The Host nation:
Schottia is a small mulch-cultural nation of 6.4 million people, with the vast majority of those living in the populated centers of the South Schottia coast and the city of Soesssch.The country has an excellent transport infrastructure, with fast reliable trains and buses linking all the major towns and cities. Schottia has three international airports, located in Handon, Soessch and Port James; however if traveling long-haul it's far more likely to be arriving in Handon.View of Handon's Harbour Hill Stadium
Schottia consist of five islands; South Schottia, New Island, and the three North Islands, however all the tournament venues are divided between the North Island and South Schottia. These two islands are interconnected by rail and road through the Dead Straights tunnel, meaning there is no more that a three hour train ride (or five hours by car) between the outermost venues. South Schottia is largely flat agricultural land, with vineyards located along the north and south coast. The North island by contrast is rocky glacial mountain ranges, pine forests and scree-slopes.
All teams on arrival will be allocated sole use of a five star hotel and training facilities near the venue where their first matches will take place. In addition a first class transportation and drivers will be on hand throughout the tournament to convey each team between their hotel and the stadium.
The Conrnellian Cup has been organised and funded in Schottia, by the people of Schottia, and has made no use of advertising or sponsorship for the event. participants are advised that although the matches will be appropriotly policed, they are ultimately responsible for the behavior of their supporters. Excessive misbehavior may result in fans being ejected from the stadium, matches being played behind closed doors, or in extreme cases teams being fined.
The Venues:
Harbour Hill stadium
Club: Handon Uunited
Capacity: 55,000
City: Handon
Dukes Street Stadium
Club: National Rugby Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
City: Handon
Gannon Park
Club: Soessch
Capacity: 38,000
City: Soesch
City of Port James Stadium
Club: Port James
Capacity: 32,000
City: Port James
Dyerton
Club: Port Sebastian
Capacity: 30,000
City: Handon
Allen Dixon Arena
Club: Marionville
Capacity: 25,000
City: Marionville
Lammerton City Ground
Club: Lammerton and Lammerton City
Capacity: 24,500
City: Lammerton
Ashley Road
Club: New Belfast Warriors
Capacity: 22,000
City: New Belfast
The Cities:
Handon
The most international of all Schottia's cities is the capital of Handon. The diverse population of 1.1 million, includes over 200,000 students who attend the the city's four universities. The harbour city is a unique blend of the old and the new, with modern buildings slotted in around ancient architecture. Of all Schottia's towns and cities Handon is by far the most vibrant, with award winning restarants, clubs, and bars; as well as no shortage of excellent hotels and apartments.
Soessch
Soessch is the second city of Schottia and principle town of the North Islands. Like Handon it has top quality facilities and services, however with a population of 600,000, just on a smaller scale. The city sits at the foot of a huge mountain range, and occupies a long narrow stretch of land between the cliffs and the sea. The architecture differs slightly from that of Handon, as the predominately German-speaking population made their mark in the 1700s.
Port James
Perched on a narrow shelf of rock at the most south-westerly point of Schottia, Port James' 230,000 inhabitants are afforded stunning views of the southern oceans. For centuries the city's deep sea port has served as the base of the nations navy. Port James is also located deep in the heart of the wine producing region.
Marionville
One could drive from Handon to Marionville without realising they had made the transition; such is the closes of these cities in style and proximity. Despite this the city has its own distinct community and culture, aswell as a fierce local footballing rivalry.
Lammerton
A small city of 190,000, Lammerton is positioned right in the heart of South Schottia, making it an excellent base for exploring the country. The city is famous for its huge late Cornellian fort, which sits on a rock in the centre of Lammerton. The city has a long tradition of football, its two professional sides, Lammerton and Lammerton City participate in the longest running derby in Schottia.
New Belfast
New Belfast is a former whaling town, and owes much of its prominence to when the trade was one of the nations main industries. This maritime tradition has contributed much to the architecture and traditions of the city, which boasts a population of 240,000.
The Rules:
The format
The format the tournament takes will depend greatly on the final number of participants but will start of with a group round robin and then precede to a knock out phase. The venues will be decided when the fixture list is announced however the final will be played at The Harbour Hill Stadium in Handon.
Scorinating
I will sorinate this tournament with the latest version of xkoranate. Since none of the teams go into the tournament with an existing ranking bonus, these points will be gained during the tournament. These points will be cumulative, awarded after each RP post cut-off, and will be carried with the teams throughout the competition.
The first chance to gain points will be when you post your roster; these will be graded from 0-1, looking at style, clarity and depth of information.
RP Bonus
The cut-offs before matches will be made clearly known in advance, and players will have until that time to post their own take on an RP responses to their previous match. Again these will be grades on, quality, appropriateness, and originality; this time scored either 0.2, 0.4, 0.6. This will be added to the teams' cumulative scores. As always in NS sport it is "quality over quantity" that is the ethos while grading RPs. You may also post more than once per cut off, however in instances where this is the case, I will only score the best one.
As host I will not be rating my own involvement, instead I will give Schottia the middle score each time, this will be representative of the home advantage that all hosts enjoy. However, I will try to post each cut off giving a round up of each days matches, and keep teams abreast of developments.
I am aiming to make the draw on Friday 6th June, with matches starting provisionally Monday 9th.
Rosters
In the meantime, please feel free to work on your team rosters and post them in the thread below. The bare minimum information we are looking for in a roster is:
1. The names and positions of your players: (if anyone is a total stranger to football TG me, I will help).
2. Style mod from -5 to +5 referring to how attacking or defencive your team is.
3. And the information in this box:
- Code: Select all
RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers:
Godmod scoring events:
Hand out yellow cards to my players:
Hand out red cards to my players:
RP Injuries to my players:
Godmod injuries to my players:
Godmod other events:
When grading rosters, although visual elements are important I will look just as much at the information about players and style of play, which will help others write reports on the matches.
Participants
Republic of Adiron
The Kingdom of Alizeria
Imperium of Arbites Materia
The Empire of Common Territories
Principality of Dassallia
The Allied States of New Edom
The Republic of Gylias
Jedoria
Republic of L’Ossienne
San Lucifero
The Most Serene Republic of Ri'en
Schottia
The Democratic States of Shalum
Grand Duchy of Wielkilas