To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
date: March 19th, 2026weather: Humid with occasional gusts of wind.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ UNOFFICIAL QUIDDITCH GAME ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Officiality mattered little to the Ravenclaw. Quidditch was Quidditch, whether formal or not, and any opportunity at interacting with the sport was largely welcomed. Thus, she had set out to organise an unofficial match. Having played in countless games with the Ravenclaw team since the commencement of her Hogwarts days, the thought of serving as a referee rather than as a player felt foreign, yet it was intriguing nonetheless. She wondered if referees ever felt the urge to fly in and intercept a Quaffle or a bludger.
Ebony glanced at the sky as she awaited the arrival of the players amidst the empty training pitch. The occasional, intermittent breeze that ruffled her dark locks was refreshing, though the humidity and temperature were not ideal; she herself preferred more of a chill or a slight drizzle. Nevertheless, the weather was admittedly ideal for those who were experiencing Quidditch for the first time — it wasn't so wintry such that everybody wished to be snuggled comfortably in their blankets, yet it wasn't so stifling such that sweat would amass within the gear.
As players began to trickle in, the girl realised that she may have underestimated the amount of people that she would have to converse with. It may have somewhat slipped her mind that two full Quidditch teams — complete with second-strings — were composed of twenty-two players. The mere thought of announcing her presence to the sea of individuals was enough to bring a slight shudder. It didn't help that many faces were nameless; the beater was unacquainted with what seemed to be a plethora of first-years. Save for the rare few older students whom she recalled from her rather disastrous hockey game at Koldovstoretz, the majority of the students were unfamiliar. It was too late, however, to withdraw in any way. Regardless, her mounting excitement at viewing the sport from another perspective triumphed any thought of anxiety.
"Hello everyone," she declared, attempting to raise her voice, "thank you for coming today."
What now? The brunette clearly did not preemptively brainstorm her introductory speech. What does one even say in this situation?
"I'm going to assume that everybody understands the rules and all, but I understand that this is the first time for many of you so feel free to come talk to me if you have any questions. The game will start at the blow of the whistle, so please get into your positions now. Have a wonderful time, and I hope everybody makes it out of the game conscious."
As a beater herself, it felt imperative to conclude her remarks on a rather sinister note. The reality of the somewhat violent game was that a few of them would likely spend their evening in the Hospital Wing at the courtesy of the blatchers and bludgers.
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ INFORMATION ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
・More information about the Quidditch System can be found here.
・As this is not an official game, posts need to be 200 words.
・The deadline to submit strategy via DM/owl and to post is 120 hours (5 days). I'll be more lenient with this for the first two rounds or so, but typically, failure to post on time means your character's action is void and failure to send strategy means the team's actions are voided. Feel free to owl me if you need an extension, as IRL things can get busy.
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・Please indicate your abilities, stats (stats with broom in brackets), and broom in your first post. Please also specify who/what you are boosting if you have a broom or ability that requires this specification. If you do not have a broom, you will be using a school broom.
