Hard at work as ever I see, Calli xD Thank you!
There are all really interesting ideas, and I especially like the latest one about protecting a fragile object--perhaps it could be more akin to a Capture the Flag type of game, too, in the cultures that like a bit of strategy and guile with their Nuhns.
It actually kind of reminds me of a Thanksgiving themed family game called "Turkey!" (or something like that) that I played in kindergarten. Two players would have a single "feather" (usually cut out of construction paper) of a randomized color taped to their back, and were made aware of only their color. The object of the game was to keep the color of your feather a secret while attempting to spot the color of your opponent's feather, and shout out its identity. The catch was, however, that if you say the wrong color, you lose.
I could see this being used in the "protect the ward" scenario, where both Miqo'te have small pots or some other fragile target strapped to their backs, and are tasked with breaking their opponent's. I would suspect that the duelists would often have to throw their own bodies in harm's way in order to protect the pot from spear or staff attacks whilst carrying the burden of having such an awkward weight on their backs--perhaps simulating the weight of their responsibilities of defending the tribe.
Additionally, the "Machiavellian" scenario you provided immediately made me think of the Drow's culture in the Underdark. Unfortunately the political-espionage campaign set there that I had the opportunity to play in didn't get very far, but it immediately became apparent just how difficult it was for anyone to live in a place like that (especially when you were insistent on not playing a Drow like I was, lol. My poor tiefling only scraped by using her gut-decisions and some handy Beguiler spells most of the time).
One last thing I'd like to point out, is that I feel some mode of sympathy for the Nuhns that belong to cultures that decide their titles through some of the more extreme/lethal options. The typical notion of a duel, for me at least, is that it's usually instigated by rivals and the end of the duel usually marks the resolution of the conflict itself. But for the Nuhns, they have to settle with an indefinite amount of challenges, and having to submit to such trials as "being 'locked away' in a predetermined area in the desert until either you or your opponent dies of exhaustion" at least three or four times during your life-time (assuming the champion keeps winning) must be hell on one's mental well-being.
There are all really interesting ideas, and I especially like the latest one about protecting a fragile object--perhaps it could be more akin to a Capture the Flag type of game, too, in the cultures that like a bit of strategy and guile with their Nuhns.
It actually kind of reminds me of a Thanksgiving themed family game called "Turkey!" (or something like that) that I played in kindergarten. Two players would have a single "feather" (usually cut out of construction paper) of a randomized color taped to their back, and were made aware of only their color. The object of the game was to keep the color of your feather a secret while attempting to spot the color of your opponent's feather, and shout out its identity. The catch was, however, that if you say the wrong color, you lose.
I could see this being used in the "protect the ward" scenario, where both Miqo'te have small pots or some other fragile target strapped to their backs, and are tasked with breaking their opponent's. I would suspect that the duelists would often have to throw their own bodies in harm's way in order to protect the pot from spear or staff attacks whilst carrying the burden of having such an awkward weight on their backs--perhaps simulating the weight of their responsibilities of defending the tribe.
Additionally, the "Machiavellian" scenario you provided immediately made me think of the Drow's culture in the Underdark. Unfortunately the political-espionage campaign set there that I had the opportunity to play in didn't get very far, but it immediately became apparent just how difficult it was for anyone to live in a place like that (especially when you were insistent on not playing a Drow like I was, lol. My poor tiefling only scraped by using her gut-decisions and some handy Beguiler spells most of the time).
One last thing I'd like to point out, is that I feel some mode of sympathy for the Nuhns that belong to cultures that decide their titles through some of the more extreme/lethal options. The typical notion of a duel, for me at least, is that it's usually instigated by rivals and the end of the duel usually marks the resolution of the conflict itself. But for the Nuhns, they have to settle with an indefinite amount of challenges, and having to submit to such trials as "being 'locked away' in a predetermined area in the desert until either you or your opponent dies of exhaustion" at least three or four times during your life-time (assuming the champion keeps winning) must be hell on one's mental well-being.
