Quidditch Hogwarts v Durmstrang & Koldovstoretz Summer 2022

all dialogue in russian unless specified otherwise
interactions [--]
mentions Headmaster Lazarus Plott, Elliot Bexley (@Leonard Oaksworth), all

With an upside-down '#5' proudly stamped on the back of his jersey (It was a fun printing mistake. He liked it better that way.) and rain no doubt bound to get everywhere by the end of the match, Johannes took to the air. A sharp whistle and the crackle of stadium speakers signalled the start of the match, but it didn't take long before his mindset reigned back as confusion took over, the promise of a good game temporarily halted in confusion. He paused for a moment in the air, immersion completely broken, and squinted up through the light drizzle from his position near the hoops.

Was that amount of bias even allowed? That voice... He had caught the vague familiarity in their announcer's whole persona earlier when they had been shaking hands and doing all that publicity crap but it didn't click until now. Don't tell him it was that damn superhero villain guy! What was the name... Plott Hound? Some sort of land motif. Or maybe a graph.

Johannes had foolishly thought he had lost the Ilvermorny headmaster's trail after leaving broom racing. Quidditch was a team sport, not left to the success of a single participant from their school, and its players were let to fight over balls in full view of everyone like lab rats. This obvious difference in systems had led him to believe that he had escaped the knockoff Benefactor Cumberpact. Unfortunately for all parties involved, it seemed that the obnoxious motormouth of a sports commentator had a wider audience than he'd thought. God, Americans. How Elliot dealt with all of the pomp and circumstance, Johannes would never know. Maybe the wackiness was like jetlag from hopping the ocean over, or maybe it was a required trait considering Garfield was as close to a pastel neon Brooklynite disaster as physically possible.

Either way, the only good thing about the eye-roll-worthy commentary cutting through the stadium's noise was the fact that it helped inform him on what the hell was going on on the field. The fact that not even his fellow keeper on the enemy side wanted a taste of the quaffle was a little disappointing, not that he would ever admit to agreeing with Plottbunny up there, but he had a job to do. Quietly defending the scoring rings from nothing yet, Johann couldn't help but grin as the first moves of the game started, some of their opponents falling from their brooms in quick succession. As a child armed with a whittled slingshot, he had hardly been lucky enough to hit anything important but he was sure that, clear over half a decade later and a full team strong, there were better odds.

This was it: Yilbegän had a flock to hunt.

Action: As Strategised.

Hexcode= #507091

Eyes on the skies, it seemed everyone was looking for the snitch well... most of the Ravenclaw team anyways.

Durmstank and Oldovstoretz were, of course, doing their best to ensure nobody was having a good time but Syl was enjoying thinking to himself in spite of it. Call it mental resilience, or just optimism, whatever flies your broom. As always his thoughts were more like day dreams. Mostly he dreamt of how their banter could've been more effective. How the "witty" remarks that came before acts of violence and assertions of athletic dominance were sort of typical of any sporting event and not really too specific to himself or his team mates. In short, the threats were so basic that Syl was totally unfazed by them. They were just words. He hoped the eagles weren't buying it, because it was complete mooncalf shit.

Mind drifting along with his pace in the sky, he was also kind of bored to be on save duty again but at least from here he could admire the view of the stadium. He had that going for him at least. Of course he did these kinds of things because he wanted to be supporting his team, but he also did it because it gave him more time to think. Even if that meant doing nothing but seeking for an opportunity for something else to do. Something they could do without getting shot down, or blatched off their brooms for. Which reminded him. He was supposed to be saving someone right about now...

"HANG ON JORAH," Sylvain shouted as he zipped across the pitch, becoming a blur of blue intent on just narrowly putting itself beneath the team's star beater. They were both lucky he was there in time to save him from a plummeting performance and as usual, Syl was happy to see him. Naturally he had something nice to say even though they were currently in danger of being attacked or worse. "That shot was wicked evil, man. I'll be mad disappointed if you don't go pro one of these days!"

