This is an original character tournament where nearly anyone can join. If you don't know what an OCT is, it is a competition between fighters to see whom the most capable fighter is. This OCT will be based around a storyline somewhat. The characters will have to fight each other to win the grand prize... In this case, is the "Grant of Might". Supposedly, the Grant of Might can grant any one person whatever their heart desires. Fame, wealth, health, power, imortality, or the revival of a close one. Whatever their deepest desire is, it can be fulfilled by this mythical source.

You, the competitors must duke it out between each other to decide whom gets the Grant. For only one may, and once the Grant is used, it is gone.

The fight for the Grant of Might will be held in a neutral demension of time and space. Your character was brought here by an unnatural force, because of their desire for the one thing that drives them. It is a city, old and worn down, very few natural residents. The era is steampunk and technology found is not to exceed this. Most buildings are two stories, yet unstable, and crumbling under their own weight. Many are connected at the rooftop, and others are a short leap. Factories and power plants are surprisingly abundant, as are the twisting, turning back alleyways that wind through the housing districts. To the north end of the city is a junkyard, filled with garbage, and crumbling steampunk machinery and metal. The east is an underground train station, which leads to small depots around the city. To the south, there is a large science museum, which has been looted and scavenged. And to the west is a hospital, somehow still having medical equipment and staff. When the sky darkens, and the moon comes out, it always seems to be new with a sense of foul malice each night. The streetlights flicker to life mysteriously. However, shadows still strongly engulf the city at night time, and in some places of the city, lighitng is so dim it's impossible to see through the darkness without aid. And it stays like this untill morning comes again.

There are of course, rules to this tournament, as any other. They are as follows:

1. One person wins. Only one. The fighting shall continue untill there is but one victor.

2. The fights themselves were ment to be fought one on one. Do not interfere with another ongoing match directly.

3. While killing is the primary way of winning a match, disabiling beyond fighting capacity and forfieting also contributes to the peoples victory/defeat.

4. Fights are not permitted within the hospital grounds. They are concidered a sanctuary. Fleeing to this area during a fight is concidered a forfeit.

5. The city is still a city: Keep it that way. Don't destroy public patrimony, or harm innocent citizens of the town, as they will not interfere with you. Some might even help you - give you food, or water, or a safe place to stay at night. Citizens are allowed to protect themselves without repercussions.

6. While teaming up is not forbidden, it removes the purpose of eliminating everyone one by one.

7.If you find yourself alive after a defeat, you have one of three options. You may reenter the fighting (do note, this makes it much LESS likely you'll be left alive), you may return to the hospital and recouperate, or you may leave the city, by talking to the warden of the hospital; she will be able to send you to your own time, demension and even home if you desire. However, if you return to the hospital for recovery, you must leave afterwards.

8. These rules are enforced by roaming security guards. While not part of the tournament themselves, they are entitled to enforcing the latter rules via force or penalty, if nessicary. And while defending yourself (or more likely, resisting arrest) is not forbidden, you might find yourself faced with much worse than guards if need be. They can drop anywhere into the city, via a zepplin, that always seems to hang overhead....

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On to the OOC rules,

1. Only original characters please. Cannon characters from movies, games or animes are not permitted. To submit your character, provide a link, and list their name, so that I may add them to the list. Note that characters can be from any era, time period, demension, any race, gender, realistic, anime, ect..... So long as they are not rediculously overpowered. I can't have a female xenomorphing velociraptor that can vomit rockets and shoot lasers out of her arse.
Magic, as long as it's reasonable is permitted. Technolgy is the same way. You can have your PPSh-43 that you had from trench battles from WWII, but don't expect there to be any ammo for it other than what you carried.

2. No Godmodding. This will be enforced by the judges of the tournament, which is completely up for debate. Honestly, it would be wonderful, in my oppinion, to have Skall judge, however, any certified personel will do.

3. Alls for fun and games. While this is a serious tournament, don't get butthurt because you lose. All's fair in a fair fight. Play hard, but play to win, and if you lose, be man enough to admit your loss. It's okay, honestly, because after the first winner is declared.... Well, there might be a round 2, or even three, where you'll have your chance to rise again.

4. With your submitted character page, please at least try and have the following information. The more you add, the better, however!:
A name
Your age, sex, and a short physical description
An image, (if applicable)
Your personality
You weapons (I'll permit three per individual)
Your strengths and weaknesses
Your reason for competing
A brief history

As I said, at LEAST try and have that, but if you include more, I, as well as the other competitors will appreciate the detail and effort you put into the sheet.

4.5. Strengths and Weaknesses absolutely MUST be physical. They cannot be personality traits such as "Is too nice." or "Kind hearted". Also, you must have as many weaknesses, as you have strengths.

5. We will wait untill we have at least 6 competitors, however, the actual competition will not start untill the 12th, in which peoples are free to start posting in the new page I will create. I will not be playing a character specifically, but will be controlling the security. As the matches go on, I will update this page via removing the defeated from the list.

6. These rules are subject to change as often as I see fit.

And with that...let the sign-ups, begin!


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