2022, Stage 1 Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw: Match 10

Weather really seemed to be the name of the game. Between whipping winds, rolling fogs, and roiling clouds crackling threateningly with the promise of lightning strikes, their little platform had been transformed into an environmental disaster. All they needed now was a tempest to soak them to their bones. That, at least, would be something Evelynn surely would not miss about Quidditch. Something for which she was growing increasingly nostalgic the longer the match continued. She was still standing—that was something, she supposed. But as were both of their opponents, showing little by means of fatigue.

Squinting through the fog, it wasn't until the wind that ripped itself from her wand carved a path through the translucent barrier that she realized just how off her aim had been. At the very least, there had been no critical disaster of having caught Piérre unaware, but neither was there any satisfying reaction to suggest that she had managed to make any sort of significant impact. On the one hand, the obfuscation of the field could benefit them as much as their opponents... if she could only predict where they might be...

Action: As strategized
Wand: Walnut, Wampus Core (mechanical)
Stam 10, Eva 15, Str 2, Wis 15, Arc 2, Acc 12
Abilities: Keen Eye, Fearless, Impartial, Wandmaker

A little more than 23 hours remain! I still need moves from the Gryffindor team! @Thomas Baines @Piérre Marchonné @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood @Evelynn Decipio

Round Four

Piérre Marchonné

Reducio

Piérre Marchonné cast Shield Charm.

Wisdom DC: 12
Wisdom Check: [d20: 3] + 10 = 13
13 > 12 → Success

Effects: Piérre creates an invisible shield that blocks spells and can reflect them in the current round. Auto-fail counter increments.

Evelynn Decipio vs Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood

Reducio

Evelynn Decipio cast Full Body-Bind Curse at Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood.

Wisdom DC: 14
Wisdom Check: [d20: 7] + 15 = 22
22 > 14 → Success

Auto-Hit Check: [d20: 4] → No Auto-hit (Piérre's Calming Presence)
Accuracy Check: [d20: 20] + 12 - 5 (Fumos) = 27
Evasion Check: [d20: 10] + 12 = 22
27 > 22 → Hit

Duration: [d3: 1] → 1 Round (1-2: 1 rounds, 3: 2 rounds)
Eve's ARC: 2 → No added duration (1 round for every 10 points of ARC)
Damage: 50 HP
Effects: The target is paralysed and falls down, unable to move and cast, but also cannot be attacked (IC Rules). Every round of duration a Strength Check is performed to attempt breaking out of the effect.

Thomas Baines vs. Metelojinx

Reducio

Thomas Baines cast Wind Jinx at the Metelojinx effect.

Auto-Fail Chance: [d20: 11] → No Auto-Fail (Evelynn's Wampus Hair wand)

Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 16] + 11 = 27
27 > 11 → Success

Effects: The storm cloud has blown to the Gryffindor team. For each member of the Gryffindor team there is a 10% chance every round lightning will strike the target for 50 + (5 × 10) = 100 unavoidable damage.
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Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood vs Piérre Marchonné / Thomas Baines

Reducio

Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood cast Wind Jinx at Piérre Marchonné.

Auto-Fail Chance: [d20: 2] → No Auto-Fail (Evelynns Wampus Hair Wand)

Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 12] + 10 = 22
22 > 11 → Success

Phoenix Wand Additional Spell Chance: [d20: 20] → Additional Spell Cast!
Choose Additional Spell: Fire-Making Spell

Wind Jinx:
Auto-Split Chance: [d10: 2] → No Auto-Split

Protego Redirection Chance: [d10: 7] → Spell redirects (1: pierce, 2-5: dissipate, 6-8: Redirect, 9-10: rebound)

New Target: Thomas Baines
Auto-Dodge Chance: [d20: 1] → No Auto-Dodge Evasive Maneuvers II

Accuracy Check: [d20: 15] + 14 - 5 (Fumos) = 24
Evasion Check: [d20: 7] + 12 = 19
24 > 19 → Hit

Duration: [d3: 2] → 1 Round (1-2: 1 round, 3: 2 rounds)
Damage: 50 + (10 × 10) = 150
Effects: Thomas suffers –4 Evasion for the duration of the spell

Fire-Making Spell
Protego Redirection Chance: [d10: 2] → The spell dissipates (1: pierce, 2-5: dissipate, 6-8: Redirect, 9-10: rebound)

Metelojinx / Lightning:

Reducio

Location: Gryffindor
Piérre: [d10: 6] → No lightning
Evelynn: [d10: 6] → No lightning

The ominous storm cloud still hung overhead, as the glowing spark in the murkiness that had been Thomas's fiery robes was dying down - Good, that meant the fire was going out. But that did nothing for the lightning. And as the smoke on the platform only grew, it became harder and harder to see what was going on. That made Jake's job a lot harder. How could he make sure that everything was ok when he couldn't even see anybody? Without being able to look, he had to use his ears, straining to hear what was going on inside the mounting fog that scratched at his eyes, nose, and mouth.

That meant he heard very clearly through the fog what Aida said about Piérre, and how Piérre reacted next. That seemed to bring things to a sudden halt, and luckily they couldn't see the face that Jake made when he realized what was going on. His first duel he'd watched over had had fighting. Then the duel with Hanako had had flirting. This was truly a nightmare 'cause now he was getting both. Jake's mouth dropped, but luckily he heard Thomas vocalize what he was thinking through the smoke and he thought it was best that he just say nothing and hope it goes away.

But the pause was only for a moment, and then spells were flying again. Aida's wand moved, and the smoke would swirl with a gust of wind - followed closely behind by a fire spell! Jake knew that phoenix wands could do that sometimes, and both were zooming through the smoke...! They hit their target right on, but suddenly the wind ricoched, the fire spell seemingly poofing out of existence. Piérre had thrown up a shield charm! Aida's aim had been amazing...she had found him through the smoke (Or had she maybe just heard where Piérre was when she called him cute? Was that why she said it? Some kind of trick?) but it hadn't mattered, thanks to Piérre's quick defense, saving himself from a double onslaught of spells! The wind jinx (which Jake could actually see as it displaced the smoke) would rocket back to the Ravenclaw side and blow right onto Thomas! At least it would likely put out whatever remained of the flame.

Thomas's responded with wind as well, and at first Jake thought he REALLY was thrown off by the smoke - until he found out that it wasn't aimed at the Gryffindors at all. The storm cloud above the Ravenclaws head began to drift slowly back to the Gryffindors above the fog like some horrifying game of Hot Potato, with much worse stakes, which seemed to be how wizards liked to do things. They probably DID play that game, Jake thought, blowing storms back and forth until the loser got struck by lightning....

Thomas despite the wind had managed to send the storm ominously back over the Gryffindor heads - but then Jake heard a thud. What had THAT been? (Eevee had hit a body bind curse on Aida in all of the chaos, and she had hit the ground hard!)

Information

1. You have 96 hours (4 days) from the time of this post to post at least 50 words and owl me (Jake Morris) your moves.

2. Please don't hint at your move inside of your RP, as it gives the other team an advantage.

3. If you don't post before the deadline, your move will be void.

4. If you have any questions, or notice anything wrong in the mod post, please don't hesitate to send me an owl!

5. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked for this duel. Any new abilities added to your trunk after this duel started cannot be used.

6. For your convenience, here are the duelling rules, the duelling spells, and the latest patch.

7. Good luck!

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Stamina 10 ✵ Evasion 12 ✵ Strength 1 ✵ Wisdom 10 ✵ Arc Power 10 ✵ Accuracy 12
Abilities: Blindvision, Sixth Sense, Beast Master, Wandmaker; Ency

Wand: Chestnut, Phoenix Feather, 26,6 cm, Whippy; "Ancient, ideal for magizoology, has a will of its own, showy, prone to giving away tells"– details

Reducio

Doing as strategized.

A little less than 25 hours remain! I still need moves from both teams! @Thomas Baines @Piérre Marchonné @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood @Evelynn Decipio

@Evelynn Decipio

House Colours: Ravenclaw
"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."

~ Sun Tzu

Still reasonably flustered by the whiplashing discussion during the previous spellflinging bout, Piérre found himself almost frozen as he tried to collect his thoughts properly. Still, he recognized a threat when he heard it, his piqued ears picking up an incantation of two separate wind jinxes. Sensing somehow that he was to be the target of these spells, the boy quickly tried to recall a brand new spell that he had been studying hard in class to learn quickly.

With a panicked jerk of his wand in a perfect vertical, the boy exclaimed; "Protego!"

And not a moment too soon, as the wind jinx swiftly bounced off the boy's invisible shield with a audible bounce as if he had thrown a wubble bubble at a wall. With a bit of the spin caused by the timing of Piérre's spell, the ventus spiraled back into the fog.

The sound of thunder overhead... green eyes glanced up as a small fire spell disintegrated against the shield with no consequence to behold his own storm spell blown over himself and Eevee.

"Oh. That's probably not good." He murmured to himself as the shimmering Protego faded. "I don't seem to remember casting that spell over us, did I?" He muttered, absentmindedly scratching behind his left ear with the tip of his leafy, unpruned yew wand and tugging at the collar of his Ravenclaw blue shirt with his right hand. The boy's wand was still growing leaves despite it being the fall for some reason. "Huh. Odd."

