Significant Events
- Just after Leo Lockheart had officially welcomed everyone, Aquinas secured the attention of those present to introduce himself and challenge Avalon for the position of Hierarch of the Sacramento Consilium. He accused Avalon of poor leadership resulting in a struggling Consilium, warned that the Golden Consilium was looking to annex Sacramento and finished by invoking a Duel Arcane. Avalon accepted the Duel without flinching and soon after Leo called for a meeting in the dormitories between himself, Aquinas, Avalon, Kite, Ariadne, Ixidor and Animus.
Aquinas - “I have come to formally challenge Avalon, formally Dál Riata, of the Visus Draconis, Enchanter on the Path of the Thistle, Scion of the Watchtower of the Lunargent Thorn in the Realm of Arcadia, Hierarch to the Consilium of the Sacrament, Master of Space, and Walker of the Ways to a Duel Arcane.”[1]
Avalon - “I, Avalon, formally Dál Riata, member of the Visus Draconis, Enchanter on the Path of the Thistle, Scion of the Watchtower of the Lunargent Thorn in the Realm of Arcadia, Hierarch to the Consilium of the Sacrament, Master of Space, and Walker of the Ways, accept your challenge and your terms.”[2]
- The cabal Veiled Threats was declared to the Herald Orpheus who officially recognised them[3], however did not announce the new cabal to the gathered mages. A few mages (mainly the members of the new cabal) later commented negatively about this regarding Orpheus. [4]
- The Rapide that Reverb arrived in[5] was repossessed [6] without incident.
Competitions
Leo Lockhart organised 7 events trying to cover physical as well as mental skills so that every one would have something to participate in.
The winners were as follows:
- Archery: Animus
- Foot Race: Asp
- Long Jump: Asp
- Translation: Faith
- Tactics: Ozymandias
- Boxing: Asp
- Blades: Asp
Archery[7]
|
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| Total
|
| Animus
| 10
| 3
| 5
| 9
| 9
| 36
|
| Star
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 22
|
| Leo Lockhart
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 13
|
| Orpheus
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| Target Ring
| Points
| Suxx needed
|
| White
| 1
| 1
|
| Black
| 3
| 2
|
| Blue
| 5
| 3
|
| Red
| 7
| 4
|
| Gold
| 9
| 5
|
| Inner Gold
| 10
| 6+
|
Leo Lockheart, Orpheus, Star (then known as Cut), Faith, Animus and Striker attended this event, though Faith and Striker did not participate. Cut asked Animus for some tips on shooting before Leo started the event by taking his own five shots in quick succession. Striker arrived during Orpheus's shots and watched silently for the rest of the event. Animus shot last and won by a large margin but looked unhappy about the result, prompting Leo to mention that Animus and Vae had tied in the last Arrow Field Day[8] archery event[9]. Animus had no memory of Vae and Leo explained that she had left, possibly to Chicago while giving Faith a look indicating he thought she may have some information. If Faith did know anything, she was not forthcoming.
- Participants had 5 shots each and rolled Dexterity + Athletics + 1 Equipment bonus or Dexterity + Firearms + 1 Equipment bonus if the character had an Archery Specialty in Firearms.
- Participants also had a -2 penalty if they had no relevant Archery Specialty or Fighting Style Merit.
| Name
| Suxx
|
| Asp
| 15
|
| Star
| 13
|
| Orpheus
| 11
|
| Geist
| 10
|
| Reverb
| 8
|
| Striker
| 8
|
| Miach
| 7
|
| Leo Lockhart
| 6
|
Leo Lockheart, Asp, Reverb, Orpheus, Geist, Striker, Star (then known as Cut), Faith, Miach and Jonokuchi attended this event. Faith and Jonokuchi did not participate.
Cut noticed Striker removing his boots with his only hand leading to a brief conversation about how Striker handles things with missing arm and Cut suggesting he could try Archery by holding the bow string in his teeth. Cut and Asp then made a deal that the loser between the two of them would have to wear a propeller hat for a day.
Cut - "Loser wears a goofy propeller hat for a day? And only if we're doing this straight up, yo. No Lifey-Lifey mojo. Legit." [11]
Miach opted to run in his boots and kevlar vest.
