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Vox Nihili posted:You can always hit the "?" in the corner of my post to quickly scroll through all my posts in the thread. Good idea, here's just the winners (so far) load out: Vox Nihili posted:Midas' Touch the minotaur doesn't mess around when it comes to gear. Bronze pike, oak shield, done.
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drat you Diablo III, especially because I can't play it...
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Went and placed some bets on the fights remaining in this round, but no idea when those will come paid. I guess I'll check back on this thread every week or so! I picked the wrong time to find it 
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Vox Nihili posted:
I went on quite an emotional journey reading that. Almost losing a hand was bad enough, but something deep inside me almost broke when he stood back up.
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gbuchold posted:Went and placed some bets on the fights remaining in this round, but no idea when those will come paid. I guess I'll check back on this thread every week or so! I picked the wrong time to find it Hey everyone, updates are forthcoming. Wasn't just diablo 3 holding me back, also had a car die on me, which was pretty serious and is still eating up some of my free time. But I have a new (used) car now, so I should have plenty of time again. Also, pretty burned out on Diablo III.
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 Round Two, Match ThirtyMatch Thirty, Lord Fusslepot (Ionnracht) vs. Sir Smellsalot (onetwentysix) Lord Fusslepot, human, wields a steel long sword and is completely unarmored. Sir Smelsalot, tigerman, has a copper scourge and oaken buckler, but also chooses to fight without any armor. Both warriors have impressive titles. Both are fully capable of destroying the other. Let's see if either of them get that far!  The match begins! Both warriors advance. Lord Fusslepot leads with a thrust, but Smellsalot knocks the blow away with the long hilt of his scourge, then continues the motion forward to lash at the swordsman! Fusslepot is just able to get his weapon back up in time for a last-second parry of his own. But before he can even prepare for his next move, the tigerman charges at him!  Fusslepot evades, dodging away with mere millimeters to spare, and Smellsalot stumbles forward awkwardly, not expecting to find no resistance to is headlong rush. The two warriors soon close to fencing range again. Lord Fusslepot has an opportunity to strike, but, crucially, decides to circle around for a better angle instead. Sir Smellsalot has no such reservations, and immediately attacks the swordsman. Lord Fusslepot parries the first strike, but this time fails to see the charge coming! The tigerman lowers his shoulder and sends the human tumbling. But Fusslepot retains his composure, using his sword to fend off three successive whirls of the tigerman's scourge.  Now Fusslepot is back on his feet, and he evades another of the tigerman's increasingly rapid strikes. Even before Fusslepot can make a move, though, Smellsalot is upon him yet again. This time, the tigerman's scourge bites into his leg even as Fusselpot is sent to the ground. Fusselpot parries one blow, but the next rips into the fatty flesh of his upper arm, embedding itself painfully. Lord Fusslepot desperately pulls himself to his feet even as his opponent wrenches his bladed whip free. But Sir Smellsalot is far from done. The very next strike targets Fusslepot's weakened arm, shredding the flesh horribly and knocking him back to the ground once more. Lord Fusslepot's strength is broken. Blow after blow rains down upon him with no response, until one particular lash manages to sheer off an entire hand, and Fusslepot's sword clatters to the hard, blood-stained arena tile. Lord Fusslepot's end is brutal, painful, and long in coming, but the swordsman eventually bleeds out, fully conscious.  Combat Log
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Vox Nihili posted:Lord Fusslepot's strength is broken. Blow after blow rains down upon him with no response, until one particular lash manages to sheer off an entire hand, and Fusslepot's sword clatters to the hard, blood-stained arena tile.  I've missed you, Arena Challenge.
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Jun 22, 2012 00:12
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It's back! What a brutal death.
