Preview: New Winds Part 2: Topaz Championship: Official Events

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Basic Topaz Championship event structure:
Players can use ANY ring's matching trait (meaning if a skill calls for a mental trait, you can roll any rings mental trait, if a skill calls for a physical trait, you can roll a rings physical trait. Void counts as both and can be used for all.) for their tests, but each instructor of a test will be looking for a certain ring. Players who use the correct ring will gain the players +5 Topaz points. So for example, instead of rolling Weaponskill/Agility, you could roll weaponskill/reflexes.

At the opening ceremony, the different rings will be described as follows:

Air is precise, distant, and analytical. Air does not approach the matter directly, but with care, subtlety, and planning.
Earth is firm, grounded, and cautious. Earth prefers to act decisively, but only after due consideration.
Fire is passionate, inventive, and direct. Fire acts swiftly and with overwhelming force.
Water is flexible, responsive, and powerful. Water acts with confidence, flowing around the problem until it finds a solution.
Void is the element of no element, the mind of no mind. Void does not think, plan, or react. Void simply acts, moving in accordance with instinct and the natural path of the cosmos.

At each event, the judge(s) will give a hint at the start to show what ring they are looking for.

Passing each roll (Base TN 15) grants +1 point
There will be at least a total of 42 rolls between all the events.

Extra raises on the roll grant +1 point

Winning a 1 on 1 event: +10 points
There will be 5 1 on 1 events

Passing a non 1 on 1 event: +5 points
There will be 6 non 1 on 1 events.

that means passing half the non 1v1 events gives you 15 and +9 from rolls, passing 2 of the 5 1v1 gives you 20 and +6 from the rolls, and guessing the right ring on 5 of the 11 gives you +25. So total 75

Players will need to earn a total of 75 Topaz points to pass their gempuku and be able to move on to the tournaments on day 7. Anyone who does not pass is sent back to their dojo in shame.

Edit: Dropped points needed to pass to 75 instead of 100