[ Memento Mori ]

Attention!

Although Neutral Paesani are allowed to wear any weapon in an OOC sense without being questioned, it is important that you know this Ready rule.


The Ready Rule


Before proceeding with Meter based combat you must check that your opponent is ready.


This need only be a quick OOC "Ready?".


As soon as your opponent replies likewise with an OOC "Ready" then combat can commence.


We realize that for some people this may seem to take away an element of spontaneity or even surprise from the game. But Role play is not real life, it is not played at the same speed, so to go from a role play situation into meter combat without a simple "Ready?" question, is like changing game speed, and therefore there needs to be some indication that this is about to happen. Meter combat should as best it can, follow the flow of role play, which is a far more planned and formalized system than an FPS shooter type game. Without this rule Drama is almost certain to occur. And without this rule we as admins have no way of judging the unfairness of an attack. We will therefore look for the application of this rule in any Logs we receive.


NOTE: If you have claimed that you are ready to fight then you will have very little reason to complain , win or loose


NOTE 2: This rule obviously does not apply to Warrior Mode and is not needed in Dice Combat.


You should consider that striking a player who is unprepared for combat is pretty much on a par with hitting an opponent in RL while they are in the process of taking off their jacket etc.


If you feel you need such an unfair advantage over your opponent then maybe you should not even be attempting to challenge them to combat in the first place.


If you find you are struck before the ready rule has been applied please do not immediately file a report.


First check that your opponent is aware of the rule.


If they appear to be unaware of it then direct them here. Then re start combat.


If they are aware but ignoring it, then report them.