In that moment, he felt slightly ashamed that he had on more than one occasion promised to save Jorah but had also broken those promises many times to save River. Despite that fleeting shame, he had suddenly figured out what he had to do and he wasn't about to give up control of his broom to a beater. Jorah would just have to trust his decision. "You're probably not going to like this, but I have... a plan..." A shit-eating grin spread across his face as he tucked himself down and began to brush between the enemy team and his own, dragging Jorah along for the ride.

Action: Doing as strategized

STATS | sta: 10 | eva: 10 (13) | str: 2 | wis: 10 | ap: 10 | acc: 10 (13)

BROOM | Moontrimmer +3 to two separate stats of choice. (acc and eva) +10% chance to auto-dodge an attack.

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

-Fearless- Fear effects such as a dhampir's aura, the ability terrible presence, a lycanthrope's intimidation or certain charms, potions and jinxes that would normally cause a fear effect do not work on you as you are immune to them.

@Jorah Moussa

Approximately 34 hours until the deadline for player posts and team actions.

Durmstrang Institute's

¤ | Ω | ¤ Romeo Giovanni Marchonné

"English." "Italiano. Italian." "Russian."

| Faint scar on left eye | | Mangled right ear |

@Cecily Quinn & @Sylvain Wyllt

A captain always goes down with their ship.

I reflect as a cast iron Bludger hurtles my way. Turning on it suddenly, I use both hands to wind up and use all the muscles in my core and my arms to make contact with it and sending it towards one of the captains of team Ravenclaw who is flying by idly and seemingly without pattern. The Bludger catches her unaware, and she falls like a lightning from a cloud, the two players who had already used their efforts to save two other players (victims of well-timed Blatches from Charles and Madhup) being preoccupied with securing their own charges.

I circle around the place of the Ravenclaw captain's fall, offering her a small, polite salute of respect for her admirable competition. "Addio, mia bella signora! Farewell, my fair lady! Your game was valiant! I shall see you in the Hospital Tent!" I avow to her as I track the trajectory of the Bludger post contact.

It flings itself (by the spin I had put on it subtly) towards a boy on a Moontrimmer. Just before it strikes him, though, the broom sharply veers, and I watch in admiration as that handicraft ensures the safety of its passengers. I chuckle to myself as rain continues to pour down on me, causing me to slick my bangs back so I am able to see better.

"Fine craftsmanship, isn't it? Almost has a mind of its own, wouldn't you say?!" I shout towards the kid before waiting for the tides of the game to turn again.

I'm ready to swing this Maplewood bat. Sooner rather than later.

That hit had felt good.

Reducio

Broom: Firebolt (stat and abilities owled)

Stats:

Ω Stamina 9 | Evasion 7 | Strength 15 (17 O.S.) Ω
Ω Accuracy 14 | Wisdom 9 | ArcPower 0 Ω

Abilities:

Ω Obnoxiously Strong | Perfectionist I | Martial Artist | Healing Sage I Ω

Mentions:

The slight headache of Rivers previous encounter with the bedpost seemed to immediate leave her body as the game began. The adrenaline probably canceled the pain out and all that was left was their strategy for victory. No distractions would keep her from finding that snitch… hopefully. She spent some time circling the pitch, scouting out that little golden glimt. Though it was nowhere to be found yet. She rose a little further, up towards the sky. Still no snitch in sight. She glanced around at her teammates, who all seemed to be looking for the same tiny ball. River cursed quietly realising no one had spotted it so far. Taking a breath she reminded herself the game just started a moment ago. Anything could happen.

Action: As strategized

Reducio

STATS | sta: 7 (10)| eva: 7 (10) | str: 4 (7) | wis: 12 (15) | ap: 7 (10) | acc: 10 (13)

BROOM | Silver arrow, +3 to all stats

ABILITIES | Dhampir, Perfectionist, Beast Master

Edme was still entranced by the glory of the large stadium when the game began quickly. Players were knocked off their brooms left and right, and she hoped selfishly that Aly wouldn’t be wiped out as quickly. They wouldn’t mind participating in the game, but not at the very beginning. She didn’t have enough time to decide how skillful the other team was, or how their team was playing strategically. They let out a quick cheer before going back to focusing on the game.

Action: Sitting on bench

"Why don't you try doing your fuckin' job for once before telling me how to do mine?" Arjan lashed out at Valentin, but the seeker just smiled back untarnished. People with anger issues reacted different ways to the same approach, as each person was an individual-- there was no one way to talk to a hothead. Still, Val had studied Arjan and knew how he worked. As the beater hit the bench in a fury, Val simply tipped his head with a salute on his way out. He’d rather have Arjan stay furious by having something to stew on rather than get bored and dull his violent edge. This very anger was the crux of #11’s power.

Astrid also sat down on the bench, but with quite a bit more grace as she tried to hold in her laughter. Val’s eyes smiled as he passed, wondering how many of the Boot Camp participants took something good away from their little Comedy Club.

Val himself had the challenge and the advantage of being both captain and seeker, needing to keep one eye on the gameplay in order to contribute on-the-fly strategy adjustments for their next round, while keeping the other eye out for the snitch. Val used such observations to maximize his situational awareness for his own defense. Some part of him still feared that his wingman would disappear again. For now, however, things were different. Although Edward was from another school, he still did his part by sticking with Val even when the quicksilver boy's maneuvers were fast and chaotic. The other Koldos simply waited in the wings for their chance to have a piece of the action. Lysander, too, loyally held his position. Between his presence and the aura of calm produced by Madhup’s unbounded confidence, Val felt confident in his team mates’ support. In fact, the cockles of Val’s heart warmed from the sheer sass of Mad’s taunt as #9 flawlessly executed his maneuver-- so stylishly yeeting the other chaser off her broom that it was just hilarious. Val hoped the showmanship of their team mates would bring Johannes at least some entertainment as he guarded the rings by himself.

Charles Alluring did his part to put on a good show. The lovely boy’s terrible presence often struck fear into the hearts of others, but for Val the combination of thrill and beauty was comfortable and fun, somewhat reminiscent of how it was with Mikael. Sometimes fearless Valya even forgot how others found Karlchen and Misha so frightening, as he loved them so much. Even looking upon the scene of Charles leering down at Jorah menacingly and causing Jorah to miss and get slammed off his broom, all Val could do was grin. Charles had defended him with his sheer terrible presence, and it reminded him of that time Valentin defended Charles with his own powers of intimidation. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad for me to call upon the colddrake sometimes? wondered the white seeker. No time to think about that now… Valentin turned his eyes back to the sky to continue searching for the characteristic golden glint he built so much of his life around grasping.

A crack like thunder ripped through the air and Val swerved, fearing another bolt from the heavens would strike him in completion of some divine triad. No, no-- it was the clap of maplewood against a bludger, characteristic of Romeo’s bat. Valentin loved that sound. It was unlike those of other beaters, more like thunder, even if Valya didn’t understand why. The seeker knew Romeo’s strike by heart even in a chaotic battleground such as this. Unrelenting training had burned it indelibly into his feverish brain as it spun around and around in a feedback loop, following him even into slumber. Turning his snowy head to look upon Romeo demolishing the enemy’s elite chaser, Val glimpsed Romeo ably commanding his blacker-than-black broom… only to turn his violet eyes away. The seeker had a job to do. Valya would never forgive himself if he didn’t give all of himself to his task now. Shifting up into the stormy sky, Valentin searched on for that golden spark… but all he found was dark clouds.

At the end of the round, Val swooped back over the audience and extended his hand towards Greta and Yefim for passing high-fives. It was so nice to see them, even if Val hadn’t been fast enough to spot the snitch already. He still wanted to make them proud…..

Barrel rolling back towards his group, Valentin flew in to shoulder bump Charles in a show of appreciation for the menacing power of his tactical hair flip. Looking each of the other players in the eye, Val smiled. What a team.

“Good job. Let’s keep it coming, nice and smooth.” After their strategy meeting, Valya broke away with his broom to pass alongside Romeo-- close enough for his whisper to reach the beater's ears.

“You were so beautiful out there."

Doing as strategized.
Stats with Silver Arrow Broom Values Applied:
STA 11 ✦ EVA 16 ✧ STR 5 ✦ WIS 18 ✧ARC 4 ✦ ACC 18
Abilities: Keen Eye ✦ Charmer ✧ Evasive Maneuvers ✦ Fearless
@Evelynn Decipio, @Flash Holmwood

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xx	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	xx	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Interacts. @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood as Valentin Schnell ═══════════════════	xx	EN #664d00, GR, RU #A57865 06/08/2022 | In uniform [x] ═══════════════════	xx	Mentions. @Serena Towers as Arjan Oberoi ═══════════════════

His little bet with Arjan would have to wait. As the whistle signaled the game's start, Lysander shot off after Yilbegän's first string seeker and Captain, Schnell. As expected, the Ravenclaw beaters made a target of him, and it just wouldn't do to lose him so early in the match. Unexciting as it was, trailing below Schnell like his shadow at least made him feel useful while his teammates delivered devastating blows.

BROOM: Oakshaft 79 | Three chosen abilities under reducio STATS: STA 12; EVA 19; STR 13; WIS 5; ARC 0; ACC 15 ABILITIES: Evasive Maneuvers I, Evasive Maneuvers II, Charmer, Fearless

ACTIONS: N/A

Jorah was a beater. He was also an eater, but this was no time for breakfast. It was time to break bones and break brooms. How nice it would be to add a Durmstrang broom to his collection. The thought of smashing one of their precious rides had him feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Don't let your dreams, be dreams. DO IT!

Jorah gripped his club and swooped down like an angel of death charged with the destruction of worlds. Nothing could stop him, nothing... except a no good cheater! *BAM* One of the Durmstrang players slammed right into him. Where did he learn to fly? Jorah would have been fine too, if it wasn't for this meddling rain making his broom slick. The poor lad toppled right off his broom swinging his bat as he fell. He hit a bludger but the cannonball went nowhere close to its target.

As the ghost of Isaac Newton pulled down on Jorah's corporeal form, he thought all hope was lost. Then, the heavens opened! An angel of life, saved the boy from a painful demise. "HANG ON JORAH," Sylvain shouted. Still stunned from the impact, Jorah gripped on tight. "That shot was wicked evil, man. I'll be mad disappointed if you don't go pro one of these days!" Jorah started blushing. He felt, dare I say it, proud? Jorah responded with a chuckle and a heartfelt "thanks man."

"You're probably not going to like this, but I have... a plan..." Jorah nodded. "Hi! Ho! Silver, AWAY!!!" The two flew off.
@Sylvain Wyllt

Doing as strategized

M O D E R A T I O N — R O U N D 2

Y I L B E G Ä N

FIRST STRING‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎ ‎ Keeper: Johannes Ambroży(@Astrea Soleil Neptune) Chasers: - - - Lysander-Blaine Stavrou(@Phaedra Stavrou) Madhup Hexum(@Pericles Dralt) Charles Alluring(@Henry Knight) Beaters: - Edward Smith(@Noah Jupe) Romeo Marchonné(@Piérre Marchonné) Seeker: Valentin "Niffler" Schnell(@Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood)

SECOND STRING Keeper: NPC Evgeny Petrov(@Logan Baird) Chaser: Rosella Sokolov(@Logan Baird) Beater: Arjan Oberoi(@Serena Towers) Seeker: Astrid Théa Olsen(@Anastasia Varney) "The power to make people fear is the only power you need."

B U F F S
Calming Presence: 10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target [Madhup, Evgany(benched)]

D E B U F F S
Unsettling Aura: 10% auto-fail rate for anyone besides the Dhampir (other Dhampirs, or players with the ability fearless) to perform an action. [River]
Charmer: -1 accuracy for all actions [Aly]
Lovely Creature: Increases the snitch-finding/catching DC by +2 [Aly, Damion]
Terrible Presence: 10% automiss for scoring, bludgers, and blatching. Bludger damage is reduced by 10%. This is countered with the ability fearless. [Aurora(benched), Ebony(benched), Charles]

