Ambience music The Fold von Moritz cordially invites all to attend the Spring Jousting Tournament of 311 A.C., hosted in loving adoration of His Holiness Emperor Alexander I; may He know our adoration from afar, wherever He may be. The good knights of the city shall don their banners and wear their sigils proud as they take to the jousting lists and compete in the name of honor. The tournament will open with the main event, the joust, on Friday, March 31. All knights are permitted to sign up at least a day in advance. The next day, on Saturday, all citizens are invited to attend Countess Amelina Peirgarten’s "Knight of Chivalry" knight gala for an evening of chivalric entertainment. Finally, the knights of the city should nominate one knight from each order to participate in a final mystery event in Arena Court on Sunday, April 2. All knights are encouraged to find a noble house to sponsor them with appropriate raiments worn in their honor. But a noble family should be conscious of splitting one’s favor too thinly, that it be diluted too thin. We shall see which knights ride as the embodiment of chivalry, which knights court the adoration of doe-eyed fans, and which knights make a good show of entertainment for the crowd. OOC:Dates to save: Jousting bracket tournament: March 31 at 7 p.m. EST, /tp jousting field, all knight signups welcome. Knight gala: April 1 at 7 p.m. EST, /tp Elf Ballroom, all of good standing are welcome, more information here. Arena Court mystery competition: April 2 at 6 p.m. EST, one knight from each order should be chosen to attend. No signups necessary. The winner of the joust and the winner of the mystery competition will each receive one month of supremium. To register for the tournament, reply to this thread and provide the following information: Horse’s name and breed: Character name: Character app: Knight order: Noble house sponsor: (Edit this in later if you need).
How will the joust work? The joust will function using very specific rules. To win, your character needs to hit an opponent character twice, which “unseats” the opponent. Both will approach one another in game. Both will then roll their attack roll first, then their defense roll. This means both riders could do damage against one another in one “turn”. Then, you ride back to the end, turn around, rinse and repeat. Block counters, extra HP, armor counters are ignored in this tournament. Rolls will be provided via public spreadsheet based on their character app proficiencies. However, there are certain other hidden modifiers you can earn to improve your rolls both before, but also during, the tournament. Nothing too game-breaking, but enough to reward people for wholeheartedly participating in this event. Be entertaining. There are modifiers tied to the crowd’s behavior too. So if you show up to spectate, there are ways you can influence the hypothetical chances of a certain knight winning. Which means, show up and heckle! The modifiers are hidden to everyone except me, and I’ve left some hints in this thread for you. Have fun RPing about the event : D Mystery competition: The arena court competition will function like any other normal CRP scene… With a twist. Show up and find out!
Horse’s Name: Salvatore, an all black Heerstepper Character Name: Archard Rothe Character App: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/archer-rothe.75725/ Knight Order: Viridian Noble House Sponsor: Belrose
Horse’s Name & Breed: Ora d'oro "Golden Hour", a grey and white speckled Percheron with a golden mane Character Name: Casimir di Epostella Character App: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/casimir-di-epostella.103726/ Knight Order: Reliquary, Chatellane Chapter Noble House Sponsor: di Epostella
Horse’s name and breed: Maanvond "Night's Bane", a Camarillo White Horse with hazel eyes. Character name: Avael Daalsein Character app: Click Here Knight order: Aelrrigan Order Noble house sponsor: N/A
Horse’s name and breed: Bisou, A Gôdive Horse with pristine white coat, golden colored Maine and dazzling blue eyes. Character name: Benoit Bayard Character app:https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/benoit-bayard.104644/ Knight order: Reliquary, Villiers-Eclaire Noble house sponsor: Bayard
Horse’s name and breed: "Baucent", A walnut and dappled-white Stadder horse Character name: Eleanaire of Jophael Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/eleanaire-of-jophael.87411/ Knight order: Reliquary, Villiers-Eclaire Noble house sponsor: Awaiting Sponsorship
Horse’s name and breed: A hardy Heerstepper by the name of Edern. Came by during her travels in Kintyr, the beast lives up to her name and more. Just as any Heerstepper worthy of note, Edren sports a solid black coat and feathers encasing her hooves. Character name: Brunhilde von Moritz Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/brunhilde-von-moritz.101194/ Knight order: Viridian. Noble House sponsor: von Moritz
Horse’s name and breed: 'Adette' - An all black Heerstepper with an oddly gentle temperament. Character name: Kreiger von Karlisle. Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/kreiger-von-karlisle.104254/#post-1055035 Knight order: Viridian. Noble house sponsor: von Karlisle
Horse’s name and breed: Asni, donkey Character name: Merowald Risberg Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/merowald-risberg.102987/ Knight order: Bloodcast Noble house sponsor: (Edit later)
Horse’s name and breed: "Piété" - a Cheval du Ciel breed, with her saddle, hooves, and mighty wings accessorized in gold. As the Twindivine son rides upon her back, with his own wings outstretched in kind, the complete silhouette makes for a both holy & terrifying shape. Character name: Aldéric Leroux. Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/aldéric.104500/ Knight order: Reliquary, Villiers-Eclair. Noble house sponsor: House Vikström.
Horse’s name and breed: Aibell, a Gôdive mare of pure-white coat and eyes of icy blue. On loan from his mentor, who acquired it in dubious circumstances involving three dastardly Ithanian fencers. Character name: Wilvamair Arnyn Character app: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/william-arnyn.65458/ Knight order: Aelriggan Order Noble house sponsor: TBD
! Signups for the tournament are now closed ! You can view the roll sheet, and the bracket, here. It is best for participants to keep this spreadsheet open because rolls will change during the course of the tournament. Vendors are welcome to peddle their wares and concessions in the stands during the event itself. Otherwise, we will begin at 7 p.m. EST!