[WolfEx]

The setting is a giant stadium with no roof and lots of seats surrounding you, and if there's a fight with a ref/mod, there's going be an audience trust me. Think a gladiator arena, but much perkier.

And this is how it works...

SOLO BATTLES

1. Make a topic either declaring who you wish to fight with, or have it marked as an Open Challenge. For example:

   - Mario vs. Sonic
   - Fox’s Open Challenge

   Then, in the thread description mark 'Need Referee' so a battle mod knows to make an entrance. You'd RP the start of the topic with your character either waiting outside or entering the stadium and waiting for their foe.
   
   *Once a mod has joined please modify your initial post to remove the 'Need Ref' so there is no confusion
   
   
2. Both players get 5 posts max each to get their attacks and such in. Once the post limit is reached for both players, the three referees for the match will reveal themselves and decide the victor of the match. Each referee will be looking for a different aspect of combat and will judge who did the best in that category. When one player wins the majority vote, they win the match up.
   
   
3. Do not attack until the referee starts the battle. Only do your introduction posts, these do not count to the five post limit rule. A mod plays the role of the IC ref and the commentators.
   
   
4. When the match is declared to be finished (whether that be that it has drawn to a natural conclusion or one of the combatants has abandoned the thread), Thunder Badges will be distributed to all that were involved. Distribution will be handled as such:
   
   

   Condition	Winner	Loser
   Match Complete	11	5
   Courteous Concession	10	4
   Incomplete Match	10	1*

   
   
   *The Loser is determined as the combatant who neglected to post, causing the thread to be archive. Points will be distributed IF and ONLY IF one round of combat has been completed.
   
   In addition to that, if the Victor gets a flawless victory (impressing all three judges) they will gain an extra Thunder Badge. Conversely, if the Loser impresses one of the judges they will receive a bonus Thunder Badge as well. The first 10 Thunder Badges that a combatant receives will gain them an extra move slot (either Primary or Special), but after that it will be every 20 Thunder Badges.
   
   
5. Remember, if you aim to kill/trophify your opponent, you are solely responsible for the consequence of your actions.
   
   
6. The requester of the challenge may decide whether or not Final Smashes are allowed in the fight by putting "FS" or "No FS" in the description of the thread. If no indicator is placed, it will be assumed that Final Smashes are allowed. This may be debated between the two contestants and if there is a deadlock, the Referee of the match has the final word.
   
   
7. One major difference between regular combat and the Sunshine Stadium is that there will be a crowd to appeal to. It would be wise to do so because they may toss in some helpful items to either aid you in the fight or harm your opponent. Make sure to make a CHR roll during your round of combat in order to appease the audience, along with making some good one-liners and stylish tactics for everyone to enjoy. CHR roll does not count as a Combat Action.
   
   
8. Have fun and don't take the fighting too seriously, if you lose it isn't the end of the world.

As an addition, though completely optional, there may be a Special set of rules for your match. To ensure that the referee knows that the match will be a Special Battle, please indicate it in the title or subtitle of your thread.

The wheel of possibilities is here

Trick Room:
Reverses Dex modifiers for everyone on the battlefield (If Dex = 2, Dex would now be -2 and vice versa)

Pocket Access:
The fighters are allowed to use one item from their inventory, which means that items that have parts such as Dragoon cannot be used.

Wisdom in Strength:
The Strength and Wisdom stats of the fighters are switched around.

Sudden Death:
The HP % of everyone on the battlefield is buffed up to 75% of their max capacity.

Audience Participation:
The audience will throw Bob-Omb and other destructive items at the fighters.

Double Modifiers:
Doubles the modifiers for the two fighters

Stat Inverse Battle:
All stats are reversed (-2s become +2s, etc.)

Second Chances!:
In every post that each fighter makes, they may negate 1 of their die rolls for another.

Role Reversal:
The two fighters switch their moveset with their opponent.

If you would like the special rules of the match to be completely randomized, you only need to specify that the match is a special match. If you wish to choose one of the special rules above, you may, but your opponent is allowed to contest that rule with one of their choosing as well. If the fighters do not agree on which rule to use, the referee will randomly select one of the two suggested rules and the rest of the match will play out that way.

[WolfEx]

VS.

TEAM BATTLES (2 vs 2)

These follow the same rules as above, except for the following adjustments:

1. Make an open challenge topic to fight another team OR a specific team if this team has already been allied or established beforehand. For open challenges the first two people who accept your challenge and enter the arena become the opposing team.
   
   
2. Ten turns each team. That's five turns each team mate, or ten turns distributed between each team mate however you'd like, which means one teammate can attack more than the other to take up one of the ten turns if strategy allows.
   
   
3. Only ONE final smash can be used per team. This is per topic. So if one teammate uses their final smash the other cannot use theirs at all for that arena match. This is where communication and tactic is most suggested.
   
   
4. Lastly, there are NO tag ins or tag outs, both teams are openly present on the battlefield, so choose your attacks and plan of action carefully.

Now...
Let's BRAWL!