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Swordcoast Wanderer
Acolyte
Canada
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 Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 18:20:27
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Does anyone have any advice for how to make a duel between mid-level mages interesting? Like really interesting?
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"Why do they always come when I need to relieve myself? Tymora if you're listening-tell me that!" |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 18:33:03
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| party hats and kazoos. They make everything more interesting. |
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Swordcoast Wanderer
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 18:35:53
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Originally posted by WalkerNinja
party hats and kazoos. They make everything more interesting.
I hate you, no just kidding do you have any serious suggestions? |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 19:33:50
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high stakes make things interesting. There's nothing like playing black-jack $500,000 a hand.
bad odds can make things harrowing.
special restrictions (i.e. no invocations) make things intersting.
... and party hats and kazoos |
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LucianBarasu
Fellaren-Krae Co-ordinator
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 19:58:58
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well one nasty way would have them duel and one of the wizards was in a magic-dead area, the other was just outside of it lol.
Other ways to make it interesting:
-Adverse weather from the culmination of two mighty wizards tossing the weave at each other (penalties to cast, or make them roll to hit rolls to see their target lol)
-have a group of people/monsters/annoyances throwing objects into the duel, (squid, rats, weapons etc. to randomly hit the mages and throw off casting.
- make the ground unstable, ref checks before and after each spell. if fail- they fall
- make them both blind, or blinded by enviornment..then the dice of the DM takes a RANDOM turn of events to see if they hit..lol beware by standers.
- make a list of mid level creatures each wizard knows of or has encountered, then, do like the disney movie sword and the Stone. Have each only use polymorph and use the creature's abilities..(greatest wizard duel EVER)
just some of the things i've done to my dueling wizards. |
Lucian "The Bringer" Barasu
Fellaren Krae Project Co-Ordinator
"Why do you cry?"
"He is Conan, Cimmerian. He won't cry... So I cry for him."
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Swordcoast Wanderer
Acolyte
Canada
10 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 20:23:50
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| Lucianb I like your idea about having a dead magic zone involved, that could be very interesting. |
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 20:30:28
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| An interesting emotional relationship between them, and meaningful purposes/causes that they're fighting for. Good description of spell effects. Players/DM with good understanding of the characters' spells and how to use them and counter others'. Proper use of wards, mantles, and magical items. |
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dwarvenranger
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 01:27:53
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| Both of them in a wild magic area. That should be interesting to watch, and I don't even like wizards. |
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Marquant Volker
Learned Scribe
Greece
273 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 12:59:24
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-perhaps no wizzard can use any offensive spell the fight is being between summoned creatures
-perhaps a high lvl exotic arena (ice cave? air bubble in the sea? a mountainpeak?) can be created via illusion (or teleport?)create arena events (stalagmites and stalactites be destroyed, critters attack or run for cover)
-the duel will be always bitter if there is a prize...
-perhaps the Evil one may use the crowd (toss a "missed" fireball at them) because he is sure the Good one will get confused to his advantage?
If everything else fails try party hats and kazoos...:-)
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Faraer
Great Reader
3308 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 15:21:07
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| Some of these suggestions sound like gimmick matches in pro wrestling. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36982 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 15:48:53
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Originally posted by Faraer
Some of these suggestions sound like gimmick matches in pro wrestling.
This Sunday, Elminster and Szass Tam in a cage match! Plus, The Simbul and Storm in a tag team match against Alustriel and Qilué!  |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 18:41:25
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That Tag Team match sounds interesting.. 
But yeah, its simple enough. Give the duel some meaning outside the actual contest. If you have a mage as an enemy to the party, have him challenge the parties mage to a duel in public. Winner gets some plot important item. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36982 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 19:05:06
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Originally posted by Uzzy
That Tag Team match sounds interesting..
Yeah, but I think it'd be more of a draw if it was mud wrestling! |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 19:27:44
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what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Marquant Volker
Learned Scribe
Greece
273 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2006 : 16:04:19
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| And Elminster is the collector for the bets! |
Edited by - Marquant Volker on 15 Dec 2006 16:04:42 |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2006 : 16:53:32
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| Ah, but Elminster have been banned from all professional matches since his bout with Raistlin Majere. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36982 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2006 : 17:03:05
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Ah, but Elminster have been banned from all professional matches since his bout with Raistlin Majere.
It was never conclusively proven that Elminster had anything to do with the unexpected appearance of the Volkswagen. |
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Aglaranna
Learned Scribe
166 Posts |
Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 01:26:33
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Eh...Oh...Heh, that was my fault.  I think I took a wrong turn on Main Street... |
"You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose the path that's clear
I will choose freewill." -'Freewill' by Rush |
Edited by - Aglaranna on 16 Dec 2006 01:29:50 |
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Fun Wizard Duels
