Hexwizard Task 1: Mahoutokoro v Ilvermorny

With all the brilliant transformations taking place from any direction he looked, Miles looked to each of his teammates to see how they had changed from what they had been before stepping onto the chessboard - all with the exception of the teammate that seemed to be missing. "Absolutely not," he muttered quickly, not wanting this to happen. Miles glanced behind him to Olive and knew he couldn't drag her in, as she was the special person and not on the waitlist. He then glanced over to the side and saw Stephen. He knew the boy could be quick for action since they had shared a tent at Summer Camp and participated in the Prank Wars together, so he swiftly grabbed him by his arm. "You're up, man. Game on!"

Action: Taking a quick replacement
Stats: Stamina - 9 | Evasion - 9 | Strength - 8 | Wisdom - 7 | ArcPower - 5 | Accuracy - 8
Abilities: Potion Mastery, Evasive Maneuvers, Fearless

"You're up, man. Game on!"

He heard the words before it registered in his brain that Miles was not only speaking to him, but had actually stepped off the board to come and drag him over to the empty Queen's Bishop spot. It all happened so quickly that Stephen did not even have time to think. No time to enjoy the moment. No time to be even the least nervous about what was to come.

He did look over to Miles and smiled widely before stepping onto the board and into his own miraculous transformation.

"Game on, indeed."

Action: Being dragged to the field of battle

Stats: Sta 8 || Eva 7 || Str 8 || Wis 8 || Arc 5 || Acc 4

Abilities: Perfectionist || Evasive Maneuvers

The Trunk :

Mentions: @Simon Kincaid as Miles Thatcher

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As the Ilvermorny gang stepped into the ring, Jamie's jitters came back in full force. He released Louca and looked around in wonder.

A giant chessboard? Things just got a lot more interesting. The cheering and yelling of the crowd was even more amplified from here, in the center of it all. A scuffle from the benches caught his attention. Miles appeared to be dragging some guy towards the board. Jamie squinted as they got closer.

Wait a second-- Flawless golden brown hair, dreamy blue eyes, that must be-- "Hey! There you are, Stephetron! Over here!" He whooped and waved wildly at his friend. He didn't remember Stephen being on the team, but hey, it was good to see him here! And he was having a blast with this nickname thing; he'd made it a personal challenge to bless Mr. Schwartz with as many monikers as he could think of.

Jamie sighed and turned back towards the action. The redhead noticed with a start that almost every one of his teammates had found a spot on the board. Using his expert logisitical skills, he scurried over to a white square on the right. Hmm! So apparently, they were going to play chess. But wait... weren't there supposed to be pieces on a chess board? Like a king and queen and stuff?

Suddenly, a blinding swathe of shimmering sparkles enveloped Jamie's body. He yelped in surprise, but soon enough, the sparkles disappeared.
"Geez!" Jamie exclaimed, batting his arms in the air. "Give a guy a warning next time! I coulda gone blind or s-- OH MY GOD IS THAT A HORSE??" Sure enough, before him stood a mighty stallion. Jamie staggered slightly as an impressive lance appeared in his other hand. He stared, openmouthed, first at his brand new silver armor, then at the shining chariot that now lay beneath his feet.
Excellent!

Jamie laughed in disbelief. "LOUCA! STEPHANIE! ARE YOU GUYS SEEING THIS SHIT?"
He pumped the lance in the air, and crowed, "THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!" One glance at the others told him he wasn't the only one. His fellow allies were also clad in equally amazing finery. That Fernsby guy over there seemed to be really getting into it. Jamie laughed and flashed a peace sign of his own.

Adrenaline pumping through his veins, and weapon in hand, Jamie gripped the reins tightly in his fist. A near maniacal grin quickly spread across his face. "They're not even gonna know what hit them!"

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Action: ROOK POWER! MAKE-UP!

Stats: Stamina: 8 🗲 Evasion: 8 🗲 Strength: 7 🗲 Wisdom: 5 🗲 Arcane Power: 5 🗲 Accuracy: 7

Abilities: Keen Eye Muggle Condition

Knights

Elowen Fernsby (@Pea Elena Fowl) might have been a muggle-born (he really was). Because he knew what to do better than all of the magical folk as he lived up the glamorous transformation.

The JoJo references might be lost to the wizarding population at large, so they would think that this was entirely Elowen's sass manifested into a show.

