I am the Ruler of Westgard; I most certainly have "tried this fighting against NPCs"
That fighting is run by the computer for you - you don't have to do anything at all, except move or get ready. It IS a little monotonous after a while; however, if there's "nothing else to do", it is the fault of the players for not making anything else to do.
The only other GM things to do ANYWHERE are join a tournament (there have been several), play a priest or courtier (your inalienable rights let you go do that) ...not so much else. Everything else is RP, and you are always free to do that, unless you are wounded or in prison.
So hire more mean or get a younger character if you're wounded too much, and start RPing. Or at least tell us what you can't do, that you used to be able to on Atamara.
