Common Forms of Duels
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Each of the following common forms of duel describes the weapons permitted, along with the duel objective a participant must achieve to end the duel.
However, just achieving the duel objective is not always sufficient for victory; both characters might achieve their objectives within the same round, or a character might achieve an objective but have a successful strike disqualified by the judges. Such are the vagaries of ritualized battle, for no mortal judge can perceive every strike perfectly among the clash of blades!
Iaijutsu Duel (to first strike or first blood): Iaijutsu duels are highly ritualized: combatants wear ceremonial clothes, only the katana and the wakizashi are permitted, and each warrior must begin with their blades sheathed, drawing them no earlier than their first turn. When fought to the first strike, the duel objective is to inflict a critical strike on the opponent. When fought to the first blood, the duel objective is to inflict a critical strike of severity 5 or higher on the foe.
Iaijutsu Duel (to the death): When fought to the death, the duel objective is to kill the opponent or inflict the Dying condition on them.
Sparring Bout (to incapacitation): Practice duels let warriors sharpen their skills and build calluses that will serve them well on the battlefield. Bushi and monks frequently practice these duels (monks favoring barehanded strikes). Warriors are expected to use training weapons or blunted weapons,and the duel objective is to inflict the Incapacitated condition on the foe.
Warrior’s Duel (to defeat): There is a rougher sort of duel favored by many rōnin who wish to prove their skill with the blade, that a lord might see their skills and engage their services. Warrior’s duels are fought with any weapons on hand and few regulations. The duel objective is to inflict the Unconscious condition on your opponent, kill them, inflict the Dying condition upon them, or get them to yield.
Taryu-Jiai (to incapacitation): Shugenja are rare and valuable, and thus they are rarely permitted to fight sword duels. However, they are a prideful lot possessed of great power, and their squabbles can shake the land itself. Taryu-Jiai bouts between shugenja are fought primarily with invocations. Physical strikes are permitted by the spiritual leaders of some clans, such as the Crab and Scorpion, but forbidden by others, such as the Phoenix and Crane. The duel objective is to inflict the Incapacitated condition on the foe or to demonstrate one’s absolute superiority such that the foe surrenders.
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Each of the following common forms of duel describes the weapons permitted, along with the duel objective a participant must achieve to end the duel.
However, just achieving the duel objective is not always sufficient for victory; both characters might achieve their objectives within the same round, or a character might achieve an objective but have a successful strike disqualified by the judges. Such are the vagaries of ritualized battle, for no mortal judge can perceive every strike perfectly among the clash of blades!
Iaijutsu Duel (to first strike or first blood): Iaijutsu duels are highly ritualized: combatants wear ceremonial clothes, only the katana and the wakizashi are permitted, and each warrior must begin with their blades sheathed, drawing them no earlier than their first turn. When fought to the first strike, the duel objective is to inflict a critical strike on the opponent. When fought to the first blood, the duel objective is to inflict a critical strike of severity 5 or higher on the foe.
Iaijutsu Duel (to the death): When fought to the death, the duel objective is to kill the opponent or inflict the Dying condition on them.
Sparring Bout (to incapacitation): Practice duels let warriors sharpen their skills and build calluses that will serve them well on the battlefield. Bushi and monks frequently practice these duels (monks favoring barehanded strikes). Warriors are expected to use training weapons or blunted weapons,and the duel objective is to inflict the Incapacitated condition on the foe.
Warrior’s Duel (to defeat): There is a rougher sort of duel favored by many rōnin who wish to prove their skill with the blade, that a lord might see their skills and engage their services. Warrior’s duels are fought with any weapons on hand and few regulations. The duel objective is to inflict the Unconscious condition on your opponent, kill them, inflict the Dying condition upon them, or get them to yield.
Taryu-Jiai (to incapacitation): Shugenja are rare and valuable, and thus they are rarely permitted to fight sword duels. However, they are a prideful lot possessed of great power, and their squabbles can shake the land itself. Taryu-Jiai bouts between shugenja are fought primarily with invocations. Physical strikes are permitted by the spiritual leaders of some clans, such as the Crab and Scorpion, but forbidden by others, such as the Phoenix and Crane. The duel objective is to inflict the Incapacitated condition on the foe or to demonstrate one’s absolute superiority such that the foe surrenders.