Welcome to Quintessence of Dust for the 31st Rugby Union World Cup and Hannasea for the 20th Rugby League World Cup. This is an inaugural attempt at a test format for the Rugby World Cups, run alongside one another.
The information in this post applies to all participants. Specific information about the respective host countries will follow in the next two posts.
Format
Pending final confirmation on numbers, both tournaments will run group stages of five teams playing single round robin, leading to an 8-team knockout bracket.
Each MD, both tournaments will cutoff at the same time. RP bonus will apply per nation, meaning you can earn RP bonus for your union team with an RP about your league team, and vice versa; and that if you are only in one competition, you don't miss out on any bonus. RP bonus will be heavily weighted, and generously graded. An RP does not need to be long to earn a high bonus: a funny story or interesting anecdote is plenty.
Rosters
You are encouraged to post rosters as a basic courtesy to your opponents; a well written roster can earn a high RP bonus, too. Note that you must use separate rosters for the two tournaments: your team cannot compete simultaneously in two different codes in two different countries!
A rugby union team consists of fifteen players, given numbers 1 to 15. A recommended roster size is 31.
A rugby league team consists of thirteen players, given numbers 1 to 13. A recommended roster size is 24.
Things that will help your opponents RP and help earn you RP bonus for your roster include:
- Using the numbering systems listed above, and indicating any national differences.
- Listing a captain.
- Listing a specialist kicker or two.
Please also include RP permissions and a style modifier.
Permissions
You are encouraged to post a permissions box along the following lines:
- Code: Select all
[box][b]RP permissions[/b]
If my opponent RPs first, they may...
Choose my try scorers Y/N
Choose my kicker Y/N
RP injuries Y/N
Godmode scoring events Y/N
Godmode injuries Y/N
Godmode other events Y/N[/box]
Godmoding in NS Sports generally refers to weird and unusual outcomes unlikely to happen in the normal course of a sporting event.
In rugby, a team generally has one or two designated kickers. You are encouraged to clarify on your roster who your kickers will be, in order to help your opponents RP.
You must read and follow your opponents' permissions. Any disputes should be raised in the OOC thread or by TG/DM, and the host's decision will be final in resolving such matters if needed.
Irrespective of your personal permissions, the following tournament-wide permissions are in effect:
- Every game will be officiated with the assistance of a Television Match Official to provide replay judgements.
- No destructive violence such as destroying stadiums or killing civilians. If you wish to RP fights between players or minor crowd trouble and have your opponents' permission, you may do so, but you may not undertake actions that would reasonably lead to a security incident.
- No COVID-19 storylines. Both host countries have strict biofilters and anyway the disease is unknown in their RP universe. You may not bring COVID to the country or infect other teams.
You may include a style modifier. This indicates whether your team is more attacking or more defensive; it has no impact on whether they are more likely to win. For this tournament, style modifiers are capped in the range of ±2. Please indicate your style modifiers clearly, if possible in the first or last line of your roster; and please make it clear which modifier applies to which team if you are RPing both union and league! Teams without style modifiers designated will be set at a neutral 0.