The Gauntlet: Horse Race

[Fel]

First person to reach 850 wins the race. Team White contenders will gain points based on their placement and the amount of Team Black riders they come ahead of.


(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - 30
(W) Ser Jon Hill - 60
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - 60
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - 60
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - 60
(W) Ser Omer Gower - 60
(W) Raymund Corbray - 30
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - 50
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - 70
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - 50
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - 70
(W) Ser Templeton - 50
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - 60
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - 60
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - 50
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - 50
(W) Ser Garth Toland (known as Gargantuan Garth) - 50
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - 60
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - 70
(W) Ser Connor Locke - 60
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - 60
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - 50
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - 60
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - 80
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - 50
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - 60
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - 70
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - 110
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - 90

[Fel]

First Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 118; Total: 118
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 122; Total: 122
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 105; Total: 105
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 160; Total: 160
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 122; Total: 122
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 119; Total: 119
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 46; Total: 46
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 103; Total: 103
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 123; Total: 123
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 139; Total: 139
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 145; Total: 145
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 98; Total: 98
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 98; Total: 98
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 155; Total: 155
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 63; Total: 63
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 94; Total: 94
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 64; Total: 64
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 125; Total: 125
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 84; Total: 84
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 129; Total: 129
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 75; Total: 75
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 128; Total: 128
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 82; Total: 82
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 165; Total: 165
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 129; Total: 129
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 76; Total: 76
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 74; Total: 74
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 187; Total: 187 (LEADER)
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 106; Total: 106

The riders take off in a frenzy, the huge numbers of horses on the field cause problems for even the most experienced riders on the track. Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge, Ser Loren Mallery and Lord Samuel Tarly break away from the main pack, but even further ahead of them Lord Brynden Royce and his horse are eating up the track in a blur.

[Fel]

Second Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 54; Total: 172
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 125; Total: 247
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 90; Total: 195
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 115; Total: 275
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 75; Total: 197
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 150; Total: 269
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 128; Total: 174
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 97; Total: 200
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 165; Total: 288
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 150; Total: 289
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 167; Total: 312
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 61; Total: 159
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 122; Total: 220
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 62; Total: 217
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 98; Total: 161
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 125; Total: 219
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 98; Total: 162
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 103; Total: 228
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 114; Total: 198
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 75; Total: 204
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 158; Total: 233
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 136; Total: 264
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 102; Total: 184
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 129; Total: 294
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 140; Total: 269
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 98; Total: 174
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 76; Total: 150
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 157; Total: 344 (LEADER)
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 182; Total: 288

Lord Brynden puts even more ground between him and second place as he races away from all the hopefuls who had hoped to beat him. Ser Jeffry Turnberry leads the pack closest to Royce, which consists of Lord Samuel Tarly, Lord Loren Irwyn, Ser Harmen Wells and Ser Callen Sunman aswell.

[Fel]

Third Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 37; Total: 209
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 94; Total: 341
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 115; Total: 310
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 68; Total: 343
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 100; Total: 297
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 94; Total: 363
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 103; Total: 277
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 94; Total: 294
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 95; Total: 383
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 131; Total: 320
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 149; Total: 461 (LEADER)
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 124; Total: 283
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 79; Total: 299
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 74; Total: 291
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 79; Total: 240
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 56; Total: 275
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 107; Total: 269
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 131; Total: 359
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 156; Total: 354
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 86; Total: 290
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 67; Total: 300
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 109; Total: 373
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 84; Total: 268
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 101; Total: 395
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 54; Total: 323
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 94; Total: 268
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 90; Total: 240
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 114; Total: 458
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 107; Total: 395

Amazingly the virtually unknown Ser Jeffry Turnberry manages to just nick ahead of the legendary Lord Brynden. Apart from Tunberry's, most of the horses are looking very tired, and many are falling behind the two leaders. Ser Hugh Drox, Gargantuan Garth and Ser Benson Donniger are at the rear, fighting to not end in last place.

[Fel]

Fourth Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 91; Total: 300
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 95; Total: 436
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 108; Total: 418
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 89; Total: 432
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 150; Total: 447
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 116; Total: 479
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 53; Total: 330
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 61; Total: 355
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 120; Total: 503
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 63; Total: 383
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 151; Total: 612 (LEADER)
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 74; Total: 357
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 150; Total: 449
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 80; Total: 371
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 59; Total: 299
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 146; Total: 421
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 68; Total: 337
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 121; Total: 480
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 73; Total: 427
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 133; Total: 423
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 135; Total: 435
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 56; Total: 429
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 106; Total: 374
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 142; Total: 537
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 76; Total: 399
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 155; Total: 423
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 153; Total: 393
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 145; Total: 603
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 101; Total: 496

Tunberry gets everything he can out of his mount, pushing it to its limits and gaining a few yards extra on Royce who is likewise trying to exact the most from his horse. No one else is anywhere near them. Tarly is keeping a solid hold on third, only Ser Harmen Wells and Irwyn have sight of him. Ser Albert of Ramsbridge and Ser Hamilton Frey now drag behind the rest of the pack in the two last places.