R A V E N C L A W

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

SECOND STRING Keeper: @Edme Achillian Chaser: @Winnie Harper Beater: @Ebony Vetra Seeker: @Aurora Ranvier "Knowledge is a weapon with which we are formidably armed"

B U F F S
Calming Presence: 10% chance to auto-hit/auto-score [Sylvian]
Paragon of Health: River, Jorah, Cecily, and Damion have gained 10% temporary health points calculated from their individual stamina. [Aly, Winnie]

D E B U F F S
Unsettling Aura: 10% auto-fail rate for anyone besides the Dhampir (other Dhampirs or players with the ability fearless) to perform an action. [River]
Charmer: -1 accuracy for all actions [Valentin, Lysander, Johannes, Arjan(benched)]
Lovely Creature: Increases the snitch-finding/catching DC by +2 [Charles]
Terrible Presence: 10% automiss for scoring, bludgers, and blatching. Bludger damage is reduced by 10%. This is countered with the ability fearless. [Aurora(benched), Ebony(benched), Charles]

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

───── Yilbegän ───── Lysander: Blatch Aly+Lavinia Madhup: Penatly Lap Charles: Penalty Lap Johannes: Quaffle Grab and Score

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Quaffle grab and score Lavinia: Action voided riding with Aly Sylvain: Defend River riding with Jorah Aly: Action voided riding with Lavinia

Grab Attempt #1

───── Yilbegän ───── Johannes: Grab UA[24] QG[7] + 14(acc) - 1(C) = 20

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Grab UA[77] QG[20] + 10(acc) + 3(MC) - 1(C) = 32

Winnie grabs the quaffle

───── Score Attempt #1 ─────
Winnie: Score
CP[93]

10 points to Ravenclaw!

Grab Attempt #2

───── Yilbegän ───── Johannes: Grab UA[26] QG[20] + 14(acc) - 1(C) = 33

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Grab UA[11] QG[13] + 10(acc) + 3(MC) - 1(C) = 25

Johannes grabs the quaffle

───── Score Attempt #2 ─────
Johannes: Score
CP[26] | TP[5] | UA[75]

10 points to Yilbegän!

Grab Attempt #3

───── Yilbegän ───── Johannes: Grab UA[71] QG[16] + 14(acc) - 1(C) = 29

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Grab UA[29] QG[4] + 10(acc) + 3(MC) - 1(C) = 16

Johannes grabs the quaffle

───── Score Attempt #3 ─────
Johannes: Score
CP[79] | TP[58] | UA[18]

10 points to Yilbegän!

Grab Attempt #4

───── Yilbegän ───── Johannes: Grab UA[58] QG[5] + 14(acc) - 1(C) = 18

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Grab UA[10] QG[8] + 10(acc) + 3(MC) - 1(C) = 20

Winnie grabs the quaffle

───── Score Attempt #4 ─────
Winnie: Score
CP[73] | TP[7] | UA[79]

10 points to Ravenclaw!

Grab Attempt #5

───── Yilbegän ───── Johannes: Grab UA[11] QG[9] + 14(acc) - 1(C) = 22

───── Ravenclaw ───── Winnie: Grab UA[97] auto-fail

Johannes grabs the quaffle

───── Score Attempt #5 ─────
Johannes: Score
CP[13] | TP[58] | UA[51]

10 points to Yilbegän!

───────────── Results ─────────────

Both teams seemed to have learned from the last round of quaffle grabs and sent someone after the quaffle this time. It was Winnie Harper for Ravenclaw, the second string chaser who was known for chasing after boys. Yilbegän sent their keeper, Johannes, after the quaffle and away from the hoops.

Once the referee threw the quaffle up into the air, Winnie and Johannes flew right at it in an attempt to grab it. Winnie accurately snatched it from the air and sped off towards the Yilbegän hoops. No one was guarding them so it was an easy 10 points for Ravenclaw. “Alright, the quaffle is up, and two people are going for it! This is so exciting! We have the handsome Johannes from Durmstrang, and the girl whose name sounds extremely similar to Whinny from Ravenclaw. Winnie snatches the quaffle from its rightful owner and heads to the hoops. Ughh she scores. 10 points to Hogwarts.” Lazarus was upset over Winnie’s score, but had high hopes for the international team, they could do this.