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⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ TEAMS ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Team 1: The Golden Phoenix Captain: @Cassandra Ironwoods Reducio First-string seeker: @Persephone Grimsbane Second-string seeker: @Harumi Everdane First-string chasers: @Zephyr Deakin @Harlan Montgomery @Julia Evans Second-string chaser: @Cassandra Ironwoods First-string keeper: @Denise Yarbrough Second-string keeper: @Artie Kempston First-string beaters: @Elisa Shakestra @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler Second-string beater: @Laasya Manjunath |
Team 2: Thunderbolts Captain: @Damien Dragonclaw Reducio First-string seeker: @Elena Clark Second-string seeker: @Ari Gwild First-string chasers: @Damien Dragonclaw @Mirada Johnson @Rafal Devereux Second-string chaser: @Riley Bluescar First-string keeper: @Tatiana Contraire Second-string keeper: @Valour Argentum First-string beaters: @Prat Pass @Graci Laren Second-string beater: @Astal Rosalya Tarovus |
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| iNPC: Luuk Tjin-A-Wing | sta 7 | eva 12 | str 15 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 15 𝐓𝐏 • 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 • 𝐨𝐛𝐧𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 • 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 • 𝐄𝐌 |
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
| —— | veni, vidi, vici, city lights, avicii get to it if it please me, nothing worth doing's easy ━━ summary, this thread is happening on MARCH 19TH, 2026 in the MORNING with The GOLDEN PHOENIX / wc: 277. That was two games in a row that they've lost now this year and Harlan, quite frankly, was tired of the losses. There would only ever be so much he could do to hone himself to the team and after hearing about Ebony's putting together of an Unofficial Quidditch Match, the Gryffindor first string Chaser had wanted to test his mettle against a whole new retinue of students. If anything, it'd help him to learn how to deal with other players that he wasn't accustomed to and find a rhythm to victory that might even help to unlock that within his own game. Harlan hadn't known anyone on his team, a Gryffindor robe here and there helped little when all of the first years started to blend themselves together to him. Happy to hear that a Slytherin Player would be their Captain, it meant that Harlan could use this as an opportunity to get a peek into the others mind. With a wicked smile and kick off from the ground onto his trusty Silver Arrow, Harlan made it a point to show off with a single hand on the tip of his broom as he rode it side-saddle for a moment while spinning upwards into the Pitch. " Well, it's game on. And a fair warning to you all, i'm not giving ANYONE a break, so you better be on your A game. " His eyes went to some of the other team that he recognized and a sly smile found its way onto his face. His blood had been boiling to get going and Harlan was going to show that the Gryffindor Quidditch Team should have people worried.
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To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Banner by Julia EvansTeam: @Persephone Grimsbane, @Harumi Everdane, @Zephyr Deakin, @Harlan Montgomery, @Julia Evans, @Cassandra Ironwoods, @Denise Yarbrough, @Artie Kempston, @Elisa Shakestra & @Laasya Manjunath
Dialogue: #F07435
Date: 19.03.26
Words: 334Finally the day was here. He had been itching to try out quidditch since the moment he arrived to the school, and when the word had spread he had been far from late in showing interest. This was his opportunity to show off after all, and he would be silly to not make the best of it.
Entering the field, he almost stumbled over his own two feet in an attempt to keep his broom from dragging on the ground behind him. He caught his balance and quickly gazed around. Thankfully few seemed to have noticed. Drawing a steadying breath, he took a moment to look at both his teammates and the competition.
Having a few mates on the team made him feel more giddy than he already was. Of course there was Denise and Harumi, who got obliterated alongside him in ice hockey. Hopefully today would turn out better. Zeph would be great, this wouldn’t be half as fun without him. Then there was Julia. Just spotting her made his cheeks heat. No, he did not have the mind to deal with all of that right now.
He looked to Cash. He was sort of glad they were the one declared team captain. As he knew they could be both strategic and good at keeping their head clear. He also looked over at the fourth year who already held a spot on the Gryffindor team. Maybe if he himself was impressive enough today, Montgomery might put in a good word? Before the thought was even fully formed, he nodded to himself. They would win this, he would be amazing, and all quidditch captains would be amazed.
Getting on his broom and taking off with a grin filled with promise, he halted just about long enough to hear Harland’s comment. «Oh, they are eating dirt today!» He declared with all the bravado that a twelve year old boy could possibly inhabit. Overconfident? Perhaps. Was he able to see that? No.Stats sta. 6 | eva. 5 | str. 8 | wis. 4 | arc. 5 | acc. 7 ——————————————Trunk
Broom. Nimbus 1500 —————————————————————Action: As strategized
ReducioIn the role of Beater, if you hit an opponent with a bludger the bludger will then ricochet off that user and target a second opponent of choice at disadvantage (must be declared, if not declared the target will be random and can be an ally but not yourself). Ricochet damage is 75% of the original hit.
