Hogwarts Summer Camp Chess Combat, Game 2

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playing as johannes cyprian ambroży
text colour #4d5c7f | outfit ref here
abilities charmer, foulplay
Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 7 | Wisdom: 6 | ArcPower: 7 | Accuracy: 9
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mentions Team White, Team Black

Things were getting hot. Quite literally. Ripping the blindfold off of his face with an aggressive tug and tossing the offending item away to the ground, he was oh so displeased to find his sleeves wreathed in red-yellow flame, a gauntlet of his lack of attention. No matter.

He needed to move, get some cover between the other team- some semblance of a human shield- in some attempt to cover Alexei. Two already down, luck was not on their side. But he would just have to barrel right through that, no matter how futile it looked. His granpappy ain't raised no quitter, after all.

WC 104

Action: Doing as strategised.

Action: Doing as strategised.

Glinting eyes swept over the ranks of the enemy as soon as one of their rooks was removed from the board, having fallen just moments before as a result of Evanore's and her Flipendos. Three of the enemy were still standing, but Karilyna didn't care. All she could see was that the white team's queen stood, unprotected, directly in her line of fire. How perfect. She'd actually been logical, realizing that if the now-unconscious rook was eliminated, she and others would have a chance, as well as an easier time, targeting the queen. And now, their spells had paid off, leaving the queen in her range ─ actually, in the range of three of her other teammates as well.

She could waste no time. Having now seen several rounds of strategy, the Thunderbird was positive someone would soon step in front of the queen, shielding him from attacks like Evanore was doing for her, and so they had to attack now. "Flipendo." Again. She barely even had to put thought into the incantation and wand motion, concentration already razor-sharp. After all, she'd cast the spell so many times in the past twenty minutes or so that it had become practically an automatic response. And it hit, sending the white team's queen backwards with force which little Karilyna surely could've only mustered with magic.

Despite some missed spells yet again, the queen glanced around at her team confidently. Perhaps not everything had gone perfectly, but they were definitely in a good position.

Round 9

10th of July 2020, 13:27
Chess Combat, Game TWO

The closer to the end, the more spectacle unfolds. Johannes basically jumps to another cell, when he's caught with the effect of the Levitation Charm, making his clothes go up in the air, with himself included. This would leave his Queen exposed despite standing being in the air in front of him. But what a turn — the Queen (Alexei) got hit, though Karilyna might have missed, with the same charm and went floating nearby, those just a little bit lower. This would still make the two girls (Karilyna and Evanore) impossible to target him. But Alexei was still exposed for Erik and Neculai, though this time not being able to effectively dodge their attacks. Which he did quite successfully before going up in the air.

Raine's torturing Evanore with tickling was a secret weapon of the Team, which wasn't proving too effective by now, but maybe a game-changer in the remaining 3 minutes of the game? Maybe her casting distracts Erik standing nearby and casting spells that backfire and can send him out? The outcome can be unexpected.

Team Compositions

Team Black	Team White
@Bridget Collins Evanore Fairclay (@River Dewlight) @Neculai Lazar @Erik Tharaldson Karilyna Kawahara (@Thora Larkston)	Johannes Ambroży (@Astrea Soleil Neptune) Milosh Rehnquist (@Annie Morgan) @Raine Sage @Katrina Walker Alexei Petrov (@Anastasia Beckett)

