faderift | the kids'll blow dandelion fuzz

WHO: The Righteous Snow Teams & anyone who wants to watch (and laugh, and judge.)
WHAT: A GIANT SNOW FIGHT.
WHEN: 13th July or whatever the IC equivalent is.
WHERE: In the valley near Skyhold.
NOTES: ooc post 1 and also ooc post 2. The snow fight itself is closed to those that signed up, but the observation/chilling afterwards stuff is open. No warnings to add here, please put any that come up in the subject lines!

Also we have room for one more last minute sign up!

Wrap up warm! It probably goes without saying that certain medical personnel will be less than sympathetic to those who come to them with colds after this.

The valley near Skyhold has never really completely defrosted, given how high up they are in the Frostbacks, and Adelaide's students have found themselves working with an environment very receptive to the reintroduction of cold, even in the summer months.

The battle field is impressive. Each of the six teams has their own fortress, forming a rough circle on a thick blanket of snow. Each fort has one flag flapping over all others, the only one each has that cannot be stolen (or, at least, would be very challenging.) Their other seven flags are considerably smaller, and where they are depends entirely on how the team opts to defend them. The vast majority of the snow is white, but there are generous patches within and around each fort that matches that Team Fort's colour. Each fort is a little different, but comes with a catapult build inside it, and scattered around the field are large snow drifts, some battering rams, and a trebuchet. (No trebearchet, sadly. We can always dream.)

Every team member is given a sash of their team colour, and a round wooden shield that is so padded that hurting someone with it would actually be quite an accomplishment.

Far enough away to be spared the fighting, but not to entirely escape the chill that has been renewed in the valley, are some benches. There is warm cider and some food being served, and people are welcome to come and watch (and laugh, and judge) and/or hang out with the noble warriors once the fight has wound down.

Recap of OOC & IC Info;

ADELAIDE	BLACKWALL	CASSANDRA	MERRILL	NORRINGTON	OBI-WAN
violet	apricot	seafoam	raspberry	goldenrod	periwinkle

Andra	Zevran	Eirlys	Sabine	Sadira	Vasran
Alistair	Samouel	Church	Ruby	Clarke	Anders
Cosima	Rydia	Korrin	Martel	Mal	Aleron
Daenerys	Cullen	Sherlock	Ciri	Hermione	Ingrid
Bellamy	Kas	Aveline	Bruce	Taashath	Katniss
Pel	Ellana	Velanna	Lexa	Cyril	Merrick
Anakin	Jeannot	Emma	-	Val	Kirk

Plus Teren as a wildcard and liferiner. No other wildcards on the field!

IC-ish RULES AND STUFF.
1. NO WEAPONS, NO MAGIC.
Assume there is unlimited snow - some dyed to match team colours - so there are snowballs galore! Every person also gets an extremely well padded round shield as a chance to defend themselves. Don't use the shield as a weapon, pls and ty.

2. FLAAAAGS.
Each team gets seven flags that match their team colour. The IC goal is to capture as many flags as you can, but OOCly this is flexible and timey wimey and you don't need to worry about keeping track of flags bc who has time for that?

3. NO VIOLENCE.
Or, more accurately, no going out there to hurt people - it is a snow fight and there is siege equipment, let's not kid ourselves. That said; no tackling anyone smoller than you. If you hurt someone, apologise and don't be an ass. Don't make an NPC referee come after you.

4. BASICALLY JUST HAVE FUN.
Characters can't be eliminated unless they're being a big jerk, but no one wants that to happen because friendship is magic, or something. If it's fun and its awesome then odds are it's totally fine, unless it'd put a character in danger.

There will be an IC prize for winning, which will be ICly due to happen after Orlais since that opens up so soon after the snow fight.

A quick recap on how the winners will be determined OOCly - in three weeks time I will do a tally of points based on comment count and tagging around done per team. Three weeks will hopefully allow everyone a chance to dive in even if unexpected RL things happen, as they are wont to do, and not put on too much pressure with the Orlais plots opening up.

How to get points:
1. Open starters! Every team will get 2 points per team member that posts an open starter.

2. Tag around! Every team will get 2 points every time a team member tags a new person. (If character A tags characters B, C & D they will get 6 points total for tagging around - three different threads with character A and character B would still only result in 2 points.)

3. Keep threads going, hop around and have fun! Every comment by a team member will be worth 1 point. (Multi-comment responses ie. one tag split over two or more comments will still only count for 1 point.)

4. Be hilarious, do something awesome, idk persuade me that something is worth an extra point. NO SERIOUSLY, TELL ME I love excuses to reward people for puns and/or being absurd.

5. IC rule breaking may result in points being taken away because how rude.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

{ closed to teammates }
I'm good at following instructions, but not at coming up with tactics.

[ Let's just get that out of the way right now. ]

Also, I don't have very good aim with snowballs, but I'll try. Just tell me what I should do.

{ ota }
[ Throughout the day, Ellana does the best she can to contribute to her team. She stays at the fort, guarding flags and pelting people with snow (and possibly full-body tackling those who get a flag -- sorry, but literally the only people smaller than her are other Dalish females). But then she heads out for the other forts, doing what she can to either capture a flag, or support a teammate in their capture of a flag.

By the end of the day, her clothes are streaked with a rainbow of colors, her cheeks are pink, and she's had a very good time, both with her team and the enemy teams. ]

[The snow war is a whirlwind of chaos and strategy: targeted, coordinated movements carried out among pockets of absolute pandemonium. Vasran finds herself caught up in the chaos at the moment, and Ellana is just enough of an acquaintance for her to feel entitled to some fun.

While Ellana is assisting with the assault on one of the other teams, Vasran pops out from behind a snow bank and hurls a plain white ball at her back before ducking away again, listening hopefully for the sound of the impact.]

Edited 2016-07-13 21:37 (UTC)

[ It finds its mark between her shoulder blades, causing her to jolt at the impact and quickly whirl around.

Uh oh; someone's behind her... With so many places to hide, she forms a ball and tosses it up over a snow bank. It'll either thud down on Vasran's head, or Vasran will see it sail overhead as she's hidden someplace else.

But Ellana knows you're there, sneaky person. She'll be checking over her shoulder often! ]

[So sneak. Much stealth. Vasran presses her lips together tightly to keep from laughing when the snowball sails over the bank to her right.

Vasran waits until Ellana is no longer looking, counts to three, then rushes out from behind the bank. She'll deliver another snowball toward Ellana's back just before she races past. Catch me if you can.]

Hey!

[ Ellana's already slipped on the ice once today and doesn't fancy doing it again, so she follows at a more careful pace, tossing a snowball at Vasran's retreating form. ]

[That one manages to hit her, glancing off the back of her shaved head, but Vasran is still laughing, triumphant and taunting, as she continues to run. She's making for Team Periwinkle's fort.]

[ That is what makes Ellana slow down, since she's on a different team. There's no need for her to chase after Vasran for revenge, especially since one could argue she's gotten it already by hitting her in the head. But Ellana waits to see if Vasran returns with a flag. ]

Keeping to the high ground would be to your advantage, then. If gravity does most of the work? you can focus on where it is you are throwing and that make it simpler. For about the fort I would suggest you man the walls. For in the field? Keep to the top of drifts. You are quick enough to avoid what is thrown at you and, again, can use the height to your advantage.

[ Zevran himself is wrapping his hands and hair with white fabric to help him better blend in with the snow. ]

[ Ellana nods. Sounds simple enough. ]

I think I'll start here, so I can see what it looks like out there without being in the middle of it all. What about you?

I- [ He tugs a white hood over this bound hair. ] Am going to take as many flags as I possibly can.

Good luck.

[ Though it does occur to her that a master assassin may just be the perfect person to stealthily capture all the enemy flags. He could make all the difference. ]

If someone takes a flag and gets back out of the base, should I give chase, or stay to guard the rest?

Depending upon whether or not you are confident you might catch them? I would say warn your fellow defenders and give chase. [ He grins, wide and broad and ever so slightly sharp. ] You are able to tackle most into the snow and are quite quick- so it should be marvelous fun!

That is one perk of being small.

[ She has a padded shield and she's not afraid to use it! ]

It's a good thing we're on the same team, since you're shorter than I am.

Well- yes, but I am more broad? I do not know how this 'smaller' rule works in truth but you've my word I would not tackle you. It seems hardly fair.

[ Humans, now. Humans deserve the tackling. ]

And we are on the same team so even if we had the rules all properly sorted out, it wouldn't apply to us.

And thank the Maker for that. [ He offers Ellana a quick salute before vaulting over the wall, waving up at her once he's landed. ] Best of luck to you, Bella!

the kids'll blow dandelion fuzz

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