Welcome to the 35th edition of the World Baseball Classic, hosted by Nova Anglicana! (Helpful links below)
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OOC
I expect to get this thing kicked off with a group draw on Saturday and first games beginning next Wednesday. The thirty-six contestants from all around the world will be drawn into six groups of six, play a single round robin (best-of-3 series) in their respective nations, and, if they're one of the top two nations in their group, advance to the playoffs (beginning at the Round of 16), where best-of-3 series in the host nation will determine who will play for the honor of World Champion. Will we see another first-time winner like Schiltzberg? Will the Bat Slaves of Gregoryisgodistan repeat as champions? The next WBC winner could be you! But first, you'll have to follow the arduous playoff path before having a shot to win the championship in a best-of-5 series.
Please start to post rosters and roleplays. Of course, remember to put a box of RP Permissions so your opponents know what and what not to do should they RP before you. These are not one-way RP Permissions, and violating your opponent's permissions is highly frowned upon.
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My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes/No
Choose my lineup: Yes/No
Follow my pitching rotation: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Eject my players: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Use DH at home: Yes/No
The baseball Wikipedia article linked above explains the Designated Hitter rule, so if you don't know what that is, please read that. The gist of the rule is that the designated hitter hits in place of the pitcher whenever the home team wants to use it, however if the home team does not state a preference for or against the DH, the default is that it will not be used.
Scorination
I will be using the most recent version of xkoranate, v0.3.3, with the Saintland-adjusted NSFS formula.
I will be offering a roster bonus to incentivize participation and help out opponents with their own RPs, but it will likely not be very large. RPs will be graded for quality over quantity, with a fixed scale to be determined. RP bonus will be cumulative, and will be halved at the end of the group stage.
Cutoffs
Nova Anglicana: 21:00-0:00 EST (UTC-5)
How will ties be broken?
Tiebreakers are in order, as follows:
1. H2H Record
2. Tiebreaker Game(s) <- Should three or more-way ties occur, a single round-robin will be used (Should three teams end up with a record of 1-1 each in the tiebreak matches, then run differential will be used as the next tiebreaker. If two teams remain tied after run differential, then H2H record will be used. If three teams are tied after run differential, runs for will be used. This is to avoid putting extra wear and tear on teams instead of having them play additional tiebreak matches.)
Please remember that RP increases your chances of winning, not guarantees it. If you lose to a team you really shouldn't have lost to, blame Margaret, NS's random events personified.
OOC Schedule (IC schedule up to individual roleplayers)
Below is a tentative schedule of the WBC (home team listed second, in accordance with baseball convention):
1-9: Group Draw
1-13: MD1: 4 v 6, 5 v 1, 3 v 2
1-14: MD2: 4 v 3, 2 v 5, 1 v 6
1-15: MD3: 5 v 4, 6 v 3, 1 v 2
1-16: MD4: 4 v 2, 1 v 3, 6 v 5
1-17: MD5: 1 v 4, 2 v 6, 3 v 5
1-18: Off Day/Tiebreakers (if necessary)
1-19: Ro16 MD1
1-20: Ro16 MD2
1-21: Ro16 MD3 (if needed)
1-22: QF MD1
1-23: QF MD2
1-24: QF MD3 (if needed)
1-25: SF MD1
1-26: SF MD2
1-27: SF MD3 (if needed)
1-28: Finals/Third-Place Series MD1
1-29: Finals/Third-Place Series MD2
1-30: Finals/Third-Place Series MD3
1-31: Finals MD4 (if needed)
2-1: Finals MD5 (if needed)