Note: The RP Stadium is a trademarked product of the Wild Cards Guild.
As Jack of the Wild Cards, and the Chairman this new venture, it's my pleasure to welcome all of you to what will hopefully be a long-standing tradition here. This is the RP Stadium, where every two weeks any one of you can show of your skills against one of our fine Masters (the High Cards of our Guild) for everyone else to see! Have you wanted to see where your skills stack up against some of the best? Then, this is the place for you! However, before we just go having battles, I need to explain how exactly the RP Stadium works. I'll describe everything you need to know in detail below. Whether or not you have the fortitude to sign up for a challenge is up to you!
History of the Stadium
The Stadium has its roots from two programs, one which is probably more familiar to most than the other. The first is probably less familiar. I'm an avid cook, and I watch a lot of food-TV. One of their shows is called Iron Chef, where challenging chefs pit their skills against a set of "Iron Chef", who are specialists in particular fields. As far as the other one, it's more likely you've seen this before. I saw the Signature of the Week contest, and I liked the idea of people with talent being pitted against each other in a unique challenge. I think, "Why doesn't the RP Forum have something like that?" Put the two ideas together, and the RP Stadium was born.
How the Stadium Works
Now, I'll describe how these competitions are going to actually work. Signups will take place in this thread (more details later) to form a pool of applicants. Battles will take place bi-weekly, at least for now. When it's time for a battle, I will randomly select a challenger from the pool. That challenger will be notified, and will be asked to challenge a sitting Master (more on them later as well). The Master will be notified, and on the appointed challenge day, a new thread will be posted by me for the purposes of the challenge only. The catch is, both combatants will only know the specifics of the challenge on the day of the battle, when I reveal them. Then, the combatants will complete whatever challenge is given to them. Once they are finished, a panel of three judges (more on judges/judging later as well) will rate each person's performance out of 20 points. The judges will give me the point totals for each person, and the one with more points is declared the winner! It's as simple as that.
Note: No edits will be allowed once you have made your competition posts. Any posts that are edited without the consent of the judges will be automatically disqualified. It's fairly pointless to have a grade in structure if you can simply edit the errors out of your posts! Make sure they are right the first time, and you'll do just fine!
Judges
As stated earlier, there will be a panel of three judges for each battle. The judges will also not know the challenge until it is revealed. I will also randomly choose the three judges before each battle, when I choose the challenger, out of a specific pool of judges. For now, the only people I consider qualified as RPS Judges are the High Cards of our Guild. However, I hope that this pool will expand. If you would like to apply to be an RPS Judge, you must meet the following criteria:
Judging/Scoring
Each of the three judges can award either combatant up to 20 points. Naturally, the maximum score for either competitor would be 60. The points are broken up as follows:
The Masters
Now, who will you be challenging in the arena? Below are listed the RP Masters, any of which you can choose once you are chosen as the challenger!
Signing Up
Now, I'm sure the question is, how do I sign up to be a part of this? It's easy, just let me know here in this thread. This thread is not only meant to be a discussion of each battle, and a archive of sorts, but a place for you to declare your readiness. No character bios of any sort are necessary here, due to the nature of the Stadium. One challenge can have you creating a set of characters, the other can have you battling with a pre-determined set of limits. Thus, no one character can be within the scope of the challenges I'll be handing out.
The Chairman
The Chairman is the one running the show. He determines the specific challenge for the competition and announces the results. Naturally, I will be performing in this regard, with one notable exception. If I am challenged, naturally, I cannot serve in my capacity as Chairman. So, in the event I am involved in a battle directly or otherwise not available, Mistah J will serve as Chairman in my absense. Regardless of who the sitting Chairman is, they can also serve as a judge. This position is not open, unless I leave forever. (sorry everyone =P)
Battle of the Masters Series
To inaugurate the RP Stadium, and to give everyone an idea of how it works, we are going to have a series of three test battles. These battles will pit two sitting Masters against each other, with the remaining three serving as the judges. The first three battles, chosen at random, are as follows:
That concludes the opening speech for the RP Stadium. If you all have any questions, feel free to PM me or ask in this thread. I look forward to as many people as possible participating, and for a successful season here in the Stadium. Good luck!
~The Chairman
Pool of Challengers
Battle of the Masters I (Danny the Cat def. Mistah J)
As Jack of the Wild Cards, and the Chairman this new venture, it's my pleasure to welcome all of you to what will hopefully be a long-standing tradition here. This is the RP Stadium, where every two weeks any one of you can show of your skills against one of our fine Masters (the High Cards of our Guild) for everyone else to see! Have you wanted to see where your skills stack up against some of the best? Then, this is the place for you! However, before we just go having battles, I need to explain how exactly the RP Stadium works. I'll describe everything you need to know in detail below. Whether or not you have the fortitude to sign up for a challenge is up to you!
