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[Glendower]

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[Glendower]

.. and because I'm an idiot, I forgot to finish the title.  The title SHOULD be "Social Combat is Awesome!".  If a moderator could add that in, I'd be eternally less embarrassed.

[Mayuran]

Hi Jon-

I'm glad the system worked for you and your group. Moments where everyone works together while in conflict are super-satisfying and fun.

Dallen had no intention of winning.  He didn’t have the social skills to match up against the Juggernaut of the Archmagus.  He was aiming for a compromise, which is achieved by reducing your opponent’s argument score.  The lower a score is reduced, the more of a compromise the winner has to give the loser.

Aiming for a compromise is a very smart tactic for the Duel of Wits, and a sign of a nuanced player. I'm glad it worked out for him.

Thirdly, even though Dallen and Tyrion were in conflict here, Dave, Kyle and Wes were helping each other out, giving kudos for some excellent arguments, and generally engaging with each other in a friendly manner.

Did they reward anyone the MVP or embodiment artha?

Next time you may be surprised, and the social monster will lose the DoW.

[Glendower]

Thirdly, even though Dallen and Tyrion were in conflict here, Dave, Kyle and Wes were helping each other out, giving kudos for some excellent arguments, and generally engaging with each other in a friendly manner.

Did they reward anyone the MVP or embodiment artha?

Next time you may be surprised, and the social monster will lose the DoW.

Two of the three players had to leave before we did artha and trait votes, unfortunately.  We made a promise to go over the session and be sure to award Artha to both sides of the duel, for being so entertaining.  I suggested giving Tyrion the character trait "Humanitarian" for his staunch defense of the peasantry, which we'll hopefully vote in. 

Speaking of artha, you can spend artha in a duel of Wits, right?  I had a small argument with the players about this, I believed that you could, and they disagreed.  I'm sure Artha during the duel is fine, am I correct?

[Mayuran]

Speaking of artha, you can spend artha in a duel of Wits, right?  I had a small argument with the players about this, I believed that you could, and they disagreed.  I'm sure Artha during the duel is fine, am I correct?

You are 600% more correct than your players.

Artha can be spent on any test. See page 69 in the Burning Wheel for spending limits (1 fate, 1-3 persona, and 1-2 deeds points per roll).

Players should be using their artha in the duel. Sometimes it will be necessary. For example, I've found that an Incite is a very difficult script to succeed at (obstacle = opponent's will, usually 4 or more), without using persona or fate points.

When players spend artha on a test associated with a belief, there is a space on the character sheet to keep note of this. Beliefs can evolve into different types of traits based on how much the players spent their artha. (pg. 71)