The Duel of Swords Staff is proud to announce the
2023 End of Winter Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, March 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 Wednesday, March 22nd for early seeding access.
Tournament Prizes
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2023 End of Winter Cycle All Ranks Tournament!
All Ranks, title holders included, are eligible to join!
The All Ranks Tournament will take place on Friday, March 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 Wednesday, March 22nd 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.
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, March 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: Soulsong
Made from Cosmogenesian chaos-ore, Soulsong grants its bearer two-fold power and can be wielded as a singular piece or two individual hand-scythes. The blade of the golden scythe delivers radiant damage while the darker scythe delivers necrotic damage. While attuned to this weapon, the wielder can call upon its latent stellar energy to catalyze change within the metal and create endothermic and exothermic reactions. While holding the fused scythe, speak the weapon's command word to split it apart into its divided state, releasing damaging electrical energy to your foes. While holding the split scythes, speak the weapon's other command word to recombine the two into its fused state. The sudden generation of heat creates a wave of radiant fire around the wielder.
2. Daedalus Wings and Snack's bracelet!
Inspired by the myth, Alasdair created a pair of Daedalus wings to take you to the sky! Just be careful to not fly too close to the sun. The wings require no outside power (and you don't need to flap your arms either) and so far have had unlimited range, though they haven't been tested to the limits. They can comfortable carry up to two non-Runt-sized persons, but caution is suggested! Have fun in the skies and show gravity you're willing to break the law! But again, just be sure to watch out for the heat.
Graciously donated by former Talon of Redwin winner Srishkashkayi (also known as Snack), pair up your wings with this lovely bracelet! We haven't seen if it does anything special or not, but it sure is cool looking!
3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants
1. Overlord Prize: Soulsong
Made from Cosmogenesian chaos-ore, Soulsong grants its bearer two-fold power and can be wielded as a singular piece or two individual hand-scythes. The blade of the golden scythe delivers radiant damage while the darker scythe delivers necrotic damage. While attuned to this weapon, the wielder can call upon its latent stellar energy to catalyze change within the metal and create endothermic and exothermic reactions. While holding the fused scythe, speak the weapon's command word to split it apart into its divided state, releasing damaging electrical energy to your foes. While holding the split scythes, speak the weapon's other command word to recombine the two into its fused state. The sudden generation of heat creates a wave of radiant fire around the wielder.
2. Daedalus Wings and Snack's bracelet!
Inspired by the myth, Alasdair created a pair of Daedalus wings to take you to the sky! Just be careful to not fly too close to the sun. The wings require no outside power (and you don't need to flap your arms either) and so far have had unlimited range, though they haven't been tested to the limits. They can comfortable carry up to two non-Runt-sized persons, but caution is suggested! Have fun in the skies and show gravity you're willing to break the law! But again, just be sure to watch out for the heat.
Graciously donated by former Talon of Redwin winner Srishkashkayi (also known as Snack), pair up your wings with this lovely bracelet! We haven't seen if it does anything special or not, but it sure is cool looking!
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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Entrants:
1. Jewell
2. Rachael
3. Ebon
4. Maggie
5. Gallo
6. Kruger
7. Karma
8. Pythia
1. Jewell
2. Rachael
3. Ebon
4. Maggie
5. Gallo
6. Kruger
7. Karma
8. Pythia
(( 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, March 22nd, 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 March 10th 6 EST and extends until April 7th 6 EST. ))
