1. To initiate a fight both parties have to acknowledge the
combat. This means the aggressor(attacker) names their target and shows
their intent. And the target(defender) accepts the challenge with an
acknowledging post.
Attacker> *looks to Defender* "I been looking for you"
Attacker> *draws his weapons looking at Defender* "draw your weapons
and prepare to die" Defender> *draws his weapons looking at the
attacker* " you have found Me but it is you who will die
Now there has been a challenge and it is accepted.( It should be noted
at this time, You must declare and name the weapons you will use when
drawing them, such as, *draws His sword and dagger, or whatever
weapon he will use and you must declare which hand the weapon is held
in,left or right)
2. This is the only time during combat that speed counts also a little
strategy comes in. If "Attacker" makes the next post, an attack. Then
"Defender" must defend the attack, if He does not, then the attack
strikes and he may well die in the opening round. However, if Defender
is faster and gets the post first, and Attacker does not defend, then
it is the same, the attack strikes and He may well be killed. Thus when
you begin a fight, you must be aware if your opponent gets the first
attack post or not. If he does, then you must defend.
3. Now the combat(fight) has begun, from the point of the first
attacking post, it alternates, each person gets a chance to defend and
attack. You must defend each attack successfully. Except for the very
first post, you must defend first, and in the same post attack.
Attacker>*swings My sword to his neck* (opening post)
Defender>*blocks his sword with My shield as I plunge My sword to
His belly* (second post) Attacker>Blocks his sword with My shield
while jabbing sword to his shield arm*
And thus it continues until one misses a defense and is killed. This is
the basics for starting Combat and how to fight during Combat.
Weapons in this combat are to be the exact same as in the
books. There are no 12 foot long swords, No rapid fire cross bows,
quiva's and dagger's are thrown one at a time, not 6 at a time killing
6 Men in 6 different places. Weapons have to be as true to the book's
as they can be. According to the books Warriors were trained to fight
right handed even if they were left handed as Tarl Cabot was. Which
weapon's you choose is up to you. You can use a different weapon with
each fight, however you cannot change weapons after a fight has
started. If you draw a dagger or quiva or something else, You must
describe how you drew the weapon and it must be feasible that you could
use it. All moves whether they be attacking or defending must be
feasible, able to do rt. As well, there are no Supermen able to leap
buildings, no Flying Batman, no Conan the Barbarian's. If the move
cannot be done by the avg Person it will not count. According to the
books although some men were larger then others, it was skill and not
strength that decided combats. And in these fights skill will decide,
not super human strength.
The actual combat is simple. Alternate posts, defend the
first part of your post and attack the second part. Do both in one
post. Use weapons that are actually in the books. Now for an example of
a fight. Conan and Batman.
Conan> **walks into the room looking at Batman*
Conan> ** draws His sword and dagger* I am here for your head
Batman> ** rising up looking at Him as I draw My sword and shield*
then come get it if you can
Conan> **rushes forward swinging My sword to His head, My dagger
plunging up into his belly**
Batman>** raises My shield to fend off his sword, My sword swinging
down to slice his hand off at the wrist stopping the dagger**
Conan>** turns the dagger in My hand to protect My wrist blocking
his sword, as I draw My sword back and plunge it into his belly*
Batman> **using the shield I knock his dagger from his grip swinging
My sword to his neck*
Conan> *ducks under his sword*
Batman is dead, because he did not defend the attack of the sword to
his belly. Conan even though he knew he had struck the belly, still
ducked under the sword so there would be no dispute if He was struck in
death.
I apologize for the use of the names Batman and Conan, seemed names I
could use and not offend anyone. And again, this was an example, actual
combat can be more complex, and usually takes a little longer. It can
last several minutes.
If you are challenged, you have two choices. You accept the
challenge as described in these rules. Or you can run, leave the room.
But to do so will probably result in you being branded a coward. But
you must do one or the other. To simply ignore the challenge is also
considered a coward. And room OP's could remove you at their
discretion. Each room will handle this in their own way. Name your
weapons at the beginning of the fight stating what they are. Defend all
attacks in the first part of your post, attacking in the second part.
Do not double post. It is alternating. If you double post it will count
as a post, even if you are just correcting typos, or chatting with
someone. Example of double post:
Conan> Swings sorwd
Conan> sword
Batman> blocks his sword and plunges Mine to his heart
Conan is dead, in his second post he did not defend the blow to his
heart. He simply corrected a typo, *sword*
Do not change weapons in the middle of a fight such as switching from a
short sword to a scimitar. Although they are similar weapons, they are
not the same. If you pull another weapon such as a quiva or dagger
during a fight, detail how you pulled it and use it. Do not type,
*pulls quiva and throws it*. Something to the effect, * reaches
with My left hand pulling My quiva from its sheath in My belt, holding
it in My left hand ready*( or if feasible attacking with it, though
it is hard to get a weapon out and attack unless the attack is low. It
would be hard to draw it from your belt and raise it high and plunge it
into his neck in one motion without leaving yourself very vulnerable to
attack). All moves must be realistic, and must with some certainty be
able to be performed in reality by the average Person. Typo's and
misspelled words don’t matter as long as you get your point across.
Since speed does not matter, take enough time to make sure you get
across what are you are trying to do. Do not *take out your crayon
and draw a fake sword and chop off his head*. This would count as
accepting the challenge and since a picture of a sword cannot defend,
you will be dead.
The results of combat can vary. They do not have to be to
death. You can be injured to the point you cannot continue and be
spared death. Many variables play into this, as in R/T.
But, if you are killed, you will be banned for two weeks from all CoC
homes. You also lose your nick permanently, as well as all titles and
positions. Those of honor will follow these rules.
I have labored to give a detailed explanation of the rules, but with
all rules, something may have been over looked, or something may occur
that is not covered here. If this happens or if problems arise please
notify Keldar of BTC, or any Member of the CoC so that the correct
solution can be made.
BACK TO MAIN
PAGE