Author Topic: Duels  (Read 7252 times)

feyeleanor

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Re: Duels
« Topic Start: October 12, 2017, 03:01:30 PM »
There's no hedge knight player characters in BM. Going by the only definition of the term I could find, which seems to come from GoT and refers to an unlanded knight; all knights in BM have estates.

The noble characters in BM are the creme de la creme of noble society, the most known of all nobility. There are no 'unknown' player characters. Information about them is collected and distributed throughout society/BattleMaster. Unlike those nameless NPC nobility. If duels were meant to be restricted to between certain ranks, we would do so, so perhaps there is a good reason they are not?

There are always justifications for rejecting duels - especially with long-established characters where the loss can be painful. But let's be honest, every time a character turns down a duel it makes them a little less noble and a little more craven. And that diminishes the game.

One of my favourite characters Aednadh was killed in a stupid, pointless duel against a loud-mouthed noble of little standing. It sucked. But it's also been the basis for subsequent role-plays and enriched family lore no end. There's also the fame point as a consolation the first time your character gets killed in a duel.

Perhaps it's time all characters were made mortal. Force the lot of them to have skin in the game :)