Low Herald Tournament Odds

Rules

Power Level & Format: 2-character amalgam. Low Herald each.

Post Limit: 5

CIS & PIS is OFF!: We are drafting 2 characters, and its abilities. You the participant take ownership of how said characters & abilities will be realized in combat.

Character Knowledge: Contestants are fully aware the characters drafted, including its history, and weaknesses.
Also the Amalgam can use powers as good as the originals.

Amping Rules: Disallowed. Materials that aid a power (i.e. Jeffries/adamantium) are allowed. Power amping is not (i.e. The Ray + Kara)

Note: Amping is a state of empowerment fueled by some source source, that increases a characters physical prowess or ability.

Tech Creation & Non-Autonomous Constructs/Summons: Low Herald limit.

No you can not summon an entire realm or dimension.

You are in control of the character, but you are also confined to what that character has accomplished historically.

You can't borrow feats from someone else, even if your similar characters.

Example:
X-Man can not Borrow Feats Cable.
G.L. Hal can not Borrow Feats from G.L. John.

Prep: You are given time to raise shields. Otherwise NO prep time.

Creating gear can only take place in the heat of battle, after the bell has rung.

TP: Low Herald

Speed: Up to lightspeed.

Banned Powers: Reality Warp, Time Manip., Duplication, Power Copying, Autonomous Constructs (tech or magic), Memory Retention

Note: Space Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, and the Speed Force is allowed provided that the drafted characters are low herald and below.

Functional Immortals are Banned: Functional immortals such as Lobo, Mr. Immortal, Deadpool are disallowed or voided.

Standard Gear Rule Character comes in with what he is historically known for caring.

Non standard gear must be created you NOT grab it from your lab, and equip yourself with it.

BFR BFR is banned.

Self BFR is only good for phasing.

Good for 1 second.

The Final Draft

leonidas: Absolon Mercator & Forge

Scoobless: Amora, the Enchantress & Ultimate Thor

Werewolf582: Vulcan & Lightray

Martian_mind: Forerunner & Apocalypse

Ambient: The Darkness & Asylum

beatboks: Arion & Animal Man

abhilegend: Jade Starheart & Ronan

psycho gundam: Iron Man & Soranik Natu

LordofBrooklyn: Zauriel & Nova Prime

DarkSaint: Winter & Mortal Hercules

Judges:
Sin I AM
Digi
quanchi112 (Back up judge/participant)
Board Walker
The Nuul
JayDaDon
krisblaze
Bentley
SquallX
Supermutant
Prof. T.C McAbe
Blair Wind
long pig

Participants:
Leonidas
Scoobless
Werewolf582
Martian_mind
Ambient
beatboks
abhilegend
psycho gundam
LordofBrooklyn
DarkSaint

Continuing from the successes of Private Wars, and Not so Private Wars, I bring you “Convergent Battleworld”.

Once we have an idea of who is participating. We will have an open draft.

The fights will take place in the main forum, and not in Battlezone.

Active fights will be pinned.

Once the fight is over, and the match is judged I will request to have the match moved to the Battlezone to be retired. In other words retired matches will be moved to the Battlezone.

Matches that are announced will be active for a week, and then closed.

3 judges per match

In case of a tie we go to the polls.

If there is still a tie, I will judge.

Everyone is welcomed to participate.

Discuss.

Im interested.

Looks enchanting

It is time I established my dominance here as well!

What makes this tourney so "official"?

Hmm?

😛

JK.

Interested

Probably not interested, but I'm usually happy to judge, so long as there's an acceptably large rotation of judges. Gl getting everything off the ground, and let me know if I can help with support or rulings in any way.

Interested

Open drafting is fine, but who has the final word on which character is or is not "low herald"?

Draft one at a time in some kind of order, then reverse for second draft? or.... something else?

2 seperate drafts first come first serve.
Questionable drafts are forwarded to the judges.
If the judges are undecided.
The draft is forwaded to the contastents to be voteded on. Majority Vote (2/3) to approve the draft.

I'm down low/ mid herald is my ball park.

I'm in.

intrigued.

