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Arkun-Sha! Bringing down the chieftan was so badass I almost forgot it was scripted.

6 (31.6%)

Alca-un. She's the most badass, of course!

5 (26.3%)

Ulla-Sha. Going on a century didn't stop her from whooping ass.

7 (36.8%)

Amma-ah, she's so caring and kind, how could you not like her?

1 (5.3%)

Total Members Voted: 19

[micelus]

Everything kaian said!

[Karnewarrior]

You accept the challenge. The duel will commence the third day before the journey begins...

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The area is fenced off. It's been approximately a week, as Alca prepares for the journey by learning the Eastern languages, or at least the most commonly spoken. They're odd, polysyllabic languages, but are structured similar enough that You and Alca have grasped a working knowledge in so short a time.

Raun One-eye stand before you. He has already earned the title Khet for himself, so you harbor no illusions that this will be an easy fight. His one eye hinders him little, as he lost his eye as a small grub.

He's dressed in fanciful wooden armor, emblazoned with funguscap pauldrons and a helm coated in the emblem of the Sunsetter gang, a Flying Star. The armor is more than for show; it gives him protection from your spear, where you have no protection from his. But that is not to say you have no advantages.

Ulla-sha gave you a set of herbs to give you a more robust stamina. Your best route at this point is to wear down Raun, then strike when he is slowed.

The fight begins. Alca is watching, clearly hoping for a draw so she can weasle out of having an escort at all. Ulla-sha watches, face as stony as ever, but she's told you she's rooting for you. The Champion is watching, obviously looking for Raun's victory. This has become bigger than a simple contest.

The Sunsetters are watching. They look... calm.

Spoiler: YOU (click to show/hide)

HP     25/25
Skills     Heroic (Defeat follows closely, but Death lags behind)
Weapon     Plantwood Spear (stonetip)
Armor     Thick Furs (-0 Damage taken)

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Spoiler: Raun-Khet the One-eyed (click to show/hide)

HP     27/27
Stance     Slight left lean
Weapon     Plantwood Spear (stonetip)
Armor     Wooden Sunsetter Armor (-1 Damage taken)

[Origami_Psycho]

feint towards the right then lunge towards the left, striking at an unarmored area, preferably his hands.

[Xantalos]

Hrm...
Try to bait him - get him charging at us, dodge, or something like that - jab at him with spear, try to stay at long range. Above all, don't close to meele, and if we do, go for the weak spots, particuarly the eye. Wear him down, then take out his legs when he stars lagging.

[Origami_Psycho]

Hrm...
Try to bait him - get him charging at us, dodge, or something like that - jab at him with spear, try to stay at long range. Above all, don't close to meele, and if we do, go for the weak spots, particuarly the eye. Wear him down, then take out his legs when he stars lagging.

I like this one a bit better, actually, this way we can exploit our advantages.  Then we take out his hands.  If he can't hold a weapon he can't fight as effectively, since we have the advantage of ranges as well then.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Hrm...
Try to bait him - get him charging at us, dodge, or something like that - jab at him with spear, try to stay at long range. Above all, don't close to meele, and if we do, go for the weak spots, particuarly the eye. Wear him down, then take out his legs when he stars lagging.

I like this one a bit better, actually, this way we can exploit our advantages.  Then we take out his hands.  If he can't hold a weapon he can't fight as effectively, since we have the advantage of ranges as well then.

+1. Focus on avoiding attacks for now. Makes him look like a dumb Goliath and us like a guilesome David.

[kaian-a-coel]

He's leaning to the left, but this can be a feint. Be prepared for an attack from either side, or even frontal.
Try to avoid his attacks with minimal movement. Use your spear as a staff, striking with both sides, and deflect his attacks. Try to make him trip. When he's weared down, get to close combat and wrestle him to submission.
Hopefully, with this combat style of his, he will lose stamina quick.

EDIT: we may use the furs like a gladiator's net. Deviating his spear, blinding him... It's not like they offer us any measure of protection anyway, and we'll avoid nasty infections by NOT having bits of clothing stuck on our bones by a spear thrust. Plus, we got to expose our (hopefully) muscular chest against an armoured opponent. +4 badass points!
In front of a pretty tomboy. Cheers!

[Origami_Psycho]

A slight lean to the left means that he'll likely go for the right, since he can put more force into a lunge in that direction, while if he lunges left he wont be able to generate as much force, since he is already leaning into it.
[Edit]:  Even if he's tired, I would recommend not trying to wrestle him into submission, since he is still a better trained warrior than we are, so he could counter what we're doing and then beat us.  Plus it would probably look better if we're standing and he's lying in the dirt, because if we're both in the dirt our victory wouldn't look as good to the pretty lady we must be escorting.

[racnor]

also, because of our larger size, we can reach further than him, use that to our advantage.

I love the retiarius idea.

[Vorthon]

Oh god didn't we maim another grub back when we were a grub?
...Oh god.

[javierpwn]

Didn't that grub also establish a pack pretty quickly

The grub was also smaller than us back thenn too

[kaian-a-coel]

Oh god didn't we maim another grub back when we were a grub?
...Oh god.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=119153.msg3800736#msg3800736

Shit I fear you're right...
We DID tore his eye out and nearly killed him. Ulla-Sha is only a pretext. He wants revenge...
But this time he don't have his pack to protect him.

> When the battle begin, say "Oh, I remember you now. I really should have finished you this time. Well, your doggies ain't here to shield you anymore. Let's settle this.

If we actually remember this is...

[GreatWyrmGold]

Oh yeah, back when I thought we were a bug.

[javierpwn]

ROUND ONE!!

FIGHT!

[Karnewarrior]

"Oh," you say, "I remember you. Is this about that eye?"

"What are you talking about? You and this have nothing to do with my eye. Now BLEED!" He rushes to your right,4slashing with the blade of his spear. It catches you in the ribs,2but a quick twist makes the cut shallow, though long. Your blood dribbles out, but if it's not spurting it's not bad.

You take your chance, using the butt of your spear* as a nightstick.2As you lash out with your elbow, you tear off your thick, fur shirt, intent on using it as a net of sorts to entagle his weapon. Alas, you didn't quite think it through, and Raun-Khet dodges easily. The females of the tribe take very kindly to your Mr. Fanservice technique, however.

*A goblin spear is slightly different than human spears. As goblins are not universally capable of throwing with any force (Being able to throw overhand is analogous to being double-jointed in human society) spears evolved as solely melee weapons, and developed a handle making it look closer to a long, sharpened nightstick. The goblin typically holds tight to the handle and can then use both the blade of the spear as the intended stabbing tool with more force, or the butt of the spear as a bludgeon. This also serves the purpose of protecting the arm of the goblin holding the spear, blocking the outside of the arm to all but the best aimed strikes. Striking inside the arm is still highly effective though, and the free hand of a goblin is often left open when fighting with the Spear.

Spoiler: YOU (click to show/hide)

HP     23/25
Skills     Heroic (Defeat follows closely, but Death lags behind)
Weapon     Plantwood Spear (stonetip)  /  Thick Fur Shirt (held loose)
Armor     Barechested (-0 Damage taken)

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Spoiler: Raun-Khet the One-eyed (click to show/hide)

HP     27/27
Stance     Defensive
Weapon     Plantwood Spear (stonetip)
Armor     Wooden Sunsetter Armor (-1 Damage taken)