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1. General Rules

All matches must be refereed by an approved Sin, such as Pride, myself, or another Sin approved to referee by us. Referees must be familiar with all rules and follow them accordingly during any match they oversee. Referees must conduct themselves professionally, without bias, and save any comments for after the end of the match. Any combatant who feels their referee has judged their match improperly should post their dispute of the ruling immediately so that the Referee may double check their result. If the dispute is not settled, all combatants should continue the match to its end, then PM me after the match so that I may evaluate all results. Match postings will be reviewed to determine validity of any disputed judgements. If no mistakes are found, the result will stand. If it is determined that mistakes were made, Combatants may request a rematch after that rounds matches are completed. All rematches will be Sudden Death matches. Once all round matches and rematches have been completed, the next round will begin.

First attack is decided by single 100 sided dice roll performed by the match Referee. Both combatants guess what the number will be, and the closest guess goes first. In the result of a tie (1st guess = 10, 2nd guess = 20, result = 15), dice roll will be repeated until a winner is determined. Any combatant who guesses the exact number will be granted a "Surprise Attack" post against their opponent, before performing their first two actions in their next post.

In the event that a combatant or referee must leave during a match, they must post "TIME OUT!" immediately so the match may be put on hold, and completed later. Other matches may begin and be completed while others are on hold, but all matches and rematches must be completed before the next round may begin.

Observers may post their comments during the match, be they praise or trash talk, so long as both Combatants and the Referee are able to keep track of the actual match. However, Quoting the posts of the Combatants and Referee during a match IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN! This will most certainly cause confusion for the Referee, Combatants, and pretty much everyone. Observers may only refer to such posts by page and number.

3. Posting

Each combatant gets to perform a limited number of actions in each post, choosing from physical attack, magic spells, defensive moves, and item usage. Here is an example of how posts will be made:



For an entirely offensive turn, combatants can perform combinations such as an attack followed by an offensive spell. Example:



For a balanced turn, combatants can perform a physical attack followed by a defensive move. Example:



And for a completely defensive turn, combatants can use a recovery item followed by a defensive spell. Example:



These are examples of "2 actions per turn" posts, and as demonstrated, combatants are free to talk and taunt each other during battle. However, crippling attacks (such as chopping off body parts or paralysis) and deathblows (such as decapitation or vaporization) are not allowed.

All Combatants and Referees should preview their posts to check for mistakes before submitting them. All posts should be spaced at least one minute apart, to allow for any corrections that may be needed. Once a Referee judges the result and makes their own post, the last Combatant can not make any further changes to that post! Once the Referee posts the result of the last Combatant's turn, the next Combatant is free to make their post.

5. Doubles

A bonus is awarded in the event a combatant rolls two dice of the same number, and which action this bonus is added to, is determined by the number itself. When the number is 1 - 5, the double goes to the first action. When the number is 6 - 10, the double goes to the second action. Example:





Doubles have different results depending the action they effect. But since they only effect one action performed during a turn, the order in which you decide to perform your actions becomes important when dealing with doubles.

7. Attacks

Basic physical attacks that do not use Combatants MP. Damage is determined by multiplying the corresponding dice roll by attack strength for that round. 20 for Exhibition, 10 for Final Round, and 5 for all others. In the event of a double or triple, a "Critical Blow" is awarded, which multiplies the power of the attack. Example 1:



Example 2:

9. Defence

Any maneuver, physical, magical, or otherwise, which will reduce the HP you lose during your opponents next turn. Although defensive actions may involve doing something magical like walking into a wall or turning yourself to stone, these actions do not use MP. Just like attacks, Defence is also determined by multiplying the corresponding dice roll by 5. Defensive moves give you a buffer of a certain amount of damage you can take without losing HP, and your opponent must break that buffer in order to cause you damage in their next turn. This Defensive Buffer applies both to Attack actions and Attack Spells. However, that Defensive Buffer is lost on your next turn. So if you have 10 DB (Defence Buffer), and your opponent causes damage of 15, you only lose 5HP. If your defence is 20 DB, and your opponent only causes damage of 10, you won't lose any HP, but the remaining 10 DB will not carry over to the next turn. Therefore, if you manage to generate a high DB, and your opponent decides not to attempt damaging you at all in their next turn, you still lose all DB when your next turn begins. Example:









In this example, Combatant #2 was able to break the Defence Buffer, and damage Combatant #1. In the event of a double or triple, a "Shield Boost" is awarded. Your DB is multiplied in the same way your attack power is for a "Critical Blow". Example:







In this example, Combatant #2 chose to recover rather than attack, but Combatant #1 still loses the Defence Buffer after one turn. So although Combatants can use more than one Defence action per turn to create a high DB, their opponent does not have to break that buffer since it will be automatically lost when their turn is over. Because excessive defending can make any combatant immune to all damage, the Referee has the authority to set a limit of how many Defence actions Combatants may perform during that match. That limit must be no less than 5, and must also be the same for both combatants.

11. Round by Round Rules

There are some actions which are only allowed during certain rounds, and others which can only be performed a limited number of times in a match. Attacks and Attack Spells are the only actions allowed during all battles, all other actions have limitations depending on the type of battle being fought.

Here is the list of rules, actions, and items allowed in each round:

First Round:
Rules:
Combatants start with 1000 HP, 100 MP, 5 selected items. Maximum 10 MP per spell. 2 actions per turn.
Actions:
Attack (5), Attack Spell (MP), Defence (5), Item.
Items: 5 Max.
+HP (5) max. 5, Atk (10) max. 5.

Second Round:
Rules:
Combatants start with 2000 HP, 200 MP, 10 selected items. Maximum 20 MP per spell. 2 actions per turn.
Actions:
Attack (5), Healing Spell (MP), Attack Spell (MP), Defence (5), Item.
Items: 10 Max.
+HP (5) max. 10, Atk (10) max. 10, +MP (5) max. 5, DB-pass (5) max. 5.

Third Round:
Rules:
Combatants start with 3000 HP, 300 MP, 15 selected items. Maximum 30 MP per spell. 2 actions per turn.
Actions:
Attack (5), Healing Spell (MP), Attack Spell (MP), Defence (5), Item.
Items: 15 Max.
+HP (5) max. 15, Atk (10) max. 15, +MP (5) max. 10, DB-pass (5) max. 10, MP Atk (10) max. 5, Drain HP (5) max. 5.

Final Round:
Rules:
Combatants start with 5000 HP, 500 MP, 20 selected items. Maximum 50 MP per spell. 3 actions per turn.
Actions:
Attack (10), Healing Spell (MP), Attack Spell (MP), Defence (10), Item.
Items: 20 Max.
+HP (10) max. 20, Atk (20) max. 20, +MP (10) max. 15, DB-pass (10) max. 15, MP Atk (20) max. 10, Drain HP (10) max. 5, Drain MP (5) max. 5, Sin Rage (?) max. 1.

Sudden Death:
Rules:
Combatants start with 250 HP, 25 MP. Maximum 10 MP per spell. 1 action per turn.
Actions:
Attack (5), Attack Spell (MP).
Items: None.

Exhibition:
Rules:
Sins start with 10000 HP, 1000 MP. Maximum 100 MP per spell. 2 actions per turn.
Actions:
Attack (20), Healing Spell (MP), Attack Spell (MP), Defence (20).
Items: None

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