Ill be sending out pms to invite some folks, and narrow down who wants to judge or participate.....IN THIS MEGA EVENT OF GLADIATORS!

I'd like an idea of other people's idea of the cap for low herald.

Last couple go arounds have shown a wide degree of division on the topic.

here's the list of low heralds. can we just look at it and say who on the list is outright banned? personally, i have no problem with ANYONE on the list, for the record (the differences between low/mid herald are marginal in many cases and a strict delineation is damn near impossible). but if people have issue with individuals, get them out now, BEFORE they are drafted. id, anyone you want to outright ban before the discussion even starts? i'm in favor of simplicity. if one person doesn't like someone, REMOVE him. no need to defend picks. we'll all have access to the same remaining pool. and no questioning id. if he bans someone, so be it. that said, here's the list. air your grievances or forever hold your tongue!

Absorbing Man, Air Walker, Animal Man, Apocalypse, Apollo, Aquaman (DCNU), Argent, The Atom, Aztek, Breach, Cassandra Nova, Cir-El, Damage, Darkness, Darwin, Death's Head 3.0, Death Metal, Doomsday (DOS), Doctor Doom, Dr. Invincible, Dr. Light, Dr. Light II (Kimiyo Hoshi), Dr. Polaris, Drax The Destroyer, Enchantress, Engineer, Exodus, Fin Fang Foom, The Flash I (Jay Garrick), Forerunner, Gammid, Gilgamesh, Gold Key Solar, Gorilla Grodd, Graviton, Green Lantern (Soranik Natu), Guardian I (James Hudson), He-Man, Hector Hammond, Hercules (Immortal), Iceman, Invincible, Iron Man, Isis, Jade, Jack Hawksmoor (in city), Jack of Hearts, Jericho, Kalibak, Kang, Krypto, Lightray, Living Monolith, Loki (Ultimate), Lunatik, Madison Jeffries (BOX IV), Magneto (U), Major Force, Makkari, Man-Beast, Manchester Black, Marrina (Leviathan), Mar-Vell, Matrix Supergirl, Meggan, Mongul, Monica Rambeau (Pulsar), Mr. M, Nimrod, Nova (Frankie Raye), Nova Richard Rider (current), Plastic Man, Power Girl, Prime, Professor X, Raven, Ravenous, The Ray, Red Tornado, Ronan the Accuser, Saturn Girl, Selene (External), Shadow King, Snowbird, Starhawk, Starman, Super Skrull, Stryfe, Superboy, Tempest, Thor (Ultimate), Ultra Boy, Ultra-Humanite, Ultron, Union, Vulcan, Wendigo, Winter, Witchfire (Normal), Zauriel

incidentally, here is the high meta tier as well. some of these guys are certainly suitable picks. anyone have issue with any of THESE guys??

Abomination, Aquaman, Ares (Marvel), Atlas, Aurora, Batman 1 Million, Battalion (Jackson King), Blastaar, BOX I (Roger Bochs), Captain Britain, Captain Marvel Jr, Colossus, Crystal, Death's Head II, Donna Troy, Emma Frost, Gamora, Ghost Rider II, Grim Reaper, Guardian II (Heather Hudson), Havok, Hellstrike, Hercules (Mortal), Holocaust, The Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Jean Grey (sans Phoenix), Jenny Sparks, Juggernaut (Depowered), Karate Kid, Living Laser, Machine Man, Manbot, Mandarin, Mary Marvel, Maul, Mercer Drake, Metallo, Mimic (Exiles), Miss Martian, Mr. Fantastic, Mr. Sinister, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nico Minoru, Nightshade, Northstar, Ocean Master, Osiris, Pitt, Polaris, Psylocke, Radioactive Man, Sand, Sasquatch, Shassa, She-Hulk, Spiral, Starfire, Storm, Supernova, Temugin, The Thing, Thunderstrike, The Tick, Ulik, Ultimo, Vision, War Machine, Windshear, Wonder Man, Zzaxx

From the previous two tournies these are the ones that stood out. Vulcan, Gravitron, Doomsday, and Nova Prime.

Why is Ultron low Herald?