King of Primus 2024
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Who: 33-64 of the top teams and managers in Primus!
Each team must consist of 5 warriors, each of a *different* style.
A team may consist of one or more managers. A manager may belong to only one team.
Managers who are able to field 5 warriors of different styles for themselves are STRONGLY encouraged to do so, but for those that can't, combination teams are definitely allowed. Management reserves the right to veto any combination teams deemed "overpowered" (unlikely but you never know). Adopted warriors are allowed, but in the spirit of KOP is that managers are permanently giving the warrior to another manager (via long term hold) instead of just loaning out a warrior for the purposes of placing higher in KOP.
If you need help filling out your team, we will help find appropriate warriors, or you may seek out RSI employee teams to help fill out your teams. (RSI Employees are the only ones allowed to fill teams for the moment)
What: The King of Primus is a bracket-style competition where teams of 5 warriors fight against each other in a match play-like system.
Teams will be seeded 1 to X based on the AVERAGE rank of their warriors on turn 896 (due 5/2 of Primus. Warriors MUST be listed in the turn 896 newsletter to be eligible for the competition. Any ties in average rank will be broken by the ranking of the highest warrior.
On each team, warriors will be ranked 1 to 5 based on their ranking on turn 896 of Primus. During match play, the #1 warrior from Team A will match up with the #1 warrior from Team B, the #2 Team A warrior will match up with the #2 warrior from Team B, and so forth. Warrior rankings will remain static throughout the competition, as will manager seedings.
The King of Primus will be the one team that goes undefeated through the contest. Even though the contest is single elimination to determine the winner, there will be consolation rounds and everyone will have five to six matches, depending on the number of total teams entered. In the end, everyone will find out where their stable really ranks in Primus!
Because of the quick turnaround, we will probably not be able to correct mistakes (especially if they are RSI's). If they're mine, such as I counted wrong, awarded the wrong winner, etc., I will do my best to correct them and notify managers of match up changes before the next round. (In today's era, each manager should also text/diplo/message me their phone number after entering so I can quickly notify you of mistakes and changes.)
When: The contest will take place starting on Primus turn 897 (play-in round if necessary) and will run for six turns, ending on turn 903.
Remember that your warriors must be listed in the turn 896 newsletter to be eligible, so it's not a bad idea to climb up high in the rankings now to earn as high a seed as you can.
How: To enter, you can sign up in this forum thread, write an ad in the Primus newsletter, or PM/Email Manager with the following information: The Name(s) of managers on your team, the 5 warriors to be on your team (name AND ID# AND style), as well as a DYO warrior design (that has no more than 1 21) for a Royal Court Selection.
Since the contest takes place in the arena, you'll have to read the newsletter and the forums to figure out who you will match up against each turn. We'll post all the managers and teams before the contest begins, as well, to make it easier. In addition, there will be a seeding announcement in Chatzy the night before Turn 896 posts.
Once you are entered, your warriors will run *regardless* of whether or not you entered a strategy! So you can't miss a turn, but you're also committed to running for the duration of the event!
Prizes: The winner of the competition will be named the King of Primus!!! As winner, you get to control the fate of the arena for a very special Turn 904 (and potentially beyond) The winner of the contest can select four "decrees" from a list of items that will affect how Primus plays out over the next few months!
They are:
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- Rename the Arena for 10 turns.
- Have a non-automated spy report written by you or the manager of your choice
- Increase/Decrease the Skill Learning by a lot for one turn
- Increase/Decrease the Skill Learning by a little for ten turns
- Increase/Decrease the Training Percentage by a lot for one turn
- Increase/Decrease the Minimum Training Percentage by a little for ten turns
- Increase/Decrease the Kill Percentage by a lot for next turn
- No Challenges and/or Avoids for one turn
- Bring back the Defend Gate Challenge for one turn
- Have an NPC Match-Up Week for one turn
- If you have other ideas, the Commission may consider it, but will have the right to refuse.
As the King of Primus, you also receive a member of the Royal Court! The King of Primus will receive a 0 FE copy of his own DYO warrior design to bring onto a team, as well as another random manager's design.
The last place manager is deemed the Court Jester and wins a Hyborian War Set-Up.
Every fight win, earns the winning manager one KOP Coin, which can be turned in for prizes at the KOP shop at the end of the competition. (So if you lose your fight 2-3, you still win 2 coins) A manager can only earn up to 25 KOP coins total for the duration of the contest. See the current list of items in the KOP shop at the bottom, items may be added or removed at any time.
There is also an exciting Consolation Prize Pool to keep everyone motivated to finish as high as possible. There are 50+ items in the Consolation Prize Pool--one of each item. The First Place Winner gets first choice of an item in the pool, second place gets the second choice, and so on. Whoever finishes last gets to choose from the remaining items.
Here are the items in the Consolation Prize Pool:
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+/- 1 Attack Bonus Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 to your Attack base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Init Bonus Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 to your Init base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Decise Bonus Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 to your Decise base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Parry Bonus Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 to your Parry base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Riposte Bonus Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 to your Riposte base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Defensive Bonus Potion -- Add or subtracts 1 to your Defense Base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 1 Random Skill Bonus Potion -- Add a random skill to your skill base. Can't be used to create an out of bounds warrior.
+/- 3 Skill Learn Potion -- Add 3 skill learns (random) to any of your warriors in Primus! Can't be used after a Freeze Date and Before a tourney! Whether you add or subtract, the skill learns are selected at random!
Slasher Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Slashing Style when using it on a warrior. For example, if you choose
to zap your weapon, your results would be limited to the weapons a Slasher can get. (Battle Axe, Broadsword, Epee, Great Axe, Hatchet, Longsword, Scimitar, Shortsword)
You don't have to use this prize on a Slasher.
Lunger Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Lunging Style when using it on a warrior. For example if you use this prize on
offensive tactic, you'll get Lunge or Nothing. You don't have to use this on a Lunger.
Aimed Blow Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Aimed Blow Style when using it on a warrior. For example, if you use this prize on offensive
effort, you'll get Very Low, Low, or Moderate. You don't have to use this on an Aimer.
Parry-Strike Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Parry-Strike Style when using it on a warrior. You don't have to use this on an Parry-Strike.
Striking Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Striking Style when using it on a warrior. You don't have to use this on a Striker.
Parry-Riposte Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Parry-Riposte Style when using it on a warrior. You don't have to use this on a Parry-Riposte.
Parry-Lunge Zap -- A single zap potion whose results are limited to the Parry-Lunge Style when using it on a warrior. You don't have to use this on a Parry-Lunge.
Zap Potion -- A regular zap potion.
Assassin's Prize -- At the next FTF, every warrior you kill by a *different* manager (present at the FtF) earns you a "tag". If that manager kills one of your warriors back, you lose
that tag. (But if you kill another one of their warriors you can get the tag again, etc) At the end of the FTF, you receive one roll-up for each "tag" you have.
Bloodgames kills don't count for tags.
+5 CN Prize -- Add up to 5 Constitution trains to your warrior! Can't be used in an ADM Freeze period and CN can't be raised higher than 25.
All points must be used on the same warrior.
+5 SP Prize -- Add up to 5 Speed trains to your warrior! Can't be used in an ADM freeze period and Speed can't be raised higher than 25. All points must
be used on the same warrior.
Faves Knowledge Potion -- Get the exact favorite OE and AL of any of your warriors fighting in Primus!
Prize Roulette: You get another KOP Consolation Pool Prize at random.
+ or - 1 Skill Learn (Targeted) Potion -- Add or remove 1 skill learn (of your choice) to any of your warriors in Primus! Can't be used after a Freeze Date and before a tourney! You may target which skill to add or remove with this prize.
+50 FE Potion -- Add 50 FE to any one of your Primus warriors!
Bloodgames Team Roll-Up -- Get a free Bloodgames Team Roll-Up at the next FtF!
Random Book from Bookmaze -- Get a random book from Bookmaze, the book store that serves as RSI HQ! (Bookmaze's choice)
Free Tourney Entry -- One free tourney entry for any non-AB Primus-Inducted warrior. You get a single Zap Potion if it TVs!
Slash Tactic Prize: Give any Primus warrior the Slash tactic as a favorite Tactic!
Riposte Tactic Prize: Give any Primus warrior the Riposte tactic as their new favorite Tactic!
+/- 2 Stat Trains Potion -- Add or Subtract 2 Stat Trains to a warrior. Can't be used after a Freeze Date and before a tourney!
+/- 1 Stat Train Potion -- Add or Subtract 1 Stat Train to your warrior. Can't be used after a Freeze Date and before a tourney!
+1 SZ Potion -- Add 1 SZ to the Primus warrior of your choice! SZ can't go higher than 25.
