Birthday - caber toss! Results page 2!

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Birthday - caber toss! Results page 2!

Post by Sushidragon »

If you're not familiar with the caber toss, here's a quote from Wikipedia: "The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event practised at the Scottish Highland Games involving the tossing of a large wooden pole called a caber. It is said to have developed from the need to toss logs across narrow chasms to cross them." Why the Samanayrs decided to do this, I have no idea.. I think they may have had a little too much caffeine XD In any case, grab a Samanayr-sized caber and let's get going!

This event is part ability and part random. There's heavyweight and lightweight categories - you get first pick of the prize pool if you're in the heavyweight division, but you have a higher chance of winning if you're in the lightweight category! If your Samanayr overextends itself, it could end up hurting itself and dropping the caber, not winning anything - oh no!

The winner in each category will be the Sam that throws their caber the furthest, and the second-furthest will be the runner-up. There are four items in the prize pool - the heavyweight winner gets first pick, then the lightweight winner, then the heavyweight runner-up, then the lightweight runner-up.

In addition, some thrown caber will uncover a prize when it lands :O Ooh! But if your Samanayr drops the caber, it won't uncover anything.

How well a Samanayr throws its caber will be a combination of luck and strength! A Samanayr will be assigned a 'throwing' stat based on its appearance and traits, and additional stats will be assigned based on its category and how hard it decides to throw - gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE! If a Samanayr fumbles or overexerts itself, either by trying to throw too hard or finding the caber too heavy (or even just by stumbling randomly), it will drop the caber!

What do you have to do to play? Just sign up with a Samanayr that you own, or one that you borrowed from someone (with permission)!

Recommendations for the heavyweight category
- Bulky, strong-looking, larger Sams
- Sams with the Guard profession

Recommendations for the lightweight category
- Most other Sams

Not recommended to participate
- Sams with the mini trait
- Particularly delicate or fragile Sams
- Sams who rely on magic to move (magic is not permitted for this event, although magical Samanayrs may participate)

Let's take a look at that prize pool, shall we? :O

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Based on coffee, with a new trait - steam! Steam escapes from openings at various points, in this case along the shoulders.

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In addition, some thrown cabers may dig up additional prizes when they land!

Rules!

- Each person can enter one Samanayr in the event.
- The Samanayr you enter must be one that you own, unless you borrow one from someone else.
- Please don't edit your sign-up post. If the category you wanted to enter fills up while you're posting, please just make a new post to enter the other category.

Signups will start August 6 at 10am PDT/18:00 PI time. You don't need to wait for a signal from me, just go for it :D To sign up, please reply to this thread with the following filled out:

Username:
Samanayr name:
Category (lightweight or heavyweight):
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!):


The actual event will be run later in the day when both categories are filled (there will be 10 slots per category) and as I have the time. You don't need to be around for that if you're an entrant, it's like races where I just post updates as we go along, but you're welcome to come by and cheer on your Sam :D

Lightweight slots
1. Tangle of the Feral Jungle (amazondreamer)
2. Dance of the Moonlit Waves (Tervenna)
3. Drowse of the Drifting Dream (Esperanza)
4. Strength of the Highland Piper (CosmicDragon)
5. Strut of the Rising Sun (Takaeji)
6. Riddle of the Hidden Spark (Orasteele)
7. Whip of the Baleful Hunter (LvSoulFriend)
8. Dagger of the Prismatic Refraction (Nighthenge)
9. Contemplation of the Bustling Bazaar (Aranea)
10. Refrain of the Wind Hymns (tbiris)

Heavyweight slots
1. Cackle of the Far Wilds (HybridSiren)
2. Vigil of the Lonely Hunter (oakleafwolf)
3. Beat of the Energetic Drummer (Delicious)
4. Guard Slice of the Sinister Skies (Bluestarwolf12)
5. Yearning of the Frozen North (PoisonedPromise)
6. Fluff of the Floating Flurries (AranelSaraphim)
7. Singe of the Wild Contempt (Rekyrem)
8. Automaton (Yuiven)
9. Wake of the Rushing Wave (Xenon)
10. Nature of the Generous Earth (Echos)
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Post by Willow »

I hope it's alright to post here already? I'd love to borrow someone's Sam for this event if they're willing C:
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Post by Echos »

You're more than welcome to borrow any of mine Willow (I plan to use Nature) though I'm not sure if there would be any well suited to this particular even XD
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Post by Willow »

I'd love to use Premonition of the Jungle's Flight :D
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Post by CosmicDragon »

*stares*
Ack. This is so hard! I mean, Wyrd is (in my opinion) the strongest-looking of my sams... But this event is from Strength's 'homeland'! He's all-but demanding that he be the one to participate.
What to do, what to do... :S
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Post by Esperanza »

I need to find a heavier looking sam to participate with.
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Post by LvSoulFriend »

Cosmic, tell Strength that he has to play in order to keep spirits up >>


I myself am debating between Charge and I think Whip >> Of course, Force is making noise too, as well as Lash XD
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Post by Tervenna »

O.o All my sams seem to be average or rather delicate looking... this may take serious thought XD
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Post by Origami_Dragon »

*eyes Sams speculatively* Not that I'm sure I'll be home in time to enter...depends on how fast slots go. I think Keeper would be my choice in the heavyweight category. Not sure who I'd pick if I went for the light-weights...

Trumpet: *loudly cries challenge*
Wrath: *prances up and pokes her nose at his crest* But this looks like fun! Can I thyrow one too anyways?

*raises eyebrow* Apparently one of them...

*peers at prizes* Does Brew have fangs there? Coffee with a bite I take it... XD
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Post by Bluestarwolf12 »

Well. My choice is obvious. >3>

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Username: HybridSiren
Samanayr name: Cackle of the Far Wilds
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCE!
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Username: oakleafwolf
Samanayr name: Vigil of the Lonely Hunter
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Some Effort
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Username: amazondreamer
Samanayr name: Tangle of the Feral Jungle
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): lightweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCE!
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Username: Delicious
Samanayr name: Beat of the Energetic Drummer
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCE!
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Username: Bluestarwolf12
Samanayr name: Guard Slice of the Sinister Skies
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Some Effort
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Username: HybridSiren
Samanayr name: Cackle of the Far Wilds
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Lightweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Some effort
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Username: Tervenna
Samanayr name: Dance of the Moonlit Waves
Category: Lightweight
Throw force: some effort
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Username: Esperanza
Samanayr name: Drowse of the Drifting Dream
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Lightweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Full Force {It's over 9 THOUSANDDDD c;}
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Post by HybridSiren »

Wasn't sure how fast things would fill up and what not, so I just posted for both. xD; Hope that's okay.
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Username: PoisonedPromise
Samanayr name: Yearning of the Frozen North
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Some Effort
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Username: CosmicDragon
Samanayr name: Strength of the Highland Piper
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): lightweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCE!
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Username: AranelSaraphim
Samanayr name: Fluff of the Floating Flurries
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCE!
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Username: Rekyrem
Samanayr name: Singe of the Wild Contempt
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): Some Effort
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Username: Yuiven
Samanayr name: Automaton
Category (lightweight or heavyweight): Heavyweight
Throw force (gently, some effort, or FULL FORCE!): FULL FORCD
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Username: Takaeji
Samanayr name: Strut of the Rising Sun
Category: Lightweight
Throw force: Some effort
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