PC: Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler—————————"Life is short; make it weird and slightly chaotic."
iNPC: Harvey Dunn—————————————————————Roadhouse Radio
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Persephone Grimsbane had officially lost her mind.Team: @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler, @Harumi Everdane, @Zephyr Deakin, @Harlan Montgomery, @Julia Evans, @Cassandra Ironwoods, @Denise Yarbrough, @Artie Kempston, @Elisa Shakestra & @Laasya ManjunathDo you ever feel like a misfit?
✪ Everything inside you is dark and twisted ✪
Her, quidditch. Mounting a broom outside of flying class. Thinking she wouldn't immediately get knocked to the ground – or into the mossy stone walls – or into any of the lower-hanging goalposts. There were a remarkable number of surfaces that the girl who'd never flown competitively could be pummelled into, and it was only while following the others along the old beaten dirt path to the training pitch that this thought really hit home.
...Mistakes had likely been made.
The small girl swallowed roughly as she took in the sight of the training pitch. As a newly aspiring contributor to Gryffindor, she'd sometimes spent her evenings trying to watch her team practise. They were always so uniform, so in sync. When they practised drills or executed plays, it always managed to leave the girl in awe and marginally unhealthy reverence.
Sometimes, she imagined herself flying with them, caught up in some grand fantasy that she had any shot at keeping up.
Today, she supposed she'd have an answer to whether she could. The 12-year-old had made a promise to herself, and this was a part of that. Even if she turned out to be terrible, she forced herself to accept that that outcome would still be better than having never tried at all.
Of course, she could always make an absolute fool of herself, but Poppy reckoned she did that at least seven times a day anyhow. What was an eighth while her stomach did little excited flips, assuring her that—terrifying as this was—it was what she wanted to do?
The first-year mounted up, following the others into the air. She knew hardly any of them, except for a few interactions here and there. It had almost been enough to not have her signing up. Colour her surprised when she got accepted for the role of seeker. She'd been so sure that other, more well-known students would have first dibs while she warmed the benches – something she was quite capable of doing, actually. But there would be no benches for her today, not unless the worst happened.
She wasn't feeling nearly as confident as Max regarding the fate of the other team but couldn't afford to appear the weak link after Harlan's rallying ... uh ... warning?
"Th—They won't know what hit 'em—um... from Max, of course." She wouldn't be hitting anyone. She'd be the one getting hit. Oh. Huh.
"Good luck, Zephyr." It took all her courage but in the end, it was barely audible unless one was listening carefully.
✿ STA: 5 (8) | EVA: 5 (8)| STR: 4 (7)| WIS: 8 (11)| ARC: 3 (6) | ACC: 5 (8)✿
Encyclopaedia ✿ Metamorphmagus ✿ If the sun shines, that's reason enough.
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
credit to Julia Evans
Reducio Word Count: 440 |
Reducio Mention: @Persephone Grimsbane @Harumi Everdane @Harlan Montgomery @Julia Evans @Cassandra Ironwoods @Denise Yarbrough @Artie Kempston @Elisa Shakestra @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler @Laasya Manjunath |
For several months now, Zephyr had been training nonstop every morning to improve himself in flying. He signed his name for both his house’s quidditch team as well as broom racing team but they currently have full roster so he ended up both in waiting list. Training and flying regularly won’t help him improve a lot, so while waiting for a chance to be an official member of Hufflepuff house team, he promised himself he should at least try joining the unofficial matches to learn more about the rules, and to become a better flyer. It’s only with enough experience will he achieve the knowledge and skills he desired. The first time he joined an unofficial quidditch match, their team’s luck ran out but it’s not without saying they didn’t do their best. It was a fun experience for everyone and he met a lot of people that time.
