Nocan Do

Nocan completed another season in the arena. He did not do so well this time.

Here are his results:

Quite the disappointment - he only won 1 bout in 4 tournaments and he never advanced beyond the second round. No regionals this year. :(

Because of his lack of success, Nocan remains at 2nd level.

Additional Rules Ideas

Just some additional thoughts.

Leveling Up

Initially, I planned to roll randomly to determine if a character levels up. Winning tournaments provided a bonus to the roll. Then Nocan rolled a 6 and would have leveled despite going 1-4 on the season. I just did not think he deserved it. Therefore, I cancelled his advancement and changed the rule.

Now, I think I will only roll if a character makes the regional tournament.

Aging Out

With seasons so quick to play, I envision completing multiple seasons for a character. I don't track wounds or injuries, so the character could go on indefinitely. That does not seem realistic, so I plan to introduce an aging rule.

This is my initial idea. After 10 seasons, the character has to roll a 6 to advance instead of a 4+. A roll of 1-3 results in a loss of a level - the skills erode due to wear and tear. At that point, I may want to retire a character.

Fighting Stances

Still working on these rules.

Right now, a player character can choose a stance.

• Offensive - bonus to initiative and to hit, but the opponent gets a bonus to hit if the character misses.
• Defensive - penalty to initiative and penalty to opponent's to hit. Get a bonus to hit if the opponent misses.
• Neutral - no changes.

For simplicity, I don't bother choosing stances for the opposition.