This match is moderated by @Meenauh Silmataurea

Team Black (2591/3700, 70%) Bridget (347/500), Rook, A2 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Levitation Charm Target: Johannes Spell DC: 9 Wisdom: 9 = 9 → Roll still required, >2 to cast (1 default + 1 from Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 9] > 2 → Success Auto-Miss (10): [d10: 8] < 10 → No auto-miss Accuracy: [d20: 4] + 8 – 1 = 11 (Opponents' Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 5] + 5 = 10 → Hit (11>10) Round End Effects: None Mod Note: Reducio The spell has to be maintained (you have to choose Maintain as an action) in order to keep Johannes levitated and having the debuff. Johannes moved before being affected, so he's levitating in D3. Erik (222/600), Bishop, C1 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Knockback Jinx Target: Alexei Spell DC: 8 Wisdom: 6 < 8 → Roll required, >2 to cast (8–6=2) Critical Failure Range: 2 (1 default + 1 from Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 2] = 2 → Critical Failure → Backfire Damage: 100 + 4 ARC × 10 = 140 –10% = 126 (Karilyna's Terrible Presence) Round End Effects: Hit by backfired Flipendo, –126 HP (not moved as no cell behind in the direction of the spell) Karilyna (800/800), Queen, A3 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Levitation Charm Target: Alexei Spell DC: 9 Wisdom: 9 = 9 → Roll not required Accuracy: [d20: 20] + 9 – 1 = 28 (Opponents' Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 13] + 8 + 7 = 28 (Alexei actively dodges) → Impaired Hit (28=28) → Spell is 50% less effective (see on Alexei) Round End Effects: None Mod Note: Reducio The spell has to be maintained (you have to choose Maintain as an action) in order to keep Alexei levitated and having the debuff. Neculai (522/900), Bishop, D4 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Knockback Jinx Target: Alexei Spell DC: 8 Wisdom: 7 < 8 → Roll required, >3 to cast (8-7=1 + 1 (Dhampir) + 1 (Karilyna's Terrible Presence)) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 4] > 3 → Success Auto-Miss (10): [d10: 2] < 10 → No auto-miss Accuracy: [d20: 10] + 4 – 2 = 12 (Dhampir, Opponent's Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 19] + 8 + 7 = 37 (Alexei actively dodges) → Miss (12<37) Round End Effects: None Evanore (700/900), Rook, B3 Reducio Round Start Effects: - –3 Accuracy, –3 Arcane Power (round (Mucus ad Nauseam) - –1 Accuracy and –20 HP per round for 1 round (Rictusempra) Action: Fire-Making Spell II Target: Alexei Spell DC: 12 Wisdom: 10 < 12 → Roll require, >2 to cast (12-10=2) Spell Success Roll: [d10: 7] > 2 → Success Accuracy: [d20: 10] + 8 – 5 = 13 (Rictusempra, Opponents' Charmer, Mucus ad Nauseam) Evasion: [d20: 6] + 8 + 7 = 21 (Alexei actively dodges) → Miss (13<21) Round End Effects: - Raine's Rictusempra I, –20 HP - –3 Accuracy and –3 Arcane Power next round (round 9 of Mucus Ad Nauseam) - Hit by Raine's Rictusempra II, –80 HP - –1 Accuracy and –20 HP per round for 2 rounds (Raine's Rictusempra II)

Team White (2018/3800, 53%) Johannes (408/600), Rook, D3 Reducio Round Start Effects: - - Aflame from Bridget's Incendio Duo for 1 round Action: Move → D3, Success (Leviosa takes effect after the move) Round End Effects: - Aflame from Bridget's Incendio Duo, –75 HP - Can't choose Dodge or Move (Bridget's Wingardium Leviosa) - –3 Accuracy while levitated(Bridget's Wingardium Leviosa) Katrina (0/600), Bishop, Eliminated Reducio Round Start Effects: Unconscious Round End Effects: Unconscious Alexei (810/1000), Queen, E3 Reducio Round Start Effects: - –3 Accuracy, –3 Arcane Power (round 8 of Mucus ad Nauseam) Action: Dodge (+5 +8×25% = +5+2 = +7) Round End Effects: - –3 Accuracy and –3 Arcane Power next round (round 9 of Mucus Ad Nauseam) - Can't choose Dodge or Move (Karilyna's Wingardium Leviosa) - –1 Accuracy while levitated(Karilyna's Wingardium Leviosa (50% less effective): –1 Accuracy and –1 Accuracy for each 10 points in Arcane Power = –1 Accuracy; levitating 0.5m above the ground; will lose 10 HP upon falling) Raine (800/800), Bishop, D1 Reducio Round Start Effects: None Action: Ticking Charm Target: Evanore Spell DC: 9 Wisdom: 10 > 9 → Roll not required Accuracy: [d20: 13] + 8 – 1 = 20 (Opponents' Charmer) Evasion: [d20: 4] + 6 = 10 → Hit (20>10) Damage: 50 + 3 ARC × 10 = 80 Duration: 4 → 2 rounds (1d6, 1-3: 1 round, 4-5: 2 rounds, 6: 3 rounds) Round End Effects: None Milosh (0/800), Rook, Eliminated Reducio Round Start Effects: Unconscious Round End Effects: Unconscious

Some important links

The Chess Combat Rules can be found here.
The list of Duelling Spells can be found here.
The Duelling Mechanics explanations can be found here.
If you need a reminder of which spells you personally have access to, they are locked-in here.
The spectator thread for this game is here.

Starting now you have 72 hours to post RP for the next round and to discuss and decide amongst each other which actions each of you will take and your Queen will owl your actions to Meenauh Silmataurea AND Professor Zahid AND Professor Vernatis.

It was easy enough to predict what the boy in front of her was going to do. If he was paying any attention at all, it was clear his Queen was getting assailed from all sides, so even just stepping in front of him to shield him from the worst of the attacks coming from the Ilvermorny girls might save his team. Granted, with the match drawing to a close and two of the White Team's players out, there wasn't much of a chance of them winning.

Logically, she needed to stop him from doing that to benefit her team. The spell that came to mind was Wingardium Leviosa. It worked, just not in time, and the boy was left hovering by his clothes in front of his Queen. Well, that was a shame, but again, it hardly mattered. All the Black Team had to do was avoid taking hefty amounts of damage and this game was theirs.

Action | Doing as strategized

Action: Doing as strategised.

RPing as Evanore Fairclay (Ilvermorny)
Charmer & Fearless

In between sneezes and laughter, Evanore did her best to assess their situation and hope to find the best possible action for the last bit of the match. They had been doing well, now they just had ro maintain their position in hopes of the other team not managing to gain the upper hand. Keeping your mind one step ahead at all times was not an easy task, and strategy was never a strength of Evanore’s. Still her team had worked well together, and the game was not over yet. Evanore did her best to keep her mind focused for the last remaining part of the match, hoping to get through the sniffles and laughing fits.

Outfit

Action: Doing as Strategized

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Time was running out fast, slipping between her fingers faster than she'd realized ─ but Karilyna wasn't worried in the slightest. Well, perhaps she was slightly concerned for her teammates whose spells continued to spontaneously backfire, unnecessarily tiring them out, but at least they were all still standing. A few certainly looked closer to passing out than others, but it was pretty clear that the team as a whole was in better shape than their opponent; after all, they had five players, and the other team had three. As long as her team fought on, not faltering nor losing concentration, Karilyna was pretty positive they could win.

Okay, but the match was still far from over. Thinking quickly, the girl aimed for the other queen again. "Wingardium Leviosa!" The words were bizarre, even to her own ears. She'd seen her Flipendos hit time after time, eventually knocking out players altogether, and knew they were powerful. Still, she couldn't afford to let him move ─ behind a teammate, probably, and thus receiving protection ─ and so hopefully levitating him would keep him in place. Logic was a thing, after all. The cast, though successful as evidenced by the light sent promptly out, didn't seem quite right, and she was about to drop her wand with a massive eyeroll when it connected. Her brown eyes widened slightly as the other queen rose off of the board ─ and all because of her cast and outstretched wand.

Though she and one of her rooks [Bridget] had apparently had the same idea, wanting to disable movement that could put the black team at a disadvantage for connecting spell to target, the opposition had moved quickly, positioning the boy on fire [Johannes] in front of their queen. Karilyna merely shrugged, already racking her brain for the next move. With little time left, the queen having a human shield wasn't exactly a huge issue. They could deal with this.

Writing as Alexei Petrov

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Stamina: 10
Evasion: 8
Strength:12
Wisdom: 1
ArcPower: 3
Accuracy:8

Abilities: Charmer, Statistically Relevant

Action: Doing as strategized

So, this was bad. Even the relatively persistent and optimistic Alexei had to admit that. The boy in front of him had been levitated, which had resulted in Alexei being hit for the first time in the game. He didn't think he remotely liked it as he began to float. Still, the game had to be nearing the end, so he steeled himself for a shocking comeback.