Mini-Challenge #1: Our City is Under Attack!

[Batwoman]

Mini-Challenge #1: Our City is Under Attack!

 

 

 

This is April O’Neil with Channel 6 News on the streets of Assassin City (Assacity?) to bring this report on Tiberius the Trumpet playing Bear. Not much to report. Just look at this bear that plays the trumpet.

 

 

 

Wow. Truly a thing to behold.

 

Oh no. Do you here that?

 

What is that?

 

**the ground starts to shake beneath Ms. O’Neil's feet and the music gets more dramatic**

 

 

 

Hahahaha. Look at this pathetic city. I hear the Turtles and Master Splinter are taking refuge in this city’s sewer system. I plan to find them and defeat my foes once and for all. And there is no one here that can stop me.

 

Hey. Reporter lady. Are these cameras still rolling.

 

Uhhhh… yeah.

 

Then hear me citizens of Assacity. You will give up these turtles and rat to me or I will see to it that you all meet your certain doom. There is no way you can defeat I, the powerful ninja, Shredder!

 

 

**smoke bomb**

 

Assacity, if you are hearing me right now. It is time to step up. Shredder is planning to destroy your beautiful city and he plans to defeat the ninja turtles. Without your help he is sure to succeed. I know you are all busy being awesome Assassins, but you need to gather together to be ready for the attacks on the city. Call out to your neighbors. Tell them they need to prepare. Motivate each other to get ready to protect your city!

 

Translation:

 

This first week is about coming together as a guild. We’re going to need all of our awesome Assassins to contribute to save our city during these 6 weeks of mini-challenges. So I implore you all to go to other Assassin “houses” (threads) and say ‘hi’ and give a motivational word or two or eleven. Make sure to keep up on updates and say ‘hey, how’s it going’ if they go missing for a few days. Assassins always be lurking in the shadows.

 

Also remember to search for threads with fewer posts, because sometimes those are the ones that need the most motivation

 

We’re going to need all of our awesome Assassiny skills this challenge. We need our muscley BWW peeps to be ready and strong to punch the bad guys in the face. We need our aerialist to be up high lurking in the shadows and ready to pounce on our foes. We need the swift feet of our parkour friends. The climbing ability of our climbers is important in case… climb? (Sorry… sometimes it is hard for me to life properly.)

 

Anywhos, I know that just checking out on other’s threads isn’t particularly challenging especially for such an outstanding guild. So we are role-playing a walking challenge. In order to get to other Assacity houses you got to hoof it there, so this is walking, running, prancercizing… whatever tickles your fancy.

So this is basically cumulative guild cardio and the first goal that we have to reach is 1000 minutes.

 

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Thanks Harika

 

Update: Well the Assassins have crushed the first task and everyone is alert in the city. But just as everyone has gathered the Foot has dropped in for an attack. 500 Foot ninja soldiers that need to be taken down with punching and kicking.

 

Squat Punch, Hook, Upper-Cut: http://www.warriorxf...t-with-uppercut

 

** in the video a resistance band is used, but it doesn't have to be used for the exercise to count. It was just the only video of this exercise I could find with someone doing an actual squat... hrrrm. Maybe I will make my own video.**

 

Sit-up Cross Punch: 

 

Front kicks:  https://www.youtube....h?v=hrWmBde-F_w

 

New spreadsheet is posted underneath. Each Foot is 10 hit points to incapacitate so we need a total of 5000 collective hits and kicks.

 

 

251 down!

 

Other rules:

- Mini-challenges are not mandatory, feel free to ignore this one if you don't want to participate. Don't let mini-challenge hinder your own goals.

- If you're not sure how to register something, post it here.

- If you already have some kind of cardio training in your challenge, then yes! It counts for both

- Keep it simple!

- Don't hurt yourself!

 

There’s a spreadsheet to tally your movements:

 

{completed} https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y7ydQhqjGWC4kmsWKBzkCoj-4bKsII2p7QrEF_UbWxo/edit?usp=sharing (first task complete, but please continue to walk, run, skip, dance and do your assassiny things and add them to the sheet. This will give me a better understanding of guild participation in the future for better challenge goal setting on my part

 

{new task} https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16dp2WKD4DCWFgDT0GlydkcNpXc55ul_74xSjzicaYJ8/edit#gid=0

 

 

Everyone who competes in this mini-challenge gets +1 STA for making your way around Assacity.

 

Assassins, remember to be safe and have fun!

[vengefulpear]

Yay! (for the mini-challenge not for Shredder messin' with our city!)

 

I shall definitely be touring the guild to say hi/try to motivate as many fellow assassins as possible!

[ApfelStrudi]

Yesssss. sweet coincidence that i just spent half a hour walking and then come back to the office and read this do we get bonus points for evil stairs?

