It has been anticipated, and so it shall be done! The Role-Playing Tournament 2008 will be underway within a few weeks! Here are the rules:
NO GOD-MODDING - This will be STRICTLY reinforced, without exceptions. This is a tournament, the big-time, so there will be relentless judging of in-battle skills.
For those who do not know, God-modding involves controlling your opponent's character or a character under their control without first gaining their permission.
NO POWER-PLAYING - Like God-modding, this will be STRICTLY reinforced, no exceptions. Power-playing is having abilities that are beyond what you state in your bio, or abilities that are over-powered, in so far as they give you an unfair advantage against your opponent. An example of this would be having only half of your energy drained when it should have been three quarters.
ACCEPT DEFEAT OR VICTORY GRACEFULLY - This means that you know when to take a hit. It also means that, should you win or lose, you won't act like a poor sport. Being a sore loser or a sore winner will not add any brownie points with you, and will damage your reputation as an RPer.
CHARACTER ALLOWANCE - The only characters allowed in this Tournament are those approved by an RP Mod, whether they are unoriginal or original. You are welcome to make new bios, but THEY MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED HERE.
If you are entering an unoriginal character (such as Cloud or Sephiroth), you must make a bio and have it approved by the RP Mods. These bios will be graded far more strictly than original bios, since the character you are writing has already been invented, and has set personalities, skills, and often weapons. If you are entering an unoriginal character in the tournament, YOU MUST pay careful attention to remaining in-character.
Those are the rules at the moment. The list is subject to updates by the Staff of Final Fantasy Forums.
AWARD
First Place - Custom Signature; excess Reputation points
At the moment, there are no prizes for second and third places. This is to incite the players to fight their hardest. TAKE HEED THAT if you win with low grades on the two final matches, you will not receive this prize.
JUDGING GUIDELINES
Players will be judged on:
Originality
Creativity
Interaction with Environment
Yieldability*
Readability/Grammar**
Power-playing/God-modding***
* - Yieldability is based on how often you take hits when there are few other options. When you're cornered against a wall, and you miraculously jump up high to dodge the attack, this will lose you points. Anything that relates to not taking a hit when you should will be graded here.
** - Yes, how well you write will be graded. Your post means nothing if we can't understand it, so make sure that you write with the best grammar you have.
*** - Judging for this section is based on how frequently you god-mod or power-play. A high score means that you fought with little to no god-modding or power-playing, while a low score means you frequently broke these rules.
JUDGES
Saix
Contra Fates
There are still openings in the judging group. IF YOU WISH TO JUDGE, you must provide me with evidence that you understand the rules and requirements for the tournament. This includes posts where you have followed the aforementioned guidelines. As a judge, you are unable to judge your own battle, so as to minimize any issues of bias.
BATTLE ASSIGNMENTS
There will be a random lottery of the participants. Each participant will have his or her name written onto a piece of paper, placed into a hat, and randomly drawn. They will be recorded in order of drawing. So, A will battle B, C will battle D, E will battle F, and so on, with each letter representing a random fighter.
ARENAS
The following are to be arenas for the battles. Depending on how many participants we have, it may turn out that not all of the following arenas are used.
Tournament Ring
Desert-type Area
City
Forest
Medieval Setting - The Castle Where Time Stands Still
Kingdom Hearts II Setting -Altar of Naught
Plains
Flatlands
Alright, RPers, the Role-Playing Tournament 2008 is on its way. Sign-ups will begin soon, and we are always looking for more judges.
ALL INFORMATION IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO UPDATES!
Role-Playing Tournament 2008 Discussion - http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/the-coliseum/role-playing-tournament-2008-discussion-19864.html
Role-Playing Tournament 2008 Sign-Ups -
http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/t...ournament-2008-sign-ups-20891.html#post372716
NO GOD-MODDING - This will be STRICTLY reinforced, without exceptions. This is a tournament, the big-time, so there will be relentless judging of in-battle skills.
For those who do not know, God-modding involves controlling your opponent's character or a character under their control without first gaining their permission.
NO POWER-PLAYING - Like God-modding, this will be STRICTLY reinforced, no exceptions. Power-playing is having abilities that are beyond what you state in your bio, or abilities that are over-powered, in so far as they give you an unfair advantage against your opponent. An example of this would be having only half of your energy drained when it should have been three quarters.
ACCEPT DEFEAT OR VICTORY GRACEFULLY - This means that you know when to take a hit. It also means that, should you win or lose, you won't act like a poor sport. Being a sore loser or a sore winner will not add any brownie points with you, and will damage your reputation as an RPer.
CHARACTER ALLOWANCE - The only characters allowed in this Tournament are those approved by an RP Mod, whether they are unoriginal or original. You are welcome to make new bios, but THEY MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED HERE.
If you are entering an unoriginal character (such as Cloud or Sephiroth), you must make a bio and have it approved by the RP Mods. These bios will be graded far more strictly than original bios, since the character you are writing has already been invented, and has set personalities, skills, and often weapons. If you are entering an unoriginal character in the tournament, YOU MUST pay careful attention to remaining in-character.
Those are the rules at the moment. The list is subject to updates by the Staff of Final Fantasy Forums.
AWARD
First Place - Custom Signature; excess Reputation points
At the moment, there are no prizes for second and third places. This is to incite the players to fight their hardest. TAKE HEED THAT if you win with low grades on the two final matches, you will not receive this prize.
JUDGING GUIDELINES
Players will be judged on:
Originality
Creativity
Interaction with Environment
Yieldability*
Readability/Grammar**
Power-playing/God-modding***
* - Yieldability is based on how often you take hits when there are few other options. When you're cornered against a wall, and you miraculously jump up high to dodge the attack, this will lose you points. Anything that relates to not taking a hit when you should will be graded here.
** - Yes, how well you write will be graded. Your post means nothing if we can't understand it, so make sure that you write with the best grammar you have.
*** - Judging for this section is based on how frequently you god-mod or power-play. A high score means that you fought with little to no god-modding or power-playing, while a low score means you frequently broke these rules.
JUDGES
Saix
Contra Fates
There are still openings in the judging group. IF YOU WISH TO JUDGE, you must provide me with evidence that you understand the rules and requirements for the tournament. This includes posts where you have followed the aforementioned guidelines. As a judge, you are unable to judge your own battle, so as to minimize any issues of bias.
BATTLE ASSIGNMENTS
There will be a random lottery of the participants. Each participant will have his or her name written onto a piece of paper, placed into a hat, and randomly drawn. They will be recorded in order of drawing. So, A will battle B, C will battle D, E will battle F, and so on, with each letter representing a random fighter.
ARENAS
The following are to be arenas for the battles. Depending on how many participants we have, it may turn out that not all of the following arenas are used.
Tournament Ring
Desert-type Area
City
Forest
Medieval Setting - The Castle Where Time Stands Still
Kingdom Hearts II Setting -Altar of Naught
Plains
Flatlands
Alright, RPers, the Role-Playing Tournament 2008 is on its way. Sign-ups will begin soon, and we are always looking for more judges.
ALL INFORMATION IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO UPDATES!
Role-Playing Tournament 2008 Discussion - http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/the-coliseum/role-playing-tournament-2008-discussion-19864.html
Role-Playing Tournament 2008 Sign-Ups -
http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/t...ournament-2008-sign-ups-20891.html#post372716
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