Private Tournament

[Artifex Felicis]

Step 1
We'd accumulate that money with an admission's fee of 100gp for thirty slots. They all fill up and we have our prize money and a little on the side for operational expenses.

Just a little opinion to keep it to 32 people. Make it even so that way there are no byes or anything. That or something like that. Can be circumvented by my suggestion below.

Step 2
Special stipulations of the tournament.

I really like the word count idea, as that should force the people to post a lot faster. And the battles could actually take only a week too. Provided judges knew ahead of time, or it gets works out, you could have 2-3 members "Guest Judge" in order to make the threads go more quickly.

Also, another way to get around even the judging thing, is to just have 3-5 rounds of matches, with all different types of arenas, all with a 200 word limit per post. The total score would be tallied and the highest would be winner. So someone who lost every match, but scores 70s the whole time might still win, and there is no true elimination. So it's not so much who cowboys up for the right matches but who is consistently the best writer.

Also, in order to keep it more interesting, we could always have a side betting pool. Entrants can put their weapons up to the game of specific matches against their opponent. So Slayer could bet his buster sword against Max Dirk's gun. Not an official thing, but as an optional side thing to help make matches better.

[Breaker]

I think the standard Serenti-style tournament layout would work fine for matchups. The word limit would add plenty of original zest to this tourny.

Since the contractors are the ones running this, maybe they could decide what the arenas look like, rather than leaving it up to the first person who posts.

To steal an idea from Dark Magus' tournament, there could even be an element of Sora members manipulating the setting to throw curveballs at the combattants.

[The Architect]

The Architect likes! The Architect likes very much! That two hundred word limit would prove a mighty big challenge to writer's like myself. Well it's a good thing I'd only be hosting the tournament.

I'll edit to more properly respond to everyone's post...

rovided judges knew ahead of time, or it gets works out, you could have 2-3 members "Guest Judge" in order to make the threads go more quickly.

It would be really awesom if some of the members of the House of Sora guest judged in addition to the moderators. That way they wouldn't have to do so much. I believe a while back we talked about staff appreciation in this very forum. It might have even been me who brought up the idea of doing something to lighten their load. This may be it. We also have alot of intelligent players in our power group who may make good judges.

Also, another way to get around even the judging thing, is to just have 3-5 rounds of matches, with all different types of arenas, all with a 200 word limit per post. The total score would be tallied and the highest would be winner. So someone who lost every match, but scores 70s the whole time might still win, and there is no true elimination. So it's not so much who cowboys up for the right matches but who is consistently the best writer.

I do like that idea indeed, but that brings up something that's always bothered me. When someone wins a round OOCly but their character is beaten within an inch of their life and there's no IC way he's going to the next round, what the hell do you guys do?

So Slayer could bet his buster sword against Max Dirk's gun. Not an official thing, but as an optional side thing to help make matches better.

That's a great idea, but what if we were to make it official and take a cut? We could use the earnings from the gambling to add to the prize money!

I think the standard Serenti-style tournament layout would work fine for matchups.

I was thinking Serenti's one on one matchups would be the best way to go in combonation with Artifex's multiple non elimination rounds. To add anything more would cause to much confusion.

Since the contractors are the ones running this, maybe they could decide what the arenas look like, rather than leaving it up to the first person who posts.

I was thinking that from the begining. So many of us have many places we could visit. We have an estate in the Raiaera countryside, the Triple Marble Minaret my character was completing, Rajani's Peregrine. Perhaps that will be the main role the House members could play in all this.

[Breaker]

It would be really awesom if some of the members of the House of Sora guest judged in addition to the moderators. That way they wouldn't have to do so much. I believe a while back we talked about staff appreciation in this very forum. It might have even been me who brought up the idea of doing something to lighten their load. This may be it. We also have alot of intelligent players in our power group who may make good judges.

Despite that, the Althanas moderators go through alot of training to become official judges. IMHO, it wouldn't be fair to have untrained members judging other members. With the word limit in place, if the judges just put up scores and very little comments, they could bang out judgements fairly quick.

When someone wins a round OOCly but their character is beaten within an inch of their life and there's no IC way he's going to the next round, what the hell do you guys do?.

The monks heal everyone between rounds, like in Citadel battles.

I do have another idea for making things easier on the mods/making this tourny different. If you're interested just let me know (it's kinda complex and I need to write an essay right now).

[The Architect]

Heh... interested.

By the way. If anyone feels like doing this on their own, feel free to although I'd be a tad bit purterbed. (just in case)

[Sighter Tnailog]

Y'all have some great ideas going here...if there is anything we can do to help, let us moderators know! I don't want to step on anyone's toes as they work on it, though, I'd like to see what y'all come up with.

If you'd like to have a non-mod judge it, just pick your person and send us the name. I'm sure we can agree to abide by that judge's decision on progression in the tournament if you pick someone good. But I will stipulate that issues of gold rewards, EXP rewards, etc, will be determined by an official mod. That's the only extent to which I'll ask that moderators be involved in the judging process.

Good luck with this!

[Ataraxis]

This sounds as awesome as the cake I'm eating!

Delicious.

If player judges are allowed and everyone else on the list suddenly combusts, then I'd gladly be the last drummer of Spinal Tap.

Or something that makes sense. But I've judged before, and my house got vandalized shortly after. I always wondered how they got my address. So, at your risks and perils, fellow gnus! Mine too, especially.

Also, mixing this with a betting system like Dirks is doing with the Citadel would be a good idea to keep interest constant, and with a cut of the winnings, we could even up the initial prize money for more incentive, allowing for a better spread between 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

[The Architect]

But I will stipulate that issues of gold rewards, EXP rewards, etc, will be determined by an official mod.

The exp I completely understand, but what if the House of Sora issued out the gold and other rewards from it's own pocket(at least in terms of the finalists)?

I do have another idea for making things easier on the mods/making this tourny different. If you're interested just let me know (it's kinda complex and I need to write an essay right now).

Like I said before I'm interested. The suspense has been killing me for days now lol

[Call me J]

Suggestion, what if you have a mod judge the threads as quests for the purpose of EXP, that way the decisions on advancement can not be undermined by the moderator judgments?

Also, if you're using your own GP, then you can award it as you see fit.

[The Architect]

That's a good way to look at it. If we were to hold the tournaments in regional forums the players could request to have them judged as quests instead of battles. Then we could decide who advances ourselves.

BTW Shot in the dark here, but does anyone think we should do this now?