October 2023 Archmage Tournament

[Max Lager]

The October Archmage Tournament will be held on Sunday, October 8th at 8:00pm Eastern! The format will (likely) be double elimination (depending on entrants), and late entrants have no more than 5 minutes to arrive. Seeding will begin at 8:05pm, and casting will begin at 8:10pm.

Seeding will be based on the most recent RoK rankings. Early registration will cut off on Friday, October 6th at 8:55pm ET. Any late registrants or walk-ins will automatically be ranked below early registrants. Registrants tied with the same ranking will be seeded by WoL.


Second place will also take home an additional prize in the form of the Keeper's Blessing.

Keeper's Blessing

1. Allows the wielder of this grant the ability to use a special one time use Elemental Fury crystal within a challenge against a Keeper. This crystal will allow its wielder the use of Elemental Fury up to three times within a challenge (should the challenge go to 3 full duels). The power of the Elemental Fury Crystal can only be used once per match. The Keeper's Blessing is available for use until the next Archmage Tournament.

- or -

2. Allows the wielder to submit the Blessing to the Duel of Magic staff to be redeemed for a Challenge Grant that can be awarded to any non-Sorcerer duelist of their choice. This grant will allow its wielder to challenge one of the four elemental keeper titles so long as the keeper is not under a grace period. This grant must be used within 14 days.

Please post your registrations as replies to this thread. Good luck everyone!



(( Should 2nd place go to a current Elemental Keeper, they can only select the second option to give the grant away, and cannot select the EF crystal since they're already a Keeper.

This is a reminder that we do have a 5 minute casting limit each round in order to try and keep the tourney from running too late. In the case anyone needs more than 5 minutes for an urgent/special circumstance, please alert the caller, opponent, and the room so that they know you need a few minutes and will return asap. Thanks! ))

[Max Lager]

The evening's menu includes: (its not poison!)caramel apple bites, roasted turkey and cranberry slider sandwiches, candy corn fruit parfaits; chicken meatballs with creamy tomato orzo, purple carrot and nettle soup, roasted fall vegetable bowls with wild rice; milk chocolate filled jack-o-lantern cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, batty for you cookies; and Autumn Harvest Punch (non-alcoholic), Grim and Tonic, and Spiced Stone Fruit Bourbon Cocktails.

[Eregor]

I'll sign up for this. It's been a while.

Eregor

[BardGallant]

I am ready to try again!
Count me in!

♥ - Dris

[Kruger]

It feels like the first time! Feels like the very first time! The Anvil is in.

[Michelle Montoya]

It is a holiday for my family this weekend, but I will try to attend.

[Rachael Blackthorne]

Barring duties that will prevent mon participation, I will enter this tournament.


--Rachael Blackthorne

[Max Lager]

Also! Participants in this year's Halloween Event can pick up a swag bag depending on the mascot they are representing!

Team Witches Bag contains: cauldron cookies, a potion bottle of full moons water, a mortar and pestle and new leather bound journal / grimoire to fill!


Team Vampires Bag contains: coffin cookies, designer batty dark sunglasses, super extra high SPF sunscreen, and a gift card to Books & Brews!



If you haven't signed up get in the Halloween event, you can still do so here!

[Rhys Germain]

I’m in.

—Rhys

[Royal]

The October 2023 Archmage Tournament is complete! With a Round Robin format used 6 combatants braved the darkened night of dread this Halloween Season to see who would get the chance to take on the Archmage for the right to the Celestial Citadel and the powers that come with it!

In the end Eregor, Droet, and Dris neared the finish line with a 4 - 1 record throughout the night!

Eregor is (22-15) 7
Droet is (24-18) 6
Dris is (20.5-15) 5.5

Eregor wins the Archmage Tournament and Droet the Bold takes home the Keeper's Blessing!

(( OOC: I'm really sorry again for the point calculation mistakes at the end of the tournament, twice. Due to the mistakes Droet the Bolds Keeper Blessing will be extended throughout the next cycle, where he can choose to use it should he lose his current Tower or gift it to another player. il'l also be sending out the silver noble compensation. Again, I'm really sorry. ))

[Eregor]

ArchMaggie and I have discussed it and we are looking at next Sunday 10/15 at 9 pm to face off.

I'm still working on getting a caller.

Eregor

[Eregor]

The lovely and stellar Max Lager has agreed to call this challenge.

Eregor

[Partly Cloudy]

Catering for the Archmage Challenge is provided by the Matadero Meat Truck,
the Rockin’ Ronin, and Kitten’s Confections Bakery & Café.





The Savory Spread

Kalua Pork

Huli Huli Chicken Bites

3 Kinds of Poke
marinated tuna, spicy salmon, marinated tofu

Poke Sauces & Toppings
ponzu, sweet soy, sriracha aioli, wasabi aioli
seaweed salad, spicy kani salad, spicy cucumber salad
avocado, edamame, carrot, scallion, pickled ginger
watermelon radish, jalapeño, daikon sprouts
crushed macadamia, furikake
salad greens

Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

Jasmine Rice






The Sweets & Sips

Chocolate Haupia Bars

Pineapple Cheesecake Turnovers

Fresh Tropical Fruit
pineapple, mango, papaya, kiwi, orange, banana
strawberries & more

Sparks of Summer
dragonfruit, pitaya powder, lime juice, fresh mint, honey,
lime sparkling water
(non-alcoholic)

Summer Memory
vodka, Noilly Prat extra dry vermouth, Butterfly botanical liqueur,
Luxardo maraschino liqueur, a dash of El Guapo summer berries bitters
a few drops of lemon juice




All chocolate items have been created using Celestial Chocolate, making them
safe for those who are allergic or otherwise sensitive to regular chocolate.

[Max Lager]

Just a quick note to say that I got to call the Archmage Challenge this evening, where Eregor faced off against Mairead! Calling up Olympus for the entire evening, they flew up into the ring to sing, dance, cast and play music and magic for all of us to watch! Mairead won the first match and Eregor won the second, so everything came down to the wire in the third match of the night to decide who would reign in the Celestial Tower. After a see-saw battle on the score boards, and even sudden death – it was Eregor who emerged victorious and now claims the top title on Twilight Isle.
Congratulations Eregor and well reigned Mairead!

Official Scores:
FINAL: Mairead Harker def. Eregor, 5.5 - 3.5 in 8 rounds.
FINAL: Eregor def. Mairead Harker, 5 - 2.5 in 8 rounds.
FINAL: Eregor def. Mairead Harker, 5 - 4 in 10 rounds.