[Mari]

Hello and welcome to Nintendo League Baseball, a minor site event hosted by Peach just for fun! Scroll down to the bottom for the mechanics of actually playing Baseball. You have 2 weeks to sign up. You can be in multiple teams at once, but only with different characters. I'll let Peach take it from here.

"Good morning Life Sphere~! For those of you just arriving, my name is Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom. And today, I would like to announce the creation of Nintendo League Baseball. It is our first Sunshine Stadium sponsored sports league. We will be starting our first season intwo weeks, so if you'd like to play some baseball and have some fun, come down to Sunshine Stadium and sign up for or start your very own team to participate. You get to keep your uniform and a complimentary baseball bat, even if you don't win."

"This is a smaller league with some super athletes, so every team consists of a minimum of five players. A maximum of nine. To create your own team, fill out this form here:

[b]Team Name:[/b]

[b]Team Leader:[/b] (Your Name)

[b]Requirements to join:[/b] (If any)

[b]Uniform:[/b] (Picture or Text Description will suffice)
And if you're looking to join someone else's team, fill out this form instead~!:

(Tag the Team Leader and make a brief little IC post asking them to join.)

"These are a list of teams that still need to meet the minimum of five players, as they won't be able to play if they don't!"

Teams Needing Players

"These are a list of teams that are qualified to compete~!"

Qualified Teams

Mushroom Royale

Join Requirements: Be related to or be a very close friend of Princess Peach

Uniform: Short skirt and short sleeve variations of their royal gowns a-la Mario Tennis 64 (Link)

• Princess Peach (Leader) Mari
• Rosalina
• Amitie
• Lidelle
• Mario
• Luigi
• Daisy
• Samus

Spellblades

Join Requirements: Some ability to wield both a sword and magic required. Not necessarily equal skill.

Uniform: (Link)

• Schezo Wegey (Leader) Rina
• Arle Nadja
• Black Mage
• Shulk
• Pit
• Corrin
• 
  
• 
  

Tough Love

Join Requirements: Be a member of the Magical Girl's Society

Uniform: A pink mini dress with a girl power symbol over the heart and names and numbers printed on the back. (Link)

• Valorie (Leader) Mari
• Zelda (SS)
• Sakura
• Shantae
• Phosphora
• Yellow
• Chuchu
• Raffina

Bowser Jr's Rookies 2

Join Requirements: None

Uniform: A white baseball uniform trimmed with dark green, with this emblem on the front, and the player's name and number on the back

• Bowser Jr. (Leader) heirtothemonado
• Ludwig
• Metal Sonic
• Popo
• Nana
• Satan
• Arrow
• 
  

Shiya Squad

Join Requirements: Be a member of the Shiya Squad, seeking Shiya Squad membership, or on good terms with an current Shiya Squad member.

Uniform: (Link)

• Shiya (Leader) Blade Unlimited
• Chell
• Shin!Arle
• Groose
• Reimu
• Youmou
• 
  
• 
  

Pokemon Brigade

Join Requirements: Must have three Pokemon by default in your roster, choose three if you have more than three.

Uniform: a white shirt with a pokeball symbol on the back with the players number in the middle, has stripes on one sleeve that represents the original three starters from each main region.

• Oda Nobunaga (Leader) Maverick Hunter Zero
• Red
• Moon
• Bianca
• Purple
• White
• Iris
• Spyro

Lords of Shadow

Join Requirements: Must be skilled in stealth and hiding in the shadows.

Uniform: A navy blue shirt with red for the stripes and top to denote the shoulders, accented with gold trim. A small combat cross tatoo is embellished on the left hand side where the heart is, same goes for the jeans, having silver trim accentuating for them.

• Death (Leader) Maverick Hunter Zero
• Thanatos
• Midna
• Zelda
• Blue
• 
  
• 
  

• 
  

Popple's Poppers

Join Requirements: Must be an NPC

Uniform: None. They're trolling the heck out of this game by wearing whatever they please.