Doing as Strategized
Calming Presence Ally: Evelynn Decipio

In an attempt to act as swiftly as possible to net them as little a disadvantage as possible in the fog, Evelynn jutted her wand forward towards the white witch, "Petrificus totalus!" Light shot forward, hazily illuminating a distorted path through the already dense fog. Had it not been for the thump that followed, she likely wouldn't even have known it landed. But as it was... lips pursed to exhale a sharp breath laced with relief. At least there would be a moment of reprieve there.

Not that she had a moment to rest, herself. A second later, a shot of light would streak past her, uncomfortably close. "Carefu—" She had begun to hiss, turning to face her partner from where the rogue spell had come. The assumption had admittedly been made that he'd cut his aim just a tad too close. Of course, that notion would be dispelled just like the fizzle of the incendio when she saw the shield shimmering back at her.

"Oh well done!" Her head snapped back around, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips at the realization that he must have deflected one of the Ravenclaw's own obfuscated spells. Determination solidifying on her expression, she spared the arrival of stormclouds overhead a look of only momentary concern. "You didn't..." she answered Piérre. "They must have sent them back our way. Not for long, though."

Action: As strategized
Wand: Walnut, Wampus Core (mechanical)
Stam 10, Eva 15, Str 2, Wis 15, Arc 2, Acc 12
Abilities: Keen Eye, Fearless, Impartial, Wandmaker

Round Five

Piérre Marchonné vs Thomas Baines

Reducio

Piérre Marchonné cast Pressurized Water Charm at Thomas Baines.

Wisdom DC: 13
Wisdom Check: [d20: 19] + 10 = 29
29 > 13 → Success

Thomas Auto-Dodge Chance: [d20: 17] → Auto-Dodge Success! (Thomas's Evasive Maneuvers II)

Evelynn Decipio vs. Metelojinx

Reducio

Evelynn Decipio cast Wind Jinx at the Metelojinx effect

Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 9] + 15 = 24
24 > 11 → Success

Effects: The storm cloud has blown to the Ravenclaw team. For each member of the Ravenclaw team there is a 10% chance every round lightning will strike the target for 50 + (5 × 10) = 100 unavoidable damage.

Thomas Baines

Reducio

Thomas Baines cast Healing Spell at himself.

Auto-Fail Chance: [d20: 2] → No Auto-Fail (Evelynn's Wampus Hair wand

Wisdom DC: 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 12] + 11 = 23
23 > 11 → Success

Healing: 50 + (5 × 12) = 110

Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood

Reducio

Aida tries to get up.

Strength DC: 10 10 + 1 for every 5 points in caster's ARC (2)
Strength Check: [d20: 10] + 1 = 11
11 > 10 → Success

Effects: Aida begins to stand up, and would have -3 Evasion for the remaining rounds, but the effect runs out next round anyway so no evasion loss

Metelojinx / Lightning:

Reducio

Location: Ravenclaw
Thomas: [d10: 3] → No lightning
Aida: [d10: 8] → No lightning

Thomas said that he didn't like getting rained on, so maybe it was lucky that when Piérre sent an Aqua Eructo right in his direction, Thomas dodged out of the way quickly! But the storm cloud that now loomed ominously above the Gryffindors wasn't there for long. Catching sight of it, Evelynn raised her wand and sent a wind jinx towards it - blowing it back once more towards the Ravenclaw team. It really WAS like Hot Potato...back and forth it went...and while it hadn't struck yet, Jake knew it was only a matter of time if this duel didn't end quickly.

The smoke that was filling the stage was beginning to fade, and Jake could once again see the duelists. He could see Aida fighting off the body-bind curse and standing up slowly, struggling against the paralysis. And Jake could see Thomas, who had just narrowly dodged Piérre's water jet, turning his wand on himself to try to recover some energy. He was going to need it. As the smoke cleared, the duel was entering its middle section. Both teams had a feel for the other and now they could see each other clearly once more. Things were only going to get more intense, he just knew it (but at least the flirting had stopped! That was a relief)

Information

1. You have 96 hours (4 days) from the time of this post to post at least 50 words and owl me (Jake Morris) your moves.

2. Please don't hint at your move inside of your RP, as it gives the other team an advantage.

3. If you don't post before the deadline, your move will be void.

4. If you have any questions, or notice anything wrong in the mod post, please don't hesitate to send me an owl!

5. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked for this duel. Any new abilities added to your trunk after this duel started cannot be used.

6. For your convenience, here are the duelling rules, the duelling spells, and the latest patch.

7. Good luck!

The spectator thread for this duel can be found here.
Come cheer for your House and friends!