Trumpets blow loudly to introduce the start of the tournament day. Everyone is invited to watch or participate. Those who would like to sign up need simply sign in for the competition they seek to join in on. Sign ups open at 8am, though you can sign up any time before the start of your competition category. There are different prizes listed for each category!
In the sign-up area before the tournaments begin, there will be a number of entertainment shows going on: Some of the fae who were invited are giving enchanted body paintings. Once the painting is finished, they will travel across your body like a living tattoo. Please be sure to specify if you would like it to be permanent or temporary, and exactly what you want-- especially if you want a permanent one.
In addition to the body painting, there will be a number of clowns playing pranks and giving out balloons that, when popped, completely cover the surrounding 5 feet in glow-in-the-dark glitter that smells of your favorite scent. Each one will smell different depending on who is smelling it. What's more is the glitter actually dissolves after 12 hours, so you don't have to worry about it never getting out of anything. Amazing!
There are additional dance shows and parades going on through the town and near the sign-up area to draw people in, and little pop-up shops with merch you can buy to support the tournament-- cool t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, keychains, and more. Don't forget to download the Tournament Bets app so you can place money on your favorites to win and make bank! Maybe save some for the tavern afterward if things don't work out, though... or before you make any decisions, check out the castles' royal tea garden, beautifully decorated in a wide variety of wintery florals, which is set up and serving a delightful medley of teas with soothing effects. Just be careful-- each table has a magic grapevine that will communicate with another table, so you may end up hearing someone else's secrets on the grapevine... or just ending up with a fun conversation if you notice it before you say something you don't want to share.
As the tournament gets underway, it starts off with all of the multiview screens taking focus on the royal viewing box. In it stands a man that we have not yet seen before, but who stands with an air of dignity. He's wearing a suit, and a crown, and looks confident despite that he has many reasons to be hesitant- he is back from the dead, after all.
 | ”"My name is Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. Many of you may have heard of me from your worlds I'm told, and many still may not have, but I will begin with an apology. I should have been there for those of you who arrived months ago and have been bravely pursuing this battle without leadership. I am afraid a few millennia of culture shock have thrown me off course and the Advent of the Kardashians in my studies has not helped these matters. But that is little excuse. From here on out, I will be with you in your journeys. Those who have questions of me, I will be offering an..."
Merlin's voice comes in off-camera to help him out, since he's still not sure on all the lingo, offering "AMA" to assist, then Arthur continues.
"An AMA to you all in the coming days. But for the time being, let us celebrate the wins and strides you all have made with a tournament. Those brave enough to enter, I hope to see you vying for knighthood and fighting alongside me in the days to come. For the love of Camelot!" |
The video ends and the first tournament event begins. The categories and prizes are as follows:Close-Quarters Melee (No Magic): Any non-projectile weapon is allowed. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last combatant standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Enchanted Sword, courtesy of the royal blacksmith and permanently enchanted by Merlin (Winner can choose what kind of effect they want upon contact with blade! IC choice, but must be approved by mods)
Physical Healing: All physical wounds will be divided among healers. Participation in this event will yield monetary payment of 10,000G per person regardless of win, as it is an essential service. The first person to complete their patient load will win the competition. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Protective Charm
Long-Range Firing Competition: Archers, gunsmen, slingshot, or any other projectile-firing weapons or magic may be used for precision aiming at long-distance targets, both still and moving. It is not permitted to fire at other competitors, but distracting, blocking, and otherwise creating interference with curses, shields, and so on is permitted. Causing injury to other competitors will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Item) Locked-and-Loading Projectile Purse
Lunch: Lunch break! There are plenty of food stands available for anyone to purchase whatever food their heart desires, but for the competitive lot, there is a hot dog eating contest to participate in or enjoy. Let the ref know if you would prefer vegan hot dogs, as they are available. Prize: 20,000K; (Recipe) Instant Loperamide
Animal & Hypnotic Obstacle Course: This one is for the animal and cognitive users. Use animal magic to direct a blindfolded animal or hypnotized peer through an obstacle course. Whichever team finishes the course first is the winner. (No one will question whether or not the hypnotized participant is there willingly, but make sure you discuss OOC.) Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Enchanted Gold Rose
Dark & Light Submission: Dark magic users will be given instructions to utilize shadow magic to essentially swallow their light opponent into a vat of darkness and pull them into pitch-black dungeons underground. Light magic users are to utilize their light magic to overwhelm the shadows and prevent themselves from being pulled under. Light magic users are given intsructions to create hardlight bindings to stop their dark magic opponents from controlling the shadows. Whoever secures their opponent first wins. (Multiple winners.) Prize: 10,000G; (Potion) Countercurse
Alchemy & Kinetic Animated Battles: An alchemist and a kinetic user pair up to alchemize a warrior of their choosing. It can be made of any material you like-- stone, straw, brick, mud, steel, whatever, but it must be made to be mobile and armed as you please, as kinetic users will then be tasked with animating various parts of the body and fighting the alchemists's creations against each other. Prize: 50,000G to each member of the winning team; (Potion) Animatia
Single Element Knock-Out: Elemental magic users may select one element to fight with. Each magic user is given their own platform in a pool. The goal is to knock your opponents into the water. Note: The water of the pool is not usable in the competition; using the pool will result in disqualification. You can jump from platform to platform to avoid hits but leaving the pool area will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Glowstick
Magical Melee: Like the close-quarters free-for-all, any magic type may join in. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last mage standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Channeling Staff
Anyone who participates will get the following: A big thank you, a free meal ticket redeemable at any food stand during lunch, and (Recipe) Cool Firework. Reminder that players who want their character to win should sign up on the plotting post here. You can thread anything out on the log. Please sign up before 11:59pm on Friday 1/22. Results will be drawn live if we can figure out an easy way to do that and posted on Saturday.