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Round Two, Match Thirty-one Match Thirty-one, Socrates (PublicOpinion) vs. roctavian (Clockwork Gadget) Socrates is a well-equipped serpent man. He carries a steel pick and oak shield, wears a steel helm padded with a leather cap, steel mail shirt, iron gauntlets, and rigid leather armor. Roctavian's weapon of choice is a silver war hammer. He also carries an oak buckler and wears a bronze helm and two layers of bronze mail. Ironically, despite spending heavily on armor, neither gladiator can expect their cladding to provide a significant edge, given their weapons. Now, let's see which serpent man will reign supreme!  The battle begins, and the armored snakemen slither forward. They strike at almost precisely the same moment, though roctavian's hammerblow bruises Socrates' hand just before the latter's bite deflects off of roctavian's armor. Ultimately, neither are seriously hurt at this point, and feints and evasive maneuvers.  Eventully, roctavian begins to take the initiative, which comes to fruition as he knocks his opponent to the ground with a bold offensive push. Socrates is left stunned and nearly helpless under a rain of blows, but thanks to roctavian's poor choice of strikes and a bit of luck, Socrates escapes the pinch relatively unscathed. Far from being useless, Socrates' iron gauntlets are pivotal in protecting his hands from being destroyed by roctavian's hammer! Now, the defensive dance begins anew. Pick and hammer are swung in turn, but neither comes close to landing a meaningful blow as the two nimble warriors slither this way and that. Eventually, they end up exactly where the fight began, in the center of the ring with their backs to their respective starting positions!  The melee rolls toward roctavian's corner, and Socrates seizes the moment with what could be a decisive charge! However, he only succeeds in tumbling to the ground alongside his opponent, both too dazed to gain much from the encounter. Socrates does manage to rise first, but roctavian escapes with four successive blocks and an impressive double-roll, then springs to a vertical pose and strikes his opponent's vulnerable tail! The hammerblow, however, fails to inflict anything more than moderate bruising. A moment later, though, roctavian regains his advantage by strong-arming his opponent to the ground. Before Socrates can so much as raise his shield, roctavian performs what we can only assume is the ultimate finishing move in serpent man martial arts:  Socrates, transfixed by roctavian's mastery, sustains three rapid, devastating strikes to the eye, tail, and left arm. Bone finally gives way before hammer. As the beatdown grows to a crescendo, roctavian manages to rip through his opponent's iron gauntlet with his bare nails, gouging deep into Socrates' wrist. Socrates feebly attempts to fight back- or is he waving his arms in a desperate plea for quarter? Regardless, none is given, and the moment that Socratess finally blacks out, roctavian puts him down for good by caving in his head, skull, steel helm, leather cap and all in one strike.  Combat Log
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Jun 22, 2012 00:31
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Curses! Probably another death due to too many points into equipment vs. a higher skilled opponent.
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Only one match to go until the end of the 2nd round, meaning that the tournament is 3/4 finished!
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Round Two, Match Thirty-two Match Thirty-two, (POP)erthe(pop)eny (resistentialism) vs. Dies Horribly (rickvoid) The bizarrely-titled (POP)erthe(pop)eny, known henceforth as POP, is a soldier ant woman. She wields an iron crossbow with 40 bolts and two oak bucklers. Her armor consists of a copper cap and some incidental leathers. Dies Horribly, goblin, is a crowd favorite. He has his work cut out or him today, though. Though his steel pick is more than capable of dismember the poorly-armored ant woman, his ill-advised silver breast plate and copper helm are unlikely to do him much good against iron bolts. His heavy copper shield, however, could prove decisive! Will he die in a hail of bolts, or advance to the rapidly-approaching round three?  The final match of round two begins! Dies Horribly bounds from his corner, his opponent's first shot just wide!  Dies runs forward, screaming either in terror or bloodlust. He holds his shield before him, blocking his line of sight but providing some semblance of protection. POP quickly reloads and fires just a Dies reaches the center of the ring, but the bolt strikes the upraised shield! Dies might just make it across! POP works to reload, but simply isn't ready to fire before the goblin is upon her! Dies brings down his pick for the decisive strike- but the ant woman is long gone, having evaded the strike well ahead of time!  Wearing what we can only assume is a grin upon her chitinous face, POP raises her now-loaded crossbow to Dies' head. Just as she pulls at the trigger, though, Dies Horribly strikes with a side-armed swing of his heavy pick, connecting at the narrow point where POP's abdomen and thorax are linked. Were linked. The ant woman is unceremoniously split in two, and her loaded bolt remains in the crossbow, forever unfired. Dies Horribly advances to the next round!  Combat Log
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As soon as we get updates on the surviving gladiators, we can move on to the long-awaited round 3! Currently waiting on updates for about 1/4 of those remaining. Emails and reminders will go out. I'll give the managers a good amount of time to attend to things, as many probably assumed the thread was dead after a month passed without an update. However, we may need to find some stand-ins if a few days pass without word from the winners.
