General Table Talk

[MTKnife]

@GIJoo

Something else worth noting. Marko, given your previous statements concerning Older Editions and drawing on their 'fluff', while using the new mechanics, how do we determine Arts used in Certamen? I ask, because in previous editions it was as simple as, Challenger picks Technique, Defender gets the Form. The whole veto bit is purely a 5th Ed ( and Tremere thing, as noted by Octavian during his match with Arawn ).

Since this falls under the realm of 'fluff' and general Order of Hermes practices rather than being hard mechanics I figured I'd get it clarified.

The first time Certamen was used in the saga, we were using vetoes:

Chapter 5a - Of Ancient Days and Long Lost Nights

Inigo sneers slightly, carefully keeping all trace of fear from his face. [color=red] Certamen, is it? The eternal refuge of bullies and cowards. Fine, so be it. OOC: Just evaluating my options here. What do I know about Erat Caecus? Favorite arts? General personality? He's an Archmage, right, albeit maybe a subpar one? If he wins, can I be expected to be in more trouble than if I hadn't fought at all? Unless he knows or suspects that Ignem is one of Erat Caecus' best arts, or if he sus…

Scott