Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

Oh my goodness!

Nogrod, this certainly confuses matters. I'll PM you.

Groin, that's quite a post! Poor Thornden! Poor Erbrand! Such a misunderstanding! And he stormed off, so Thornden doesn't have a chance to answer!

No worries, I took absolutely nothing personally.

Okay, I guess that's all that can be said at this point. I might post once more before the quarterstaff fight, but it looks like we're ready for you, Noggy.
Cheers.

-- Folwren

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Folwren

Groin, that's quite a post! Poor Thornden! Poor Erbrand! Such a misunderstanding! And he stormed off, so Thornden doesn't have a chance to answer!

Did you want to post? I'm sorry, the reason I ended the discussion was because I remembered Nogrod saying he'll get the game posted today. Tell you what I'll take out the last sentence in my post so that Thornden may respond if he wishes, and if Nogrod posts the game I'll simply edit my post.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

if Nogrod posts the game I'll simply edit my post.

No need to rush people. Lommy and Greenie just went to their mother's place and I'm starting to pick up the pieces for the Q-staff -thing. It will anyway take a few posts - which also means a few days - to have it done.

Originally Posted by lmp

Sorry to rain on your game, Noggie, but the three way quarterstaff fight seems unworkable to me. I suggest a play-in round by non-soldiers and less experienced soldiers instead. Up to you, of course.

The problem with the latter is that it calls for 11 matches of quarterstaff fighting... I'm afraid I'll run out ideas before it's completed - and it takes hours to write and read.

But I'm working on a concept right now and here's a few I've been entertaining myself with thus far. If anyone is around, please comment:

1. Totally anarchic three way fight, everyone against the two others. Short-lived alliances, treachery, cunning "back-whacking" (thanks for the term Foley!).

2. A litle more ordered three way fight where at any time there are only two fighting each other but either one can call the third one to the fray in their place by fex. touching them with the staff or something.

3. A team fight (teams of two or three). The teams might be something naturallish like "resident craftsmen", "newcomers", "household staff"... whatever, depending mostly on whether there would be teams of two or three.

4. Other?


I'll be online for a few hours so please feek free to come forwards with your opinions.

[Nogrod]

I think I'm going to make it a team event after all. After looking at the contestants and considering the amount of writing (and reading for you... ) it's the easier way still promising nice opportunities to come up with fun suprises and stuff like that. There's ample room for all kinds of teamplay and mayhem but it could be held together better than the anarchic three way fight.

Now I'm just asking for your opinions on the following line-ups eg. whether it should be a two-man teams or three-man -teams game.


My suggestions for the teams would be as follows.

Pair-game:

Eodwine 43
Thornden 25
*easy, the leaders*

Balvir 40+
Lithor 49
*elderly soldiers*

Aethelstan 23
Osmund 21
*soldiers, were already together in the wood-mission*

Garstan 35
Stigend 30
*the craftsman-duo*

Harreld 35
Erbrand 28
*both are craftsmen as well*

Dan 24
Crabannan 38
*the newcomers who are not craftsmen*

Three-man teams:

Eodwine
Thornden
Balvir
*leaders*

Lithor
Aethelstan
Osmund
*soldiers*

Garstan
Stigend
Harreld
*resident craftsmen*

Erbrand
Dan
Crabannan
*newcomers*


If you wish, we can make the winning team members fight it out in the end to find out the single champion... but I'm not sure how good an idea it would be.

Also, if you strongly protest against a team-game or the line-ups I've suggested * I'll promise to reconsider this.


* the line-ups could be made via lottery as well...


PS. A pair-game would be nice but it has some logistical problems as it leads to six games and thence for three winners... but using lmp's suggestion of a "play-in" might solve that; but who should be the two pairs that could just relax the first round, the leaders and the elderly soldiers? That might be plausible.

[Folwren]

So, the teams would be fighting against each other? For instances, Thornden and Eodwine would fight against Balvir and Lithor? That might be interesting. In a sense, it would at first be like two individual bouts going on. And then, once one contestant on one team was knocked down, it would be two against one, and that person would quickly be overcome. Is this right? It sounds interesting. People could have all sorts of opportunity to come up with strategies or something.

I think if you'd rather do that and can't think of any other quick way that you could write it, then I wouldn't mind. I'm just speaking for myself.

By the way, thanks for your help on the issue I PMed you about.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Folwren

And then, once one contestant on one team was knocked down, it would be two against one, and that person would quickly be overcome. Is this right?

Possibly... there might be room for some heroism as well... we'd need to see what the dices say.

But you got the idea right.

Originally Posted by Foley

can't think of any other quick way that you could write it

There are no quick ways for me... only less gigantic ones.

[Nogrod]

Wilcred has taken over the leading of the Q-staff game from Lithor and announced the general rules.

You have something like 24 hours to post before the first matches. Unless I'm more busy tomorrow I hope I am at the moment. But I should be able to post the first matches tomorrow around this time.

Meanwhile I'm (sleeping & going to work) awaiting for your suggestions for the mechanics of the game.