Hail Blogsmiths!!!
With Darkon being featured this month on AOL True Stories I thought I'd share my top 10 rules of Darkon.
- Always check your weapons. (Every time you pick up your weapon check it. Anything can happen and usually does so no matter how well you think you made it, it might be broken. Padded weapons might sting, but broken weapons hurt people. Nothing like a nice core accross your shin to make your day.)
- Call your own shots. (In Darkon you determine what hits not your opponent. Above all else, Darkon is a game of honor, so take your shots rhinohider.)
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When in doubt, die. (In Darkon you might lose track of your hits or not know exactly what even hit you. When this happens, instead of stopping the flow of the combat, getting in a rules discussion, or your panties in a wad, throw yourself to the ground flailing and screaming. The best gift you can give to a Darkonian is a good death.)
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If you come to Darkon you have to fight. (Yes even if you're really cute. Some of the best roleplaying happens on the sidelines, but Darkon is a full contact game. Ok, you really don't have to, but why not grab a sword and at least be a speed bump.)
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Tell everyone about Darkon. (If you get into it you won't be able to help it, sometimes it's just Darkon, Darkon, Darkon...you will find yourself at work trying to explain how cool it was that your country beat the hydra in your land search, and you were the last man standing. It's ok when they just kind'a tilt their heads and give you that confused puppy look.)
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Tell EVERYONE about Darkon. (Your mom needs to know you just got max. spell reduction.)
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Dont hit people in the head. (Unless you are fighting with a chained weapon, or throwing a spell bal, then it's aok.)
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You will get hit in the head. (For obvious saftey reasons the head is not a leagal hit zone, for most weapons, but in the scrum of mele invariably you will get hit in the head. Stay cool and remeber you don't have to take the shot. Unless you got hit with one of the above mentioned "head legal weapons". In which case you refer to rule #3.)
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You will hit people in the head. (Now, unless you're wielding that flail or moningstar you have no reason to go knoggin' knockin'. Always be genuinely appologetic, and give your opponent time to recover, before you finish him or her.)
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Nut shots count as death. (Would you really want to go on? I hear boob shots are no fun either, wait errr...no...ah...uhh, yeah.)
Darkon is a wonderous game of many rules. To learn the real rules of Darkon check them out at: http://www.darkon.org/rules.html
Bannor