• Popple (Leader) Mari
• Bowser
• Amy Rose
• Boshi
• Flandre Scarlet
• Donkey Kong
• Kodomo Dragon
• Atlas

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Baseball Mechanics
Organization and Starting Off

Once the season starts, I will pair teams up and an elimination style and tell people to go make threads with each other.

Each game consists of 3 innings. An inning ends when three players are out. The person who posts the thread pitches first. Decide the batting order before you start--or just send whoever you want up. The team pitching should decide which players fill the following mandatory positions before they start. The positions can be changed mid-game, however. extra players can be wherever they want.

Pitcher:
Catcher:
1st, 2nd and 3rd Basemen:

Post Order and Deadlines

The post order is as followed
Pitcher --> Batter --> Rest of Pitcher's Team --> Rest of Batter's Team (That are on the field)

There is a 1 week deadline between each part of the post order. If you are having a hard time keeping up, we strongly recommend making shorter, simpler posts until/if you have the muse for more. Missing deadlines by excessive amounts of time or repeated complaints about missing the deadlines will result in that person's characters being disqualified and potentially replaced with NPCs. You do not get a participation prize if you are disqualified because of inactivity.

There is no judge. If need be, I will interrupt the post order or ask someone to hold off from posting so that I can make a post, such as to control the referees or offer up a replacement NPC.

Pitching

Pitching to the batter consists of 2 rolls.
First, roll dexterity for accuracy.
Then, roll strength for power.

Failing your accuracy roll against the pitcher results in a ball. Four balls against a single batter and they walk, moving everyone up a base.
Succeeding your strength roll if you didn't fail your accuracy roll results in a strike.

When someone attempts to steal a base, roll wisdom against their dexterity to catch them in the act and toss the ball to the base they're running for and get them out.

Batting

First, roll wisdom to avoid swinging at a bad pitch against the pitcher's accuracy.
If you succeed your wisdom roll, you can choose to call it a ball or attempt to hit the ball.
If you choose to try hitting the ball, roll dexterity for power against the pitcher's power.

Succeeding your wisdom roll results in you successfully anticipating a ball and avoiding swinging at it. Failing it results in a strike.
Succeeding your dexterity roll results in you hitting the ball. Failing it results in a strike.
Note that failing either roll results in a strike.
A natural 20 is a home run. Everyone on the bases plus yourself gets to run home and score.

When batting, you can take 1st base for free when you make a successful hit and don't get your ball caught. Or, you can roll dex to rush for second and risk getting out.

Running/Stealing bases

Roll dex to run for a base or attempt to sneakily steal a base. The Pitcher/Catcher can roll wisdom to catch base stealers and get them out. For normal base running, the pitching team rolls dexterity against your dexterity to throw the ball to whichever base you're running to and get you out.

If you roll more than 6 over the  attempt to get you out, you may take 2 bases instead of 1. However, two characters from the batter's team cannot occupy the same base at once. If the person behind you runs, you are forced to run.

Catching a hit

The pitching team may attempt to catch a ball unless it is a home run. They get one chance, rolling dexterity to catch. They must roll 2 higher than the hit to catch the ball, at which point the batter is out.

Shenanigans

You may buff your stats. A single buff may only be used once per game. You may also attack other players. A solid blow will result in that character getting hurt and having to sit out the game. However, if you attempt this 3 or more times the referees will disqualify your team instead, even if those attempts were failures. If a team doesn't have enough players to continue, a random NPC will join their team temporarily as a replacement, courtesy of yours truly.

Prizes!

Participation Prizes:	1x Baseball Bat and you get to keep your baseball uniform
Top 3 Teams:	500 coins (Per OOC Person), 10 thunder Badges
Overall Winner:	1 PVP Victory, 5 additional thunder badges, Baseball Themed Rare Item

[Rina]

Team Name: Spellblades

Team Leader: Schezo Wegey

Requirements to join: Some ability to wield both a sword and magic required. Not necessarily equal skill.

Uniform: (Here)

[Mari]

Rina (Team Join Request: Spellblades)

"Hi Schezo~! I'm surprised to see you here. It's kinda nice getting away from missions for a bit, right? ...I tried to pitch for Tough Love, but I wound up embarassing myself. I guess I'm not the best pitcher, hehe. Can I play for your team?"

