Nocan Season 6

Season 5 ended in a disappointing fashion - a first round loss in the regional tournament.

Let's see how season 6 goes.

Preliminaries

• Preliminary 1
• vs. a novice knight. Tied 2-2 after the first round but then Nocan pulls away to win 5-2.
• vs. a novice hyenid. Again tied after the first round (1-1) but Nocan pulls away for a 7-3 victory.
• vs. a novice goblin archer. Tied 2-2 after 1 (I sense a pattern here) but Nocan wins 6-3.
• vs. an experienced orc. Nocan fails to score and loses 5-0.
• Preliminary 2
• vs. a novice goblin. Nocan knocks the goblin down in the first round then cruises to a 7-1 victory.
• vs. an experienced spearman. Nocan gets 2 knockdowns and wins 6-1.
• vs. an experienced elf archer. The archer's aim is off - no hits. Nocan scores in two rounds and wins 3-0.
• vs. a novice dwarf axeman. I previously gave a preview of this bout. After two rounds, Nocan leads 4-3.

In the final round, Nocan wins the initiative and charges. But the dwarf uses his long axe to his advantage. Swinging it from the end, the dwarf clocks Nocan in the head. Stunned, Nocan misses (and fails his reroll)

The dwarf wins 5-4.

• Preliminary 3 - Nocan loses to a veteran hyenid 5-3.
• Preliminary 4
• vs. a novice goblin. Nocan cruises to a 6-1 victory.
• vs. an experienced dwarf. Tied 2-2 after two rounds. The dwarf gets a head shot but Nocan plows through the pain and gets a knockdown. Nocan wins 5-4
• vs. an experienced spearman. Nocan is off his game (still smarting from the head shot in the last round?). He loses 5-0.

Nocan advanced to one semi-final and two finals, but no tournament victories. Successful but a little disappointing.

The Regional Championship

Nocan earns an invitation to the regional championship due to his final appearances.

1. vs. an experienced orc. Nocan gets a knockdown in the final round to win 4-1.
2. vs. an experienced Kafiran.
1. Nocan gets a head shot and uses his experience (reroll) to avoid a headshot. he leads 2-1.
2. The Kafiran gets a head shot. Nocan misses. The Kafiran leads 3-2,
3. The Kafiran misses and Nocan hits. Tied 3-3. Go to sudden death.
4. The Kafiran misses again. Nocan gets a head shot! Nocan wins 5-3
3. vs. a novice dwarf axeman. This is a grudge match. The dwarf beat him for the championship of the second preliminary. This time, it is a rout. Nocan scores two knockdowns and a head shot for an 8-1 victory.
4. The Final vs. an experienced knight!

Round 1 - Nocan scores a head hit. He leads 2-0.

But the knight retaliates. Score tied 2-2.

Nocan charges. The knight misses but Nocan scores a hit. Nocan wins 3-2.

NOCAN IS THE REGIONAL CHAMPION!

Here is Nocan with his defeated foes.

Championship

On to the grand championship.

1. vs. an experienced elf archer. Tied 1-1 after two rounds. The elf then gets a hit but Nocan knocks him down. Nocan wins 4-1.
2. vs. a veteran orc archer. They trade knockdowns in the first two rounds. The orc misses and Nocan hits for a 4-3 victory.
3. The Semi-final vs a novice goblin archer. A novice? This should be a cake walk.
1. The goblin gets a head hit but Nocan knocks him down. Nocan leads 3-2.
2. Where did he go? Nocan misses and the goblin hits. Tied 3-3.
3. Nocan gets a hit, but the goblin raps him on the head. NOCAN LOSES 5-4!

Well, that was disappointing. At least Nocan comes away with a regional championship. This should elevate him to the senior circuit.