- Participants had 5 rolls of Stamina + Athletics + and relevant specialisations or bonuses, every 3 points of Speed over 10 granting a +1 modifier to the rolls.
- The number of successes rolled would indicate the participants overall position.
| Name
| Distance
| Tie Breaker
|
| Asp
| 21 feet
| 21 feet
|
| Leo
| 21 feet
| 17 feet
|
| Orpheus
| 17 feet
|
| Geist
| 17 feet
|
| Miach
| 13 feet
|
| Jonokuchi
| 10 feet
|
| Striker
| 9 feet
|
| Reverb
| 9 feet
|
| Idun
| 9 feet
|
| Faith
| 5 feet
|
Leo Lockheart, Asp, Idun, Reverb, Orpheus, Geist, Striker, Faith, Miach and Jonokuchi attended this event.
Asp began stretching in preparation and it seems most other's followed her lead.
Striker jumped first, but after it was apparent that most of the other participants were jumping much further than him he left before the winner was announced.
Asp and Leo tied for first place and agreed to a tie breaker round. Asp made the same distance the second time, while Leo fell just short of his first mark.
- Participants rolled Strength + Athletics + Any relevant specializations or bonuses, multiplied the successes on the roll by four then added the results to the characters size to determine the number of feet the character cleared.
| Character
| suxxs
| Rolls
| Tie Breaker
|
| Zodiac
| 10
| 4
| 6
|
| Faith
| 10
| 4
| 4
|
| Bishop
| 10
| 4
| 4
|
| Orpheus
| 10
| 9
|
| Orobas
| 8
| 5
|
| Reverb
| 4
| 4
|
| Autolycus
| 2
| 4
|
Leo Lockheart, Reverb, Orpheus, Orobas, Bishop, Faith, Zodiac (then Mandy) and Autolycus attended this event. Everyone participated except for Leo who acted as judge. Nothing overly remarkable happened at the event as the participants worked quietly. Having given up on the translation, Autolycus resorted to drawing dinosaurs out of Atlantean runes to keep himself amused. Bishop, mentally exhausted by the first round and hungry, found himself translating the words of the tie-breaker passage into something resembling a rant about food.
Leo Lockheart, Idun, Orpheus, Geist, Avis, Orobas, Bishop, Seren, Ermon, Faith, Zodiac (then known as Mandy), Reverb, Ariadne, Autolycus and Jonokuchi attended this event though Faith and Jonokuchi did not participate. Star (then known as Cut) arrived to watch the match between Zodiac and Ariadne.
This event was attended by Leo Lockheart, Asp, Reverb, Orpheus, Bishop, Striker, Faith, Jonokuchi, Star (then known as Cut). Jonokuchi and Cut did not participate. Faith was matched against Reverb, however pulled out before the match began.
After being beaten by Asp, Striker was angry to find out that she had fought while shielded (as he was not). Asp reminded him it was not against the rules and offered a rematch after he shielded himself in which she won again. During Leo and Asp's fight, after finding themselves evenly matched with the fight drawing on, Leo unleashed Celestial Fire on his opponent[16]. Asp seemed unconcerned, however from the sidelines Bishop yelled at Leo for his use of vulgar magic.
Bishop - "Kids, get your asses into a demesne for this kind of crap!"[17]
In the final match, Reverb requested tape only (no gloves) which Asp agreed to.
- Participants rolled the usual Strength + Brawl + Any appropriate bonuses alternately for three rounds/rolls.
- The winner was the one who inflicted the most damage.
Leo Lockheart, Asp, Reverb, Idun, Orpheus, Striker, Avis and Faith attended this event though Faith was unable to compete in her match.
On the sidelines, Idun and Striker discussed Miach's kidnapping and the drug Glo. Asp used covert magic to make Leo feel intoxicated and depressed during their match, which he seemed to notice but didn't comment on even after Asp showed concern for him at the conclusion of the bout.
- Participants rolled the usual Strength + Weaponry + Any appropriate bonuses alternately for three rounds/rolls.
- The winner was the one who inflicted the most damage.