Johannes was quick for redemption and grabbed the quaffle before Winnie even had a chance to react. He flew towards the Ravenclaw hoops and easily threw the quaffle in to the delight of Lazarus Plott. “Johannes with the upside down number five on his jersey, just grabbed the quaffle and he’s off! Go Johannes go!! The hoops are open it’s his time to shine! AAAAND HE SCORES! 10 POINTS TO MY FAVORITE TEAM! GREAT JOB JOHANNES!” Lazarus was yelling into the microphone at this point, but didn’t care at all. He was supporting his team and wanted them to feel more motivated.

It must have had something to do with his keeper hands, but the quaffle was sticking to Johannes. He grabbed it once more, this time right under the nose of Winnie. Scoring in Ravenclaws unguarded hoops for the second time, the crowd (and the commentator) went wild with cheers of his name. “Johannes has taken the quaffle again, and…..HAS SCORED!! THAT MAKES IT 20 POINTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM! THEY TAKE THE LEAD! Johannes is currently carrying the Durmstrang team with points, and he’s looking pretty slick doing it. Hogwarts team, you may want to take notes of how it’s done.”

Winnie was quick to take away Johannes’s moment of fame by grabbing the quaffle from him on the fourth attempt. She followed her job description and threw the red leather ball into the golden hoop. “ANNND…. Winnie grabs the quaffle. Ugh why is this Whinny girl even trying, there is no way for her to even match out to the level of Johannes, she’s just going to embarrass herself by missing the hoops. She’s flying towards the hoops, not like it’ll matter, and shoots…..she scores. The game is now tied up, 20 points per team. Come on Johannes let’s pull ahead!” While Lazarus went off on the Winnie girl, it was obvious that he was embarrassing himself much more than Winnie.

Both of the quaffle grabbers had one last chance to score for this round of quaffle grabs. It was beyond obvious that Johannes was the commentators favorite, but Winnie still had a chance to pull ahead. However, she seemed very unsettled when it came to grab the quaffle, leaving Johannes with a free quaffle. He used it to his advantage and scored once more for the Durmstrang. “Johannes snatches the quaffle. He majestically flys towards the hoops, and SCORES 10 POINTS! TAKE THAT HOGWARTS! DURMSTRANG AND KOLDOVSTORETZ ARE NOW AHEAD WITH 30 POINTS!”

B E A T E R S || B L A T C H E R S
Order of operations: Lysander > Romeo

───── Yilbegän ───── Lysander: Blatch @ Aly+Lavinia CP[83] Bl[12] + 19(acc) - 1(C) = 30 Aly+Lavinia: Evades EM[65] E[16] + 14(eva) = 30 Strength Check due to tied rolls Lysander: [16] + 13 = 29 Aly+Lavinia: [7] + 9 = 16 Aly+Lavinia are KOB ───── Romeo: Bludger @ River Sylvain+Jorah UA[4] | CP[40] TP[55] B[19] + 18(acc) - 1(C) = 36 Sylvain+Jorah: Evades EM[17] | MT[24] E[12] + 11(eva) = 23 Dmg: 17(str) × 75(B) = 1275 - 128(TP) = 1147 HP: 1000 - 1147 = -147 Sylvain+Jorah are KOB Damion saves Sylvain and Jorah The bludger ricochets @ Sylvain+Jorah Winnie CP[38] | UA[12] TP[59] B[17] + 18(acc) - 1(C) = 34 Winnie: Evades E[2] + 11(eva) = 13 Dmg: 17(str) × 75(B) = 1275 - 128(TP) = 1147 Romeo hits Winnie Edward: Defend Valentin

───── Ravenclaw ───── Damion: Save duty Priority River Lysander, penalty lap!

───────────── Results ─────────────

Ravenclaw had decided to take a round off of the attacking, but Yilbegän had no intention of slowing down. It seemed as though their goal was to knock every single Ravenclaw player off of their broom.

