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[Nerjin]

The Centrian Arena – Gladatorial Management Game

The roar of the crowd is deafening as a man and woman, both nude, walk towards eachother from the edges of the arena. Slowly, deliberately they walk. Their heads never turning, every move perfectly rehearsed.

Finally they meet in the center. Each hand grasps the other’s hand as the two begin to sing. At first their singing was soft, then became unnaturally loud unnaturally loud.

”In the start there was One,
One saw that there was only One,
One became lonely and willed more,
Thus One became Six, and Six beget many
Titanus, God of Earth, creator of the Dwarves and Overseer of the Giants,
Valcanus, God of Flame, creator of the Demons, and Overseer of the Depraved,
Hurricus, God of Breeze, creator of Humans, and Overseer of Elves,
Tsunamis, God of Ocean, creator of Ferals, and Overseer of Monsters,
The Grim Goddess, Goddess of Death, Creator of Plague, and Overseer of Sickness,
Socrato, God of Thought, Creator of Sentience, and Overseer of them all,
Each felt their contribution was perfect, their creation infallible,
Thus began the Great Wars, Millennia of suffering as the Pantheon waged war,
Sentient life was nearly destroyed, until Socrato had his say,
‘Lo, no more shall we war outright, for that way lies destruction,
No more shall Earth battle Flame, or Water battle Air,
No more shall Death be unending, No more shall I fight thee,
Instead there will be games, for generations shall our children,
Long suffering from our war, go there for glory and more,’
And so did the six combine to make one,
The Arena was built in an instant, and history changed forever,
Socrato, Titanus, Valcanus, Hurricus, Tsunamis, and The Goddess Grim, looks at their creation,
And then they said: “LET THE GAMES BEGIN!”

Shouting the last portion the stands erupted into an absolute frenzy as fans shouted the names of their favorite schools. You watched in a fascination that had never quite gripped you before at the games. Everyone watched the games, all races and genders and walks of life. Yet, this was no longer enough for you. You had to participate somehow. You had recently acquired a bit of extra gold due to your business taking off…

Yes! That was it! You would start a gladiator school! You rushed away from the games as soon as they had concluded and found a registrar.

“May I help you lord….?”

“My name’s not important right now,” You said in a rush “What do I have to do to start running a gladiator school?”

“Well usually you just fill out this form,” The Registrar said as she showed you the form in question “and then buy your first gladiator… However you seem to be a bit less informed than most. Would you like to read the manual?”

Insult to you non-withstanding, for she was correct that you didn’t know much about running a school, you quickly said yes and began to devour the information in the manual as well as taking the form to fill out later…
So you want to run a gladiator school in a managerial position? It is quite simple. First familiarize yourself with the rules regarding: Schools, Gladiators, Turns, and Battle. After that simply fill out the sheet you acquired at the Registrar’s and submit it to the Registrar. Then, you will be the proud owner of one of the many gladiator schools in the region.

Spoiler: School Stats (click to show/hide)

School Name – This is the name of the gladiatorial school you manage. It affects nothing other than your personal choice. Choose wisely, there is a 100gp fee to change the name due to the paperwork involved.

School Titles – A list of tournaments you’ve won. This helps you keep track of what tourney’s you still need to complete in order to qualify for certain higher ranked tournaments. If you mouse over the title you’ll see what tournament you won to receive that title.

Fame Level – Determines the amount of Gladiators you can have in your school as well as the caliber of gladiators you can recruit. If you mouse over the Fame Level you will see the amount of Fame you have as well as how much fame you need to reach the next level of Fame.

Fame – The Amount of Fame your school currently has. Fame is important as it affects random events, money from fights, and your Fame Level. To increase your fame make sure to pamper the audience with exciting battles and winning tournaments. However, if your fights are boring or if you lose too often your fame can decrease.

Money – This is simply the amount of gold that you can dedicate towards your school. You can gain gold through tournaments, gambling, and simply winning battles. You also can donate a portion of your personal gold to your school. Gold is required to pay upkeep as well as purchase gladiators. You can mouse over this figure to see the rate of Upkeep you are dealing with.

