The Duel of Swords Staff is proud to announce the
2023 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 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, June 22nd for early seeding access.
Tournament Prizes
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2023 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 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, June 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 (Sunday, June 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: Weekend Surf Excursion
Take a 3 day, 2 night excursion to the best surf spots on the coast (with or without the company/guidance of the Overlord). Venture up the coast to Icarus Cove, where you'll be welcomed with lunch on the beach followed by a gear fitting at the local surf shack. Enjoy some shopping or sightseeing in the seaside village and grab dinner at the Osprey Cafe, where you'll find fresh seafood and some of the best fish-n-chips around. Close the night out with a beach bonfire and camping under the stars (all gear provided) so that when day breaks, you can sneak in a little dawn patrol for some early morning surfing. Lessons are available for beginners and even intermediate surfers. The waves in the Cove are forgiving and picturesque, providing the perfect place to practice your form. Another day of meals will be provided before moving camp further north of the Cove to Witch's Rock, where the dreamiest point break surfing can be had. Perfectly shaped, high quality waves offer longer rides for leg-burning lefts and zippy right-handers, for challenging rides that aren't too punishing. Close the day out with dinner and dessert on the scenic Bruja Overlook before packing it in and heading back to RhyDin City.
2. Sword of Summer
From the Lost and Found, this sword's blade appears to be tied to the sun and the more sunlight it gets (and the hotter the weather), the more intensely the blade shines and the more powerful it becomes! This sword does hold its power without sunlight and acts as something of a solar battery, but too much time in the darkness will rob it of its light and power. You might have 99 problems, but with this blade, a vampire ain't one!
3. Cash Prize: 100 Nobles x # of Participants
1. Overlord Prize: Weekend Surf Excursion
Take a 3 day, 2 night excursion to the best surf spots on the coast (with or without the company/guidance of the Overlord). Venture up the coast to Icarus Cove, where you'll be welcomed with lunch on the beach followed by a gear fitting at the local surf shack. Enjoy some shopping or sightseeing in the seaside village and grab dinner at the Osprey Cafe, where you'll find fresh seafood and some of the best fish-n-chips around. Close the night out with a beach bonfire and camping under the stars (all gear provided) so that when day breaks, you can sneak in a little dawn patrol for some early morning surfing. Lessons are available for beginners and even intermediate surfers. The waves in the Cove are forgiving and picturesque, providing the perfect place to practice your form. Another day of meals will be provided before moving camp further north of the Cove to Witch's Rock, where the dreamiest point break surfing can be had. Perfectly shaped, high quality waves offer longer rides for leg-burning lefts and zippy right-handers, for challenging rides that aren't too punishing. Close the day out with dinner and dessert on the scenic Bruja Overlook before packing it in and heading back to RhyDin City.
2. Sword of Summer
From the Lost and Found, this sword's blade appears to be tied to the sun and the more sunlight it gets (and the hotter the weather), the more intensely the blade shines and the more powerful it becomes! This sword does hold its power without sunlight and acts as something of a solar battery, but too much time in the darkness will rob it of its light and power. You might have 99 problems, but with this blade, a vampire ain't one!
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. Droet
2. Sal
3. Rekah
4. Jay
1. Droet
2. Sal
3. Rekah
4. Jay
(( 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 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 June 10th 6 EST and extends until July 8th 6 EST. ))
