When you make a showy, dramatic entrance to the Colosseum, roll 2d+Cha. On hit, you pick one party from the list you’ve won the favor of. On a 7-9, also pick a party you’ve gained the ire of.
•The emperor
•Most of the audience
•A fellow combatant
EDIT: Changed the last choice to something less silly.
Okay, so… I could win the favor of lions, right? Why do I even need this unless I’m a Druid/Ranger?
Love the idea, but when would you really ever get the favor of the lions, I mean really.
If I gain the favor of the lions, do they not eat me? If so, why would I ever not pick that? If they’ll eat me anyway, why wouldn’t I gain their ire? This seems like sort of a false choice. Maybe simplify it to “your foe,” so that it can apply to non-lion opponents?
Justus Goldstein-Shirley I think you will make a stall of sorts. They won’t eat you, but, at the same time, if you’re gonna provoke them(and you probably want if you want to survive the fight) you don’t care about this anyway. The more relevant question, though, is this: why I DON’T need the favor of the emperor?
I would leave out the lions and replace it with “the other gladiators.” Then I’d either have the fight with the lions play out or create a STR/DEX/CON-based custom move on how you did in the arena.
Justus Goldstein-Shirley Well, that was sort of the idea. But now I can see how it might be a little silly.
How about…
– The fleeting favour of the Emperor
– The interest of a rich patron
– The day’s favour of the audience
– The week’s favour of the priests
– The lasting favour of the slaves and the poor
– The respect of a fellow combatant
Tony Ferron I’d probably narrow the choices down to 2 or 3, but giving set limits how long the favor last might not be a bad idea.