Khorne

"Hear ye! Hear ye! We are gathered here to witness the finale of the Great Royal Joust. Praise be to our magnanimous King Raul II for the organization of this historic event." "Gather around and witness how one of two great knights will take the win. Will it be Sir Reginald Kingsley of Corrington? Or Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim from far away Mogholay? Only one way to find out. Gentlemen, take your places!" Round 3 - Finale The final day of spectacle at the tilting grounds. The matchups for today are: Sir Reginald Kingsley (Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) VS Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim, (Mogholay, @Professor Thaum) Sir Reginald Kingsley (Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) VS Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim, (Mogholay, @Professor Thaum) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) On the final day of the Joust, the grandstands surrounding the tilting grounds are filled to the brim with commoners and nobles alike, ready for a last great show of equestrian and martial skill. Under the roar of the people, Sir Reginald of Corrington barges forwards towards Al Thaumeddine of Mogholay. And with luck! Even a brand new lance couldn't help the Mogholayi, as he is swept up from his horse. Sir Reginald raises his lance in the air in an attempt to sway the crowd to his side. After a great start, Sir Reginald is looking to capitalize on his way and steamroll his way to victory. Ordering a fresh lance from his squire, the Corlander lowers his visor and when the flag is dropped, charges at Al Thaumeddine again. The lances of both knights splinter as they hit, with both warriors barely staying upright. Neither party is able to claim the second round. The bout continues on without regress. Al Thaumeddine remains calm. He has been in a long-drawn match before and knows it's not about rushing, but rather a tactical analysis to scout for weakness in the opponent. The opponents charge again. The lances ricochet off armour and shields. No winner! By now the crowd is delirious. Sides have been picked with many shouting Sir Reginald's name and others supporting the more exotic Al Thaumeddine. A name most of the rabble mispronounce, but it is the thought that counts. Both knights revel in the adoration and take in the energy. The seconds before the charge seem like minutes as they try to focus. The nervous neighing of the horses, the weight of the lance and the heat of the armor. It's all filtered out by a clear mind, intent on delivering only the perfect strike. The charge begins, with both participants giving their warhorses the spurs. The animals spit it out and rush headlong along the lists. The knights crash into each other with full force. Sir Reginald holds on at first, but Al Thaumeddine puts his full weight behind the thrust. In a split-second the Corlander loses his balance. Sir Reginald falls. Al Thaumeddine thunders towards the end of the grounds and looks across his shoulder. He has won! Faris Al Thaumeddine is the champion of the Great Royal Joust! And there we have it! Congratulations Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim (@Professor Thaum). You are the victor of the Great Royal Joust! Thank you to all who submitted a knight and participated! It was fun seeing all the characters. I'm still tinkering with the prizes, which will be announced later. But for now, you can already call yourself the Champion of the Great Joust.

