Challenges for a swordmaster - Page 2

vesper · 10-09-2011, 09:28 AM

Yeah I was thinking maybe a balancing on poles of different heights, while dodging a number sandbags swung at you on ropes, while striking at fruit thrown at you by the master.
Vesper

Anders · 10-09-2011, 09:31 AM

This sounds promising... go on.

vesper · 10-09-2011, 10:22 AM

Imagine there are several wooden poles planted in the ground like cut of trees at different heights. Some the character must jump from one to another. While he is jumping, other students/assistance swing a bag filed with sand to hit him when he lands. Soon as he lands the teacher throws an apple he must pierce.

So twelve post meaning 12 jumps, each farther and more difficult, Distance is farther, post is smaller and the last one is greased. So each roll is -1 worse than the last. Now he has to dodge Soon as he lands I don't know if I would make this a -1 each time, maybe a -1 every 2 rimes so the last one would be -6. The he must pierce and apple at each post (-8 for a 3" object) along with a bad footing penalty.

You could increase or decrease number of post depending how hard you want it to be.
So in the above scenario first round character would need to make a jump/acrobatic roll at -1, a strait up dodge, and a strike to hit at -10 (-8 for size, -2 bad footing).
Second post is a jump acrobatics roll with -2, a dodge at -1, and a strike At -10,
....
Eighth post jump/acrobatics at -8, dodge at -4 and Strike at -10

If you want more challenges, it can be in the dark, or some of the poles are burning, or maybe walk across a horizontal greased pole over a pit of snakes. Finding ways to make it harder is easy.
Vesper

dcarson · 10-10-2011, 03:38 AM

The classic Zorro bit of cutting the candle without knocking it over.

xerxes · 10-10-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain-Captain

When you can do this with the 3 bladed sword horsely used in the movie, grasshopper you shall cease to be.

Dude! Talk about bringing back memories. I saw that movie the same day I saw the second Conan movie. Me and some friends snuck into one movie after seeing the other. But, you forgot about the rocket propelled sword blade. Come up with a swormaster test for that!

Ah, Lee Horsely! where are you now?

BTW, what was the name of that movie?

Danukian · 10-10-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by xerxes

Dude! Talk about bringing back memories. I saw that movie the same day I saw the second Conan movie. Me and some friends snuck into one movie after seeing the other. But, you forgot about the rocket propelled sword blade. Come up with a swormaster test for that!

Ah, Lee Horsely! where are you now?

BTW, what was the name of that movie?

That would be The Sword and The Sorcerer.

10-09-2011, 09:28 AM	#11
vesper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Binghamton NY	Re: Challenges for a swordmaster Yeah I was thinking maybe a balancing on poles of different heights, while dodging a number sandbags swung at you on ropes, while striking at fruit thrown at you by the master. Vesper

10-09-2011, 09:31 AM	#12
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: Challenges for a swordmaster This sounds promising... go on. __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius

10-09-2011, 10:22 AM	#13
vesper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Binghamton NY	Re: Challenges for a swordmaster Imagine there are several wooden poles planted in the ground like cut of trees at different heights. Some the character must jump from one to another. While he is jumping, other students/assistance swing a bag filed with sand to hit him when he lands. Soon as he lands the teacher throws an apple he must pierce. So twelve post meaning 12 jumps, each farther and more difficult, Distance is farther, post is smaller and the last one is greased. So each roll is -1 worse than the last. Now he has to dodge Soon as he lands I don't know if I would make this a -1 each time, maybe a -1 every 2 rimes so the last one would be -6. The he must pierce and apple at each post (-8 for a 3" object) along with a bad footing penalty. You could increase or decrease number of post depending how hard you want it to be. So in the above scenario first round character would need to make a jump/acrobatic roll at -1, a strait up dodge, and a strike to hit at -10 (-8 for size, -2 bad footing). Second post is a jump acrobatics roll with -2, a dodge at -1, and a strike At -10, .... Eighth post jump/acrobatics at -8, dodge at -4 and Strike at -10 If you want more challenges, it can be in the dark, or some of the poles are burning, or maybe walk across a horizontal greased pole over a pit of snakes. Finding ways to make it harder is easy. Vesper

10-10-2011, 03:38 AM	#14
dcarson Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Challenges for a swordmaster The classic Zorro bit of cutting the candle without knocking it over.