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red — sɐɔnן ʎqnɹ — once υpon a тιмe ([personal profile] eviscerates) wrote in [community profile] faderift2016-07-13 10:34 am

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;

ADELAIDEBLACKWALLCASSANDRAMERRILLNORRINGTONOBI-WAN
violetapricotseafoamraspberrygoldenrodperiwinkle
AndraZevranEirlysSabineSadiraVasran
AlistairSamouelChurchRubyClarkeAnders
CosimaRydiaKorrinMartelMalAleron
DaenerysCullenSherlockCiriHermioneIngrid
BellamyKasAvelineBruceTaashathKatniss
PelEllanaVelannaLexaCyrilMerrick
AnakinJeannotEmma-ValKirk


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.

bookish_lioness: (Talking)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-07-22 11:39 am (UTC)(link)
For your information, I'm very focused on the words of my team captain, is all. Hence the explicit eye contact.

[Though eye contact was hard to maintain, especially with a giant golden flag with a-... crude piece of artwork waving about and drawing attention to itself.]

It doesn't offend me, per se. It just... strikes me as a bit immature.
judgemewhole: (Smirk)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-07-24 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I appreciate your diligent attention to my words. [One corner of his mouth lifts up. As he notes that she is staring at him.]

Yes, that is the man who put it up there in a nutshell.
bookish_lioness: (Listening neutrally)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-07-26 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He's a severe-looking man, so seeing even half a smile on his face makes her smile a bit more. Of course, that does fade when she remembers about the flag, and she rubs awkwardly at her arm.]

Maybe next time it would be wise to inspect any flags or banners or whatnot that he's due to put up.
judgemewhole: (Smirk)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-07-27 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[He sighs, as he glowers over his shoulder at Burns.]

Yes, you would have thought I would have learned not to trust him at this point with anything else but fighting demons and blood mages...
bookish_lioness: (Swan-like neck)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-07-27 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing wrong with sticking to what we're good at.

[She says it with a smile, though it does make her glance around at their fort and the flags and all the pre-made snowballs gathered around.]

Though that leaves me to wonder over just what I'm doing here.
judgemewhole: (Default)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-07-28 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Quite true.

[He arches an eyebrow at her, and drawls.]

You are here to win victory for Team Goldenrod, Milady Granger.
bookish_lioness: (Slight smirk)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-07-28 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
Or get frostbite. Whichever happens first, I suppose.

[If nothing else, her voice is dry and he can probably tell she isn't so serious that she'd do anything to throw the game. Playing in the snow just isn't her usual forte, especially not without some sort of magic to help her.]
judgemewhole: (Default)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-07-29 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
I certainly hope victory. Frostbite I would rather avoid.

[Is James's dry reply.]
bookish_lioness: (Bundled up smile)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-07-29 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
You wouldn't be the one getting it. As team captain, I'm assuming you'll be minimally involved in the actual skirmishing. And besides, even if that isn't the case, you've been at Skyhold longer, so you're probably more used to the cold than I am.
judgemewhole: (Default)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-07-30 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I have a feeling I am going to spend most of my time defending our own fortress. [A wry huff, and a smile.] I have a lot of friends who will be wanting to drown me in snowballs.
bookish_lioness: (Hermione explains it all)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-08-01 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
Those certainly sound like healthy adult relationships. [The benefits of talking to someone with an accent she finds more familiar means that Hermione feels a little more comfortable bringing out massive amounts of sarcasm. Who would've thunk it?] Are you quite sure you have enough back-up here at the fort, then? Not that I'm at all anxious to minimize the amount of time I'd spend as a walking target out there in the field, of course.
judgemewhole: (Laugh)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-08-02 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, healthy adult relationships are something of a puzzle in this place. [James drawled, his expression warm and wry at the same time.] If I need more help - I will be happy to go ahead and call you all back for help.
bookish_lioness: (Happy and nonchalant)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-08-03 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'll take your word for it, then. In the mean time - [At that, she glances up at the vandalized flag once again.] - I commend your bravery in the face of trying circumstances.
judgemewhole: (Default)

[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-08-04 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
I am doing all the best that I can, all things considered. [Penis flags and crazy Orlesians. Seriously, how did anyone win such battles?]
bookish_lioness: (Slight smirk)

[personal profile] bookish_lioness 2016-08-04 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
And I'm sure that will see us to victory. Until post-battle, then. Or sooner, if you find some excuse to recall me from the field.