This is an idea that'd been floating around off and on since... well pretty much the first day we officially opened the site. It's simple enough, everyone loves fighting tournaments, and having one running through the summer is a great draw and a lot of fun; especially if we're not able to get a Chunnin Exam going. This Tournament will be held separate from the main site story-lines and the like; it'll have no effect on anything going on IC. You will continue on as normal while this is going on, and have your fun in a special area that will be releases a week before the start of the first rounds.

Just to be clear, whether or not we get a Chunnin Exam going, you will get this tournament.

Rules of the Tournament:

1) Rank will NOT matter. Everyone will be functioning outside of your current ranks. This means that chakra pools and jutsu/item rules will be adjusted within the tournament area. This also means you may end up fighting anyone that signs up to compete, no matter who they are IC and what they can do.
2) Only library canon and clan sheet jutsu will be allowed. If it doesn't exist in a library, nor on a clan sheet, it cannot be used. This is to keep the insane custom/personal jutsu from unbalancing the fights.
3) Each participant will be allowed a set number of jutsu per fight. This amount is: 5D, 5C, 3B, 2A, 1S. Remember, rank does not matter here. A genin coming into this tournament will be allowed to pick out the B-S rank jutsu they wish to use. Clan sheet jutsu DO COUNT toward the final numbers; clanners will have no special advantages with jutsu.
4) Items can and/or will be restricted in several ways. Certain fights will have rules that outright ban weapons, others will be given specific weapons and items they can use, and others will have weapon caches and such provided for them. A list of basic weapons that will be allowed in the fights will be provided; no custom/outside weaponry is allowed.
5) Each match will be announced and set up by staff. During the set up of the match, a dice roll will be made which will decide the specific rules for that match. Once the dice roll is made, the rules are SET. Do NOT ask for another roll, or for rules to be adjusted. There is a set scenario when rules will be adjusted; new rules will be set at staff discretion.
6) Matches will last a total of 7 days. This is 5 days for the actual fight, with 1 day of set up and 1 day of rest. That way, you have time to adjust your gear/jutsu/etc between matches and brackets.


Tournament Arena:




This is pretty close to right for what we've imagined the tourney arena looks like. It's similar in design to the Chunnin Exam Stadium in that it's a mostly flat space enclosed by extremely high walls and with a varied geography. Trees, water, and earth will be provided, as will fire sources and possibly even weapon caches, depending on the match.

A special shield will create an 'open' ceiling over the arena, that will protect the audience and such from the jutsu and such being used.


Moderating the Tournament:

Staff will monitor each fight as it progresses to make sure the rules and such are being followed. At any point staff may step in and correct rule violations; and each participant has the right to summon staff at any point if they feel cheating or rule breaking has occurred. However, do not summon staff just because you're losing and don't like it. If you summon staff for BS reasons, you will be disqualified. Make sure to bring screen caps and plenty of references to the violations you're reporting, otherwise you risk being dismissed. Without proof, we can't do anything. Screen caps are your friends.

Staff is allowed to enter, however any staff member that enters the tournament will NOT be allowed to moderate until they are disqualified or quit. There will be no favoritism. If we run low on staff to moderate, we will allow players that are NOT participating to be temporary event staff for the duration of the tournament. They will have no power outside of moderating this event.


Special Rules and Match Conditions:

These will be special conditions and the like that will effect each match. These are meant to give an air to difficulty to them that will make up for the removal of ranking and reduction of jutsu pools and the like. They will also serve to diversify the matches, making sure that no one will be perfectly prepared or able to easily predict the outcome of the fights.

While we won't release every rule or condition before the start of the tournament, we will give some examples of what to expect.

- No items
- X specialty is banned
- X element is banned
- Various field effects and weather conditions

Now remember, staff will announce and set up each match. During this set up, a dice roll will be made that will determine the special rules and conditions for that specific match. The settings decided by the dice roll cannot be changed; with one exception. If one player is unfairly nerfed in a way that cannot be compensated for, the staff will allow a secondary roll to reset the conditions. This would be in a case of, for example, a player that double specializes in one element and specialty and the dice roll ends up banning them both; or something rare like that.


Sign Up Sheet:

Code:

Character Name:
Specialties:
Elements:

Sign Up List:

• Hisoka Fennec
  
• Houjin Jun Chi
  
• Satoshi Takayama
  

Character Name: Houjin Jun Chi
Specialties: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu
Elements: Fire, Earth


Character Name: Hisoka Fennec
Specialties: Summoning, Ninjutsu
Elements: Water, Lightning

Character Name: Satoshi Takayama
Specialties: Ninjutsu, Medical Ninjutsu
Elements: Fire, Earth, Lava

Don't forget this is a thing guys. SIGN UP IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING.