(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.
I'll take a swing at this as well for funzies. I used to participate in the Grindstone back in the day but I haven't been to it or participated in it in a long time, now. Â
That being said, I can see the logic behind the Syndicates trying to quash something like the Grindstone, heck that's perfectly good entertainment being spectated on for free! No concessions? No tickets to get in? Sometimes the winner gets a cash prize, too? WTF! *flexes [Graft] powers and sends in all the brass blades to inflict as much police brutality as possible*
That being said, I'd say that it would be something to use a challenge rather than an obstacle. How do the free people's of Eorzea deal with a sanction like this? I would post that they either give it the Tyler Durden treatment "The first rule of Grindstone is you don't talk about Grindstone..." make it more 'underground' and shady, etc. Give it that real 'two people duking it out dirty cardboard in a basement' feeling; loser gets dragged off to a corner by two shirtless guys and tossed out the back or laid down in front of a medical clinic, etc. That kind of gritty stuff is always good fun.Â
Alternately there could be other things like I think someone suggested making it more like 'the peasant's coliseum' and perhaps Warren or whomever has to pay off the Brass Blades regularly in order to keep the Syndicate either satisfied or in the dark which runs its own set of risks and potentials for RP and growth.
It could be forced to move to another region or to continuously move throughout Thanalan in order to keep the Blades off their ass or lastly it could be held in Little Ala Mhigo or something where, despite a Brass Blades presence, they could probably write it off as 'cultural stuff'. Lots of possibilities!
