Quidditch Hufflepuff Vs. Gryffindor- Fall 2022

There was a wide smile planted on Atlas's face as she moved onto her broom. The competitive air and clear look of determination on the faces of her teammates made Atlas feel a rush that she always missed over the summer months. As she moved towards her position, she already felt confident that she would be able to keep any scoring at bay. She had been practicing her defensive skills religiously and knew that she was only continuing to get better. As long as she managed to keep them from scoring, she had faith that the rest of their team would be able to close out the game.

In the distance, she could hear some loud singing and noises and giggled to herself as she momentarily watched her curious and whimsical boyfriend. Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes, Atlas calmed her mind. There weren't nerves but she knew that she tended to get overly excited when there was a competition and she needed to remain focused. If she was going to keep Gryffindor from scoring anything then she would need to be at her peak performance. Even then she knew it would be challenging. But she had never really been one to back down from a challenge.

Settling on her broom, the smile remained fixed across her lips as she awaited the inevitable start of the chaotic game.

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Action: Doing As Strategized

Stats:
Stamina: 10+3= 13
Evasion: 12+3= 15
Strength: 4+3= 7
Wisdom: 9+3= 12
Arc. Power: 7+3= 10
Accuracy: 12+3= 15

Abilities:
Fearless
Fear effects such as a dhmpir's aura, the ability terrible presence, a lycanothrope'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.

Keepers Catch
10% chance to automatically block an attempt to score a goal as long as the Keeper is in the goal area. If an attempt to score has been blocked through this effect, the Keeper may as a free action hurl the quaffle at the opponent team in an attempt to injure a player of their choice (it would be recovered with a quaffle grab action) and treated like a bludger or pass the quaffle to a team mate. This must be declared by the Keeper if either of these free actions are to be utilized.

Evasive Maneuvers
Harder to hit on average, 10% on auto-dodge chance that anything that targets this wizard automatically misses. This is rolled separate from the attack roll.

Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Mentions: @Evelynn Decipio

The time, it seemed, had arisen to meld numerous emotions into a single, athletic pursuit. Past experience evoked expectation, of course, which demanded that excitement conquer all else in the face of a new season’s dawn. And yet, while eager anticipation had stung his chest before previous such ventures, it was something else entirely that clung to his heart today.
Like the void Evelynn had left on the team with her departure, there was an emptiness to correspond within. Pax had filled her role physically, yes, taking up the mantle of team captain. But even as they demonstrated their capabilities in such a role, it wasn’t the same. Not for him. It couldn’t be.

Fingers somewhat numb, their lack of feeling in keeping with that in his heart, he gripped the handle of his newly acquired firebolt. Even the sensation of his fingers gracing the stunning vehicle could not draw his care from the journey of hazel of eyes across the crowd, as they longed to meet with a pair of enshrined nimbus throughout a listless introduction lap.

Action: Doing as strategized.

Stats: Stamina | 7 | Evasion | 8 | Strength | 10 | Wisdom | 7 | Arcane Power | 6 | Accuracy | 8
(+4 to one stat from Firebolt = 12 EVA)

Abilities: Fearless, Charmer, Muggle Condition

➤ interacting with: no one specific | mentioning: the team

As Akari held her broom and made her way to the pitch, she felt a small gnawing feeling grow in the pit of her stomach and it was certainly not her usual nerves. She did not exactly know what was wrong but something was definitely a bit off today.

The last thing she wanted though was to be off her game today, she could not let the team down, especially now with all the drastic changes their team recently had.

With a deep breath, she shoved the uneasiness down and mounted her broom, waiting to be given the signal to begin.

action: doing as strategized

Position: First String Keeper
Broom: Sliver Arrow (+3 to all stats)
Abilities: Charmer & Impartial
Stats: Stamina: 7 (10) - Evasion: 10 (13) - Strength: 5 (8) - Wisdom: 5 (8) - Arcane Power: 7 (10) - Accuracy: 10 (13)

Mod Note: Thanks to all of you who posted. @Callida Styles has missed a post and is ineligible for stat gains as well as house points. I will roll for actions and then post the moderation round this evening. Tomorrow Morning

ROUND 1

A note to all players: The word count minimum is 50 words. The next deadline to post is 120 hours from the time this is posted. If you believe a mistake has been made in the calculations of this round, please reach out to a quidditch moderator (any of the team captains/cocaptains) ASAP so it can be addressed promptly.

