Legends told of a once great arena deep in the lands of Ahrefholt. It is said that there the elders used to settle political disputes with the ultimate trial; The Trial of Combat. Although it has been centuries since anyone, human or otherwise, has set foot near the ancient lands, many stories and texts tell of riches and power in near unlimited quantities for those that can pass the trial. Tempted by the rewards described in these texts, many have ventured into the harsh lands of Ahrefholt, though none have returned. You try not to let these thoughts unnerve you as you draw closer to the summit of the mountain you have been climbing for three days. In the distance, you see the ruins loom in front of you, a purple light glowing through the fog. A hooded figure emerges towards you, a chilling grin peering out through the darkness of their cloak. A skeletal hand with skin as gray as ash reaches for you, as you place your hand firmly against the hilt of your blade ready to attack.
'Welcome Travelers, are you ready for your trial?'
Welcome to the first in a series of events i am hoping to host throughout the year. The Dungeon Master Challenge aims to blend Shadow Era with some RPG style mechanics, Creating a fun and challenging event for all those that dare to enter.
Choose Your Class
You must choose from 3 pre determined classes with tailor made decks to begin your journey. This first event wiil be a double elimination, so each class will have 2 forms; Human and Shadow.
Upon Death, you hero is cast to the realm of shadows where they will take on a darker form of their human selves.
Each Deck will start as singleton decks comprised of the following:
- 1 Hero
- 15 Party Members (Allies)
- 15 Abilities
- 10 Items
Your deck must always contain those numbers, and must always contain singleton cards, with the exception of abilities (more on this below)
Upgrade Your Party
At the end of each round you will be allocated experience points (XP) and gold (GP) depending on which round you have just completed.
you will be given the opportunity to spend XP and GP at the end of each round, which will work in the following manner;
Shop items and price in GP will be announced at the end of each round in the telegram chat which will be created for this tournament, players will then submit a buy request to me via Direct Message. You may only 'carry' 10 items in your deck at any one time and each one must be unique
Ability upgrades will cost XP, and an upgrade constitutes to you adding 1 copy of an existing ability card into your deck, all upgrades will cost the following amounts (all abilities start at level 1 and must progress 1 level at a time);
- Level 2 - 10XP
- Level 3 - 30XP
- Level 4 - 50XP
when you have upgraded an ability you must have the relevant number of copies in your deck.
you will also be given the opportunity to 'learn' a new ability in exchange for XP after each round, abilities you can learn will be class specific and added to a pool of learnable abilities as the tournament progresses, so you can skip learning until a later point if you wish.
when upgrading an ability you must reduce the level of one other ability by 1, if this means an ability gets removed from your deck, it will be allocated to your learnable ability pool in addition to the new abilities at the end of each round.
In addition, at the end of some rounds, new party members will be made available for you, you are free to add them to your party as you wish, but you may not have more than one of each ally and no more than 15 allies in your party.
All of this will be tracked in a public spreadsheet via googlesheets which will be posted and pinned in the telegram room
Tournament Format
Best of 3 Double Elimination Format
when you lose a match, you must switch to the shadow form of your chosen class
you are locked to your chosen class, however changes to your deck will be permitted so long as it is within the parameters described in the above section
Disconnect = game loss for disconnecting player unless otherwise agreed by both players
Draws/sync errors = replay with the same FTA as the drawn/sync error game
Random Start for game 1 and 3, alternate start for game 2
Classes
Warrior
Human Form
Hero: Boris Skullcrusher (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Kristoffer Wyld
1x Braxnorian Temptress
1x Yari Bladedancer
1x Fuzam, Yari Blademaster
1x Layarian Knight
1x Layarian Sentinel
1x Gaderi Barbarian
1x Yari Spearman
1x Yari Vanguard
1x Braxnorian Weaponsmith
1x Braxnorian Veteran
1x Stalwart Battleguard
1x Braxnorian Soldier
1x Wild Berserker
1x War Giant
Ability (15):
1x Alert and Able
1x Crippling Blow
1x Reinforced Armor
1x Melt Down