Defense Favorite Learn -- Change the favorite learn of any of your Primus warriors to Defense!
RSI Pencil -- Don't make it out to the FtFs and want your very own RSI pencil collectible to fill out strategy sheets? Almost all FtF TCs have been won with these! Now you can have your very own!
Weapon Weighting Prize: Your warrior gets a new favorite weapon at random that has a weight of the warrior's current favorite weight +1.
For example, if your warrior's favorite weapon was the SS (weight 2) he will end up with a favorite weapon of a weight of 3 (in this case Mace, Scimitar, Longsword).
Great Sword Prize: Give any of your warriors the favorite weapon of the Great Sword!
Scimitar Prize: Give any of your warriors the favorite weapon of the Scimitar!
ZapAll Prize: Your weapon, damage, favorite rhythm and learns are all zapped! You may choose to keep or reject the Zaps in favor of your original rolls, but you must accept or reject the package in totality. (No partials, you take or leave all of it.)
ZapAll Skill Prize: Your init, riposte, attack, parry, defense, and decise skill bases are all zapped! You may choose to keep or reject the Zaps in favor of your original rolls, but you must accept or reject the package in totality. (No partials, you take or leave all of it.) Nothing
will zap out of bounds.
Inversion Prize: Swap the favorite OE and AL of any of your warriors! (For example of a warrior's favorites are 9-6, they would now be 6-9)
Grudge Match Coupon: Initiate a bonus grudge match at the next FtF!
FTF VIP Treatment -- At the next FtF, you will receive Priority Printing so that your fights come out among the earliest! You will also have your mailbox
highlighted so you can see if you have fights from across the room, and you can put in a request to receive a reserved table at the front or back or the room or
near an electical outlet. We can also print a sign for your chair.
Bonus Palooza Prize -- Add a whopping +8 bonus skills wil be added to your warrior at random! Then, 7 skills will be taken
away from a random area! You can't control where the skills are added or removed from, but your warrior won't end up out of bounds in any skill area.
(You can't use this prize on a warrior that needs less than 8 to totally max out on bonuses.)
Skill Learns Palooza Prize -- Add a whopping +10 learned skills will be added to your warrior at random! Then, 9 skills will randomly be taken
away! You can't control what areas the skills are added or removed from. (But you won't drop below zero in learns) You can't use this prize
on a warrior that needs less than 10 skills to skill max.
Educated Guesses Prize -- You can take 5 total guesses of the exact favorite offensive effort and activity level of any of your warriors in Primus. Green Eyes will tell you if your
guesses are correct or wrong. (For example, I can guess that my Lunger's favorites are 8-8 and if I'm right Green Eyes will tell me
that I'm correct but if my exact favories were 7-8, she would tell me I'm wrong and I would have to use another guess if I were trying to get the exact favorites)
Special Size Roll-Up Potion: RSI will roll 3D6. For every warrior you have in Primus of the same Size that matches the number that RSI rolled, you get a free roll-up! (For example, if RSI rolls a 9, for every SZ 9 warrior you have in your Primus stable--you get a free roll-up.) (No crazy warrior transferring shenanigans, please. There is a maximum limit of 5 roll-ups that can be won with this prize)
Keep your DYO -- Get a copy of your own Royal Court DYO that you designed when you entered to put onto a basic team!
Someone Else's DYO -- Get a copy of someone else's Royal Court DYO (chosen at random) that they designed to put onto one of your basic teams!
Crapmaster's Roll-Up -- You get a copy of any one of the last roll-ups submitted from the last Crapmasters Contest to use!
Ripper Frenzy Prize -- For one turn, all of your Primus Inducted Parry-Ripostes fight for free! If you have one million PR's in Primus, this prize could be worth over a million dollars!
Ambidexerity Potion -- Change one of your Primus warriors to become ambidextrous!
Mystery Potion -- Select a warrior. Something about that warrior might change, although you have no control over what it is! (Think of it like a Zap potion,
but you have no idea what's going to be zapped!)
KOP Legacy Prize -- You can get clone a prize that was in the Consolation Prize Pool in the last 2 KOPs--as long as the same
prize is not being offered in this one.
All prizes must be used on a warrior fighting in DM 102 unless specifically stated. RSI reserves the right to reclassify warriors or alter favorites of warriors classed as Eligibles who
may be receiving out of bounds favorites.