And now, when he heard there’s another one being organized by another senior student, he didn’t stop himself from signing up again, feeling more confident and excited than his first time. He just hoped his practices paid off for this one. What’s more fun regarding this match is sharing this with his friends, Max, Harumi, Julia, Laasya, Denise and even Poppy! And then there’s their Captain whom he looked up to when it comes to flying, Cass. It’s only a matter of time to get to know the rest of their team. One other reason why he considered this very special, is the fact that he’s part of the starting roster and not just a second-string chaser. But with that kind of opportunity, came with different kind of pressure too. It just meant he needed to be in his A game.
Harlan’s voice cut through his thoughts, and realizing what the older guy’s words meant, Zephyr winced and glanced at him sheepishly as he gave him a thumbs up. He really needed to wake himself from his daydream and focus on the game. The supposedly referee grabbed their attention and say the usual introduction, rules and asking them to get into position which he did together with his team. Nodding, he took off and followed Max who just declared their opponent will be eating dirt, Zephyr chuckled and gave his buddy a high five. He was about to take his position as one of the chasers when he overheard Poppy’s voice. He almost missed it if he’s not hovering beside her. “Oh thanks! You too. Get that snitch early, you can do this!” Leaving her with a grin, he finally turned to his fellow chasers, taking his position.
Stat: Sta: 5 {6}, Eva: 5 {6}, Str: 7, Wis: 5, Arc: 8, Acc: 5 {7}
Broom: Comet 180 - +2 acc, +1 eva, +1 sta
Special Ability: Calming Presence - Allies gain a 10% chance to auto-hit on all actions needing an accuracy vs evasion roll. This does not stack.
Action: As strategised.
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Calming Presence | The Muggle Condition
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Made by the amazing and lovely Elena Clark
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Damien took a deep breath as he slowly made his way to the quidditch pitch on this lovely spring morning. He couldn’t lie and say he wasn’t a tad bit nerves not even because of this match as he had gotten used to playing in Qudditch matches for awhile ever since last summer. No it was more so the fact he had been picked as the team’s captain for this game which is what made him nervous. He didn’t have any idea on how to lead a team in Qudditch so this was about to an interesting new thing for Damien. Due to how nervous and worried he gotten about being a captain he wanted to make sure he was prepared for anything, he hand spent the last few nights writing down little notes in a notebook for him to look back on in case he needed it but he was feeling more and more do confident in himself as the time went on so he get pretty good about being a captain. As he made it onto the pitch he noticed most of the other team was there so luckily he wasn’t late or anything to the pitch. He got onto his broom and kicked off into the air as he waited for the rest of his team. He got lost in his thoughts as he tried to think of more strategies in his head for however the outcome of the first round would be. |
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| IC date: March 19th 2026 | Interactions: Open to any |
| Actions: As strategized | Abilities: Chasers interception |
| English: #0056d6 | Thoughts: Italics |
Broom: Sliver arrow (+3 to every stat) |
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Stats: (with broom) Stamina: 10 Evasion: 12 Strength: 9 Wisdom: 8 Arcane power: 8 Accuracy: 13 |
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To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Banner By • Julia Evans
UNOFFICIAL
QUIDDITCH
ROUND
ONE
STA 11 14 xxxxxx12 9 WIS
EVA 11 14 xxxx 12 9 ARC
STR 11 14 xxxxxx 14 11 ACC
Broom: Varápidos (+3 to all stats)
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As strategized.
Obnoxiously Strong, Calming Presence
(Allies are The Golden Phoenix), Foul PlayBROOM EFFECTReducioEnganação. This literally means "cheat" and is basically the art of sleight of hand for Brazilian Quiddich players. When a Quiddich player attempts to use the "cheat" action, where they attempt to cast a spell while in a game, they succeed once per game automatically. Must declare alongside the cheat action. All subsequent attempts to cheat have a 10% automatic "not noticed by the spectators" effect.[/size[/center]LOCATION SETTINGS
Date: March 19th, 2026
Weather: Humid with occasional
gusts of wind
It was that time of the year, and no, it was not Christmas. It was one of those unofficial Quidditch game that @Ebony Vetra hosted. And with how often students hosted unofficial games like Broom Race, Duelling, and more often than not, Quidditch, it got Cash thinking about their future.
What they going to do after the green eyes graduate from Hogwarts. The Sixth year thought their future had already set in stone. Graduate from Hogwarts. Applying for Trainee Healer. And slowly work their way ip to he a certificated and legal line of Healers. But now, standing in the Quidditch pitch, Cash has consider perhaps - just maybe - they consider becoming a Pro Quidditch player.
And in the long run becoming one of those Star Quidditch player, only time will tell. The young Ironwoods then shake their head to bring themselves to the presence. Vetra gave a decent introduction of what all of them had going to do. Before this very day, Casu uad tracked down their teammates and rattle off their team strategy.
Their green eyes bounce from one person to the next. There was @Harlan Montgomery that Cash heard from the grapevine he play for Gryffindor Quidditch team. Then there was @Julia Evans that Cash had so much fun moderating her unofficial Duelling with fellow Ravenclaw, Natasha Jones.
There were also @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler that Cash tried not to make comparison to Cash almost forgotton best friend, Henry Knight. There was also @Zephyr Deakin that the young Ironwoods accidentally and had the privilage to mentor him as he sharpening his Flying skill.
But the rest of the mostly fresh, wide.eyes, and young first-years were foreign to them. And as good as any sports, Harlan had given the first thrash talk followed ny Max too. Cash smiled to that. The former Beater of Slytherin saw one by one their teammates flew up in the air and get into their position.
“Make me proud, guys!”Cash cheered them on. “Just do what we had been discussef and believe in yourself”They added some more. It was so very uncharacteristic of Cash to be this light and positive. Perhaps because this was an unofficial Quidditch game, the pressure they were felt were not as big and heavy as the official ones.
With Cash had been said that, they gravbed their Varápidos and moved to the bench. As Cash sat on the Second-String bench, it got them thinking, are they adequate enough to be acting as Captain for today match? And if at the end of this game, the Golden Phoenix claim its victory over the other team, Cash had no longer doubting their leadership skills no more.
The young socialite took a deep breath and release it slowly. Let the game commence!
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| sta • 10 | eva • 10 | str • 10 FROM ASHES WE RISE wis • 8 | arc • 8 | acc • 10 | PA | OS | PM Y3 THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | PM Y5 | ability |
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Riley Bluescar ✩ Ravenclaw
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@Persephone Grimsbane
@Harumi Everdane
@Zephyr Deakin
@Harlan Montgomery
@Julia Evans
@Cassandra Ironwoods
@Denise Yarbrough
@Artie Kempston
@Elisa Shakestra
@Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler
@Laasya Manjunath
@Elena Clark
@Ari Gwild
@Damien Dragonclaw
@Mirada Johnson
@Rafal Devereux
@Tatiana Contraire
@Valour Argentum
@Prat Pass
@Graci Laren
@Astal Rosalya Tarovus
She’d talked a bit with her teammates, and Elena had decided to kindly lend her Comet 180. The broom was pretty fast. Faster than anything she’d practiced with. When she’d practiced as a child, her father would always be right there next to her. Now, she had no one. No actually, now, she had her teammates. And they helped. She grinned, and her blue eyes shimmered. Her hair was flying around a bit, and shw wished she’d brought a ribbon. Riley couldn’t help but worry a bit. Sure, her first game would be fun, but what if she got hit by a bludger? Or she got thrown off her broom? Anything could happen. She drew a deap breath and hummed a small tune. It may not have calmed her fully, but it helped. She started to actually feel excited again.
Riley also hoped she could make some friends here. That was one of the reasons she signed up for the unofficial quidditch. She wanted to make connections. Maybe even outside of her year. She just hoped to make her experience at Hogwarts the very best!
