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[Criptfeind]

   Jokerman-EXE, Cabal Healer of Earth has lost a duel and is removed from the Tournament!

At least you tried.

[Mephansteras]

The crowd roars as the final two Duelists enter the arena.

 From the north comes Criptfeind. Blue runes glow on the stone beneath his feet, leaving a visible trail behind him as he makes his way to the starting circle. With great fanfare he pulls out his wand and gestures at the runes on the ground. Tall spikes of earth erupt, blue energy crackling around them.

 Toaster arrives riding a great wave that crashes around his starting circle and breaks over him. Mist sprays up, obscuring his location. It dissipates moments afterwards, leaving him standing in the middle of his circle. A great Garnet rune glows at his feet, and the sloshing water rises up to form an animate wave.

 With a burst of color and sound the Marshal signals for the final duel to begin.

 Criptfeind starts it off, stone spikes shattering and spraying the arena with shrapnel. The wave of water interposes itself, absorbing the shards, and then crashes down around the blue wizard. Battered by water and rock he staggers backwards.

 With a snap of his wand Criptfeind counter-attacks. A cracking roar fills the arena as a great rift opens up beneath Toaster’s feet. The garnet mage leaps to the side, but his safety is fleeting. With another wave of his wand Criptfeind shatters the ledge his opponent rests on and sends him down into the crack. He motions again, and the floor begins to close. A great geyser of water explodes from within the fissure, and you can see a sliver of red amongst the waves. The blue mage is swept from his feet as the deluge crashes over him.

 Both mages stagger to their feet, robes sopping and hats flopped upon their heads. Blue runes appear on the wet rock, and with a groan the floor begins to heave. Toaster quickly summons a cushion of water and floats upwards away from the ground. The blue mage stabs with his wand and a spike of earth stabs up at his opponent, only to fall a few inches short as the column of water rises ever higher. Garnet runes flash, and a spear of ice shatters at Criptfeind’s feet.

 As he raises his arm to protect himself from the slivers of ice another spear knocks the hat from his head. A stab of the wand, and the spike of earth surges upwards again, knocking the garnet mage tumbling down the column of water to thump against the arena floor.

 Stunned, Toaster can do little but raise his hands in horror as the rock spire cracks and collapses on top of him.

 Seeing that the duelist is pinned and unconscious, the Marshal of the Games announces the duel over. The healers quickly gather up Toaster and take him off for treatment and Criptfeind marches triumphantly from the Arena to the roars of the crowd.

 All Hail Criptfeind, new High Mage of the Realm!!!

[Mephansteras]

Cabal Chat
Healing Ward

Spoiler: Roles (click to show/hide)

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Roles
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Cabal
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The three of you have dabbled in dark magics since you were apprentices. Now, with the highest office in the land up for grabs you have decided to make your move. During each duel, one of you may choose to incapacitate another wizard, prematurely removing them from the contest. This is instead of any other side-action you may take, and only a Wizard not in that round's duel may perform the incapacitation.



Criptfeind (Cabal)
    You are a Guardian, trained in protective magics. You can guard a Wizard from being incapacitated by another wizard’s actions outside of a duel. Note that you cannot use your ability to protect a Wizard within the Duel from losing, although you can protect a Wizard within the Duel from being incapacitated by another wizard interfering.

Jokerman-EXE (Cabal)
    You are a Healer. Wielding powerful magics you can mend injuries, knit bone, even regrow lost limbs. You’ve also managed some rather...interesting experiments of your own. Pity the Ethics council wouldn’t let you work openly.

    Your Healing Assists are much more powerful than those used by other Wizards.

Toaster (Cabal)
    You have a facination for people’s brains. How the mind works, why people do what they do, and most importantly how you can bend them to your will. You are an Enchanter. Each round you may block another wizard from performing a side action.

All three of you have access to Dark magic, which can give you great power. Though it comes with it a greater chance of being discovered.

Please Respond to this PM with your Elemental Affinity (Air/Water/Fire/Earth/Dark) and the Color of your Runes. Please make sure the Rune Color you choose can be either selected from the Drop-down menu or provided in a BBCode form for me to use. (Like color=#FF0066)

Here is the Cabal chat, which you can use to communicate in private: http://www.quicktopic.com/45/H/iJzjXUYLeQB

Working together you should have no trouble besting the blind fools who oppose you. But once that is done, you’ll still have to decide which of you is to take the throne...

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JanusTwoface (Human)
    You are one of the head Archivists. You brought along your ledgers that contain information on all of the Wizards in the Tournament. Each round you can look up another wizard’s Role as a side action.

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Jetsquirrel (Human)
       You are a simple Wizard, here to compete with the hope of becoming the High Mage. Your skills may be overmatched in the area by more combat focused mages, but with careful planning, a bit of politicking, and some good luck you still have a shot at winning!

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Jim Groovester (Human)
    You are a simple Wizard, here to compete with the hope of becoming the High Mage. Your skills may be overmatched in the area by more combat focused mages, but with careful planning, a bit of politicking, and some good luck you still have a shot at winning!

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Leafsnail (Human)
    You are a Battle Mage, skilled in defensive magics. Not only are your own defenses higher than a normal Wizard’s, your Defense Assists are more powerful as well.

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Lonewolf I (Human)
    You are a simple Wizard, here to compete with the hope of becoming the High Mage. Your skills may be overmatched in the area by more combat focused mages, but with careful planning, a bit of politicking, and some good luck you still have a shot at winning!

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Org (Human)
    You are a Guardian, trained in protective magics. You can guard a Wizard from being incapacitated by another wizard’s actions outside of a duel. Note that you cannot use your ability to protect a Wizard within the Duel from losing, although you can protect a Wizard within the Duel from being incapacitated by another wizard interfering.

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Ottofar (Human)
    You have freed your mind from the bindings that control most mortals. You have slipped the bonds of time, and learned to shape it. As a Time Mage you can speed up and slow down time to aid you in combat. This makes you faster than other mages as well as making your Speed Assists more powerful.

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Solifuge (Human)
    You are a War Mage, skilled in offensive magics. Not only are your own offensive powers more potent than a normal Wizard’s, your Offense Assists are more powerful as well.

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Vector (Human)
    You are a mighty Archmage! You have honed your skills over the last few centuries, and you know of no Wizard alive that can best you in single combat. All you need to do is last until the final rounds and that throne is as good as yours!

[JanusTwoface]

Congratulations Criptfeind, you join the few, the proud, the Cabal Grand Masters!

All three of you Cabalites should read the QuickTopic.

[Jim Groovester]

Man, me, Frelock, RandomNumberGenerator, and Kashyyk sure played a great scum ga... wait a second.

Meph, wrong Cabal Chat.

[Mephansteras]

Spoiler: Round 1 Actions (click to show/hide)

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Round 1 Actions
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Criptfeind  Cabal  Guardian  -  Incapacitate Jim Groovester  incaps

 You spend a little while pondering the best way to take care of Jim Groovester. Your eyes glance over him and lock onto his scarf.

 Scarf....yes. That will do nicely.

 You mutter a quiet incantation under your breath and get yourself ready to target it.

 As one of the flying scroll tubes used by the Tournament officials whizzes by you redirect it to skim past Jim. A second quick spell makes his scarf stick to it and the hapless Wizard is dragged screaming along behind the tube as it caroms through the observation area.

 You wince as he slams ribcage first into the corner of a table. A few onlookers manage to grab hold of him while another wizard tried to unstick the scarf. Eventually they give up and just blast the scarf from his neck.

 You almost feel sorry for him. It was a nice looking scarf.

 A few Healers come and take him off to the Healing Ward for treatment and you go back to sipping your drink and watching the first Duel.
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JanusTwoface  Tower  Archivist  -  Check Vector's role  Archmage 
 
 You’d fully intended to look up Vector’s role, but you just didn’t manage to get around to it. The duel was just too exciting, and you got involved in a heated argument with some of the other wizards about the choices everyone made with the assists.

 Pity. You’ll have to remember to check during the next duel.
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Jim Groovester  Tower  Wizard  -    incapacitated 

 You are sitting in your seat and crunching on some fried snacks while the first Duel unfolds. Good action, although poor Org seems to be taking a beating.

 As you grab for your drink to wash down the greasy snack you find yourself hurled out of your chair. Your scarf is pulling at your neck, and you can barely breath!

 Gasping for breath you grab at the scarf as you are dragged across the floor, slamming into chairs and tables.

 Struggling you manage to get to your feet, only to slam rib-cage first into the sharp corner of a table. What little breath you had is knocked from you, and you’re certain you heard something snap.

 Fortunately some nearby wizards manage to grab you and keep you from knocking into anything else. Another wizard runs over and tries to figure out how to get your scarf unstuck. You gather that it’s somehow attached itself to one of the flying scroll cases that carry messages around the Arena.

 Finally they just give up and disintegrate your scarf. You collapse to the ground, breathing heavily. The Healers gently take you off to the Healing Ward for treatment.

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Toaster  Cabal  Enchanter  -    Block JanusTwoFace  Blocks

 You spend a short amount of time chatting with JanusTwoFace and while doing so you cast a quick glamour on him. His temper is raised, and he gets into a fierce argument with a few other wizards about the choices everyone made during the assist phase.

 He won’t have time to do anything else before the Duel ends.

Spoiler: Round 2 Actions (click to show/hide)

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Round 2 Actions
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Criptfeind  Cabal  Guardian  Water  Blue  Alive        Kill Vector  Kills

 Lurking near Vector you overhear her mentioning to a server that she’s deathly allergic to peanuts. This gives you a plan.

 After grabbing a small handful of them out of a bowl, you mutter a quick incantation. The peanuts turn to dust and sprinkle themselves over her snack and drink while she’s not looking.

 It doesn’t take long fer her to start gasping for breath. Alarmed at her labored breathing and the sudden redness of her face the server quickly calls over the Healers. They gently take her off to the ward for treatment.

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JanusTwoface  Tower  Archivist  Earth  Black and White  Alive    None    Check Vector's role 
archmage 

 Remembering your sheaf of profiles you start leafing through it until you come across Vector’s page. It seems that she is an Archmage. Head of the Southern Council and one of the most powerful Wizards in the Kingdom.

 Hmmm...you’d best keep yourself from facing her in the ring!

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Toaster  Cabal  Enchanter  Water  Garnet  Alive    None    Block Lonewolf  Blocks

 For this round you turn your attention to Lonewolf. He’s already watching the match pretty eagerly, so it only takes a subtle nudge of magic to keep him focused on it. He even forgets to sip his drink until it’s over!

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Vector  Tower  Archmage  Air  White  Alive    None      Dies

 You’re watching the duel with interest, and munching on a small snack. You finish it and find yourself hungry for more. Waving over a server you order another. “One more thing,” you remark before the server heads off. “This doesn’t have any peanuts in it, does it? I’m deathly allergic to them.”

 “Oh, no” assures the server. “No nuts at all in this, I promise!”

 Satisfied you resume watching the duel, and cheerfully enjoy the snack when the server returns.

 Unfortunately, you find yourself gasping for breath shortly after eating it.

 Peanuts...

 How? You’re not sure. But you gratefully accept the Healer’s assistance in getting you to the Healing Ward. Why magic can’t fix a simple thing like Allergies is something that’s always bothered you....

Spoiler: Round 3 Actions (click to show/hide)

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Round 3 Actions
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Criptfeind  Cabal  Guardian  Water  Blue  Alive  Lonewolf I  Defense Boost  Earth  Incap IrontOwl  incaps

 As the two duelists get ready to start the duel you slip a small cylinder out from your pouch and cast a quick incantation on it. Then, while everyone else is distracted, you slide it under IronyOwl’s seat.

 Once the duel has started you clap your hands, as many others are doing, and the cylinder expands rapidly. Poor IronyOwl is catapulted into the Arena.

 Even worse luck for him, he manages to fly in just as a great gout of fire explodes upwards. His charred form lands heavily on the floor of the arena.

 You’re mildly annoyed when it is announced that he’ll live. At least he’s out of the Tournament.

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JanusTwoface  Tower  Archivist  Earth  Black and White  Alive  Lonewolf I  Defense Boost  Earth  Check Leafsnail  Blocked

 The Duel kicks off explosively, and before you know it you’re sitting down and marveling at what just happened. You’d meant to check out Leafsnail’s info, but you’ll just have to do that after the next round of voting.

 Odd. You’re not normally this distracted.

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IronyOwl  Tower  Wizard  Fire  Orange  Alive  Solifuge  Attack Boost  Fire    Incapacitated 

 The duel starts and you’re eager to see how things go. But just as things get interesting you find yourself flying through the air and straight into the arena! You really didn’t want this good of a view!

 To make matters worse, as you sail down towards the stone floor you’re caught up in a gout of fire. Your normal defensive runes manage to save you from death, but you’re still badly hurt and burned by the experience.

 You black out as the Healers take you away, and wake up in the Healing Ward

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Toaster  Cabal  Enchanter  Water  Garnet  Alive  Solifuge  Attack Boost  Fire  Block Janus  Blocks

 You focus your mind on JanusTwoFace again, and manage to keep him wrapped up in the Duel. Not hard, with how short it is.

 Well, best to keep him from doing anything that would threaten your chances of becoming High Mage.


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Lonewolf I
 You have lost the Duel, and are taken off to the Healing Ward

Spoiler: Round 4 Actions (click to show/hide)

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Round 4 Actions
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Criptfeind  Cabal  Guardian  Water  Blue  Alive  JanusTwoFace  Attack Boost  Fire  Incapacitate Solifuge  Incapacitates
 While Toaster keeps Solifuge distracted you sneak up behind him and slip a white powder into his drink and return to your seat.

 After a few minutes of talking he takes another sip of his drink. His eyes bulge out and he starts to choke. After a few moments he’s sitting on the floor and trying desperately to breath. Fortunately for him, the Healers show up quickly enough to prevent him from dying.

 Fortunately for you, he’s in no shape to continue with the tournament.
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Solifuge  Tower  War Mage  Air  Salmon  Alive  JanusTwoFace  Defense Boost  Earth    Incapacitated

 You’re sitting in the stands watching JanusTwoFace and Leafsnail duel. The fight is long, and to pass the time Toaster starts talking to you. What he’s saying is actually rather interesting, as he talks about the plans the cabal has for the nation once they’ve taken the seat of High Mage.

 You argue with him for a bit, trying to convince him that their strategy is wrong and that they need to focus more on the good of the nation.

 Talking is thirsty business, and you gulp down some more of your drink after a particularly lengthy rant.

 That’s odd...it didn’t taste like that a moment ago.

 Suddenly your throat closes up, and you struggle to breath. Toaster gives you a mildly concerned look as you slide to the floor, clutching your throat with one hand and beating at your chest with the other.

 Fortunately, the Healers arrive just as you’re starting to black out from lack of air.

 Unfortunately, you wake up in the Healing Ward. The attending Healer tells you that you’ve ingested some sort of poison, and that you’ll take a few days to really recover.
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Toaster  Cabal  Enchanter  Water  Garnet  Alive  Leafsnail  Defense  Boost  Earth  Block Solifuge  Blocks

 You mutter a quick incantation to focus Solifuge on you and begin talking. You ramble on, making up a bunch of junk about what you’ll do as High Mage. He gets quite animated about it, and during a particularly long rant he completely fails to notice Criptfiend slipping some poison into his drink.

 Even better, he then takes a giant gulp of the drink!

 Very soon he’s bent over trying desperately to breath. By the time the Healers have shown up he’s sitting on the floor and nearly blacked out.  He’s taken off to the Healing Ward and you go back to watching the duel.

[Mephansteras]

Man, me, Frelock, RandomNumberGenerator, and Kashyyk sure played a great scum ga... wait a second.

Meph, wrong Cabal Chat.

Huh. Ok, should be fixed now.

[Zathras]

Hail Criptfeind!

Wow, this took forever... but it was a lot of fun to read. Thanks Meph!


Now.... I can haz paranormal pleeze?

[Mephansteras]

I probably won't be starting anything new up for at least another week or two. I've got some other projects taking up my creative energies, and I want to get those out of the way first.

Plus, we'll hopefully have some more activity in this sub-forum by then.

[JanusTwoface]

That makes a little more sense.    I was trying to figure out why Frelock was lurking (having not been in the game and all)

Now.... I can haz paranormal pleeze?

I'd second this.  Or another Supernatural would be fine. 

If I may suggest stronger policies on lurkers?  I'm not sure what exactly, but way too many people are lurking their way through games (there are better examples than this one) and basically killing the subforum (IMO)... 

[Zathras]

If I may suggest stronger policies on lurkers?  I'm not sure what exactly, but way too many people are lurking their way through games (there are better examples than this one) and basically killing the subforum (IMO)... 

I agree. Something like one max prod per game day; second prod = modkill. Or something. Well, it's a discussion for elsewhere.

I probably won't be starting anything new up for at least another week or two. I've got some other projects taking up my creative energies, and I want to get those out of the way first.

Plus, we'll hopefully have some more activity in this sub-forum by then.

Sad face. ;_;
Hard to increase activity without games, too. But yeah, we'll be ready when you are, Meph.

[Criptfeind]

Yeah.

Harder line on lurkers is needed. Off to read the ward chat.

[Criptfeind]

Really guys?

Sore losers quite a bit. We did not play brilliantly but then who's fault is it we still won? You guys played poorly and lost, no need to bitch about it and about us not taking risks.

[Org]

Shush you.
I was raging because, quite unfortunately, town did not play to its usual styles, nor took the time to actually look again.
Or something.

[Toaster]

Daw.  Congrats Cript!

Hey, we were being evil!  Joker and I were trying to get Cript in the ring so we could assist then NK Leafsnail and have the last duel be the two of us.  Alas, Leaf voted me and there was no way out of the ring.

It's hard to say the cabal is overbalanced when not one got in the ring before there was no way we couldn't, but I still would say it should be tweaked a bit more toward town.  If the forum could support it, I'd say make it 14 players with 3 cabal.  Otherwise, maybe 10/2?