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[Wiz-War Tournament] Championship - Blood in the Water

ObiFettObiFett Use the ForceAs You WishRegistered User regular
edited July 2012 in Critical Failures
The Championship

Welcome to the maze of winners!

Get your counter-spell orders in ASAP after getting your hands PM'd to you.

TURNS WILL START 24 hours after the final game ends.

Its been a while for some of you so just in case:
READ. THE. RULES.
And the FAQ.
And the NEW FAQ!

Some changes to the above to make it playable over a forum
Counter-Spells - Because no one wants to have to wait for everyone to say whether or not they will counter any given spell by another player, all players will instead queue up their counter/reaction spells with conditions. For example, if I had a Full Shield (Counter any spell targeting me) in my hand I could queue it up by saying "Cast only if someone targets me with an attack that does damage" or "Cast if someone targets me with any spell" or "Cast if someone targets me with [specific spell]". These conditions can be as specific, multi-tiered, and creative as you want them to be. These should be PM'd to me once you get your starting hand/draw new cards and can be changed whenever and as often as you like. If you don't set anything up for your counter-spells, they just simply won't get played when its not your turn.

Turns - Turns will also be PM'd to me. You will have 24 hours after the previous player turn is posted for you to PM me your turn (this may change based on various factors or majority player demand). Your PM will contain the exact movement and timing of all the castings of your spells. Because there are counter-spells, however, if something gets countered in the middle of your turn, then it gets countered and your turn will continue on. In order to account for this, you can put conditionals in your turn order. For example, "Move down, Cast Lightning Bolt targeting Red Wizard. If lightning bolt is countered, then transform into Gnome and move Up, Up. If lightning bolt is not countered, then cast Fire Wall on right side of A-4 and move Up, Up." These can be as complicated or as simple as you want/need them to be.

Communication - All communication should be done in this thread. No PMs. Absolutely no sharing direct information about your cards.

Schools of Magic - You will be playing with all of the currently available schools of magic (Thaumaturgy, Conjuring, Mutation, Alchemy, Elemental, Mentalism) and both cantrip decks.

Victory - A wizard needs 3 VPs to win.

The Beginning Maze Status:
Champ1-0.png

stever777 <-Current Turn
VP - 0
Life - 15
Cards in Hand - 5
Sustained Spells/Held Items:

moleface
VP - 0
Life - 15
Cards in Hand - 5
Sustained Spells/Held Items:

El Skid
VP - 0
Life - 15
Cards in Hand - 5
Sustained Spells/Held Items:

admanb
VP - 0
Life - 15
Cards in Hand - 5
Sustained Spells/Held Items:

matev
VP - 0
Life - 15
Cards in Hand - 5
Sustained Spells/Held Items:

Only one of you can become The First Wizard of Critical Failures.

Good luck.


ObiFett on
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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    @stever777 @moleface @El Skid @admanb ( @matev / @Harlon ), your hands will be PM'd to you when game 5 finishes. Which could still be a while, tbh.

    I still don't know if we should play to 3 VPs or 2 VPs in a five player game. Everywhere I looked on the internet it seems like the older version still played to 2 VPs even in 5 player games. But the older version had VERY different rules than this one. I can see how with 5 players only playing to 2 VPs it could be a little too luck based.

    What do you all think?

  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    Seems like the Championship should be to 3, just to enhance the epicness. If that means it ends with four dead wizards... so be it.

  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    edited March 2012
    I was leaning towards 3 VPs myself. Figured I would give everyone a chance to pipe in about it.

    Also, for the purpose of full disclosure, I RNG'd for the turn order, color, tile side, tile placement, and tile rotation.

    ObiFett on
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    3 VP, definitely. Old version didn't give any VP for kills.

  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    edited March 2012
    Well hello thar!

    Yeah, 3 VPs sounds fine. More opportunity for bloodshed, but less "he killed someone for a VP, gang up on him quick!"

    El Skid on
  • molefacemoleface Registered User regular
    Ditto on the 3 VPs idea. More mayhem and less chance to end the game in a single turn like some other game we know

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    psn: lankyplonker
  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    That's a majority.

    3 VPs it is!

  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    Treasure hunters variant. 2VP if you capture two treasures or be the last wizard left alive :D

  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    edited March 2012
    Treasure hunters variant is cool. If/when I run another of these things (it all depends on demand, tbh) I want to roll for variants for each game.

    I really like Uncluttered Minds (maintained spells don't count against hand size) and Deadly Treasures (if both of your treasures get captured, you die), too

    ObiFett on
  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    FINALLY

    I'm looking forward to this insanity. 3 VPs is a fine idea and I support it.

    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    I vote for 2 VP's just to be contrary.

    Die all!
    (Oh, did I say that out loud?)

    stever777 on
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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    Starting hands have been PM'd to all.

    I will give everyone 24 hours to get ready and send me counter orders. First turn is due Sunday, @stever777

  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    What did you use for the purple board?