1x Ellos' Resolve
1x War Cry
1x Flurry of Blows
1x By The Sword
1x Smashing Blow
1x Lythite Coating
1x Enrage
1x Master Smith
1x Mettle of the Warrior
1x Enslave the Beast
1x The Bigger They Are
Item (10):
1x Crystal Shards
1x War Banner
1x Rusty Longsword
1x Pithing Spear
1x Jeweler's Dream
1x Spectral Sabre
1x Legion United
1x Mournblade
1x Mocking Armor
1x Rothem's Visage
Deck Code: 1413324B
Shadow Form
Hero: Logan Stonebreaker (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Rotling
1x Ironhide Karash
1x Rapacious Vermin
1x Deathbone
1x Keldor
1x Rampant Krygon
1x Stalwart Battleguard
1x Falseblood Cultist
1x Towering Brute
1x Phaedon Barbarian
1x Plasma Behemoth
1x Brutal Minotaur
1x Furrion Terror
1x Phaedon Commander
1x War Giant
Ability (15):
1x Crippling Blow
1x Melt Down
1x Killing Spree
1x Ellos' Resolve
1x War Cry
1x Flurry of Blows
1x Carnage
1x Relentless Savagery
1x Burning Hatred
1x Smashing Blow
1x Blackened Heart
1x Enrage
1x Rampage
1x Enslave the Beast
1x The Harder They Fall
Item (10):
1x Frying Pan
1x Crystal Shards
1x Platinum Chainmail
1x War Banner
1x Jeweler's Dream
1x Spectral Sabre
1x Mournblade
1x Sword of Might
1x Dragon's Tooth
1x Rothem's Visage
Deck Code: 1163363B
Mage
Human Form
Hero: Nishaven (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Dirk Saber
1x Puwen Bloodhelm
1x Blake Windrunner
1x Cinderborn Fatebreaker
1x Vigilant Wisp
1x Aetherborn Wisp
1x Evolving Abomination
1x Entangled Wisp
1x Armored Packbeast
1x Tempest Runebearer
1x Fortified Wisp
1x Phoenix Urigon
1x Stalactitan
1x Frosted Urigon
1x Growing Bog-dweller
Ability (15):
1x Dazzling Bravery
1x Clinging Webs
1x Consuming Fear
1x Static Shock
1x Disrupt Aura
1x Stoneskin
1x Fireball
1x Freezing Grip
1x Lightning Strike
1x Arcane Burst
1x Meteor Shower
1x Shatter Ice
1x Transmogrification Curse
1x Suspended Animation
1x Supernova
Item (10):
1x Scrying Eye
1x Abomination Factory
1x Crystal Shards
1x Darkforged Knife
1x Urigon's Fang
1x Shock Conductor
1x Voltar's Ring
1x Wand of Izikus
1x Violet Thunderstorm
1x Loest's Burden
Deck Code: 572845B
Shadow Form
Hero: Gravebone (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Carniboar
1x Ironhide Karash
1x Frostmare
1x Harbinger of the Lost
1x Cinderborn Fatebreaker
1x Kiruth Devotee
1x Death Collector
1x Sun-blighted One
1x Cryptspawn Tormentor
1x Voracious Arachnid
1x Evolving Abomination
1x Corpse Shifter
1x Shadow Knight
1x Forgotten Horror
1x Dakrath
Ability (15):
1x Grave Resistance
1x Gruesome Brutality
1x Consuming Fear
1x Stoneskin
1x Curse of the Aldmor
1x Fireball
1x Freezing Grip
1x Drain Power
1x Vision of Endia
1x Lightning Strike
1x Arcane Burst
1x Meteor Shower
1x Undying Bond
1x Transmogrification Curse
1x Supernova
Item (10):
1x Bloodstone Altar
1x Scrying Eye
1x Arthyle's Crypt
1x Crystal Shards
1x Tombstone Beacon
1x Necromancer's Shroud
1x Wand of Izikus
1x Clockwork Soldier
1x Charred Cowl of the Damned
1x Loest's Burden
Deck Code: 563459B
Hunter
Human Form
Hero: Gwenneth Truesight (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Master Trapsetter
1x Krugal Lookout
1x Krugal Trapper
1x Krugal Braggart
1x Wild Boar
1x Black Adder
1x Cave Spider
1x Venomflame Archer
1x Red-Eyed Worg
1x Mountain Wolf
1x Deepwood Bobcat
1x Snowland Spotter
1x Krugal Quickshot
1x Darkwood Panther
1x Krugal Butcher
Ability (15):
1x Into the Forest
1x Pack an Extra
1x Double Back
1x Poison Arrow
1x Campfire Stories
1x Rain of Arrows
1x Hunting Party
1x Cover of Night
1x Hunter's Gambit
1x Survivalist
1x The Perfect Shot
1x Outwitted
1x Anmor's Call
1x Saymeht's Retribution
1x Rapid Fire
Item (10):
1x Snare Trap
1x Enchanted Oak
1x Crystal Shards
1x Death Trap
1x Weevil-tipped Crossbow
1x Camouflaged Foe
1x Beetle Demon Bow
1x Soul Seeker
1x Grundler's Double
1x Emore Crossbow
Deck Code: 2523469B
Shadow Form
Hero: Banebow (41 cards)
Ally (15):
1x Fire Snake
1x Spitfire Hound
1x Wild Boar
1x Treetop Spider
1x Cave Spider
1x Bloodstained Marauder
1x Ravager Zealot
1x Red-Eyed Worg
1x Forest Serpent
1x Mountain Wolf
1x Murderous Hulk
1x Grimjaw Hydra
1x Thriss Demolitionist
1x Hellfire Besieger
1x Brakkong, Menace of Thriss
Ability (15):
1x Into the Forest
1x Poison Arrow
1x Change of Plans
1x Mindless Ferocity
1x Rain of Arrows
1x Hunting Party
1x Flaming Arrow
1x Hunter's Gambit
1x Mark of the Feared
1x Acid Jet
1x Survivalist
1x The Perfect Shot
1x Anmor's Call
1x The Harder They Fall
1x Rapid Fire
Item (10):
1x Decoy Trap
1x Crystal Shards
1x Death Trap
1x Tracking Gear
1x Contaminated Water
1x Weevil-tipped Crossbow
1x Beetle Demon Bow
1x Soul Seeker
1x Grundler's Double
1x Emore Crossbow
Deck Code: 2433260B
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