balmung The Grindstone - Saturdays at 10 PM EST (9 PM Central)

[Warren Castille]

It's a new lap record! The meta game of "break the Grindstone attendance record" continues, as we had 48 people line up to the the baddest in the land. Eventually, though, we ended up with one man standing above the others!

 

Y'uraq Tia!

 

[Berrod Armstrong]

I'm a sucker for dust storm lighting. So golden and hazy.

 

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[Warren Castille]

The short-lived streak of breaking records is over! Tonight, 41 brave fighters came together to determine who's the luckiest toughest mudder, and after six intense rounds of blistering combat, we decided.

 

 

Wiegraf Westmoore!

 

Bonus line-up shot!

 

It doesn't show the people on the bridge who were also watching.

[Aaron]

Sucks I missed it. /sigh

 

Always next week.

[Warren Castille]

Tonight! 41 fighters! One champion!

 

She mowed through former champions as if they were training dummies! She breached the brackets as if there was no resistance! Our champion tonight, in her debut: Uhko Tsurugi!

 

 

Tonight marks the end of August competition, and every Grindstone this month has been at LEAST 40 people! You folks are amazing!

[Warren Castille]

Now that we're three hours removed from the start of it, I suppose I should point out that tonight is Grindstone #100! To commemorate this malmstone, after the final round there will be an Overseer's Open Challenge. Anyone with the time or inclination can challenge one of the Overseers to one-on-one combat!

[Aoi Fukiku]

Now that we're three hours removed from the start of it, I suppose I should point out that tonight is Grindstone #100! To commemorate this malmstone, after the final round there will be an Overseer's Open Challenge. Anyone with the time or inclination can challenge one of the Overseers to one-on-one combat!

Flower doesn't mean all the cruel things she may have said to anyone.Nope. She loves everyone. *cough*

[Aaron]

I was GONNA BE THERE.

 

BUT THEN MY XFINITY OUT THE BLUE DECIDED TO GO TO SHIT TONIGHT AND SCREWED ME OVER.

 

Am I mad? Hell yeah. But it probably was a sign I should go out tonight.

 

Have fun!

[Melkire]

[Warren Castille]

Grindstone #100! Another record-breaking 53 fighters tonight! A night rife with pushy saleswomen, songs, violence, drama, violence, celebration and violence! When all is said and done at the end of the night, we're left with only one winner...

 

 

[Gegenji]

It was indeed a rather... sizable turnout.

 

[Warren Castille]

Okay, I did the lazy recap post, took a shower and am exhausted, so it's a good time to get sentimental.

 

Tonight was probably the most fun I've had the Grindstone in a long time, if not ever. It's still amazing to me that after a hundred (give or take, but it's been 100 weeks since the GS first happened, so I'm declaring it!) that so many people like to participate, and as of lately, show up in full force. I'm constantly asked by people how they can help, if we need more healers or overseers, if they can donate gil, if they can do anything to help lend a hand. There's almost always a new person or two asking if they can sign up or how to compete. You guys are always understanding and polite, and you basically always do what we ask, and you don't bitch when things sometimes don't go so smoothly. I think Lynx has done more thinking about the logistics of the GS than I have, and that's saying something. It sounds like a generic turn of phrase, but there really wouldn't be a Grindstone without everyone who comes together for it: Fighters, audience, overseers, healers, arbiters. For fuck's sake, we know GMs watch it sometimes.

 

Tonight was a lot of fun for me as a roleplayer and as an event person, and I'm really thankful for everyone who comes out to participate and take part. I'm blown away, as poor Howl and Sei have heard me lament in real life constantly and I wish I could buy you all pizza and beer and have a party.

 

Thank you. I'll try not to get maudlin again until episode 200.

[Vahn Kasch]

Warren you can buy me pizza and beer anytime. Just ship it to Ohio, priority.

[Ha'uruh Nunh]

And thank you to you as well, Arbiter, for giving up your Saturday nights for the past 8-9 months to run this.

 

Thank you to the past Arbiters who did the same.  It's a major commitment and one that should not be overlooked.

[DoomsdayClock]

I agree with Howl. I don't take for granted the fact that you give up your Saturday nights to make this happen for us.

Lord knows I've been to this event....how many times? As how many different characters...and I've still never gotten the crown? Yet I still keep on comin back for what you guys provide.

When people ask me about Rp events, I proudly proclaim I'm a "Castille Guy."

[Leggerless]

Okay, I did the lazy recap post, took a shower and am exhausted, so it's a good time to get sentimental.

 

Tonight was probably the most fun I've had the Grindstone in a long time, if not ever. It's still amazing to me that after a hundred (give or take, but it's been 100 weeks since the GS first happened, so I'm declaring it!) that so many people like to participate, and as of lately, show up in full force. I'm constantly asked by people how they can help, if we need more healers or overseers, if they can donate gil, if they can do anything to help lend a hand. There's almost always a new person or two asking if they can sign up or how to compete. You guys are always understanding and polite, and you basically always do what we ask, and you don't bitch when things sometimes don't go so smoothly. I think Lynx has done more thinking about the logistics of the GS than I have, and that's saying something. It sounds like a generic turn of phrase, but there really wouldn't be a Grindstone without everyone who comes together for it: Fighters, audience, overseers, healers, arbiters. For fuck's sake, we know GMs watch it sometimes.

 

Tonight was a lot of fun for me as a roleplayer and as an event person, and I'm really thankful for everyone who comes out to participate and take part. I'm blown away, as poor Howl and Sei have heard me lament in real life constantly and I wish I could buy you all pizza and beer and have a party.

 

Thank you. I'll try not to get maudlin again until episode 200.

 

Eh. I think I'm going to do better than words. Image sounds good, mostly because I'd rather not C+P all of that stuff here.

 

[Warren Castille]

 

49 people! Tonight's winner is Rinn Sterling! I'm tired and drunk!

[Warren Castille]

Tonight we had 47 folks lined up to beat the hell out of each other!

 

 

 

At the end of the night, though, it would be Zephyrus Montenbelt taking home the crown and the glory (and the gil!)

 

 

As a bonus, useless factoid: Tonight marks us crossing the 1000th participant since I started tracking this stuff! Hooray, milestones!

[Warren Castille]

Grindstone #103 is in the books! 47 fighters lined up tonight to determine who's king of the heap, and it ended with Nazyl Tharazyl taking home his second title!

 

...he's also a lalafell and very short which means I couldn't get a picture of him that wasn't lousy.

 

Thanks to everyone who helped out and participated tonight! Extra thanks to the folks who stepped out of the audience to lend heals and move things along!

[CrimsonMars]

I think I'm going to take a break from grindstone (runestone as well) for at least a week. Reason why I forfeited back there was simply because not only did I felt like I was gonna lose, I had a feeling it was going to be like the last runestone event I went that I would lose all the rolls. However, I feel like it was a poor reason to do this and I apologizes. That was no excuse for it. I just need a break from the RNG being against me at this point. Good luck to everyone!

[Warren Castille]

I am sad to report that tonight was the lowest attendance we've seen at the Grindstone in recent memory. A mere 39 fighters turned out to take part in the weekly fighting tournament.

 

It was a barn burner of a night, however! There was a record number of healers! Flynt was briefly a robot-pokemon fighting on command! I got to learn about Inner Beast and look like a tool! At the end of three and a half hours of fighting, we crowned a new champion in Lyngbakr Lyngwintsyn.

 

 

He's just a little scary.

[Surilian]

Congrats to you, Lyng! May the SKIES be your limit! though...try not to kill everyone >> You'll make us look bad and Nox will be so angry with you. -ties axe to his waist-

[Jancis]

I found this whisper while going through logs from another event and thought everyone would enjoy it.

 

Azreal Kass >> is this group for an S rank or somethin' or is this the RP grind stone? also pardon my intrudin'

 

Very kind 

 

I said YES! Of course this is the famous Grind Stone. I mean no, not that. I politely apologized and let them know we weren't a hunting party.

 

Grind Stone - S Rank level fighters.

 

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[Warren Castille]

The hemorrhaging continues as the Grindstone's attendance drops to a meager 34 people on this holiday weekend! The action was so exciting it caused SOMEONE TO GO INTO LABOR, and our final round say a returning champion in Zephyrus Montenbelt.

 

[Dat Oni]

To be honest, "I was born at the Grindstone" is a pretty epic way to begin your backstory.

 

Can you imagine what that kid's gonna be like? They forced their mother to give birth to them to join the fighting.