1^st Annual

DFW

Dungeons and Dragons

Tough-man Tournament

 

Do you have what it takes?

 

 

Prizes

Winner of the tournament

Best Kill

 

Place:  Itzacon

http://phoenix-entertainment.net/itzacon/

Game Day:  November 29, 2003

Game Time: 10:00am till there is a declared winner.

Check-in time:  9:30 am

Cost of Event:  Free

 

 

 

The Rules

 

Books that can be used:

        Players Handbook 3.0

            Dungeon Master Guide 3.0

            Monster Manual I 3.0

            Epic Level Handbook

            Sword and Fist

            Tomb and Blood

            Defenders of the Faith

            Song and Silence

            Master of the Wild

            All Errata and FAQs from the Wizards website concerning these books.

 

You can use anything from these books and only these books.

 

Characters built using 3.5 edition rules will be disqualified.

 

Character Creation:

• Characters are built on 36 point by based on chart in DMG.

• Characters have max hit points plus CON for first level and then use average hit points plus CON for every level beyond that.

o       Ex:  Fighter have 10 HP + CON at first level and 5 HP + CON thereafter.

 

Class Restrictions:

• NO Psionics or Psionic Characters allowed.
• All basic and prestige classes from the above books are allowed.

           

Race Restrictions:

• All Races from the above books are allowed.
• Monster levels will be enforced.

Ex:  25^th level Minotaur Figher is actually a 17^th level Fighter with 8 Monster Levels

           

Level Restrictions:

• Characters can be 15^th thru 25^th level.
• Characters of 15^th thru 20^th level will be randomly paired up as teams.
• Characters of 21^st thru 25^th level will fight as singles.
• Characters start with the minimum amount of experience points to attain their current level.

 

Cohort Restrictions:

• Characters with the Leadership feats cannot bring their cohort into the arena.
• Druids and Rangers with animal companions may bring them into the arena.
• Wizards and Sorcerers may bring their familiars into the arena.
• Paladins may bring their mount into the arena.
• Normal mounts and trained animals that can be purchased from the Players Handbook are also allowed.

 

Equipment Restrictions:

• Characters from 15^th thru 20^th Level will have an equipment allowance based on the chart from page 43 of the DMG.
• Characters who are 21^st level have 975,000 GP to purchase equipment.
• Characters from 22^t thru 25^th Level have 1,200,000 GP to purchase equipment.
• NO custom items.  Only items from the approved books are allowed.

o       Custom items will be removed from characters with no substitutions.

o       Custom items include changing the type of item.

·        Ex:  You can not change Gloves of Dexterity to a Vest of Dexterity.

• NO single item can be worth more than 35% of the starting gold.

o       Ex:  A 20^th level character starts with 760,000 GP.  No single item may be worth more than 266,000 GP

• All items with charges start with the maximum amount of charges for that item.

o       Items will NOT be recharged after each round.

• Scrolls bought at base price are purchased at minimum caster level.
• Characters with item creation feats may create their items but they must account for the cost of components and must pay the experience point penalty for the creation of the item.

o       Created items must correspond to the items in the approved books.

§         Ex:  You can create Gloves of Dexterity but not a Vest of Dexterity.

o       Any spell from the approved books can be scribed as  a scroll.

• Some magic items allow spells to be stored in them.  Unless the character has the ability to cast the spell, the character must pay for the stored spell.

o       Cost for a stored spell:

§         See page 247 of the DMG for cost of Scrolls.

§         There is an additional cost of 1000 x Character Level of the caster to account for his/her services.

• Characters that use spell components are assumed to have the more common components.  However, they must purchase any component that lists a specific cost.

o       Ex:  Identify requires a pearl worth at least 100 gold.

• PLAYERS must be able to account for all purchases.  The easiest way to do this is to keep the costs of all items next to the item.

 

 

 

Email Completed Characters to: 

[email protected]

 

Emailing us your completed character will speed up tournament day and ensure that your character is 100% legal.

We will print out and bring your character to the game.

 

Game day submissions are allowed but we will go over these characters with a fine toothed comb.

 

 

 

 

BASIC TOURNAMENT RULES

 

• The tournament is single elimination.
• Fights are to the death (-10 HP) or to submission.
• 21^st thru 25^th level characters fight as singles.
• Characters up to 20^th level will be randomly paired as teams.
• If a team beats all other opponents, they will then fight each other for the title.
• Voluntarily leaving the arena is considered a retreat and a loss.  (This includes shifting planes.  Going ethereal is allowed.)
• If a character involuntarily leaves the arena, he will have 5 rounds to return.  If he has not returned by then, it will count as a submission.
• Arenas will randomly change after each fight.  Be prepared for anything.
• Victors may loot the bodies of the defeated.
• Services provided by the tournament committee:  Healing and resurrection.
• Tournament committee will not provide any other resources.

o       Characters must identify their own loot.

o       Characters will not be provided with spell components

o       Characters will not be provided with weapon or armor replacements.

• Each character will fight once per day.

 

 

 

DO NOT ARGUE WITH THE GMs.

Game Masters have final say on all rulings.

Legitimate grievances are allowed but no more than 5 minutes will be spent on discussion.

 

 

Email questions to:

[email protected]