"WITH THE POWER OF ILVERMORNY IN ME!" He twirled dramatically to the audience and winked, "TRANSFORM!" It was a generic magical girls transformation including the bright, multi-colored lights. When the transformation was complete, he would find himself clad in white armor on the back of a majestic horse. A peace sign to the audience, they cheered!

Then there was Hiroi Chiaki (@Pax Zhang), here in this big, scary place full of noise. The transformation would overtake her and her plushy would fall. She would not see if on the ground because it too transformed into her lance.

The horse reflected her nature and accepted the scritches with a happy neigh. She was not a very intimidating knight in spite of her dark armor and the nightmare stead beneath her.

「コハナさん！ ほら！ 馬がいるよ！ アッシュと呼ぶことにするよ」"Kohana-san! Look! I have a horse! I'm going to call him Ash."

That poor sweet child was going to die...

Yes, the dark, scary nightmare horse

Phylicia Stanwood (@Bridget Collins) would witness the transformations all around her. She would see her friends and perhaps rushes transform. The chariot would not obstruct Phyllis' view as much as she would have hoped considering the fat that she was riding on top of a horse.

Whelp, that is going to be distracting.

Iris might be Mahoutokoro's MVP if she is distracting enough.

Upon her very own NPC horse, the animal beneath her looked and felt very real. And like Phyllis, the horse could not take its eyes off of the horse driving Iris' chariot. Ladies... Ladies... we are mid-game here!

"Let's do this!"

Finally, Ginyami Midorimori (@Jack Burnett) would find himself on the back of a horse like his fellow knight. It would seem that Chiaki's uncertainty melted away when they saw the horse and Ginyami's would grow as he concerned himself with the reasonable concern about falling off the horse.

「大丈夫だよ」 "You'll be fine," he called out to Christopher a last minute swap in. He could be pleasant with the foreigner at the very least. He was pretty uptight, not unlike Akira with whom he exchanged words. 「それどころか、あなたは私の能力を非常に親切に評価してくれたことを光栄に思います。私はあなたの期待に応えるために最善を尽くさなければならないでしょう。私はそうではありませんか？チームは自分自身を誇りに思っています. あなたはすでに優れたチームビルディングを実証しています.」"On the contrary, you honor me with your remarkably kind assessment of my abilities. I shall certainly have to do my best to live up to your expectations of me, now won't I? Though I'm certain you yourself will make the team proud on your own. You've already demonstrated excellent team-building."

Lance in hand, the boy was ready for this amusing diversion.

Rooks

Chikao Narumi (@Hunter Argentum) was in so much trouble. Even if he survived and did well in the tournament, he had caught the ire of the Asian community for his inability to remain awake for the procession to the boards for the First Task. He had brought shame to Mahoutokoro. Right now he would have to consider not IF he would be punished but rather how severely and that was likely a graduated consideration ranging from a mild slap on the wrist if he was the game's MVP to human rights violation, prisoner of war sort of conditions that might await him if he was also the first to go down or worse yet prevent one of his peers from being successful.

"Man, I was hoping for a Tetsubo..."

The horse was more monstrous than equestrian. it would stomp at the ground impatiently, perhaps some of the boy was in that horses as well. He would look down the line and yes, all of his peers had been transformed into something or someone else entirely as well. Clad in armor or in religious robes, then there was Hadashi... yes, if Chikao were to die here today at the hands of Ilvermorny or at the hands of his Professors, he might be able to die laughing if he could keep that image in his head.

"All right, let's show em what we got Hachiman!"

And he would move out.

Sara Kohana (@Hanako Tone) would transform, his stiff nature made it look more like rock friend had a magical girl TV series. The smoke and the light, the dramatic transformation... Sara would find himself on the back of a chariot being driven by a massive dark horse. The long braided tail would swish back and forth in front of him.

Opposite of Sara, Iris Fields (@Katrina Walker) would undergo her magical girl transformation. Some had "it" when it came to being a magical girl and others were Rock Friend's discounted bestie Pine Cone Friend. she let the whole scene play out and the media loved it. They got a few shots that might win them the office prize (it was just a coupon for coffee but a prize is a prize). The crowd would cheer her on and she would find herself at the reigns of a chariot.

Iris' encouraging presence would bolster her allies (Paragon of Health). she was ready to go!

Jamie Zeigler (@Gemima Sable) was a loud kid. While the announcers were still chattering on about Stephen, Jamie was going on about the boy as well. "Hey! There you are, Stephetron! Over here!" Noise and waving ensued followed by the transformations one after another, including Jamie's own.

