Moss-Ball For Grown-Ups [Open to Apprentices & Above]

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[ Dropping by to say that the next event post will be coming on 1/7, so please make sure your teams have completed their actions by then! Rolls will be posted all together in the next event post. ]

[Shrew]

Originally Posted by Samantha

" We should have 1 or 2 cats going after to ball and then the rest guarding the cats that are going after the ball." She looked at the others. " Sound good? MintWhisker can you tell what I said to SheepPaw?" Willowstripes looked at the deaf apprentice. She did not pity her because the apprentice had demonstrated that she is capable of playing because she has got this far, and Willowstripes has never been one to cut someone down. She looked at her teammates. " Now let's kick some red team butts!"

+-MintWhisker-+
He smirked, and nodded. He looked over a SheepPaw and used signs to say what WillowStripes had just said. Afterwards, he looked back at WillowStripes, "Good plan, Everyone agree?" He looked at their two other teammates. @Samantha @Desert Rain Frog @Katiethewolfchild

[Katiethewolfchild]

Sheeppaw signed I agree.

Dogpaw nodded. @Samantha @Desert Rain Frog @CrimsonOaks

[Desert Rain Frog]

Ready! He prepared to leap toward the ball.

[Samantha]

Originally Posted by Cherry~

Event [#event]

Not as many cats showed as Drizzlenight would've hoped, but at least enough came around for him to host the event. He'd given the Clan more than enough time to respond to his call, so if someone wanted to join and missed out that wasn't his problem.

With a sweep of his tail, he beckoned the gathered cats to follow him out into the woods. He'd already chosen a good spot for this event, an open part of the forest that wasn't heavily trafficked. A stick dug into the dirt marked the goal post for the cats; a small stone beside it would be where he'd sit to observe.

Leaping upon that stone, he turned to face the attending cats. "Alright, listen up. I'm going to be separating you into teams now, so pay attention. The blue team will consist of Sheeppaw, Dogpaw, Silverstorm, Mintwhisker, and Willowstripes. The green team will consist of Beetlepaw, Sunleap, Asterwish, Feathernose, and Nightpaw. Everyone line up along the line I've marked in the dirt. Try to stick with your teammates." He'd etched a straight line into the dirt, about two tree-lengths from the stick.

"On my call, you'll all be allowed to go for the moss-ball. The rules are simple. Whichever team gets the moss-ball on the stick first, wins. When one team has the moss-ball, the other team may do whatever they want to try to get it away from them or get them to drop it. No biting or clawing; if I see any of that I'll haul your ass out of this event faster than you can blink. Use your brains and come up with good strategies. When your team has the moss-ball, try to defend the cat carrying it as best as you can!"

He paused to allow the rules to sink in. Once a couple of moments had passed, he leapt off of the stone and brought the moss-ball over to the starting position, a few tail-lengths from the starting line. Once he'd returned to his perch on the stone, he called, "Begin!"

( Remember! We'll be using this dice system to run this event: When someone attempts to grab the moss-ball, whether from another cat or when it's on the ground, I'll roll a D20 die to determine the success rate. Rolling under a 10 means it's a failed attempt, between 10 and 15 means the attempt is successful but the cat's grip on it is loose, and 15 and over means they succeed and have a solid grip on the moss-ball. A cat with a loose grip on the moss-ball will get a -2 disadvantage when someone else tries to take it from them.

If a hard blow is dealt to the cat holding the moss-ball, or if they are knocked over, I'll be rolling a D20 to determine whether they're able to hold on to the ball or not. 10 or less means they drop it, 11 or higher means they successfully hold on. The -2 disadvantage I mentioned earlier for a loosely-held moss-ball applies here as well.

Finally, when someone tries to stick the moss-ball on top of the stick, I'll roll a D20 again to determine success or failure. 10 or less means failure, 11 or higher means success.

Please do not write your cat grabbing the moss-ball, knocking it free or grabbing it, etc until I post with the dice rolls. Each event post will include all of the results of everyone's action. Each participant may take one action per event post! You do not need to wait for dice rolls if your cat strikes at another or similar; the dice rolls are only being used to determine what happens with the moss-ball. If you have any questions, please send me a VM!

Blue Team: Sheeppaw ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Dogpaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Silverstorm ( @Desert Rain Frog ), Mintwhisker ( @CrimsonOaks ), and Willowstripes ( @Samantha )

Green Team: Beetlepaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Sunleap ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Asterwish ( @Bluue ), Feathernose ( @GhostlyStarfinder ), and Nightpaw ( @Eraserhead ) )

Willowstripes took her eyes the moss ball and looked up at Drizzlenight. "Are we ready to begin" To be honest she wanted to just surprise the red team and win, but then she might get kicked out of the game! " This is taking forever to start. Look at the red tea they're still standing around doing nothing!"

@Cherry @CrimsonOaks @Katiethewolfchild @Desert Rain Frog

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Event [#event]

After giving the call to begin, Drizzlenight expected there to be a frenzy of cats trying to reach this moss-ball. And yet... nobody moved. They all started chatting amongst themselves. Okay. Probably figuring out who would do what. That was fine. Surely they'd get their butts moving soon.

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...

...

Quite a few minutes went by, and yet nobody started moving. A few cats looked like they were ready to start, so what was the hold up? Irritation flared in his chest, especially as Willowstripe asked him when they were going to begin, followed by a complaint over how long it was taking.

"If you'd open your ears and listen, you would've heard me call to begin ages ago," he hissed. "I'm not sure why you're all just standing around doing nothing, but if you want a chance to win this you'd all better get moving. I said you can begin already, so I'm not sure what the hold up is. If you don't have a plan by now, you'll need to think on your feet. Get moving!"

