The Duel of Swords Staff are proud to announce the
2021 End of Summer Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, September 24th at 8:10 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 Thursday, September 23rd for early seeding access.
Tournament Prizes
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2021 End of Summer Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, September 24th at 8:10 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 Thursday, 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 Prizes: The Barony of Old Market & The Barony of Dockside
Become the Baron of Old Market and take charge of the historic Cardinal Inn! This three-story old stone building overlooks a road that is heavy with foot traffic. A bell jingles as you step inside, welcoming you into a room dimly lit mainly by hurricane lanterns and a crackling fire in the hearth that helps to throw off the evening chill. The large communal room is strewn with tables and chairs in no foreseeable pattern. Franklin, the gray-haired and spindly cook and caretaker, informs you that there are twelve rooms in the Inn! This is the perfect fall retreat!
Become the Baron of Dockside and enjoy the infamous well-located Warehouse! This multipurpose building has performed many roles for many past barons. Some have turned it into a contemporary loft-style residence while others have used it to operate their businesses. The Warehouse may need some maintenance, but the building seems to have an air of limitless potential. The structure is vast and empty, and its location, with easy access to the city and main roads, makes it prime real estate. The back side of the warehouse is lined on either side of the back door with offices that have thick glass windows on both sides offering unobstructed views of both the action outside on the warehouse’s private dock as well as the action within the warehouse itself. The Warehouse is all about potential!
The barony prizes are available to all duelers regardless of rank (excluding current titleholders). However, to select a barony prize, the dueler must be active on the standings at the time of the tournament or by the end of the current cycle on the October 2nd standings.
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 winner of the Talon will also be rewarded with a Barony Challenge Grant, which can be used anytime beginning with the next cycle until the cycle’s end. This Grant cannot be gifted, and follows all terms of the Universal Rules of Challenge.
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 25th 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. 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:
Dama’s Revenge
Molded into being and blessed by a dryad, this handcrafted one-of-a-kind ornate longbow is enchanted to be indestructible and improve accuracy. Any dry stick or branch not violently torn from a living tree will turn into a deadly arrow when notched to its string.
2. Orktoberfest’s Best: -- Two tickets to see ODM (Orcish Death Metal or “Oh Damn!”) at the Orktoberfest premiere, two free drinks at the festival, and an autograph of the former vocalist of ODM, Fistmelda!
3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants
1. Overlord Prize:
Dama’s Revenge
Molded into being and blessed by a dryad, this handcrafted one-of-a-kind ornate longbow is enchanted to be indestructible and improve accuracy. Any dry stick or branch not violently torn from a living tree will turn into a deadly arrow when notched to its string.
2. Orktoberfest’s Best: -- Two tickets to see ODM (Orcish Death Metal or “Oh Damn!”) at the Orktoberfest premiere, two free drinks at the festival, and an autograph of the former vocalist of ODM, Fistmelda!
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 Thursday, 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 8:00 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 10th 6 EST and extends until October 8th 6 EST. ))