Upkeep – This is the amount of gold that you must pay each week to keep your school running. Things such as maintaining equipment, housing your gladiators, and feeding them fall under this category. The more gladiators you have the higher your upkeep will be, however you usually make this money back due to entering more battles. You must also set the amount of upkeep you wish to pay. Low Upkeep is the smallest amount of upkeep being only 75% of your normal upkeep cost. Unfortunately you do not pamper your gladiators so they might attempt to leave the school. Normal Upkeep is the baseline upkeep. It doesn’t affect your school one way or the other, despite paying 100% of the upkeep cost. Finally High Upkeep is 125% of the baseline rate, but it pampers you gladiators so much they will rarely try to leave and good events can happen to them. It is important to note that 1gp per turn is the minimum amount of upkeep.

Lord Type: This is your profession outside of the gladiatorial arena and gives your school a permanent benefit. You can mouse over the Lord Type to see what benefit it will give you.
 

Blacksmith – You are a popular blacksmith who personally cares for his gladiator’s armor.
Ex-Gladiator – As a former favored gladiator  you bring your school extra attention.
Merchant – You are a wealthy merchant whose ability to manipulate money is a powerful boon.
Military – You are a retired military commander whose victories are the stuff of legends.
Philosopher – You teach your gladiators and those around you how to live happier and healthier lives.
Rancher – Your years as a rancher have taught you to do things as early as possible, a lesson you also teach your gladiators.
Surgeon – You are a well known and popular surgeon, who takes a personal interest in their gladiator's care.
 

Let’s take a look at an example school:

School Name: The Example School for Exempler Examples
School Titles: The Tin Medal
Fame Level: 0
Money: 100gp [The Starting amount… The ESEE hasn’t done very much at all…]
Lord Type: Philosopher
Roster: [0/1]
None [This is where the Gladiators of your school will appear. They will appear in quotes within a single "Roster" spoiler.]

Spoiler: Gladiator stats (click to show/hide)

Required Fame – This is the lowest Fame Level required to hire this Gladiator. [*This stat only appears while purchasing a gladiator.]

Gladiator Name – The Name, Class, and Race of the Gladiator. You may change the Gladiator’s name at any time.

Size – Large Gladiators take up 2 of the 6 spaces available in a gladiatorial match. [*This stat will only appear if the Gladiator is Large.]

HP – If a gladiator reaches 0 HP they are in critical condition and taken out of the fight. Furthermore they cannot take part in another fight until they are ‘revived’. Gladiators in critical condition are treated like a normal gladiator in every other respect however. If you mouse over HP you can see the Regeneration rate of your gladiator.

Armor - Armor is the amount of damage, percentage wise, that your gladiator ignores. For example, if your Gladiator has 5 armor, they will ignore 5% of all damage they recieve. So a damage that would usually deal 100 damage: [100 * [1 - .05] = 100 * .95 = 95 Damage]. The minimum amount of armor a gladiator can have is 0, while the maximum is 95.

Regeneration – This is the % of health you Gladiator will receive each week if they are damaged. Gladiators in critical condition do not have Regeneration, though it will be listed in their stats.
Armor – All damage this Gladiator receives is lessened by this percentage. [*This stat is only shown if applicable]

Immune – This Gladiator will take no damage from sources they are immune to. [*This stat is only shown if applicable]

Ward – This Gladiator takes no damage from the first attack of this source in a battle. Damage from this source outside of combat never affects this Gladiator. [*This stat is only shown if applicable]

Purchase Cost – The cost of hiring this gladiator. [*This stat is only shown during purchase]

Revive Cost – This is the price you must pay to take a Gladiator from 0hp to 1hp. If you mouse over the Revive Cost you will see the amount of gp you must pay per health point if you want to exchange gold for you gladiator’s health. [*This stat is only shown if the Gladiator is in critical condition, during purchase, or during level up.]

XP – This is the amount of XP this Gladiator needs to Class Change / Level Up. When a Gladiator reaches this number you may choose to change them into a new unit or increase their current stats. If you increase their stats than each stat of theirs will go up slightly. If you mouse over the XP needed you will see the Gladiator’s level as well as their XP Killed stat.

Level – This number shows how many times your gladiator has hit their XP cap.

XP Killed – This is how much XP the enemy team receives if they put your gladiator into Critical condition. This number is split evenly amongst the entire enemy team.

Initiative – The higher this number is the more likely your gladiator is to go first in battle.

Attack[1/2] [Source/Chance/Damage]– The name of the attack the gladiator uses in combat. If the Gladiator has two attacks both attacks will target the same Gladiators. If you mouse over the attack name you will see its [Source/Chance/Damage].

