Post by zom on Nov 28, 2009 0:48:12 GMT -5
Well, I have a character idea and I'm really hoping I'll get to use him, but... for him to work as I imagine him, there'd need to be a new sport introduced to the site! (I could still change him around if necessary, but if I don't have to I'd rather not, y'know?) So, before I get started on him, I'd like to make sure this'll be accepted. x]; Lemme know what changes need to be made, or if this sort of sport just wouldn't work. I figured with a society dedicated almost entirely to partying and fun, and a highly corrupt government, this kind of stuff would be okay, but 'course it's up to Feather ultimately, yeah? :3
If this gets accepted, having a "cage" subboard area for the big main-event matches to take place in would probably be a good idea.
CAGING, short for cage fighting.
If this gets accepted, having a "cage" subboard area for the big main-event matches to take place in would probably be a good idea.
CAGING, short for cage fighting.
-- It's a new sport that arose in this age where physical, hand-to-hand sports have become popular. Though humans dominate the caging scene, for they were the ones to really create and popularize it as a formal sport, other races too have gotten famous in the ring, and as one would expect, some have an advantage over humans due to their inherent abilities. (These skills are of course formally forbidden for use, but... well... let's just say that for a professional and legal sport, it's not the most honest thing in the world.)
-- Caging is basically what you would expect, if perhaps a bit more flashy. Two fighters enter a ring ("cage"), which is typically floating in the air, may have strange conditions such as antigrav within it, and is surrounded by an invisible but very solid barrier until the end of the round. This "round" continues until either one of the fighters is incapacitated (by whatever means, either unable to stand or unconscious or... well, people don't usually die, but...) or a fighter signals for a brief time out. During the round, fighters basically just beat the crap out of each other, though being showy and glitzy about it puts on a good show for spectators, so while the aim is to win, most of the more popular fighters have learned to add flair to their moves -- and wardrobes, to catch eyes -- and draw in more fans. More fans mean more bets placed on them, which ultimately means more money.
-- Fighting dirty is frowned on by officials of the sport, but spectators love to see a "cager" win by any means necessary. Fighters will, however, be punished for serious injury to opponents, if nothing else. (Usually paying for any medical treatment and being given a sort of smack on the wrist is the extent of the punishment, though.) It's a very brutal sport and many more peaceful races dislike it, as well as plenty more individuals who find it offensive.
-- Gambling on the outcome of a caging match is also technically illegal, like fighting dirty and, y'know, killing opponents, but even some politicians and authority figures like to place bets under the table. You're not likely to get busted for it unless you really tick off law enforcers and give them a reason to grope at any and all opportunities to jail you. A good portion of these bets go towards the fighters themselves, so as one might imagine, those who really excel at the sport can make a small fortune.