Quidditch Hufflepuff vs Slytherin - Spring 2024

Mellani was excited for her third ever quidditch game. They had won the last two games, and Mellani was eager to get a third win against the Hufflepuff team. The last match had not started too well, but it had gone pretty nicely later on, and they had won, so that was something. Mellani had spent the last couple of months training and trying to be better, and she was both excited and nervous to know if it was any use. Guess she would find out pretty soon.

WIS: 8 ACC: 10 STA: 5 EVA: 6 ARC: 6 STR: 7
Fearless

QUIDDITCH ROUND ONE

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xxThe previous game, in which Slytherin absolutely smashed Gryffindor in front of the lord and all holy, had been living rent-free in the space of Maggie’s head for days now. Her triumph over Gryffindor, and, by extension (and far more important, really) Finnegan, would likely live in infamy for years to come. Her enthusiasm about the win seemed it might trump any and all performances today.

ACTION | As strategized. ABILITIES | Calming Presence (Allies are Slytherin Team), Wandmaker TRUNK | Accio

Since the last match, Daphne noticed that a few members had came and gone from the Hufflepuff Quiddirch team, and was eager to see how they did on the pitch today. She was very excited and remembered her first time on the field, taking a seat as she watched everyone prepare for the game to begin. “You’ll all do great!” Daphne exclaimed to her team while she held her broom in her lap, prepared for the chance she may need to step in.

Action: Benched

ROUND 1

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Team HUFFLEPUFF Snitch Find/Catch DC: 15+23+2(lc) = 40 (wisdom) / 15+16+2(lc)= 33 (accuracy)
Team SLYTHERIN Snitch Find/Catch DC: 15+23 = 38 (wisdom) / 15+16= 31 (accuracy)
Average Wisdom of Team Hufflepuff 7 + 15: 22 (Cheating DC for SLYTHERIN)
Average Wisdom of Team Slytherin 8+ 15: 23 (Cheating DC for Team HUFFLEPUFF)

Mellani swooped down, snatching up the quaffles one after another and soared towards the goals. The crowd erupted into cheers and screams, even the speaker couldn't contain his enthusiasm. “Wow! Taking advantage of the unguarded hoops, she's put 50 points on the board for Slytherin!”
The golden snitch flied through the air, and both seekers from the opposing team had their eyes focused on it. Ethen searched the pitch, but the golden-winged devil stayed frustratingly out of sight. Meanwhile, Dan remained focused, his gaze searching the pitch... and THERE! a bolt of wizardly luck strikes—he spots the gleaming golden snitch! Like some divine intervention (let's not question it), he was skipping the chase phase entirely.
Avery and Tesla, coordinated like synchronized swimmers, launched a bludger attack at Erin. BAM! the bludger finds its mark, sending her sprawling. The bludger, like a mischievous missile, ricocheted off in the direction of Percival, who suddenly found himself airborne in a less-than-graceful fashion. The crowd gasps and the speaker cringes. “Ouch indeed.”

But Erin, in a last-ditch effort to take someone down with her, launches a bludger at Roxette, who stumbles off her broom! But the chaos doesn't end there! The bludger ricochets and heads straight for Ethen, who was so engrossed in finding the snitch that he hadn't seen it coming. With a critical stroke of luck (or maybe the gods were feeling extra generous that day), the bludger sent Ethen hurtling off the pitch. “This is a tough game, and no question those hits must have stung like fire ants!”

The three players, Howard, Roxette, and Alyssea, hatch a mischief plan to take down Avery. As they close in on him, Howard zooms forward, colliding with Avery and sending him tumbling off his broom. “Aha!” the speaker exclaims, catching the cheat. “Not so fast, Howard! You're going to have to serve a penalty lap for that!”

Outcome

Erin, Percival, and Avery are KOB.
Ethen and Roxette are KOB.
Howard on penalty lap
Dan found the snitch and will be skipping the chase phase (critical success).
Mellani scored 50 points for Slytherin.

Current Score
0 vs 50

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When it came to teams, Alyssea's favourite had been her trio with Axyen and EmmaLee for their first duel. They had never met before then and, yet, they had incredibly synergy. They didn't last long since people came and went on the roster, but that was a trio Alyssea would never forget.

Hufflepuff Quidditch was quickly swooping in to take the spot, though, with how nice everyone was. When Annie made a cheesy pun out of her name, the anxiety went away for a moment and she laughed. Roxette and Avery's words settled her doubts. Hopefully this duellist-turned-flyer might be able to show them some hell, especially now that her fellow chaser had fallen out of the sky.

action: crying whatever the team wants!
sta: 6 (9) | eva: 7 (10) | str: 6 (9) | wis: 8 (11) | arc: 6 (9) | acc: 8 (11)
broom: silver arrow (+3 to all stats, added above for ease)
active abilities: evasive maneuvers (10% auto-dodge)

The first round was similar to that of a rollercoaster. For any pureblood who wasn't aware of what they are, they were really missing out. Green and silver robes falling galore, once, twice, three times. She'd hear the stands bellow and stamp their feet behind her as the narrator's voice strained be heard through the cheering. But just like a rollercoaster, once it hits its peak, it has to come back down at some point. That's when it happens, the cheers turned to screams, a few gasps and the entire half of the stadium behind her went into a frenzy. Ethen, the golden boy, their star player, knocked into oblivion off his broom. That bludger could've taken two off with the power of that hit, based on the reaction of the crowd. If she could've seen the hit she would've winced.

She muttered a silent prayer for Ethen as he came careening towards the ground. The amount of bravery and resilience it must've taken to be a seeker. She had a newfound admiration for them, well she always had, but game after game Ethen preserved and more times than not he'd end in a bruised, unconscious mess. Poor boy.

Another urge for song hit her. They needed their spirits raised in this time of need. A fire was lit under her stomach. Everyone likes a good underdog or a dark horse and that's exactly what they were.

“Cut their heads offs,
watch them twitch!
Down they go
face on the Pitch!”

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Much as they had rehearsed time and time again, Avery seeks out her fellow beater and sidles up alongside Tesla. The hit is a devastating one. Try as she might, the second year can't quite tamp down the swell of satisfaction that rises to the surface as not one but both Slytherin beaters are sent tumbling to the pitch. She holds her bat out towards Tesla for a congratulatory tap when her attention is drawn elsewhere.

So focused on the falling Slytherin 7th year, she hadn't noticed the 2nd bludger that was redirected to wreck havoc on the badgers. Just as suddenly as the budding smugness had taken root, it seeped away once more as she watched their own players tumble downwards. Grimacing, Avery looks back to survey the field with a furrowed brow. Brutal as the exchange was, they weren't out of the game yet.

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Action: Doing As Strategized

Reducio

Stats: STA - 9 { 12 } EVA - 10 { 13 } STR - 8 { 11 } WIS - 5 { 8 } ARC - 4 { 7 } ACC - 9 { 12 }

========== Broom: Silver Arrow: +3 to all stats Abilities: Obnoxiously Strong: +15% strength Muggle Condition: +3 accuracy on non-magical actions

Mentioning: @Tesla Stone

There was nothing like the moment of silence before the crack of a bat sending a bludger across the field. It was made all the better by the way Avery was by her side, the two of them perfectly in sync. They were getting better at this! Avery's careful aim, their combined strength, the way Tes could send the bludger flying to a second target or shatter their broom on the hardest of hits, it was satisfying in a way that wasn't about the perceived aggression of the sport. After all, Tes didn't really like the part where she had to hit someone else with the bludger and send them to the nurse's office, but she did love the adrenaline that rushed through her as she flew. Besides, she knew better than most how a bludger hit felt from her own training mishaps where it had hit her after a bad swing. She'd bring everyone that tumbled from their brooms Every Flavored Beans or something, Hufflepuff or Slytherin.

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Action: As Strategized Mentioning: @Avery McCall
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❁❀ Tesla "Tes" Stone❀❁ Hufflepuff Beater ^꧁Teamwork makes the Dream Work^꧂
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 4 | ArcPower: 4 |Accuracy: 7
Broom: Nimbus 1500 | 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)
Abilities: Werewolf and Broken Broomshaft
Trunk

Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
Time: 16:00
Location: Quidditch Stadium

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Just as quickly as always, the game began. Koko stayed near the rings, poised and ready to hurry into the tried-and-true Starfish-and-Stick that Keepers knew so well. She had her dutiful gaze on Howard, mostly, expecting him to dart towards the Quaffle and then towards the rings.

That... didn't happen. Koko watched, intrigued, as Mellani grabbed the Quaffle unopposed and deftly scored fifty points for Slytherin. That was great, actually, but something felt... off. Koko leaned forward on her broom and glanced around her.

