RangerWickett
Legend
How often do duels crop up in games? Not just guy vs. guy, but two people who know of each other, who have reason to respect each other's talents, and who have something more at stake than just survival.
Any cool duel moments?
I tried using the 2nd edition Combat & Tactics duel rules for a fight against a recurring antagonist, but since it was our first time breaking them out, it didn't accomplish the epicness I wanted. Mostly it was just awkward rolling on tables.
I had a skirmisher duel once, though, when two archers fought each other in the midst of a larger battle. Two other PCs took on dozens of mooks in a warehouse while the PC shadowdancer and the NPC drow assassin covered almost every inch of the battlefield in a pretty cool mobile duel. But at the end one of the other PCs delivered the killing blow.
I once had a player who engaged in spell duels a lot, taking on NPCs at a wizards school, and occasionally handling enemy mages one on one. I set up a few prominent spellcasting foes, and then the player moved away, so I never got much resolution. Duels with mismatched weapons just don't carry the same oomph, I feel.
I had a PC attack the father of the woman he wanted to marry (the guy was also the general of an evil army), but that fight lasted two rounds, and took place in basically a living room.
I think I should put some effort into setting up potential equals for the PCs in my next campaign, to increase the likelihood of awesome showdown duel. Hopefully some of you have had better luck than I. And if you have any advice for keeping other PCs from intruding on a one-on-one fight, please share them.
Any cool duel moments?
I tried using the 2nd edition Combat & Tactics duel rules for a fight against a recurring antagonist, but since it was our first time breaking them out, it didn't accomplish the epicness I wanted. Mostly it was just awkward rolling on tables.
I had a skirmisher duel once, though, when two archers fought each other in the midst of a larger battle. Two other PCs took on dozens of mooks in a warehouse while the PC shadowdancer and the NPC drow assassin covered almost every inch of the battlefield in a pretty cool mobile duel. But at the end one of the other PCs delivered the killing blow.
I once had a player who engaged in spell duels a lot, taking on NPCs at a wizards school, and occasionally handling enemy mages one on one. I set up a few prominent spellcasting foes, and then the player moved away, so I never got much resolution. Duels with mismatched weapons just don't carry the same oomph, I feel.
I had a PC attack the father of the woman he wanted to marry (the guy was also the general of an evil army), but that fight lasted two rounds, and took place in basically a living room.
I think I should put some effort into setting up potential equals for the PCs in my next campaign, to increase the likelihood of awesome showdown duel. Hopefully some of you have had better luck than I. And if you have any advice for keeping other PCs from intruding on a one-on-one fight, please share them.