way OOC: fencing!

[stonetoflesh]

Hi everyone, I originally posted this in the sports forum but I don't think anyone there was particularly interested.

After watching the coma-inducing olympic men's team fencing the other night, I think the sport needs to be shaken up a little bit... Rather than having these slow stuffy matches on little runways, they need to have some different levels-- ship deck, King's banquet hall, tavern, maybe a spiral tower staircase... Don't stop after every point, give the participants lots of ropes/chandeliers/etc to swing from, bannisters to slide down, lots of obstacles and things to throw, etc. and give bonus "style points" for daring acrobatic feats, unorthodox fencing maneuvers, witty taunting, etc...

Ok, the fencing purists can keep their version; methinks though that "Swashbuckling" would make a much more entertaining olympic event!

 

[Link]

what does this have to do with RPG???

 

[stonetoflesh]

what does this have to do with RPG???

Absolutely nothing! I just figured other gamer geeks might enjoy the idea more than the folks in the sports forum, and didn't know where else to post it...

 

[Megachihuahua]

I was going to give my next char a rapier...

 

[Lady_Firehawk]

Fencing is cool... in the swashbuckling sense of it. Nancing about and poking each other with aluminum sticks, however, is not.

 

[Shadowseldil]

What they need to do is go back to the circle-style fencing, not the strip fencing. It's not as exciting and less like actual swordfighting. Still, the sport is like bowling, more fun to play than to watch.

 

[Tissue]

Fencing is my favorite of the sword styles. When playing Soul Calibur II, the only cooler character is Kilik (over Raphael). It just seems so elegant and artistic.

Still, it's much more fun watching someone skilled with a quarterstaff than with a rapier.