Editing Grand Melee
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − A '''[[Grand Melee]]''' is the Clan term for a particular type of Trial that is often associated with the preliminary stages of a [[Trial of Bloodright]].<ref name=B>''Bloodname'', chapter 28 and 29</ref> + A [[Grand Melee]] is the Clan term for a particular type of Trial that is often associated with the preliminary stages of a [[Trial of Bloodright]].<ref name=B>''Bloodname'', chapter 28 and 29</ref> ==Description== ==Description== The Grand Melee Trial is used to determine which warrior will compete in the thirty-second slot of the tournament-structured Bloodright Trial. Any qualified warrior of a given heritage who was not nominated by a [[Bloodname]]d warrior, or by a committee within the Clan and [[Bloodhouse]], can press his or her claim to compete for the Bloodname through entering this trial.<ref name=B/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 119 - "Melee"</ref> The Grand Melee Trial is used to determine which warrior will compete in the thirty-second slot of the tournament-structured Bloodright Trial. Any qualified warrior of a given heritage who was not nominated by a [[Bloodname]]d warrior, or by a committee within the Clan and [[Bloodhouse]], can press his or her claim to compete for the Bloodname through entering this trial.<ref name=B/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 119 - "Melee"</ref> − On the day of the trial, all warriors present will do battle at once in what is described as a tremendous brawl, bereft of ''[[zellbrigen]]'' or any other consideration except for victory. Each warrior fights by their chosen method, be it a '[[Mech]], an [[Elemental]] [[battle armor]] suit, or an [[aerospace fighter]]. Besides the implied prohibition on teamwork, there are no rules to a Grand Melee. The winner is sometimes said to be lucky, and tends to simply be the one that survives to the end, alone.<ref name=B/> + On the day of the trial, all warriors present will fight by their chosen method, be it a '[[Mech]], an [[Elemental]] [[Battle Armor]] suit, or an [[Aerospace Fighter]]. Besides the implied prohibition on teamwork, there are no rules to a Grand Melee. The winner is sometimes said to be lucky, and tends to simply be the one that survives to the end, alone.<ref name=B/> Traditional decorum of the Trial itself may differ from [[Clan]] to Clan. Traditional decorum of the Trial itself may differ from [[Clan]] to Clan. Line 12:
Line 12: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Bloodname (novel)]]'' + + * ''[[Bloodname]]'' (novel) * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' − + [[Category: Clan Terms]] − [[Category:Clan Culture]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A | + | A [[Grand Melee]] is the Clan term for a particular type of Trial that is often associated with the preliminary stages of a [[Trial of Bloodright]].<ref name=B>''Bloodname'', chapter 28 and 29</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Grand Melee Trial is used to determine which warrior will compete in the thirty-second slot of the tournament-structured Bloodright Trial. Any qualified warrior of a given heritage who was not nominated by a [[Bloodname]]d warrior, or by a committee within the Clan and [[Bloodhouse]], can press his or her claim to compete for the Bloodname through entering this trial.<ref name=B/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 119 - "Melee"</ref> | The Grand Melee Trial is used to determine which warrior will compete in the thirty-second slot of the tournament-structured Bloodright Trial. Any qualified warrior of a given heritage who was not nominated by a [[Bloodname]]d warrior, or by a committee within the Clan and [[Bloodhouse]], can press his or her claim to compete for the Bloodname through entering this trial.<ref name=B/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 119 - "Melee"</ref> | ||
| − | On the day of the trial, all warriors present will | + | On the day of the trial, all warriors present will fight by their chosen method, be it a '[[Mech]], an [[Elemental]] [[Battle Armor]] suit, or an [[Aerospace Fighter]]. Besides the implied prohibition on teamwork, there are no rules to a Grand Melee. The winner is sometimes said to be lucky, and tends to simply be the one that survives to the end, alone.<ref name=B/> |
Traditional decorum of the Trial itself may differ from [[Clan]] to Clan. | Traditional decorum of the Trial itself may differ from [[Clan]] to Clan. | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Bloodname | + | |
| + | * ''[[Bloodname]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | ||
| − | + | [[Category: Clan Terms]] | |
| − | [[Category:Clan | ||