[Fel]

Fifth Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 106; Total: 406
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 154; Total: 590
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 150; Total: 568
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 120; Total: 552
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 149; Total: 596
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 142; Total: 621
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 55; Total: 385
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 93; Total: 448
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 164; Total: 667
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 87; Total: 470
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 71; Total: 683
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 66; Total: 423
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 98; Total: 547
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 114; Total: 484
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 66; Total: 365
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 110; Total: 531
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 86; Total: 423
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 86; Total: 566
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 130; Total: 557
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 117; Total: 540
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 152; Total: 587
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 148; Total: 577
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 77; Total: 451
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 90; Total: 627
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 117; Total: 516
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 95; Total: 518
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 124; Total: 517
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 143; Total: 746 (LEADER)
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 131; Total: 637

Disaster for Turnberry as his horse stumbles and nearly falls after all the work his rider had been putting him through. Royce shoots ahead of him, and very quickly makes a great distance between them. Wells has moved into third and now looks keen to take Turnberry's place, while Royce himself is nearly in sight of the finish line. Irwyn and Tarly fall back to fourth and fifth place respectively. Ser Albert is bringing up the rear alone now, as Frey has picked up some speed.

[Fel]

Sixth Round

(W) Ser Hamilton Frey - This run: 66; Total: 472
(W) Ser Jon Hill - This run: 61; Total: 651
(W) Ser Clement Rosby - This run: 114; Total: 682
(W) Ser Loren Mallery - This run: 103; Total: 655
(W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - This run: 145; Total: 741
(W) Ser Omer Gower - This run: 91; Total: 712
(W) Raymund Corbray - This run: 76; Total: 461
(W) Ser Tristan Risley - This run: 150; Total: 598
(W) Ser Harmen Wells - This run: 122; Total: 789
(W) Ser Callen Sunman - This run: 51; Total: 521
(W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - This run: 109; Total: 792
(W) Ser Templeton - This run: 81; Total: 504
(W) Ser Ben Bulwer - This run: 110; Total: 657
(W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 142; Total: 626
(W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - This run: 102; Total: 467
(W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - This run: 65; Total: 596
(W) Ser Garth Toland - This run: 113; Total: 536
(W) Ser Lesley Darry - This run: 125; Total: 691
(W) Ser Willem Manderly - This run: 82; Total: 639
(W) Ser Connor Locke - This run: 147; Total: 687
(W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - This run: 160; Total: 747
(W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - This run: 68; Total: 645
(W) Ser Benson Donniger - This run: 132; Total: 583
(B) Lord Samuel Tarly - This run: 105; Total: 732
(B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - This run: 113; Total: 629
(B) Ser Hugh Drox - This run: 68; Total: 586
(B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - This run: 111; Total: 628
(B) Lord Brynden Royce - This run: 207; Total: 953 (LEADER)
(B) Lord Loren Irwyn - This run: 161; Total: 791

As Royce sees the finish line he lets out an incredible burst of speed, and his true talent is seen as only the best are even close enough to be left in his dust. Irwyn also gives it his all for the last stretch, and looks like he might just overtake Turnberry, but in the end Ser Jeffry takes second by a nose.

A long time after everyone else has finished Raymund Corbray, Frey and Ser Albert finally cross the finish line.

[Fel]

Final Rankings

The five Team White contenders who did the best will get points in descending value starting from 5 and finishing with just 1 point. Additionally, all Team White contender will get 1 point for every Team Black rider that they managed to come ahead of. Those who were in the last two places are disqualified from the Gauntlet competition.

1st (B) Lord Brynden Royce - Total: 953
2nd (W) Ser Jeffry Turnberry - Total: 792 (10 points)
3rd (B) Lord Loren Irwyn - Total: 791
4th (W) Ser Harmen Wells - Total: 789 (8 points)
5th (W) Ser Hugh of Saltpans - Total: 747 (7 points)
6th (W) Ser Rogyr Haigh - Total: 741 (6 points)
7th (B) Lord Samuel Tarly - Total: 732
8th (W) Ser Omer Gower - Total: 712 (4 points)
9th (W) Ser Lesley Darry - Total: 691 (3 points)
10th (W) Ser Connor Locke - Total: 687 (3 points)
11th (W) Ser Clement Rosby - Total: 682 (3 points)
12th (W) Ser Ben Bulwer - Total: 657 (3 points)
13th (W) Ser Loren Mallery - Total: 655 (3 points)
14th (W) Ser Jon Hill - Total: 651 (3 points)
15th (W) Ser Emlyn the Maidenbreaker - Total: 645 (3 points)
16th (W) Ser Willem Manderly - Total: 639 (3 points)
17th (B) Lord Tyberion Lannister - Total: 629
18th (B) Lord Bealor Dawnrose - Total: 628
19th (W) Ser Norbert of Ramsbridge - Total: 626 (1 point)
20th (W) Ser Tristan Risley - Total: 598 (1 point)
21st (W) Ser Mandon Sarsfield - Total: 596 (1 point)
22nd (B) Ser Hugh Drox - Total: 586
23rd (W) Ser Benson Donniger - Total: 583
24th (W) Ser Garth Toland - Total: 536
25th (W) Ser Callen Sunman - Total: 521
26th (W) Ser Templeton - Total: 504
27th (W) Ser Hamilton Frey - Total: 472
28th (W) Ser Allbert of Ramsbridge - Total: 467 (Disqualified from the competition)
29th (W) Raymund Corbray - Total: 461 (Disqualified from the competition)

[Fel]

Ser Jeffry Turnberry is increased to Master Horse Riding.
Ser Harmen Wells is increased to Expert Horse Riding.
Ser Hugh of Saltpans is increased to Expert Horse Riding.
Ser Rogyr Haigh is increased to Expert Horse Riding.
Ser Omer Gower is increased to Noteworthy Horse Riding.

[Imry Willfyre]

I still maintain that noteworthy joust should transfer to at least beginner or novice, if not apprentice riding.

[Fel]

Sorry Crake, I didn't agree that that was fair to people who spend time working on both skills.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

I disagree also as riding and jousting are two very different skills. I think it would be worthwhile to say that jousting requires both so you have to make a role for riding and one for jousting but that seems like too much work for the admin.

[Sam]

Here's a set of rules I drew up for making horsemanship a factor during jousts that I thought would be interesting and also is not that labor intensive for the person rolling the fight (One extra roll per round, basically). I'm just throwin it out there as a possibility.

Horsemanship Rolls
In a tournament joust, there will be a different thresholds of checks based on different levels of strikes (Heavy, Average, Light) but it should also shift as a person takes the penalty to their skill after being struck.

-0 to -9; A Heavy Hit needs a 130 to stay on, an Average Hit needs a 90, and a Light Hit needs a 50.
-10 to -19; A Heavy Hit needs a 150 to stay on, an Average Hit needs a 110, and a Light Hit needs a 70.
-20 to -24; A Heavy Hit needs a 170 to stay on, an Average Hit needs a 140, and a Light Hit needs a 100.
-25 and down; A Heavy Hit needs a 190 to stay on, an Average Hit needs a 170, and a Light Hit needs a 130.


Example: - Two jousters, Ser Jon and Ser Ben
Ser Jon: Expert Lance, Apprentice Horse
Ser Ben: Noteworthy Lance, Expert Horse

Round 1: The Tilt
SJ: 126 (Average Hit, -10)
SB: 150

Round 1: After the Hit
SJ: 137

I rolled for Ser Jon, to see if he stays on his horse. For an average hit in the first round, he needs to roll a 100 to stay on his horse, and does so successfully, however the next time he receives an average hit, he will have to roll 110 to stay on his horse.

Round 2: The Tilt
SJ: 149
SB: 98 (Heavy Hit, -25)

Round 2: After the Hit
SB: 131

Ser Ben takes a heavy hit, with no damage on him, and has to roll a 130 to stay on. He's got a high horsemanship skill so he barely makes it but most riders will be put out of a fight after taking a heavy hit.

Round 3: The Tilt
SJ: 156
SB: 104 (Average Hit, -35)

Round 3: After the Hit
SB: 90

Ser Ben had -25 on him already, so he needed a 170 to actually stay on his horse, and did not roll high enough so he was sent flying off his horse into the ground, to lose the match.

[Fel]

To be honest Samuel, I have rolled plenty so far for this tourney and I still have more to do. I would have no interest in having extra rolls added to jousts for the purpose of giving a false sense of realism, and I wouldn't want others to have to do it either.

[Sam]

Fair enough, I just figured I'd put it out there.