2020, Stage 1 Group B: Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw

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Damn, she'd missed. She cursed under her breath—both of her opponents were free, too, now, which was not an amazing sign for them, but at least nobody had gotten hurt so far, still. Her shot went wide as Katrina cast something on Calanthe—a counterspell, apparently; she'd been sure that her spell had been strong and long-lasting had it been left to dissipate by itself, but oh well. Pulling back for a moment, she adjusted her robes, tugging at the collar before getting back in stance.

Her partner's curse failed too. That was too bad, but again, at least it hadn't backfired—that spell had worked at the beginning of the duel, but it was a difficult one, and fatigue might of gotten to them at this point, doubled with the split in attention at potentially needing to dodge. Two on two, they'd said—well, that was okay. Cel took a deep breath and exhaled, waiting for her natural respiratory pause to counter any shake in her hand—these misses were getting annoying.

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Gods, this is tiring. Maybe it was a mistake for Calanthe to sign up. Sure, she liked to think she was skilled at spellcasting, but the young witch had no talent for patience. The mounting fever finally hit its mark and caused her already shaking legs to wobble even more. Still, the fire within the Gryffindor burned brightly, even if she refused to let others see it. She would continue this duel on two feet, for the pride of the house... Ew. Am I getting soft for Gryffindor? That's new.

Round 5

Katrina vs Mars

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Katrina cast Incendio Duo at Mars. Action voided. Missed posting window despite extension

Calanthe vs Mars

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Calanthe cast Flipendo at Mars.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 19] + 7 = 26
Accuracy Check: [d20: 6] + 9 – 3 = 12 MaN
Evasion Check: [d20: 10] + 14 = 24 Dodge
→ Miss

Mars

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Mars is dodging.
Evasion: 7 + 5 + 2 = 14 Eva+DodgeBonus

Celynne vs Calanthe

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Celynne cast Expelliarmus at Calanthe.
Wisdom DC: 10
Wisdom Check: [d20: 14] + 12 = 26
Accuracy Check: [d20: 16] + 10 – 1 = 25 Opponent's Charmer
Evasion Check: [d20: 18] + 5 = 23
→ Hit
Duration Roll: [d3: 1] → 1 rounds 1d3, 1-2: 1 round, 3: 2 rounds
Effect: wandless for 1 rounds

Miss Walker seemed a bit indecisive and hesitated a moment too long, not getting a spell out in time with her fellow duellists. Mars T'ien forewent casting entirely and fully threw themselves into dodging. A good choice as Miss Choi's aim would have hit them expertly and now only passed through the area they'd occupied moments before. Miss Choi on the other hand seemed too preoccupied with casting her own spell to notice the spell heading her way and so Miss Gray's cast managed to rip her wand from her grip.

Still, aside from Miss Choi looking a bit peaky, everyone was still doing quite well and there was far less fire involved than Zahid had come to expect from these duels which truly was a nice surprise. He really did not understand the school's penchant for anything to do with fire.

OOC info:

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- The minimum WC for this duel is 50 words.
-You now have 72h to post your next (reaction) post.
- During these 72h send me (Zahid al-Benghazi ibn Masoud) your (team's) actions per owl. Do not post any action in your post. You can rp your (re)action after every Modpost.
- If you do not post in the alloted 72h, your action is void. (If you require an extension, you can do so in an owl addressed to me before the next modpost. You will be given, at most, twenty-four (24) hours' extension in addition to the original 72.)
- Your spells, stats and abilities are locked for the duration of this duel.
@Katrina Walker
@Calanthe Choi
@Mars T'ien
@Celynne Gray

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She'd missed the last one, but her Disarming Charm hit, just barely! Cel winced as the spell almost missed, then took a moment to congratulate herself for her success and luck, exhaling at knowing that there was now only one source of damage she had to watch out for, at least for the few seconds that the charm had bought them.

Her partner dodged—good choice, if she could judge. She couldn't tell if Calanthe's spell would've hit them if they hadn't dodged, but it made the shot go wide, knockback jinx sailing into the wall behind them harmlessly. Maybe it was the stress of it all, but Katrina didn't cast at all, which she was thankful for: neither her nor Mars had to evade two spells, since if they had then she might've lost her concentration and missed by the little hair by which she hit.

The duel was going quite slow, though, as Katrina had commented earlier—nobody had gotten hurt yet, not that she'd made very many attempts to offend yet. Mars had dodged quite a few turns, too, but that meant that both of them were still unscathed and ready to cast with no handicaps. "Nobody can get hurt if you don't hit us, either," she pointed out with a playful smile. Yeah, Svana was going to kill her when she got home, but she could see why Dorian liked trash talk so much now. She glanced over her partner, making sure the younger wix was unscathed, before tilting her head at their opponents, silently communicating in the little time they had between casts.

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This was getting a bit frustrating. The duel was going nowhere and she was indecisive with what she was going to do. Calenthe wasn't looking too well either, the Curse of the Bogies wasn't a great thing to deal with. She couldn't fight it forever.

Katrina needed to get stuff done and spells successfully cast before her teammate was eliminated.

Doing As Stratigized | @Calanthe Choi @Mars T'ien @ Celynne Gray

Mars smiled as they stepped out of the incoming spell's path. It was infinitely easier to dodge when they weren't focused on backfiring a spell into their own face.

Flipping their wand over, they noticed Katrina hadn't casted this round. Hmm, maybe she'd gotten tired. Looking over at Cel, they traced the beam of her charm as it hit its target, wand flying out of the poor lioness' hand.

"Yes!" they muttered quietly, eyes more focused on what was to come. From the looks of it, that cold wasn't going away any time soon. They figured she wouldn't be a problem in a few rounds time.

Focusing their energy back to Katrina, Mars gave her a grin. They flipped their wand again, running a finger along the wooden groves.

"This is fun, isn't it?" they grinned.

Light-headed and unable to think, Calanthe wiped some of the snot dripping from her nose and tried shaking it off on the flooring of the stage. It was a good thing she was not trying to keep up a pretty face for someone in the crowd. She could not imagine how atrocious she looked or how embarrassing it was that she and her partner could not land a single hit.