Make the Balance of Power a Delosian arena game

Nellaundra

Self exclamatory.

Valden

Explanatory*

What is the Balance of Power?

Nellaundra

I hate my keyboard today.

17.1.4 BALANCE OF POWER


Balance of Power is an event in which you take on the persona of one of
history's Legends. These Legends may be from Achaea, from earth's history, or
from one of earth's myths. When a Balance of Power is announced, you will be
able to become one of the following Legends. The syntax is: JOIN BOP <arena>.
You will be automatically assigned an unused Legend that you will play during
the event.

The Legends are:

SAHART, Founder of Shallam         SERVELAN de Vermiis, the Orator
Blademaster MATIC Ridley           King SOLOMON, the Wise
GLANOS, Founder of Ashtan          Lord NICATOR, the Chosen One
CALLISTO, the Father               Aleister CROWLEY, the Beast
LEONARDO da Vinci, the Artist      Sir LANCELOT du Lac, the Warrior
Madame BLAVATSKY, the Mystic       ORPHEUS, the Musician
SINOPE, the Mother                 King CHARLEMAGNE, the Conqueror
PLATO, the Philosopher             PARACELSUS, the Healer
BABA Yaga, the Witch               King LA'RAMHIS, of the Tsol'aa
JOAN d'Arc, the Martyr             PASIPHAE, the Beloved

Upon becoming a Legend, you will be deposited into the Matsuhama Arena, in
Delos. Once the Balance of Power has been started, you must try to slay the
other Legends, to become the last one standing. The abilities you will have are
as follows:

HEAL
  - Syntax: HEAL
  - Heals some health.

MEDITATE
  - Syntax: MEDITATE
  - Heals mana.

FLAME BOW
  - Syntax: SHOOT <adventurer> <direction>
  - Inflicts damage.

WEB TATTOO
  - TOUCH WEB <target>
  - Webs someone. Unlike normal web tattoo, it does use mana.
  - WRITHE to unweb yourself.

SHIELD TATTOO
  - TOUCH SHIELD
  - Puts up a magical shield around you. Uses mana, unlike normally.

HAMMER TATTOO
  - TOUCH HAMMER <target>
  - Destroys someone's magical shield. Uses mana, unlike normally.

LIGHTNING WAND
  - POINT WAND <target>
  - Does more damage than the flame bow.

In addition, you will find that you have the skills of Vision and Survival to
do with as you please.

Sena

Only if it's made less OOC. There's no shortage of IC legends to use, especially now.

Delphinus

@Sena: Agreed. Solomon, Crowley, Leonardo, Lancelot, Blavatsky, Orpheus, Charlemagne, Plato, Paracelsus, Baba, and Joan can easily go. Years back, I suggested some replacements:

LUCAINE Pyramides
Queen CATARIN deSangre
Duchess CASTOMIRA Brangwin
LUCIUS Errikale, the Serpentlord
Lady ELENTARI Lokelinde-Danial
MARAN La'Saen, Seraph of Creation
ZARATHUSTRA, the Freedom Fighter
DAWN Illoriel, Keeper of the Light
Emperor PIRAEUS the Great
ANAKE, the Betrayer
HINGAR, of House Kortul
Duke SEVERIAN Marcella
AGITH'MAAL, Tsol'teth Overlord
Overlord GRUUL, of Arn

The reason it didn't get changed was because BoP has this nasty habit of breaking Achaea. I suspect that's still the case, and you'd likely have to fix it before addressing these other issues.

Aepas

Can we call it fate's day night instead?

Silas

Wish I could like 5 times for Hingar alone. Can't see Maran getting in, since the character still exists, but the rest all look good. Maybe some more modern heroes such as Gawain, and perhaps reserve a place for Travian Shea since the poem has been canonised?

Finchy

What happens whenever a BoP is run on Achaea's servers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoxnZefvkUs

That aside, I'd love to see BoP as a regular entity with actual IC characters and lore.

Sylvance

As long as the following characters are included, this gets my vote:

@Bonko

@Cobra

@Penwize

@Veldrin

If we want to use Achaean legends, we gotta use Achaean legends.

Iocun

Waiting for the day they're selling being represented as a BoP figure as an auction item.

Cobra

Sylvance said:

As long as the following characters are included, this gets my vote:

@Bonko

@Cobra

@Penwize

@Veldrin

If we want to use Achaean legends, we gotta use Achaean legends.

Dear @Sylvance,

  Thank you for suggesting me in this list, I am honored!  Back then I had no idea that wanting to kill everyone and become the best would "actually work" or anyone would actually care to remember.  Most of you have achieved much greater than I so you all get my vote for being legends!  

Sincerely,

Cobra