Challenges for the Top 8

[Baelon Drakeson]

A thread for challenges. Unlike the previous phase, these are real jousts - PC maneuvers should be posted in a private thread and included in Orokos rolls.

Final Rankings:

1. Aerion Storm, 37
   
2. Ser Theomore Tullison, 35
   
3. Ser Florian Greysteel, 34 (Status 4)
   
4. Lord Baelon Drakeson, 32
   
5. Ser Jorah Holt, 28 (Status 5, Rep 1)
   
6. Ser Erryk Cargyll, 28 (Status 5, Rep 0)
   
7. Ser Kevan Lyras, 25
   
8. Ser Jon Templeton, 20
   

NC Stats:
Lord Forrest Frey: Charge 10d6k4, 10 damage per DoS;
PR 16, Stay in Saddle 4d6;
Health 12 (Endurance 4);
Anointed

Lord Lyman Mallister: Charge 8d6k4+2, 8 damage per DoS;
PR 15, Stay in Saddle 4d6k3;
Health 9 (Endurance 3)

Ser Florian Greysteel: Charge 10d6k4+2, 9 damage per DoS;
PR 20, Stay in Saddle 6d6k4;
Health 12 (Endurance 4)

Ser Erryk Cargyll: Charge 10d6k4+1, 10 damage per DoS;
PR 18, Stay in Saddle 6d6k4;
Health 12 (Endurance 4)

Ser Loreth Lansdale: Charge 10d6k4, 9 damage per DoS;
PR 18, Stay in Saddle 6d6k4;
Health 12 (Endurance 4)

[Ser Jorah Holt]

Kevan isn't back until January though

[Baelon Drakeson]

He's being run in the interim by Reader &
Ben.

[Theomore Tullison]

So, challenge works like Kevan picks his opponent, would number 2 then have to pick among the other four or is the intention that number 2 could wait to see if Kevan defeats his pick or not, and challenge the same one?

[Baelon Drakeson]

I was thinking the latter. It increases the odds that PCs get into the final 8.
If Kevan does not defeat his opponent, Jon could challenge the same NC, and so on.

EDIT: Oh, an just a reminder: These challenges,as well as the final three rounds are all using full joust mechanics, including maneuvers. I'll run the NCs.

[Benedict Marsten]

The obvious choice to advance is Mallister, but is that the knightly option. I will wait for Reader's opinion.

[Theomore Tullison]

Then take Mallister?

I think it's more a matter of the winds of fortune drawing Lord Lymond out of the hat than Kevan actively challenging him?

[Baelon Drakeson]

These challenges are quasi-ooc, a mechanical gloss on the actual events. Consider too that all of the options are seen as serious competitors. Lord Lyman is noted as a tourney knight (and has the benefit to prove it) and while probably not the favorite in the current tournament has had his fair share of victories. If you think about it, this is effectively the top 16 of over 500. All the weak competitors are gone.

[Benedict Marsten]

Then Mallister it shall be and good luck to Kevan.

[Baelon Drakeson]

Lord Mallister's first maneuver is posted in my private forum. Feel free to make your first pass rolls.

[Loreia]

Taking my ransoms and bowing out.

[Ser Jorah Holt]

so have we switched from it being a final eight to 8 lanes for challengers to choose from?

[Baelon Drakeson]

No, this is just an intermediary phase to get more PCs into the top 8.

Ben and/or Reader, we're stalled waiting for Kevan's joust. I can do the rolls based on his prior joust, but as I'm picking maneuvers for the NCs I'd at least want someone else picking maneuvers and deciding whether or not to use resources (I think he has Anointed?).

[Theomore Tullison]

Anointed and BoA I believe. If he didn't use that in the qualifier.

Can always pick maneuver, more difficult when it comes to dailies, it's possible for Kevan to defeat Lyman here without using such things while probably not possible against likely opponents in the final eight.

[Baelon Drakeson]

I keep seeing both both Ben and Kevan pop up in the "past 24 hours" list and getting my hopes up.

[Baelon Drakeson]

Updated for Ser Kevan's victory over Lord Lyman Mallister.

Jon, you're up next. Please declare whom you will be challenging, create a thread, and post your maneuver in your private forum.

[Jon Templeton]

I will be challenging Lord Forrest Frey. Thread incoming.

Quick question: With Anointed Benefit he can raise his PR by 5 once. What else can he do with that benefit in a joust?

[Benedict Marsten]

I believe that is it.

[Aerion Storm]

Yeah, that's all it's gonna do for you, mid-joust.

[Jon Templeton]

Yeah, that's all it's gonna do for you, mid-joust.

Forrest Frey has it. Just curious if it provided anything in additional to a 1 round +5 CD, ID, and passives.

[Aerion Storm]

Yeah, that's all it's gonna do for you, mid-joust.

Forrest Frey has it. Just curious if it provided anything in additional to a 1 round +5 CD, ID, and passives.

(I've just got the pdf handy)

The mechanical parts, cutting off the fluff/description, are just "Add +2 to all of your Status test results. You gain a new combat and intrigue maneuver usable once each day. Spend a Free Action on your turn to increase Combat Defense, Intrigue Defense, and all passive ability results by +5 until the beginning of your next turn."

[Baelon Drakeson]

Yeah, in a joust it's basically just +5 to passive ride for one round - but it's once per day, so there's no guarantee that it will be used; if it is, Lord Forrest wouldn't be able to use it against a later opponent.

Of course, if he loses he cant use it against a later opponent, either.

[Aerion Storm]

As per a brief PM conversation, if there is room for one more -- and a non-knight, at that -- I'd love to give it a go. More practice for me, more visibility and practice for Aerion, everyone wins.

[Loreia]

OOC:

[Baelon Drakeson]

I've bowed out, leaving three who can still challenge the top 8, which will leave one NC as a 4th wheel Aerion could challenge, whoever that ends up being. I'd say yes, but you'd have to wait for the other players to challenge first, since you're joining late. After that, because of how high you rolled, I'd be tempted to advocate bumping off an NC from the top 8 for you to replace without having to challenge. Whether or not you have to challenge the last NC is up to Baelon, though.

Given that Aerion scored into the #1 spot, yeah, I'm not going to make him roll a challenge to get into the top 8. Once the last of the current challenges is done, I'll just replace the bottom most NC with him. There are no IC benefits to it, and the challenge process is taking long enough as it is.

I also note that Ser Alfred Haigh has not made the transition to the new forum. If he hasn't made an appearance by the time that Jon is done, then I'm gonna say let's skip down to Ben. If he hasn't shown up by the time Ben is done, we'll just move forward into the top 8 without him. I would like to get this done quickly, there are still two other tourneys to finish up.

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