Chasers:

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t!roll 1d20+
Hawkshead Formation:
Serena
Unsettling Aura- Activates on 10 [5d10 : 6,3,3,8,6]
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [5d10 : 1,10,9,10,9]
Accuracy [5d20 : 28,30,23,29,23]
Howard
Accuracy [5d20 : 21,19,38,23,37]
Akemi
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [5d10 : 8,10,7,1,10]
Accuracy [5d20 : 13,27,23,24,19]

t!roll 1d20+3=n/a
Starfish and Stick:
Atlas Reid

- Serena Scores 10 points
- Howard Scores 20 30 points
- Akemi Scores 10 points

Taking to the skies in formation, Hufflepuff's chasers show the late night crowd of the quidditch stands the true meaning of squad goals. Serena manages to overcome her own allies' frightening guises, sinking the first of her quaffles for the match without delay. Then all three chasers fail spectacularly, perhaps butting heads, losing the quaffle to each other, or even just missing the ball entirely. Howard, likely taking advantage of the open goals, sends another 20 points up on the scoreboard while Akemi takes one for the team, sending her quaffle through the posts just in time to be introduced to the ground, by Gryffindor.

Beaters:

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Initiative- Marshal= 100>Haley=84>Pax= 36>Quinn=30>Rita=21>Akari= 5>

Marshal: Bludger @ Akemi at disadvantage [2d20 : 28,30] (ricochet on Rita)
Akemi: Dodge [d20 : 15]
-Akemi is hit for 750, and has 50 remaining stamina
Marshal: Ricochet on Rita [d20 : 34]
Rita: Dodge [d20 : 14]
-Rita is hit for 750, and is KOB

Haley: Blatch Quinn
Unsettling Aura- Activates on 10 [d10 : 1]
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [d10 : 6]
Accuracy [d20 : 29]
Quinn: Dodge [d20 : 27]
-Haley blatches Quinn and will have to take a penalty lap.
-There isn't anyone on save, so.... Quinn... lands... KOB

Pax: Bludger @ Akemi at disadvantage (ricochet on Ethen) [2d20 :21,30]
Akemi: Dodge [d20 : 8]
-Akemi is hit for 450, and there isn't anyone on save, so she lands KOB.
Ricochet at Ethen [d20 : 34]
Ethen: Dodge [d20 : 12]
-Ethen is hit for 450, and has 550 stamina remaining

Quinn: Bludger Haley Rose (ricochet on Pax Zhang)
Unsettling Aura- Activates on 10 [d10 : 7]
Calming Presence- Activates on 10 [1d10: 4]
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [d10 : 5]
Accuracy -1 for opposing charmer [d20 : 22]
Haley: Dodge [d20 : 19]
Quinn does 150% damage because he is part giant
-Haley takes 1687 damage, and could be caught depending upon ricochet
Ricochet: Pax [d20 : 13]
Pax: Dodge [d20 : 21]
-Ricochet misses, and Haley is saved by Finnegan

Rita: Bludger Pax Zhang
Unsettling Aura- Activates on 10 [d10 : 9]
Calming Presence- Activates on 10 [d10 : 6]
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [d10 : 4]
Accuracy - 1 because of opposing charmer [d20 : 20]
Pax: Dodge [d20 : 28]
Marshal: Firebolt 20% Redirect- Activates on 5 [d5 : 4]
Pax: Firebolt 20% Redirect- Activates on 5 [d5 : 2]
Rita Misses

Akari: Blatch Howard at disadvantage
Unsettling Aura- Activates on 10 [d10 : 8]
Terrible Presence- Activates on 10 [d10 : 9]
Accuracy [d20 : 24,22]
Howard: Dodge [d20 : 28]
-Howard dodges the blatch, and Akari must take a penalty lap

Shots fired, the beaters take their... shots. Marshal assumes the position, using his bravado to overcome their fearsome looks and luck favors him for it. Connecting with Akemi, the bludger then moves on to smashing Rita's hopes and dreams for the match. Haley on the other hand has bigger (perhaps you might say 'giant') ambitions in mind, and as she proceeds to blatch Quinn off his broom, the veteran player protests properly with a bludgering of his own. Pax, taking a shot of their own at Akemi, appears undaunted by the dhampir's domineering demeanor. Let the record show that the house of the brave is once again rewarded for their audacity as Akemi goes plummeting to the ground, the ricochet knocking the wind out of Ethen just for looking pretty.

Quinn, perhaps enraged by the blatant fouling or otherwise intent on giving Haley her due doom, lines up the perfect shot sending Haley's life flashing before her eyes with a wallop, the comical twinkling stars almost visible. This of course gives cause for Finnegan to dart past the part giant now falling from his broom, only managing to just catch her before she connects with the ground. Flying haywire, the ricochet then misses Pax by almost a mile. A close mile. Rita, possibly taking one last daredevil shot as she falls to the ground, sets her eyes on Pax, who dodges the bullet with ease at which point both gryffindor beaters back off. Perhaps thinking that a redirection of so much force would simply not feasible for them at this time. Another Hufflepuff now lining the ground of the pitch, Akari works up the courage to blatch Howard off his broom hoping to add him to the list of Frogge's patients, but in which world did she actually think she stood a chance against their Hawkshead Formation? At least she has the cold comfort of a penalty lap to think her life choices over.

