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| | Term 20: September - December 2008 Term Twenty: Treasure Hunt! (Sept. 2066 - June 2067) | 
10-24-2008, 02:12 AM
| | |  Gobstones Club: Ravenclaw vs. Slytherin
Gobstones Club Rules
Hello and welcome to the Gobstones Club! Gobstones is a magical game similar to marbles & petanque played by Muggles, except that the balls spit up (gob) a foul smelling liquid in the face of the opposing player when they loose a point! The version of Gobstones we will be playing this term is a variation of Snake Pit, in which you must roll your Gobstone closer to the pit than your opponent, without falling in.
House Teams: Each student will serve as a representative of their House and have the opportunity to participate in the Gobstones Tournament. There will be no set number of members on the team, and thus, NO TRYOUTS. Everyone gets to play if they wish to do so (even Mods and Quidditch team members) by choosing to answer for their House whenever a question is asked! Also, there are no ‘positions,’ so any person can answer any question at any time.
Tournament: The tournament consists of three matches, two preliminary and one final Championship match. The matches will be open in their own threads and will last for approximately 1-2 weeks, which is plenty of time to allow for people in different time zones and with differing schedules to be involved. The first two matches will run simultaneously in different threads, while the third will be played a short time after those matches conclude.
Format & Scoring: These matches will be played using a question-answer format, similar to that used for Quidditch matches in the School RPG. Questions will be categorized by academic subjects that include: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Current Events (pertains to Hogwarts, A History for the School RPG), Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Flying and Quidditch, History of Magic (includes Harry's time at Hogwarts and anything prior), Muggle Studies, Potions, and Transfiguration.
Each match is divided into eight rounds. Each round consists of three questions of varying challenge levels – Easy, Moderate, and Difficult, and varying subjects, with some questions combining subjects. Each question will be asked to BOTH Houses simultaneously in a head-to-head situation. Each house gets ONE CHANCE ONLY to answer the question, so only one player (presumably, whoever gets there first and thinks they know the answer) should answer from each House. (Please do not post the same answer multiple times from different players of the same house. Answers from the same house posted 4 or more minutes apart will be penalized so make sure you refresh when necessary.) The first House to answer correctly will get their ball closer to the Snake pit than their opponent and earn one point for that round.
If a house answers and the opposing house believes the answer to be incorrect, that opposing house has the opportunity to answer the question correctly (provided that they have not already given another answer.) If the first House is incorrect and the second House is correct, the ball belonging to the first house will enter the Snake Pit and be out of play. The second house's ball will be considered closest to the Snake Pit, thus earning them one point for that question. If both houses get the question wrong on their first attempt, both stones will roll into the pit, out of play, and there will be no score for that question.
The House with the most points (best out of three) for each round will win that round. Each subsequent round will be played the same way until 8 rounds have been completed. The house with the most won rounds will have rolled their gobstone closest to the pit and won the match. In the event of a tie, either within a round or between rounds, there will be a tie-breaker question or round of questions, respectively.
House Points: The winning house of the championship match will receive fifty house points.
Example: Here is what a question from a round may look like:
Quote: Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw
Subject: Ancient Runes
Round 1, Question 1
Difficulty: Easy
Question: Which rune is known as the Rune of Chance, Mystery, and Science?
Now say, Slytherin answered first with the following:
Since this answer is correct, my reply (as Club advisor) might look like this:
Quote: The Slytherin player rolls the stone at just the right speed and angle, putting their gobstone as close to the jack stone as you can get! Ravenclaw's stone overshoots and rolls out of the circle! ٍSlytherin's stone spits up that foul-smelling nastiness into the face of the Ravenclaw player!
Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin
Match Score
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Ravenclaw: 0 rounds
Responsibilities: All members on each team are expected to act with decorum both in the school RP and on the SS site. Any abuse or perceived unsportsmanlike conduct behavior by any member of a House (player or not) can result in House Point deduction, detention, banning from the Gobstones club, loss of the match, and/or expulsion from the site.
Infractions and Penalties: Editing your post is not allowed. If you are caught editing your answer to a question during a match, the opposing team will automatically be awarded the point for that question, regardless of their answer. If the behavior continues, you will be banned from the club. You have been warned. | |
10-24-2008, 02:17 AM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Welcome Eagles and Snakes to your preliminary match-up of the Gobstones Club! Everyone gather around the court with gobstones in hand and get ready to play Snake Pit. Here we go!
Quote:
Round 1: Question 1
Subject: Arithmancy
Level: Easy
Question: Which Master number is the Master of Illumination?
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10-24-2008, 02:26 AM
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| | Kelpie
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Eleven.
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10-24-2008, 03:44 AM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw opens the game by strong, tossing their gobstone into the circle with precision. Slytherin doesn't approach Ravenclaw, leaving Ravenclaw closer to the Snake Pit at the end of the first turn!
Quote: Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
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Round 1: Question 2
Subject: Ancient Runes
Level: Medium
Question: Which herb is the rune Uruz associated with?
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10-24-2008, 03:58 AM
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|   DoMVeela
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Themyscira
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Sphagnum moss.
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10-24-2008, 10:40 AM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw positions their player, plans their trajectory, and set their Gobstone loose toward the Snake Pit. It rolls to a hault an inch to the left of the pit's edge. Slytherin sinks their own gobstone in an attempt to get their stone between Ravenclaw's and the pit. Ravenclaw wins the point!
