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Author Topic: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX  (Read 15727 times)

kosmonautti

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #30 on: June 26, 2024, 11:30:38 am »

Name: Grovewarden Gaia
Race: Elk Woman (+155)

Equipment:
- Iron Helm (-24)
- Iron Mail Shirt (-48)
- Iron Gauntlets (-16)
- Iron High Boots (-20)
- Pig tail cloak

Skills:
- Skilled Striker (-40)
- Novice Dodger (-5)
- Novice Armor User (-2)

155 spent, 0 leftover

Backstory:
For years, the fires on the horizon burned and raged, creeping ever so closer to the steps of the sacred groves. First fell the nomadic elves of the north, then soon so did the hardy moose-people of the great forest. Not even two years ago the honorable bear tribes which many of us considered kin were scattered to the winds in wake of the forces of evil. Despite the encroaching calamity, the elder wardens were adamant: "The matters of the world outside the groves are not our concern, and we shall NOT interfere."

As Armok would have it, soon after the fires came to the groves. The Grovewardens fought with all their might, even valiantly pushing back the horde at times, but ultimately they were forced to either flee or perish. Among those who escaped the slaughter was Grovewarden Gaia, a massive elk-person donning a thick suit of armor, now dented and charred from the battle.

Gaia travelled the forests for months before coming across a poster for some kind of tournament in one of the dwarven cities she was passing through, promising great fame and reward to the victor. Pondering on the event for a moment, she recalls a story of a brave bear-person who was said to have seeked glory in a similar gladiator tournament in an effort to gather forces and retake his homelands from the same plight that had now razed the groves. Having wandered without purpose for so long, Gaia finally saw an opportunity to make a change! She would join the tournament here and now, intending to use the fame of victory to raise a powerful force and take back the groves for good.



« Last Edit: June 26, 2024, 12:42:30 pm by kosmonautti »
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Eric Blank

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #31 on: June 26, 2024, 12:49:41 pm »

Name: Snaggle, the Mad Sadist
Race: Hyena Woman 215pts

Skills:
-9 Adequate Discipline
-18 Competent Fighter
-36 Competent Axeman
-12 Adequate Wrestler
-15 Adequate Dodger
-24 Competent Shield User

Equipment:
-48 Iron Battle Axe
-45 Kapok Shield

8 remaining

Backstory:
A young hyena woman tribesman, a recruit in their militia. The "Mad Sadist" gained a bit too much lust for killing people, and sought any excuse to do so, seeking fights with neighboring villages. She was promptly exiled. Luckily for everyone else, she heard about this tournament before happening upon any unwary travelers. Maybe she'll get her fill of violence here.
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SlitherPapi

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #32 on: June 26, 2024, 04:14:56 pm »

Name: Grovewarden Gaia
Race: Elk Woman (+155)

Approved with 0 points left over!

Name: Snaggle, the Mad Sadist
Race: Hyena Woman 215pts
8 remaining

Approved with 8 points remaining!

ok so wanted to kick off another bogeyman pre-show co-commentary as I had fun drawing up one for the last tournament here.

Sweet! loved last year's comic commentary :>
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Sir Dorfleburg

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #33 on: June 26, 2024, 10:41:15 pm »

Mikey the Gorlak

Race: Gorlak
Name: Mikey

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This tourney visitor kept on jumping out of alleys and screaming at people or startling people with that creepy mask of his.  Being a gorlak, he seems like a nice enough guy, but this behavior cannot stand.  Into the arena he goes!

(Not much to tell you about, we don’t really know a lot about this guy—)

(Mikey was fired from Beast Co., but he intends to frighten all the children with savage feats, whereupon they will be forced to rehire him)
« Last Edit: June 27, 2024, 07:11:17 am by Sir Dorfleburg »
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Mkhos

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #34 on: June 27, 2024, 05:34:59 am »

Mikey the Gorlak

Race: Gorlak
Name: Mikey

[spoiler]215 points

Skills-118
Adequate discipline-9 points
Adequate armor user-6 points
Novice observer-3 points
Skilled swordsgorlak-50 points
Skilled dodger-50 points

Equipment-96
Iron short sword-40 points
Bismuth bronze mask-20 points
Bismuth bronze high boots-20 points
Bismuth bronze gauntlets-16 points

Clothing-
Leather hood
Leather cloak
Linen loincloth for comfort

1 point left over!

