Tournament of Arms - Sunday 9/15/13 19:00 GMT

[arakes99]

Posters are tacked to boards around Baldur's Gate, The Friendly Arms Inn and Beregost decorated with scrolling silver leafing along the edges.

"The Silver Shield is promoting a tournament of arms open to all for participation. The tournament will be a test of martial combat and will award 25,000 coin to the winner of the experts bracket and 10,000 to the general bracket champion. The Shield hopes to foster a spirit of healthy competition to improve the skills of all the coasts defenders and hope that the tournament will see denizens of the elven nations, the dwarves of the north and members of the knightly orders.

The event will be held at the arena in the farmlands just north of Baldur's Gate. This promises to be a lively event so we welcome one and all to attend the festivities as spectators of this fine event!"

The poster goes on to list the details of the exact contest rules.

((This event will be fought to the down and will allow melee and archery attacks only. To make the event open to those with magical talents but in the interest of keeping things fair 3 preparatory spells, scrolls, potions or abilities will be allowed before the fight. As long as you can apply the effect to yourself it is allowed. Effects that have a DIRECTLY hostile effect are NOT allowed such as Elemental Shield and Song of Requiem as examples. No spells, potions, on use items or scrolls will be allowed after the start of the fight but natural abilities OTHER than the ones I just mentioned will be allowed during the fight. Bardic inspirations are included in this. Sorry mages, maybe I will host a mage duel in the future!!

Expert Bracket is 21 and over
General Bracket is 20 and under

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[roke42]

///how does one register for this event?

[arakes99]

((Just show up in Farmlands North. I will make the brackets at the start. Its going to be open to everyone.

[arakes99]

Notes are posted at the notice boards in Baldur's Gate and surrounding communities.

"The Silver Shield would like to thank all of the civilized denizens of the realm that participated in this fine event as competitors and spectators! It turned out to be quite the spectacle with many fine matches and a beautiful display of swordsmanship and combat prowess despite a few unsavory and brutish tactics that left a bad taste in the mouths of a few who witnessed them.

I would like to give special thanks to our tournament champion, a beautiful maiden of unprecedented skill with shield and blade, our swashbuckling comrades who faced off in a fine pairing and to the somewhat cowardly, though effective elven archer that swept the lower brackets of the tournament.

We hope to make such tournaments a regular event in the future and hope they will continue to sponsor good will and a continued perseverance in training of all those along the coast to aid in the stability of the region."

[Bobthehero]

/// Can't beleive I missed that Do you mind putting the names of the winners?