RE:Duels between different mastery levels
(Date Posted:02/23/2008 02:18:19)
Well, if a Journeyman is fighting a duel with a Master, then one has to expect things to be inherently unbalanced AND unfair. That's kind of a given, and not one you are probably going to want to compromise. After all, if the Journeyman is going to challenge someone so distinctly better than him, then both the consequences AND the glory (if he/she wins) should be earned. The question arises, why would a Master take such a duel contract? Doing so will certainly not enhance his/her Reputation anyway, win or lose.
That said, there may not be all that much difference between a fairly experienced Journeyman and a fairly inexperienced (relatively speaking) Master, especially in a duel to first blood (which I interpret you as meaning, first Dramatic Wound). I would look more at their relative XP totals than their rank in Valroux to try and guage if this duel's outcome is going to be a no-brainer, or if they are nonetheless close enough matched that the (likely) faster speed and greater overall Knacks of the Master does not outweigh that of the Journeyman. After all, Exploit Weakness Knacks of 4 or 5 are certainly going to give both duelists brutal ability against each other, irrespective of actual Rank discrepency. I would also look at their Advantages; a Journeyman with Combat Reflexes and a Panache of 5 is quite likely to be a reasonable match in speed/initiative with a Master with a Panache of 6 but lacking Combat Reflexes.
Frank the Wanderer
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