World Martial Arts Tournament

[Belle Hibiki]

It's that time again...
World Martial Arts Tournament

A massively publicized event the world over, the World Martial Arts Tournament (WMAT) is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Fighters from all across the globe gather at the tournament to test their strength and compete against one another in a massive, brutal gauntlet. Some come for honor, some to test their limits, and some others simply for the prizes and fame. Do you have what it takes to take the world title, or will you fall into a mire of obscurity and regret?!?

There's only one way to find out!

Joining:

- Open to Anyone

- Entrance Fee: 50 zeni each, which is put into the pot.

- When the tournament opens, simply make a post in the sign-up thread. When sign-ups are done, the thread will be closed, and no more fighters will be allowed to join.

The Rules:

Each fight will be 1v1 and will take place in a single stadium using a regulation ring (stone, 100ft. x 100ft.)

You are disqualified if you:[INDENT]- Use a weapon.
- Attack the "vulnerables."
- Leave during the tournament.
- Kill your opponent.[/INDENT]You lose if you:[INDENT]- Are knocked unconscious
- Are down for a count of 10
- Are knocked out of the ring
- Give up[/INDENT]Judging:

I'd like for there to be three judges with two backups. Who they are in-character isn't particularly important (though I think it would be funny if Raditzu was brought in as a celebrity guest judge).

At the end of the fights, each judge gives a score for each fighter with a number between 1 and 10 (10 being brilliant, 1 abysmal). The totals are tallied up, and the fighter with the higher score wins. In the event of a tie, one of the backup judges will cast the deciding vote.

Backups: As I'm not sure how many people will be joining and not joining, it's very possible that some rounds might involve a player judging their own fight. In the interests of fairness, a backup judge is called in these cases to replace them on the panel.

Ideal Judges, in no particular order: Kaden, Nobody, Sage, Rose, Kazuya, Alura.

The Fights:

I'd like for the fights to take place one at a time. In other tournament sagas I've played, players rarely have time to interact outside of the ring, and this time I'd like to provide a window for some inter-character drama off-stage. Chat up your opponent before your match; chase some skirts in the audience; watch and comment on the current fight from the sidelines. Whatever you want.

Because of this delayed structure, the opening rounds of the tournament will be built around a 3 post per person limit, with a four day window in which to post. Once people have signed up, I'll make a schedule for the fights, so you should know pretty far in advance the days you need to free up. If you, for whatever reason, suddenly lose the use of your computer, or there are some other dire extenuating circumstances, your fight can be delayed. "I don't feel like it" or "I'm just not inspired" are not acceptable excuses.

The semifinals will have a 5 post per person limit and a week in which to post. The finals will have no post limit and will also last a week.

Rewards:

Aside from the XP everyone earns from posting, those who do well will be awarded money from the pot:

Winner: takes 60% of pot.
Runner-up: takes 20% of pot.
Semi-finalists: take 10% of pot each.

If very few people join, this may be reconfigured to a winner-take-all format.

The Plot:

To a certain extent, that's up to you. The judges are simply there to grade fights and decide who wins. It's you, the players, who will set the overall tone for the WMAT. I prefer players to have a degree of creative freedom when it comes to sagas, so long as doing so doesn't completely undermine or derail the central premise.

As an example: It is perfectly okay for you to roleplay some guy trying to pay your character off to throw a fight in between matches.

It is not okay for you say that the entire tournament is rigged, and then have your character go on a sleuthing rampage or start killing people.

Goals:

My goal with the tournament is first and foremost to have fun, as well as provide a way for characters to meet and develop relationships with one another without the threat of imminent death. If anything gets seriously hurt here, it'll probably be someone's pride. And we all know how fun rivalries can be.

I have to reiterate that, if I do this, a lot of the pressure will be on you, the players, to create the drama and keep things interesting.

And now that I've mentally diarrhead all over this post, I open it up to comments.

[Belle Hibiki]

Amend: Sorry, Semi-Finalists will take 10% of the pot.

Would appreciate if that could be edited in.

[Szar]

Awesome!

I'm willing to help with judging if you want. I'd also like to participate, though. So, of course, I wouldn't judge my own fights.

[Kaden]

Editted.

I'll tentatively throw my hat in for judge. Kinda depends on when the tournament happens. Studying for mid-terms is not conducive to judging, in my experience.

EDIT: Rad would be an awesome guest judge.

[Super Buu]

I was hoping you'd ask me to be a judge <3

[Belle Hibiki]

Thanks, yo.

@Marius - You could be a possible backup or Judge if no one else volunteers. The reason why I put down that list is because it's a group of people that 1) I know can RP well (that actually applies to almost everyone on the site, really) and 2) I feel I can trust them to judge well. I don't always agree with the people that are on that list, sometimes very much so, but I know I can trust them to be objective.

[Ander]

Sure, I'll judge.

[Sullivan]

I'll join. Tentative date?

[Juno]

Juno'll join.

[Belle Hibiki]

Sweet, Bardie.

Date I'm not sure of, but not until after the 4th.

[Szar]

All right, that's cool. Mark me down for participant!

[Sage]

Mark me as tentative for judging, with the same problems Kaden brought up.

I might even have Sage show up, though she certainly wouldn't be competing. Maybe she can be the on-site doctor? :p

[James]

A chance to match fisticuffs? I am most certainly in.

[Pinky]

I notice that you can't hit each other in the naughty spots, so I guess I'm out. That's the whole thesis of my character's fighting style.

[Alura]

If this is on Earth, which I assume it is, I can't participate. My character is on Namek and I can't leave due to lack of funds (and probably won't, anyway).

I don't mind judging, and being Burter as the judge.

[Piper Juunanagou]

If you need a back-up judge, I'll volunteer as I can't participate.

[Ashe]

Yeah, might be good to mention which planet this is taking place on for people that will need to gather funds for travel.

[Belle Hibiki]

It's on Earth. Obviously.

[Sullivan]

Maybe we should add whatever someone pays to transport themselves to the tournament to the pot, and say that that transportation was sponsored by the Tournament Committee.