Duel Rules -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know this looks like a lot to take in. But it actually is fairly simple once you see how one works. A sample duel will be posted with skills and weapons so players can get an idea of the flow. 1) Player Set-Up It is strongly recommended that players involved in duels have two windows open, one to receive PMs from the mod with your moves and to respond, and the second one showing the actual duel. Players have one minute to respond with their moves to the mod, or their opponents attacks all hit. The time limit does not refer to when the results of the round are posted, but when the mod sends the set of moves. The one minute time limit is not a "set-in-stone" rule, as a mod may choose to extend it a little. It should take no longer than three minutes to respond, however. This is to keep things moving at a steady pace. 2) Body Points and Bonuses Body Points: Full WAR stat. Example: Lu Bu's WAR is 100, so his BP would be 100. Note: With the addition of skills and full damage from weapons, it was found that full WAR stat for BP was required. This can be modified ot 1/2 WAR stat before duel begins if both parties agree. This would be a good idea if no weapons or skills are available. Bonus for higher WAR stat: Plus 1 damage to all attacks for every 10 points higher, with a maximum of 3. Weapons: Full stated weapon bonus. This is added ON TOP of any bonus for higher WAR stat. Possession of an enhanced weapon (one with a bonus attached) will negate any bonus for high WAR stat. Intoxication: Any player who enters a duel intoxicated will receive a 25% reduction in BP. They will also receive a +1 bonus for all attack moves. Having a named horse (not one you name, an actual Rot3K X horse) increases flee chance to 50% 3) Procedure Every round, the mod will send each player a set of nine moves. Also included will be any possible skills that can be used (see #7 below). Each player will select three moves or a skill (or a skill and two moves, if Shout, Scare, Crush or Maul are used) and PM them back to the mod handling the duel. They should be submitted in this way for basic maneuvers: 1) Maneuver 2) Maneuver 3) Maneuver If using a skill, let the mod know which skill you are using, if it is available to you. If you try and use a skill that you don't have, the mod will let you know and advise you to choose three standard maneuvers. For the skills Shout and Scare, since they can be used in conjunction with any normal attack, indicate which move you are using the skill in. Note on skills: Some skills are/can be used on different moves. See #7 below for further explanation 4) Basic Moves Attacks: Strike/Stab (Referred to as ST) Slash/Slice (Referred to SL) Sweep/Swing (Referred to as SW) Defense: Guard Evade Flee 5) Damage Values Strike: 5 points Stab: 3 points Slash: 4 points Slice: 2 points Sweep: 3 points Swing: 1 point (zero points if against guard) Evade (except against SW) causes the other player to be stunned, and loss of next move. Can be carried over to next round. NOTE: Next move refers to the next attack, not the next set of attacks. See the example below: Player 1 1) Stab 2) Stab 3) Sweep Player 2 1) Evade 2) Slice 3) Slice Results 1) Player 1 stunned 2) Player 1 hit for 2 (no longer stunned) 3) Player 1 hit for 2 6) Triangle of Strengths ST beats SL and SW SL beats SW SW beats Evade for double point damage Guard reduces damage to half (rounded down for odd numbers) Swing against Guard will cause no damage. Flee is a loss, but no guarantee that it will be successful. Flee has a 10% chance of working, but can ONLY be used if it is amongst one of the choices you have. If a flee attempt is made while in possession of a named horse (Rot3K X ONLY), the chance increases to 50%. If a flee attempt is made when the opponent uses the guard move, the flee attempt has a 50% chance of success (75% chance of success if in posession of a named Rot3K X horse). If both players attempt to flee at the same time, both characters flee the duel. 7) Skills With the beginning of Game 2, skills have been added to the duel procedures. In order to use a duel skill, the character must have that skill. Only one skill may be used by a player during a round. There may be more than one skill available, but only one may be used in any round. A player does NOT have to use a skill if it is available. Sometimes it may be in their best interest to use standard attacks instead. 8) Special Maneuvers The moves Pound and Rush are two special maneuvers. They are not skill moves, and are open to every player. If the following moveset is among your choices: Swing - Slice - Stab, you are free to choose Pound. Pound causes 5% of your WAR stat in points of damage, and is used on the first move. Any bonus or draw carryover will be applied to the attacks. Standard Parry and Counter rules are enforced against Pound. Player using the Pound maneuver is also able to use regular attack moves for the other two moves in the round. Cannot use the Swing, Slice or Stab moves required for maneuver in any attack. Evade beats the Pound maneuver, with the standard Evade results. If the following moveset is among your choices: Sweep - Slash - Strike, you are free to choose Rush. Rush causes 10% of your WAR stat in points of damage, and is used on the second move. Any bonus or draw carryover will be applied to the attacks. Standard Parry and Counter rules are enforced against Rush. Player using the Rush maneuver is also able to use regular attack moves for the other two moves in the round. Cannot use the Sweep, Slash or Strike moves required for maneuver in any attack. Evade beats the Rush maneuver, with the standard Evade results. In the extremely rare event of both Pound and Rush being among the available moves, both maneuvers are open to use. Pound and Rush have priority over regular attack moves. When used against skill attacks, it will create a draw, with the damage from the skill being carried over. 9) Draws If same attack method is used (2 STs, 2 SLs, 2 SWs or 2 defense moves), that move is declared a draw, and the higher of the two attack moves will be added to the next successful attack. Can be compunded. If 3 draws in a row, the additional damage will be added. If two skills other than Recover are used in the same move, that move is declared a draw. No carryover bonus will be applied, and any incoming carryover balance will be negated. If two Recover skills are used in the same move, both parties recover 10 BP. Technically not a draw, but it works best under this heading. Two defensive moves will negate any carryover damage. An Evade used against a normal attack (except an SW move) will negate the added damage, and the second duelist will be stunned. An Evade against Guard is used, it is declared a draw, and any carryover balance is negated. An Evade against Flee, where the Flee attempt fails, is declared a draw, and any carryover balance is negated. An Evade used against the Parry, Counter, or Maul skill will negate any added damage, and the duelist who used the skill will be hit by the next two attacks. (Special note: An Evade used on the second or third turn of a Parry, Counter or Maul skill will have no effect.) An Evade used against the Crush skill will negate any added damage, and the duelist who used the skill will be hit by the next attack. (Special note: An Evade used on the third turn of a Cush skill will have no effect.) An Evade used against the Recover will have no effect on the opponent. The effects of the Recover skill will apply. An Evade used against the Shout or Scare skill will be a draw. Any carryover balance will be negated. If an SW move is used against Evade while there is additional damage in effect, the player who used Evade will receive double point damge from SW attack, PLUS any damage that has been held over from draws. 10) Accepting/Declining Duels If you are challenged to a duel during battle, you can choose to accept the duel or decline it. Acceptance puts the two combatants into a duel, and the duel is played out. The duel will be handled in a unique thread. Declining a duel will cause 5% of your troops to desert, as they feel you are afraid of your opponent or of being beaten. After the fourth decline, there is no penalty, as it's assumed that the weaker-willed soldiers are gone, and only the hard-core soldiers are left. There is also a small chance (10%) that when two units are engaged in battle, the two leaders will encounter each other. In this situation, a five round duel will take place. If a victor is determined, see #11 below. If a victor is NOT determined, both parties return to their respective units, but any damage to BP will be maintained. So if you end up in another duel during the battle, your BP will be what it was at the end of any random encounter duels during that battle. It will return to normal after the battle is complete. All battle moves are put on hold until the duel is over, as everyone will be watching the two duelists. 11) Winning a Duel A duel is won when one of the two combatants either has their body points reduced to zero, or when they offer to surrender. The second duelist does not have to accept the surrender. A duel is also won when one of the combatant fails to send their moves three times (does not have to be consecutive) to the moderator. The other method a duel can be won is if the opponent successfully flees. The winner will NOT receive any items or gold from his opponent, however. 12) The Aftermath: Battles The winner of a duel has four options: 12a) Recruit the defeated officer into his force (Defeated officer does not have to join) If declines to join force, effects of #11b or 11c are in place) If recruited, that officer becomes part of the victor's force. The officer will immediately leave the battlefield, and returns to the capital city of the force he was recruited into. 12b) Release the defeated officer If released, he/she will immediately leave the battlefield, and returns to the city where his house is located. Once there, for five days, he is not allowed to do anything (meaning work, study, participate in battles, accompany officers to battle as an advisor, do any side quests, visit other cities, post in the tavern or other Storyline Central locations, etc). He can post, but only in the home city. 12c) Capture the defeated officer If captured, the defeated officer will be escorted to the capitol city of the force he was captured by and put in prison. 