( Just gonna repeat this from the last post:

Remember! We'll be using this dice system to run this event: When someone attempts to grab the moss-ball, whether from another cat or when it's on the ground, I'll roll a D20 die to determine the success rate. Rolling under a 10 means it's a failed attempt, between 10 and 15 means the attempt is successful but the cat's grip on it is loose, and 15 and over means they succeed and have a solid grip on the moss-ball. A cat with a loose grip on the moss-ball will get a -2 disadvantage when someone else tries to take it from them.

If a hard blow is dealt to the cat holding the moss-ball, or if they are knocked over, I'll be rolling a D20 to determine whether they're able to hold on to the ball or not. 10 or less means they drop it, 11 or higher means they successfully hold on. The -2 disadvantage I mentioned earlier for a loosely-held moss-ball applies here as well.

Finally, when someone tries to stick the moss-ball on top of the stick, I'll roll a D20 again to determine success or failure. 10 or less means failure, 11 or higher means success.

Please do not write your cat grabbing the moss-ball, knocking it free or grabbing it, etc until I post with the dice rolls. Each event post will include all of the results of everyone's action. Each participant may take one action per event post! You do not need to wait for dice rolls if your cat strikes at another or similar; the dice rolls are only being used to determine what happens with the moss-ball. If you have any questions, please send me a VM!

Blue Team: Sheeppaw ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Dogpaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Silverstorm ( @Desert Rain Frog ), Mintwhisker ( @CrimsonOaks ), and Willowstripes ( @Samantha )

Green Team: Beetlepaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Sunleap ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Asterwish ( @Bluue ), Feathernose ( @GhostlyStarfinder ), and Nightpaw ( @Eraserhead )

Next post is planned for 1/11! )

[Shrew]

+-MintWhisker-+

He nodded, and looked at everyone else in his team. DogPaw, SheepPaw,SilverStorm, And WillowStripes. He then focused his gaze onto the mossball. More than ready. he thought. @Samantha @Desert Rain Frog @Katiethewolfchild

[Desert Rain Frog]

SilverStorm Suddenly Turned Nervous. He Hadn't Picked That Up! Ne Took A Step Forward. StarClan! He Felt Like An Idiot.

[Bluue]

Asterwish

Oh! They were going! It seemed she had misunderstood. Hurrying to make up for lost time, Asterwish lunged for the moss ball, muscles taught and tail swishing out behind her. She hoped she would be the one to get there first…

 

Beetlepaw (@/Katiethewolfchild ), Sunleap ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Feathernose ( @GhostlyStarfinder ), Nightpaw ( @Eraserhead )

[Samantha]

Originally Posted by Cherry~

Event [#event]

After giving the call to begin, Drizzlenight expected there to be a frenzy of cats trying to reach this moss-ball. And yet... nobody moved. They all started chatting amongst themselves. Okay. Probably figuring out who would do what. That was fine. Surely they'd get their butts moving soon.

...

...

...

Quite a few minutes went by, and yet nobody started moving. A few cats looked like they were ready to start, so what was the hold up? Irritation flared in his chest, especially as Willowstripe asked him when they were going to begin, followed by a complaint over how long it was taking.

"If you'd open your ears and listen, you would've heard me call to begin ages ago," he hissed. "I'm not sure why you're all just standing around doing nothing, but if you want a chance to win this you'd all better get moving. I said you can begin already, so I'm not sure what the hold up is. If you don't have a plan by now, you'll need to think on your feet. Get moving!"

( Just gonna repeat this from the last post:

Remember! We'll be using this dice system to run this event: When someone attempts to grab the moss-ball, whether from another cat or when it's on the ground, I'll roll a D20 die to determine the success rate. Rolling under a 10 means it's a failed attempt, between 10 and 15 means the attempt is successful but the cat's grip on it is loose, and 15 and over means they succeed and have a solid grip on the moss-ball. A cat with a loose grip on the moss-ball will get a -2 disadvantage when someone else tries to take it from them.

If a hard blow is dealt to the cat holding the moss-ball, or if they are knocked over, I'll be rolling a D20 to determine whether they're able to hold on to the ball or not. 10 or less means they drop it, 11 or higher means they successfully hold on. The -2 disadvantage I mentioned earlier for a loosely-held moss-ball applies here as well.

Finally, when someone tries to stick the moss-ball on top of the stick, I'll roll a D20 again to determine success or failure. 10 or less means failure, 11 or higher means success.

Please do not write your cat grabbing the moss-ball, knocking it free or grabbing it, etc until I post with the dice rolls. Each event post will include all of the results of everyone's action. Each participant may take one action per event post! You do not need to wait for dice rolls if your cat strikes at another or similar; the dice rolls are only being used to determine what happens with the moss-ball. If you have any questions, please send me a VM!

Blue Team: Sheeppaw ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Dogpaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Silverstorm ( @Desert Rain Frog ), Mintwhisker ( @CrimsonOaks ), and Willowstripes ( @Samantha )

Green Team: Beetlepaw ( @/Katiethewolfchild ), Sunleap ( @Katiethewolfchild ), Asterwish ( @Bluue ), Feathernose ( @GhostlyStarfinder ), and Nightpaw ( @Eraserhead )

Next post is planned for 1/11! )

Willowstripes saw the irritation flash in Drizzlenight she shrunk under his gaze.
" Sorry!" she whimpered. She mumbled to herself "Me and my big mouth!" All she wanted to do was prove her parents wrong, thanks to her ears she messed up. She had been told that she is going deaf. Her heart broke when she learned that if it got worse she would have to retire at such a young point in her life. She stared down at her paws in humiliation.