Round 2 The Great Royal Joust continues for another day of spectacle at the tilting grounds. The matchups for today are: Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus (Pyros, @Ross Fisher) VS Sir Reginald Kingsley, (Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) Faris Al Thaumeddine Ibn Djinn Denim (Mogholay, @Professor Thaum) VS Gilles de Tourment (Oléon, NPC) Semi-finals - Matchup 1 Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus (Pyrite Empire, @Ross Fisher) Has opted to bring an extra horse (re-roll the worst result of the matchup) VS Sir Reginald Kingsley (Kingdom of Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) On the second day of the grand joust, the contestants have already sized their opponents up and know what they can expect. Having watched the first set of jousting matches, Reginald knows Cnaeus won't go do easy, so the Corlander opt to starts with an extra strong lance. A wise choice, as Sir Reginald charges into his opponent with full speed, the fresh lance crashes onto the Pyrite and launches him towards the ground. Sir Reginald takes the first bout decisively. Somewhat shaken, Cnaeus gets back onto his horse and both knights prepare to charge for a fresh round. They send their horses forward at full speed, with lances splintering on one another's shields - but neither knight is giving in and both manage to maintain their balance and stay in the saddle. The second round ends in a draw. Eager to take home the win, Sir Reginald decides to fully send it in the last round and barges towards his opponent in a roaring charge. Cnaeus, perhaps wounded by splinters from the previous is unable to hold onto his reins as Reginald's lance hits him in the chest and falls on the ground once again. Even a fresh horse was not able to save the Imperial Knight from defeat. Sir Reginald claims victory in the first matchup of the day and moves onto the final. Semi-finals - Matchup 2 Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim (Mogholay Sultanate, @Professor Thaum) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) VS Seigneur Gilles de Tourment (Kingdom of Corrington, NPC) Has opted to bring an extra horse (re-roll the worst result of the matchup) The second matchup of the day promises spectacle between veteran knight of Oléon, hailing from the plains of Eranos, Gilles de Tourment, versus the contestant from the most faraway realm: Faris Al Thaumeddine. Seigneur Gilles was seen mounting his horse relatively calm with no sign of nerves. In fact, it is said he was smiling as he looked forward to another clash. A winning attitude that helps him bring home the first round, as the Oléonder easily overwhelms the Moghalayi who clearly felt unprepared. Perhaps a bad night's rest, or issues adjusting to the more moderate climate? Trying a new strategy, Faris Al Thaumeddine opts for a heavier lance for the second round. Both knights rush forward at lunge at one another with their lances, but neither are unhorsed! After the crushing defeat in the first round of this tilt, Al Thaumeddine felt reassured that he managed to survive the second round. With a fresh mindset, the Mogholay knight kicks his horse into a full charge and manages to send Gilles flying to the ground, where the heavily armored Oléonder knight lands with a thud. Al Thaumeddine takes the third round, which makes for a general draw in the matchup! This means the joust will continue until one of both knights can take another round. With both knights eager for a place in the finals, they charge each other anew, but alas: again, neither knight falls to the ground! After a fresh moment of respite and dipping away of sweat from the eyes, both parties tug the reins of their mounts once more and order their destriers forward in a speedy charge. Under loud encouragement from the crowd, Gilles and Thaumeddine crash into each other, but despite the heavy collision they both manage to deflect the impact and remain mounted! What are the odds? This is proving to be a joust of ages! Gilles knocks on his shoulder with his armored glove to shake off some of the previous impact. Motioning towards his squire he received a new lance, just like Al Thaumeddine. Eyeing his opponent across the grounds, Gilles was smiling under his helmet: it had been a while since he'd had a worthy opponent. Both knights charged again, once more crashing into each other. The crowd fell silent as one fell to the ground. Al Thaumaddine had eyed the Oléonder rubbing his shoulder and planted his lance in the weak spot. Gilles was unhorsed with little resistance. As Gilles got up, he saluted his opponent just like the chivalrous code of the old Oléonder noble houses dictated. So it was, after a long matchup, Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim takes the second place in the finale. Phew, there we have it: the finalists of the Great Royal Joust. Congratulations! Rolling the second matchup was wild. At one point I started thinking there was a glitch with all the equal rolls .

Disclaimer: all rolls have been made via the online Google dice. If you don't like the result, take it up with Google . A reminder that rules that have been followed for these matches can be found here. The first day of the Great Royal Joust will bring several matchups, with participants from all over the known world. Who will move on to the next round? Only time will tell, as all knights prepare for what is to come! Matchup 1 Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus (Pyrite Empire, @Ross Fisher) Has opted to bring an extra horse (re-roll the worst result of the matchup) VS Don Rodrigo de Toledro (Kingdom of Mardier, @NOD) Has opted to bring an announcer (opponent's best roll is modified with -1) The Imperial Knight comes out strong firmly planting his spear dead central on his opponent, who is unable to keep himself balanced and falls off his destrier. Cnaeus decisively takes the first round. Hoping to capitalize on the moment, the Pyrite brings forth a fresh horse for the next round as both opponents charge one another once more. Rudely awakened during the first round and now filled with adrenaline, Rodrigo is able to tilt Cnaeus. It will all come down to the third and final round. Eager to regain his momentum, Cnaeus gives his warhorse the spurs as it sprints down the range. With deadly precision the Imperial Knight plants his lands firmly on Rodrigo once more, who is then violently thrown off his horse. Intimidation tactics by Rodrigo’s retinue have little effect on the stoic Pyrite. Cnaeus Antiochus raises his shattered lance in celebration. The first win of the Joust is his. Matchup 2 Sir Reginald Kingsley (Kingdom of Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) VS Jette Rotluchs (Kingdom of Mardier, @jansued) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) The second matchup pits the Corlander Sir Reginald Kingsley against Jette Rotluchs, hailing from the Carolean Pale of Mardier. Compared to the first bout, both knights take the first joust at a somewhat lighter pace. Despite starting with his best lance, Jette is unable to remove Sir Reginald from his horse and finds himself on the tournament ground instead. The Corlander takes the first round. Fired up from his first win, Sir Reginald now charges at Jette in full gallop. The Mardierian is taken by surprise and is unable to brace himself from the raw power. Again, Jette is tilted from his horse. Sir Reginald takes the second round as well. Not wanting to leave anything up to change and hoping to take all rounds, Sir Reginald switches his lance. Both knights charge one another again, but this time the fury comes from Jette, who manages to unhorse Sir Reginald. Jette takes the last round and saves face. Sir Reginald Kingsley wins the match. Matchup 3 Faris Al Thaumeddine ibn Djinn Denim (Mogholay Sultanate, @Professor Thaum) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) VS Basil Vatatzes (Pyrite Empire, @Ayrlego) Has opted to bring an extra lance (worst roll gets a +1) The third matchup of the day sees contestants far far-flung regions of the World. On one end is the Mogholayi knight Faris Al Thaumeddine. On the other, the Pyrite nobleman Basil Vatatzes. Despite being known for levelheadedness on the battlefield, the Pyrite comes at the Moghalayi with full speed - perhaps in part to tensions between both nations - and unhorses Faris with ease. Even the Moghalayi’s fresh lance was of little avail. After a quick pep talk by his retinue, Faris climbs back on his horse, ready for the second run. Wanting to save skin, the knight drives his spurs deep into the sides of his horse which sprints forwards. Basil is caught off-guard by the action and is unable to keep balance when Faris’ lance hits him. Faris takes the second round. Once more, it would come down to the third round. With everything at stake, Basil takes out his fresh lance and both knights charge each other head on. Perhaps a moment of fatigue by Basil or just a well-placed hit by Faris, but the Pyrite is thrown off his horse. Jubilantly, Faris takes the overall win. Matchup 4 Cesara Luppino (Kingdom of Mardier, @Khorne) Has opted to bring an announcer (opponent's best roll is modified with -1) VS Gilles de Tourment (Kingdom of Oléon, NPC) Has opted to bring an extra horse (re-roll the worst result of the matchup) The last matchup of the day sees Cesare of House Luppino, the Wolf of Namere pitted against Gilles de Tourment, scion of the ancient Oléonder House of Tourment and lords of the vast southern place of Eranos. A man born and raised in the saddle and chivalry. Both veterans of the Long War, the knights play the first round tactically, sizing each other up. As neither participant is able to unhorse the other, the round ends in a draw. Coming from Eranos, Gilles had no shortage of horses in his retinue and switched out for a powerful destrier. Storming his opponent in the lists, the Oléonese knight knocksCesare clean out of his saddle. True to Namereen fashion, Enzo Luppino to intimidate the Oléonder party and slander Gilles’ name. He riles up the audience with tales of Ceare’s bravery. As they start to shout his name, Gilles is visible somewhat shaken at first, but quickly regains his focus as a knight of his stature should. Showing his prowess as a true knight of an ancient House, Gilles de Tourment blows Cesare away as he shatters his spear on the Wolf’s shield, who is unable to remain seated and falls. Perhaps he did have a bit too much wine the night before. The audience falls silent for a short moment as they unexpectedly witness the last of the Mardierian participants being taken out. Gilles de Tourment takes the bout. Et voila, that's is for the first series of bouts! Congrats to all knights that continue to the next round of the Joust. In a shocking turn of event that might've been statistically very unlikely at the start, Mardier (with most participants) has none of its knights in the second round...

One of the (many) cool things about this MOC or topic, is to see how the ever-increasing range of parts and colors really helps refine aspects of the design. Comparing the current WIP design to the blocky 2007 version (which was already great back then) is kind of mind-boggling.

Follow along for the actual Joust here:

Banners were raised, knights and retinue were trotting from their encampment to the tilting grounds and the crowd was getting riled on ale. The time was drawing near for the first series of bouts to commence. King Raul looked sternly over the domain and then got out of his chair. "In memory of the late Queen Isabella, let the Great Royal Joust ... BEGIN!" The high-pitched sound of trumpets echoed across the fields to draw the attention of the crowds. With a booming voice a seneschal read the list of participants out loud. Servants ceremoniously placed the coat of arms of each participant along the lists, so the crowd could see who'd oppose who and which heroic Knight to root for. Round 1 During this first round of tilts, following participants are pitted against one another: Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus (Pyros, @Ross Fisher) VS Don Rodrigo de Toledro (Mardier, @NOD) Sir Reginald Kingsley, (Corrington, @LM71Blackbird) VS Jette Rotluchs (Mardier, @jansued) Faris Al Thaumeddine Ibn Djinn Denim (Mogholay, @Professor Thaum) VS Basil Vatatzes (Pyros, @Ayrlego) Cesare Luppino (Mardier, @Khorne) VS Gilles de Tourment (Oléon, NPC) Alright, the matchups have been made. I will roll the results of the matchups this week and then write up a match description. Results of the first round will posted in this topic on Wednesday, June 3rd. I then expect to have round 2 up on Friday and have a Champion on Sunday! Your names have been put on the entry list. The equipment has been chosen. Now it is up to the skill of your Knight (or just basically good luck for good rolls really) to see who ends up as the winner of the Great Royal Joust!

Alright, entries for Category A are now closed. I will draw up the bracket tomorrow and then start rolling the Jousts the coming week! The final list of participants is: Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus, hailing from Pyros (@Ross Fisher) Mardier's own Don Rodrigo de Toledro (@NOD) Sir Reginald Kingsley, from the Kingdom of Corrington (@LM71Blackbird) From far-flung Mogholay: Faris Al Thaumeddine Ibn Djinn Denim (@Professor Thaum) Basil Vatatzes, coming from the Pyrite Empire (@Ayrlego) Jette Rotluchs, from the Carolean Pale in the Kingdom of Mardier (@jansued) Cesare Luppino, from the Kingdom of Mardier (myself; not eligible for final victory) Reminder that there are also other Categories to build for!

Great entry! Glad to see you've joined as well. Lovely figures and I really like that sharpening wheel. Interesting character stories as well.

Cesare Luppino and retinue: (L-R) foot soldier; Italo the smith; Enzo Luppino, head of the Luppino family; Cesare Luppino; Lorenzo Luppino; Matilda Luppino. Enzo has accompanied Cesare to be his announcer. Cesare jolted awake at the sounds of fists banging on the room of his door. Drowsily and with everything still in a haze, he pushed away one of the women laying next to him and reached for his trousers, hidden somewhere in the myriad of clothing items. As soon as he found them, he put them on and scuffled to the door. Noticing the sun coming through the window, he couldn't help but chuckle as he reminisced about the past night. His smiled quickly faded as he opened the door and stood eye to eye with his father. Twirling his fine mustache and raising an eyebrow in contempt, the old man didn't wait for an invitation and stepped inside. "Sure, please do come in", Cesare managed to mutter softly in his father's footsteps. Enzo surveyed the room and turned to his eldest son. "This is a unique opportunity the King has given us, with the granting of the late Lord Rein's slot in the Joust". He gestured the room theatrically. "And this is how you prepare yourself? This is the state I find you in?" "Get it together, Cesare. I need the Wolf in you to defend our family. Or was I wrong and should I've opted to send your brother Cosimo instead?" Cesare tried to ease the tension by laughing away the accusations. "Relax, father. This is how I focus. I'll be ready when needed." "You better be," the old man snarked back, "You don't know what I've had to do to get us here. A Luppino makes his own fate, remember that. You can thank your mother as well for that matter. Your slot nearly would've gone to one of the von Greifstors, but the man mysteriously fell sick in the last instant." The Wolf of Namere eyed his father suspiciously. Cesare had always been a warrior first and foremost himself. A knight who upheld some aspects of chivalry, even though his House was far from the ancient nobility of other Houses. He was aware of the shady businesses his family participated in, after all they were Namereen, but never quite fully condoned it. Cesare wasn't surprised that Enzo mentioned his mother. Machinations of this magnitude were her signature. Cesare was sure she even played his father in a grander scheme, and he wasn't even aware of it. "I shall go to the training yard right away," Cesare replied seriously, eager to get out of the situation. "I'll pick up Lupito to squire for me." His father shook his head. "I don't know what you see in that runt, Cesare, but do whatever suits you." Enzo placed his hand on Cesare's shoulder. "Give the people a grand show. Remind them who the Wolf is." ----- My short vacation is over, so here is the replacement for Lord Rein van Helborg. I was always bound to enter a Luppino, but wanted to expand the world and further an overall story arch first.

For me, it's: @jansued, ss I said in the topic, lovely build with lots of stuff going on. @merc, similar reason: great build all around with plenty of action. @Ross Fisher, great sense of motion. Really captures a specific freeze-frame moment of a charge.

To each his own ! Is there a reason for the multi-colored rear window? Can't remember it from the movie. In my mind it was one color. Looking like quite the behemoth already!

"The King sends his regards, blackbird", the face-wrapped assassin spat in Rein's native tongue, though so heavily accented that it belied his likely Styrlander origins. The assassin stood over his victim with a hateful look in his eyes and he drove his sword through the Lord of Riesmond a final time. Yanking his blade free, the Lord spat out blood as life left him. There had been little time for self-defense, as the skirmish - if it was even worthy of the term - was over almost before it started. A surprised Rein van Helborg and his guard, master-at-arms Georg the Grey, had been caught off-guard and overwhelmed by several assailants, during a short evening stroll over Londa's Queensbridge. The assailants vanished and slipped into the twilight as fleet as they had come. Later that night, similar attacks would target other members of Rein's retinue until most key figures were killed. While the Royal Court later denied all knowledge, and the King himself was most likely not even aware of the actions some loyalists had purported in his name, it was clear the attacks had been carefully planned and perpetrated by the royalist faction. Tenions between them and the more independence-favoring Riverlands Trade League had been at a high for a while, and the participation of Lord Rein in the Royal Joust did not help matters, as many royalists found it disgraceful that an ungrateful, nigh-rebellious Carolean lord had come to Londa to take part in a joust in honor of the late Queen. An outright mockery of the crown. Despite the King's lamentations at the violence during his own joust, there was never any official investigation into the murders. Local authorities were quick to apprehend some local lowlifes with well-known criminal backgrounds, but it was obvious to most that these were just scapegoats. Nevertheless, under torture they supposedly admitted to being the "Queensbridge Murderers", and the case was closed. It was clear though, that after the debacle of the King's Temple Tax to alleviate the strain on royal coffers and Carolean priest Birger Jung's heavy reaction against it, with subsequent unease and tensions, that this too would only help fan the flames of Carolean resentment against royal authority and that this action would not go without a reaction. Another angle. ----- History warns us: beware of bridges. Small build to expand the world, because nothing says "late middle ages" like some good-old backstabbing factionalism and assassinations. The death of the ill-fated Lord Rein van Helborg was alluded to when I posted his entry and helps to further a general story line. A replacement candidate for his place in the joust stands ready!