Quote: Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
Question 2 - Ravenclaw
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Round 1: Question 3
Subject: Astronomy
Level: Difficult
Question: What are the three major types of asteroids?
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10-24-2008, 11:55 AM
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| | Demiguise
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Carbonaceous-type, Silicaceous-type and Metallic-type asteroids.
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10-24-2008, 06:21 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
And we have the first round sweep of the match, with Ravenclaw taking an early lead. Dominance is the game plan for the Eagles, so watch out Snakes or they're going to fly away with the win!
Quote: Round 1 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
Question 2 - Ravenclaw
Question 3 - Ravenclaw
Round Winner = Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 1 round
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Quote:
Round 2: Question 1
Subject: Herbology
Level: Easy
Question: Leaping toadstools are studied during which year at Hogwarts?
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10-24-2008, 06:22 PM
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| | Antipodean Opaleye
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They were studied during second year herbology class.
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10-25-2008, 06:18 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
Did the Slytherins miss the memo about the match? It seems so, as they're not putting up much of a fight against the Ravenclaws. Ravenclaw wins the first turn of round two!
Quote: Round 2 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 1 round
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Quote:
Round 2: Question 2
Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Level: Medium
Question: Which magical creature is also known as an Irish Phoenix?
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10-25-2008, 06:21 PM
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|  DMACOccamy
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Disneyland
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Fifth Year x2
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Augurey.
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10-25-2008, 06:21 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
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10-25-2008, 08:51 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
Apparently the Slytherins are alive, after all! They line up their shot with sheer perfection, to position themselves closer to the Snake Pit than Ravenclaw could!
Quote: Round 2 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
Question 2 - Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 1 round
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Quote:
Round 2: Question 3
Subject: Charms
Level: Difficult
Question: When a Secret Keeper in a Fidelius charm dies, what happens to their secret?
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10-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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| DoM Veela
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when a Secret-Keeper dies the Secret they held can never be revealed to anyone else; the people who were told before the Secret-Keeper's death will still know the secret, but after the death of the Secret-Keeper no one new can be brought into the circle of knowledge
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10-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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| | Antipodean Opaleye
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| PHILOMATH ❅ not one atom, but two ♪ ♪ made of starstuff ❅ def main():
When a Secret-Keeper dies, their secret dies with them meaning that their secret will remain as it was at the moment of their death. Everybody in whom they confided will continue to know the hidden information, but nobody else.
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10-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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| DMAC Occamy
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Disneyland
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The information will be hidden for all time
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10-25-2008, 11:23 PM
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| | Kappa
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everyone who knew the secret becomes the secret keeper and the charm becomes diluted by how many people knew the secret
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10-25-2008, 11:54 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
Ravenclaw reacts to Slytherin's last turn and comes out the gate strong! They roll their stone into the circle really slowly and watch as it comes to rest half an inch from the Snake Pit. Slytherin proceeds with more reckless abandon and sinks their stone! Oh man! Slytherin just got sprayed with stinky gob! Ravenclaw wins the round!
Quote: Round 2 Score
Question 1 - Ravenclaw
Question 2 - Slytherin
Question 3 - Ravenclaw
Round Winner = Ravenclaw
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 2 rounds (1,2)
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Quote:
Round 3: Question 1
Subject: Charms
Level: Difficult
Question: How many cards are there in a tarot deck?
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10-25-2008, 11:59 PM
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| | Occamy
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... 78
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10-26-2008, 12:05 AM
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| | Kelpie
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Each one is a little different, but the standard number is 78
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10-26-2008, 12:46 AM
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| | Kappa
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Never Neverland
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78 cards
__________________ ♣♣To see a World in a Grain of Sand
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10-26-2008, 02:08 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
Slytherin aims and rolls their gobstone into the circle, sending it toward the Snake Pit at a comfortable pace. It rests 2 inches left of the pit. Ravenclaw attempts to get in between the gap, but ends up sinking their stone. But what is this!? Another Slytherin tosses a gobstone on the court and interferes with play! What is going on here?
OOC: Slytherin, this is the 2nd time that you've posted 4 or more minutes apart from your teammates. This is in violation of the rules. Since I did not warn you the first time that it happened, I am giving you a warning now. Please refresh yourself with the rules. If it happens again, you will be penalized.
Quote: Round 3 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 2 rounds (1,2)
Slytherin: 0 rounds
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Round 3: Question 2
Subject: Potions
Level: Medium
Question: Which potion used for medical magic is purple, smokes and stings?
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10-26-2008, 02:10 PM
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| | Occamy
Join Date: May 2007 Location: London
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wound-cleaning potion
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10-26-2008, 02:12 PM
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| | Antipodean Opaleye
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| PHILOMATH ❅ not one atom, but two ♪ ♪ made of starstuff ❅ def main():
Wound cleaning potion
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10-26-2008, 10:05 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
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First Year | Cheesy Mac
The battle continues as players from both Slytherin and Ravenclaw take aim. Slytherin's roll is rather light and stops several inches from the Snake Pit. Ravenclaw's roll is the exact opposite - lots of force and speed, which causes it to travel all the way through the circle and land on the court edge. Slytherin wins the point!
Quote: Round 3 Score
Question 1 - Slytherin
Question 2 - Slytherin
Quote: Match Score
Ravenclaw: 2 rounds (1,2)
Slytherin: 0 rounds
Quote:
Round 3: Question 3
Subject: DADA
Level: Difficult
Question: What is Wilbert Slinkhard’s theory on the naming of “counter-jinxes?”
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