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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 1846151" data-attributes="member: 1194">Ahhh...  someone inquiring about the Ol' Games O' Death!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />They were a neat part of the board's history : AFAIK, we were one of the first to organize and play them.While they all failed ultimately in their own ways, it was a spectacular experiment.Currently, I believe the most Gladitorial games are here: <a href="http://rpol.net/?show=Arena&date=1100014889" target="_blank">http://rpol.net/?show=Arena&date=1100014889</a>They started coming on strong while the last GoD stalled.Basically, the gist of high-level (15th level+) id that it doesn't work. It's almost impossible to adjudicate, and WotC doesn't have clarifications on the many powerful combinations that players can put together. It's too much of a chore to make sense of their rules holes.At least that's how I remember it - anyone else's experiences is welcome.Here's seasong's wesite detailing some action, etc rom the last GoD: <a href="http://seasong1.tripod.com/hethasgambit/" target="_blank">http://seasong1.tripod.com/hethasgambit/</a>Here's an earlier thread you're welcome to peruse (if you dare) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> It has links IIRC to the previous GoD's: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44231&page=1&pp=20" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44231&page=1&pp=20</a></blockquote>

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