More Nocan

Played a couple more seasons with Nocan.

Recall that season 1 was a mild success but season 2 was a disaster.

Season 3

Nocan remains level 2 as he enters his third season.

• Prelim 1 - a 3-1 loss to a hyenid novice.
• Prelim 2 - started well; He used his superior training to avoid a powerful blow on his way to defeating a novice orc 4-2. But then he lost to an experienced dwarf.
• In the first round, Nocan got knocked down. But I used a reroll to change the result to a 1-point hit.
• Prelim 3 - a 3-2 loss to a novice Aridian
• Prelim 4 - have the tides turned? He defeats a novice Kafiran 3-2 but then a novice orc defeats him 3-1.
• Boy, Nocan just could not succeed with his rerolls!

Season 4

Doubts have crept in. Maybe the elders were right. Maybe Nocan is not warrior material. He is still only level 2.

Preliminaries

• Prelim 1
• Starts off well - a 5-2 defeat of a novice goblin.
• Then a 3-1 victory over a novice hyenid. On to the semi-finals!
• An exciting bout against a veteran Kafiran.
• In the first round, Nocan thinks he scores a knockdown blow, but the Kafiran dodges. Score is 1-1. The Kafiran uses his reroll to reduce the effect of Nocan's hit.
• But then Nocan gets a clean headshot with no response. He leads 3-1.
• The Kafiran hits Nocan in the head but Nocan manages a successful strike. Final score 4-3 for Nocan!
• The finals against an experienced orc.
• Nocan gets a knockdown. 3-0 lead!
• The orc gets a clean headshot. 3-2 score.
• Here is the final pass. The orc misses and Nocan gets a knockdown!

Nocan wins the tournament! He earns a spot in the Regionals.

Here is Nocan (bottom) with his defeated opponents.

Nocan continues in the other preliminaries to earn experience (increase his odds of leveling up)

• Prelim 2 - Nocan faces a novice wizard who bespells him. Nocan loses 3-1.
• Prelim 3 - This time Nocan faces a novice knight. With the score tied 2-3 going into the final pass, Nocan misses while the knight scores a head hit. A 4-2 defeat for Nocan!
• Prelim 4 - Nocan defeats a novice dwarf noble 5-1 but then loses 5-3 to a veteran orc archer.

Regional

Not as much success in the later preliminaries, but Nocan still heads to the Regional tournament!

• Bout 1 - Nocan faces an experienced orc. Nocan gets 2 head hits and cruises to a 5-2 victory.
• Bout 2 - Nocan faces that d**** novice wizard again! 
• They both score head hits in pass 1. Score = 2-2.
• Nocan manages a hit while the wizard misses. 3-2 Nocan.
• The wizard nearly hits but Nocan manages a late dodge (Reroll success!). Nocan wins 3-2!
• Semifinals - Against a veteran elf archer.
• Nocan nearly gets a head hit, but the veteran elf's dodge lessens the blow. The elf also scores a hit. Score = 1-1.
• This time, both score head hits. 3-3,
• Before Nocan can do anything, the elf gets off a shot that knocks Nocan down. 3 points and a 6-3 victory for the elf.

The Regionals are over for Nocan, but they are not a total loss. By making the semis, Nocan gets invited to the Championship tournament!

The Championship

He finally made it. The Championship tournament for the junior circuit, held in the Imperial capital city!

• Bout 1 - Nocan faces a novice from his own tribe. 
• Nocan's first attack misses. He tries to dodge the counterattack, but ends up getting clocked in the head. Nocan is behind 2-0.
• Nocan must be wobbly from the headshot. This time he goes down. It's now 5-0.
• The barbarian scores another hit. Nocan loses 6-0.

A disappointing end to the season, and to a lower level opponent!

On the bright side, this was Nocan's best season so far. And he levels up. He is now a veteran (level 3).

Stay tuned for Season 5.