The Duel of Swords Staff are proud to announce the
End of the 2020 Summer Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, September 25th at 8:15 PM (EST). We ask all participants to arrive before 8 so that they can be counted as present and prepared. There are no activity requirements to join the tournament.
Sign up before 8 PM (EST) on Wednesday, September 23rd for early seeding access.
Tournament Prizes
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End of the 2020 Summer Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, September 25th at 8:15 PM (EST). We ask all participants to arrive before 8 so that they can be counted as present and prepared. There are no activity requirements to join the tournament.
Sign up before 8 PM (EST) on Wednesday, September 23rd for early seeding access.
Tournament Prizes
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Tournament Prizes are awarded according to the All Ranks Tournament Rules. The first-place finisher will have the first choice of any prize available (see exceptions below). Each subsequent finisher shall then choose their prize until there are no prizes remaining.
Premiere Prize: The Barony of Seaside
Become the Baron of Seaside and enjoy the fall season at the beautiful Seaside estate. The Seaside manor home boasts expansive ocean views from its dramatic clifftop perch. Enter through the gates and follow along the circular cobblestone drive towards the wild courtyard garden. Heavily fortified walls protect this stately home on all sides except the cliffside, allowing the tall windows of the grand parlor to feature the coastal views. In addition to the courtyard garden, this estate home has many charming features including a grand staircase, art deco parquet flooring with an inlaid starburst design, original crown moldings, and a cliffside statuary promenade. Available to all duelers regardless of rank (excluding current titleholders).
Special Prize: The Talon of Redwin
“The Talon of Redwin is awarded to the highest placed tournament duelist with the rank of Grand Master or below after calculating wins gained throughout the night. The Talon is named in honor of one of the Arena's most illustrious and well known duelers, Siera Redwin, past Overlord and Baron of the rings. The Talon of Redwin may also select a prize from the prize pool.”
Tournament Grants
1. Overlord Challenge Grant (Test Free)
Only a duelist ranked Warlord/Baron can choose the test-free Overlord Challenge Grant prize. The winner of this grant will have 14 days beginning the day after the tournament (Saturday, September 26th 6ET) to challenge the Overlord. Normal challenge guidelines must be followed. No special grant holders may intercede during these challenges, nor can the Overlord initiate a Test of Worthiness.
2. Barony Challenge Grant (Not Test Free)
The winner of this grant will have 14 days beginning the day after the tournament (Saturday, September 26th 6ET) to challenge a Baron. This prize may be gifted away to an active duelist listed on the standings should the prize winner be a titleholder.
3. Intercession Grant
Once during the following cycle, the winner of this prize may intercede in a challenge. The grant is considered spent once the prize-winner intercedes and the duel has started, or once the cycle has ended. The Intercession Grant can be used by its holder to either counter or issue a test of worthiness. This grant functions the same as Usage Two of the King’s Decree.
Donated Prizes
1. Overlord Prize: A week-long trip to anywhere in Rhy'Din or Terra, and a shopping spree*, courtesy of Overlord Hope Naharis
*rules and conditions apply.
2. The Shanachie Theater: Season tickets for a group of four for the 2020-2021 season, which starts Sept 28th!
3. The Lyceum: Elemental Whetstone - This four-sided pyramidal stone can be used to sharpen most steel blades - and imbue them with a spark of elemental power! Whether you want fire, ice, lightning, or enough strength in your weapon to cleave earth and metal*, sharpen the weapon on the corresponding side of the whetstone to gain that power for a short time.
*The Lyceum is not liable for any injuries sustained using this product, including cleaving your own armor.
1. Overlord Prize: A week-long trip to anywhere in Rhy'Din or Terra, and a shopping spree*, courtesy of Overlord Hope Naharis
*rules and conditions apply.
2. The Shanachie Theater: Season tickets for a group of four for the 2020-2021 season, which starts Sept 28th!
3. The Lyceum: Elemental Whetstone - This four-sided pyramidal stone can be used to sharpen most steel blades - and imbue them with a spark of elemental power! Whether you want fire, ice, lightning, or enough strength in your weapon to cleave earth and metal*, sharpen the weapon on the corresponding side of the whetstone to gain that power for a short time.
*The Lyceum is not liable for any injuries sustained using this product, including cleaving your own armor.
Arena Sponsored Prizes
1. Create your own ice cream flavor for the Wolves Den Bistro!
2. 50 Noble gift card for the Solarium
3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants
1. Create your own ice cream flavor for the Wolves Den Bistro!
2. 50 Noble gift card for the Solarium
3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants
All Duelists will have their recorded wins throughout the night added to their record!
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(( OOC: Early Seeding will be based on the Cycle Rankings found on the Duel of Swords Standings page, followed by sign up or walk in time for those that don't pre-register. As this is an All Ranks Tournament, all participating duelists will be fighting at the Warlord Rank: this means participants are granted four (4) fancies during their matches. This tournament will be Double Elimination.
As previously noted, if we receive 16 or more early sign-ups, we will be exploring alternatives to the format including dividing the tournament into a Warlord Tournament and Talon Tournament, or shifting to single elim if that is more appropriate based on the ranks of our entrants. If we have less than 16 advanced sign-ups as of 8 PM (EST) on Wednesday, September 23rd, walk-ons (anyone signing up thereafter) will be welcome on a first-come-first-served basis, capped at 16.
Any early sign-ups who arrive after 8:05 EST the night of the tournament will lose their place and be considered a walk-on subject to the first-come-first-served cap.
With the announcement of the All Ranks Tournament, the Overlord Grace Period —wherein no challenges can be made except by the winner of Overlord Challenge Grant (Test Free) prize or a Banished Loyal Baron— begins September 11th 6 EST and extends until October 9th 6 EST. ))
