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Dwarven justice in action, a hammering with a bit of flair for the crowd.  Unfortunately he didn't survive long enough to have his full sentence carried out.  Must remember to be gentler once they're unconscious.

((That's a good question - when can we use our winnings to buy better gear?  Oh, and how much XP did Vulcar get in that?))

20xp in armour user, 12xp in hammerman and 3xp in wrestler. Dwarves like Vulcar don't fight long enough to get lots of experience.

I've been thinking about the Tournament Rule I made where you can't buy stuff during a tourny. The only real reason I made that is because i'm having to rely on people to check the topic and if only one person doesn't then they're at a disadvantage. If I knew that all 8 winners would check the topic and decide if they want to change anything then i'd be all for it. Most have but a couple haven't.

I'll tell you what, i'm going to mass pm all the winners so far and ask them if they want to change anything for the quarter-finals. I'll do the same with that last two winners and if I can get replies from everyone then i'll go ahead with it.

I've also thought of something that i'd like an opinion on. As you all know many of these fights have been determined by who gets the first hit in. I've tested this and if I give every single dwarf 1 skill point in their weapon skill, armour user, shield user and wrestler then the fights rely on equipment much more. It's possible that this could have effected the outcome of earlier fights, but it's too late for that. At the end of Round One I could do this to all the dwarves and i'd like to know if that's alright.

The Phoenix Opening: Round 1

Match 6: Vulcar Torchhonor vs. Barbaros “The Destroyer” Sealtalked

Rith: Dwarves and dwarvettes, we’re here at the Phoenix Amphitheater about to begin match 6 of The Phoenix Opening.

Stakud: Dwarvette, that’s a brand of wagon isn’t it?

Rith: …Two dwarves with a similar, and so far successful approach to fighting. Sacrificing body armour for quality weapons for speed and agility. The first to enter the arena is the only lady dwarf in this tournament, Vulcar Torchhonor!


Stakud: Don’t count her out because her beard isn’t as thick, this is one dwarf you don’t want to mess with. The quality of her war hammer and shield is the same as what Nichaey brought to the table and we all know what Nichaey did to Neckbreaker in the fourth match.

Rith: True that and Nichaey won that match without any head protection whatsoever while Vulcar is taking extra precautions with a copper cap AND a helm. But, Vulcar is going to have to escape the merciless bronze spear of her opponent who is entering the arena now, it’s Barbaros “The Destroyer” Sealtalked!


Rith: As we saw in the previous match-up the spear can prove to be a dangerous weapon and in the hands of the right dwarf can deliver a fatal hit with one well-aimed thrust. The war hammer can cause devastating injuries as well but is more useful over multiple attacks. Barbaros also has a shield and head protection, but not nearly as good as Vulcar’s. Neither has a significant advantage over the other, so how do you think this match is going to go?

Stakud: I think we’re going to witness another Urist McUrist victory. We got two incredibly dangerous weapons in the hands of two dwarves who want to kill each other; the first to get a direct hit in will domin-
Rith:

Rith: I’m going to stop you right there because this match has started! Vulcur takes the initiative in charging towards Barbaros who has braced his spear against his foot and taking aim directly at Vulcar. Vulcar uses her shield as a battering ram to deflect the spear and BAM! A surprise attack from behind the shield Vulcar takes Barbaros’ legs out from under him and Barbaros is on the ground! OH! With a might swing of her hammer Vulcar crushes Barbaros’ left arm, and then the right! Oh dear, Vulcar is taking out Barbaros limb by limb, I don’t think he is conscious anymore! Yes, Barbaros is unconscious and Vulcar is continuing the brutal assault!

Stakud: SMASH! SMASH!

Rith: Riveting Stakud, Riveting. This is nothing short of a mauling. Vulcar is STILL attacking Barbaros like nothing I’ve ever seen. I don’t think there is a bone in his body that isn’t shattered to pieces. I honestly can’t tell if Barbaros is alive or dead at this point.

Stakud: SMASH!

Rith: Did your mother drop you as a baby or something?

Stakud: Actually she threw me at the mayor. He had it coming.

Rith: I’m sure. Hold on, Barbaros is- Yes, Barbaros is flying through the air now. Oh! He almost made it into the first level stand but just came short of the arena entrance. I think I can conclude at this point that Barbaros is dead and Vulcar is the winner.

Stakud: Really?

Rith: Pretty sure. Anyways, as the unfortunate cleaning crew comes in to take away the bloody mess that is Barbaros’ corpse, lets recap what just happened. Vulcar comes into the arena, Barbaros comes into the arena, Vulcar proceeds to tenderize Barbaros. Anything else?

Stakud: SMASH!

Rith: I’m not getting paid enough for this. So, Vulcar wins this match-up with an impressive display of brutality to move on to the quarter-finals where she will battle Nanothnir for a spot in the semi-finals. There are only two more matches left to decide the last quarter-final bout, the first of which will be, in my opinion, an even better match-up then Deathlord vs. Nanothnir. It’s ToonyMan vs. Damug "The Berserker", coming up next!