Source – The source of the attack’s damage. [Weapon, Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Mind, Death, or Life]

Chance – The chance that an attack has to hit.

Damage – The average amount of damage your gladiator’s attack will do. They might do slightly more or less during the course of a fight.

Reach: Adjacent/Any/All. Mouse over the previous three words to see what they mean.

Special: Certain attacks have special attributes. If this is the case they will show up here. If not, the special section will not appear.

Levels Into: These are the classes a Gladiator can change into when they hit experience cap. If the gladiator does not have this stat shown it means that they simply gain a boost to their current stats. [Ogres only level into stronger ogres for example, while a Squire can level into a Knight]. [*This is only shown during purchase or level up if applicable.]

Personality: Every Gladiator has a personality. Every gladiator has two personality traits that are revealed once you’ve hired them. There are a wide range of positive and negative personality traits. Some gladiators only have a single personality trait, this simply means that this trait is strong enough that it counts for both. This is called being “Very X”.  Personality traits are permanent and can never change.

Endorsment: If your Gladiator is spectacular enough they might get an endorsement from a high-ranking organization. These function like personality except that you may change them whenever there is a better offer. Each endorsement has three levels [Bronze, Silver, and Gold] that increases the effect. You must, however, work your way up from Bronze to Gold over time.

So let’s take a quick look at the first Gladiator the ESEE purchases: A Peasant who we will name Harold.

Name: Harold the Peasant [Human]
Size: Does not Appear [*Usually won’t even be shown]
HP: 40/40 [0/40 would indicate Harold was in Critical condition] [Mouse over the health to see how high his regeneration value is!]
Armor: 0 [*Usually wouldn’t be shown]
Immune: None [*Usually wouldn’t be shown]
Purchase Cost: 30gp [*Usually wouldn’t be shown]
Revive Cost: 10gp [*Usually wouldn’t be shown]
XP Next: 0/35 [XP/XP to next level up]
Initiative: 30 [50 is a decent initiative.]
Attack 1: Pitchfork (-15) [*Mouse over the attack to see its stats. All attacks follow the "[Source/Chance to Hit/Range] Name (Damage)" method of things.
Attack 2: None [*Attack 2 is only shown if they have a second attack. Harold doesn’t but it is here for your study.]
Special: None. [*If Harold had a spectacular trait, such as Paralyze or Poison, it would be shown here. He doesn’t, so it usually wouldn’t even be shown. But again, the example must be full.]
Level Into: Mercenary, Thug [*This is shown only during purchase or Level up. If the latter the Gladiator stats will be shown however Harold isn’t leveling right now so this wouldn’t normally be shown.]

Personality: Harold is very boring to talk to due to his lack of attributes.
Endorsement: None [*Wouldn’t normally be shone if there is no endorsement.]
 

Spoiler: The Turn (click to show/hide)

The Turn can be divided into 4 Parts. Start, Preparation, Battle, Wrap Up, End.
Start
The start is the, aptly named, start of the turn. This is when you earn money, pay upkeep, and when your Gladiators regenerate health. Furthermore there is a chance that  random event will occur to your school. Usually this event requires no input from the School.
 Preperation
This is the busiest part of the turn. This is when you pick which battle to participate in, see what leagues are upcoming, and pick the positioning and battle plan of your gladiators when they are going into a battle. The battle plan is gone into in more detail in the Battle section of this post.

Then there is a brief lull in the turn.

BUT there’s more! After all of the above takes place the Arena Runners post the matches to allow for gambling as well as the odds. If you gamble on a match [it cannot be one of yours] and win you can get a huge payout! This is where the gambling occurs. Then, after a set amount of time the battles begin.
Battle

This is the meat and potatoes of a gladiator’s life. Unfortunately you’re but a manager so it’s not something you take part in too much. All matches that you and your fellow Gladiator Schools took place in are recorded [in a sense] and posted in the…
Wrap Up

This is when the battles are talked about, recordings posted, and gambling results announced [payout occurs during the next weeks Start but you do see how much you’ll be getting from gambling]. Furthermore you can revive Critical Condition gladiators or heal ones who were injured in the fights.

This is also when gladiators will offer their services to you. You may purchase them if you want.

Lastly, endorsement offers will come in at this time which you can accept or decline at your leisure.
 The End
The end of the turn is rightfully boring. As the stadiums empty and patrons go home you are left with little other option than to go home yourself until next week when the games renew.

