Joust Rules Review & Commentary

I think challenger first is a strong idea (though not generalizable to the more traditional joust format, so we might need to revisit this later, too).
If a different type of initiative roll is desired, it can be rolled at the same time as the status roll for simplicity (i.e. use the same init for the entire joust).
I definitely think that the chosen maneuver should be in the description of the Orokos attack roll (and of course reflected in the roll itself if appropriate).
I don't like the idea of posting in a private forum (best to keep it all in one place).

We'll just go with the challenger posts their rolls and technique first in this format so as to go ahead and get the ball rolling. Three days in and I only see a few of the knight PCs rolling their Status tests. Let's get this off the ground or we'll likely end up with another day like Day 2.

Depends on lord Harald`s dispositions I guess. Seeing that this is inspired by SA, and most characters riding for the glory of their respective houses had access to "ransom funds".

Besides that, long as your animal handling is good enough to stay in saddle and your fighting is good enough to break all lances (opponents passive ride -5), you need not worry about ransom.

Agreed, warrior. Same thing for anything else that must be declared before the roll (yours or your opponent's) such as fatigue to ignore injury/wound penalties.

I would like to see the dice rolls for NPC's.

Additionally, the way I read the jousting event rules (and I do believe I wrote them, as it happens), three broken lances is a tie, which means Brom wins a point of glory, but Osmund remains champion.

Right, for clarity, break ties with (top first):

- lances broken
- DoS
- champion stays on!

Thanks to Stranger for helping out on ruling and to Ayleth for spotting it.

Personally, I lean towards any system that hides the numbers and simply reports the results to players.

I'd actually prefer it if NCs stats were as hidden as possible, just to avoid people doing the math rather than playing their characters. For the sake of immersion, I'd be against any system that included DOS's.

When I've played SIFRP with friends, an NC would announce the winner of each bout, leading to a whole new layer of intrigue and roleplay. Knights (or less-scrupulous house members) would bribe judges in less trustworthy houses to influence the outcome, or bannerlords would be favored when the decisions were close (or sometimes not close at all). Over the course of a long campaign, at least one skirmish could be marked up to a disagreement between the players and the judging in a tournament. It was great fun. I'd love to see it emulated here, as this time houses on both sides would be populated by pcs!