Knights of Tezoth

But players don't wish for the judge to die of cancer and don't cast curses for diarrhea.

I'm looking at the fight of the tens, and tears are welling up. The Northerners got crits, tiny dodge chances, and 10% for a double turn on a hit, and minor evasion. But the Capital Knights only got a crit from Bib.

No, actually, statistically it all comes out even. As I already said, Ambrose had not just a low crit chance, but a low chance of even hitting Rezare. And even hitting Lorican (let alone critting) had little chance. Not to mention Axel, who consistently hit with his bow at 51% accuracy. At the same time, Alaria with 65% accuracy missed Ambrose both times. Yashchur can confirm that the RNG here played without any bias in either direction.

Even Inspiration, in general, is a deceptive thing. It procced twice. 10% is rolled every turn, and there are three turns per round. Over 14+ turns, the chances of it triggering twice are very good, and we had more than 14. We were lucky it triggered at the right moment — no argument there. But the fact that it triggered at all, based on facts and statistics, is not surprising at all.

The very fact that Lester didn't hit the horse at the start, and Ambrose with the magatama missed without accounting for the block roll and only killed after Yin's encouragement speaks in favor of slightly more luck for the Northerners.

Still, I won't argue with one point — I would 100% not want to fight you in tactics.

40% miss chance is quite a lot. More than most northern attacks have.

05.03.297 — a clash between the knights of Deus and the Northerners in honor of the birthday of Deus Mariarnelia

A mini-battle that was not on the event program. It came about as a sudden expression of will by Deus Mariarnelia during casual conversations with one of her knights after the tournament. Not all of the announced participants looked pleased, but no one dared to refuse.

Deus's side:

1. Axel Von Himmel, Knight of the Gloomy Sky

2. Ambrose Turbon, Knight of the Hegemony

3. Lester Vargas, Knight of the Dawn Steel

4. Yin, Knight of the Serene Bliss

All four are capital knights. The formal team leader was Sir Yin, while most of the orders were given by his deputy, Sir Axel Von Himmel.

The Northern side:

1. Rezara Sanjore, Knight of the Scarlet Blade from Swordgard

2. Lorican Daleoside, Knight of Perfection from Swordgard

3. Gingkink Ardelysot, Knight of the Crushing Strike from Swordgard

4. Alaria Doran, Knight of Catharsis from Silverdan

The commander of this team was Sir Gingkink Ardelysot, but he delegated most of the battle decisions to Lady Alaria Doran.

Judge — Emilia Lane, Knight of Justice from Florenzan

Deployment of forces: the capital fighters took the northern side of the arena, while the Northerners' team took the southern. The arrangement of Deus's knights from left to right was Lester, Axel (not on a wyvern), Ambrose (on horseback), Yin; the Northerners — Lorican, Gingkink (on horseback), Rezara, Alaria.

To avoid an incomprehensible mess on the arena and to make it possible to follow what was happening, Lady Emilia announced a division into rounds with breaks for a short rest. The gong did not ring too often and only so that the judge could keep track of who was doing what and not miss a single important detail. It also allowed the doctors to pick up fallen fighters for treatment in time.

Round 1

As soon as Lady Emilia announced the start of the battle, Axel grabbed his bow and shot toward Lorican. Unsuccessfully.

At the same time, Lester, following his usual tactic, hid in the shadows. Sir Ambrose charged forward on his horse.

Not waiting for the next attack to come at him, Lorican moved forward, taking a defensive stance along the way. At the same time, Alaria also took some strange stance. She looked as if she was ready to withstand almost a deadly blow. Meanwhile, Rezara and Gingkink went on the offensive without any unusual movements.

Only Yin did not try to advance. Instead, he made some strange gesture, understandable only to him and the other knights of Deus. It seemed that the instruction was addressed primarily to Lester, as Yin's eyes darted around chaotically. Perhaps he was worried that the message would not reach the main addressee.

Round 2

Lester appeared out of nowhere behind Gingkink and attacked his horse. The horse dodged two knife strikes, but the third one it did take.

The Northerners perceived the action of the Knight of the Dawn Steel as a gift, since they all surrounded him. Rezara struck first, delivering a strong and precise attack on the opponent, which caused Lester to start bleeding heavily. Gingkink swung his sword with all his might, but missed and decided to retreat. This maneuver allowed Alaria to perform a heal on his horse named Faithful. Only Lorican ran forward, unable to do anything before the gong rang.

Meanwhile, Ambrose continued his advance. Axel was waiting for something. Yin made some gesture, after which Axel whistled to Lester and pointed him toward the horse. The Knight of the Dawn Steel nodded and, despite the obvious pain in his body, finished off Gingkink's horse with two strikes. After that, he drank a portion of a healing potion.

Round 3

Axel successfully shot Rezara. Lester, despite the bleeding, managed to hide in the shadows, leaving no traces on the arena.

In essence, no one else did anything until the gong rang. Everyone followed their chosen routes, taking advantageous positions. Except that the Knight of the Scarlet Blade took a sip from her flask. And Yin, unlike the others, instead of advancing, decided to retreat to the farthest part of the arena to give orders from a safe distance.

Round 4

Being the only one who had not moved, Axel once again easily took aim and shot at Rezara. Lester jumped out of the shadows and wounded Gingkink in the arm so that he only miraculously did not drop his sword. Meanwhile, the Knight of the Dawn Steel's bleeding only intensified, significantly weakening him. Perhaps because of this, his two usually fast and precise strikes turned out feeble and missed.

Catching sight of Lester, Lorican struck him with his sword, not only damaging his health but also paralyzing the opponent. The success and praise from Gingkink inspired him so much that he rushed toward Axel, successfully attacking the wyvern. For some reason, he did not finish off Lester.

Seeing what the Knight of Perfection had done to his comrades, Ambrose lunged at him. However, luck smiled on Lorican here too; he easily dodged the spear.

Alaria successfully threw a knife into the wyvern and, encouraged by Gingkink's kind words, attempted a strong sword attack to break through Ambrose. But the Knight of the Hegemony managed to dodge.

Rezara, looking at the bleeding Lester, struck him again. The man barely stayed on his feet, but it was clear that after the gong he would need medical attention; he already looked really bad.

Seeing that the Knight of the Dawn Steel would fall even without his help, Gingkink moved away from him toward the other capital knights, taking a sip from his flask along the way.

Yin made a gesture again, but this time directed it at Ambrose. The latter nodded and struck Lorican with all his might to even the odds.

Gong — one knight from each side, accompanied by the gloomy looks of their comrades, headed to the infirmary. And six of them remained.

Round 5

Axel, together with his wyvern, lunged at Rezara. And while the beast missed the Knight of the Scarlet Blade, Axel managed to graze her with his sword. Ambrose also attacked her, but here the girl again showed wonders of agility. She not only dodged but also struck the Knight of the Hegemony with her blade, causing him to bleed.

Alaria, running forward, again hit the wyvern with her dagger. And Gingkink, following her nod, chose the Knight of the Gloomy Sky himself as his target, striking him with a blow of enormous power. Another warrior of Deus fell, shaking the morale of his comrades.

Nevertheless, Yin pulled himself together and made another gesture toward Ambrose. The latter nodded again, but instead of the expected strike, he took a book in his hands and galloped forward, as he had done before at the tournament in his fight with Lester.

The stunned Northerners and the Knight of the Serene Bliss had barely recovered from such a maneuver when the gong rang again. And five of them remained.

Round 6

The bleeding Ambrose, without slowing down, closed the book, sharply turned around, and lethally attacked Rezara with his spear. And four of them remained.

Whether from the loss of a battle comrade or from the unpredictability of the Knight of the Hegemony's actions, the Northerners became a little disheartened, but quickly pulled themselves together.

Alaria tried to attack Ambrose with her sword, but whether due to bad luck or her emotional state, she missed. But nothing prevented Gingkink from striking the Knight of the Hegemony with all his might, knocking him off the arena.

Yin's morale dropped; until the gong, he did nothing at all. And three of them remained.

Round 7.

Yin waited for the opponents to come closer to try to break through Alaria's barrier. She, in turn, firmly gripped her sword and threw her entire weight onto the Knight of the Serene Bliss, leaving him not a single chance.

And two of them remained. And they were warriors of the North, who had prevailed over their capital colleagues.

Actually, per RP, she turned Yin's own momentum from his charge against him. That was in the post...