♡♡♡♡♡♡Actions: Assuming positions as strategized
Stats: Wisdom: 7 | Evasion: 6 | Arcane Power: 5 | Strength: 5 | Stamina: 7 | Accuracy: 5 |
Abilities: Lovely Creature | Effect: You are very distracting to look at. This increases the Control DC of spells in duels and adventures by +2 as well as the DC for finding things in adventures or the DC for finding the snitch in a game of Quidditch. This ability does not stack.
Broom: Comet 180 from @Elena Clark’s trunk. | +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 stamina
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Banner by Julia Evans
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Laasya:#ff751a ❀ Others:#ff9d85
For the past few months at Hogwarts, Laasya had not played one single match of Quidditch, the most popular sport there. Actually, Laasya had never participated in any official match besides the figure skating contest. She just found out that everyone were hosting unofficial Quidditch, duelling and even snowball fights here. So when she found out there would be an unofficial match hosted by a fifth-year named Ebony Vetra, she decided to join. She was playing the role as a second-string beater, which meant she had to manage all those pesky bludgers. It would be hard work of course but she knew she was very lucky as it was many wizards or witches' dream to play, even if it was unofficial. She had watched a few matches before so she knew what to expect. She carried her new broom, a Shooting Star over to the training pitch. It was a bit simple, compared to what her teamates had, but it was way better than having to borrow one of the school brooms.
After reaching the pitch, she saw that some of her teamates and some from the other team had reached before her. Out of all the new faces, she recognized her friends Julia, Zephyr and Denise. This made her even more excited as she was playing with her friends as well. She also hoped to make even more friends during the match. "Good luck everyone!" Laasya yelled at a moderate volume before making her way to the benches. She was ready for whatever would happen next.
Word Count: 257
Stats
STA-7{8}, EVA-8{9}, STR-4, WIS-7, ARC-2, ACC-7
Broom
Shooting Star: +1 evasion; +1 stamina
Abilities
Prodigal Charms Learner
Action
As strategized
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
mentions| @thunderbolts
ooc notes| n/a
date| 19/03/26
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"Can't stop, addicted to the shindig. / Chop Top, he says I'm gonna win big."
Quidditch. It had been the least of Valour's concerns upon starting at Hogwarts. The sport had been largely uninspiring - and rather perilous - ever since they'd picked it up as a youth. They had grown so used to playing as Beater that the game had entirely lost its novelty. They had an acute intuition that left them largely unscathed, while demolishing other kids their age. At some point, their father had suggested they took up a non-contact sport - for the sake of the other kids.
Now they were back, breathing in the damp winter air and looking around. There were a lot of other players here, some familiar, some that blended into the backdrop of Valour's everyday life. With their general absence from classes and school life, once recognisable faces had become murky at best. Today would be a nice chance to perhaps take their mind of the troubles of ordinary life. They'd be trying their hand at a new position: Keeper. Not that they'd get much of a chance to play today - other's got to the pitch first and so Valour sat herself on the bench with a faint look of disinterest. As she surveyed the pitch, she wondered whether this might rekindle some interest in the game. Playing as Keeper would still be defensive, requiring strength and accuracy, however would be perhaps less involved with the heat of the game. Instead, they watch from their post, ready to block when needed and support their teammates. Sounded a little boring, but who knew?
The young witch yawned and stretched out, cracking their neck from left to right before propping their feet up on the bench in front of them. They lounged back, keeping an observant eye on the conversation around them.
"Choose not a life of imitation. / Distant cousin to the reservation."
actions| as strategised
broom| nimbus 1500 as keeper, negates opponent's goal-scoring advantage
note
intuition - 10% auto-hit and auto-evade abilities |magical race
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sta 5 | eva 8 | str 5 | wis 2 | arc 1 | acc 9
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sta 5 | eva 8 | str 5 | wis 2 | arc 1 | acc 9
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