Playing Shields in the Arena

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theg_man15

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I was watching "The Thirteenth Warrior" a few days ago and I had an idea for M&B. It would be cool to have the option to have a shield contest in the arena. The first to break three shield wins, another way to make some quick gold with your skills.
 
Can 'O' Soup said:
Be more specific. Not about the movie, but about the setup of the shield contest.
There's not much more to say, it's a 1 vs 1 contest, instead of KO'ing each other, you fight until someone's shield is broke, the loser gets another shield until the winner breaks 3 shields.

It was a great scene in 13th Warrior, but I don't see much point to have it in M&B since we can knock each other out.
The shield contest in 13th Warrior was so contestants could fight without killing each other.
 
The scene in 13th Warrior is based on a Viking holmgang, kind of a trial by combat for settling disputes about women and property. Originally it was fought on a small islet, or an area of ground marked out by sticks and a cloak.

According to Oakeshott:

He who had been challenged must strike first. If either was wounded so that blood came upon the cloak he was not obliged to fight any longer. If either stepped outside the hazel poles he was held to have retreated; if he stepped outside with both feet he was held to have fled ... The one who received most wounds was to pay .. three marks of silver

Taken from Kormac's Saga IIRC. Each man had three shields, like in the movie.

Maybe make it a fight to first blood? You'd need some serious shield skills. And backpedalling counts as fleeing :wink:
 
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