Seekers:

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Snitch Spot DC- 34

Elena: Wronski Feint [d20 : 27]
Ethen: Counter Feint [d20 : 34]
The feint fails

Ethen attempts to spot the snitch
Keen Eye- Activates on a 10 [d10 : 7]
Wisdom [d20 : 24]
-Ethen does not find the snitch

Unconcerned with the fate of her allies, Elena spends as much her time in the limelight as possible just pretending to do her job and Ethen isn't even remotely fooled by it. That's not to say that he manages to do his job either, likely because he's too busy catching his breath. Who's to say they aren't both in the wrong? Well, actually, the moderator. It's not like either of them were cheating or anything.

Outcome

- Serena Scores 10 points
- Howard Scores 20 30 points
- Akemi Scores 10 points
-Rita is hit for 750, and nobody is on save so she is KOB
-Haley blatches Quinn and will have to take a penalty lap.
-There isn't anyone on save, so.... Quinn... lands... KOB
-Akemi is hit for 450, and there isn't anyone on save, so she lands KOB.
-Ethen is hit for 450, and has 550 stamina remaining
-Haley takes 1687 damage, and could be caught depending upon ricochet
-Ricochet misses, and Haley is saved by Finnegan, but they must take a penalty lap
-Howard dodges the blatch, and Akari must take a penalty lap
-Ethen does not find the snitch, and Elena's Feint fails

Current Score
40 50 vs 0

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Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff 2022

Circling high above, ready to come down like a kestrel, Finnegan observed the game below him. Every time Hufflepuff took the quaffle and scored he gripped the handle of his broom tighter. Idling above the pitch, powerless to stop Hufflepuff from scoring was almost as agonizing as being on the bench. His eyes tracked his teammates below, watching for stray bludgers finding their mark.

It was a good thing he was high up in the air, or he might have crashed onto the pitch the moment he spotted the garish pink sign with his name on it. Holding it up and waving it about was none other than George Henry. The embarrassment he had felt at the one time his muggle mother had visited one of his soccer games paled in comparison to seeing the fourth-year Hufflepuff all done up in Gryffindor colors cheering him on.

Why pink, he groaned inwardly. Out of all colors, why did he have to chose pink?

Gritting his teeth, he returned his attention to the game, and not a moment to soon.

He'd witnessed the damage Pax and Marshal were doling out, but nothing, nothing compared to the force with which Quinn Healy sent a bludger toward Haley.

He pitched down, and all thought left his mind. The angry ball had not yet found its mark, but he could see it would. Like a cannonball it struck Haley, sending her flying off her broom. How the hell was he supposed to catch her? It had sounded simple, but now that he actually had to do it, it was far from easy.

He ripped passed Quinn in near-vertical descent. The ground below grew larger and larger. This was all going to go desperately wrong. He was going to slam face-first into the ground and break every bone in his body.

There was the sound of rustling cloth, a blot of motion in his peripheral sight, he reached out and-

The sudden impact made him lose another foot of altitude. Throwing his own weight to the side he pulled up and skidded past the stands, mere feet off the ground. It wasn't until he'd climbed back to a safe height that he dared to glance over his shoulder at Haley, hoping she was still conscious.

"T-that went well," he tried to sound casual. "Are you alright? He hit you like a truck." Might as well engage in idle conversation as they took a penalty lap. Maybe it'd help keep Haley from slipping into unconsciousness and falling off his broom.

Action - doing as strategized (saved Haley, taking penalty lap)

WC: 538/50
Broom: Silver Arrow, +3 to all stats.
Stamina 8 (11) | Evasion 10 (13) | Strength 2 (5) | Wisdom 2 (5) | Arcane Power 5 (8) | Accuracy 8 (11)
Abilities: Prodigal DADA Learner.

Clearly, the other Seeker was not at all fooled at her deliberate and silly attempt to ward him off. The Hufflepuff had been doing this for many more seasonst then her so it only made sense to assume that he wouldn't go off haring just because it looked like Elena had saw the snitch. No, it would require something a lot more to throw him off his game as her attention briefly snapped hearing the sound of a bludger meet it's park as her eyes located the victim which happened to be none other than one Haley Rose. "Haley!" The Gryffindor shouted briefly gripped by the dilemma to catch her falling friend or remain focused on the golden ball of victory which would be perfect payment for their sacrifices but relief crossed her face as another lion swooped in to the rescue. All in all, it all came down to finding that golden fleck and ending this. With that thought embellished in her mind, she swung her broom around zipping off to search for anything that looked remotely like a Snitch although the dark skies certainly was not helping visibility although you'd be able to spot a flash of gold among all of it.

