[quote=@ImportantNobody]
Keeping the tournament details a surprise or not should be up completely up to the host. I imagine a storyline for a modern one where each character is hired by the same guy to assassinate someone else he's hiring in order for him to whittle down everyone but the best assassin.

Most of my characters are good guys but willing to kill bad guys as needed. Most townspeople would be too afraid to do anything so would likely just run away unless you got an angry mob to form. Even back then it's not like everyone walked around with swords like you see in movies.
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And now you aren't lurking.