(07-27-2013, 10:41 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: So... I really hate to rain on this thread, but its premise is wrong. The devs have explicitly stated the dominance challenge in Seeker tribes:Sure you can read it that way but I don't think that is the only way to read it at all. Â If he survives could just mean its not an overly violent challenge and maybe ritualised. Â Any successful tribe is going to look at other tribes as doing things wrong if they don't do things the same way. Â
"At any time in their lives, a tia can challenge the tribe nunh to battle. If the tia is victorious, he takes the nunh’s place as tribe breeding male (until he is challenged and defeated), and the nunh becomes a tia once again (if he survives the ordeal)." (Miqo'te Naming Conventions (dev post))
I'm kicking myself for missing that, given all the times I've linked that post. It took a PM from someone for me to notice it.
So, that's it, really. There is no other way to challenge for nunh other than a fight if your character is a "normal" tribal Seeker of the Sun. Now, certainly you have a tribe that's different from the norm, but because this would be a pretty major variance from lore, you need to explain why your tribe is like that and be prepared for flak from other tribes that call yours weak because you don't do things the "right" way.
So no I don't think that a fight has to be a physical, no holds barred fight at all. Â A challenge could mean ritual as well and the devs are giving us room to play around with ideas. Â At least to how I read that.
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