  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    As JD knows, I may take a few weeks to get going. 8-)

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    Bedlam wrote: »
    What did you use for the purple board?

    Its just a recoloring of the green board. Massive credit goes to my wife, who is a photoshop genius (she's on it every day doing photography work), for scanning and cropping all the assets. She also recolored the green board into a purple one to allow the 5 player game and The Pit.

  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    I'm in love, again.

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  • molefacemoleface Registered User regular
    I should let you guys know that I'm out of town till Tuesday. I will have limited internet access while I'm away, so I don't think that I will slow the game down, but it's no guarantee. So if you don't get orders from me on Sunday or Monday, that's why :)

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  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    I don't wanna hurt El Skid. :(

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  • El SkidEl Skid The frozen white northRegistered User regular
    I fully support the not hurting of El Skid by all parties in this little maze here. :P

  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    BLOOD MAKES THE GRASS GROW, KILL KILL KILL!

  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?

    ....cause, y'know, the game hasn't even started yet.

    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    I was gonna say this is taking a while to get going but...
    Nah!

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    stever777 wrote: »
    I was gonna say this is taking a while to get going but...
    Nah!

    slowver

    You know its your turn, right? And that your turn was due on Sunday?

  • TayrunTayrun Registered User regular
    I bet all my spectatorbucks on admanb! Go get em, tiger!

  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    Tayrun, my first act as Arch-Wizard of Critical Failures when I ascend will be to lock you in the Pit of Edition Discussion for your insolence.

    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • TayrunTayrun Registered User regular
    Oh god no don't throw me into Darian's nest, please o glorious Merlin!

  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    Orders in, finally.

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    edited March 2012
    stever777 is careful as he explores this new maze.

    Actual Orders:
    Move to O7.
    Draw 2 cards.

    Current Map and Player Status:
    Champ1-1.png

    stever777
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 7
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    moleface <-Current Turn
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    El Skid
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    admanb
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    matev
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    moleface can hear sound of footsteps echoing throughout the halls

    ObiFett on
  • Gandalf_the_CrazedGandalf_the_Crazed Vigilo ConfidoRegistered User regular
    That's what took you so long? "I move, I draw"?

    ObiFett, requesting permission to consider all squares of the Championship as having LOS from all squares in the Pit. One-way LOS, of course.

    PEUsig_zps56da03ec.jpg
  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    I was busy doing badly in March Madness pools.

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    That's what took you so long? "I move, I draw"?

    ObiFett, requesting permission to consider all squares of the Championship as having LOS from all squares in the Pit. One-way LOS, of course.

    HAH! That'd be hilarious!

    Also, good idea. What if there was a multi-level Pit? Might make for some potential interesting dangers as well as a cool exploring aspect.

  • Gandalf_the_CrazedGandalf_the_Crazed Vigilo ConfidoRegistered User regular
    See, I thought
    when you talked about how the first people to die would get a jumpstart on exploring the Pit, that it was going to be a map that expanded randomly like Castle Ravenloft.

    PEUsig_zps56da03ec.jpg
  • TayrunTayrun Registered User regular
    Say it with us; Slowver.

  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    See, I thought
    when you talked about how the first people to die would get a jumpstart on exploring the Pit, that it was going to be a map that expanded randomly like Castle Ravenloft.

    I initially had an idea for there to be a fog of war type effect, but the logistics for displaying that proved to be harder than I originally thought for this first iteration of The Pit.

  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    Slowver to victory.

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    Clearly his goal is to lull the opposition into disinterest.

  • stever777stever777 AFK most Saturdays Registered User regular
    My spell of ennui.

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  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    But I am always watching. Never tiring, never sleeping. I wait for the one moment of weakness, then I strike!

    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    edited March 2012
    moleface moves quietly and creates a lifestone to give him a much needed edge for when the pain finally comes. Because it will come.

    Actual Orders:
    move to H4
    Cast Lifestone
    Lifestone | Item | Self | Permanent | Magic Stone : While carrying this item, you gain 1 life at the start of your turn (you may never exceed 20 life). If you suffer any fire damage, all magic stones you are carrying are destroyed
    Draw 2 cards

    Current Map and Player Status:
    Champ1-2.png

    stever777
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 7
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    moleface
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 6
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:
    Lifestone | Item | Self | Permanent | Magic Stone : While carrying this item, you gain 1 life at the start of your turn (you may never exceed 20 life). If you suffer any fire damage, all magic stones you are carrying are destroyed

    El Skid <-Current Turn
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    admanb
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    matev
    VP - 0
    Life - 15
    Cards in Hand - 5
    Sustained Spells/Held Items:

    El Skid has now heard sounds and felt magical energy near him. This is all to familiar.

    ObiFett on
  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I figured if I ignored this thread log enough it would inevitably be my turn when I get back.

    I was wrong.

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