December 2014 Archmage Tournament

[Lem DeAngelo]

Xanth and I will complete the Archmage Challenge this Friday, January 2nd at 9:00pm ((Eastern)). Claire will be calling.

[DUEL Claire]

tl;dr Lem defends in three matches! The library has been saved! Jesse still loves Xanth!

Full write up to come.

[DUEL Claire]

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Celestial 1: And they're off! Well...Lem is. He's running from Xanth's scare tactics. Can't say I blame him! (DP/FT) .5 Lem
Celestial 2: Bang bang bang! Hear that? That's the sound of major damage. (FMS/SH) 2 Lem
Celestial 3: Whoooooa. That was cool. Battle of the bolts here, it looks like Lem comes out just a bit ahead in that trade but Xanth's on the board! (FMB/MB) 3.5-1 Lem
Celestial 4: That was cold... reeeeal cold. I'm not even real and I felt that one. (DP/FAB) 3.5-2.5 Lem
Celestial 5: Lem comes out swinging with that nasty ray of his but Xanth's ready with a pointed lesson for the Archmage. And we're all tied up! (NR/FWB) 3.5 All
Celestial 6: Eesh. That's just gross, you two. Seriously. They could at least say 'Excuse me'. (FFF/FFF) 4.5 All
Celestial 7: Again with the cold, this time from Lem. And Xanth gets a painful lesson in payback. (AB/WB)

((Final: Lem DeAngelo .def. XanthVanBokkelen, 5.5-4.5 in 7.))

Starstruck 1: Well... we went from wam, bang, boom and explosions to... um... well, we'll say they're posturing. (L:GF/X:SH) No Score
Starstruck 2: O_O That's my face right now. That's always cool... (IMM/NR) .5 Lem
Starstruck 3: Slow and steady like a tortoise, Xanth ties up the score against Lem's big ol' whip. (FMW/SH) .5 All
Starstruck 4: This... I've seen this before... two rounds ago in fact. (IMM/NR) 1-.5 Lem
Starstruck 5: A break in the action, Lem's spirited away while Xanth dodges. (GF/DP) 1-.5 Lem
Starstruck 6: Tink! That's the sound of a half a point in Lem's favor. (SH/FT) 1.5-.5 Lem
Starstruck 7: Xanth's not ready to fall behind so quickly! Lem's meteors get lost in the fog. (MS/FFF) 1.5 All
Starstruck 8: Oh that's a big ol' bolt coming from Xanth! I don't blame Lem for marking that one return to sender (RF/FMB) 2.5-1.5 Lem
Starstruck 9: Bolted out! The whip is on the losing end of this one. (MB/MW) 3.5-1.5 Lem
Starstruck 10: Lem puts the ring on ice but Xanth's like nope, I've got lich things to do. (FAB/FGF) 3.5-2.5 Lem
Starstruck 11: Defensively minded, neither score. (L:GF/X:DP) 3.5-2.5 Lem
Starstruck 12: Those mind games beat out the blades no matter how big they are. (FWB/MW) 3.5 All
Starstruck 13: Lem edges ahead with an expert application of that advanced ray spell. (NR/FT) 4.5-3.5 Lem
Starstruck 14: Ohhhhh snap! Xanth cracks the whip and takes us to sudden death again! (GF/MW) 4.5 All
Starstruck 15: Xanth takes the lead! I repeat, Xanth. Takes. The. Lead! (WB/AR) 4.5-5 Xanth
Starstruck 16: Stalling now... Lem's reflecting and Xanth's on the go. (RF/DP) 4.5-5 Xanth
Starstruck 17: With a nasty fog, Xanth takes the second and we go to the final match! (MB/FF)

((Final: XanthVanBokkelen .def. LemDeAngelo, 5.5-4.5 in 17.))

Vanquished 1: Ping! Xanth's mental attack comes up short. (SH/MW) .5 Lem
Vanquished 2: Lem armors up and finds himself safe from the bolt. (AR/MB) 1 Lem
Vanquished 3: OHHHHH KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! (NR/NR) 2-1 Lem
Vanquished 4: I think all those french fries are catching up with Lem... too bad it's no good against Xanth's shield. (FFF/SH) 2-1.5 Lem
Vanquished 5: Nada here as Lem shields up and Xanth goes Casper style. (SH/GF) 2-1.5 Lem
Vanquished 6: Kablammity, that's what that is. Lem blows Xanth's whip away. (FMB/MW) 3.5-1.5
Vanquished 7: Pew pew pew! Xanth's putting a quick stop to that. (NR/FWB) 3.5-2.5 Lem
Vanquished 8: You can run. You can hide. But Lem will find you! (FMB/FGF)

((Final: Lem DeAngelo .vanquishes. XanthVanBokkelen, 5-2.5 in 8))

In three matches, Lem DeAngelo reigns supreme. Well dueled Xanth, and congratulations Lem!