A magical girl sequence would ensure with a flailing youth being spun about.

"Geez! ...Give a guy a warning next time! I coulda gone blind or s-- OH MY GOD IS THAT A HORSE??"

He had a greater threat of going bling is his teammates were not careful with those lances. Yeah, like the one in his hand. what were these teacher's thinking? "LOUCA! STEPHANIE! ARE YOU GUYS SEEING THIS SHIT?" He pumped the lance in the air, and crowed, "THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!" The crowd of course cheered but any teacher that knew this kid would likely have a sinking sensation in their gut -- dear Merlin, what have we done?

"They're not even gonna know what hit them!"

No, they definitely will not...

Bishops

Stephen Nobler Schwartz (@AngelFyre McCubbin) was supposed to be benched. They were in fact sitting on the bench when they would notice that Tina was a no-show. Why the girl would miss one of te biggest events in her lifetime would be a forever-mystery for Sttephen more than likely as they patiently observed.

They did notice the absence of Headmaster Plott. The peacock liked his exposure and it would take a mad team of horses to drag him off the stage and yet he was nowhere to be seen. Actually, other one of the benched players was missing also... What the heck?

It would be a last moment choice as the game was to start for Stephen to remain benched or to stand up and awkwardly take Tina's spot on the board. The doors were closed and she was nowhere to be seen. If Stephen did not get up now, his team was going to be down a player without warning.

Not that Stephen was ready either but here goes nothing ---

Miles would take notice as well. It was one of those shit moments where he could be thankful that he had others that had this back. "You're up, man. Game on!" He would pull Stephen onto the board.

Stephen would step onto the board, taking Tina's place. There would be confused comments among the announcers. Who is this? Oh yes, this is one of their waitlisted players. Why are they here? Where is Tina? An unbelievable, dramatic last moment change, a no show!

Stephen would take to the checkered board and they would find themselves transforming. A white robe, priestly vestments and a great white book with silver-edged pages was clutched in his hand. It might not have been the prettiest of transformations, more of a Iron Mans meets waking up five minutes late for work more than likely but he was there with his friends. He was not going to let them down.

"Game on, indeed."

Louca Dufort (@Emma Wynn) would be comforted by Iris' presence somehow. Whenever she was here, he just felt a bit stronger, a bit safer and a bit more capable. It was not necessarily tangible, he breathed better, drank more water, stretched a bit deeper perhaps... it was hard to say what it was or exactly by (Paragon of Health), but he was better for it because of Iris.

He would find himself slightly less fashionable than usual considering the hat he now wore, but he was at the very least comfortable in comparison to some of his contemporaries. The Black Queen looked like they were getting a bit too in character. Louca would look at Jamie and Stephen, late-comer to the board and make a quip. "You know what this means? I've been upgraded to a Holy terror! Get it?" He was hilarious even if nobody else agreed.

Christopher Runnels stood out like a porcupine at a nudist colony. The announcers would remark on the foreign student representing Mahoutokoro. "Well, it's time... wish me luck." He would say to Hito before offering a fist for a bump, "If I get clobbered out there at least crumple me into a dignified position on the bench." That was the best he could hope for really, well that and someone deleting his internet search history. Thankfully purebloods don't have PCs.

The boy would take on the role of Bishop, but the boy was not likely particularly religious. Comfortable robes and a silly hat with a pom. He was at least given an oversized book to defend himself.

Shimizu Akira (@Avery Chen) would have to endure his classmates a little longer. Murder was unfortunately illegal and there were far too many witnesses. Between a slumbering Narumi who was thankfully now awake, he failed still to instill confidence in the boy. He would politely speak with his teammates, being one of the new bastions of stability on the team.

He was going to have to win, even if that meant protecting and bolstering those who might not be 'worthy' of either. The Bishop Akira would do what he must, a religious man of limited faith he would make his move.

King

The Champion, Miles Thatcher (@Simon Kincaid) had become the King. A fitting role considering his place on the team. Donning now the regalia of royalty, the boy might find it fitting. He had wondered how does one become the "chessiest chess pieces that ever chessed...?" He had just succeeded as he became a living chess piece.

He looked handsome, distinguished. Looking across the board. The Mahoutokoro students looked like that group of goth kids that drank tomato juice under the bleachers at a muggle school, shame Miles was a pureblood and would never get the joke.

He as in a precarious situation, the ultimate target of Mahoutokoro. He was somewhat durable but there were others that had even greater durability than he. Yet Rett gave him some encouragement (in the form of Paragon of Health). He was a bit better having him there it would seem.

