Legend Story Studios (LSS) announced next year’s Flesh and Blood Organized Play offerings will continue to grow and award at least $1 Million in prize money in 2023.
After the first complete year of Flesh and Blood OP, featuring 12 Callings, two Pro Tours, a World Championship, and countless smaller events, the successful OP system is coming back next year with a few changes. The OP pathway is staying the same, giving players plenty of options at the local level and allowing competitive players opportunities to play on the biggest stages as they participate in all four tiers. The road map to Pro Tour and World Championship play is clear and concise: qualify for highest level of competition through ProQuests, Road to Nationals, Battle Hardened events, or Callings.
The million-dollar prize pool will be broken down into events like this:
- $300,000 – World Championship
- $200,000 – Pro Tour
- $200,000 – Calling
- $200,000 – National Championship
- $100,000 – Battle Hardened
One of the major changes for next year will be a reduction from two Pro Tours to one, but the lone PT will boast a $200K prize pool compared to two $100K PTs. The bigger prize pool for the Pro Tour will allow for the event to pay down farther into the standings, giving more players a reward for doing well at what could be their high point in Flesh and Blood for the year. The Pro Tour will be in the United States in late April or early May with a confirmed date coming soon. The Pro Tour will be the marquee event for the March-June season.
More money is also being paid out at Battle Hardened events as the number of Battle Hardened events is moving up to 50 from 30 in 2022. National Championships are also being elevated to be the biggest events of their season, with $200k being spread out among those events. National Championships will be the marquee events for the July-September season. The World Championship caps off the October-January season.
Another change for next year is scaling prize pools for Callings. The prize pools will adjust based on attendance numbers, with LSS erring on the side of the larger prize pool if the attendance number will be close to a threshold. Calling payouts will look like this:
- Up to 300 players — $10,000
- 300-600 players — $20,000
- More than 600 players — $30,000
The article also announced the first two Callings of 2023. The first will be in Indianapolis as the main event at SCG CON Indianapolis on February 3-5. The second will be in Auckland, New Zealand on February 24-26.
Read the original announcement from LSS.