(05-07-2015, 04:28 PM)Melkire Wrote:(05-07-2015, 04:25 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: -snip-
Pitch for Warren: Square-Enix clarifies in new lore dump that the Coliseum is the only Syndicate-sanctioned fighting arena and that all other tournaments have long since been outlawed throughout Thanalan, thereby effectively retconning the Grindstone out of existence as far as headcanon goes. What would Warren be doing instead?
I'd throw a pitch at everyone who's ever posted in this thread but I'm at work, don't have the time, and I feel like Warren cheated his way out of a real answer in his original post. I challenge everyone to try and answer the prompt, though.
That's a good one. If third-party combat was illegal entirely, and always was without the Coliseum's sanction, I'd probably 1) poll the people at the GS if they cared and 2) drink a lot.
First things that come to mind: If it's illegal in Thanalan, we go outside of Thanalan. Set up shop in the foothills of Mor Dhona, or somewhere else that wouldn't mind. That'd make it a stretch to get Warren involved, due to him being anchored there, but I'm sure I could find a reason or three to get him outside.
Could also just handwave it in and say that the Grindstone has and has always had sanction from the Coliseum and treat it straight-up like a farm league. The Coliseum is where the REAL fighters go, but they've got to learn to raise those shields somewhere. The Grindstone would become the place where it lived up to its namesake: The only fighters who came out of it were sharper than ever before. Everything else is dust in the desert.
If I was reconsidering a large retcon, I could empty out of the basement of my FC house and straight-up Fight Club the joint. I can't exactly fit 30 people in there right now, but I'm sure I could try and make it work. Conversely, this future sees everyone get sick of the chatspam and quit, and Operation Mayhem never completes.
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