Spoiler: Services (click to show/hide)

The following is a list of services you can use for your school, as well as what times you can invoke them.

You can spend money to give your Gladiator experience. While you cannot level your gladiator this way it can certainly speed up the process. However higher level units require more money to train. Per each point of experience you want to gain it will cost:

1gp for Level 1 and 2
2gp for Level 3
5gp for Level 4
10gp for Level 5
15gp for Level 6
20gp for Level 7
Etc. etc.

It is important to note that you cannot actually level up your gladiator through this training. The final experience point MUST be earned in a battle. Training is powerful, but nothing beats practical experience.

The alchemist becomes available to schools when their fame level reaches 1. The Alchemist sells potions for a hefty price, though their effects range anywhere from healing, to revival, to poisoning the enemy team, and even granting temporary wards.

Higher level potions cost more to use. Also, you can only have six unique potion types in your inventory at any time.

Potions are generally less expensive than most other items, though they are also only temporary [most lasting a single fight] and can only be used once.

There are rumors of powerful potions that can permanently increase a gladiator's attributes.

Remember that the Alchemist's wares change weekly, so check back often. Be careful though, you might miss out on an excellent deal if you dally too much.

The blacksmith functions similarly to the Alchemist, though they require you to have a fame level of 4 before you can use them. Blacksmiths sell Banners and Artifacts.

Banners are items that affect the entire team during a battle. The effects are varied, but often less potent than an artifact's. However, since they effect the entire team they are very powerful if used properly. Each school can possess Two banners only one of which can be applied in any given battle.

Artifacts are items that affect a single gladiator throughout the battle. Their effects are varied and can be very potent. However, they can only affect a single unit at a time. Each school can possess ten artifacts. Each gladiator can carry a single artifact into battle.

The Blacksmith's wares change weekly, so check early and often to make sure you get the best deals. Unfortunately, this means you might miss out on particularly rare items.

Personalities never change... Unless you know a talented Psion. If your Gladiator's personality offends you too much you can attempt to change it with the Psion's help. The Psion has two modes of work: Broad and Specific.

Specific affects a single personality trait of your choosing. This helps you shape your gladiator more accurately, however the new personality trait is still random. The cost of this is always 2x the Purchase cost of the gladiator.

Broad changes both personality traits. Usually only worth it if your gladiator is absolutely terrible. The cost of this is 1.5x the Purchase price of the gladiator.

Sometimes you accept a fight you just can't handle. Thankfully you can hire a Mercenary to even the odds. To hire a Mercenary you simply pay a small fee of 1/5 the purchase cost of the unit type and they will join you for a single match.

The mercenary you get is random, though you can set a Max price you are willing to pay for them.

Mercenaries can be any gladiator type, despite the name. Though this seems a wonderful way to run a school, Mercenaries do not get personality traits and steal their share of experience. If you decide you like the Mercenary you can pay full purchase price [on top of what you already paid] to keep them on your school's roster.

There are some items that aren't exactly 'allowed' by the Arena. Thankfully these fine gentlemen will help you out regardless. However using their services are risky. You can get rare and exotic items, as well as mundane items at a fraction of the cost. However, some gladiators will not appreciate this practice and may desert if you make use of it.

Even worse than that, if the Arena finds out about this [1/6 chance] there is a hefty fine, namely losing the item you purchased and not getting a refund. Despite these drawbacks the Black Market is still popular among schools.

The Black Market has an eternally changing inventory, so be sure to check back often... If you're willing to take the risk.

The gladiatorial business is a competitive one with businesses appearing and disappearing rapidly. If there's a good or service you want you can always ask around. Who knows, you just might find one.

Spoiler: Battle (click to show/hide)

As a manager you may have some questions about how combat works. First, though, we will show you what the Battle-grid looks like.

[[Back 1 – Front 1 / Front A – Back A
Back 2 – Front 2 / Front B – Back B
Back  3 – Front 3 / Front C – Back C]]

As you can see, each team can have up to six Gladiators on their side of the field at once. Who stands where is up to the manager. Large Gladiators take up two spaces and can be arranged either horizontally or vertically [As in two backs, or a back and front]
How does Adjacent work? Any? All?
Gladiators who must attack adjacent can only attack Gladiators who are adjacent to them. For example imagine the following playing field:

[[Armbrust – Fighter / Apprentice – Archer
Empty – Empty / Paladin – Empty
Armbrust – Knight / Empty – Archer]]

The Fighter, Knight, and Paladin all have the Adjacent attack tag, The Armbrusts and Archers have the Any tag, while the Apprentice has the All tag.