This gladiator cannot be approved at this time because Leather materials will cost points. Either convert the leather items to cloth ones, or remove them, and then your math will be correct.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #35 on: June 27, 2024, 07:12:12 am »

Mikey the Gorlak

Race: Gorlak
Name: Mikey

[spoiler]215 points

Skills-118
Adequate discipline-9 points
Adequate armor user-6 points
Novice observer-3 points
Skilled swordsgorlak-50 points
Skilled dodger-50 points

Equipment-96
Iron short sword-40 points
Bismuth bronze mask-20 points
Bismuth bronze high boots-20 points
Bismuth bronze gauntlets-16 points

Clothing-
Leather hood
Leather cloak
Linen loincloth for comfort

1 point left over!

This gladiator cannot be approved at this time because Leather materials will cost points. Either convert the leather items to cloth ones, or remove them, and then your math will be correct.
It should be fixed now. Thank you!
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #36 on: June 27, 2024, 09:00:22 am »

Name: Grovewarden Gaia
Race: Elk Woman (+155)

Equipment:
- Iron Helm (-24)
- Iron Mail Shirt (-48)
- Iron Gauntlets (-16)
- Iron High Boots (-20)
- Pig tail cloak

Skills:
- Skilled Striker (-40)
- Novice Dodger (-5)
- Novice Armor User (-2)

155 spent, 0 leftover

Backstory:
For years, the fires on the horizon burned and raged, creeping ever so closer to the steps of the sacred groves. First fell the nomadic elves of the north, then soon so did the hardy moose-people of the great forest. Not even two years ago the honorable bear tribes which many of us considered kin were scattered to the winds in wake of the forces of evil. Despite the encroaching calamity, the elder wardens were adamant: "The matters of the world outside the groves are not our concern, and we shall NOT interfere."

As Armok would have it, soon after the fires came to the groves. The Grovewardens fought with all their might, even valiantly pushing back the horde at times, but ultimately they were forced to either flee or perish. Among those who escaped the slaughter was Grovewarden Gaia, a massive elk-person donning a thick suit of armor, now dented and charred from the battle.

Gaia travelled the forests for months before coming across a poster for some kind of tournament in one of the dwarven cities she was passing through, promising great fame and reward to the victor. Pondering on the event for a moment, she recalls a story of a brave bear-person who was said to have seeked glory in a similar gladiator tournament in an effort to gather forces and retake his homelands from the same plight that had now razed the groves. Having wandered without purpose for so long, Gaia finally saw an opportunity to make a change! She would join the tournament here and now, intending to use the fame of victory to raise a powerful force and take back the groves for good.




Love the hoof-armor and lore :)
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Stimraug

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #37 on: June 27, 2024, 10:30:04 am »

For all potential combatants, I offer you a boon, to help test your characters should you so wish. Some time ago I wanted to engage in some science, and a program was created alongside that science project. You can find the post here, and a link to the program I wrote is at the end of the post: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=181285.msg8448936#msg8448936

The program is simple to use, instructions are provided but here they are again.

1. Run object testing arena, let some creatures fight each other
2. gamelog.txt is created by DF in your game folder.
3. Run TextParser.exe in that folder, and it'll instruct you further. For example, if I wanted to test dwarves vs. elves, I'd give the program "dwarf, elf" as parameters when it asks for them.
4. Profit

You're welcome!
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Mkhos

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #38 on: June 27, 2024, 01:53:58 pm »

It should be fixed now. Thank you!

Approved with 1 point remaining
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #39 on: June 27, 2024, 02:44:26 pm »

Name: Rosebonk Stabfriendly
Race: Blizzard Man (Size 300; 100 points)


Skills:
  • Skilled Knife User 50
  • Adequate Dodger 15
  • Novice Fighter 3

Equipment:
  • Iron Carving Fork 20
  • Hemp Cap (Preferably Conical) 0

Remaining: 12


Backstory:
A transitory visitor from the forgotten northern wastes of the Tundra of Terror, a land consumed by nightmares and an indefatigable endless winter. 