The first of which to attempt such a move was Lysander who was planning on blatching the Aly and Lavinia pair off of their broom. The two girls put up a much bigger fight than one would have assumed when Lysander attempted to blatch them. They were holding their ground, but Lysander used his whole strength to knock them off. This guaranteed him a penalty lap yet the Yilbegän team seemed to have a lot of those. “Lysander, who looks mighty fine ladies, is flying side by side with the Hogwarts brown curly haired duo. Lysander seems to trying to push them off of the broom? He couldn’t be blatching them could he? The Lysander I know wou—ALY AND LAVINIA HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OFF THE BROOM. LYSANDER JUST COMMITTED A FOUL! GO TAKE A PENALTY LAP AND THINK ABOUT HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN YOU.”

Romeo was going straight after the seeker. He was targeting right at River a when he hit the bludger, but the Sylvain and Jorah duo flew right in front of River right before the bludger hit. They took the brunt of the damage, it was so much damage that it sent both of them off of the broom. Damion swooped in and saved both of them just in the knick of time. Sylvain was in critical condition due to the bludger, but there was no injury timeout for him. This was quidditch. The sport was so brutal, brutal enough that Romeo’s bludger ricocheted off of Sylvain and took aim at Winnie. The bludger hit her so hard, but she must have tough bones because it didn’t knock her off. “Romeo, Durmstrangs superb beater has hit the bludger! It was aimed at the seeker River, but Syl and Jorah have come in the way. Lucky for them, they both fall off of the broom due to the strength Romeo has. Damion, a Hogwarts beater has swooped in to catch both of them. I’m surprised he can carry that many people. WAIT! THE BLUDGER HAS RICOCHETED AND IS NOW TARGETING WHINNY! SHE’S BEEN HIT! And not knocked off. Now she has another thing to Whine about. NICE WORK ROMEO!”

S E E K E R S

───── Yilbegän ───── DC: 15 + 12(LW) + 2(LC) = 29 Valentin: Snitch Find KE[25] SF[15] + 18(wis) + 1 = 34 Valentin finds the snitch.

───── Ravenclaw ‏‏‎───── DC: 15 + 12(LW) + 2(LC) = 29 River: Snitch Find SF[10] + 15(wis) + 1 = 26 River does not find the snitch.

───────────── Results ─────────────

The snitch was not nearly as popular as it was last round. Only the two seekers, Valentin and River were on the hunt for the shiny ball. They would search and search, but only Valentin would spot a little sliver of gold. River would be stuck watching the skies while Valentin had a chance to win the game.

“Okay. I can’t find this snitch. I’ve been on the lookout for it this whole time, but can’t find it! I will never know how seekers do it.”

S C O R E B O A R D

YILBERGÄN 30

RAVENCLAW 20

* * *

A C R O N Y M S Reducio —B = Bludger [d20 +acc] —Bl = Blatch [d20 +acc] —BB = Bludger Backbeat [d20 +5 +acc] —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] —TP = Terrible Presence [d100: 91 - 100 = automatic failure of action] —UA = Unsettling Aura [d100: 91 - 100 = automatic failure of action] —VA = Veela's Allure [d100: 91 – 100 = attack is redirected/forces score automiss]

H E A L T H Reducio Yilbegän Valentin [1100 / 1100] Johannes [1200 / 1200] Lysander [1000 / 1000] Madhup [1100 / 1100] Charles [1000 / 1000] Edward [260 / 800] Romeo [900 / 900] Astrid [benched] Evgeny [benched] Rosella [benched] Arjan [benched] Ravenclaw Aly [1200 / 1200] KOB Cecily [-47 / 1000] KOB Lavinia [1200 / 1200] KOB Sylvain [1 / 1000] — with Damion and Jorah Jorah [1430 / 1300] — with Damion and Sylvain Damion [1320 / 1200] — with Sylvain and Jorah River [1100 / 1000] Edme [benched] Winnie [153 / 1300] Ebony [benched] Aurora [benched]

Players have 120 hours from now to post and submit actions
(August 14th @ 18:50 EST)

Formatting is from Evelynn Decipio