Rivalries is a Brotherhood wide ACC competition that will take place in the Rivalries Hall

Theme: All matches will carry the theme of budding "rivalry". The goal of this competition is for characters and writers to develop history with other members of the Brotherhood. These matches are about honor, and not about who can write the most creative or gruesome deaths.

Canon: All results of your matches are left in YOUR hands. Even if your opponent cuts off your arm in his final post, you do not have to lose the arm going forward. You can, however, mention getting your butt kicked by Elder Edwin and having a scar along your arm as a reminder.

Mechanics:

• All matches will be set up as 2/2 Singular Ending Matches in the “Rivalries” Hall.

• An example of a Singular Ending match, and how they are graded: Atra vs Sai

• Matches will be set up with a 3-day post requirement. A single extension is allowed per match for 24 hours.

• In the event of an emergency (member is hospitalized mid-fight in real life), the Combat Master / Voice may extend a match duration.

• Members will use this form to request a match. Matches will be set up manually by the Combat Master or ACC staff. The form will remain open until the last week of the competition, leaving a full 7 days for matches to finish up. This is being done manually to combat the Open-Challenge automatic system’s inability to distinguish duplicate-combatants. All matches will be handled as a “next-in-line” basis, and the Combat Master will publish the form afterwards to ensure maximum transparency.

• Members can only request one match at a time. Once your match is posted, you can put yourself back into the queue.

• All Matches will expire when the competition ends. In this scenario:

• A.) If both members have posted at least once, the match will end in a draw, with each writer earning a point.

• B.) If only one member has posted, and the other has not, the match will end by Time Out.

• Members will be assigned a random location from the newly added venues, with a short introduction for the match itself.

• Matches will be set up based on a “next-in-line” basis, with oversight ensuring no repeat matches are created.

• Members will be permitted no more than 5 weapons.

• For the purpose of this competition alone, the minimum word count per post, in a match, is 450 words.

• There is no word cap, but in these 2/2 match, bear in mind that excessive fluff may be held against you. With combat writing, less is more. Also bear in mind that future Vendetta/Tournaments may very well contain a cap.

• You will be paired against another member of the Brotherhood based on the submission form.

• You can only fight the same DB member once.

• If anyone is seen trying to "throw" a match, they will be Disqualified immediately and possibly incur further punishment from the Chamber of Justice.

• The competition will run for one (1) Calendar month from date of launch.

• ACC Judges will be allowed to participate in one (1) single match to help ensure that there are enough opponents for members who might get stuck waiting for a challenger.

Scoring

Members will earn points per match by the following standard.

• Win: 3 points.
• Loss: 1 point.
• TO win: Points equivalent to posts written by member who did not timeout.
• Disqualification (for whatever reason): 0 points.
• Timeout: -2 points.

The penalty to Time Outs is to keep the spirit of the competition moving forward. By the nature of the matches having a 450 word minimum word count will, “match-spamming” will be weaned out.

The member with the most points at the end of the competition wins. Top 3 Placements receive crescents, and all matches fall under the Voice Staff Guidelines.