|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on May 5, 2006 20:45:09 GMT -5
As I am still developing some of your requests for possible Random Battles, I thought of a particularly interesting one: The War of the Realms of Fantasy.
Conan- Born on a battlefield, Robert E Howard's Conan is an expert and peerless hand to hand and melee combatant whose dynamic strength and agility, brains and dumb luck have allowed him to down countless foes, be they men, serpents, beastmen, demons or wizards. Often to be dismissed as a brainless musclehead, Conan has displayed a natural knack for quick and accurate decision making that unerringly leads to victory..His willpower, determination and endurance are absolutely second to none. He has enjoyed many career paths such as pirate, reaver, tracker, bounty hunter, thief, mercenary, soldier, and eventually King.
Drizzt Do' Urden- Escaping the demoralizing Chaos of the drow city of Menzoberranzan, R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt Do' Urden emerged into a world of new possibilities. After committing himself as a Ranger in the name of Mielikki. a goddess of the forest, Drizzt began to find his niche in his new world. Drizzt is a masterless swordsman, favoring the two scimitar fighting syle popular among male drow. As he is a dark elf, his frame is small, but his fighting style uses movement, parries, and misdirection to confuse enemies and overwhelm them with strikes, dispatching his enemies in a whirling web of death. Drizzt is also a cunning hunter, and is comfortable tracking and stalking his prey. On certain occasions, Drizzt is able to let his more beastial nature come forth; in this state he has one and only one thought: kill!
Scenario: A small forest area, about mid- day. No magical creatures are in the forest (but common birds and beasts are).
Rules: A victory would include a ONE MINUTE KNOCK OUT. Each fighter has been magically transported to the combat area, with no time to plan whatsoever. They will be carrying what possessions they normally would have- Conan: an open faced helm, mail shirt, boots, medium steel shield, and a steel broadsword/ Drizzt- two scimitars (Twinkle- a sword of Defending) and Icingdeath (a sword that can quench flame)), adamantite mail, Bracers fo Blinding Strike on his ankles (to increase his footspeed), and Guenhwyvar, an etheral panther that is Drizzt's favored compaion. He can summon Guen from a figurine to fight as a real panther beside him. Also, Drizzt has the natural drow abilities to cast a globe of darkness (usually upon himself) and the use of faerie fire, a harmless purple flame that is used to outline his enemies.
Who will win: The canny barbarian from the North or the noble and lithe drow from the deep?
|
|
|
|
Post by thefamoustommyz on May 6, 2006 20:21:23 GMT -5
You're leaving a couple of VITAL points out...one, Drizzt can move beyond The Hunter and into The Warrior, where he has yet to meet his peer.
The other, Drizzt would never be so arrogant as to mistake Conan for a mindless barbarian, since one of his best friends is a barbarian.
Finally...I don't see this one ending in a one minute knockout regardless of who wins...=P
I vote Drizzt...but I could see one beating the other, and then dying from the injuries inflicted rigth after achieving victory.
|
|
|
|
Post by GOODZILLA on May 7, 2006 2:12:01 GMT -5
I voted for Conan just for the simple fact that I have never even heard of the other guy. Fo' dizzle or whatever his name is ...
who is he???
|
|
|
|
Post by theunknownmark on May 7, 2006 3:18:32 GMT -5
Fo' shiz fo' Drizz!
I mean... Drizzt is always prepared for battle... Conan would be stunned and confused for a few moments... more then enough time for Drizzt to strike and go for the kill; or knockout as is the case. Besides Drizzt has Guenhwyvar, who always bails him out, should he need it.
~Eve... I appoligize for my lameness.
|
|
|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on May 7, 2006 4:53:35 GMT -5
You're leaving a couple of VITAL points out...one, Drizzt can move beyond The Hunter and into The Warrior, where he has yet to meet his peer. The other, Drizzt would never be so arrogant as to mistake Conan for a mindless barbarian, since one of his best friends is a barbarian. Finally...I don't see this one ending in a one minute knockout regardless of who wins...=P I vote Drizzt...but I could see one beating the other, and then dying from the injuries inflicted rigth after achieving victory. Artemis Entreri was a pretty relentless foe. And I have not read the last book yet, but is not King Obould Many Arrows still around? I think in this case Conan may be a good match for Drizzt. The blurbs I have provided are in no way complete. These are a synopsis of hundreds of pages of literature. One could easily say that Conan is more than I have listed. I do not think either fighter would underestimate their opponent. Conan is oft dismissed as an mindless lout, only to show his enemies he is perceptive and intuitive, if not a little rough around the edges. I really think both combatants are too smart to disregard anything as a threat. Meh, the one minute knock out is a standard rule that I have seen used and decided to apply to these Battles. This is mainly to give a competitor like Wolverine- whose healing factor ranges from instantly healing small cuts to regrowing limbs- a chance to actually be beaten. |
|
|
|
Post by swarm on May 8, 2006 10:10:10 GMT -5
Please. Whether it be Arnold, or HHH playing the part of Conan this one is a no contest...
