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Contest of Champions
Avalons Contest of Champions, or CoC, began simply as a combat tournament in the Western Tip of the Avalon Peninsula. Hosted by the Guards of Avalon, the first arena was an area surrounded by flourbags. As Avalons fight night returned, again and again, the Game Masters decreed that they would create a special arena wherein such events would be waged. My Bloody Valentine was one such happening, occuring, as the name indicates, on one particular Valentines Day weekend.
My Bloody Valentine Saturday, 13 February 99
The Contest of Champions which took place on Saturday, February the 13th of 1999 was known as My Bloody Valentine. This is an account of that brutal series of Player versus Player (PvP) bouts.
All was quiet in Avalon, the night promised rest and relaxation for visitors who were enjoying a cold ale and having a chat with each other. The atmosphere resembled that of a cocktail party, with one exception: those who were there all had one thought on their minds; the deathcry of their opponent. Whether twas one they loved or whether t'was one they hated, it did not matter. There could only be one. The following is a short report with sketches of the fights.
Thanks to all who participated and to spectators for waiting and ending the disruption in a well-fashioned manner. The event was enjoyable and entertained all.
Special thanks to Lagesek, DKoJ/ROA, Zax, Angelica, Luci, Hazard, Crysania, Legolos, Reina Faire for their donations! (I hope that's all of them!)
Best Wishes,
Aidenna Shethane, Novice Newswriter
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Fight I Vapor McDonald (Winner) |
In this relatively short fight, Vapor McDonald impaled Cyrus with his lightning-fast spearing and magic spells. The fight itself took little over a minute, but everything happened here, magics, melee, and potions. All in all, it was a great starting fight. |
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Fight II Rampagh (Winner) |
In this long fight, both contestants were evenly matched. The match started with Rampagh putting the pressure on Stormblade, but once the spells started flying, there was a complete reversal of roles. From the spectator's point of view, the two contestants were dancing with each other, smacking each other with swords as well as spells. In the end, Rampagh edged out to win the fight. | ||
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Fight III Darkarion (Winner) |
This fight was the first fight in the event where any contestant used a bludgeoning weapon. The awesome destructive power of the staff was demostrated in this awesome fight. Lancelot, using a traditional sword and spell combination, had the upper hand at first.Darkarion switched to magic, but Lancelot was faster with his sword and shield. In the end, Darkarion edged out, probably due to destroyed armor. | ||
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Fight IV Gamina (Winner) |
In the shortest fight of the event, Gamina demonstrated the powers of the mage by e-bolting the archer Redrum in around 30 seconds! | ||
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Fight V Niobe (Winner) |
In this fight, LiQuiD Ice started with a spear while Niobe unleashed some spells first. LiQuiD was kept at bay with E-bolts and explosions, but got close enough to deal some damage. Niobe switched over to a staff, and finished it off with a e-bolt. LiQuiD survived the ebolt, with only a hair of life, only to be wrestled to death by Niobe. | ||
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Fight VI Vapor McDonald (Winner) |
This long fight was forfeited by Gamina due to tremendous lag. In the opening scene, Vapor shot Gamina with an e-bolt and tailed her with a spear while Gamina healed herself up. After an awesome barrage of explosions and e-bolts, the fight stops. If lag permitted, this fight would have been one of the longest matches of today's event. | ||
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Fight VII Rampagh (Winner) |
In this fight, it was Rampagh's sword versus Darkarion's staff. Starting off quite evenly matched, Darkarion throws a greater explosion potion, and takes out his own sword. After seeing things aren't going his way, he takes out his double axe, and dies. | ||
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Fight VIII Arthur (Winner) |
In this well matched but quick fight between Niobe and the late entry Arthur, Niobe started out winning with her staff, but Arthur's swordsmanship prevailed, and ended the fight quickly with e-bolts. | ||
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Fight IX Rampaugh (Winner) |
Vapor starts off with spells, while Rampagh starts off with his trusty sword. Vapor switches to his awesome long spear and begins to poke holes in Rampagh. The battle continues in the same fashion and Vapor finally loses to Rampagh's e-bolt. Interruption in the Event |
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X Rampaugh (Final Winner) |
In this quick fight, it was a war of e-bolts and potions. Again, Rampagh's sword overwhelmed his opponent and won him the event. Congratulations Rampagh! |
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Special Fight: Naked Mud Wrestling! Legolos (Winner) |
In this spectacular wrestling match between Crysania and Legolos, both stripped down to nothingness and began to pummel each other with throws and punches. Lots of down-to-earth action here, and the reckless beating was cheered on by the spectators. Crysania danced around with a sliver of life left, but Legolos got the final blow in as Crysania waltzed pass him for a blow. |
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