On Your Mark, Get Set... [Arena, Day 4]

On Day 4, you hear a grand announcement booming out from the sky: “Tributes! I am delighted to announce an excellent opportunity for you today.”

For a moment, the Arena pauses, awaiting the news.

“This is a bit different from your normal Games, er, activity. Now, if you look to the west of the mountain..” the announcer pauses, allowing everyone time to look. “You’ll notice the moguls, left over from a time when this place was used for recreational skiing. Now, your Gamemakers don’t want this wonderful location to go to waste. What use is a ski resort without any skiing?”

A faint series of growls begins to surround you from every angle. You were so distracted by the announcement, you didn’t see the horde of mutts descending upon you. Rather than attack, they stand resolute, watching, listening.

“That’s right, folks. Today we’re going to have a ski race. I know what you’re thinking -- what’s the point? Well, I’ll tell you. At the bottom of the moguls, you’ll find a series of items. Whether you’re battling the cold, the hunger, the other tributes... There’s something for you here, something that will help you stay alive.”

The growling becomes louder.

Now, our little friends here… they won’t hurt you. They’re just here to escort you to the start, right near the top of the moguls. The rules are simple: get to the start, get yourself some skis, and get to the items as quickly as you can.”

“Oh, I almost forgot! As ever, may the odds be ever in your favor. And try not to fall.”

The sound cuts out, and the game begins.

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A few rules for this event:
1. You are required to participate in this event.

2. Please wait for a GM to post the race thread. Available items will be found in that thread.

3. Any sleds in your inventories will disintegrate. This is a ski race. Not a sled race.

4. Each tribute will find ski equipment (including ski poles [spear], which you may take) at the top of the hill.

5. Tributes post by initiative, as per usual.

6. This is (kind of) a feast given the presence of useful items, but you are not required to fight. You may attack someone in your post, but you are not required to attack. The two attack rule still stands.

7. Each post, you will roll an 8-sided die to see how far your tribute skis over the moguls. Once you reach 25, you will be at the bottom of the moguls and you can grab an item. The items are first come, first serve.

8. If you roll a 1 or 2, this means you have tripped and fallen, and you take 1.5 damage.

9. You do not need an introduction post -- just start skiing.

10. Please edit your current position into your post after you have rolled.

11. You may only attack tributes who are within 5 spaces of you. Otherwise, they will be too far away to attack. This distance is determined at the beginning of your post, not the end after you have rolled again (i.e. the distance you reached in your previous post is how you compare your distance to others before attacking).

12. Once you reach the end, you can grab an item. Items are first come, first serve.

13. Once you grab your item, you can flee in the next post.

14. You CAN attack and ski in the same post. Your post should always have a ski roll, but you are not required to attack.


Please feel free to ask questions if any of these rules are unclear. And good luck!