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BattleMaster => BM General Discussion => Topic started by: Foxglove on May 16, 2013, 08:26:23 AM
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When most heroes die, you're lucky to see many comments about it from other characters. The world just keeps turning. So which heroic deaths do you feel actually meant something? Either became it was a fitting end for the character or because there was some actual weight to it through roleplays or other things.
My two contenders for the best heroic death award are Alpha and Rhidhana.
When Alpha just died on FEI, there was a real sense of shock and loss (Velax OOC comment: "holy s**t"). One of the great personalities, and commanders, on the island was dead. Added to this were the roleplays of other characters expressing their shock at the news, and Alpha's Arcaean son crossing the frontlines to attend the funeral pyre with the Kindarans.
Rhidhana gets my second vote because I've never seen a hero die at a more fitting moment. Her death during the final defence of Krimml was the perfect end for the character. She embodied Fontan, and dying at the same moment the realm died was verging on the poetic.
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Helios Raiva in Nahad for primarily the same reasons you listed for Rhidhana.
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Man, I can't find it anywhere anymore... I know it was on the wiki...
Anyone remember that Avalon hero, I think he was duke of the capital and/or judge or something, that in the third invasion said that he'd fight Jean-Olivier Chénier, King of Fwuvoghor, until the day he dies, and literally five minutes later he is killed in battle by the daimons Jean-Olivier sent against Avalon?
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I knew it was on some funny quotes page:
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Quotes
Famous Last Words
Roleplay from Thorson Jorvik
Message sent to Message sent to the Rulers of Beluaterra (21 recipients)
Scout Report (Lacint): Scribe Note
JeanOlivier, you have written your own death sentence. I will have your head if it took me forever.
Thorson Jorvik (Duke of Cteduul)
Approximately 12 minutes later:
Huge Battle Fought (24 minutes ago)
Rumours spread and tales are sung about a huge battle in Cteduul:
Republic of Fwuvoghor vs. Avalon
Estimated combat strengths: 33000 CS vs. 6000 CS
Sir Nezumi Vecchio Ratto, Baron of Norjke is spotted wearing the Splendid Band of Glory.
soulreaver thor (Knight of Wilwau) is spotted wearing the Splendid Ring.
The hero Sir Thorson Jorvik, Duke of Cteduul was killed.
Sir Nezumi Vecchio Ratto, Baron of Norjke was seriously wounded.
Vel'dunin M'suryn'kar (Knight of Lacint, Avalon) was seriously wounded.
Attacker Victory!
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Man, I can't find it anywhere anymore... I know it was on the wiki...
Anyone remember that Avalon hero, I think he was duke of the capital and/or judge or something, that in the third invasion said that he'd fight Jean-Olivier Chénier, King of Fwuvoghor, until the day he dies, and literally five minutes later he is killed in battle by the daimons Jean-Olivier sent against Avalon?
http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Quotes#Famous_Last_Words
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Julma Jaune, king of Thalmarkin also said that he is Semi God and Immortal... died 2 days later on duel against Enweilian Duke.
-Jaune
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http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Quotes#Famous_Last_Words
Thank you!
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Too bad Skyndarbau didn't die against Alice ...
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One of the worst heroic deaths has to go to Galiard's cousin Septimus, then ruler of Ethiala, which he had successfully saved from destruction ... only to get killed in a border skirmish in a war with Lasanar that was winding down. I think there were maybe a hundred and fifty people on both sides of the battle.
Similar to Richard the Lionheart - survive the crusades and a lifetime of military campaigns only to get picked off by a lucky archer during a siege.
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Thorson Jorvik has to be the most ironic.
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Raziel the Second went out like a badass. He and three other of the continents top swordsman (80% plus all around) gathered in Barad Lacrinth (atamara) to duel to the death. Raziel beat the first one (didn't kill him) and then died in the second battle, and confessed with his dying breath that he was in love with his best friend's, duke of the wealthiest city on the island at the time, wife.
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Scarlett, if it's any consolation- seeing Septimus's death was one of the things that first convinced me to stick with BM. "What, the most powerful character here just died? This is clearly not like any other game."
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I have had three heroes in my family die. The first two were rulers of large realms. The third was general of one of the most militarily powerful realms on the island. Clearly, any hero can die in any battle.
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Two of my very favorite characters died memorably.
Valak in the FEI began as nothing and ended up General of multiple realms, founder of a great guild, saved two nations, survived many many duels to the death, ousted evil cults, and ended up a King...before promptly dieing in a duel against a former friend and guild mate.
~Opposite~
Valast was the King of Lukon for ages... always on top of the world. Died in a random encounter in the back woods of the middle of nowhere against a small unit that just happened to be in the way.
:-P
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I hate to nominate one of my own characters but Erisha Da Hadez (http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Da_Hadez_Family/Erisha) death in The Colonies was a doozy.
Spent a couple of years helping fighting and winning a war, annihilating the enemy realms. Key in negotiating the joint creation of a new realm from their territory with nobles from allied realms. Arrives in the new realm for the formality of being appointed ruler.. immediately slain in an accidental battle against the new realm caused by a newbie player forgetting to move from aggressive to evasive when returning home.
For extra cringeworthy irony points that player is my real-life wife.
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OUCH!! >_<
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Yeah.. Ouch. She looked so guilty that morning. I just had to laugh as she's a bit accident prone in real life too.
Now I'm thinking about it R'Guard Da Hadez (http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Da_Hadez_Family/Rguard) death was a beautiful stroke of luck.
I'd been building a three-year story hidden across the rp's of three characters and numerous wiki entries, all the time evolving in line with in-game events. It was a bit like juggling cats but was going to plan.
But the end of the story pretty much required that I rp'ed R'Guard's death fighting undead at the foot of Darka's holy volcano.
The day he arrived there.. slain by an undead horde.
Perfect.
I think only one or maybe two people managed to piece together the whole story but the creation was enough fun in itself. The meat of it is still there in the Da Hadez family wiki pages (http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Da_Hadez_Family) if you read between the lines (and, literally, know your Norse mythology backwards).
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Rowan's death during the height of the war with Averoth was very memorable.
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Yeah that was a kick in the gut. It was a pretty cool way for him to go, but I was a little disappointed purely on the basis that Rowan was probably my all-time most successful and powerful character, and I wasn't entirely through having fun with all that.
Still, it was pretty dramatic.
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I consider my character Karim's hero death quite badass. Back on the old South-East Island during a battle in Sandalak city he was - literally - the last man standing on the walls before a storm of arrows killed him. Every other melee unit, both attacking and defending had been wiped out or routed during a particularly bloody fight on the walls in which two other heroes perished as well, a joint record that still stands to this day.
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Armstrong Ironsides dies in a duel with Malakai. There goes another legendary hero...
I suppose this is a good example of how those darned heroes just refuse to die in battle when you want them to, as I think Armstrong would much rather have gone down fighting in Fane's last stand. With the duel, I get the impression that he was just left standing in Oligarch's main square throwing out challenges until someone finally killed him. Did he manage to kill off anyone else before the end?
Oh well, Thomas has issued a posthumous pardon so that Armstrong can be entombed in his Sacred Order of Battle graveyard. Dead heroes are much better behaved than living ones, and the holy relics of Armstrong, Defender of the Crown, will be great for regional tourism ;D
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Letter from Jaret Jaron (9 hours, 51 minutes ago)
Message sent to everyone in the region Saradic (74 recipients)
Darka would like to thank CE and co for their generous offerings, the Holy Volcano will be filled up for days with all these offerings!
Till next time,
Jaret Jaron
Count of Maycxal
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Battle in Saradic (8 hours, 58 minutes ago)
Jaret Jaron, Count of Maycxal has been wounded by Svinfylka (31).
Jaret Jaron, Count of Maycxal has been killed by Legion I Lakota (18).
And I had just promised him Duchy. He was awesome character at Darka. Always pushing up hope and energy.
Not sure if this is best heroic death, but this one really hurted old KK'.
-Jaune
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Lol, and I usually dont send those taunts, and now Jaret is on his way to the holy volcano, sad :'( didnt get duchy and didnt get legendary death. I will be back in Darka in a few months or so hopefully ;D