2023, Stage 3 Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw: Match 9

Whatever doubt that had filled his mind moments before was replaced as the Slowing Charm hit him. Galton understood this new feeling very well. Sluggish. It was quite the opposite to his normal quick-footed nature. But at least we has in the warm embrace of his fog. The lovely, milky, cover that made him feel just a bit more secure in his position. A silver lining to the unfortunate first round hit.

As he poised himself for the next bout he took a moment to take in just how restrictive his muscles had grown. And which moves would no longer be possible. He felt a bit like his body had suddenly grown much younger - before his reflexes had matured to what they are now. But it was also a bit exhilarating. Odds stacking against - a proper challenge.

Action: Challenging his muscles

Round Two

Galton Lansdale vs Callie Jensen

Reducio

Galton Lansdale cast Impediment Jinx at Callie Jensen.

Wisdom DC: 13
Wisdom Check: [d20: 1] + 11 = 12 (No crit fail because of Galton's perfectionist)
12 < 13 → Failure

Elsa Veronica Bennett vs. All

Reducio

Elsa Veronica Bennett cast Smokescreen Spell at all duelists

Wisdom DC: 8
Wisdom Check: [d20: 14] + 8 = 22
22 > 8 → Success

Duration; [d6: 3] → 1 Round (1-3: 1 round, 4-5: 2 rounds, 6: 3 rounds)
Effects: All duellists experience –4 Accuracy (-3 accuracy plus -1 for every 5 points of Arcane Power [ARC: 5]) except Galton who has Blindvision

Callie Jensen

Reducio

Callie Jensen's attempted action was not in her trunk.

Pericles Dralt vs Nebulus

Reducio

Pericles Dralt cast Weather-modifying Countercharm at the Nebulus spell

Wisdom DC: 10
Wisdom Check: [d20: 9] + 11 = 20
20 > 10 → Success

Effects: The duellists are no longer under the Nebulus effect

Well this really WAS a strange duel. The fog was thick, and it must have been extremely hard to see. As Callie Jensen (who Jake noted with approval had very good sportsmanship) tried to take stock of where her opponents were, Pericles tried to make things easier on everyone. Jake watched as the fog began to lighten - lighten enough for him to see Elsa casting a spell of her own. And so Jake saw a strange sight - one he had never seen before in a duel. As the fog began to sweep away, smoke began to sweep in. The air grew even thicker than it had before and the new visibility was gone as quick as it had come. Jake scratched his head. "Well, I guess that didn't work..." he said, with a shrug at Pericles

As for Galton, his honed reflexes after years of experience and practice would be struggling against the slowing charm that had taken hold of him. And perhaps it threw him off more than he could have expected. For when he would try to cast a spell at Callie that would make it hard for her to move and even the odds, nothing would come out of his wand at all.

So in the end, all that happened was a change in the weather. "The fog is clearing, but smoke is rolling in from the west." Jake commented, feeling much more like a weatherman than a duel captain. Maybe he'd get to see the first ever duel where nobody got hurt at all!

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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Hi everyone! There are just under 23 hours remaining! I still need moves from both teams! @Galton Lansdale @Elsa Veronica Bennett @Callie Jensen @Pericles Dralt

As the fog rolled out and smoke rolled in, Pericles glanced to the referee, catching Jake's shrug and quirking a frown. Things were off to a gruelingly slow start. "I think they're stalling," he called to Callie through the haze, but for what, he had no idea. "Why don't we switch things up?"

Action: As strategized.

It hadn’t taken long. At this point it was almost a certainty of the universe that at some point he would fail to cast anything. This time he was just lucky that it had only been a failure to cast, and not a disastrous one.

It was, of course, Galton’s fault though. He’d ignored Mr. Wand, and he knew the penalty if his wand thought it was being taken for granted. Or if Galton was playing it too safe, not fueling the Wand’s insatiable lust for power. Galton would start with an apology to Mr. Wand. Open up the hostage negotiations with his benevolent magical captor. Mr. Wand’s severe lack of foresight - it’s inability to see any sort of setup for a plan - was getting old. But maybe that was expecting too much from the sentient stick.

Action: Once again pleading with Mr. Wand

At the mention of trying something new Callie gave her teammate a firm nod accompanied by a grin. This wasn’t at all what she expected to happen but then again these duels always came with a chunk of the unknown. After giving Pericles a thumbs up of agreement she turned her focus back to the matter at hand. This work wasn’t done, in fact it had not even begun.

Round Three

Galton Lansdale vs Callie / Pericles & Galton / Elsa

Reducio

Galton Lansdale cast Fog Charm using Spell Spread affecting all duelists.

Wisdom DC: 12 + 2 Spell Spread = 14
Wisdom Check: [d20: 3] + 11 = 14
14 = 14 → Success

vs. Callie / Pericles
Duration: [d5: 5] → 3 Rounds (1-3: 2 rounds, 4-5: 3 rounds)

vs. Galton / Elsa
Duration: [d5: 2] → 2 Rounds (1-3: 2 rounds, 4-5: 3 rounds)

Effects: All duellists (besides Galton Blindvision) receive –4 Accuracy and –4 Evasion (-3 Acc / Eva with additional –1 Acc / Eva for every 5 points in Arcane Power [ARC: 5]). If a player (except Galton Blindvision) aims at a player under the Nebulus effect, the attacker's Accuracy is lowered by 4.

Elsa Veronica Bennett vs. Callie Jensen

Reducio

Elsa Veronica Bennett cast Blindfolding Spll at Callie Jensen

Wisdom DC: 10
Wisdom Check: [d20: 13] + 8 = 21
21 > 10 → Success

Accuracy Check: [d20: 3] + 12 - 4 (Fumos) = 11
Evasion Check; [d20: 5] + 10 = 15
11 < 15 → Miss

Callie Jensen vs. Galton Lansdale & Elsa Veronica Bennett

Reducio

Callie Jensen cast Fire-Making Spell II at Galton Lansdale & Elsa Veronica Bennett using spell spread.

Wisdom DC: 12 + 2 (Spell Spread) = 14
Wisdom Check: [d20: 8] + 12 = 20
20 > 14 → Success

vs. Galton Lansdale

Galton 20% Auto-Dodge Check: [d20: 15] → No Auto-Dodge (Galton's Evasive Manuevers II)

Accuracy Check: [d20: 8] + 12 - 2 (Spell Spread) - 4 (Fumos) + 2 (Animosus) = 16
Evasion Check: [d20: 9] + 16 - 6 (Arresto Momentum) = 19
16 < 19 → Miss

vs Elsa Veronica Bennett

Elsa 10% Auto-Dodge Check: [d20: 3] → No Auto-Dodge (Elsa's Evasive Manuevers)

Accuracy Check: [d20: 1] → Critical Failure!
New Target: Galton

Critical Miss vs. Galton

Galton 20% Auto-Dodge Check: [d20: 18] → Auto-Dodge! (Galton's Evasive Manuevers II)

Pericles Dralt vs Galton Lansdale & Elsa Veronica Bennett

Reducio

Pericles Dralt cast Wind Jinx at Galton Lansdale & Elsa Veronica Bennett using spell spread.

Wisdom DC: 11 + 2 (Spell Spread) = 13
Wisdom Check: [d20: 9] + 11 = 20
20 > 13 → Success

vs. Galton Lansdale

Auto-Split Check: [d10: 5] → No Auto-Split

Galton 10% Auto-Dodge Check: [d20: 9] → No Auto-Dodge (20% Auto-Dodge from Galton's Evasive Manuevers II and 10% Auto-Hit from Callie Jensen's Calming Presence)

Accuracy Check: [d20: 9] + 12 - 2 (Spell Spread) - 4 (Fumos) + 2 (Animosus) = 17
Evasion Check: [d20: 16] + 16 - 6 (Arresto Momentum) = 26
17 < 26 → Miss

vs. Elsa Veronica Bennett

Auto-Split Check: [d10: 1] → No Auto-Split

Auto-Dodge and Auto-Hit Cancel (Elsa Veronica Bennett's Evasive Manuevers, and Callie Jensen's Calming Presence

Accuracy Check: [d20: 8] + 12 - 2 (Spell Spread) - 4 (Fumos) + 2 (Animosus) = 16
Evasion Check: [d20: 20] + 14 = 34
16 < 34 → Miss

And just like that, all the set-up for the duel was done, and then it REALLY began. Two rounds of just setting the stage, and suddenly, the spells began to fly. The spells began to fly EVERYWHERE! Jake felt the urge to duck for cover himself when suddenly what seemed like a billion spells began to zip across the stage. Ok, maybe not a billion, but the Ravenclaws had said they were going to switch things up and they really weren't joking.

At the same time, dual Fire spells and Wind spells shot forward from the Ravenclaw team - an all-out attack, four spells at once. Jake watched the fires light through the smoke, and the wind jinx pushing smoke away as it turned, but somehow the Gryffindors were left without a scratch. There was so much smoke it was hard to even see their targets, and the Ravenclaw spells criss-crossed, one swerving wildly at Galton who somehow managed to get out of the way even with his body moving so slowly. The other spells sailed just past their opponents, who might have felt them zooming by - just managing to miss them in what would feel extremely close. Somewhere in the chaos, a blindfold spell would head for the Ravenclaw team, missing its mark as well in the smoke.

The Ravenclaw strategy made sense, Jake thought. If you can't see your opponents, just send LOTS of spells and hope that one of them managed to hit someone. After all, how can you be accurate when you can't see? It was sort of like playing Battleship or something. Unfortunately for the Ravenclaws, it hadn't worked...yet. The smoke began to settle and clear away, and Jake sighed. At least now he'd be able to see what was going on again.

...And then the fog rolled in.

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!

The barrage was a beautiful thing, fire and wind howling through the Fumos smoke, whipping it away as the attacks barreled towards their opponents... and missed. Pericles was dumbfounded. His focused face went slack in astonishment, then scrunched in irritation as a fresh fog rolled in. "What are they playing at?" he hissed in Callie's general direction, somewhere in the cloud. A quarter of the match had already elapsed and there was no damage to account for. He braced in preparation for an attack, squinting and straining his ears, wand clutched in a tight fist.

Action: As strategized.

Now this got the blood pumping. There was just something about pushing yourself as far as possible in a dire situation that set Galton's brain to 200. With the sheer amount of magic being lobbed at the Gryffindor side he couldn't imagine it wouldn't get some blood pumping in his partner. The hairs on his body perked up in response to the incoming fire, providing the automatic reflex to avoid the first fireball. He had wondered, given his current slowed state, if he'd still be able to do that. But it seemed that as time wore on, he was figuring out how to operate.

But as much fun as he was having dodging spells, he couldn't let it dominate his attention. Mr. Wand needed his dues. It seems in some manner, Galton's efforts had done something, even if it was about as minimal as possible. Mr. Wand had seen fit to grant Galton's wish, allowing his sloppy excuse of an incantation to come to fruition. Beautiful, thick, milky fruition.

Action: Thanking Mr. Wand for the blanket