Story ranks are grouping labels
JadeDuel prepares within-rank tournaments for a cultivation-themed gathering. The actual activity should be a safe paper-strategy or other noncontact simulation with rules everyone understands. Fictional cultivation levels are not evidence of physical skill and should never justify real weapon contact or dangerous tests.
Use this planner when players have chosen story divisions and you want separate match records rather than one mixed field. A general event outline, awards description and judged rubric accompany the division tournaments. Competitive progression and judged feedback are separate mechanisms; decide which one determines each award.
Enter a complete division roster
Set the event’s theme, headcount, budget, duration, start and venue. In Participants: name | fictional rank, enter one person per line, such as Ari | Novice. Every name must be unique and every row needs a rank. Match the spelling and capitalization of rank labels deliberately: separate written labels create separate divisions.
Match format is a text field. Enter the supported wording exactly: Single elimination, Double elimination or Round robin. Set the judge count and award description. The roster in this tool comes from the participant/rank lines, not an additional participants box. Review the relationship between that roster and the total guest count rather than assuming the tool verifies attendance.
Use scores for the appropriate purpose
Each division with two or more entrants gets its own tournament. Round robin gives three standings points for a win and one for a draw, then compares score difference. Elimination formats need decisive scores before advancing; double elimination removes a player after two losses and may require a final reset. A one-person division is labelled an exhibition, with no invented opponent.
The separate judging sheet covers Rule accuracy, Strategy explanation and Sportsmanship at 40%, 35% and 25%. Complete every judge’s 0–10 marks before calculating that ranking. Those marks do not automatically become match scores or determine the division champion. Awards based on a combined system require a published host rule outside this tool.
Fictional example: two divisions and an exhibition
Enter nine guests and nine roster lines: Ari, Bea, Cleo and Dev as Novice; Em, Fox, Gray and Hale as Adept; Indi as Keeper. Choose Round robin, two judges, 120 minutes from 14:00 and Paper division seals as the award.
The Novice group has six matches and the Adept group has six, for twelve competitive matches altogether. Indi receives an exhibition note rather than a thirteenth match. For one four-player division, entering 1–0 with the displayed first player winning each scheduled match produces standings that can be calculated and reviewed; no winner is known before those scores are entered.
The basic five-phase schedule uses twenty-four-minute blocks ending at 16:00. That outline does not prove that twelve games, feedback and transitions fit: the host must estimate the actual game duration. The judging sheets include all nine entrants, including the exhibition participant, so explain any optional feedback process before distributing marks.
Check fairness before generating the draw
Confirm the division labels with players and explain whether they are narrative choices or agreed game categories. Do not move an entrant between ranks after seeing an inconvenient matchup. If a division has only one person, offer a genuine exhibition or an agreed alternative rather than silently pairing across ranks.
Choose a referee or score verifier for each active match and establish how a tie is resolved in elimination. Save after verified progression and keep an exported backup. The planner does not automatically coordinate courts, tables, simultaneous matches or judge availability. It supplies records to support an event whose safe rules and practical arrangements remain the organizer’s responsibility.
Questions before you begin
Will novice players be matched with adepts?
Not when their entered labels are separate. Each distinct rank gets its own tournament; review spelling to avoid accidental extra divisions.
Can a single entrant win a played division?
No opponent is manufactured. The tool marks that division as an exhibition, and recognition should describe it honestly.
Do judge scores advance the bracket?
No. Division match scores control tournament progression. The weighted judging sheet is a separate ranking and feedback record.
Can we use actual sparring because the page says duel?
The intended use is noncontact simulation. A fictional duel label does not provide equipment, supervision or a safety framework for physical combat.