Reçueçn 354 Posted November 23, 2020 (Rugby Union) Hello one and all! Americans are used to Thanksgiving Football, but we'll be playing a game of handegg with a more global twist this year. Ready for your nations citizens to prove they can out-brawn and out-brain the rest of the region? Well this is you opportunity! This thread is just for signups and out of context discussion, so sign up below or drop a line if you've got any questions! The Rugby World Cup will begin after American Thanksgiving (Thursday the 26th), so signups will be open until then. Format will depend on signup numbers, but we're looking at a group stage leading into traditional knock-out rounds. Need some more info on sports roleplay? Open the spoiler below (copied from last time). Spoiler Sports rp is a special kind of roleplay where rather than the roleplayers deciding what happens, the results are generated first and then the stories are created by the players after the fact to fit the results. This means that the cardinal rule while rp'ing is don't contradict the provided scoreline. Ah, but how is that scoreline created, you ask? With a special piece of software called a 'scorinator.' A scorinator uses random numbers to generate a realistic score for a sporting even, taking into account several factors. These factors usually are rank and roleplay. If the competitors have competed in the past and established before which teams are stronger, that can be reflected by assigning those teams a rank. The scorinator will then provide realistic results where the stronger team is more likely to win. On the other hand, teams can be given an rp bonus as well. RP bonus is a tool used to encourage people to roleplay in the competition. The user scorinating the competition will read rps and give a bonus to each team according to the roleplay it wrote, slightly boosting its performance in the scorinator. However, this doesn't mean that if you roleplay you will win, and you should always roleplay because it's fun, not because you want the bonus. Results will be scorinated one matchday at a time to allow people to roleplay about each game. If you have any other questions about the whole thing works that I didn't address here, feel free to message me or ask in the thread. 3 Giovanniland, Dalimbar and Kurabis reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reçueçn 354 Posted November 23, 2020 Reçueçn signs up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanniland 292 Posted November 23, 2020 Giovanniland signs up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoran 214 Posted November 23, 2020 Zoran is signing up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mediobogdum 526 Posted November 23, 2020 Medio signing up I have no idea how this will work, but at least I know something about the game of rugby! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clarkov 101 Posted November 23, 2020 The HRJ is signing up, time for The Remnants to defend our title! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bran Astor 206 Posted November 23, 2020 We Cambrians have a score to settle. We're in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dalimbar 217 Posted November 23, 2020 Dalimbar has some unfinished business to attend to. We're in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dilber 113 Posted November 24, 2020 I have some new drugs that need testing. Maybe some robots. Either way, we're in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larxia 27 Posted November 24, 2020 Larxia is in, we need to get properly established in the TWP sporting world Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurabis 33 Posted November 24, 2020 Kurabis signs up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teralyon 189 Posted November 24, 2020 Teralyon is signing up! Time for some redemption! ...or at the very least front row seats to the playing field of landmines and drugged out robots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aelitia 93 Posted November 25, 2020 Nieubasria has entered the chat. (and signed up for Rugby) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
United Adaikes 24 Posted November 25, 2020 United Adaikes, having received official recognition, will test their nation in the international sports scene starting with their formal application to join the 2nd TWP Rugby World Cup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Bad Badger 820 Posted November 25, 2020 We are in and bringing the beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fhaengshia 34 Posted November 25, 2020 Fhaengshia is glad to participate, we're in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Libterraria 12 Posted November 26, 2020 I don't know anything about Rugby, nor do I have much time, but I would still like to join. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Mark 494 Posted November 26, 2020 Saint Mark wishes to participate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nark 17 Posted November 26, 2020 I know little about rugby, but maybe some daskies can win something . we're in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobki 25 Posted November 26, 2020 Bobki are in with their Bobs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min-Su 38 Posted November 27, 2020 Minsuns are in. This would be our first sport event though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reçueçn 354 Posted November 28, 2020 Signups are now closed! The in-context thread will be posted shortly with group draw information! As always, if you have any questions, this thread is still the place for out-of-context discussion. 1 Fujai reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites