« WHAT »
Trainers of all types gather round.
To greatness your companions soon are bound!

Your cause is to be the very best, I know.
Hence you'll viciously compete, toe to toe.

Not your own health at risk, no never!
Just that of your loyal friend; your soul's tether.

Forget the chocolates, the flowers, the hearts.
Today you celebrate love by ripping it apart.

  To get everyone geared up for Valentine's day, I thought we needed a splash of color! More specifically the red hue the holiday is so well known for, but due to a shortage in paint, you can use the innocent blood of your companion victims, yaaaay! Nothing says "I love you dear," quite like a mangled dragon sliding in and out of consciousness.

« WHEN »
Sign ups last from January 1 - January 15.
The first round will begin January 16th.

« WHY »
Our VALENTINE VICTOR will receive:
-- a custom piece of art by me in whatever style and extensiveness they desire (as compared to other art in my gallery)
-- a custom piece of art by Tamme!
-- this snazzy custom icon to go in their profile!


Our BLOODY BEAST will receive:
-- a custom piece of art by me with no back ground and simple character shading.

ALL PARTICIPANTS may place this snazzy icon in their profile!


« HOW »
1. You may enter as many characters as you like.
   » You do not need to have a companion to enter this, as companions can be created specifically for this event.
   » Characters must be at least 1 year of age to enter, in order to provide some semblance of realism :3

2. The fight follows a pokemon theme, meaning your character serves like a pokemon trainer (cannot directly fight, stands on sidelines and coaches) and can have up to 3 different companions to choose from before starting the battle.
   a. It is assumed the companion you have listed in slot 1 will be the one to enter each battle first. However you do not have to then use the order of 2 and 3 the rest of the battle.
   b. Companions can be switched out, but only in the very beginning of your post and at the expense of guaranteed 2 damage. If one of your companions faints (0 HP) then another one that's still conscious can be sent in without damage expense.
   c. Your 3 companions and their stats are selected at sign ups. You cannot change what companions you have between fight rounds.
   d. Companions can be any of the mythical species and normal companions. You can have all 3 of one type of companion. You may use your character's actual companion, or those of your other characters, and even those belonging to other players with their permission, but a companion can only belong to one trainer!
   e. Companions can be of a single elemental type and know up to 4 companion abilities of that element, regardless of normal companion species restrictions on abilities.
   f. There are 10 stat templates for your companion, so at sign up you may select a template for each companion. A die will be rolled to determine your companion's age, which will affect its HP. Any other physical or innate advantages or disadvantages should be accounted for though in character posting.

3. The rules will follow a typical OOC Spar of 1 vs. 1, using the hybridized dice system, posted in the battlefield.
   » OOC Spar means your character will earn no VP, will not retain the injuries, and will not retain any memories or experience from the event. You need to stay in character as much as possible and keep with realism, however this allows for more creative reasons why the fight is occurring (awareness of the tournament) and outlandish environments and weather.

4. All fights will be 3 posts each + closing defense for the first to attack, 800 word maximum. Please attack within your first post to quicken the process, it is assumed the two fighters are both present and moving.
   » Magic use is unlimited, but unrealistic use will cause loss in realism.

5. Replies must be made within 72 hour intervals during rounds. This means a round will never exceed 21 days. There is no absence allowance or extensions.

6. If the round holds an uneven number of fighters then the highest score among those who did not win, but completed their last round, will proceed to the next round.
   » If the highest score is tied or if none completed, but at least posted in the last round, then a die will be rolled to determine who among them will proceed.
» If in the final round there are 3 fighters, we will do a 3 way fight. More will be explained at the time of, if, occurrence.

7. As the rounds progress towards the final pair, the difficulty of the weather and environment will increase.

8. I, Blu, will not be participating within the tournament so will be controlling the randomization of pairing fighters in rounds and the start and end of each round. I will judge each finished fight with the hybridized dice rubric, posted in the roll request forum of the same fight thread for viewing.

I will roll most of the dice as I am able, but with the dice roll form anyone not directly involved in the fight may also roll so we can allow the fights to progress as fast as possible. Rolls are done after an attack post from a competitor is made, within the Roll Request Forum. For each set of fighters within a round, please make a thread for die roll requests within the Roll Request board, bumping whenever a new roll is needed :)


By entering the tournament you are agreeing to these rules and conditions. Any concerns or questions please direct them to me.

« WHO »

Round pairing will be listed in a new post to this thread and cross pasted to this section!

2014 Companion Tournament Stat Information
I will roll for age at the time I update your character/companion info on the spreadsheet. Each character will receive their tab with the info.
   » You do not need to have 3 companions and your companions do not need to know 4 magical abilities, these are just the maximums.

+ = A character that will only participate if we have an uneven number of fighters when entries close. We need only one character like this so anyone willing to volunteer please state so during sign up! It will be based on first come first serve.

Please fill out the following form to enter:

Code:

<b>Character Name:</b> (add a * in front of the name if you want to be tagged for important notices like new rounds and rubric postings for that character.)

<b>COMPANION 1</b>
<b>Name:</b>
<b>Species:</b>
<b>Status:</b> Plain, Common, Royal (Mythical only)
<b>Stat Template:</b> Agility, Agility|Endurance, Agility|Speed, Agility|Strength, Endurance, Endurance|Speed, Endurance|Strength, Speed, Speed|Strength, Strength
<b>Elemental Type:</b> Earth, Dark, Fire, Light, Spark, Time, Water, Wind (ice counts as water)
<b>Magic:</b> (your companion can know up to 4 companion abilities, but they must be of the same elemental type listed above. Species restrictions do not apply.)
<b>Description:</b> (briefly explain appearance and personality, references helpful!)
<hr>
<b>COMPANION 2</b>
<b>Name:</b>
<b>Species:</b>
<b>Status:</b> Plain, Common, Royal (Mythical only)
<b>Stat Template:</b> Agility, Agility|Endurance, Agility|Speed, Agility|Strength, Endurance, Endurance|Speed, Endurance|Strength, Speed, Speed|Strength, Strength
<b>Elemental Type:</b> Earth, Dark, Fire, Light, Spark, Time, Water, Wind (ice counts as water)
<b>Magic:</b> (your companion can know up to 4 companion abilities, but they must be of the same elemental type listed above. Species restrictions do not apply.)
<b>Description:</b> (briefly explain appearance and personality, references helpful!)
<hr>
<b>COMPANION 3</b>
<b>Name:</b>
<b>Species:</b>
<b>Status:</b> Plain, Common, Royal (Mythical only)
<b>Stat Template:</b> Agility, Agility|Endurance, Agility|Speed, Agility|Strength, Endurance, Endurance|Speed, Endurance|Strength, Speed, Speed|Strength, Strength
<b>Elemental Type:</b> Earth, Dark, Fire, Light, Spark, Time, Water, Wind (ice counts as water)
<b>Magic:</b> (your companion can know up to 4 companion abilities, but they must be of the same elemental type listed above. Species restrictions do not apply.)
<b>Description:</b> (briefly explain appearance and personality, references helpful!)

Name - companion 1 | companion 2 | companion 3

« ROUND 1 »
# fighters, # fights

WEATHER - words.
SETTING - words.

1. ? vs. ?

COUNTDOWN CLOCK FOR ROUND 1 TO END - MAXIMUM LENGTH
Silly, it hasn't started yet!