When the Apprentice’s turn comes up he makes his attack an it targets “All” the enemy Gladiators. So it would target the two Armbrusts, Fighter, and the Knight regardless of where they are.

Next the Archer [doesn’t matter which] goes. The Archer, having the Any tag, may attack a single enemy no matter where they are. So the Archer decides to attack the Armbrust. Seems easy enough.

The trouble is the Paladin, Fighter, and Knight have the Adjacent tag meaning they can only attack Gladiators that are adjacent to them on the map. Should be rather self explanatory but let’s make this a better diagram. A’s will stand for “Available Target” while N will stand for “Not Available. We will be assuming we’re doing this only for the Fighter who will be an F.

[[N – F / A – N
N – N / A – N
N – N / N – N]]

That should clear up any confusion but… What if the Paladin and Apprentice [who should never be in the front row, by the way] are dead or Critically Injured?… Is the Fighter useless? Not at all! Instead the Field changes, figuratively, to look like this:

[[Armbrust – Fighter / Archer
Empty – Empty / Empty
Armbrust – Knight / Archer]]


So the fighter can attack the top row archer, while the knight can attack the bottom row archer. But what if the Paladin had died? Could the Knight attack the [theoretically] still living Apprentice? The answer is yes. If there are no valid targets for an adjacent attacker in a row the adjacent attacker is allowed to attack anyone, so long as they are in the front row. The same applies to the back row when all the front row Gladiators are dead.
But how does combat work?

Combat is entirely out of your hands… You’re a manager remember? Still, you have some control. First off, you get to choose who competes in each fight your school is a part of. If you have twelve Gladiators in your school you can have them join in any number of fights so long as there is at least ONE gladiator participating and you meet the requirements for every fight. After that you can choose which gladiator participates in the fight and where. What do I mean by where?

Let’s say that you have Gladiator’s named: Al, Bob, Carl, David, Ernest, and Freddie. You get to choose where they will stand on the field. So you can have it look like this:

[[Al – Bob / Enemy Top Row
Carl – David / Enemy Center Row
Ernest – Freddie / Enemy Bottom Row]]

Or any other combination that you think will work out in your favor. Your declaration of position can be made public knowledge or secretly sent to the commissioner of the fight.

Well… That’s great and all but what else can I do? Well… One other thing. Your Gladiator’s have a total of two options in their fights: Attack or Defend. Attacking is pretty self explanatory – Your Gladiator will use its ability/attack.

Defend on the other hand simple halves the damage taken after other modifiers. Let’s say Johnny is attacked for 100 damage. BUT Johnny has 30% armor. [100 – 30 = 70 * .5 = 35 damage taken]. DEFEND DOES NOT INCREASE ARMOR!!! But other than that it’s still pretty basic.

So where do you come into this? Well you can set up a Battle Plan which is given at the same time you pick positions. In the Battle Plan you simply tell your Gladiators the general plan you want them to follow. You can be as specific or as general as you want. Both have their advantages. Some gladiators however are unruly and won’t listen to the plan, but most will.
What happens after the battle?

After the battle phase, the results are reported during the Wrap-up as well as you gain an immediate boost to fame.

Spoiler: League Types (click to show/hide)

Leagues are tournaments Gladiators take part in for fame and glory. Thankfully, victorious schools, as well as runners up, will earn money and fame as well as a title for their victory. There are three types of Leagues:

Round Robin: Every School will compete against every other school a single time. At the end of the Round Robin the number of wins is counted and the victor decided. If there is a tie between an equal number of schools the schools will partake in a single elimination tournament until only one remains. If there is a draw between an odd number of schools then all schools will split the prize. Various rules can apply to this sort of League.

Tourney: Every school competes in a single elimination tournament with the winner of each match facing the winner of another match until only one school remains undefeated. Various rules can apply to this sort of League.

Scramble: Similar to the Tourney this is a single elimination tournament, however after the teams are picked the two teams are randomly scrambled. This means your Fighter can be replaced for the opposing teams Paladin, or vice versa. This leads to more entertaining matches. Do not worry, you will receive your gladiator back at the end of the match regardless of outcome.

