Just finished the 7th session of my Mythic Bastionland campaign
The players encountered a few omens, then sought the advice of a Seer. Upon doing so, they uncovered a coup in progress & the new player was forced into a Knightly duel that ended in a double Scarred, double KO draw! #ttrpg#OSR 🎲
It was so sick! In MB duels don't take turns, all damage is dealt to both parties simultaneously.
The PC scarred the enemy & they got concussed and down to 5 Vigor. But the PC exhausted themselves denying the damage. Next turn, they got scarred by the enemy & knocked down to 2 Vigor. Both then KOed
Yeah, it's only for Duels & Jousts and it's meant to be non-fatal, but the stakes were really high for the PCs
The whole battle lasted 5 rounds, and until round 4 the PC was completely uninjured
Definitely gonna try and add more duels where I can because this was a major hit for the whole party, especially the duelist, who's only on their 3rd ttrpg session ever
They've been really good at avoiding combat though, I think finally recognizing that OSR is much deadlier than 5e
Exactly this!
Like, not only are the raw numbers lower, but you only have 3 attributes. It's up to you how creatively you employ them. It helps that 2/3 Knights in the party have a social special ability, so they're looking for ways to talk it out
