Martial Union

A labor union advocating for the rights of martial adventurers, a group who are far more frequently disadvantaged when compared to their caster peers. The union has been doing all it can to improve the lot of martials, something that has earned it condemnation and celebration in equal amounts. Led by Jalil, a psychic warrior who's been here since the first ever expedition.

As the name suggests, the Martial Union requires that its members be “sufficiently Martial”. What exactly this means has been open to quite a bit of debate in the past, but sufficient precedent has been established at this point to have a somewhat useful definition:

• A character may not have more levels in “spellcasting” classes than they do in “martial” classes
• A “spellcasting” class is defined as one with better than half spell progression
• A “martial” class is definied as one that primarily fights in melee or ranged combat, with at most half spell progression
• Fringe and edge cases such as “Would be legal at level 7 but illegal at level 8, then legal again at level 9” are almost certainly disqualified

To minimize friction and arguments, the usage of these terms should be mentioned during the expedition organizing phase of an adventure, either when posting an expedition you create yourself, or when agreeing to join an expedition someone else has posted. If they are not mentioned in this phase, the expedition leader and/or quartermaster have every right to refuse Martial Union Terms.

1) On any expedition with Martial Union members present, regardless of number, a “fee” equal to 5% of the net profits of the expedition will be added to Martial Union coffers, but this does not actually deduct from the loot taken on the expedition itself. Net profits are defined as all of the loot, including magic items (valued at 50% market rate), minus any costs associated with the expedition such as rations, resurrections, identification spells, etc. This step occurs before the “first pick” clause below, and as such, any reduction in net profits from that procedure is not taken into account when determining the fee. When a fee is collected, please make a message in this channel, and ping the union leader with the amount collected.

2) When distributing loot after an expedition, each Martial Union member on an adventure is given first pick of one piece of equipment (magical or otherwise) that they plan to use. Typically, this will be magic weapons or armor. Additionally, this first pick is treated as worth only 25% of base price as opposed to the usual 50% for purposes of determining loot shares.

• Up to 2 custom emojis for the server (one remaining)
• Free rental of any metal adventuring gear
• Free rental of select donated equipment (see the Armory tab in the spreadsheet in the Martial Union channel)
• Free 0th Level cleric spellcasting
• +20 Temp HP and +2/4 morale bonuses to Attack/Damage for the next expedition so long as they have the temp HP (25 gp each for non-members)
• A 15% XP discount to retrain certain abilities (see the Training Hall in the Organization rules in ⁠📚houserules for more info)
• Free Ponies, Light Horses, Donkeys, Mules, Heavy Horses, Light and Heavy Warhorses, Warponies, Hippogriphs, and Pegasi (1/25th of the usual cost, round down, min 1gp, as a rental for non-members)
• Free Rowboats
• Members of the Crucible receive a 70gp/IRL day stipend (rewards from sparring matches etc)
• Managers of Improvements receive a 50gp/IRL day stipend

A sanctioned series of non-lethal fights held by the Martial Union to determine who is the greatest martial combatant in Barrow's Maw. Entry was limited to adventurers deemed “sufficiently martial” by the Union. Casting of spells and magic item usage is limited by tournament rules.

Main Bracket: (some details have been lost)

Loser's Bracket:

Triggered by Ursumea's retirement. Jalil defeated Ash in the final round of the second Martial Union Tournament to secure leadership of the Martial Union, though both were first defeated by Ursumea.

This tournament was held to celebrate the construction of the Martial Union's new colosseum, a rather grand upgrade from the old dirt circle out back of the Union Hall.

High Level Podium Positions:

• Grand Champion: Seven
• 2nd: Ser Brightberry
• 3rd: Brain

Low Level Podium Positions:

• Champion: Bordok
• 2nd: Solange
• 3rd: Snyzbimbl (Contested)

Notable Events

• Seven is the first person to receive The Belt, which marks the current Grand Champion of the Union
• Alys used a variety of buffs to have by far the highest AC in the tournament at 33.
• Snyzbimbl engaged in gnomelike conduct, resulting in many questioning tournament results
• Something to do with Brain's Rod of Wonder

High Level Winner's Bracket

High Level Loser's Bracket

Low Level Bracket