Nice ship and great series so far. The colors on the hull are really well-done and fit the color scheme of the old hulls perfectly.

The mechanism looks awesome! Very cool to see the cannons retracting and spinning. To add my 2 cents: I think the cannons might even look better if you replaced the 1x1 round bricks with Technic, Pin Connector Round 2L without Slot (Pin Joiner Round), so that the muzzle looks wider and more cannon-like. It's very fun to read along with the build process and design choices.

Great to see all of the entries so far! Currently we have: Imperial Knight Cnaeus Antiochus, hailing from Pyros (@Ross Fisher) Mardier's own Don Rodrigo de Toledro (@NOD) Sir Reginald Kingsley, from the Kingdom of Corrington (@LM71Blackbird) From far-flung Mogholay: Faris Al Thaumeddine Ibn Djinn Denim (@Professor Thaum) Lord Rein van Helborg, also from the Kingdom of Mardier (myself; not eligible for final victory) There's also a knight posted by @Moncur, but he doesn't seem part of a Faction yet? In order to fully qualify for entry, you'll have to sign up with one of the Factions first. I have a vacation trip coming up (which wasn't planned when I put up the Joust) and I'll be off for about a week, starting next week. As it sort of coincides with the Joust, I'm adding a week extra to all categories so that I can properly set up everything once I get back.

@jansued also did an entry:

The classic meetup of ancient rivals! Nice to see the reference to the well-established background surroundings the Juniper Provinces. Lovely tree as well. I wish I had as many of those three-leaf pieces to build a tree like that.

Great build! So much action going on, all over the place. I also very love how the story tells us a bit about the region and the hints at unknown characters deepen the lore. Too bad there's only one picture. I assume you weren't able to take more pictures before the MOC broke? I'd love to see some more close-ups of the temple's interior and some of the fights.

Another fine batch of brickbuilt creatures! Great to have another participant for the Joust, this time from faraway Mogholay. Funny story as well.

Seems like great value for money at first sight to me? Kind of reminds me of the 3-in-1 Creator Castle which had a decent main build, good alternatives but excellent minifigures to sell the deal - all combined for a good price, especially compared to some themed sets.

Great to see another build for this chapter. I like how you did the ramparts with the curved arches holding them up and how you did the railing for the stairs. Something I'll have to remember. The way you made the hand cannon is also definitely something I'll use in the future. Funny story as well, though I can imagine that this isn't the real actual king of Corrington leading the stray mercenary brigands . Great collection of Lion Knights as well. I wish I had as many.

At least that's how I interpreted it from the small piece of text that was written about the War long ago in the BOBS Intro thread: But then again, the Long War will come to be referred to as the 'War that Time Forgot', so I can imagine the chroniclers might've also messed up the annals and records so the real story is no longer fully clear .

Simple style, but it's so lovely! Feels very classic and nostalgic. The simple color gradients you did for the lava and the water work really well in the context of the build. The boats as well: not too complicated, with a classic twist. Complex enough to appreciate the design, yet very simple compared to many "modern" MOCs. Fits the classic pirates era well, but with some modern twists. I always found the native American heads kind of weird. Probably because they're the only figures with noses.

Welcome to the tournament! I like the humor in the story (SWATT and the "woke" crew ). A fierce looking retinue! The dual-molded mace and warhammer look great. Are they from Brickarms or Brickwarriors or something? Also, where did you get the Crow flag, Aliexpress as well? I have a similar 3rd party armor, but mine is without the arm armor. Your version with the armored arms looks better.

My last minute entry: