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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5188721" data-attributes="member: 19675">The brawl would be a great way for the PCs to end up in prison, and thus, the gladiatorial ring...you really shouldn't ditch it.Consider starting the brawl in a dockside tavern- the PCs (for whatever reason) are in this dive, right off the bay- and when the action gets started, let things go a little "sandboxy."  IOW, don't just keep the brawl in the tavern, let it spill out into the streets.  That way you get a bigger variety of weapons (belaying pins, large fish, boxes & barrels, etc.), participants (sailors passing by, fisherman on their way home, criminals doing business, etc.), altitudes (rooftops, boats, the water itself, etc.).  Who knows, maybe someone even smacks a  Lamplighter by accident, sending his oil and wick skittering along the (wooden) dock.That way, it can even turn into a riot that justifies calling out the Watch and the Firefighters, etc., as well as the harsh justice of the bloodsports.For giggles, you could also add a twist to the bloodsports themselves.  Just like modern sporting events, there could be concessionaires who sell things to help the crowd support their favorites.  Only since its a FRPG, instead of noisemakers and pennants, what they're selling could be projectiles to throw into the ring.  1 CP gets you a rock.  A SP gets you a bag of rocks.  1GP gets you some kind of weapon or buckler to toss to your fave.  1 PP gets you something alchemical- a tanglefoot bag, a vial of alchemist fire, a trogstink bomb, etc.</blockquote>

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