Unique Rules
Some leagues have unique rules that are posted before sign-ups. Some examples of this are:

Death Matches: Leagues that have these do not allow Gladiators to leave until their opposition is dead. This is highly exciting for the crowd and often has high rewards. Unfortunately if your gladiator falls in a Death Match you cannot revive them, and they are lost forever. These can be good for getting rid of particularly annoying opponent “Star Players” or even Gladiators that you have tired of. After all, if they win you get big money, if they lose you don’t have to pay them anymore.

Exotic: Leagues that have these do not allow certain types of Gladiators such as “Humans” or “Ferals”. This requires for a decent variety of gladiators to keep from being banned from these leagues. Another popular name for these leagues is “Racist” due to the fact that some only allow a single type of race to participate.

Tiered: Leagues that have this tag do not allow Gladiators above and/or below a certain level to participate. This is usually done to allow weaker gladiators a chance to get their bearings.

As well as many more.
 

After reading the manual several times you decide that, Yes, you do want to start a gladiator school. IN FACT, you just can’t wait to get started. So you quickly glance over the form before filling it out.

Lord Name: Your Name here
Lord Type: [See “Lord Type” in the School section of the rules]
School Name: School Name Here
School History: Please fill out...
Personal History: Please fill out...

[Nerjin]

 

Lord Names: Savarrio Matarrus and Jukeo Brestin
School Name: The Brest-Matar Training Arena
Fame Level: 1
Money: 30gp
Lord Type: Merchant
Roster: [2/2]

Spoiler: Jig (click to show/hide)

Name: Jig the Hobgoblin [Goblin]
HP: 82/82
Revive Cost: 30gp
XP Next: 0/65
Initiative: 66
Attack 1: Spear (-27)
Levels Into: Bugbear
Personality: Jig loves parties and brawls, though their constant lawbreaking does drain your coffers somewhat. Jig doesn’t follow orders well.

Description: More savage and far more disciplined than a goblin, the Hobgoblin is well known for its military-grade discipline and violent tendencies.

Spoiler: Isaac (click to show/hide)

Name: Isaac the Apprentice [Human]
HP: 35/35
Armor: 5
Ward: Water
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 0/75
Initiative: 40
Attack 1: Sparks (-15)
Levels Into: Mage
Personality: Isaac has thick skin and takes less damage from attacks. Isaac has lived by the sea all their life.

Description: New to the ways of magic, the Apprentice often enters the arena to gain more first-hand knowledge.

Lord Name: Neal Kynes
School Name: The Copper Colossal
Fame Level: 1
Money: 308gp
Lord Type: Merchant
Roster: [2/2]

Spoiler: Leon (click to show/hide)

Name: Leon the Mercenary [Human]
HP: 20/95
Ward: Water,
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 1/75
Initiative: 50
Attack 1: Polearm (-25)
Level Into: Spearman
Personality: Leon loves parties and brawls. However, their constant law-breaking does drain your coffers somewhat. Leon has lived by the sea all their life... Or so he thinks.

Description: Willing to fight for any master, so long as the coin is sufficient, it is no surprise that Mercenaries are often found in the arena.

Spoiler: Vvoric (click to show/hide)

Name: Vvoric the Wurfaxt [Dwarf]
HP: 65/65
Purchase Cost: 40gp
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 0/100
Initiative: 40
Attack 1: Throwing Ax (-30)
Levels Into: Armbrust
Personality: Vvoric loves parties and brawls. However, their constant lawbreaking does drain your coffers somewhat. Vvoric is a fast learner and gains experience quicker than most others.

Description: Training from a young age dwarves are known for throwing axes in both sport and war.

Lord Name: Ms. Pretty Obvious
School Name: Pretty’s Finishing School
Fame Level: 2
Money: 115gp
Lord Type: Military
Roster: [3/3]

Spoiler: Ugly Jerry (click to show/hide)

Name: Ugly Jerry the Mercenary [Human]
HP: 95/95
Wards: Mind
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 0/75
Initiative: 50
Attack 1: Polearm (-25)
Attack 2: Poison (-10)
Special: Poison deals its damage before the enemy is able to act. It lasts until the end of the battle or until cured.
Levels Into: Spearman
Personality: Ugly Jerry is highly contemplative. Ugly Jerry is a cheater who enjoys coating their poison with poison.

Description: Willing to fight for any master, so long as the coin is good, it is no surprise that Mercenaries are often found in the arena.

