The Time is Drawing Near. Be Prepared!

Black Sails Training Maneuver
Location: Blood Bay - Judges Watch
Day: January 11, 2020
Time: 1:30 PM (CST)
Duchess CatherineRose
Pirate Queen of Black Sails​

Final instructions. Instruction booklets will be available at the event as well.

Black Sails Training Maneuver


Please sign your name to the post below or send me (CatherineRose a message on the forum or on discord) to indicate you wish to participate in this Training Maneuver.

The actual event will be easier to follow if each of you are in a voice chat such as in discord or team speak

Discord
Shroud of the Avatar:
Events voice channel

Please message me your game name and your PVP experience level or place your information in this thread.


Rules:
NO REZ KILLING or you will be disqualified and asked to leave Blood Bay.

1.
Participants will be divided (as best as possible) according PVP experience.
Participants will then be divided according to weapons used.
Swords in 1 group, Polearms in 1 group,
Ranged in 1 group, Bludgeon in 1 group.
Primarily Magic users in 1 group.

Each group (Swords one group. Polearms one group, Bow one group, etc) will divide in groups of 2 each. You will see weapons on the ground, ( 1 sword, 1 polearm, 1 bow etc) behind the dry dock ship. Each group will go to the respective markers.

Form 2 LONG LINES stretching from the Aether Dragon over to the Dungeon behind the ship. Each long line turn and face each other. Sword face sword. Polearm face polearm. Bow face bow. Bludgeon face bludgeon, etc.

Each group facing each other and stretched out from the Aether Dragon to the Dungeon will stand facing each other shoulder touching shoulder.

When the signal is given ready your weapon and buff. When you hear or read the word FIGHT RUN toward the person you are facing and fight ONLY that person.

2.
The ones who die BECOME TEAM 1. Go inside the courtyard of the Town Castle house after you resurrect near the door of that house.
PUT ON the cloak which is provided for you. These are yours to keep.


The ones that do not die BECOME TEAM 2. Go to top floor of the burned out house.
PUT ON a cloak which is provided for you. These are yours to keep.


When the signal is given go from the building and fight the ones with the opposite color from you Fight on the walls, in the ruins,
in the burned out house and/or in the Town Castle house..

When you die resurrect at the ankh near the Dungeon. Go into the Dungeon.

3.
Once you go into the dungeon remember you are training your body as well as your mind.

JUMP in and RIDE the mine cart around the track. JUMP OFF the cart.
RUN down the hill and SWIM across the fishing hole (South).

When you get to the southern end go into the entrance on your right.

FIND the Dog Room, KILL the Elves.

LOCATE the Treasure Box.
Open the chest with numbered papers. Take one.

Leave the dungeon.

4.
Go out of the back Castle Walls Gate on the mountain side. Follow the wooden light posts.
Run to the top of the mountain into the area with the Fire Elemental.

Do not fight.

Get into a geyser and PRACTICE jumping up.
Time will be called to STOP practicing.

5.
After practice is called find everyone with the same color cloak as you.

Each color divide into groups of 4 each.

Each color group of 4 will fight each opposite color group of 4.. FIGHT at given signal.

When you die resurrect at the ankh and get into a geyser. Practice jumping until you see the AIRSHIP round the volcano.

When the Airship flies IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. Jump into the Airship.
If you miss jump into the airship on the next round.

If you want to practice fighting on the airship you may do so but remember when the
READY signal is given you will want to be alive in order to have the chance to take control of the Airship.

The ones who did not die during the fight with the opposite color practice jumping until the airship rounds the volcano.

The ones who did not make it the first time as well as the ones who did not make it the second time jump onto the ship the 3rd and final round.

You may practice fighting on the ship but remember when the Fight signal is given you will want to be alive to have a chance to win control of the ship.

NO REZ KILLING

6.

When you land on the airship, after it makes at least it's 2nd round and others have attempted to jump into the airship all will be resurrected. You will see the signal to be Ready to Fight but this time to the FINAL death in order for 2 to gain control of the ship. No fighting below deck. Go below deck to be resurrected by the designated person. No more fighting after you are resurrected or you will be disqualified

When there are 2 left standing on the deck of the ship they will be given time to re buff and the signal given to fight. The one who does not die will be declared the winner, with a trophy and will be Captain for a month. The one who dies will be First Mate for 1 month with a trophy. They will fly their flags for 1 month on the Air Ship for all to see who visits Blood Bay.

7.
Jump out of the ship from the plank or onto a platform. If you die or miss the airship resurrect and return to the dry dock ship

8.
If you do not make it into the Airship go to the Drydock Ship. Make sure you still have your number. You are welcome to go back to the dungeon or fight behind the ship. Once everyone returns to the Drydock ship gather in The Pirate Cove Tavern where we will celebrate with drinks for everyone.

Of course there will be cookies in honor of Captain Trinity's murdered brother.

There is a place to dance or hots tubs if you prefer.

9.
We may leave for home after the event but you may stay until the cows come home. Just make sure you close the gate when you do leave so the cows will not get out.

RULES: NO REZ KILLING or you will be disqualified and asked to leave Blood Bay.


Black Sails Training Maneuver
Location: Blood Bay - Judges Watch
Day: January 11, 2020
Time: 1:30 PM (CST)
Duchess CatherineRose
Pirate Queen of Black Sails

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New players that aren't familiar with this community, it's members and the history of this event would be clueless to what this post is about until they get to rules and then might be able to assume it is a PvP event advertisement. This post and many player event posts are like this. Much is assumed about the reader and not for the better. It should be assumed the reader knows nothing.

Even the title of the event throws a new player, training vs pwning others. Its the opposite to a reader not in the know of this event. I had a couple of newbie Shroud players read it The general thought was it would be some kind of training on how to sail boats event. Lol

I know this event and it has history. It needs to be shared and new players to feel welcome to these events. The first paragraph needs to sum up what this entire post is actually about and maybe link to a location about it history before getting into event participation specifics.

That was all. Just a growing observation I've had and how it can confuse new players or even make them feel unwelcome due to their lack of community knowledge.

 

Thank you... I do understand. This is an unusual type because it is part of The Black Sails story that was started several years ago. You can read about this lastest part of the story in:
https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/f...black-sails-chronicles-new-beginnings.160814/

We have various PVP events during each section of the story where everyone is invited to participate.

There will be information books at the entrance to the main area which should help.

Black Sails Training Maneuver
Location: Blood Bay - Judges Watch
Day: January 11, 2020
Time: 1:30 PM (CST)
Duchess CatherineRose
Pirate Queen of Black Sails

 

Thank you... I do understand. This is an unusual type because it is part of The Black Sails story that was started several years ago. You can read about this lastest part of the story in:
https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/f...black-sails-chronicles-new-beginnings.160814/

We have various PVP events during each section of the story where everyone is invited to participate.

There will be information books at the entrance to the main area which should help.

Black Sails Training Maneuver
Location: Blood Bay - Judges Watch
Day: January 11, 2020
Time: 1:30 PM (CST)
Duchess CatherineRose
Pirate Queen of Black Sails