Overview: Yace is a simple, nonlethal arena game where fighters queue up for some short duels. Anybody can participate free of charge and multiple times. The reward for each victory is one vial of Neoten blood [worth 1288 tria].
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The following information will be available on a poster in the arena pit where the game will be held.
[Short OoC rules:]
- Do not use ranged attacks, armors, shields, familiars, buffs and health recovery during the fight.
- Important: Before a duel begins the health of both fighters is fully depleted.
- Please use bloody stance to keep the chance of blocking low.
- The /group mechanics are (ab)used as a simple queueing system.
- The first three slots of the group window always show the arbiter and the two current fighters.
- Defeated players are removed from and reinvited to the group.
- There is no predefined number of duels, the games keep going for as long as everyone is having fun.
[OoC description]
Imagine this poster (book item) contains a lengthy list of rules written in character. Those are not explicitly given here to keep things short and simple. In summary, The focus of the fights is on fairplay and agility, so many actions with a high risk of injuries are forbidden. The goal is to make the enemy stumble or fall without hurting each other too seriously. For this reason and to give newer players a chance, the character health is depleted such that very few hits - typically the first -will end the duel. The low health is just a trick to bend the mechanics, so please do not RP injuries or sickness unless there is another reason to do so.
The games are organized with the group window - just /tell Bonifarzia if you wish to get invited and enlisted. Once it is your turn, Boni will /challenge you. If you do not wish to play, please accept the challenge and /yield. In that case or if you are AFK, you will be removed from and reinvited to the group, so you can play again later. Once both fighters have entered the pit, Boni will deplete their health (defeat them) using a bow. This action is purely OoC and enforces fairly equal hit points. As soon as both fighters stand back up again, you can /challenge your opponent and start your duel. Please use bloody stance so the chance to block is kept low and does not depend that much on your weapon skills. The winner can then fetch a reward via /trade and fight for another round against a new challenger. The defeated player is removed from and reinvited to the group. You are free to decline the invitation and ask for another one any time later.
When you join the group and are waiting for your turn, you can lower your health such that it can be depleted later quickly. For this you can use /show glyph and hit the research button a few times without selecting any glyphs.
Player killing is absolutely unacceptable, so it is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not use any buffs like "electrotouch" - note that magic and ranged attacks are forbidden anyway, just like armors and shields. Robes are tolerated, unless someone tries to hide armor underneath. In that case, visible equipment on myplane can help. Potions for stamina recovery are okay, but please do not try to recover health with any sort of items or magic during the fight.
Casting spells or /challenges on the fighters during a duel is considered harassment, as it interrupts the flow of the game and the current round will have to be restarted. You can heal after a duel, but this is not quite necessary, as the health will be depleted again when the player wants to engage in another round later.
[I am new here - what do I need to get started?]
If you have read the rules and think this could be fun for you, then you are ready to go. Stats, skills and equipment should not be important for a game of yace, so new players are encouraged to give it a try. If your weapon/melee skill is very low, you may have problems hitting some opponents, but otherwise mostly your timing and tactics will matter.
Events
[Saturday, 16th of march, 22 GMT - event finished]
Champion of the first yace game is Caraick with an impressive number of 15 victories, followed by Hirene (8), Haraun and Firke (4 each). Lumi defeated three of the top players and wins a young talent award. Read the details of all 36 matches here (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=41172.msg463432#msg463432).
[Saturday, 23rd of march, 22 GMT] -event finished
Special thanks to Daevaorn for moderating the second yace games, so I could focus on the administration of the rounds. We had another tournament packed with 30 rounds of action. Lumi dominated this time with 16 victories, winning nearly all of her rounds, followed by Potare and Dalos (each 5 victories). Read the details here (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=41172.msg463610#msg463610).
Further events are to be announced here later.
Comment: This is yet another attempt to promote friendly duels in the arena, and as my last try (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=40917[/URL) failed quite miserably, I want to organize this one in a similar fashion as a previous fighting game (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37454), but with even simpler rules. Note that the idea is to give trainee fighters a fair chance to earn a few tria and have some dueling experience, while the seasoned warriors might find the event interesting to hone their [human] skills. EDIT: Special thanks to Sarva for updating the events.php so quickly.