Closed Capture The Jolly Roger

The Set-Up:

IC date is August 26th.

It felt like all the stops had been pulled out for Capture the Flag.
Pax clutched their broom, looking over the set-up, and they had to say, they were very proud of what they'd managed to accomplish. The basic structure was already quite elaborate, with the central obstacle holding the golden flag, and 5 rectangular wooden platforms connected to make a pentagon around it, and they had wooden steps that led up to planks, leading to the team ships. Currently, Pax stood on a wooden platform with the nurse, where all the players would meet, each be given a life-jacket (safety was important for those non-swimmers) and the rules, before then taking their starting places at their team's ship.

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An Overhead View of the Course

	Ships: For each team, a simple wooden pirate ship had been constructed and floated on the water, each detailed with their team's colours with a fun coloured flag (not up for grabs) flying from the mast. A staircase inside led up to the only way to get in. To leave, players could exit through small doorways (enchanted so no entry was possible) that connected to the central pantagonal wooden platform. They were located either side of the main attraction, the only way to enter a ship. The obstacle.
Coral Crossbones' obstacle: Around 8 small wooden platforms, elevated above the water around 6ft, tilted at a 45 degree angle from the horizontal. To reach the Coral Crossbones' ship, players would have to jump from platform to platform without falling. Reducio Accuracy Check. DC = 12.
	Sapphire Swashbucklers' obstacle: To reach the Sapphire Swashbucklers' ship, a thin plank, elevated above the water about 6ft, spanned across to reach the entrance/exit. Dummies dressed in pirate attire swung back and forth, ready to knock players to their watery doom. Reducio Evasion Check. DC = 12.
Teal Treasure's obstacle: Entry to the Teal Treasure's was blocked by a wall about 6ft tall, with a ramp for players to run up and hoist themselves over to enter the ship. Between the ramp and the wall, however, was a small jump of about 3ft, and if players failed to pull themselves up, they would plunge into the cold water. Reducio Strength Check. DC = 12.
	Lilac Leviathans' obstacle: The Lilac Leviathans' entrance lay beyond a wall of water that poured down from nowhere in particular. It was quite thick, and players would have to traverse through it to have any chance of reaching the Leviathans' lair. Reducio Stamina Check. DC = 12.
Pink Parrots' obstacle: A slowly spinning, enlarged pirate's ship wheel creaked round and round. All the platforms but one would drop whenever somebody stood on one of the spokes, so players had to be careful when stepping onto the wheel. Reducio Wisdom Check. DC = 12.
	The Golden Jolly Roger: Surrounded by several obstacles of increasing difficulty, any players that could make it so far through would be rewarded with the Golden Jolly Roger.
Obstacle 1: The first obstacle that players would have to get through was a series of poles with wooden boards sticking out of them, each pole with the ability to rotate. Players would have to be careful as they snuck through. Reducio Evasion Check. DC = 16.
	Obstacle 2: Secondly, players would have to climb a steadily inclining tightrope, with only a rope above to hold onto to avoid falling into the cold waters below. Reducio Accuracy Check. DC = 17
Obstacle 3: Last, but by no means least, players would have to do a speedy climb up a precarious rope ladder and over the lookout's perch to retrieve the reward of the Golden Jolly Roger. Reducio Strength Check. DC = 18

Game Mechanics:

How it works:

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Each team has a ship/base where they will begin and store their team’s flags. To reach any team’s ship, there is an obstacle in front of it. At the centre of the arena is the golden Jolly Roger, which is available to steal. Once stolen from the centre, it can be stolen from other teams’ bases. Each team also has 15 'team' flags that they must guard and stop the other teams from stealing. A ‘team’ flag is only considered as stolen if it is in another team’s ‘base’ (e.g. a teal flag is in the coral team’s ‘base’). You can steal stolen ‘team’ flags either back for your team and/or (if there are more than 2 teams) steal stolen ‘team’ flags from another team (e.g. you (on teal team) can steal your teal flag back from the coral team, or you (on teal team) can steal a pink flag from the coral team). When players try to steal flags at your base, rolls will be made accordingly. (E.g. at the red base there are 3 red flags, 1 golden flag, 4 blue flags and 2 yellow flags. To calculate which flag is stolen, I would roll 1d10 and assign each flag a number. Whichever number is rolled is the flag that is stolen).

