Re: Waving Hands, aka Spellcast

From: nexus@ylum.cgd.ucar.edu (Jeff Berry)

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1993 16:09:37 +0000

In article <C7qo58.A3H@poly.edu> esmorodi@poly.edu (Elliot Smorodinsky) writes:
>	 Does anyone want to play this over email?
>
>	Better question, has anyone even HEARD of this?
>
>	(It's a magical duel game based ENTIRELY on skill.)

Well, there are, oh, 5 or 6 of us who are playing regularly and have been
for a while.  Here are the current standings and below them a sample match.

RANKINGS BEGINNERS LEAGUE, LESS THAN 6 DUELS
		(Rankings are 1 point/victory, 1/4 point/loss, or draw)
		(Records reset after a death)

Rankings		W/L	Dead?	Points
-----------------------------------------------
Mesmera			4/1		4.25
Jester			3/1	*	3.25
Anthorne		2/3	**	2.75
Filbert			2/1	* 	2.25
A'Linat			1/1	*	1.25
Macho Gandalf Savage	1/1	*	1.25
Balthazar		1/0		1.0
Qwyrx			0/2/1	*	0.75
Death Lord		0/2	*	0.5
A'Linat(2)		0/2/1	*	0.75
Imirkal			0/1		0.25
Malcalypse The Younger  0/1		0.25
Blue Wizz		0/1		0.25

RANKINGS JOURNEYMANS LEAGUE, 6 TO 10 DUELS
	  (With access to better libraries)

Rankings		W/L	Dead?	Points
-----------------------------------------------
Lightworn		8/2		8.50
The Unnamed One		2/5	*	3.25

RANKINGS, MELEE LEAGUE
		(1/4 point for survival, 1 point for victory,
		  an additional 1/2 point for each combatant who retires/is
		  killed previously)

Rankings		W/L	Dead?	Points
-----------------------------------------------
Mesmera			1/0		2.75
The Unnamed		0/1	*	0.5
Tamu			0/1	*	0.

RECORDS

Wins and losses are the numbers of the opponent in each match, a * is a
kill. (Melees are not recorded.)

Wins	Total	Losses	Total	Draws	Total	Player
1)Anthorne		3,3*	2	2,5,4	3			Jeff B
2)Filbert		1,5	2	7	1		 	Jesse M
3)Death Lord			0	1,1	2			Eric K
4)A'Linat		1*	1	5	1			Clay C
5)The Unnamed One	1*,4*	2	6,2,6,	5			Eric K
					6,5
6)Lightworn		5,7,5	8	8,11	2			Jeff B
			5*,10,14
			11*,9*
7)Mesmera		5*,2*,	4	6	1			Lisa G
			8*,15
8)Jester		9,6,10	3	7	1			Eric K
9)A'Linat(2)				8,6	2	10*	1	Clay C
10) Qwyrx				8,6	2	9*	1	Youth oD
11)Macho Gandalf S	6	1	6	1			Eric K
12)Balthazar		13	1					Jesse M
13)Imirkal				12	1			Curt P
14)Malcalypse The Y.			6	1			Youth oD
15)Blue Wizz				7	1			B Wizz

RECORDS by PLAYER

Wins	Losses	Draws	Duels
Jesse M			3	1		4
Clay C			1 	3	1	5
Jeff B			10	5		15
Eric K			6	8		14
Lisa G			4	1		5
Youth oD			3	1	4
Curt P				1		1
B Wizz				1		1

GAME 6	-----------------------------------------------------
	Anthorne stood in the arena where so recently he had slain
Death Lord.  "I did not wish to slay him, but he was too close to
performing the same service for me."  He had a strange dream about
his next opponent, A'Linat, and was resolved not to underestimate
him.
(Note: Anthorne is dead, but this match started before he died.)
    A'Linat stood across from Anthorne, shook his head to clear away
 the cobwebs of the curious dream-match, and waited to begin.

Turn    Left    Right   Dam     notes   Left    Right   Dam     Notes
1       C       C                       W       W
2       S       S                       W       P+              Shield
3       W       S                       P+	D		+ProEvil
4	W	F	 		F	W
5	S+	P-	3   SummIceEl	D+	P-		Rem Enc,CHW
			    ResistCOld
6	W	S			P+	F		Shield
A'Linat watched a look of shock cross Anthorne's face as the Remove
Enchantment destroyed his Resist Cold even as he raised it, leaving
Anthorne open to the ravages of his own ice elemental.  A'Linat then
turned his attention to his own Protection from Evil spell, now dis-
integrating, not noticing the elemental shriveling away with the
Resist Cold.
7	D+	F	6  Fear		P+	D-		+Amnesia
								-CHW
"Oh, Hades," cried A'Linat, shaking in his slippers.  "I should have
cast the Amnesia on myself!"
8	D	F			W	W
9	C	C+	   Lightning	S	S	5	Invis
10	D	S			W	S
11	W	S			D	S		Fear
        Anthorne now shivered in fear and rapidly made some warding
motions in repsonse.
12	W	P+	   Shield	D	P		Delayed Ef
A'Linat slowly came back into view.
13	F	F+	   Antispell	C	C		LB banked
					----------------------------------
14	W	F	7		Stab	W
"Take that!" A'Linat shouted frantically, slicing Anthorne's magerobe
and drawing blood, hoping to throw off Anthorne's concentration.
Anthorne refuses to be drawn out, and completes his cast.
15	D+	F-	8  +Poison	Stab	P+		shield
			   -Para R
16	P+	F-	   +Shield	W	P+		Cntr, Par mis
			   -Para R
17	S	F-	   -Para R	F	S
18	D	F-	   -Para R	P+	D		CLW and BankedLB
Anthorne felt his control slip on A'Linat's right hand, but quickly
re-enforced the hold.  His confidence was shattered, however, as three
spells built in the air around A'Linat, paused, and then sprayed down
on the hapless Anthorne.  The Missile hit first, then Anthorne's body
was racked by the Cause Light Wounds, finally to be stretched in a
painful rictus as the Lightning Bolt arrived.
When the smoke cleared, Anthorne was lying on his face, his eyes
locked in a surprised stare.  A'Linat, being tended to quickly by the
officials, bowed his head in respect.

References

Waving Hands, aka Spellcast
esmorodi@poly.edu (Elliot Smorodinsky)
Fri, 28 May 1993 13:29:32 +0000