KOP STORE
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20 Points -- Triple Zap: Zap a single target 3x and choose the best outcome of the 3.
15 Points -- Ambidexterity Potion: Make any one of your Primus warriors ambidextrous!
11 Points -- -1 Stat Train: Subtract 1 Stat Train on a warrior of your choosing. Can't be used in a time period after the freeze but before a tourney.
10 Points -- Prize Reset: If you used a modification prize on a Primus warrior and it turned out to be a mistake, you can undo the prize modification! (The prize is reversed but you
don't get the prize back. Assuming RSI has records of the prize being used)
8 Points -- -1 Learned Primus Skill: Add -1 Learned Skill (Your choice) of your choice to a warrior of your choosing.
6 Points -- +1 Learned Primus Skill: Add +1 Learned Skill of your choice to a warrior of your choosing. Can't be used in the time period after the freeze but before a tourney.
5 Points -- +1 Stat Train: Add +1 Stat Train to a warrior of your choosing. Can't be used in a time period after the freeze but before a tourney.
5 Points -- 1/2 Favorites Knowledge: Get your favorite OE or AL of any Primus warrior!
2 Points -- Grudge Match Coupon: Inititate an extra grudge match at the next FtF!
2 Points - A Lottery Ticket for a Primus Favorites Potion to be drawn at the next FtF!
1 Point -- RSI Pencil
***NEW***
THERE WILL BE SECONDARY BRACKET IN THIS COMPETITION! Every manager has the option of entering a second bracket consisting of the 5 styles they are NOT using for KOP. (So if your KOP styles are LU-PL-ST-AB-PS, your secondary team must be BA-SL-WS-PR-TP).
Seeding, bracket and team formation will work the same as the regular KOP. With the matchup scheduled to be determined based on the number of secondary teams.
Sample bracket Format entry:
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Manager's Secondary Team:
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Big Bertha (23-2241) BA
Splash (84-11113) WS
Weird Warrior(82-14828) PR
The Tortoise (72-1383) PS
Works 4 Evil Empire (82-3317) ST
(Notice how the styles of Manager's Secondary Team are all different from the styles of his first team!)
Prize: The winner of the secondary bracket wins an extra draft pick in the consolation prize pool. They will be inserted in the draft order in the
position of their main draft pick minus one. For example, if they win the secondary bracket and they finished 7th in the main bracket. They will be
inserted in the 8th position. Whatever prize they pick does *not* disappear from the consolation prize pool. (So the person after that can still pick it)
They will also receive two KOP coins for every *match* win. (But you still can't exceed the 25 coin cap). Combination teams will split KOP coin wins. You
can enter the main bracket solo and then combine with another manager for a secondary team. You can also request one NPC/Commission warior to join your team
of a certain style.
Our Former Kings of Primus
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2010: Manager
2012: The Dark One
2014: Papa Bear
2016: TUM
2018: Papa Bear
2020: Doc Steele
2022: Doc Steele
2024: ?????
mr_mojo Unchartered Poster
Joined: Feb 26, 2016
Posts: 38
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:49 am
I'm in! Rosters to follow.
gentleben ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
Posts: 4015
Location: Round Rock, Tx
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:48 am
I'm In:
ISSUS (25-1745) WS * RC Selection
UNGNOME SOLDIER (32-5933) LU
S.N.A.F.U. (32-6523) SL
MAJ SNAFU (32-6516) TP
DOMINATUS NON VIZ (32-6347) AB
_________________ Gentleben
Ben's Bazaar-21
Caress of Steel-28
Secret Squirrels-32
He Be GBs-33
Time Stallyans-45
Pawn of Prophecy-47
Primal Instinct-81
Misfit Managers-1,2,3,4,18,25,29
The Rabbit - AB [56-2960]
Terror - LU [2-2021]
Cardinal Biggles - WS [62-1229]
Surprise - TP [62-2204] *
Ruthless - SL [62-2250]
_________________ "Once the number 3, being the third number be reached, then lobest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, SHALL SNUF IT!!!!!!!"
_________________ "Once the number 3, being the third number be reached, then lobest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, SHALL SNUF IT!!!!!!!"
Visionst01 ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Oct 03, 2005
Posts: 1714
Location: South Carolina
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:50 am
Count me in.