Little is known of Rosebonk's true origins, as they do not appear able to converse in any of the four known tongues of the world. Perhaps the creature does speak, and simply chooses not to. Or perhaps their tongue is one not yet heard by the ears of men and dwarves, nor elves and goblins, nor even the myriad of animal folk. Nay', even the snow owl people know it not. Whatever the case may be, whatever secrets they may yet possess will remain unknowable, as the visitor from the northern wastes appears content to keep those only to itself, hidden behind its two glistening red eyes and an array of needle-nosed pointed icicles, locked into an enduring frozen smile, which shall never vanish from the creature's face, even should it expire.

The only clues of Rosebonk's origins lie within the two singular possessions that it carries. These include a hat, strange and pointed, like a dunce cap, it features a strange fetish. And a carving knife, presumably as its weapon of choice.

Its culture, origin, language, and whatever strange gods it may worship are all, as of yet, unknowable.

Only one thing is known for certain. The creature possesses an unsatiable and glutenous appetite for slaughter, carnage, and mayhem. The purpose for its great journey to the great Gladiator Tournament IX is surely obvious then. It has come to our lands to feed.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #40 on: June 27, 2024, 04:09:14 pm »


Name: Don Kevin
Race: Red Panda Man (size 38; 245 points)

The saturnine panda is known by many names. This enigmatic wandering bard is Rete Ramuÿemi to the elves of The Hermitic Twilight - a spirit of the forest come to bring vengeance and song! To the humans of The Vermilion Realm, he is Kar Halonru, defender of the weak and those without hope.
The deepfolks of The Bejeweled Boot know him as Ïlul Rîtholnóton, trickster of the glen, and they leave trinkets at his shrine.
But in his own tongue, he is Dhon Kaoimhín, the lord of noble birth, prince of nowhere.

Few know this whispering minstrel's true origins, only that he travels the lands dispensing wisdom, justice, and sick tunes. He appears when needed most, draped in shimmering silks and wearing armour sewn of dreams.

The murmuring crowd gasp as the hooded vagabond appears once more, at the gates of The Arena!

"Name?" grunted the erascible clerk. When you work for The Arena you get used to the unusual.

"Dhon Kaoimhín!" - a voice like liquid silver.

"Don Kevin. Righto. Sign this waiver against death and maiming here, and go register with the quartermaster. What is that armour made of??"

Skills:
  • Talented Spearpanda 105
  • Competent Dodger 30
  • Adequate Discipline 9
  • Adequate Observer 9
Equipment:
  • Steel spear 80
  • Nightmare leather armour 12
  • Phantom Spider silk cloak 0
  • Phantom Spider silk hood 0
Total: 245
Remaining: 0
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Wow. I believe Kesperan has just won adventurer mode.

SlitherPapi

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #41 on: June 27, 2024, 06:18:07 pm »

Name: Rosebonk Stabfriendly
Race: Blizzard Man (Size 300; 100 points)
Remaining: 12

Approved with 12 points remaining!

Name: Don Kevin
Race: Red Panda Man (size 38; 245 points)
Remaining: 0

Tight spending! Approved with 0 points remaining.
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dikbutdagrate

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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #42 on: June 27, 2024, 09:27:15 pm »

Made a little art buddy for Rosebonk.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Edit: I forgot his hat.
« Last Edit: June 27, 2024, 09:32:23 pm by dikbutdagrate »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #43 on: June 28, 2024, 03:50:30 am »

Well that is terrifying.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Gladiator Tournament IX
« Reply #44 on: June 28, 2024, 02:11:56 pm »

Name: Tekkud The Singed
Manager: eldritchScholar
Race: Dwarf (220pt)

Skills:
Hammerdwarf, Skilled (Lvl 4) 50pt
Dodger, Competent (Lvl 3) 30pt
Shield User, Competent (Lvl 3) 24pt

Equipment:
Shield, Wooden 45pt
Pick, Bronze 52pt
Leather Armor 12pt
Helm, Leather 6pt (with a rough, stitched together look)
(One pigtail sock, flavor accessory)

Points Left: 1

Background:
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A pick in one hand, a filthy sock on the other, a horrible mask upon its face,
the smell of hot rock and dark caverns wafting from it, Tekkud the Singed has
arrived.
« Last Edit: June 28, 2024, 02:30:14 pm by eldritchScholar »
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