I think the Refs should have some fun.

[jc_madden]

Occasionally the cruel masters of the Coliseum would pit the condemned or the prize fighters against beasts from the realms. Sometimes these fights were fair, other times not. I propose to let the Ref's get to challenge fighters with NPC baddies, maybe 2 lowly orcs versus one skilled fighter. Maybe fight a lion! What do you think?

[Kublai]

That's a cool idea! Right now, I am the only ref that doesn't have a Champion, though. Thor and Yag both have fought in the arena. Nothing is stopping me from doing so, too, but lack of time/inspiration.

Challenging a ref will take trust, of course. Once you do make a challenge, the referee can choose any beastie he'd like. It'll be a fun surprise!

::giant eagle swoops out of sky and plucks Champion off the ground::

Ref wins! :twisted:

[foxandwarlock]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

We cannot let Kublai script! I have heard the tales, relived the horrors!

He is nigh invincible the shadows say! WE ARE DOOMED!

[Kevin]

::has nightmare vision of being attacked by five elven princes::

[jc_madden]

Challenging a ref will take trust, of course. Once you do make a challenge, the referee can choose any beastie he'd like. It'll be a fun surprise!


I think you missed the spirit of the post..... the REF challenges the champion! "You're soaking your weary muscles in the baths after a tough fight with a nasty Orc, suddenly your masters throw your armor on you. Time for the lion's lunch boy!"

mwahahaha. :twisted:

edit I also thought it might increase the number of battles going on by limiting the number of people necessary online. I would trust the ref to be impartial. It would also allow those with less fights under their belts to catch up in terms of Artha and advancement tests....

[Kublai]

Ahhhhh! Muahahahah! :twisted:

[Thor Olavsrud]

::has nightmare vision of being attacked by five elven princes::

pffft! So unsubtle. How about giving you guys a REAL challenge, like one little Mischief (that's a tiny butterfly-winged faerie for those of you without the Monster Burner).

[Kublai]

Gold Star for Thor! :twisted:

Nothing like a little sneazy dust to ruin your day! Or try sprinting while being levitated about the arena! tee hee!

[Thor Olavsrud]

Nothing like a little sneazy dust to ruin your day! Or try sprinting while being levitated about the arena! tee hee!

Not to mention sleepie dust! They go snoozy-snoozy, and then it's time for the stabbity-stabbity. :twisted:

[eruditus]

I think that's a great idea.

Personally I think we should have a stable and anyone can pick from the stable with a challenge.

I was running an Arena concept for a while... i'll pst some ideas i had for it later on today.

[jc_madden]

Cool! Yeah I like the stable idea at least that way you have some idea of what you might be up against.

On an aside, I am LOVING the new positioning rules. The thing that excited me about BW's combat was the lack of battle maps/minis. But I found that paces made me want to break out the maps. This new movement system is like Abstractions for fighters! It's very easy to visualize I can't wait to try it out. (nudge, nudge)

[Kublai]

I'll give people a week or so to look over the Positioning Rules. Thor and I feel the same way you do about them.

[jc_madden]

Consider them ABSORBED. By me atleast. Then again I sit at work with all my BW .pdfs open for reference.... hehehe. I love my desk job.

[Thor Olavsrud]

Consider them ABSORBED. By me atleast. Then again I sit at work with all my BW .pdfs open for reference.... hehehe. I love my desk job.

Make sure you read them carefully. I think new players will pick them up easily, but veteran players may stumble a little because the new rules SEEM so similar to the old. Make sure you read ALL the maneuvers, some of them work a bit differently (and there's even a new one hidden in there). Also, you especially should make sure to read the new Gunpowder die rule, since you've used a pistol in the arena already. It works a bit differently now.

Finally, Kublai and I need to discuss this, I suppose, but I think that we WILL NOT implement the Oh F&¢K! Optional Rule, simply because it will slow down the Arena process even more.

[luke]

Less chatter! More Fighting!

[Thor Olavsrud]

Less chatter! More Fighting!

::Cracks Whip::
BACK TO WORK!!! :twisted:

[Kublai]

::grabs whip from Tax Collector::

Give me dat whip, runt! Dere's only one Lash Bearer and dat's me!

::whips Thor::

[Thor Olavsrud]

Watch it Lashboy, or I'll get you in a Lock and squeeze, like the Tax Collector I am. Unlike Luke, I don't have the Tasting the Lash trait. :lol:

[Yagathai]

No matter who wins, I still have work. It's good to be a gravedigger.

Well, that's a lie. It's bad. It's terrible. My back hurts and my calluses have blisters have calluses have blisters. But at least the work is steady.

[eruditus]

See you all cry out for support characters and a "persistent world!"

:lol:

i'm just the guy that stands on the fountain in town square proposing impossible improvements in the name of progress. After a tough winter i'm usually hung. :shock:

Where can i buy a whip?

[Drozdal]

::grabs whip from Tax Collector::

Give me dat whip, runt! Dere's only one Lash Bearer and dat's me!

::whips Thor::

[secret language mode]:"Ze stars...I've seen it in ze stars": [/slm]