DOHK WEHRDLUV (68-974) LU
MAUS AUHMN (27-246) PS
JENA VEAVE (68-3561) AB
WIRLIS DARKBANE (3-4861) SL
ELENDUR (29-2013) PR
_________________ Visionist/Chris
Active:
Mid Earth in DM 29 Lapur
Clan Longbeard in DM 81 Shadowspire
Doc_Steele Unchartered Poster
Joined: Jan 04, 2006
Posts: 17
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:52 am
I'm in with (2) teams. Rosters to follow. - Doc Steele
_________________ Scott aka Doc Steele
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Managerr ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Jul 12, 2002
Posts: 4287
Location: Omaha
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:30 am
You guys also need to come up with your DYO design when you enter. (See sample entry)
Chief Advanced Master Poster
Joined: Apr 15, 2003
Posts: 309
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:01 pm
if this will start post split, I would be in for 2 teams, as I will have to move someone from 100 to 102 to field the second team.
_________________ To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?
gentleben ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
Posts: 4015
Location: Round Rock, Tx
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:57 pm
I'm In:
ISSUS (25-1745) WS
UNGNOME SOLDIER (32-5933) LU
S.N.A.F.U. (32-6523) SL
MAJ SNAFU (32-6516) TP
DOMINATUS NON VIZ (32-6347) AB
My DYO Design: 17-9-3-17-21-4-13 LU
_________________ Gentleben
Ben's Bazaar-21
Caress of Steel-28
Secret Squirrels-32
He Be GBs-33
Time Stallyans-45
Pawn of Prophecy-47
Primal Instinct-81
Misfit Managers-1,2,3,4,18,25,29
1st Team
The Rabbit - AB [56-2960]
Terror - LU [2-2021]
Cardinal Biggles - WS [62-1229]
Surprise - TP [62-2204]
Ruthless - SL [62-2250]
2nd Team
Patsi - ST [56-2984]
The Witch - PL [56-3197]
Old Man (Scene 24) - BA [56-2375]
Dead Parrot - PR [43-3479] (coming up at split)
Smith - PS [14-1282] [borrowing from Sandy (asked her last year)]
DYO 11-3-9-17-21-10-13 LU
_________________ "Once the number 3, being the third number be reached, then lobest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, SHALL SNUF IT!!!!!!!"
Managerr ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Jul 12, 2002
Posts: 4287
Location: Omaha
Posted:
Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:49 pm
quite note, Lee said the following decrees would be too tricky to implement:
- Increase/Decrease the Skill Learning by a little for ten turns
- Increase/Decrease the Minimum Training Percentage by a little for ten turn
(So these two are gone and also we are reducing the number of decrees to 3 because of this)
Khorvinus Advanced Master Poster
Joined: Apr 11, 2011
Posts: 394
Posted:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:17 pm
Count me in:
SEETHER AB (26-4499)
GEARFRIED SL (43-4270)
METAPSYCHIC LU (42-1320)
TAMMY FAE BAKER TP (38-749)
SENGIR VAMPIRE PL (15-2872)
My DYO design will be: 17-10-3-21-17-3-13 WS
_________________ Show me someone that has never failed, and i'll show you someone who has never attempted to accomplish anything.
Otis Master Poster
Joined: Jul 28, 2002
Posts: 250
Location: Florida
Posted:
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:10 pm
WILLY LIV 9-2930 LU
SERIAL MURDERER 9-990 AB
WUTDAHELL 38-2141 ST
WISHI HADA CLUE 9-787 TP
ROOSTER 65-1414 SL
_________________ 47-Cheers
103- The Mongoloids, etc
Back one of these years with full stables elsewhere.
Chief Advanced Master Poster
Joined: Apr 15, 2003
Posts: 309
Posted:
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:26 am
I'm in with 2 teams:
Team #1
PSYCHOPATH (69-8746) - WS
THE REAPER (69-8774) – AB
DARKNESS (69-6719) – SL
MIPHON (10-2706) – PL
LAZAR WOLF (4-1169) – LU
Team #2
JASON VOORHEES (97-4408) – PS
NORMAN BATES (99-2102) – ST
SIR BACKBREAKER (7-1870) – BA
SITTING BULL (4-1016) – TP
QUACKING DUCK (4-2999) – PR – currently in 100 to be moved at the split after the spring tournament
DYO – 17-17-3-3-20-3-21 AB
_________________ To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?
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of Primus. Warriors MUST be listed in the turn 896 newsletter to be eligible for the competition. Any ties in average rank will be broken by the ranking of the highest warrior.
