User blog:Hunter1034/Veteran's Challenge

G-R-eatings, peoples of the internet! Or more specifically, peoples of the SFW! It's that day of the year again, the one where we honor those brave men and women who have come risked their lives in years past in order to defend this nation and her interests; Veteran's Day! So please, join me in remembering those who have given up years of their lives and sacrificed their own well being for the benefit of those who reside here.

As well as remember those who didn't quite make it so they to could be honored on this day.

[One respectful pause later]

Moving forward, I'd like to ask those of you who have read this blog to refrain from turning this blog into some kind of political battle-ground where you champion your personal beliefs regarding this national celebration. Simply put: If you're going to say anything about it, keep it simple, and keep it positive. This is not the time, nor the place, to be engaging in such debates. Please, find a private chat if you'd like to get a political rant off your chest. I will not hesitate to ask the adminship to shut down any such debates that crop up on this blog.

Because guess what?

Veteran's Day isn't the main focus of this blog. It's actually about- Brace yourselves, small ones...

[Inhales deeply]

A BATTLE-CHALLENGE ROLEPLAY!

Huzzah!

So, without a further delay, it's time to info-dump just what's going to be happening with this little gem:

The Premise
''There once was a time where this place was barren. Where there simply was nothing here... That time didn't last long, however. Beings came. They saw this barren land, and somehow, impossibly, They drew inspiration from it. Or rather, They implanted from Their own inspiration into it. Yes, that's the better wording...

''These beings began to seed this land with Their ideas, Their thoughts, Their beliefs... And a world grew. It was an untamed, wild world, but still, it was a world, and it was Their creation. Some, They grew bored of this world soon after its inception, and They left for another barren wasteland where They might be able to try again. Others stayed. They saw the beauty underneath all the chaos that They had sown, and They were determined to cultivate it... For a time, at least. Eventually, They all would wind up taking Their Leave of this place. ...

''But that didn't stop more from coming to sow Their own ideas. Eventually, a group of more devoted beings gathered here, and together they worked tirelessly to tame this forsaken land. Eventually, some semblance of order was manufactured. Emboldened by this first, small victory, The Group pressed onwards. They established laws and rules, to prevent the chaos from falling once more, and They pruned what examples of poor, thoughtless creation They could find in order create what was something resembling a beautiful garden, one which They were able to freely let Their ideas take root, and where Their friends and allies would help to nurture it, help it grow into something beautiful...

''But this was not to last.

''More and more of Them came as the years marched by, all of them sewing Their ideas into the land at once. This rapid growth was hard to contain, and with outside forces pulling upon the first, victorious Group's attentions the chaos slowly began to spread once more... They fought the corruption as best They could, but with less and less time being available to tend to Their garden, the Group, now known as the Old Ones began to reluctantly disperse...

''Some managed to stay and tend to Their garden, Their masterpiece longer than the others, but eventually They too had to leave. Other worlds called to Their attention, crying loudly for Them to cease neglecting them... And They complied.

''The garden fell into disorder once more. Several of the New Ones attempted to re-instill order, but none were able to do what the Old Ones could do. Sometimes the Old Ones could find the time to return, to tend to Their paradise, but these visits were few and far between...

''Until now.

''Now, having gathered in a different sphere, the Old Ones make to return. But something has changed about Them. They are restless. They have seen these creations that the New Ones cherish, nurture and grow, and They do not approve. They, through small interactions with the New Ones here and there, have noticed an air of superiority hanging about the New Ones. A lack of respect for Their forerunners. They look at the garden now, and the New Ones think that this disorder is good enough, and true, while it's nowhere near as bad as it once was, it is degrading. Fast. The Old Ones recognize this, and They fear for the day where this haven that They have made fully collapses... And they cannot stop it.

''The Old Ones have other obligations. They cannot devote Their time they once had into the garden, and because of this the order will eventually fall apart around Them. And chaos will consume Them all.

''Unless...

''Unless the New Ones learn just what quality is. What respect is. What leadership is and how to instil order...

''This sanctuary will break.

''And We will not stand for this. We will not stand for the years of our lives spent building this place up to be thrown away be this new generation. So We will teach you respect. We will teach you quality. We will teach you the secrets of leadership and order. And We will do this the only way we know how.

''Through example.

''Through Battle.

The TRUE Purpose
(Did you seriously read through all that stuff? Wow, must be really bored then! XP)

Alright, overly dramatic Biggy McLargeHuge concept intro aside, the Vets of SFW are looking for a little action, and we're looking for the newer members to throw their best at us. No, this is not some giant plot to somehow drastically improve the wiki, and we don't expect you to draw much more than entertainment from the RP. No life lessons, no sudden understanding on how we view things. Just some good old butt-kicking.

With prizes!

If you can impress your Veteran opponent with your roleplaying skill, your sportsmanship, and/or your creativity, you may be lucky enough for the Vet to throw a powerful and/or meaningful piece of equipment your way. If nothing else though, at least you get to have fun testing your skills against some of the better roleplayers of our community.

Setup

 * The Vets will sign up themselves and their characters to the RP and wait for a challenger.
 * Challengers will sign themselves and their characters up to the RP and may challenge up to three Vets at one time.
 * If a challenger already is participating in three fights, they are unable to challenge another Vet until one of the matches are over.
 * At the end of a match, the Veteran will give the challenger feedback on how they did, what they can improve upon, and if the character has earned any prizes.
 * Veterans may also challenge other Veterans here, but challengers may not challenge other challengers.

Challenge Ballance

 * Challengers will designate a veteran that they wish to battle, as well as what character they wish to use and the one they wish to fight.
 * Veterans can decline this challenge if they so desire, or may offer a counter challenge if the first one does not sound appealing.
 * If the match decided upon is unbalanced, such as an incredibly powerful character fighting a significantly weaker character, one of four things will happen
 * The stronger character will be nerfed to an acceptable level
 * The weaker character will be buffed to an acceptable level
 * Both of the above
 * None of the above
 * More often than not, the third option will be decided upon to give both characters an equal fighting chance. Specific buffs and nerfs will be decided upon by the two users participating in the battle.

Roleplaying

 * There is only one acceptable format for battling in this RP: "Story Style"
 * Example: Panting from exertion, Sonic just barely managed to dodge the incoming first of his opponent, a hedgehog that claimed to be his older brother. While this obviously wasn't the case (Sonic knew for a fact that his mother died shortly after birthing him (NOT SAYING THIS IS CANON, GUYS. Just shuddup, ignore the glaring hole in continuity and focus on the example! Yeesh..)) the decidedly darker hedgehog was able to match the Blue Blur in speed, agility and strength. Maybe even surpass him... But there would only be one way to find out for sure. Using the momentum from his sidestep, Sonic twirled around, aiming a roundhouse kick at his "brother's" head.
 * The other user would then give some kind of tasteful reply in which either the opposing hedgehog was struck or where he manages to dodge the kick, and what happens afterward.
 * Under no circumstances will a user do one of the following:
 * Auto-Hit
 * Control their opponent
 * Perform an action that their character would not be able to logically do given the situation
 * Make up a power or an ability on the spot
 * Logical extensions of established abilities will be permitted, but you opponent may challenge something that seems to far-fetched. Judgement will defer to the roleplay coordinator if the participants cannot come to an agreement on said dispute
 * "God-Mod"
 * Have a character call in outside help
 * Insult or disrespect their opponent
 * The characters may engage in this, but if one user starts calling their opponent names they may forfeit the match
 * Run from the arena
 * Which is actually quite large. Leaving the designated area for more than ten seconds or repeatedly border-hopping to avoid damage will result in a forfeit.
 * Break SFW Roleplaying policy

Signup
Interested? Tell me in the comments and I'll add you in. Please note that I and the other designated "Veterans" of SFW get to decide who else qualifies as a Vet. Do not ask for veteran status.

Finally
Got any ideas, comments and/or gripes about this thing? Lemme know in the comment section below. We'll see what we can do.