[Rina]

"I'd be glad to have you for the team, Arle. We can discuss the formation once we have more members."

(Welcome aboard, Arle!)

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Mari (Request to join Mushroom Royale)

"Hey, Mom! Mind if we play with you? To be honest, Liddie and I...we didn't play much baseball, but we wanna try it out again~!"

"I-it's okay if you don't want us in, though...!"

[Coolshaymin]

Mari
"A sports-a competition? That's-a great idea! That'll be-a sure to draw in the crowd and bring everyone together! Wonderful-a idea, Peach. I shall help your team in whatever way I-a can. Been a good-a while since I've been on the bases..." Mario requests to join Peach's team as the All-Arounder Super Star. With only a tad remenscencing.

"I too think this is a wonderful idea. I wish to participate for the Mushroom Kingdom as well," Rosalina agrees with Mario on siding with Peach.

Rina
Black Mage just stares blankly at the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom... Did he even remember Behemoth crashing that one competition? .... He should probably joing this competition too just in case. That is when he noticed a dark magical aura. "... Your a dark wizard?... Alright, I shall join you. I am very handle with a Mythirl Dagger. Not quite a sword but I can use stone to make it bigger or the like on top of traditional magic," Black Mage requested to lend his Black Magic... sports technique to Schezo should he accept.

[heirtothemonado]

Team Name: Bowser Jr's Rookies 2

Team Leader: Bowser Jr. (Leader) (heirtothemonado )

Requirements to join: None

Uniform: A white baseball uniform trimmed with dark green, with this emblem on the front, and the player's name and number on the back

[Mari]

. . . They thought she didn't want them to play baseball with her? What?! Peach was bewildered! Clearly she didn't love on them enough. There was only one solution to that. "...I would be more than happy to have you both on my team. In fact, I have already comissioned lighter versions of your dresses as custom fitted uniforms." Peach explained, leaning in and placing little kisses on each of their cheeks. Careful! You might just run around with a lipstick mark if you aren't paying attention! "We'll have lots of fun, win or lose~"

(Amitie and Lidelle accepted!)

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"And you are most welcome, Mario~ I must admit, I am quite excited to catch up with you as well." Peach replied, beaming brightly at the plumber. It was nice to see a smile on his face again, though she decided not to bring this up. She didn't want to dash his spirits by bringing up the depressing reality they were all still dealing with. Now wasn't the time for that. She was also quite excited to introduce Mario to her new daughters. She couldn't be sure if he had already heard such news, but she was eager to set the record straight regardless. "And I do believe the team would not be complete if I could not share it with you~" Peach went on to add after moving to address Rosalina, making dove-eyes at the other~

(Mario and Rosalian accepted!)

[heirtothemonado]

Rina


Hello, Schezo. I don't suppose you remember me? From the raid on Absolution? Either way, I heard you were hosting a baseball team. I haven't really played the game, so I was hoping to learn. As for the sword and spells, well, I'm more sword then spell, but I have a healing spell and a cloak spell up my sleeve, just in case. I hope that qualifies?

(Shulk applies to be on the Team Spellblade) 

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Team Name: Lords of Shadow

Team Leader: Death (Maverick Hunter Zero)

Requirements to Join: must be skilled in stealth and hiding in the shadows.

Uniform: a navy blue shirt with red for the stripes and top to denote the shoulders, accented with gold trim. A small combat cross tatoo is embellished on the left hand side where the heart is, same goes for the jeans, having silver trim accentuating for them.

[Rina]

Schezo stood before the Black mage and Shulk. He can sense the power of the elements from the former, and the latter is already one he's acquainted with. He contemplated it silently, and a smile grew on his face.

"I'll be glad to have you two in this team."

(Welcome to the team, Black Mage and Shulk!)

[TartoonHand94]

(Mari request to join Mushroom Royale) “Better hide your bases!” A familiar peppy voice came dashing in out of nowhere. She slid to a stop, kicking up a cloud of dust. “Because Daisy’s here to steal them all!” Daisy emerged from the dust cloud somehow absolutely spotless. “Hey Bonbon! Heard you were putting together a new baseball league!” She ran off her momentum by running up and nearly tackling Peach. “You Know you can count me in! This is gonna be so much fun! Just like old times, remember?” She sighed nostalgically for the time they were co-captains together. “I don’t think we’ve even had a dedicated Baseball tournament in years.” She broke her embrace to check out who else was here. “And it’s not a baseball tournament with Super slugger Mario himself! Great to see you again! And Rosalina! You’re on Peach’s team too?” The greeted the two before kneeling to meet Peach’s daughters. “Lidelle! Amitie! Didn’t know you two were into baseball! Can’t wait to see you swing~!”

At last, another familiar face caught up behind Daisy, slowed down by the equipment he was trying to balance. “Yoo-hoo-Ah-Ha-Choo!” Luigi sneezed as he stumbled through Daisy’s dust cloud, dropping his balls. “Aw mama. Ay! Bro! You’re-a here too?” He looked up from picking his baseballs to see Mario’s smiling moustache. “Why didn’t you tell-a me we were setting up-a another baseball league? Saving the princess is-a one thing, but I'm-a thought Sports were always Our-” He then looked up at the league logo and saw Princess Peach’s silhouette instead of Mario’s. “-Or Isn’t-a this ours?” He backed down, changing his mind. “Good-a afternoon, Princesses!” Luigi genuflected, taking his hat off at Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Amitie and Lidelle. “Fine weather we’re having for-a baseball, isn’t it?” He sheepishly smiled, realizing he dropped his balls again.

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(Rina request to join Spellblades) Down from the clear sunny skies glided a winged youth, who came in for a sliding landing. A slide he almost nailed before losing his fitting and rolling to a dusty stop in front of Schezo’s team. “Guess I still gotta work on that…” Pit sheepishly dusted himself off. “Hiya Schezo! Nice to see you again when the planet’s not at stake!” He generously offered the wizard a hand shake. “Do you still have room on your team? Pretty Please?” He asked eagerly. “I mean, I’ve never been On a baseball team before, b-but I’m good at throwing stuff, hitting stuff and running around!”

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(heirtothemonado joining Bowser Jr's Rookies 2) “Hey, Batta-batta!” Ludwig Von Koopa spooked his superior by sneaking up from behind. “So, what’s it like having your very own baseball team, ay BJ?” He snootily snickered like a big brother would. “More importantly, what’s it like having the most punctilious pitcher and most skilful swinger this side of a Charging Chuck on it?” He demonstrated hurling a baseball high into the air and then batting it far off into the horizon, both with his wand. He was so hoping to break someone’s property in the process.

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(Maverick Hunter Zero request to join Lords of Shadow) “Kee! Kee!” A bulbous, green, big lipped bat fluttered down onto Death’s shoulder. “Hell-to-the-Low, Death~!” Thanatos jovially greeted right into Death’s ear. “Looks to me like you could use an extra Bat in your mitt~!” He punned mercilessly.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"you and your puns are a welcome addition. And while corporate ladder shenanigans aren't your style, it is for me when your Big Bad best friend is an immortal blood sucker by the name of Dracula." Death said with calm indifference to Thanatos, glad that he has a person other than himself as a concept, after all... Thanatos and his puns are likely to make the Reaper laugh.

{Welcome aboard; Thanatos!}

[Mari]

Peach giggled openly. "That's quite alright, Luigi. You aren't late, and I could not imagine who would take your place." Peach reassured, gently patting Luigi's shoulder before turning to address Daisy. "And where would I be without my sister in arms~? I do believe we will be the most colorful team in the league." Peach replied with a note of affection before leaning in to embrace Daisy in a rather affectionate yet brief hug. It had been a bit too long since they'd gotten to share a moment in her opinion.

(( Daisy and Luigi accepted! ))

[Rina]

*COUGH COUGH*

Unsurprisingly, a dust cloud kicked up in an attempt to show off his skills. Waving the dust away to give Pit a handshake, he tells him of the open space of his team. He does show promise and potential, and energy.

"We can work on that, that's why we have practice. And we still have room for more."

(Welcome to the team, Pit!)