History of the Stadium
The Stadium has its roots from two programs, one which is probably more familiar to most than the other. The first is probably less familiar. I'm an avid cook, and I watch a lot of food-TV. One of their shows is called Iron Chef, where challenging chefs pit their skills against a set of "Iron Chef", who are specialists in particular fields. As far as the other one, it's more likely you've seen this before. I saw the Signature of the Week contest, and I liked the idea of people with talent being pitted against each other in a unique challenge. I think, "Why doesn't the RP Forum have something like that?" Put the two ideas together, and the RP Stadium was born.
How the Stadium Works
Now, I'll describe how these competitions are going to actually work. Signups will take place in this thread (more details later) to form a pool of applicants. Battles will take place bi-weekly, at least for now. When it's time for a battle, I will randomly select a challenger from the pool. That challenger will be notified, and will be asked to challenge a sitting Master (more on them later as well). The Master will be notified, and on the appointed challenge day, a new thread will be posted by me for the purposes of the challenge only. The catch is, both combatants will only know the specifics of the challenge on the day of the battle, when I reveal them. Then, the combatants will complete whatever challenge is given to them. Once they are finished, a panel of three judges (more on judges/judging later as well) will rate each person's performance out of 20 points. The judges will give me the point totals for each person, and the one with more points is declared the winner! It's as simple as that.
Note: No edits will be allowed once you have made your competition posts. Any posts that are edited without the consent of the judges will be automatically disqualified. It's fairly pointless to have a grade in structure if you can simply edit the errors out of your posts! Make sure they are right the first time, and you'll do just fine!
Judges
As stated earlier, there will be a panel of three judges for each battle. The judges will also not know the challenge until it is revealed. I will also randomly choose the three judges before each battle, when I choose the challenger, out of a specific pool of judges. For now, the only people I consider qualified as RPS Judges are the High Cards of our Guild. However, I hope that this pool will expand. If you would like to apply to be an RPS Judge, you must meet the following criteria:
- Participated in the RP Stadium at least once (win or lose).
- Have participated/Be participating in at least 3 active RPs (story, battle, doesn't matter)
- Display, in your average posts, a good grasp of RPing in general
Judging/Scoring
Each of the three judges can award either combatant up to 20 points. Naturally, the maximum score for either competitor would be 60. The points are broken up as follows:
- Overall content of your post(s) - 10 pts
- Structure of your post(s) - 5 pts
- Creativity in dealing with the challenge - 5 pts
The Masters
Now, who will you be challenging in the arena? Below are listed the RP Masters, any of which you can choose once you are chosen as the challenger!
- The Ugly Pretty-Boy, Fair_Game (0-0-0)
- The Dragonic Allsie, Danny the Cat (1-0-0)
- The Kendragon, Contra Fates (0-0-0)
- The Chairman of Chaos, Ness (0-0-0)
- AKA ChiChi Fernando, Mistah J (0-1-0)
Signing Up
Now, I'm sure the question is, how do I sign up to be a part of this? It's easy, just let me know here in this thread. This thread is not only meant to be a discussion of each battle, and a archive of sorts, but a place for you to declare your readiness. No character bios of any sort are necessary here, due to the nature of the Stadium. One challenge can have you creating a set of characters, the other can have you battling with a pre-determined set of limits. Thus, no one character can be within the scope of the challenges I'll be handing out.
The Chairman
The Chairman is the one running the show. He determines the specific challenge for the competition and announces the results. Naturally, I will be performing in this regard, with one notable exception. If I am challenged, naturally, I cannot serve in my capacity as Chairman. So, in the event I am involved in a battle directly or otherwise not available, Mistah J will serve as Chairman in my absense. Regardless of who the sitting Chairman is, they can also serve as a judge. This position is not open, unless I leave forever. (sorry everyone =P)
Battle of the Masters Series
To inaugurate the RP Stadium, and to give everyone an idea of how it works, we are going to have a series of three test battles. These battles will pit two sitting Masters against each other, with the remaining three serving as the judges. The first three battles, chosen at random, are as follows:
- Mistah J vs. Danny the Cat
- Ness vs. Fair_Game
- Contra Fates vs. Mistah J
That concludes the opening speech for the RP Stadium. If you all have any questions, feel free to PM me or ask in this thread. I look forward to as many people as possible participating, and for a successful season here in the Stadium. Good luck!
~The Chairman
Pool of Challengers
- professor13
- Schrödinger
- Doaj
Battle of the Masters I (Danny the Cat def. Mistah J)
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