2022 End of Spring Cycle All Ranks Tournament!

[Alasdair Galloway]

The Duel of Swords Staff is proud to announce the
2022 End of Spring Cycle All Ranks Tournament!

All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!

The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Saturday, June 25th 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, June 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.

Premier Prize: The Barony of Cadentia

Enjoy getting away from the city life and staying at the Villa Cadentia. Get back to basics when staying at the Villa and take a break from busy modern life to enjoy relaxation in this luxurious setting. And also enjoy all the perks of being a Baron in the Duel of Swords!

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 (Sunday, June 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. 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:

Weekend Cruise on the Overlord's Yacht



Enjoy a four day weekend cruise on the Overlord's yacht for up to twenty guests. All food, beverages, and use of water sports equipment are included. A band has been hired for dinner and dancing. A doctor and other staff will be aboard for emergencies, repairs, etc.

2.Sword of Slashing:



Pulled from the lost and found box in the Arena, the Duel of Swords staff is providing the Sword of Slashing as a prize! This cursed sentient sword is always encouraging you to slash your way through obstacles! Whether it be a building, rock, person, tree etc. Whenever you slash it makes a victory cry! But the longer you go without slashing, the more vocal the sword becomes.

3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants

All Duelists will have their recorded wins throughout the night added to their record!
Sign up below!

Entrants:

1. Haru
2. Jackson
3. Anya
4. Maggie
5. Karma
6. Gallo
7. Gatito
8. Snack
9. Matt Simon
10. Caleb
11. Stitch
12. Serenity

(( 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, June 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 June 11th 6 EST and extends until July 9th 6 EST. ))

[Alasdair Galloway]

[reserved]

[Haru Jeong]

Sounds like fun.
-Haru

[Jackson]

“I will try.”
Jackson Payne

[Anya de la Rose]

I'll be there.

-Anya

[Callous]

I will join.

There has been a change in plans.

[Mairead Harker]

I should be able to make it.

Maggie

[Strawberry]

I ought to make it out.

-Karma

[Gallo]

I am going to do this thing.

Gallo

[Partly Cloudy]

I should be there.

—gatito

[Snack]

I would like to make the Cadentia manor into a giant bath house so I will join to try!

[Goldglo]

I'll join.

--Matt

[Caleb Feren]

Yea, I'll join

[Stitch]

In.

[Serenity Silverhand]

I will be entering.

Regards,