[Discuss] Death in BattleMaster

[LilWolf]

Tom wrote:
> I have decided to reverse my stance on death in BattleMaster. Let me 
> explain before you cry out in anguish:
>
> One, there is too little overturn in the government position. In the 
> real world, politics often change because someone new gets in charge. 
> We don't have that in BattleMaster and it's a shame.

Well, that and a lot of people are just too easily pushed over to step 
down for the benefit of the old guy.


>
>
> So, without further ado, the changes that'll go online after the 
> weekend are roughly as follows:
>
> While serious wounds remain, there is now a considerable chance that 
> you'll die because of them, either immediately or after a few days of 
> suffering.

Is the chance higher for heroes? Does a normal soldiers death result in 
a fame point(a new fame point)?

>  
>
> Duels to the death can not be refused anymore without a massive loss 
> of honour/prestige, unless the challenger was below your status (i.e. 
> not every pesky noble can challenge a king).

I can actually imagine someone with high swordfighting skill challenging 
new characters to death duels for his own advantage. So they either end 
up dead or staying with low honour/prestige -> more tax for the old guys 
if taxes have a weight on prestige.

This is pretty much the only change I am sceptical about. Your stance on 
refusing duels not costing honour/prestige was a rational and good one 
in my opinion. Or is status also defined by the difference in 
honour/prestige and not just council/duke/local lord positions? Does the 
protection work the other way too? If a king challenges a new noble, can 
the new noble refuse it without honour/prestige loss?

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