Spoiler: Frankly (click to show/hide)

Name: Frankly the Squire [Human]
HP: 21/100
Wards: Water
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 14/80
Initiative: 50
Attack 1: Sword (-25)
Levels Into: Knight, Witch Hunter
Personality: Frankly has thin skin and takes a little extra damage from attacks. Frankly has lived by the sea all their life.

Description: Squires are often brave youth learning from a great knight. Some are eager enough for glory that they enter the arena.

Spoiler: Berry (click to show/hide)

Name: Berry the Tenderfoot [Hobbit]
HP: 60/60
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 0/95
Initiative: 70
Attack 1: Boost Damage (+25%)
Special: Boost Damage only lasts until the target attacks someone.
Levels Into: Novice
Personality: Berry is a cheater, but this is fine by you as they rub their blades down with home-made poisons to give your team an edge. Berry isn’t very bright and gains less experience than most others.

Description: Even smaller than their dwarvern cousins, they are often found assisting the dwarves in warfare through their knowledge of alchemy.

Lord Name: Lady Wolfe
School Name: The School of Silverbane
Fame Level: 1
Money: 100gp
Lord Type: Ex-Gladiator
Roster: [2/2]

Spoiler: John (click to show/hide)

Name: John the Mercenary [Human]
HP: 95/95
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 0/75
Initiative: 50
Attack 1: Polearm (-25)
Levels Into: Spearman
Personality: John is a fast learner. John is popular with the crown.

Description: Willing to fight for any master, so long as the coin is good, it is no surprise that Mercenaries are often found in the arena.

Spoiler: Blaze (click to show/hide)

Name: Blaze the Ember Elemental [Elemental]
HP: 35/35
Ward: Fire, Wind
Purchase Cost: 72gp
Revive Cost: 60gp
XP Next: 0/75
Initiative: 40
Attack 1: Sparks (-20)
Levels Into: Blaze Elemental
Personality: Blaze has lived in the windy plains all their life. Blaze is unliked by the crowd.

Description: Often blamed for starting forest fires, it is thought that this elemental is a remenant of Valcanus himself.

Lord Name: Smyt
School Name: The Brotherband
Fame Level: 0
Money: 53gp
Lord Type: Military
Roster: [1/1]

Spoiler: Wernher Von Braun (click to show/hide)

Name: Wernher Von Braun the Peasant [Human]
HP: 40/40
Wards: Water
Revive Cost: 10gp
XP Next: 27/35
Initiative: 30
Attack 1: Pitchfork (-15)
Levels Into: Mercenary, Thug
Personality: Wernher is unliked by the crowd. Wernher has lived on the coast all their life.

Description: Simple farmers and laborers, some Peasants enter the arena in an attempt to better their station.
 

Lord Names: Lars Brownlow
School Name: The Red Harvest
Fame Level: 0
Money: 449gp
Lord Type: Rancher
Roster: [1/1]

Spoiler: Stinky (click to show/hide)

Name: Stinky the Goblin [Goblin]
HP: 50/50
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 49/50
Initiative: 50
Attack 1: Spear (-15)
Personality: [Gains +10 Initiative]Stinky is extremely fast.[/abbr] Stinky is popular with the crowd.

Description: Feral and savage, Goblins are thought, correctly, to be good for little more than annoyances.

[Nerjin]

Lord Names: Ash Cooper
School Name: The Graceful Foxes
Fame Level: 0
Money: 299gp
Lord Type: Blacksmith
Roster: [0/1]

Lord Names: Lord Cozek
School Name: Cozek’s House of Murder
Fame Level: 0
Money: 274gp
Lord Type: Rancher
Roster: [0/1]

Lord Names: Vincent McMahonious
School Name: Worldwide Gladiatorial Entertainment, The W.G.E.
Fame Level: 0
Money: 249gp
Lord Type: Ex-Gladiator
Roster: [0/1]

Lord Names: Paulus Severus
School Name: Aeterne Glorificae [Eternal Glory]
Fame Level: 0
Money: 299gp
Lord Type: Military
Roster: [0/1]

Lord Name: Biggus Dickus
School Name: The Dickus School of Fighting
Fame Level: 0
Money: 172gp
Lord Type: Military
Roster: [1/1]

Spoiler: Bucky (click to show/hide)

Name: Bucky the Imp [Demon]
HP: 21/50
Wards: Mind, Death
Revive Cost: 50gp
XP Next: 49/50
Initiative: 30
Attack 1: Scratch (-20)
Levels Into: Fat Imp
Personality: Contemplative, Well Humoured
Personality: Bucky is highly contemplative.. Bucky seems to never get sick.