Scoring:

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Each ‘team’ flag stolen is worth 10 points. The golden flag is worth 50 points. The overall aim of the game is to earn as many points for your team. Flags must be in your team’s base to count to the overall total. You will be rewarded if your team wins, but also the top 3 players with the highest number of points will also receive rewards.

Damage:

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Each player starts with some HP (calculated by stamina stat x 100). You can take damage in a few ways. You can take damage from being physically attacked, which the player’s strength stat x 25. When you fall from an obstacle, each player also takes 1d10 x 10 damage. When you are reduced to 0 HP, you will be classed as unconscious and the referee (Pax) will fly you over to the nurse who will heal you. Each round you wait to be healed, you gain 100 HP. You can wait a few rounds to gain more HP or return to the game after one round regaining some health.

Rewards:

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Winning Team: 3 chocolate frogs each? (depending on the team size)
Top 3 point scorers: Gifts from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes highest point scorer gets first pick, etc.

Actions+Abilities:

Legal Actions (team flags):

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Face obstacle ->This action is mandatory unless you are defending. To reach a ship, players must face an obstacle. They will have to do this twice, once at the start of their turn to reach an opponent's ship, and once at the end to get back to their ship. If they fail on their way to get a flag, they will fall into the water and the rest of the action will be spent climbing out from the water and the action will essentially be void. If they fail after retrieving a flag, they will fall into the water, and they will not be able to return to their ship that round (meaning that they have not scored any points thus far). They may be able to return to the ship on their next action, after they have chosen to go and get another flag or simply if they would like a guarantee and return to their ship. Obstacles will vary based on the ship the player is trying to reach.
Steal->after facing an obstacle, the player attempts to steal the flag. This is stealer evasion vs defender wisdom. If the stealer succeeds, they grab the flag and can escape. If they fail, the defender can ‘defend’ against them.
Distract->a player distracts the defender whilst they try to grab the flag. This is distracter wisdom vs defender wisdom. If the distracter succeeds, they grab the flag. If they fail, the defender can ‘defend’ against them. This move can also be used by one person to allow another player advantage on ‘steal’ (player must be stated in advance, or will be chosen at random), but only if they succeed (after, they must roll evasion vs wisdom). If they fail, then the stealer suffers disadvantage. For the 2-player move, on a nat20, the distracter automatically gets the flag. On a nat1, the distracter will automatically fail to get the flag.
Attack->a player attacks the defender before they can be ‘defended’ against. This is attacker accuracy vs defender evasion. If the attacker is successful, they can grab the flag. If they fail, the defender can ‘defend’ against them. This move can also be used to allow another player advantage on ‘steal’ (player must be stated in advance, or will be chosen at random). However, the attacker will not have a chance to steal a flag. For the 2-player move, on a nat20, the attacker will get to steal a flag. For single and 2-player, on a nat1 (that is successful), the defender will get to retaliate.
Defend->a player stays at the base to defend against anyone who is stealing a flag. If they are stealing a flag, they can try to ‘defend’ with a physical move (e.g. a punch, kick or tackle). This is only if they succeed to see the stealer, and will be defender accuracy vs stealer evasion. If they roll a nat20, they deal double damage. If they roll a nat1 (but succeed), they deal half damage.
Additonal info:
-Defenders and stealers/distracters/attackers will be paired up randomly unless specifically stated in the action.
-If there are too many of one group (e.g. too many defenders) initiative will be rolled to decide the order.

Illegal Actions (team flags):

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Tag-Teaming->When 2+ players distract/attack/defend against the same opponent. If this is used, the players working together should be stated in the action submission. An average is taken of the players’ appropriate stat bonus and applied. They also get advantage for how many people team up (e.g. 3 people team up, there are 3 attempts to distract). If successful, each participant will complete the appropriate actions. However, if a player is caught doing an illegal action by the moderator (Pax), they will sit out for a round.