12d) Execute the defeated officer The victor may choose to execute the person he defeated. Effects are immediate, so the conditions in the special note below do not apply. Special Note: If you lose a duel during battle, but your side wins the battle, you will be automatically released, and all gold and items will still be in your posession. Nothing will be removed from a character's inventory until the battle has been decided. Penalties for losing a duel during a battle are as follows: 1) Loss of gold (Goes to victor) 2) Possible loss of item(s) (Victor decides if he wants them. You may be able to convince him not take them. Imperial Seal CANNOT be taken) 3) That character's unit immediately leaves the battlefield and returns to their home city. A 10% decrease in troop strength will be applied. 13) The Aftermath: Non Battles Penalties for losing a duel not during a battle are as follows: a) Loss of gold (Goes to victor) b) Possible loss of item(s) (Victor decides if he wants them. You may be able to convince him not take them. Imperial Seal CANNOT be taken) c) Cannot be recruited, but the rest of the penalties for losing a duel are in effect. For duels where animosity exists, for five days, he is not allowed to do anything (meaning work, study, participate in battles, accompany officers to battle as an advisor, do any side quests, visit other cities, post in the tavern or other Storyline Central locations, etc). He can post, but only in the home city. For free officers (those not serving a force), the player is restricted to the location where the duel was challenged. d) For duels where it is sparring, a quest, or non-animosity, for two days, he is not allowed to do anything (meaning work, study, participate in battles, accompany officers to battle as an advisor, do any side quests, visit other cities, post in the tavern or other Storyline Central locations, etc). He can post, but only in the home city. e) For free officers (those not serving a force), the player is restricted to the location where the duel was challenged. Players are free to set up other conditions (within reason) as in betting gold, but the two day penalty is in effect. f) Possible capture If captured, the defeated officer will be escorted to the capitol city of the person he was captured by and put in prison. g) Possible execution The victor may choose to execute the person he defeated. h) The above five may not apply in certain circumstances. See #14 below. 14) Numerous Duel Losses/Wins Losing too many duels has a penalty. For every five lost duels, WAR stat will decrease by one point. A win will negate a loss. For example, if you have lost seven duels, but have won five, you would be at -2. Winning a set number of duels may gain rewards. These will be given on a random basis, and there is no set formula. So one player may get a reward for being at +5, yet another may not get anything until they're at +10. Since they are completely random, any complaint of mod favoritism will be ignored. 15) Where and Why Duels Happen Any time a duel happens (whether it be part of a battle or non battle), it will take place in a special thread. Players may challenge another player to a duel at any time. There are a variety of reasons, such as animosity toward him/her, wagers (two players need to decide on what the wager is), tournaments (see #16 below), as part of a quest, a general sparring between two officers for experience, etc. A mod will need to be present to hold a duel using the official procedures, so make sure one is on and available to mod the duel. The mod will determine if the duel has merit or not, and whether it will take place. Both parties need to agree to the duel. There is no penalty for declining a duel during non-battle (or non-quest, depending on the situation). 16) Suspending Duels Duels cannot be suspended. So don't accept a duel challenge if there is a chance you may not be able to complete it. This includes "Act of God" events such as thunderstorms, or power outages. The reason is this: If a duel is suspended, both characters are stuck there. If one of the two players is not able to return for a week, the other player will not be able to do anything. 17) Tournaments If participating in a duel tournament, there is no penalty for losing the duel, except being removed from the tournament. And maybe a little loss of pride. 18) Continuous Duels Except in the tournament example above, a player who participated in a duel may choose to accept/challenge a duel from another person. This means a player who won or made a successful flee from a duel. Exception: Anyone who was defeated in a duel. If so, the player's character will have his BP be what it was at the end of the previous duel, and will stay at that level for duels for a 24 hour period. After the 24 hour period is up, the character's BP will be back to full. Example: Lu Bu has won a dule, and after the victory, his BP was 28. If he were to then accept a duel from Guan Yu within 24 hours, Lu Bu's BP would remain at 28, while Guan Yu's would be at full. This is true in both battle and non-battle situations. 