Have your dragons been training for months to be at the peak of their athletic abilities?
Are they ready to put their speed, strength, and agility to the test against the other athletes of Sornieth?
Do they want a chance to win incredible prizes (like a wildclaw scroll), bragging rights, neat bio/signature badges, and the title of "Sornieth's Greatest Athlete"?
If you answered "YES" to any of those questions, then now is the time to sign up for
The Annual Wavecrest Decathlon
The Wavecrest Decathlon is a real-time athletic tournament in which your dragons compete in ten different track & field style events. Medals are awarded for the top three performers in each of the events and trophies will go out to the top three overall athletes. (A consolation prize is available to the worst athlete.) All award winners will receive cash or item prizes.
Registration is CLOSED.
Schedule of Events
*You do not have to be online for any of the events, but showing up and posting spirit and encouragement for your dragon is highly encouraged. All updates will be posted in the thread so you can read back to follow up on how your dragons did.
Updated Thursday (4/28) to provide a more reasonable pace considering the number of entries.
Tuesday (4/26) at Rollover ---- Registration closes
FINISHED ---- 500 Meter Dash
FINISHED ---- Long Jump
FINISHED ---- Boulder Toss
FINISHED ---- 10k Meter Run
FINISHED ---- High Jump
FINISHED ---- 1k Meter Hurdles
FINISHED ---- Javelin Throw
FINISHED ---- 1k Meter Flight
FINISHED ---- Discus Throw
Beginning on Monday (5/09) at 16:00 ---- 2k Meter Swim
Immediately Following the 2k Swim ---- Award Ceremony & Prize Distribution
Quick Summary: How does this event work?
Before the registration deadline, users wishing to participate enter their dragons using the below form and, after their application is approved, send in their entry fee. Once they are confirmed as entered, there is nothing left that they are required to do - the dragons will do the rest on their own! At each of the listed times, all entrants will be pinged to the thread where I will post real-time updates as if the events were happening at that exact moment. Imagine I'm a sports announcer telling you what's going on as it happens. I highly encourage you to participate in the events. Cheer for your dragons, post gifs, wave flags, throw confetti! Make your dragon feel motivated! Then, at the end of the week, all winners will receive their prizes.
How to Sign Up
Every flight rising user of any flight may enter up to 2 dragon athletes.
In order to sign up, please fill out the following form and post it in the thread, don't forget to ping @squidragon! Make sure you read the entry requirements. Not every dragon is permitted to enter.
Code:
[b]Dragon:[/b] Please post the bbcode clickable image for your dragon here (the one that links to its page.)
[b]Dragon Name:[/b]
[b]Dragon Pronouns:[/b] Just for easy reference so I don't have to worry about checking bios when writing about your dragons.
[b]Dragon ID#:[/b]
[b]Dragon Breed:[/b]
[b]Length:[/b]
[b]Wingspan:[/b]
[b]Weight:[/b]
If your application looks good, I will ping you to let you know that your dragon has been entered. Within 24 hours of that ping, send a message to me (squidragon) containing your entry fee of 1kt per dragon. Please make the message title "Wavecrest Decathlon Entry Fee."
Dragon Entry Requirements
IMPORTANT: Not every dragon is permitted to enter!
This event is not solely RNG or roleplay based - it uses mathematical formulas taking into account your dragon's proportions (length, wingspan, and weight) to determine a baseline athletic skill, which is then modified by random chance. For that reason, choosing the right dragon is half the battle. A strategy guide to choosing the right dragon follows in the next post.
Because of bugs in the display of dragon sizes, your dragon must fit the following specifications to be entered:
Dragon Requirements by Breed
Permababies are not eligible for competition because of their hatchling sizes and lack of avatar image.
Mirrors: After first breeding cooldown ends (15 days)
Guardians: After first breeding cooldown ends (15 days)
Fae: After first breeding cooldown ends (15 days)
Tundras: After first breeding cooldown ends (15 days)
Spirals: After first breeding cooldown ends (20 days)
Snappers: After first breeding cooldown ends (20 days)
Pearlcatchers: After first breeding cooldown ends (20 days)
Ridgebacks: After first breeding cooldown ends (20 days)
Imperials: Due to glitches please only enter dragons NOT ON COOLDOWN
Skydancers: Due to glitches please only enter dragons NOT ON COOLDOWN
Coatls: Due to glitches please only enter dragons NOT ON COOLDOWN
Wildclaws: Due to glitches please only enter dragons NOT ON COOLDOWN
Nocturnes: Please only enter dragons NOT ON COOLDOWN AND NOT SCROLLED
Note: All dragons MUST be in the lair of the person who has entered them. They cannot be exalted or held by another player.
Imps, Skydancers, Coatls, and Wildclaws may be bred after I ping you to let you know that breeding is okay. Once you have been fully entered and had your stats recorded, I won't need to check your dragon's page anymore as the info will be on my spreadsheet.