Opposite Miles, Shamsi Aryaan (@Hui Ming) would transform and learn the great weight of the crown was more than metaphorical. Dressed well as the Dark King with his over the top, slightly terrifying Black Queen at his side. 「目を開けて、おい。これは大きな舞台だ」 "Keep your eyes open, dude. This is the big stage" He would mutter to Akira.

"King Thatcher. Ilvermorny. You stand before the mighty army of Aryaan Shamsi. The Dark King of Mahoutokoro, and the youngest and best Champion in the Hexwizard Tournament... Consider well your decisions going forward; for if you choose poorly ...You. Will. Be. Vanquished."

And it was go time. 「これで勝とう」"Let's WIN THIS!"

Queens

Hadashi sorta knew what he was in for when he approached the checkered board. He had seen Shamsi transform and he was playing the role of the Queen. where some might be reticent or even obnoxiously angry, Hitoshi Hadashi (@Dan Palmer) was ready to be a Queen. It was the role he was always meant for, sans perhaps the over the top gown but if it came with being the ruler... he might make an exception.

"By the power of Mahoutokoro, gather before me, Shadows of the Abyss! Fill me with the power of Darkness!"

One might have thought just then thought they were watching an episode of Power Rangers / Super Sentai. And yes, the darkness would empower Hadashi, the not so secret villain of the Mahoutokoro Team.

"SUPREME DARKNESS!!"

There would be so many questions for Hadashi. Would his teammates have the guts to ask most of them? Probably not. Hadashi would become the dark queen.

"By the supreme authority of Mahoutokoro, I am Hadashi Hitoshi, Queen of Darkness."

The media got their pictures.... The boy was limber and those were ehem... some poses. There would likely be a manga short using a few of the more inventive ones he had come up with. Yes, Hitoshi inspired a manga artist in the audience.

Everett Brooks (@Dorion Anderson) was more subdued in comparison. To be fair, a punch in the face was more subdued. Rett would become Queen once again. Indeed, not the gay type of Queen in this case. The regal, scepter-wielding, kick-ass sort. The most powerful piece on the board. Sure, the dress might have been a drag, but it was made from the finest magical linens. The boy would be dressed like a million bucks. He also had the cheekbones for it somehow.

A great, jeweled crown on the top of his head. He was the white queen. He would feel stronger today thanks to Iris, she made sure he was at his very best today (Paragon of Health). This queen was going to kick some ass.

Regal Aura

Regal Aura: Scaling from Wisdom, for every 5 points in wisdom, the King exudes a regal aura on command. Any piece adjacent (the King is not adjacent to themselves) to the King gains a +1 (per 5 of wisdom) to all of their stats except stamina. This does not differentiate between friend and foe. Serves as their action for the round. This remains 'active' until the King decides to 'turn it off' which is a free action. Only turning on the Regal Aura costs an action.

King Shamsi would raise his scepter and cast Regal Aura. A dark, insidious miasma would start to flow from the gem of his scepter and fill the area immediately surrounding the young Champion in a choking, black fog.

King Miles would seem to have an inherent understanding of his skillset and cast his Regal Aura. They could not be any more different. A pleasant glittering cloud of steam would dance from the oversized gem on the end of his ornate scepter and twist and twirl about the ground. Anyone that stood in these clouds near their King in his defense would be rallied.

Mistress' (Mister's) Wrath

Mistress' (or Master's) Wrath: A ranged attack that can go in any direction the Queen can move. It cannot move through allied/enemy squares. A blast of arcane energy can be felt across the board. Arcane Power x 50. However, this attack is done at disadvantage and can only target 1 target.

The Queens would start this match off with an exchange.

"I COMMAND THEE KNEEL!!!!" Hadashi would cry.

Hadashi would send an arching current of dark energy towards Everett. The dark attack looked like black lightening that had left his grand scepter. A dangerous attack known as Mister's Wrath, a skill that made good use of his duelling skills and experience. Queen Everett would also make his attack. It would appear as if it was a battle between good and evil. He would cast a ray of light that would impact the dark, arching current of seemingly malevolent energy but neither would prove to be more powerful than the other.

The darkness would slip on past... The Mahoutokoro student turned cross dresser for just a day would ensure that someone felt his wrath and that would be his opposing Queen and the King that stood at her side, Miles. Miles was the champion and ultimately the goal.

Queen Hadashi attacks Queen Everett with Mister's Wrath.
Attack (Hasashi) 11 + 10 (-1 Charmer) [-2 Spell Spread] HIT
Evasion (Everett) 2 + 10
Damage Done: 50 * 10 = 500 Attack damage reduced by 10% due to passives on field. 450 damage done.

Queen Hasashi attacks King Miles, due to spell spread with Mister's Wrath.
Attack (Hasashi) 18 + 10 (-1 Charmer) [-2 Spell Spread]
Evasion (Miles) 8 + 9 HIT

10% auto-dodge 52

Damage Done: 50 * 10 = 500 Attack damage reduced by 20% due to passives on field. 400 damage done.

And the blinding white light of Everett's attack would breech the darkness. The boy was going for blood.

Everett attacks Hadashi with Mister's Wrath:
Attack (Everett) 6 +8 (-1 Charmer)

10% auto-hit intended target: 80
10% auto miss target 48

Evasion (Hadashi) 2 + 10 HIT
Damage Done: 50 * 10 = 500 Attack damage reduced by 20% due to passives on field. 400 damage done.

Sara performed Rapid Defense and rushed near the attack but did not get in the way of the assault. Note: Sara did move to a square adjacent to Hadashi and could have technically taken the attack. I was not told who Sara was defending and from that placement he could have been defending anyone and everyone. I did not want to withhold your movement but i will need a target to protect when I have multiple choices.

Iris would look on, ready to trample the boy (Sara) under the wheel of her carriage. Only, the Asian youth was faster than expected and she had not quite gotten control of her chariot as of yet. The driving of the chariot was to a level instinctual but the cheers of the audience and the stress of competition would still leave things muddled in the girl's mind. [Note: you attack then you move, this requires an adjacent component to be used. Still, love the brutality.]

Attacks
Iris attempts to perform a shield bash at Sara - this move is not possible due to order of operations. The attacks take place before the movement because you have no way of knowing where someone will be on the board to perform an action. In addition, Sara used Rapid Defense.
Everett casts Master’s Wrath at Hadashi
Miles casts Regal Aura
Shamsi casts Regal Aura
Hadashi casts mistress wrath at Everett using spell spread to target Miles
Sara performs Rapid Defense to C7

Movement:
Shamsi moves to F7
Hadashi moves to E7
Chikao moves to H7
Sara uses Rapid Defense, then does not move any further - C7
Ginaymi moves to F6
Chiaki moves to D7
Chris moves to B7
Akira moves to G7
Iris moves to A7
Jamie moves to H6
Everett moves to D2
Miles does not move
Stephen moves to A3
Louca moves to E2
Phyllis moves to C3
Elowen moves to F3

Mahoutokoro

Narumi Chikao
Health: 1000
*Black Rook -
*Stats:
Sta: 10 | Eva: 0 | Str: 10 | Wis: 10 (+1 Comprehend) | Arc: 2 | Acc: 10 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:

Comprehend Languages (Giant) | Terrible Presence
Has a fear effect ongoing, terrible presence effects friends and foes (+1 critical failure), 10% auto-miss chance; opponents suffer a -10% damage done effect.
10% auto-hit intended target
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Ayaan Shamsi
Health: 900
*Black King -
*Stats:
Sta: 9 | Eva: 10 | Str: 1 | Wis: 10 | Arc: 1 | Acc: 10 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Fearless | Evasive Maneuvers

Immune to Fear effects
10% auto-dodge
10% auto-hit intended target
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Chiaki Hiroi
Health: 900
*Black Knight -
*Stats:
Sta: 9 | Eva: 8 | Str: 4 | Wis: 6 | Arc: 17| Acc: 8 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Calming Presence | 's Grace

10% auto-hit intended target
+1 critical failure
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Hadashi Hitoshi
Health: 1100 [-400] 700
*Black Queen -
*Stats:
Sta: 11 | Eva: 10 | Str: 3 | Wis: 14 | Arc: 10 | Acc: 10 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Fearless | Perfectionist | Calming Presence | Spell Spread | Healing Sage

Immune to Fear effects
-1 critical range
Can elect to reduce the accuracy of your spell by -2, increase the DC by 2 and the critical failure range by +1 to target a second user with your spell.
+30% healing done with potions and spells.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Sara Kohana
Health: 500
*Black Rook -
*Stats:
Sta: 5 | Eva: 14 | Str: 14 | Wis: 3 | Arc: 10 | Acc: 7 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Terrible Presence | Lovely Creature | Fearless | Evasive Maneuvers

Immune to Fear effects
10% auto-hit intended target
10% auto-dodge
Has a fear effect ongoing, terrible presence effects friends and foes (+1 critical failure), 10% auto-miss chance; opponents suffer a -10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Ginyami Midorimori
Health: 1100
*Black Knight -
*Stats:
Sta: 11 | Eva: 11 | Str: 5 | Wis: 6 | Arc: 6 | Acc: 11 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Charmer | Fearless | Evasive Maneuvers | Foulplay

Immune to Fear effects
10% auto-dodge
10% auto-hit intended target
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Christopher Runnels
Health: 700
*Black Bishop -
*Stats:
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 0 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 10 | Acc: 10 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).
+1 critical failure
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.

Akira Shimizu
Health: 800
*Black Bishop -
*Stats:
Sta: 8 | Eva: 8 | Str: 1 | Wis: 9 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 10 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Perfectionist I | Perfectionist II

Immune to critical failure effects
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Ilvermorny

Iris Fields
Health: 1000 (+100 Paragon of Health)
*White Rook -
*Stats:
Sta: 10 | Eva: 10 | Str: 10 | Wis: 8 | Arc: 6 | Acc: 12 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Sixth Sense | Martial Artist | Lovely Creature | Evasive Maneuvers | Paragon of Health

Immune to charmer
+1 critical failure
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).
10% auto-dodge
10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
Paragon of health: allies Rett and Louca

Jamie Ziegler
Health: 800 (+80 Paragon of Health)
*White Rook -
*Stats:
Sta: 8 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 7 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Muggle Condition | Keen Eye

10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
+1 critical failure
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Everett "Rett" Brooks
Health: 1000 (+100 Paragon of Health) [-450] 650
*White Queen -
*Stats:
Sta: 10 | Eva: 10 | Str: 6 | Wis: 9 | Arc: 10 | Acc: 8 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Charmer | Perfectionist | Paragon of Health

10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
Paragon of health: allies Miles and Jamie.
+1 critical failure, negated by perfectionist for a normal critical range
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Miles Thatcher
Health: 900 (+90 Paragon of Health) [-450] 540
*White King -
*Stats:
Sta: 9 | Eva: 9 | Str: 8 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 8 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Poison Mastery | Evasive Maneuvers | Fearless

Immunity to fear effects
10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
10% auto-dodge
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Stephen Nobler Schwartz
Health: 800
*White Bishop -
*Stats:
Sta: 8 | Eva: 7 | Str: 8 | Wis: 8 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 4 (-1 Charmer
Abilities:
Perfectionist | Evasive Maneuvers

+1 critical failure, negated by perfectionist for a normal critical range
10% auto-miss chance
-10% damage done effect.
10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
10% auto-dodge
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Louca Reynard Dufort
Health: 1000
*White Bishop -
*Stats:
Sta: 8 | Eva: 7 | Str: 8 | Wis: 8 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 4 (-1 Charmer
Abilities:
Fearless | Rapid Reviver

Immune to fear effects
10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
Rapid Reviver is an action that requires the user to be adjacent to the target.
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Phylicia Stanwood
Health: 1600
*White Knight -
*Stats:
Sta: 14 (+2 Statistically Relevant) | Eva: 10 | Str: 12 | Wis: 9 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 15 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Calming Presence | Fearless | Statistically Relevant (Stamina) | Catch | Wandmaker [Snallygaster Heartstring | Dogwood | 33 cm | Quite Flexible]

Immune to fear effects
Rapid Reviver is an action that requires the user to be adjacent to the target. Wand: When an ally (defined at the start of the thread) is below half of their maximum health, the owner of this wand gains a stacking +1 to their accuracy. This bonus to their accuracy applies to all spells cast at non-allies, which are animate beings (you can't gain a +1 accuracy against your termed "ally" target that you have been attacking for those rules lawyers). This caps at +5 accuracy. (Allies:___)
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

Elowen Fernsby
Health: 1000
*White Knight -
*Stats:
Sta: 10 | Eva: 8 | Str: 6 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 3 | Acc: 8 (-1 Charmer)
Abilities:
Charmer | Fearless

Immune to fear effects
10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target
The duration of Crippling Blows done by the opponent team is reduced by 1 round. Damaging attacks done (Reckless Barrage; Shield Bash; Skull Bash; Mistress/Master's Wrath; Invocation; Slayer; Eagle Eye) do 10% less damage to the whole team (this is before any damage reduction is calculated).

English | Japanese

Surely, something had gone wrong. As Christopher stood there and the game was starting, everyone around him started to transform like mighty morphing power ranges into all manner of fearsome combatants. He was just standing there in a robe with a book. What the hell was he supposed to do? The book. He hadn't had the book a second ago, maybe the book had the key.

He moved as he read quickly, trying to stay out of the way as Queen Hadashi took a couple of potshots and Everett returned fire. 'Let's see' he said in his mind as he multitasked. Apostle's Creed, no. Lord's Prayer, no. Last Rites, he bloody well hoped not. FInally he got to a page with the header 'Ecumenical Transformation'. That seemed more like it and he hoped he was right. He got to his destination and started to read. "Father, grant me the strength to defend my king and my homeland through your holy..." As his reading progressed an unearthly golden light began to surround him, and finally his words reached a crescendo as he nearly shouted the final word, "POWEEEERRRRRR!"

At last, the transformation fully took, the cloth vestments he wore hardened visibly (or as visibly could be in the golden light) until it had become thick, firm leather. His shabby white bishop's robe had transformed into a brilliant golden leather armor. In the middle of his chest, there was a red circle, with wide, expanding red lines emanating out of it in all directions. These stopped at his side where they met the back of his leather robe, which was the same red as the circle and lines. His shoes transformed into black leather boots, and the top of his mitre, now red, shot up another six inches. In his left hand, he now held a bishop's crosier that was more a mahogany staff than anything, it had a ruby inset at the top that pulsed intermittently. His book now had a thick leather cover and he held it in his right hand.

"That's more like it!" He shouted as he sprung into action.

Action:As Strategized

Interacting: @ N/A Mentioning: @ N/A

Date: October 22nd, 2022
Mentioning:
Word Count: 146

Louca was ready to go and nothing could stop them. Although he had to wonder what would happen if they were hit with something (either magic or an object, which considering there were horses and books, just to name a couple was likely). He definitely was not prepared for the attacks that took place. Miles and Rett seemed to take the damage, and Louca grimaced. That was not good, especially the hit to Miles considering if he fell, they would lose. He waited for cooler heads than he to provide the next moves, his mouth in a determined line, focused on the targets across from him, but chipping in on his and Stephen's positions because he felt he had at least somewhat of a handle on the Bishop role. He had studied that much at least in the information they had been given about the game.

As Approved iNPC Iris Fields Color: English= BF8080 Norwegian= BF8040

Mentioning: Ilvermorney Team (namely Phyllis) Interacting With: N/A

The energy was electric. Iris was aware of all eyes on her when she tossed her hair over her shoulder, the crowd reacting with overwhelming enthusiasm. Iris hadn’t realized this is what she’d been missing. Attention. She was aware in some sense that it was going right to her head but it was one night, what did it really matter? She had the spotlight now and soon it would be shifted to someone else. She was only one person amidst four teams. (One eyecatching person she told herself) But as far as Iris was concerned, the night was just for her. Why not? It’s not like anyone else was in her head and knew what she thought, right?

Anyway, Iris was mildly aware of an extra set of eyes her way after her glory sparkle light moment was over. She glanced slightly up from her spot on the chariot to see another teammates horse looking her way. Now the attention must have really gone to her head Iris mussed. The girl atop the horse was… Phyllis, right? Come to think of it, Iris had met and had a few discussions with almost everyone on the team but couldn’t quite recall properly talking to the younger girl. She did seem to be staring…

Iris met her gaze and gave the girl a quick smile before turning to the rest of her teammates. Iris sent out her energy once more to the team, expecting the duel to start any moment now. The thought in her mind was that maybe her well wishes would do them some good, couldn’t hurt right? Was the same thing with the attention seeking. Confidence never did anyone any harm… that was probably a saying.

Anyway, with any luck, she’d come out of this conscious, adrenaline filled, and ecstatic at the win.

The game began with a rolling haze from the King’s scepters. A dark and ominous message from the opposing side and a bright mist from beside Iris. There was a flurry of movement and Iris felt ready to explode at the tension of it all. She flicked the reigns (or, did something with them, she hadn’t exactly been in a chariot before—or ridden a horse for that matter) and the horse began rushing forward. Or-- that was the idea. Iris wasn’t exactly sure what had happened thanks to the screams of the audience at the start of the action or the flashes of light and darkness going on around her.

Iris ended up at the other side of the board now, feigning confidence and the idea that she knew was she was doing. She was very close to the opponents now. The darkness seemed much more intimidating this close. Iris took a breath and recentered herself. This was a decent location to be. She had a plan in mind (not her plan, mind you, someone had informed her of a loose idea and now she just had to act on it if all went well). Iris wouldn't let her hesitation show, she was in the public eye, she'd flash a random camera a wink and then look back to the board. She wasn’t giving up any time soon.

Chess was about strategy. Strategy and winning.

RP as: Chikao Narumi
English, Japanese, Russian, Giant

Chikao took his step forward with the rest, trying to be as patient as he was. He was curious as to where his expectations were to be placed. He wanted them to be high, and he wanted to expect the most out of his opponents, but there was also the fear of disappointment that they weren't as strong as he would have originally hoped for. His head turned towards Akira, the only teammate he had beside him. Even in an event like this, Akira and he were side by side. It was a shame that Akira had to be associated with Chikao all the time; it was possible any shame Chikao brought upon himself had the chance of also falling onto his friend. No matter how far Chikao fell, he always found himself being brought back to a level where he stood beside Akira. He could only chuckle at the irony and smile at a thought that came to mind. He responded to Akira's previous statement: "You should already know what I'm capable of Acaise1. I won't hold back as I did with you; especially now that I can use my strength. Hell, let's make a bet. First, one of us to go down owes the other a favor. Anything can be asked from the favor, sound fair?" Even placing bets behind the scenes, Narumi certainly hadn't understood any aspect of what honor was to the majority of people. Was he really going to treat this match as a game or as a real fight? He said he'd go all out, but could the boy really push or rather motivate himself to do such a thing? Sure his blood was boiling, but that wasn't always a guarantee. His bet was pretty one-sided and he and Akira both knew who had the advantage in it. Chikao looked back at the field towards his enemies. He sighed, and a split second of regret and despair overcame the boy: "Hmph, Laica Orn dainar...2" he whispered before tightening his grip one last time.

1 - Akira ; 2 - Hmph Like Old Times

Action: As Strategized

Japanese
English
Broken French
Cowboy

ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ɴᴘᴄ ꜱᴀʀᴀ ᴋᴏʜᴀɴᴀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀʜᴏᴜᴋᴏᴛᴏʀᴏ

EᑎᑕY :	ᗩᗷIᒪITIEᔕ
	{ ᶠᵉᵃʳˡᵉˢˢ } { ᴸᵒᵛᵉˡʸ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵗᵘʳᵉ } { ᵀᵉʳʳⁱᵇˡᵉ ᴾʳᵉˢᵉⁿᶜᵉ } { ᴱᵛᵃˢⁱᵛᵉ ᴹᵉⁿᵘᵉᵛᵉʳˢ}

「コハナさん！ ほら！ 馬がいるよ！ アッシュと呼ぶことにするよ」"Kohana-san! Look! I have a horse! I'm going to call him Ash.

Awwww haha okay, truthfully the heartwarming scene between Hiroi and her newly found friend lifted his spirits just a bit. Perhaps he should take her as an example and loosen his tension just a bit more. No one was going to wait for him after all. Once the game begun, he was expected to do as strategised. Following orders, he was good at. Following orders with a clear head and no tears. A taaaaaaaad bit difficult.

Thankfully, he was not made to clash with anyone. Alas, it wasn’t total free of torture. The brutality of the event was made very clear even in the 1st round. With the very loud screaming of his senior, it was hard not to. While he was not the target of their wraith, Sara flinched ever so slightly. And under his breath, he had muttered a few words he never thought he would ever say in his entire life.

“ Maybe….. Maybe Quidditch is better “

Perhaps he should take out a Chiaki card and see the world in a different light. Maybe find comfort in the …horses they have. “ ummmm…. Nice to meet you …?” unsure, Sara gently called out to the horse that his chariot was attached to. He was a muggleborn, it was not everyday he got to talk to a horse that appeared out of thin air. Oh wait, maybe it didn’t know Japanese. “ Ahem. Hello- nice. To. meet. You.” Now wait a second who knows for certain the horse knows english. “ Bonjour*? Uhhh… h-howdy?” he ran out of languages to test on. It came a little too late that perhaps the horse didn’t know any spoken language in the first place. But wait could it even breathe if it appeared out of thin air?

His plan of distracting himself certainly worked. He was too busy thinking of the mechanics of the horse ( most likely unbeknownst to the horse (?) ) and looking fairly angry while doing it.

*very bad french

Action: Doing as strategised