Rings of Honor

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How do I duel? The first step is finding someone in the room with you willing to duel. If you need help with this just ask the person with DUEL in front of their name. They are what we call the "Caller" and are your hosts and the person you can ask if you have any questions. Second is sen...

How do I send my moves to a Caller?

The correct way to send a move to a Caller is like this. Rd 1) MB for instance. Always put the round number and your move when sending them in the instant message. If you prefer you can always type out the entire move name like this. Rd 1) Mage Bolt

Can I use the same move twice in a row?

No you can not in this sport.

Where are the fancies and feints?

There are no fancies or feints in this sport. Instead you gain new spells as you advance in rank.

What are the Spells? These are the Spells allowed in the Duel of Magic and their abbreviations. There are eight basic spells that everyone can use in DoM Mage Bolt = MB Wizard Blades = WB Mind Whip = MW Fear Touch = FT Shield = SH Armor = AR Displacement = DI Foul Fog = FF When your rank increases ...

How do I issue a Challenge? The only people that can issue an official challenge are Enchanters or above in this sport. All other challenges here are considered regular duels and take place during regular dueling hours. If you are an Enchanter or above in order to issue a challenge you need to send...

What is a Caller? A Caller is one of the hosts for the Duel of Magic. They are a neutral person like a referee that the two people dueling send their moves to via IM for each round of the duel. They then send into the chat room the results of that round so the players know who has won each round.

How do I know who won? Normally the person that gets to 5 points first wins the duel. In order for this to be true you must have a full 1 point lead over your opponent. Until this happens however you continue to duel so you may see a higher score than this in regular dueling hours. Also it is possi...

What do you mean my opponent gets an advantage? I didn't even send you my move yet! There is a delay of play penalty if you take more than 3 min to send the caller your next round move and they send you a reminder via instant message then you still have not sent them your next round move 60 seconds...

What happens if my opponent or I get booted? In the case of someone dueling getting booted offline they have 10 mins from the time they are booted from the chat room to return. If they do not return to the chatroom within that 10 mins the person they are dueling then gets to decide if they want the...

How do I become a Tower Keeper?

You have to be an Enchanter or above and challenge a current Tower Keeper and defeat them to take their Tower.

How do I become the Archmage?

You must win the Archmage Tournament in order to gain the right to face the reigning ArchMage in a best 2 of 3 duels format challenge match.

What are the ranks? Apprentice = 0-1 wins more than loses Enchanter = 2 wins more than loses Sorcerer = 5 wins more than loses Magician = 10 wins more than loses Wizard = 15 wins more than loses Mage = 20 wins more than loses Mage Emeritus = Former Archmage of the Mage Rank Keeper = By Challenge or...

How long does it take to gain rank here? That varies depending on how much time you have to spend and how quickly you catch onto the moves. Just don't give up because this is a game of strategy and it takes lots of practice and time and patience to learn to duel. You will have good nights when it s...

How often are tournaments held? There is an ArchMage tournament at the beginning of every cycle, which anyone of Mage rank is eligible to enter. There is usually an all rank, or lower rank tounament held midway through each cycle which will have varying themes and formats. They are all announced ah...