elves are good for one thing only and it ain't fightin'...
it's cookies. everyone knows that.
|
|
|
|
Post by thefamoustommyz on May 8, 2006 13:04:09 GMT -5
Drizzt could whup Arnold AND HHH. Muskles don't make the man.
|
|
|
|
Post by swarm on May 8, 2006 13:55:36 GMT -5
Drizzt could whup Arnold AND HHH. Muskles don't make the man. nah... apparently you've never been grabbed and choked out half to death by someone with strength. it can be a complicated situation to get out of... |
|
|
|
Post by thefamoustommyz on May 8, 2006 14:35:40 GMT -5
I find it smarter not to get into those situations...much more effective than trying to get out of them.
|
|
|
|
Post by swarm on May 8, 2006 15:47:07 GMT -5
I find it smarter not to get into those situations...much more effective than trying to get out of them. true...and since we're technically talking about a comic book character, who really knows. |
|
|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on May 8, 2006 16:01:23 GMT -5
I find it smarter not to get into those situations...much more effective than trying to get out of them. true...and since we're technically talking about a comic book character, who really knows. I have to give it to you, Ahnold and HHH ARE good comic characters! |
|
|
|
Post by thefamoustommyz on May 8, 2006 17:23:17 GMT -5
Artemis Entreri was a pretty relentless foe. And I have not read the last book yet, but is not King Obould Many Arrows still around? I think in this case Conan may be a good match for Drizzt. Haven't read the books with Obould...but that was the whole point of Artemis and why he hated Drizzt. He had to cut off basically everything that was human about himself to be as good as Drizzt was. Drizzt, on the other hand, was as good because he never sacrificed his humanity. Ultimately, though, Artemis never gained a real victory over Drizzt, while Drizzt has beaten Artemis. |
|
|
|
Post by GalactiKing on May 8, 2006 18:57:45 GMT -5
Conan, thank you very much. Die you annoying drow pain.
|
|
|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on May 8, 2006 21:22:04 GMT -5
Artemis Entreri was a pretty relentless foe. And I have not read the last book yet, but is not King Obould Many Arrows still around? I think in this case Conan may be a good match for Drizzt. Haven't read the books with Obould...but that was the whole point of Artemis and why he hated Drizzt. He had to cut off basically everything that was human about himself to be as good as Drizzt was. Drizzt, on the other hand, was as good because he never sacrificed his humanity. Ultimately, though, Artemis never gained a real victory over Drizzt, while Drizzt has beaten Artemis. True, very true, but my point was to express that he WAS NOT unbeatable as a amelee fighter. As I said, I have not read the latest book, but the Obould- Drizzt showdown was begging to happen. And since he (Obould) is still around to set up an orc civilization, he survived the onslaught that was Drizzt's Hunter persona. Artemis Entreri, although obsessed as you mentioned, was an equal (for a time ) of Drizzt. And The female moon elf that he did not want to kill, the one whose sole obsession was to fight and kill Drizzt, was also his match as they both would have died from each other's wounds had not the Companions been there to administer healing draughts to Drizzt. So yes, Drizzt has met his match hand to hand. |
|
|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on Jul 18, 2006 23:05:01 GMT -5
Since someone revitalized the "Conan v Spartacus" thread, I figured I give this one a go, especailly since I have not voted yet.  As much as it pains me to say this, I'll have to go with Drizzt on this one. Conan is the greatest all around fighter ever written and created, hands down, but Drizzt's combination of magic items and cunning intellect put them roughly even at combat. What puts it over the edge is Guenhwyvar. Drizzt and Guen are so intuned with one another that they are almost one being. I think that at the proper moment, Guen will strike and off balance Conan, allowing Drizzt to get the deciding blow for the one minute KO. It hurts me to even proofread my write- up of Conan losing.  |
|
|
|
Post by jefft on Jul 21, 2006 13:09:48 GMT -5
Fo' shiz fo' Drizz! I mean... Drizzt is always prepared for battle... Conan would be stunned and confused for a few moments... more then enough time for Drizzt to strike and go for the kill; Errr...not sure why you'd think that about Conan. The only time Conan is not prepared for battle is if he happened to be magically transported when he was drunk. |
|
|
|
Post by jefft on Jul 21, 2006 13:11:45 GMT -5
Haven't read the books with Obould...but that was the whole point of Artemis and why he hated Drizzt. He had to cut off basically everything that was human about himself to be as good as Drizzt was. Drizzt, on the other hand, was as good because he never sacrificed his humanity. Ultimately, though, Artemis never gained a real victory over Drizzt, while Drizzt has beaten Artemis. True, very true, but my point was to express that he WAS NOT unbeatable as a amelee fighter. As I said, I have not read the latest book, but the Obould- Drizzt showdown was begging to happen. And since he (Obould) is still around to set up an orc civilization, he survived the onslaught that was Drizzt's Hunter persona. Artemis Entreri, although obsessed as you mentioned, was an equal (for a time ) of Drizzt. And The female moon elf that he did not want to kill, the one whose sole obsession was to fight and kill Drizzt, was also his match as they both would have died from each other's wounds had not the Companions been there to administer healing draughts to Drizzt. So yes, Drizzt has met his match hand to hand. Don't forget Drizzt was nearly beaten by the barbarian king in the Crystal Shard due to being caught off his guard by just how much punishment the king could take. |
|
|
|
Post by jefft on Jul 21, 2006 13:14:14 GMT -5
Since someone revitalized the "Conan v Spartacus" thread, I figured I give this one a go, especailly since I have not voted yet. As much as it pains me to say this, I'll have to go with Drizzt on this one. Conan is the greatest all around fighter ever written and created, hands down, but Drizzt's combination of magic items and cunning intellect put them roughly even at combat. What puts it over the edge is Guenhwyvar. Drizzt and Guen are so intuned with one another that they are almost one being. I think that at the proper moment, Guen will strike and off balance Conan, allowing Drizzt to get the deciding blow for the one minute KO. It hurts me to even proofread my write- up of Conan losing. You give Drizzt all his magic items and his pet intelligent, magical panther and you seem surprised that Conan loses? I love both characters so it'd be hard to pick, but I'm pretty sure you've given too many advantages to Drizzt here. |
|
|
|
Post by Darth Turkish on Jul 21, 2006 17:11:49 GMT -5
Since someone revitalized the "Conan v Spartacus" thread, I figured I give this one a go, especailly since I have not voted yet. As much as it pains me to say this, I'll have to go with Drizzt on this one. Conan is the greatest all around fighter ever written and created, hands down, but Drizzt's combination of magic items and cunning intellect put them roughly even at combat. What puts it over the edge is Guenhwyvar. Drizzt and Guen are so intuned with one another that they are almost one being. I think that at the proper moment, Guen will strike and off balance Conan, allowing Drizzt to get the deciding blow for the one minute KO. It hurts me to even proofread my write- up of Conan losing. You give Drizzt all his magic items and his pet intelligent, magical panther and you seem surprised that Conan loses? I love both characters so it'd be hard to pick, but I'm pretty sure you've given too many advantages to Drizzt here. Good point, but the idea is to take two characters as they would be, say walking down a shady path, and POOF! they are in the same vicinity and will fight, sort of, as you referred to earlier, magically transported. Each character has the items they would normally have in their posession. True, Drizzt has an advantage out of the gate, as he is never without those items. But hey such is life. I am not surprised. I am a big Conan fan, I like Drizzt, but I like Conan much better. All personal biases aside, I think in the given situation Drizzt takes it. Although Drizzt is bound to lose a leg or something. Conan'll bite it off him if he has to. |
|
|
|
Post by fredkc6cfb on Jul 22, 2006 1:14:18 GMT -5
Conan wins.
I agree with the cookie comment. If you want a warrior, call Conan. You want a Pecan Sandie, call Drizzt.
|
|
IPPON!!
