Crossed Swords Discussion

[BloodGullet]

if someone who has done this before has a minute, exactly how does one go about having a battle in an rp? It seems that it would take some co-ordination between the two characters and that they agree upon a time / date so that a huge gap of time or other posts don't break up the action.  Also, it would seem that some small amount of auto-ing would be necessary, I mean, like if you post "so-and-so swings his sword at this-beast .... ", do you stop there and let them respond, or do you create a whole scene where both are clashing and dodging, etc. - perhaps as long as the final outcome is decided on ahead of time?  I suppose if people PM each other ahead of time and agree somehow as to the outcome, I don't know, just guessing here - what have you all done in the past? is that the way it's usually done?  Otherwise a battle could take weeks.

Just curious for some insight or feedback.  All opinions welcome!   

[Leatho Shellhound]

Well the main fighting won't be till round three.

Lets say your character takes a swing at his adversary. Then his competitor has a choise, dose the blow hit his armor, sword, shield? Dose he duck, get wounded, or will he do a counter attack?

Is that any help?

[Redwaller]

What would be pretty cool, is if you role a dice as to see the outcome of the performed action.

[Icefire]

@Bloodgullet: Like Leatho said, one person attacks, the other decides whether or not the blow lands, etc. You might not have to worry about other people interupting the flow of a dual since it sounds like Brook is going to pair us off. Usually that means each pair gets its own thread.

[BloodGullet]

aha! now it makes sense why the posts were the way they were in the completed tournament archives.  great, well I'll study those and see how those folks were running it and gets some clues.   I do like the idea if rolling a dice - kind of old school D&D  or dicekinz  ..  I would't want it to spiral into some kind of thing like pokemon though, too much to keep track of.   thanks for the tips!

[BrookSkimmer]

All round 2 threads will be unlocked until the morning of April 22nd for added *'s and for editing.

Don't make new posts in the threads that were locked but feel free to keep posting in the combined round 2 thread until the morning of the 22nd PST!

[Tam and Martin]

I wasn't on the forum for awhile and my first post I made in the topic you locked wasn't that good. Can I modify it?

Also where is Mattio? He hasn't posted much.

[Redwaller]

When I read BloodGullet's post, and saw the part about the urchin, lady and king. The Mistmantle Chronicles popped in my mind! 

[Icefire]

When I read BloodGullet's post, and saw the part about the urchin, lady and king. The Mistmantle Chronicles popped in my mind! 

Do you like that series? I want to read them, but it will be awhile before I get to them.

[Romsca]

@321tumbler: You're not on the ship anymore. Nobeast is

[Dannflower Reguba]

Err? last two vermin posts. Stealth isn't going to be a player in this fight as we are on an open beach, and we are all facing each other.

(Romsca, Tumblr: You also said assasin instead of assassinate at one point [Both spelling is wrong in two ways  ])

[BrookSkimmer]

Hello to all, here's some thoughts:

The whole point of this tournament is to help everyone with their RPing skills. We can all including me  , improve our writing skills.

I just can't abide arguing in the tournament. The other reason I'm running this is to HAVE FUN! It is not fun for me to read bickering, raised tempers, etc. You get the point... I also don't think that is fun for anyone participating in the tournament. (If that is fun for you, I suggest you drop out right now)

I have decided judging Round 2 will begin this weekend which means Round 3 will begin towards the middle of next week.

In Round 3 I will be assigning which character duels with which. You can feel free to PM me if there are certain characters you would like to duel. If I don't hear from you I will assign them however seems the best.

When you post in these threads, and on our forum in general, try to think through what you post. Being kind and working with others does a world of good, not just on this site, but in the world in general.

I will unlock this discussion thread tomorrow. Please take time to consider the words you leave here.

If you want to discuss anything in particular with me, my PM box awaits ye.  

[BrookSkimmer]

Boards are open again! Feel free to PM me with your choices for who you would like to duel.

[Kitsune]

Hey, Danflorreguba, do you think it would make sense for our characters to duel?

[Dannflower Reguba]

I was wondering about that, but the problem is that I'm just about ready to plug (oh lol, didn't even notice that for a sec.) you with a dart, and at this range it would be REALLY hard to miss.... Maybe you put down Joey, then I put my dart away, and you charge? Otherwise we will have to get back to the big fight before finding someone to duel, and that would randomize things more.