I think it would be nice to have a place where you can do live combat without requiring 60 Actions Per Minute. I suggest the creation of a location (colosseum, arena, Thunderdome) where the throttle is increased to 1 AP every 10 seconds. Speech is unaffected.
Further ideas ad variations:
A player can challenge another, and declare a time. Let's say Thursday at 1800. The challenged can accept and choose +/- 3 hours (so: 1500, 1800, or 2100). At that time they will be both forcibly summoned to the arena by a NPC DO, The Gamemaster. If at the end of a game tick they are both alive, the one with the highest percentage of hit points wins and the other will be killed by the DO.
The arena could have a random special location with significant modifiers for the challenge (jungle: -15% to hit, volcano: +4 ice soak...)
A won challenge brings renown to its faction
No morality shift in challenges (except for the NC )
Faction challenges with a bet on renown
Individual, team and faction tournaments (example: 3 vs 3, so small faction can challenge big ones) - preferably with The Gamemaster expansion
A challenge can be standard (every beneficial buff/pet will be removed before the match), no rules: come as you are or in strategic mode: an action every 30 seconds (or more, useful to coordinate larger challenges)
Leaderboards based on class, type (tank/mage), morality and general
Feral Clowder has long wanted to hold our fabled Vassal-Bowl. This would help loads.
I do like the idea of some sort of supported gladiator arena or similar. Even if it was super basic with supported spawns/teleports to the arena.
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