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Congratulations to the 32 surviving gladiators! All of them have a chance at being named the tournament's Grand Champion when all is said and done! On the betting front, meanwhile, some are in better shape than others, as RickVoid takes the lead by almost 10,000 dorfbux over the next nearest competitor! There will be a few days for the remaining players to update their fighters before the 3rd round matches will be set, and betting opened for the third round.
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Thread is back! And in style!I'm picturing that as a "Dodge THIS" moment gone horribly awry and grinning like an idiot.
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Jun 22, 2012 01:11
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Oh no, roctavian won! Now I have to reread the OP to figure out what I should put points in again. 
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Jun 22, 2012 05:15
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Goblin- Actually, the hell with it. Every-time Die's survives another match I sit here shocked. I actually had to re-read part of that, because at first I thought Die's had cut her in half with his Shield, and I now I can't see him as anything other than a green Captain America. Now to try and remember my plans for building him... how long has it been since this season started? Edit: *Sees his nearly 14k in dwarfbucks* Bwahahaha! I will be continuing my tradition of betting half my funds on myself, so Die's next round will have at least seven grand up for grabs! I'll split the remainder between my surviving goblin buds. Combat Log posted:Dies Horribly blocks The flying {iron bolt}! 
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Jun 22, 2012 05:31
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Awesome fights. This thread is the best.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The seedings will once again be randomized at the start of the new round, so if your fighter is still alive, he/she will PROBABLY NOT be facing the opponent currently indicated in the bracket. (there's a 1/31 chance of facing any specific remaining opponent)
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Jun 22, 2012 07:26
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 Can we go back to the last season? I was doing good there. Ah, well; I'll just hope to snipe some amazing fighter.
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Jun 22, 2012 07:36
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Wow. Never would have figured a tail lash for a decisive blow.
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Jun 22, 2012 16:07
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After all the hiatuses, I'm expecting some unclaimed gladiators. Watching like a
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Still waiting on five managers! Emails will be going out shortly to: Goodchild, managing Horza the troll. Gomegoth, managing Mrs. Vox the troll. onetwentysix, managing Sir Smellsalot the tigerman. Goatie, managing Belbez Evon the dwarf. dr solway garr, managing That One Snake Guy the serpent man. Edit: Emails have been sent out. Tentative cutoff date of Monday the 25th for some sort of communication at this point, at which time I will start the process of looking for new managers. Vox Nihili fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Jun 24, 2012 |
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Vox Nihili posted:Edit: Emails have been sent out. Tentative cutoff date of Monday the 18th for some sort of communication at this point, at which time I will start the process of looking for new managers. Er... The next Monday the 18th isn't until Feb., 2013... 
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FiddlersThree posted:Er... The next Monday the 18th isn't until Feb., 2013... Voxtime strikes again! 
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Jun 24, 2012 03:45
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FiddlersThree posted:Er... The next Monday the 18th isn't until Feb., 2013... Right, the 18th was last week. Corrected to the 25th.
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Waiting on three managers, now. Goodchild, managing Horza the troll. Gomegoth, managing Mrs. Vox the troll. onetwentysix, managing Sir Smellsalot the tigerman.
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I always had a soft spot for abandoned kitties, I'll totally claim the tigerman if onetwentysix is a no-show.
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I'll take over whoever, if it's possible (already lost my match) and needs doing. Will give ownership back in the event the owner comes back of course.
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For the record I misspelled my kreen-talk. Oh well.
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Jun 26, 2012 00:45
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I am also available to take someone over if needs be.
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Still waiting on the same three managers. I'll be putting them up for reclaiming on a first-come, first-serve basis sometime tomorrow, assuming none of the managers return by then. To clarify, whoever posts first asking for a character after I announce its availability will receive temporary ownership. The ownership becomes permanent if the original manager does not return within three days. You are not eligible to adopt a fighter if you still have a surviving gladiator in the current tournament. If you want to claim one of these fighters, be ready to make a snap reply around twelve hours from now.
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Post now if you would like to adopt Horza the troll.
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Yes!
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And so it begins...
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Jun 27, 2012 00:05
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Post now to adopt Mrs. Vox the troll!
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Jun 27, 2012 00:09
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POW! That's how we do! e: Can I rename her to The Hon. Dr. Mrs. gently caress Rogers? 
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drat your trigger finger boy!
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Test.
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Post now to adopt the last free agent, Sir Smellsalot the tigerman!
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