To see a video of the fight click here.

You got me. What's his last name?

Patience little seal.

Sorry to bog this down with the technical details, but how are you getting the dwarves to fight?  If you use DFCompanion to change one to an invader they change to an @, but the video shows that both are still normal.

I have the dwarves stand a little ways away from each other and turn one into a zombie. I one-step untill the other dwarf recognizes and paths towards it. I turn the zombie back into a dwarf, turn the other dwarf into a zombie and do the same thing. Turning the zombie back into a dwarf I heal them both and they still see each other as enemies.

Also, in the beginning you asked for fighting styles.  Is that just for the commentary, or do you have the dwarves actually fighting like that?

Just for commentary, provided the fights allow it.

The funny thing is, Nichaey only got 2 points of experience in that entire fight. No experience in shield user at all, all it took was that first good hit. Weapons seem to be pretty overpowered even at 3x their real price. Hopefully the fights will last longer when the dwarves aren't slowed by armour.

Loser battles will still happen, the order of fights is just changed so that the tournament can end sooner. After the tourny is over then we can get to the matches we want to see/haven't been done.

Journal of GlassInMyEyeGuy:
(Scrawled quickly, as if as a sidenote):
He won again. I voted for the other guy.

(Hey, any chance I could get any info on my character? Stats, thoughts and realtionships would be great.)

Your wrestling training is finished and a sparring sword is being made. For a dwarf with no friends you've got to be one of the happiest dwarves in there 

The Phoenix Opening: Round 1

Match 2: Olon “Workerdrone” Ironglove vs. Diego “The Smasha” Glazesoared

Rith: Welcome back, we’re here live with a special guest, Biblet “The Superior” who suffered a terrible loss to Fireheart in the opening matchup. How do you feel Biblet?

Biblet: Surprisingly good, the last thing I remembered was a terrible pain in my leg, and then I woke up inside the Phoenix Chamber with no injuries whatsoever. I had no idea what was going on until one of the dwarves working here told me I lost the fight.

Stakud: The fight itself wasn’t really much of a contest, what happened out there?

Biblet: He was just too fast, everytime I tried to regain my composure he’d land another damaging blow. I wish I could have done more, but what can you do. Fireheart was the better fighter out there and I wish him the best in the rounds to come.

Rith: Thank you Biblet, truly a humble warrior. Now onto the next matchup, introducing Olon “Workerdrooooooooone” Ironglove!


Stakud: Olon's choice of weapon is the battle axe, of slightly better quality then the one Biblet choose. The biggest surprise here is that Olon has opted to fight without any head protection whatsoever, other then that Olon’s setup is reminiscent of Biblet whom we all know took a savage beating in the first round.

Rith: I wouldn’t count Olon out just yet as Diego “The Smasha” Glazesoared enters the arena.


Rith: Though Diego has chosen the light and fast approach, his equipment choices vastly differ from Fireheart. Diego will be fighting with the war hammer, a fine buckler and a fine plate mail. That plate mail is extremely heavy but with only a hammer and a buckler he is still much lighter then Olon.

Stakud: Olon vs. Diego, Workerdrone vs. Smasha, here we go!

Rith: Both combatants are charging towards each other! Diego is definitely the faster dwarf here and there they go!  Both dwarves are attacking ferociously and blocking with great skill!

Stakud: Wow, we may actually have a fight here! But wait! Olon has lost his Shield!

Rith: Diego, with a savage attack to Olons shield hand caused him to drop his shield. He is in trouble.

Stakud: With shield gone Olon is taking a pounding from Diego’s war hammer!

Rith: Olon is hurting badly. Ouch! With a heavy swing Diego has just sent Olon flying through the air!

Stakud: Look at Diego! He’s like an elephant stalking his prey!

Rith: Olon, laying on the ground bloodied and beaten is continuing to take hits, this is going to be over real soo- OH MY GOD!

Stakud: Wow, it looks like Diego has finally decided to take advantage of Olons unprotected head and with a single blow has smashed it into his body! Olons head is nothing but an unrecognizable mass as Diego scores a decisive victory. One might say that Diego has lived up to his name with a smashing performance!

Rith: How witty of you.

Stakud: You’re just mad that I said it first.

Rith: Yes, I’m crushed, or should I say smashed?

Stukud: …that didn’t even make sense.

Rith: Anyways, As Olons lifeless body is being dragged away Diego is running around the arena in a victory lap.

Stakud: I wouldn’t be celebrating just yet if I were him, in winning this matchup he will move on to fight Fireheart in the Quarter-finals.

Rith: That will be a must-see fight, but right now there are still plenty of contests to go in Round 1 that we will be calling live from the Phoenix Amphitheather. We’re going to take another short break as the next two warriors prepare to do battle in what may be the first evenly matched fight. It’s speed vs. speed when we come back to bring you Urist McUrist vs. Led Warleach.

