Advancing in Stature:

Killing:

      After you have succuessfully gotten your opponent down to their final hit point, there must be a fatal blow (Example: /me Cuts off Null's head followed by /me sees him die) and then a request for a confirmation on the kill. For the kills to be legal they must be witnessed and confirmed by one DM and at least three regulars or clansmen.

            Player 1: /me Cuts off Player2's head
            Player 1: /me sees him die
            Player 1: Confirm?
            Dungeon Master (DM): Confirmed
            Regular/Clansmen: Confirmed
            Regular/Clansmen: Confirmed
            Regular/Clansmen: Confirmed

Dismemberment in a Fight:

      At no point during a fight can you dismember your oponent, unless you have obtained the required hits and are performing the death blow. Any blows that dismember before the time of the death blow, are to be considered void by the Judge.

When to perform a Death Blow:

      When fighting, you can perform the death blow on your oponent when you have gotten them down to their final hit. If you manage to perform the death blow properly, and accoring to the rules, the death is legal. The following is an example of when you can effectively perform your death blow (NOTE: This example is based on a 4-4 contest):

            Player 1: /me kicks null's chest
            Player 1: /me sees him gasp
            Player 1: /me sweeps null's feet
            Player 1: /me sees him fall
            Player 1: /me uppercuts null's head
            Player 1: /me sees him fly
            Player 1: /me rips off null's head
            Player 1: /me sees him die

Distance in a Fight:

      When there is distance between fighters in a fight (meaning the fighters are not near each other), close contact fighting does not count, and is to be considered void by the Judge. Only attacks that work from long range (such as weapons that fire objectiles, and magic) will be counted. Due to #Arena being a Raftered Building, there is no Attic to Dodge into, to Evade an Opponents Attacks - Nor can you Leave the Arena (Meaning Go Outside of the Arena). These attacks, if they occur, will not be counted.

      Dimensions of #Arena, as Decided by the Combat Masters, are as Follows:

            Length: 700 Feet
            Width: 500 Feet
            Height: 300 Feet

Resurrections:

      Resurrecting is allowed in Tyran's Cove but there are restrictions on how resurrections go about working and so forth. If, after the Death takes Place, the Killer takes the Soul of the Deceased, then only the Killer Can Resurrect (The Killer Must Take the Soul then and There Though, immediately following the Killing). If the Killer Does not Take the Soul, then it immediately Goes to the God of Death, who thus retains all rights to it. If this happens, the only way for the Deceased to be Resurrected is to have the God/Goddess of Life, lay claim to their Soul somehow, and hold some sort of Ceremony, where they can be Resurrected.

      To resurrect, you (The Person resurrecting and the body of the deceased) must go to the room in which the kill took place. Through some means of role play left up to the decree of the characters, life is restored to the deceased. The person resurrecting then asks for confirmation of the resurrection. For a resurrection to be legal, you (The person resurrecting) will need a CM (Or someone acting as CM) and at least 3 Regluars or Clansmen of our Game.

Weaponary:

      As stated in the general rules of Tyran's Cove, modern-age weaponary such as guns, bombs and various other weaponary, do not exist. Swords, bows, staffs, physical attributes of a character (claws, nails, regular punches and kicks, etc), and crossbows among other generic items can be used.

      In cases where a Long or Short Bow is being used, the character may shoot once, then he/she must reload the Bow by performing the following action (NOTE: No reaction line is needed when reloading and the action must include up to two words with /me counting as one of those words):

            Player 1: /me reloads

      In cases where a Crossbow is being used, the character may shoot twice, then he/she must reload the crossbow by performing the following action (NOTE: No reaction line is needed when reloading and the action must include up to two words with /me counting as one of those words):

            Player 1: /me reloads

      There are Other sorts of Weaponery that can be used as Projectiles. Below, you can find a list of all the Known forms of Weaponery That can be used as Projectiles. Included with the Weapon's Name, is the Number of Shots Each Specific Weapon Gets, and the Number of These Weapons, a Character Can Hold at One Time:

Vanishing:

      A character can vanish for a certain period of time during a fight. This gives the character a chance to regroup and continue to hold his own in a fight. Each character has a certain number of vanishes depending on his or her ranking in the game, each vanish lasting 10 sec.

Healing:

      A character can Heal his/her wounds a certain number of times during a fight. This gives the character a chance to continue to hold his/her own in a fight. Each character has a certain number of Healings depending on his or her ranking in the game, with each Healing replenishing One Hit Point.

Attacking and Defending:

      Attacks are made as follows: The name of the person must be included, also the type of attack (Punches, slashes, sweeps, etc) and the body part being attacked must all be included in the action line. The reaction line must include the result of the attack (Example: If you sweeped someone you would sees them fall or see them hit their ass). The reaction line must be one after the other.