[Batwoman]

Yesssss. sweet coincidence that i just spent half a hour walking and then come back to the office and read this do we get bonus points for evil stairs?

 

You get one evil stare for attacking the evil stairs

 

[elsfaire]

Hooray for mini-challenges! Maybe my aerobic exercise sessions this week can be a bit longer than 30 minutes.

[Twilight]

I will tally my daily walk to add to the spreadsheet!

[Balthazar]

this is a great mini challenge, best get on it straight away

[obax]

 I run! And I play hockey! If you're happy with me guessing at the actual time I spend playing in a game (versus sitting on the bench), then I'm happy to log it! 'Cuz I'm not nearly coordinated enough to start and stop a watch while wearing hockey gloves...

[Batwoman]

 I run! And I play hockey! If you're happy with me guessing at the actual time I spend playing in a game (versus sitting on the bench), then I'm happy to log it! 'Cuz I'm not nearly coordinated enough to start and stop a watch while wearing hockey gloves...

 

Yeah. I totally think you can guesstimate your time on the ice and add it to the totals Just keep your feet moving!

[Pyrorazor]

Oh my god a mini challenge I might actually be able to participate in Also the abbreviation of the city name makes me laugh. xD 

[starpuck]

 I run! And I play hockey! If you're happy with me guessing at the actual time I spend playing in a game (versus sitting on the bench), then I'm happy to log it! 'Cuz I'm not nearly coordinated enough to start and stop a watch while wearing hockey gloves...

 

Bwuahahah!      I'm with Obax on this one!    

Blade-footed, spear wielding assassins we be!  (Who apparently talk like pirates?)

[starpuck]

Oh my god a mini challenge I might actually be able to participate in Also the abbreviation of the city name makes me laugh. xD 

 

Meeee toooo Pyrorazor.   Like... every. Time.

[karinajean]

AWESOME I am so excited about this mini-challenge. this is something my new ACL can TOTALLY do. YAY!

 

also squee April!

[Harika]

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[Phayze]

We build this city on rooooooccckkk aaaand ROLL!! YEAH!

I picked a great time to really commit to doing the mini - regular breakdance and dog walking should help put a dent in that 1000 minutes. ^^

[Priscillia]

 

(Sorry… sometimes it is hard for me to life properly.)

 

That typo is really getting a life of its own xD

 

And yay!  You guys are giving me an excuse to use my vibrams more (which works with my challenge).  Although I'm curious is Pole Dancing counts as cardio for this mini-challenge...

[Batwoman]

That typo is really getting a life of its own xD

 

And yay!  You guys are giving me an excuse to use my vibrams more (which works with my challenge).  Although I'm curious is Pole Dancing counts as cardio for this mini-challenge...

 

Ideally it would be a cardio that gets you from one place to the next, but I'm up for accepting all forms of cardio. As long as movement and exercise is happening and the mini-challenge is encouraging it, I say good.

 

Plus I'm sure a ton of Assassins have poles that you have to shimmy down to get to their dwelling.

[Juni0r83]

Okay, I'm in, because, well, why not right?

 

Also, TMNT = AWESOME!

[Leothil]

Very nice! I guess I'll log the 5 minutes I spent on the treadmill as warmup today.

[metal_weaver]

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Plus I'm sure a ton of Assassins have poles that you have to shimmy down to get to their dwelling.

*giggle-snort*

Sewer humor aside, count me in! All the more reason to get out and #Ingress!

[NightWatcher13]

Sweet! Are we counting bikes or just paws (feet)? 

Time to get out and about, no fast-travel to summon the troops

[Batwoman]

Sweet! Are we counting bikes or just paws (feet)? 

Time to get out and about, no fast-travel to summon the troops

 

Considering it is total minutes I'd say yay to bikes.

 

No fast travels though

[starsapart]

New guild member stupid question: do the mini challenges generally carry additional stat point bonuses (side quest style) or not?  I've got a walking goal this go around anyway, and I'm headed to Vegas tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll log plenty of minutes regardless!!!

 

Also, since we're counting bikes and blades and such, how do you feel about rowing~?

[Batwoman]

New guild member stupid question: do the mini challenges generally carry additional stat point bonuses (side quest style) or not? I've got a walking goal this go around anyway, and I'm headed to Vegas tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll log plenty of minutes regardless!!!

Also, since we're counting bikes and blades and such, how do you feel about rowing~?

Generally yes. I'm new to making the mini-challenges so you will have to forgive me. This will be +1 STA to whoever participates. I'll add it to the OP soon.

Sure. Rowing to the Assassins that live on the river. Swimming would work too

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[Katydid]

1. Does plyometrics count?  It doesn't really involve moving from one place to the other but it's definitely cardio.

 

2. If I do more than one kind of cardio, do I add another row for myself to the spreadsheet, or just put all the kinds in my second column cell?