The Isran Empire
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 468
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Registered: Apr 3, 2016 10:52:37 GMT -8
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Post by The Isran Empire on Sept 17, 2018 13:53:24 GMT -8
For the first competition of The Pentathlon, dozens of targets have been arranged in The Arena. Runner boys stand ready to fetch arrows, and officials are positioned throughout to ensure a fair competition. The prize for this competition is 500 gold coins, a mystery item, and the medal. If one were to look at the arrangement of the targets, they would see that a long line of targets has been arranged about 25 meters from the firing line. Behind these targets, there is another set, at 50 meters. And just behind those is still another set of targets, these rigged to move. The Archery Contest will be conducted in three rounds of simultaneous shooting. Each round, every character will roll 1d10, and whoever scores highest in the end wins.
Applying a Character to the Contest 1.) You have from now until Wednesday to enter. To enter, make an in-character post in this thread with something to the extent of "[My character] registers." Make it clear in the post if you are or are not registering. 2.) On Wednesday, applications will close, and the contest participants will be announced in-character. All participating characters will be tagged, and following an explanation of the rules, the competition will begin. Then, the archery contest begins! 1-5 = Target hit. 6-9 = Near Bulls-eye. 10 = Bulls-eye. 3.) Participating characters will have 24 hours to make an in-character post firing their first shot at the target. End your post by rolling 1d10. 4.) After 24 hours, the first round will end and the second will begin. Characters who did not post will get an automatic 0 to their score for that round but may post in other rounds. A scoreboard will be made available. Rounds Two and Three will be the same as the first. 24-hour window to post your roll. 5.) After the final round is over, the winner will be announced. The winner will have the best score out of a possible 30 (10 points per round). Ties will be decided by extra rounds. The whole competition will take approximately four real days, and will ideally conclude on Sunday.
All players participating are reminded that this contest will be only an hour, at most, in-character, and to keep their posts in-character. The portion above is just to explain how things will work. Everything beneath this post should be IC! |
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Vidkun Wewelsberg
Established
In Treue Ritterschaft
Roleplay posts: 48 
Physical Description: No memorable features in particular. Most who see him recall him as 'suave,' but beyond that descriptions have ranged from dark-blond hair to jet black, from brown to blue to amber eyes, from a clean shaven face to one with thick-set stubble. The only things they can recall about him it the man in question being quite tall and athletic, with appearance that is undoubtedly 'dashing.'
Clothes and Equipment: Whatever's needed.
Registered: Apr 26, 2017 17:29:36 GMT -8
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Post by Vidkun Wewelsberg on Sept 17, 2018 17:44:28 GMT -8
The first to sign up was a man not particularly memorable, tall and somewhat athletic but wearing quite fine leather clothing not associated with "archer" in the minds of most. He was polite and amiable as he approached the officials responsible for recording entry into the contest, providing his name as Vildan Westphal. Once everything was done and sorted he gave a bright smile and walked off into the crowd, looking for something interesting perhaps before he retired to prepare for the event.
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Dirk Smithson
Established
Confessing
Roleplay posts: 49
Age: 32
Physical Description: Six feet and some change, heavy set, but muscular. Often wears heavy armor and uses a morningstar, but isn't overly attached to any one weapon. His face is often bruised from battle, though he's been able to keep most of his features intact.
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Clothes and Equipment: A heavy suit of armor and no weapons.
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Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Nov 16, 2017 20:23:26 GMT -8
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Post by Dirk Smithson on Sept 17, 2018 23:13:50 GMT -8
Dirk Smithson was not what one would call "athletically built" nor would they call him "athletically talented." In fact, most people would have a few more choice things to call him before they ever got around to mentioning his physical prowess. As such, one might assume there wasn't much call for a man such as he to participate against much more adept competitors. Then again, it didn't hurt when he has secretly bet on himself to lose! He had scraped together 10 whole gold to place on his competitors, and left it with the guy who..well, handled that sort of thing. Right? The guy had *said* he was the one to handle that sort of thing, but once Dirk had ponderously scribed his name in the most legible font he could manage in a little book that officially made him a competitor he began scanning the crowd and found it suddenly quite absent from the guy who was supposed to handle it.
That wasn't promising. Maybe he had just gone to take a leak? With a sigh of resignation on the unlikeliness of that idea he turned to walk into the crowd. He had managed to find someone he could actually trust with which to leave his armor, and he hadn't had any weapons worth speaking of. Free of his trapping, however, Dirk was a solidly-built man with a head closely shaved to his skull to reduce discomfort when wearing his helm. His clothes were drab and threadbare, even slightly stained. Well, maybe he'd make a name for himself here. Get hired more, or at least earn a prize.
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