(04-26-2015, 12:19 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: Fortunately, the Grindstone has provided Sounsyy with an IC testament to her combat prowess in front of several large audiences. So I'm spared testifying OOCly that my character is a pretty seasoned fighter. That said, Sounsyy loses, she's really written to lose a lot even if she doesn't always, so I don't mind taking a loss if someone is legitimately stronger than my character or it makes sense with the scene/story for her to lose. It doesn't always make sense for a character to win.
But if the person wanting to fight is being reasonable about free-form combat RP, I think it's fair that both players share what makes their character formidable and then decide from there who should win - that is, if you want a predetermined outcome at all. Otherwise, I just /random. It's the easiest way for two strangers to have a fight without it hurting anyone's ego. Sometimes you're lucky, sometimes you're not.
We should fight more. I haven't had my brains scrambled by a shield in awhile.