2. In the role of Seeker, if an opponent attempts to Bludger or Blatch you, there is a 20% chance that you veer out of the way the last second and another enemy player at RANDOM is targeted instead.

3. In the role of Seeker, when using the search action if you critically fail on your search you get a re-roll in an attempt to find the snitch. In an attempt to grab the snitch, if you critically fail on your attempt to grab the snitch you get to re-roll your attempt to grab the snitch.

English: #008000 Parsel: #008080

Haley had waited a long time for this day, she had been looking forward immensely to finally being back on the field and not just at practice. Quidditch time was back and it felt better than ever. She took to the air with her broom and the game began. Just as the game started she motivated the team with a loud shout. "Go Lions, we got this!" and already she was focused only on the game.

While she was a chaser and you would think she would try to score points, that assumption was basically correct but not at that moment. Haley's focus at that moment was on a different tactic. Haley's target was Quinn and when the time was right she executed a blatch and it worked. Haley's foul did not go unnoticed and the guilty conscience came up in her, but only until the moment she remembered her last match against the Hufflpeuffs. Back then, she was the target that landed on the ground.

But there was no end to it, it was karma taking its revenge on her. Or rather Quinn was. Haley barely had a chance to react before she saw the shot flying towards her. Her eyes widened and while she thought about dodging it, it was already too late. Pain coursed through her body and for a moment she felt like everything was going black. She noticed how she fell off her broom and adrenaline shot through her body. It was now struggling between unconsciousness and adrenaline. She saw the ground and it was coming at her faster and faster at an alarming speed. Her heart stopped in her chest and she closed her eyes as she prepared for the next pain.

But it did not come, at least not in the form she had expected. It was a rough manoeuvre, but she did not land on the ground. It was Finnegan who had saved her from hitting the ground and relieved, she exhaled and clung on. "Thanks mate." She groaned in pain and patted the first year lightly on the shoulder. "And it feels like I got hit by a truck" she confirmed to him but didn't want to upset him. "Don't worry about me." She moaned between clenched teeth, it was a miracle she was still conscious at all and she somehow tried to block out the pain and concentrate on the game again.

She noticed Elena's worried look and guessed it was from her that the worried shout had come. "Elena, you got this. Focus on the Snitch!" she tried to encourage and reassure her friend and team mate. "Okay, let's get this penalty lap done." She now addressed Finnegan again and concentrated on staying conscious and ignoring the pain.

Position: First-string Chaser
Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Stats: Stamina - 7 (10) | Evasion - 7 (10) | Strength - 8 (11) | Wisdom - 7 (10) | ArcPower - 6 (9) | Accuracy - (11)

Abilities:
Charmer: -1 accuracy to all of your opponents (as defined at the start of the instance regardless of later betrayal). This ability does not stack.

Action:: Taking a penalty lap

They/She

Eyes darting around the pitch, Pax was making sure to keep a careful eye out for everyone. Spotting Marshal's hit on Akemi seriously winding the girl, they called out congrats to the boy as they quickly sent their bludger in a similar direction, trying not to smile as the girl slowly tumbled from her broom with nobody to catch her.

"Nice shot, Marshal!"

They had also hit Ethen pretty badly, and Marshal had also sent down Rita, to which Pax smirked as they dodged a bludger sent their way from the falling Hufflepuff beater. Quinn was also going down, and Pax's smile continued as they moved out of the way of the other bludger in their direction.

However, that smile would soon vanish as they spotted Haley plummeting, clearly the original target of Quinn's bludger. Luckily, Finnegan would swoop in to save her before she hit the ground, and Pax breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Good job, Finn! Don't worry, Haley!" they'd call out.

Seeing Elena and Akari's failed attempts as well, they called over to the two girls an encouraging, "Don't worry about that, you've got this!" before refocusing their head.

Action: As strategised

Broom: Firebolt (+4 to accuracy)

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- In the role of Beater, if you hit an opponent with a bludger the bludger will then ricochet off that user and target a second opponent of choice (must be declared, if not declared the target will be random and can be an ally but not yourself).

- In the role of Beater, if an ALLY dodges a bludger during the round, there is a 20% chance that you catch that bludger with your bat and you send it at a RANDOM enemy target.
Note: For the rules lawyers out there: you are not considered your own ally.

Stats:
Sta-9 | Eva-9 | Str-6 | Wis-3 | Arc-6 | Acc-9 (13)

Abilities: The Muggle Condition, Fearless

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Word Count: 191

Interacting: @Marshal Mozor, @Haley Rose, @Finnegan Conner, @Elena Jangleton, @Akari Kato

Date: October 14th 2022