Description: Having more in common with annoyances than actual threats, the Imp is sent by a Demon Lord to sow chaos within the realm of mortals

Also, Darkpaladin has stated interest but has not posted a sheet.

[Nerjin]

Final Reserve

[Parsely]

Ah. AHHHHHHHHHHH

[Rolepgeek]

SECOND

EDIT:

MAKING SHIT MOMENTARILY, WAIT SEVERAL MOMENTS PLEASE >>>>

Lord Name: Savarrio Matarrus
Lord Type: Merchant
School Name: Brest-Matar Training Arena
School History: Just recently founded, the land the school is built on was purchased and built upon by Savarrio and Jukeo, though Jukeo didn't do much of the financial heavy lifting...
Personal History: Savarrio was the fourth child of six in a family of nomadic hunters and minstrels, entertainers and scavengers. As a young lad, he assisted his family with their trade, but it never really suited him, and he was teased mercilessly for it. Once he became 16, though, he began managing the family finances, and within three years had managed to turn it into a very reputable trading company. But now, at the age of 28, they don't really need him anymore, and he's gotten bored...a joint business venture in gladiators with his friend Jukeo Brestin should keep him on his toes! Jukeo knew some military techniques, after all, being from a family of soldiers.

[kj1225]

Lord Name:  Bigus Dickus
Lord Type: Military
School Name:  Dickus school of fighting.
School History:  As the school has only recently started there is not much history to speak of. However some say that Mars himself has blessed the lord and resultingly the school.
Personal History:  A famed commander having brought many victories to Rome from over seas Bigus is know for his brutality in training and ability to bring victory in combat. He is accredited with three hundred kills reportedly and has been known to lead squads half that size to victory against armies thrice it. Of course this is all hyperbole but Bigus isn't going to stop it.

[Parsely]

Lord Name: Neal Kynes
Lord Type: Merchant
School Name: Copper Colossal
School History: Newly built using the last of Kynes' fortune.
Personal History: A young man who blew his inheritance on the construction and staffing of a gladiator school.

I was drawing a blank when it came to history, so sorry it's so short.

[Ozarck]

I'm in.

Lord Name: Ms. Pretty Obvious
Lord Type: Military
School Name: Pretty's Finishing School
School History:

After reading the manual several times you decide that, Yes, you do want to start a gladiator school. IN FACT, you just can’t wait to get started. So you quickly glance over the form before filling it out.

I recently decided I wanted to start a gladiator school.

Personal History: Pretty has been a warrior from an early age. She has been cannon fodder in major battles, and a hero in others. She generally has not commanded great armies, instead spending her career as a mercenary, in search of a long-lost relative, whom some say was as Handsome as he was Strange (but others say he was actually Stranger). Pretty finds herself at a bit of a low point in her career, and the trail of her relative has grown stale, so she wishes to start the gladiatorial school both to develop fame and contacts in this region, and to recruit potential allies and followers to continue her quest. In addition to pure bloodlust and death-dealing, Pretty hopes to develop a sense of the finer points in life and society in her combatant scholars.

[Silthuri]

Do I want to run a gladiator school...?

Yes. Yes I do.

Lord Name: Lady Wolfe
Lord Type: Ex-Gladiator
School Name: The School of Silverbane
School History: Started recently when Lady Wolfe retired from a life of fighting.
Personal History: Lady Wolfe was a famous gladiator who remained undefeated her entire career. Probably because she's a werewolf. When she grew tired of fighting, she decided to retire and train others.

[Playergamer]

Lord Name: Smyt
Lord Type: Military
School Name: The Brotherband
School History: Relatively new, with little to say.
Personal History: Smyt rose through the ranks quickly by staying with men he could rely on, so he decided to use that in the art of Gladiators.

[Nerjin]

and I think that's it for now. I'll see how well I can run a 6-player game for now. If I think I can handle it I might go up to 8, and see how I do that and so on and so forth. For now though gonna finish up the Second Post [Which will contain your school information from now on. Best keep that in mind.]

After that I'll post up what Gladiators you guys can buy, since right now you have none.

[Playergamer]

(I count 5...)

[Nerjin]

You were the sixth. I saw the application just after finishing the post... SO now, there are 6 schools in the second post. Anyways, onto collecting what you guys can hire.

[Parsely]

What's an armbrust?