

Emma was not surprised when the person’s Dan Palmer flames burned the flag of their target Ari Gwild. Glancing at her watch, she was shocked to see that more time had passed then she thought. She took a quick glance at her piece of parchment, adding the new point and newly eliminated descriptors to the list. It was clear that one person led the pack although there had been a few who had almost caught up to them. Flying down to the ground, she landed slightly roughly, stumbling before catching herself.

Speaking loudly, she told the people still there, “Alright! I know not everyone’s flag was burned but we’re running out of time before the next event. I am so sorry for that. Could the person in a suit, who targeted multiple people at once step forward?” Waiting for several moments, she jerked slightly realizing she had forgotten to grab the prize. Moving towards the benches where she had placed her bag at the beginning of the games, she pulled out a bag of candy, a black cardboard crown that had been designed by the committee and a bag of stickers that she had thought would be quite funny to hand out. Moving close to the student who had won, she said “As your prize, you get this candy and a crown to show your victory. I’ve also got a sticker here for everyone who participated if you’d like one. Please make sure the brooms and torches are returned to where you found them and I’ll put them away. Thank you again for participating! I hope you enjoyed.”

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OOC Info:
1. You have one week to reply to this thread after a mod post. (Next Mod Post: Sunday, May 29th, 2022)
2. Each flag burned is a point. The person with the most points at the end of the game wins. If there is a tie, there will be a last man standing tie-breaker.
3. If your flag is burned, you are out.
4. Your flag must be tied to a visible part of your body and cannot be tucked into clothing. IE. Wrist, head, waist.
5. Please include your action with either the name of the person you wish to target or the word random in an OWL sent to My Account (Emma Wynn). When targeting a random person, I will use Tatsu to roll a d14 d4 to pair people up. For the first post, you WILL NOT include any actions. Reminder, the deadline is May 29th, 2022.
6. DO NOT use actions other than the ones listed below.
7. Any cheating that is seen will result in your player being removed for one round.

Points Count
Maximilien de Fostoncy: 3 points
Florian LeRoy: 2 point
Phylicia Stanwood: 2 point
Ami Procoppio: 2 point
Pax Zhang: 1 point
Ari Gwild: 1 point
Akira Shimizu: 1 point
Dan Palmer: 1 point

Eliminated
Hiro Bakugo
Mandy Corbin
Della Barfield
Arjan Oberoi
Pax Zhang
Florian LeRoy
Maximilien de Fostoncy
Akira Shimizu
Phylicia Stanwood
Ami Procoppio
Ari Gwild

Actions:

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Dodge - the player dodges all incoming attacks. The rolls are an evasion roll, the player's evasion+5+25% of player's evasion (the dodge bonus is the same as the dueling bonus).

Cast Bluebell Flames - a 2nd year+ student casts the bluebell flames at another's players flag with their wand. The rolls are a wisdom roll, acc roll vs. evasion roll

Burn a player's flag - a first year tries to burn another player's flag off with the prelit torch. The rolls are an acc vs evasion roll

Disarm a player - a player tries to disarm a player of their torch/wand. There are a wisdom, acc, vs. evasion roll. If the player does not have expelliarmus in their trunk, they can instead attempt to disarm the player with non-magical means, which will be an acc vs. evasion roll. If one does attempt to disarm a player with non-magical means, there is a chance that you will be forced to sit out one round as punishment if caught. To determine if the player was caught cheating, a d10 dice will be rolled and if the dice rolls 1 to 5, then the player has not been caught and will not receive a punishment. If the dice rolls 6 to 10, the player was caught and will have to sit out one round for cheating.

Search for Wand/Torch - If a player is disarmed of their wand/torch, they must then search for wand/torch as their action in the next round. They will receive a bonus to their evasion roll while doing so equivalent to half of the dodge bonus (5+25% of the players evasion stats/2).

Participants:

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1. @Trix DeLuca
2. Mandy@Simon Corbin
3. @Avery Chen as Akira Shimizu
4. @Kim Sato as Hiro Bakugo
5. @Pax Zhang
6. @Dan Palmer
7. @Ari Gwild
8. @Liana Kerr as Tarja Blavatsky
9. @Starlee Kennedy as Florian LeRoy
10. @Lindsey Springhall as Maximilien de Fostoncy
11. @Bridget Collins as Phylicia Stanwood
12. @Della Barfield
13. @Serena Towers as Arjan Oberoi
14. @Ami Procoppio

Roleplaying as Akira Shimizu from Mahoutokoro
Outfit: x