            Player 1: /me sweeps Player2's feet
            Player 1: /me sees him fall

      The weapon used by a combant must be drawn first before it can be used in combat. Example: /me draws his sword. Then the attack can be made with that weapon. All attacks must contain three words or more. Example: /me slashes null's stomach (Note: /me DOES count as a word). Any action line used more than once in a row will not be counted.

      At this point null may avoid being hit by reacting to the attack with a counter before the reaction line is included. Example: /me dodges left or /me jumps back. (Note: the dodge must make sense. Meaning if someone sweeps you and you duck down to avoid it, then the sweep will still hit you). The evading lines must vary at all time. Any evading line used more than one time in a row will not be counted. They must also contain two words or more (NOTE: /me DOES count as a word).

            Player 1: /me sweeps Player2's feet
            Player 2: /me Dodges right
            Player 1: /me sees him fall

      If null does not evade successfully he is hit, shown in the reaction line /me watches him bleed (Note: Reaction lines must vary at all times. Use of the same reaction line twice or more in a row will NOT be counted).

            Player 1: /me Sweeps Player2's feet
            Player 1: /me Sees him fall
            Player 2: /me dodges left

      If both combants attack at the same time, both take the hit. However if Player 1 sweeps null's feet and at the same time null punches Player 1's head, If Player 1 sees his reaction line (Example: /me sees him fall) in before null's reaction line, Null's punch to Player 1's head does not count. Null is on the ground, he cannot punch Player 1 in the head if hes on the ground. It has to make sense. If the person performing an action chooses to dodge in between his/her ation and reaction lines, the attack line is not counted. Attack and Reaction line MUST come one after the other. It is your decision wether you dodge the attack or simply counter with one of your own.

      During a fight, no fatal blow may be performed. A fatal blow can only be performed when the combant has reached the required hit points on his opponent. The fatal blow blow can only be used as a death blow.

      This system allows all to fight on even terms and simply involves typing skills and common sense to win.

Cheating In Fights:

      Anything with the capabilities of an IRC, such as copy and paste and IRC's themselves, cannot be used during fights. Fights involve common sense and typing skills. If a combant is discovered using an IRC after the DM has started the fight, the guilty nic is confirmed dead by the DM.

Accepting a Fight:

      We play a game where personal differences between characters often are settled in combat. In many cases a character may challenge another character to a duel. The character being challenged has the choice to accept the challenge or decline the challenge. There are 3 types of fights you can accept or decline to. (1) us is a spar. A spar is a non-realistic fight between two characters. This form of fighting is usuallly used for two characters to get a feel about how each other fight. In a spar, no hits or death blows are counted against a character. These are not real fights. (2) is a duel. Should two characters have a problem with each other, but do not wish to kill each other, the fighters would accept to this form of fighting. To obtain victory, you must simply obtain the required hit points of his/her opponent. No death blow is performed to obtain victory, therefore both combants leave with their lives. Unlike a spar, in a duel, injuries a character obtains are real. (3) is a death match. If both combants agree to a death match, then both players are agreeing to put the life of their character on the line. To obtain victory a combant must reach the required hit points, then kill their opponent by means of a death blow.

      Fighting is NOT for everyone. Should you as a player not wish to put your character's life on the line, or should you believe you do not hold the skills needed to beat an opponent, then do not accept the challenge. Both combants must agree to the type of battle or the battle cannot take place.

Fighting Rooms:

      There are established fighting rooms in the Tyran's Cove RPG which are listed on the "Game Rooms of Tyran" page, linked to this webpage. No Killing can occur in the Social Rooms. All Kills must be performed in the Established fight Room(s). Please view the "Game Rooms of Tyran" page for a list of the Social and Fighting Rooms of our Game.

Confirming:

      For certain parts of the RPG to be legal a certain no. of confirms must be obtained. How many confirms are needed for a certain area are listed in their specific area of the rules. For a confirm to be legal it must first meet the required amount of confirms needed. It must then be posted by the person who requested confirmation. The post must include everyone who confirmed, what the confirmation was for (Death, spell, etc), and the name of the opponent being confirmed. A confirm must be in the proper post for a confirm to be legal. When someone from a clan requests confirmation on something, NO ONE from their clan can confirm. Only a regular or someone from another clan can confirm. Newbies CANNOT confirm ANYTHING.

Clan Wars:

      There are situations in our game, that will somtimes lead to War between 2 or more Clans. To keep wars as organized and fair as possible, a System of War was established. When Clans go to war, they should follow the System of War. The following explains how Wars between Clans are fought: