[OOC] Arena FAQ/Advice

[Rilla]

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I think the point was that once she got out the arena, the guards wouldn't do anything to stop her because they don't know the child is an escaped slave. They're just walking around town doing their normal guard related activities so don't pay a lone child a second glance.

@ImportantNobody

I don't know. A hole in the wall where fights are going on, is a pretty big giveaway. Unless the other guards in the arena are all "That slave is escaping... better not tell the rest" or "Let's not chase the girl through the hole."

[Bartimaeus]

Maybe the demon clouds injuries/ damage marks from her opponents, i actually love that idea.

[Rilla]

If she has magic and is being assisted by a physcological demon, it is surely possible.

@Bartimaeus

Why not just take this WHOLE concept, make it a golem, empty puppet, whatever; have the creator summon a demon into it - demon is too strong, gains control of golem body, still looks like a kid. You can make it look like a fairly realistic child(if the creator was summoning in the lost soul of his recently deceased daughter, and said demon decided to take over).

[Skallagrim]

Just no. I dont care how assisted you make it, the child is no longer is a child. The fight is a demon vs. Whomever. A child doesn't have the phyisical strenght nor the training to competently fight a warrior. A demon possessed child is still a demon.

[ImportantNobody]

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I don't know. A hole in the wall where fights are going on, is a pretty big giveaway. Unless the other guards in the arena are all "That slave is escaping... better not tell the rest" or "Let's not chase the girl through the hole."

@Rilla

It would all depend on if the other guards around don't see the hole or didn't see her going out the hole and don't know a little girl could possibly be the combatant they should be looking for (and that area is open to the general populace), and the girl gets out of range before the guards chasing her through the hole come out to alert the other guards of who the combatant is they should be stopping.

[Bartimaeus]

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Why not just take this WHOLE concept, make it a golem, empty puppet, whatever; have the creator summon a demon into it - demon is too strong, gains control of golem body, still looks like a kid. You can make it look like a fairly realistic child(if the creator was summoning in the lost soul of his recently deceased daughter, and said demon decided to take over).

@Rilla

I do like that golem idea, however ive been creating this character for before i even came to this site, so it is kind of special to me

[Rilla]

You go on with your idea. maybe it'll come out better than on paper.

[ImportantNobody]

Just no. I dont care how assisted you make it, the child is no longer is a child. The fight is a demon vs. Whomever. A child doesn't have the phyisical strenght nor the training to competently fight a warrior. A demon possessed child is still a demon.

@Skallagrim

A normal earthling child, we're assuming here. A child Saiyan from dragon ball z, for example, had Gohan, a 5 year old, flying through the air and insane feats of strength.

And then we must consider...child demons! Dun dun dun!

[Bartimaeus]

She doesnt use physical strength to fight Skall, if it comes down to physical combat, she WILL lose.
And she isnt possesed, she has another entity working as her subconsioucness, basicaly having very few capsbilities of helping her, besides its speech. Only being able to help her in any other way if she is in a highly emotional state, and still then, it cannot leave her body nor control her in any way.

[Skallagrim]

You keep making the assumption that the warriors in a world where the kid has powers somehow doesn't have powers of their own? In other words you are making a god character and everyone is normal?

[ImportantNobody]

You keep making the assumption that the warriors in a world where the kid has powers somehow doesn't have powers of their own? In other words you are making a god character and everyone is normal?

@Skallagrim

In her story's case it's the demons, I believe. So theoretically, an older rival who also has a demon would likely kick her butt big time.

[Skallagrim]

She is a child who has no physical skills. A warrior closes and guts her. End of story.

[Bartimaeus]

You keep making the assumption that the warriors in a world where the kid has powers somehow doesn't have powers of their own? In other words you are making a god character and everyone is normal?

@Skallagrim

I have made no such assumption. You said, "A child doesnt have the physical strength nor training to competently fight a warrior."
I say, she doesnt use physicsl strength, nor does she need training, because the demon can help her with such things. I know not having training but having a demon to tell you what to do is not enough to compensate, but i do like a challenge, i want here to have drawbacks BECAUSE she is a child.

[Skallagrim]

Not you I was talking to IN

[Bartimaeus]

She is a child who has no physical skills. A warrior closes and guts her. End of story.

@Skallagrim

Keep in mind, she is small and wrily, can be hard to catch. The demon can tell her where to go and what to do to stay out of your range. And who wants to gut a small child like that? :P

[ImportantNobody]

She is a child who has no physical skills. A warrior closes and guts her. End of story.

@Skallagrim

That's certainly a possible outcome from what I can tell.

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I have made no such assumption.

@Bartimaeus

I think there is just a lot of miscommunication going on amongst us all. He was saying that to me...right? *brain explodes from confusion

[Skallagrim]

Make your character lets us look it over. The we will see what it looks like.

[Bartimaeus]

Alright ill post it ina few dozen minutes. Just need alittle bit of time.

[MelonHead]

Eh, considering this is a fantasy world I don't think it's fair to suggest a child can't fight in the Arena, though the very definition of a child is someone underdeveloped both physically and mentally, so the inherent disadvantages far outweigh the questionable advantages of a smaller stature and perhaps your opponent's principles.

Still, if you want to make the character go ahead, just don't expect it to be easy to find someone willing to fight them, I would have difficulty finding a suitable character in my repertoire willing to fight a child.

Hell, I've barely managed to find anyone to fight any of my characters, cowards, cowards everywhere!

[ImportantNobody]

I would have difficulty finding a suitable character in my repertoire willing to fight a child.

@MelonHead

I have a certain mad scientist that you can borrow.