The bludgers were flying around, knocking person after person off of their brooms. Koko grit her teeth, cringing from the violence ─ after years, one would think she would get used to this, but that was not the case. She watched the onslaught, chewing the inside of her cheek, while Hufflepuff's beaters teamed up to take down both Erin and Percival. A bitter sigh worked its way out of Koko's throat ─ it was Erin's last game. Couldn't they have some respect for their elders?

At least Erin and Percival had gotten revenge, even if it was too quick, too short-lived. It was a bit bittersweet to see the young Roxette knocked from her broom, but Koko's repulsion quickly turned to satisfaction when she saw Ethen falling. At least that had gone right.

Koko's amber gaze scoured the pitch once again, and her small smile faded when she saw more Slytherin colours dropping through the sky. Wait, that wasn't...

She actually shot forward slightly on her broom before realising Avery was too far away. Damn it.

Avery was a third year compared to Howard's seventh. That was just unfair. A penalty lap was hardly retribution.

She might apologise to Avery later ─ while violence was commonplace in Quidditch, that foul had been foul, and Koko regretted having not been close enough to save Avery from falling. She sighed again, her fingers now tight on her broom, her lips set into a firm line.

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Action: As Strategised
HP: 2000/2000
Interactions: Slytherin Quidditch Team
Mod Info:

Reducio

Stats:

Abilities:

Stamina: 20 Evasion: 10 (14) Strength: 3 Wisdom: 7 Arc Power: 5 Accuracy: 18 (22)

Alluring Reducio If a Part-Veela is being attacked there will be an urge to assist or protect them. Each round there is a 10% chance that an opponent in a duel or a moderated situation will decide to ally with the Part-Veela even against their own allies and attempt to protect them. This is not necessarily a romantic thing, but rather could be roleplayed as a fascination, a desire to not let something pretty be ruined, etc. This has nothing to do with sexual attraction unless as an RP'er that is what the user wishes to RP it as. This ability does not affect other Veela or Part-Veela. It will not stack if multiple Veela or Part-Veela are present. Evasive Maneuvers - 10% Auto-dodge Scream: N/A Calming Presence - Allies (SLYTHERIN) have 10% chance of auto-success Keeper's Catch - Will be specified in actions sent Reducio 10% chance to automatically block an attempt to score a goal as long as the Keeper is taking an action in the goal area. If an attempt to score has been blocked through this effect, the Keeper may take one of the following three as a free action: hurl the quaffle at the opponent team in an attempt to injure a player of their choice, pass the quaffle to a teammate who is taking a quaffle-related action, or attempt to score on the opponent. This must be declared by the Keeper if any of these free actions are to be utilized, for example: Keeper: Block [& Pass to x if Keeper's Catch goes off] - the pass recipient must be taking a quaffle related action Keeper: Starfish and Stick [& Attack x if Keeper's Catch goes off] - the action will be equivalent to a bludger action Keeper: Block [& Score if Keeper's Catch goes off]

Broom:

Oakshaft 79 - +4 to two stats (accuracy and evasion) - Oakshaft 79 info:

Reducio

In the role of Keeper when you attempt to block your goal, if your opponent somehow has advantage on attempting to score a goal, that is negated (they only have their normal single roll against you).

In the role of Keeper a critical success on an attempt to block a goal not only means that the Keeper caught the quaffle but they have also successfully passed the quaffle (without a chance of interception) to an allied target of their choice. A critical failure in this case cannot happen for a Keeper, they get to re-roll the attempt to block.

Note: Critical failure and critical success chances can be expanded with certain abilities and skills.

In the role of Keeper, if the Keeper effectively blocks an attempt to score rather than obtain possession of the quaffle they can kick the quaffle at the user who attempted to score. This must be declared at the time actions are submitted. This would have damage like a bludger using an accuracy roll to hit and the user's strength score to determine the amount of damage done. If the quaffle hits or misses the target, a quafflegrab the next round would be necessary to determine which team has possession of the quaffle again.

Has an increased capacity. May carry 3 people. May attach a compass.

Dan winced as his teammates dropped. Wretched badgers!
Ethen however, dropped, to Dan's great delight.

"We got this under control!"

And to emphasize the point, it seems, the Snitch decided to show itself to him, and VERY close to him! He had potential to finish this fast, and he was going to take it!

He took off after it at full speed. Naturally it flew away. But Dan was not about to lose sight of it. Not now.

Doing as strategized