To see a video of the fight click here.

The Phoenix Opening: Round 1

Match 1: Fireheart vs. Biblet “The Superior”

Announcer 1: Hello and welcome to The Phoenix Opening, I’m Rith Rithdur.

Announcer 2: And I’m Stakud Oslannicat.

Rith: We’re here live at the great Phoenix Amphitheater to kick off what can only be described as the embodiment of dwarven culture, dwarves chugging down a barrel of beer with their comrades and then bashing each others heads in.

Stakud: That’s right and we’re here to give you live front row coverage of these great bouts from the side press box, can we get a shot of this view?


Stakud: There we are, what a great view of the arena we have here.

Rith: I’ve heard some dwarves call the seats on this level the ‘limb seats’.

Stakud: I know I’ve got my catchers mitt!

Rith: I’m sure you do. Anyways, I think we’re about to begin. We start off as always with the dwarven national anthem. Here comes the dwarf with an elf, and there goes the elf’s head, so concluding the dwarven national anthem.

Stakud: That was beautifully done…

Rith: Yes, yes it was, but we must not dwell because Round 1 of The Phoenix Opening has officially begun. In our first match up we have two dwarves with very different approaches to fighting, speed and quality vs. brute defense. I think I see the first competitor entering the arena; yes it’s Fireheart Covenguilds!


Stakud: The crowd is roaring with excitement! *Gets up and screams*

Rith: Fireheart has chosen to fight with the sword and with limited armour. The extra speed could work to his advantage but he has got to watch he doesn’t allow any good hits on his unprotected limbs. By this new roaring of excitement I can only guess that Firehearts opponent Biblet “The Superior” Greatlance has entered the arena. Stakud, will you please sit the hell down?


Stakud: Come on Rith, Aren’t you EXCITED?

Rith: …Biblet has entered the arena and is trying to work the crowd up. Fireheart however is all business and waiting patiently for the match to begin. Biblet has chosen to fight with the axe and defend himself with all kinds of heavy armaments. It really seems to slow him down; I hope he can keep up with Fireheart.

Stakud: I’m not quite ready to make a prediction on this fight, in my opinion it could go either way. Fireheart is going to have to work hard to crack Biblets defense and Biblet is going to have a hard time trying to get a hit on Fireheart. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Rith: It looks like we won’t have to wait any longer, the signal to start had been given and Fireheart is wasting no time in sprinting towards Biblet! Biblet is also making a charge but that armour is really slowing him down. Here comes Fireheart, and there goes Biblet a with swing of his axe, but he misses! Fireheart catches Biblet in the right arm before plowing into him, knocking Biblet off balance and sending him sprawling to the ground!

Stakud: Biblet didn’t like that and he is fuming!

Rith: Fireheart, taking advantage of Biblet on the ground is chopping away with his sword, trying to find a weak point and OH NO! Biblet has lot his battle axe! I think Fireheart got in a very damaging hit on his right hand!

Stakud: This isn’t good for Biblet! He’s just laying there with his shield up while Fireheart is hammering away on him!

Rith: Fireheart is now concentrating on trying to take out Biblets legs, oh god he’s getting through! OH! With a heavy swing of his sword Fireheart has just chopped Biblets leg clean off!

Stakud: Biblet has got to be feeling that one…

Rith: I don’t think so, I can’t tell but I think Biblet has passed out. Fireheart, now trying to finish this is attacking ferociously, doing all sorts of damage.

Stakud: Wait, where is he going?

Rith: Fireheart is walking away from Biblet to the center of the arena, taking a ’breather’ if you will. Let me remind you that Biblet is still alive, barely. Fireheart should really do the honorable thing and finish him off.

Stakud: Yes, I just hope that he isn’t conscious right now.

Rith: Fireheart seems to have finished his little stroll around the arena and has gone back to his assault, and there is the killing blow. Fireheart has defeated Biblet “The Superior” in what can only be described a one-sided fight to move on to the Quarter-finals.

Stakud: Agreed, Biblet wasn’t in this fight at ALL. He got in that one missed swing at the beginning, but that was all he did. Fireheart, with his superior speed completely overwhelmed him.

Rith: Yes and here comes the cleaning crew to haul away Biblets body to the Phoenix Chamber, hopefully when is revived we can get him to come here and tell us his thoughts on the fight. Fireheart however sustained no injuries and will be watching the rest of the fights from the winners box high up in the Phoenix Amphitheater. We’re going to take a short break now while we wait for the next match to begin. You don’t want to miss it as Olon "WorkerDrone" Ironglove takes on Diego "The Smasha" Glazesoared in what could be another Agility vs. Defense match-up. Though Diego has chosen limited armour like Fireheart his equipment is not nearly as high of quality, so we will see how that fight goes.

To see a video of the fight click here.

Fireheart is now a 1st Degree Swordsdwarf and will walk away with at least 100☼ at the end of the tournament. Other updates will have more then one fight, I just wanted to get a nice big one in for the start.