Golden Flag Actions:

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This will be a series of obstacles to reach the centre and grab the golden flag. The rules for obstacles are similar to above. If they fail trying to get the golden flag, they will fall into the water and the rest of the action will be spent climbing out from the water and returning to base, and the action will essentially be void. If they fail after retrieving a flag, they will fall into the water, and they will not be able to return to their base that round (meaning that they have not scored any points thus far). The obstacles get progressively harder (shown in DC).
Obstacle 1-this is the first obstacle, which is a series of rotating poles with boards sticking out from them (think in kung fu panda when po is in his first training session, and you should be able to work it out). They will all be below head height for an average 11-year-old. [b[This is an evasion roll, the DC is 16. [/b]
Obstacle 2-this is the second obstacle, which is an inclining tightrope with a rope to hold onto above for a little extra stability. This is an accuracy roll, the DC is 17.
Obstacle 3-this is the final obstacle, which is climbing to the top of a rope ladder to grab the flag. This is a strength roll, the DC is 18.
Each obstacle, initiative will be rolled for everyone attempting to get the golden flag.
Once someone has got the golden flag, they can either risk going back the way they came and losing the flag (if they fall into the water the flag is taken from them and placed back at the top of the obstacle course) or they can risk jumping. If they jump, they roll 1d20 + stamina. A nat1 means they take full damage (left with 0 HP) and are knocked unconscious, meaning the flag is taken from them. A 2-5 will result in you losing 75% of your current HP. A 6-10 will result in you losing 50% of your current HP. A 11-15 will result you in losing 25% of your current HP. A 16-19 will result in you losing 10% of your current HP. A nat20 will not have you lose any HP.
If you successfully make it back to your base with the golden flag, it can be stolen by other teams.

Abilities+what they do:

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These should be stated in the post, as well as any racial benefits and a player's stats.
’s grace->+2 to evasion when stealing
Charmer->used as normal in sports
Calming presense->used as normal in sports
Evasive maneuvers->used as normal in sports
Fearless->used as normal in sports
Foulplay->used as normal in sports
Healing Sage->if a player is coming back from the nurse not on full HP, this can be used at the start of a player's go, if stated in the action, and will not count as a full action
Impartial->used as normal in sports
Keen Eye->+2 to wisdom for defenders
Lovely Creature->used as normal in sports
Obnoxiously strong->+25% extra damage
Paragon of Health->used as normal in sports
Sixth Sense->+2 to wisdom for defenders
Terrible Presence->used as normal in sports
The Martial Artist->+2 accuracy when attacking/defending, +10% damage
The Muggle Condition->used as normal in sports

Moderation:

Each player has 6 days to post. All on-site rules still apply, so word count is still 200 and site rating still applies. This initial post is an arrival post, so please feel free to god-mod Pax slightly as they tell everyone the rules and then direct people to their correct starting positions. Captains, you will usually also have 6 days to submit actions to me, please discuss with your team what you would like to do. As this is an arrival post, actions are not needed. Any actions submitted this week will be used for the first round, however. The end date for arrival posts is Wednesday 27th July, at 3pm EST.

Teams:

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Coral Crossbones:

• Captain: Verona Carlito Andreas (@Cassandra Ironwoods)
• Charles Nako Alluring (@Henry Knight)
• @Lucinia Thawin
• Florian LeRoy (@Starley Kennedy)
• Greta Fransson (@Evelynn Decipio)
• Mike Vartanian (@George Rees)
• @Seven Corigault-Seto

Sapphie Swashbucklers:

• Captain: Edward Smith (@Noah Jupe)
• Theodore Duncain (@Opeila Winters)
• @Beatrice Langstreth
• Elizaveta Mikailov (@Samantha Salwis)
• @Starley Kennedy
• @Oliver Simmons
• @Rita Su
• Louca Dufort (@Emma Wynn)

Teal Treasure:

• Captain: Everett Brooks (@Willow Anderson)
• @Amadea Campbell
• Vivienne Beaumont (@Adelaide Barlowe)
• @George Rees
• @Serena Bowen
• Olive Adair (@Sienna Lenoir)
• @Sophia Nelson

Lilac Leviathans:

• Captain: @Kim Sato
• Stephen Schwartz (@AngelFyre McCubbin)
• @Meenauh Silmataurea
• Cielle Johansen (@Ivy Bellamy)
• Aryaan Shamsi (@Hui Ming)
• @Elspeth Blaine
• Kamila Yavlinsky (@Marina Oriel)
• @EmmaLee LeDames

Pink Parrots:

• Captain: Hiro Bakugo (@Kim Sato)
• @Serena Towers
• Ayako Yamamura (@Sophia Nelson)
• @Evelynn Decipio
• River Fayre (@Clair Fernandez)
• Katherine Felix (@Lea Hirsch)
• @Bubba McGarry