Jul 27, 2018 18:53:25 GMT -5Post by Deadeye Jack on Jul 27, 2018 18:53:25 GMT -5
Welcome to the first ever Fort Triumph Baseball Classic, where every team is a train ticket away from showcasing their skills in our favorite new past time. Teams will compete against one another at the legendary Western Destiny Field, the namesake of which is derived from the town’s founding business.
About the Baseball Field
Western Destiny Field, designed by ‘Benevolent’ Jack Eistland, is truly one of a kind, with the outfield boundaries shaped by the railroad tracks on location. The field dimensions are 330 feet down the left field line, 321 down the right field line and 397 feet to dead center.
For spectators there are some bench-style seats near the infield and of course the local vendors from the town prowl the stands waiting to satisfy all your food and drink needs. Admission will be free for all fans!
Registering for the Tournament
If you’d like to register a team to compete you will need to submit a few different forms.
The first form is the team roster. Rosters are limited to 25 players. The tournament will be played as baseball was originally intended, without a designated hitter. If you would like to specify your pitching rotation you can provide that information as well.
Team Name:
Manager:
Starters
C:
1B:
2B:
3B:
SS:
LF:
CF:
RF:
Bench Players (whatever combination you want):
Pitchers: (Starters/Relievers)REGISTRATION IS DUE BY FRIDAY AUGUST 3RD
How This All Works (the OOC section of this post)
Well the way this will work is once we see how many teams sign up, they will be divided into groups. After group play there will be single game elimination stages. All game scores will be generated by a nifty program very common on NS Sports called xkoranate. While this is used to generate the scores, it is up to the players to bring the results to life.
Normally Sports Roleplaying comes in the form of game recap news reports like you’d read online or in any paper. Really it’s up to you to be as creative and detailed as you like. Teams that do regular roleplay posts (at least one before each game) will be given a bonus to their chances of winning. This only gives you a slightly better chance so if you miss a day you still have a shot. If you've never done anything like this before you can look through this forum thread on NationStates for more info .
RP Permissions and what they mean (please fill out the form below when registering)
If my opponent posts first they can…
Choose my run-scorers: Yes/No
Choose my lineup: Yes/No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes/No
Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Eject my players: Yes/No
Godmod other events: Yes/No
Other Info:What these things mean (taken from this post on NS Sports):
Choose my run-scorers: Can the opponent decide who scored for your team. Note that this includes ONLY how you’re individual players may have played, on an individual level. If you’re opponent says their starting pitcher struck out 15 of your hitters in their 1-0 win, then that is fine regardless of your answer, because it is a direct individual fact about the performances of their pitcher. If you answered no here, and they then said a particular batter struck out four times, then and only then do they violate this permission. Moral of the story, saying no here gives you control over how your players play, only. Not how the opponent’s players play. Most users answer yes to this.
Choose my lineup: Allows the opponent to determine any old lineup for your team. Most teams will include a lineup, and set this permission as no, and to follow their lineup. However, if you don’t really care, feel free to say yes.
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Same general idea as Choose my lineup, but with the rotation. Tip: Always check your opponent’s RP for their prior game to see if they declared a starting pitcher for your game, as well.
Godmod Scoring Events: This allows your opponent to be very specific, in complete detail, about your runs scored.
RP Injuries to your players: Answer accordingly. Some nations will include a caveat here that they are allowed, but only to say a play was hurt and nothing else, so that they can be the one to determine what happened.
Godmod Injuries: Taking the above to the next level. Can they do whatever they want in regards to injuries. Answer accordingly.
Eject My Players: Can they eject your players? Some nations will include a caveat here as well that “for every one you eject your team, you can eject one/two/or more on mine.”
Godmod Other Events: What this is asking if is the opponent can RP something completely crazy and unrealistic about the game, such as “the catcher put a spell on the basestealer as they were running, to make them fall.” or, “The pitched ball became invisible, so the batter had no hope.”, or even “Space aliens invaded, and decided they liked our flag better, so they helped our team with their significantly advanced technology”. If this kind of fun is for you, then put yes. If not, then put no. If you’re open to it, but don’t want to be completely caught off-guard, a message to say “message me your idea first” is common.
Other Info: Is there other information about your team you want us to know about? This is usually about a team’s playing style. A nation with an aggressive playing style may say they always look to take the extra base, and want to steal a lot of bases. A nation that wants to have their team to be explosive may want to say they score most runs via the long ball. Or, it could be to say something about your pitchers, like to never have a starter go more then 5 innings.
Anyway have fun with it and Let’s Play Ball!
