Baptism of Fire 69
Hosted by Ethane & Eastfield Lodge
Hosted by Ethane & Eastfield Lodge
Groups
The Group Draw will take place at 12AM UTC on Tuesday 5th February.
Cutoffs will be between 22:00-01:00 (UTC) for both sides.
Schedule:
07/02 - Match Day 1 (A v D, B v C)
08/02 - Match Day 2 (D v C, A v B)
10/02 - Match Day 3 (B v D, C v A)
11/02 - Match Day 4 (D v A, C v B)
12/02 - Match Day 5 (C v D, B v A)
13/02 - Match Day 6 (D v B, A v C)
15/02 - RO24
16/02 - RO16
17/02 - QF
18/02 - SF
19/02 - TPPO
20/02 - FINAL
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BOF
RP Prompts - At each cutoff, we will provide an 'RP Prompt'. The idea of this is to help inspire your roleplaying and give you some ideas to get you going. You don't have to follow the ideas and can do whatever you want, and using the prompts won't help boost your RP bonus anymore than any other RP; it is only to give you some ideas if you are struggling and need some inspiration.
Team of the Tournament - At the end of the tournament, we'll be putting together a team of players submitted to us, with the selection based on performance, and the writing surrounding the team and the characters. This will be announced after the end of the tournament and submission details will be announced towards the end of the group stages.
Brief introduction to NS Sports for the newcomers:
Well. It seems you have decided to venture into the world of NS Sports. Or should I say multiverse? Multiverse, definitely. Many questions will arise, and we seriously cannot cover them all. Some will always escape us, and there probably will be new ones brought up by you. However, we can cover the basics.
First of all, you might ask yourself, how does everything work? Well, quite simply, nations sign up, and they get into the competition (or its qualifying stage, if any). There are very few exceptions to that. Then there’s group draws and the like. Pretty simple so far.
Then, you have to post your roster. Surely, your nation is represented by people. Wait, actually, sentient species. Make it species. Actually, just make it something. We’ve had sentient blancmanges competing before, so just something will do. Anyway, you should definitely post a roster. As this is the Baptism of Fire, you most likely will have to start from scratch… which is awesome. You can create your star, your scapegoat, your captain and your manager. Choose their name. Their sex. Their species. Their personality. Their way of playing. Their position. Anything! The more detailed, the better. You can use name generators, or even player generators (if you can be bothered to make one). Maybe your nation uses English names. Maybe your nations use Portuguese names. Maybe your nation has its own unique names. Maybe your nation uses codes instead of names. You’re free to choose. Finally, you can choose your style modifier. It’s a number ranging from -5 to +5, which determines how defensive/offensive your team is. -5 would represent a team that would sit eleven men on the line for ninety minutes if they could; +5 would represent a team that attacks constantly.
And then there’s the way of getting the scores. We don’t pull them out of our behinds just like that. That would not be professional. We let random numbers pull results out of their behinds, minimizing our liability! But, seriously, scores are far more complicated than most other things.
There’s basically three things you should take into account. First, rank. That will not be a problem for this competition - everyone’s new, and therefore starting from 0. Second, roleplaying bonuses. That’s the biggest part of the entire game. If you want to go far, you must RP. Rosters fall into this category, too. Basically, you can roleplay your match, by writing a report. You can also roleplay a revolution, one of your players killing your president, or literally anything. RP’s are graded by hosts, and they will influence your performance. Think of them as drugs, except they’re completely fine and they probably won’t ruin your future. The better your RP’s are, the better your team will play. The more you RP, the better your team will play. But, what stops NS Sports from becoming a writing competition?
Well, it’s randomness. There’s three R’s for scores: Rank, RP and RAND. Randomness is what makes things interesting. Basically, the best RP’er does not get a guaranteed win, just better chances. Many upsets have happened, and you should definitely never write your team off. Randomness can be a pain in the behind for some, and some kind of Godly gift for others.
Randomness is frequently called “Margaret” here. So, well, that should go straight into the NS Sport Glossary part of your brain. She will be mentioned frequently. You’ll get to know her to her full extent if you stay long enough.
Lastly, there are more trivial things like permissions, cut-offs and other things. Permissions are what you allow your opponent to do with your player. Do you allow them to choose your scorers? Do you allow them to card your players? What about sending them off? And what about injuring them? And making all the goals of the match incredibly unbelievable? What about kidnapping your entire team and making you lose by default? All of this is covered by our handy permission box, which will be available for copy-pasting at the end of this post. Cut-offs are when the hosts (in this case, Farfadillis and Semarland) post saying cut-off and maybe add something into the post. It means no more RP’s will be graded for that matchday. Soon after the cut-offs, results are posted. Often, they’re edited into the cut-off post, so refresh the page frantically. Or be patient. Either works.
This is just your first step here. Contrary to what the size of this forum may indicate, it’s pretty obvious that this is the forum with the most organized way of RPing. You may find yourself pouring your heart into this game-within-a-game soon. Anyway, best of luck to all participants, regardless of whether you end up staying in NS Sports or not.
[Credit: Farfadillis and Semarland]
Some good resources for your rosters:
Line-Up Builder (Builds line-ups)
Smart Shirt Designer 2 (No link for this one, just google it and download it. Might be a bit tricky.)
Behind the Name (Name Generator)
Fake Name Generator (Guess what this one is)
Guide to Sports Roleplaying & Rules
General Sports Roleplaying Questions (ask any general questions here)
The World Cup Discussion Thread (relating to BoF, WC, and CoH)
Permission Box Example (edit as you wish to make your permissions more personal. Bold your choice, or simply delete what is not your choice):
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[floatleft][pre]I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers: Y/N
Godmod Goalscoring Events: Y/N
Injure Players: Y/N
Godmod Injury Events: Y/N
Red Card Players: Y/N
Yellow Card Players: Y/N
Godmod Other Events: Y/N
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