Gadhu Mid-Season Tourney

Tourney Schedule (Month of Deep Fields)
14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Tourney Begins. The Bow The Melee Festival Day! The Duel The Joust The Monsters
The Row The Great Fist The Casting The Lying, The Eating, The Drinking Tourney ends.

The Events

The Row

  • 5g entrance fee
  • Max 4 competitors per ring. First-ring winners get 20g, champion gets 80g
  • No weapons, no armor, no flanking rules, no funny monk stuff, ring is 30ft across
  • Fight to submission or unconsciousness, ring winners fight

The Bow

  • 10g entrance fee. Winner gets 80g
  • Ranged attacks against target
    • Target AC 15 (1 point)
    • Ring 1 AC 17 (2 points)
    • Ring 3 AC 20 (3 points)
    • Ring 4 AC 22 (4 points)
    • Bullseye AC 25 (5 points)
  • Each archer gets three shots, highest points win
    • Shoot-off in case of a tie

The Great Fist

  • Similar to the Row, but exclusively for those trained as martial arts monks.
  • There is no entrance fee, and only one grand prize of 50 gold.

The Melee

  • 25g entrance fee
  • Max 4 competitors per ring. First-ring winners get 50g, champion gets 200g
  • Only melee weapons, everyone in leather armor
  • No throwing weapons, no flanking rules, ring is 30ft across
  • Fight to submission or unconsciousness, ring winners fight

The Casting

  • 25g entrance fee
  • Max 8 competitors, bracketed. Winner gets 100g, runner-up gets 50g.
  • Magical duels, no weapons allowed
  • Fight to submission or unconsciousness, maximum of 2 heals per round

The Lying

  • 2g entrance fee, winner gets free food & drink for the rest of the tourney
  • Players have to tell a GOOD story
    • Roll with Deception + Performance modifiers
    • Highest roll wins. Ties go head-to-head
    • ADVANTAGE for good role-play and/or creativity.

The Eating

  • 5g entrance fee, winner gets a free refill cup, good for a season
  • Competitors can eat 1 roast up to their CON modifier (1 minimum)
  • After that, make a CON check against vomiting.
    • DC goes up 2 points per roast, starting at 15
    • Second failure results in vomiting
    • Last one to puke wins.

The Drinking

  • 5g entrance fee, winner gets a free refill cup, good for a season
  • Competitors can safely drink up to 2 drinks per their CON modifier (min 2)
  • After that, make a CON check against vomiting.
    • DC goes up 1 point per drink, starting at 10
    • Third failure results in vomiting
    • Last one to puke wins.
  • Character is poisoned for 1d6 hours

The Duel

  • You and a partner sign up together, to challenge one another. Both of you use the same weapon, and you may each wager an amount of gold, winner takes all.
  • Magic is generally not chosen, but should you and your foe wield the same spells, it is permitted.

The Joust

  • 50g entrance fee
  • Max 8 competitors, separated into brackets. 1st, 2nd, 3rd places. (500g, 250g, 100g)
  • Animal handling check, ranged attack, athletics check

The Monsters

  • 100g entrance fee per team of three
  • Three rounds of combat with one or more monsters, with a 10 minute break between rounds.
  • Teams who beat all three rounds receive 500g

Gadhu Mid-Season Tourney by O. Captain