Post by Cadic's Devoted on Nov 26, 2007 22:28:54 GMT -5
As the morning rises, the competitors slowly make their way to the courtyard where the party took place the night before. This time though, the air is somber, the long table replaced by a much shorter one with a light breakfast spread on it. The stairs which led up the balcony the night before still do, but the balcony itself has changed. Where before was some simple white railing and a simple fenced in balcony, now is flat, with seemingly imperceptible bumps and ridges on the floor. From your low position you are unable to see anything distinct about it. As you all mingle, eating a light breakfast and anticipating the morning, your host steps out of the house from the door behind the balcony, stepping up to the edge, and looking around.
"Glad to see you could all rejoin us this morning.. we don't seem to be missing anyone so we will go ahead and begin, as I am sure you are all anxious to get started."
Giving everyone a minute to gather together a little closer he continues.
"You all know the basic rules from the pamphlets left in your rooms (The information I've already given you). Now, onto a few things you may not already know. All rounds will have a specific time limit, unless the round is ended early by there being a single person left standing. In which case a Last Man Standing bonus of 3 points will be awarded. At the end of the round everyone will be scored and ranked from highest to lowest, starting out with a list of 25. In consecutive rounds following the first, you will receive extra points on all eliminations based on current ranking, which is constantly fluctuating. Therefore if you eliminate someone of a higher rank you will receive bonus points. These points will be awarded by me based on a number of factors."
"Those of you with companions...You are responsible for them. They are worth just as much as any other competitor, and also will have a 1 round penalty in which they will be unable to accompany you if eliminated. Those two lowest ranked competitors at the end of every round will be eliminated. Ties will be broken appropriately. "
"And I believe that is all for now. The first round will be a forested area, free of all natural predators and prey, occupied by only those of you competing."
Reaching into a pocket he pulls out a handful of some small objects and suddenly slings them out across the crowd, one of the objects landing in front of each of you. The objects are small dice, about 1/4" across cut into 20 faceted sides numbered from 1-20.
"If you would all be so kind as to roll those onto the table over there." As you all look, the breakfast table has been cleared and is now gridded off into what looks like a scoreboard laying flat, with the names of the 25 competitors across the top. "Please keep your die in your column, roll it once and leave it there. After everyone has rolled, positions will be chosen and the round will start."
[ooc] Everyone roll Iniative please and post the result, along with any pertinent actions of the morning (As in if you buffed or anything before coming down to breakfast, or anything you do AT breakfast, or when he tells you to roll the die) [/ooc]
"Glad to see you could all rejoin us this morning.. we don't seem to be missing anyone so we will go ahead and begin, as I am sure you are all anxious to get started."
Giving everyone a minute to gather together a little closer he continues.
"You all know the basic rules from the pamphlets left in your rooms (The information I've already given you). Now, onto a few things you may not already know. All rounds will have a specific time limit, unless the round is ended early by there being a single person left standing. In which case a Last Man Standing bonus of 3 points will be awarded. At the end of the round everyone will be scored and ranked from highest to lowest, starting out with a list of 25. In consecutive rounds following the first, you will receive extra points on all eliminations based on current ranking, which is constantly fluctuating. Therefore if you eliminate someone of a higher rank you will receive bonus points. These points will be awarded by me based on a number of factors."
"Those of you with companions...You are responsible for them. They are worth just as much as any other competitor, and also will have a 1 round penalty in which they will be unable to accompany you if eliminated. Those two lowest ranked competitors at the end of every round will be eliminated. Ties will be broken appropriately. "
"And I believe that is all for now. The first round will be a forested area, free of all natural predators and prey, occupied by only those of you competing."
Reaching into a pocket he pulls out a handful of some small objects and suddenly slings them out across the crowd, one of the objects landing in front of each of you. The objects are small dice, about 1/4" across cut into 20 faceted sides numbered from 1-20.
"If you would all be so kind as to roll those onto the table over there." As you all look, the breakfast table has been cleared and is now gridded off into what looks like a scoreboard laying flat, with the names of the 25 competitors across the top. "Please keep your die in your column, roll it once and leave it there. After everyone has rolled, positions will be chosen and the round will start."
[ooc] Everyone roll Iniative please and post the result, along with any pertinent actions of the morning (As in if you buffed or anything before coming down to breakfast, or anything you do AT breakfast, or when he tells you to roll the die) [/ooc]