19) RP Duels Players are more then welcome to RP duels. Bear in mind that since these duels do not use the official procedure, no penlties or exchange of gold or items will occur. If you want to bet gold or an item, you must use the official dueling procedure. If the RP duel is just for fun, it is best to contact a mod and have them set up a unique thread for you. If it's a "spur of the moment" type situation, it can take place where the two players are. We'd prefer it to be in a unique thread, but we do understand that sometimes it doesn't make sense to do that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a fictional duel between Lu Bu and Sha Moke, using weapon bonuses, skills and a bonus for high WAR stat. Combatants are: Sha Moke: WAR: 84 Body Points: 84 Item: War Trident: +3 Skills: Recover, Shout, Parry, Crush Lu Bu WAR: 100 Bonus WAR stat: +1 to attacks Body Points: 100 Item: Crescent Halberd: +8 Skills: Shout, Scare, Parry, Counter, Crush, Maul ================================================== ROUND 1 Sha Moke choices: Flee Sweep Strike Evade Slice Flee Strike Slice Evade Available skills: None Lu Bu choices: Strike Flee Slash Evade Slash Strike Evade Stab Slash Available skills: Scare Sha Moke: 1) Strike 2) Evade 3) Strike Lu Bu: 1) Slash 2) Skill: Scare 3) Strike 1) Lu Bu hit for 8 (5 dmg for Strike, +3 for War Trident) 2) Draw (Evade and Scare cancel) 3) Draw (5 points added to next attack) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 84 Lu Bu: 92 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 2 Sha Moke choices: Evade Sweep Slice Guard Sweep Slash Swing Swing Swing Available skills: Parry Lu Bu choices: Strike Strike Guard Swing Sweep Slice Strike Slash Evade Available skills: Maul Sha Moke: 1) Skill: Parry 2) ... 3) ... Lu Bu: 1) Skill: Maul 2) Slash 3) Sweep 1) Sha Moke hit for 24 (10 dmg for Maul skill, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat, +5 for carryover bonus, Sha Moke stunned) 2) Sha Moke hit for 13 (4 dmg for Slash, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) 3) Sha Moke hit for 12 (3 dmg for Sweep, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat, Sha Moke no longer stunned) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 35 Lu Bu: 92 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 3 Sha Moke choices: Guard Flee Swing Swing Swing Swing Strike Stab Sweep Available skills: Parry Lu Bu choices: Guard Slice Strike Slice Stab Strike Swing Flee Evade Available skills: None Sha Moke: 1) Skill: Parry 2) ... 3) ... Lu Bu: 1) Strike 2) Swing 3) Strike 1) Parry Skill used: Lu Bu hit for 8 (5 dmg for Strike, +3 for War Trident) 2) Parry Skill used: Lu Bu hit for 4 (1 dmg for Swing, +3 for War Trident) 3) Parry Skill used: Lu Bu hit for 8 (5 dmg for Strike, +3 for War Trident) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 45 Lu Bu: 72 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 4 Sha Moke choices: Swing Guard Slash Strike Sweep Stab Slash Evade Slash Available skills: None Lu Bu choices: Sweep Evade Flee Swing Stab Slash Guard Slice Strike Available skills: None Sha Moke: 1) Strike 2) Sweep 3) Slash Lu Bu: 1) Slice 2) Evade 3) Strike 1) Lu Bu hit for 8 (5 dmg for Strike, +3 for War Trident) 2) Lu Bu hit for 9 (6 dmg for Sweep: dbl dmg against Evade, +3 for War Trident) 3) Sha Moke hit for 14 (5 dmg for Strike, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 31 Lu Bu: 55 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 5 Sha Moke choices: Evade Slash Sweep Evade Strike Stab Slash Evade Stab Available skills: Recover Lu Bu choices: Swing Evade Evade Swing Flee Evade Flee Strike Guard Available skills: None Sha Moke: 1) ... 2) ... 3) Skill: Recover Lu Bu: 1) Evade 2) Swing 3) Strike 1) Draw (No bonus) 2) Sha Moke hit for 10 (1 dmg for Swing, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) 3) Recover skill: Sha Moke recovers 10 BP (Attack does not hit on same move as Recover skill) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 31 Lu Bu: 55 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 6 Sha Moke choices: Guard Slash Slash Slash Sweep Strike Slash Strike Slash Available skills: Scare (Skill not known) Lu Bu choices: Evade Slash Guard Stab Flee Evade Strike Guard Flee Available skills: None Sha Moke: 1) Strike 2) Strike 3) Sweep Lu Bu: 1) Stab 2) Guard 3) Evade 1) Draw (5 added to next attack) 2) Lu Bu hit for 6 (5 dmg for Strike, +3 for Crescent Halberd, +5 for carryover, dmg halved for Guard) 3) Lu Bu hit for 9 (6 dmg for Sweep: dbl dmg against Evade, +3 for War Trident) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 31 Lu Bu: 40 -------------------------------------------------- ROUND 7 Sha Moke choices: Slice Swing Flee Flee Evade Sweep Evade Slash Slash Available skills: None Lu Bu choices: Evade Strike Slice Guard Swing Slice Guard Flee Slash Available skills: None Sha Moke: 1) Evade 2) Slash 3) Evade Lu Bu: 1) Strike 2) Guard 3) Swing 1) Lu Bu stunned (Evade causes stun) 2) Lu Bu hit for 7 (4 dmg for Slash, +3 for War Trident, Lu Bu no longer stunned) 3) Sha Moke hit for 11 (2 dmg for Swing: dbl dmg against Evade, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 20 Lu Bu: 33 ROUND 8 Sha Moke choices: Slice Stab Evade Slice Stab Flee Flee Stab Slice Available skills: Shout, Crush Lu Bu choices: Sweep Swing Strike Sweep Strike Evade Sweep Swing Swing Available skills: Counter Round 8 Sha Moke: 1) Slice 2) Skill: Crush 3) Evade Lu Bu: 1) Skill: Counter 2) ... 3) ... 1) Skill used: Counter; Sha Moke hit for 12 (2 dmg for Slice + 1.5x attack for Counter, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) 2) Skill used: Counter; Sha Moke hit for 18 (6 dmg for Crush skill + 1.5x attack for Counter, +8 for Crescent Halberd, +1 for high WAR stat) 3) Draw (No bonus) Current Stats: Sha Moke: 0 Lu Bu: 33 Lu Bu wins