Duel of Swords Reform Shunned
THE ARENA———Despite vocal protests and detailed proposals to reform the popular Duel of Swords and its ranking system, community leaders have run into the proverbial stop hit.
"I've always said that when you look at the ranks, it doesn't make any sense," historian and dueling enthusiast Wade Kenny said dejectedly as his ideas were slashed to bits as if they were a lateral parry. "Barons with squires? That's completely ridiculous!"
Kenny's proposal included keeping the Overlord and Baron ranks, and then allowing Barons to choose vessels who would then take care of their land and fight their battles for them; the next rank would be of the Knight, then the Squire, then the Master at Arms, and finally the serf. A proposal, he said, which made as much sense as cutting after a thrust.
"Right now the ranks are all over the place and don't progress logically. And as for Master of Arms ....Master at Arms is really such a silly rank that it might as well be tossed in someplace," Kenny continued. "And when you first dueled you'd be a serf, so automatically you'd be a slave and have to do manual labor and protect the land of your chosen Baron for little to no pay or food ....but at least it would get the attendance up if people were forced to duel!" Kenny said, his idea as on target as a low cut to a ducking opponent.
Kenny smoothly sidestepped around the circular parry and into his next grand idea; disappointed yet undeterred, Kenny plans on proposing new ranks for the Duel of Fists game. "They're all named after pretty stones and it's a tough game, that doesn't seem right. So I'm going to propose Boulder, Big Rock, Little Rock, Stone, Cobble and Pebble."
THE ARENA———Despite vocal protests and detailed proposals to reform the popular Duel of Swords and its ranking system, community leaders have run into the proverbial stop hit.
"I've always said that when you look at the ranks, it doesn't make any sense," historian and dueling enthusiast Wade Kenny said dejectedly as his ideas were slashed to bits as if they were a lateral parry. "Barons with squires? That's completely ridiculous!"
Kenny's proposal included keeping the Overlord and Baron ranks, and then allowing Barons to choose vessels who would then take care of their land and fight their battles for them; the next rank would be of the Knight, then the Squire, then the Master at Arms, and finally the serf. A proposal, he said, which made as much sense as cutting after a thrust.
"Right now the ranks are all over the place and don't progress logically. And as for Master of Arms ....Master at Arms is really such a silly rank that it might as well be tossed in someplace," Kenny continued. "And when you first dueled you'd be a serf, so automatically you'd be a slave and have to do manual labor and protect the land of your chosen Baron for little to no pay or food ....but at least it would get the attendance up if people were forced to duel!" Kenny said, his idea as on target as a low cut to a ducking opponent.
Kenny smoothly sidestepped around the circular parry and into his next grand idea; disappointed yet undeterred, Kenny plans on proposing new ranks for the Duel of Fists game. "They're all named after pretty stones and it's a tough game, that doesn't seem right. So I'm going to propose Boulder, Big Rock, Little Rock, Stone, Cobble and Pebble."