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[She reaches for a slightly larger one. A double XL.]
It may be a bit tight, but that's fashionable on men these days.
[And she has eyes. She likes muscles. Just go with it.]
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Taking the shirt that she offers and hanging up the other one, he nods, his expression focused and serious for something as simple as fashion advice. ]
I'll take your word for it. [ A beat, his brows lifting. ] I must apologize; you've offered me assistance and I haven't even asked your name yet.
[ His manners are perhaps a bit more latent than they used to be, but he hasn't forgotten them entirely. ]
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Her smile spreads into something brighter, and she offers a hand clad in a fingerless glove.]
You're good, really. My name is Claire Redfield. What's yours?
[Not that she minds calling him big guy. It's as apt a description as any.]
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You can call me Dimitri. [ There's no need to go into his full name and title — he is no king here. for once, he really is just like any other citizen, which is...a strange thought. ] You have my gratitude for your assistance. Have you been in the city for long?
[ She seems a lot less out of place than he does, but that's not a high bar. ]
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[She nods her head at his question, and acknowledging his thanks. She'd have done it for anyone, really. She's a Helper.]
A couple of months now. It's similar in some ways to home, except for the magic. So, I'm adjusting from a different angle, I guess.
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I see...so this world serves as a crossroads between other worlds in more than one way. I admit, I still don't think I full appreciate just how much larger this all is than I ever could have known. To consider worlds beyond my own...
[ There's still so much about the lands beyond Fodlan itself that are shrouded in mystery, to say nothing of other stars that may or may not be out there. ]
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[Claire smiles somewhat grimly, looking out towards a window and into the still somewhat odd streets of Camelot.]
Where I'm from, Camelot, this city...and King Arthur are myths. Just stories, as far as anyone knows. But apparently that's all real, here. That's a thing I'm still wrapping my head around.
Other worlds are...also stories, but they never sound quite like this.
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The King...if I may ask a moment more of your time, could you...tell me more about him? Aside from his address at the beginning of the tournament, I don't know much about him.
[ It's not that Dimitri is trying to size him up, but he still wants a better idea of what kind of kingdom this is. It seems peaceful enough, but who is it that leads the people? ]
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Well, there's a few big ones he knows personally. Looking at you, Church Gang.Claire shrugs her shoulders.]
It doesn't bother me at all. Take all the time you need, I know this is a lot.
[As for Arthur though...]
King Arthur was supposed to be a very noble and strong ruler. He ruled England, or...I guess the kingdom we call England now, but it used to be called Camelot. He was a hero, and he had a lot of knights, a council of them in fact. They were called the Round Table, because the table was circular. I think the story says it was so that they were all equal when they were talking Round Table business.
[Which seems like a good idea!]
He defended Camelot against a lot of bad people, but eventually I think he got betrayed? His son? or his sister or something? And he died. The stories always end by saying that King Arthur and Camelot will return when the people of England need him most, so I guess that's now.
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But kingly musings aside, the context is very informative, especially the last part she mentions. So, this is the most dire time for Arthur's kingdom, and so he has returned to defend it once more. That...reminds him a bit of someone he knows as well, though on a smaller scale than this.
A nod. ]
Thank you, that provides some clarity. I can only imagine it's a quite an adjustment for him to return to his kingdom after so long as well. Does he engage with the citizenry often?
[ Dimitri is hardly fit to judge what is appropriate behavior for a king, but it would be encouraging if he does. ]
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[Which is why he's such a curiosity, it seems. Claire hasn't directly tried to engage with him yet, but it's on her list, eventually.]
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Not that he has any room to judge the quality of a monarch's rule... ]
Only the first time? Though I suppose if he were only revived recently, an adjustment period is only to be expected.
[ A little shake of his head. ]
I apologize if I seem mistrusting, but the circumstances of our arrival are strange, to say the least.
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You don't seem mistrusting. You seem sensible. It all seems a little far-fetched, sure, but I haven't been asked to do anything I wouldn't already want to do. And I certainly haven't been forced into anything.
[Which is what she'd worry about.]
Arthur and the others seem to be trying to do right by us. They aren't pushing this, and I think that's maybe changed my initial worry that we were kidnapped.
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He must learn more about Arthur in time, but there's no reason to act rashly. ]
Then I will bear that in mind. [ A beat. ] But I fear I've borrowed your ear for far too long. I should let you get back to the tournament.
[ Not to mention, he'd been looking forward to seeing more of it himself, once he had availed himself of these...trinkets. ]