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Welcome to the Pre-Christmas RPG Tournament! We are stripping away the fluff and getting back down to the meat and potatoes of the Arena, high energy [b]competitive creative combat writing[/b]. This is also going to be a Newcomer Friendly  tournament for those interested in the the functions of Arena RP. We have limited spots and we expect a level of dedication to your matches. But the more you put into this exciting multiverse the more fun you will have. See below for the FAQ!


[hider=Explain This Tournament]
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Fairly Simple, this will be a 12 player single elimination 'knockout' style tournament, the primary 8 brackets are for slightly more confident or returning players while the 'neophyte' brackets are for the newbies, who will get to jump ahead as an advantage. There will be 4 rounds  Preliminary, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Final Showdown. Each round will have a different 'tier and theme'. But that will be explained more later.
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[hider=How do you Arena Battle is it like a 1x1?]
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Arena battles differ from typical 1x1s or any other RPs because, [u]Arena writing is non collaborative[/u] you aren't telling a predetermined story, you are using creative writing to defeat your opponent. Its a contest between (usually) 2 players with pre created character specifically for arena combat.
The basic rules/concept can be seen [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/87170-t1-eden-era-and-t1-modern-5-different-takes/ooc#post-3062213]here[/url] but if you need clarification on anything, feel free to ask me, [@Rilla], [@Skallagrim] or any other Arena regulars.

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[hider=So What Character Will I Be Using?]
Here is the interesting part, you will be using different characters for different rounds of the tournaments. Each with their own theme. 

Preliminary will be [b]Modern-Normal[/b]
(Close-ish to realistic, Street-fighters, Soldiers, Low-level meta humans, High level Martial Artists, limited firearms, roughly modern settings.)

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Quarter Finals will be [b]Fantasy[/b]
(Low-Powered Tier, Magic Swordsmen, Low Level Demons, Angels, Demi-gods. Mid Level Magic Users, Fantasy Shape Shifters, Humanoid creatures, Elves, Dwarves, Pirates, very early gunpowder weapons. Medieval fantasy settings)

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Semi Finals will be [b]Science Fiction[/b]
(Powered Tier: High Tech Agents, Mech Suits (think Iron Man or Samus), Powered Aliens or Mutants, moderate future weaponry and armor)
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And the Finals will be [b]TBA [/b]depending on who the finalists are.



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[hider=Will you be in the Tournament, Dynamo?]
No, I will be organizing the match-ups assigning the battlegrounds, approving the characters and judging the majority of the matches.
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[hider=So about those Characters?]
Very Simple and easy to make. We usually have character sheets with:

[b]Name:
Picture:
Height:
Weight:
Abilities & Skills:
Equipment:
Optional Flavor Text:
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Skills, Abilities and Equipment should be as detailed as possible, and the strengths should be balanced. SO if your character has enhanced agility in a low tier contest, they probably shouldn't have the best armor and weapons too. But this can all be discussed and reasoned when we are approving.


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[b]Round 1[/b]
[@Parvo] vs[@Silver Carrot]

[@Drifting Pollen] vs[@ImportantNobody]

[@The Angry Goat] vs [@Fruitless] 

[@Doc Doctor] vs [@Tasuke]

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