SOD vs BIG BEN

Well, I thought I'd never write up SOD, not because he was a bad warriors or anything. On the contrary, he was a great warrior, but because he was Duke's son and I figured I just couldn't see giving any honor to a descendent of Duke.


That being said, after rummaging through some of SOD's old dairies and stuff I discovered that SOD wasn't ACTUALLY of Duke's bloodline. As it turns out he was an adopted son. I suppose I ought not hold that against SOD...


I can definitely state that SOD fought well under my command and distinguished himself in Veteran's Blade as a force that even the best had to reckon with. He killed many a great warrior in his time and survived two Death matches (which are fights to the death).


Upon consulting Duke’s old journals, I see that SOD started out going 10-0-2 before being killed. Duke, out of Father love for his adopted son, chose to resurrect SOD, and he again had and another fantastic start. SOD used strike, sure strike and lunge to tear up the ranks and on his hundredth fight, 75-25-4, beat Phon, one of MJ’s best creations and a Legend.


On SOD’s 100th fight, he was 25-17-15-15-9-16 and only had two masters, which is pretty poor for a warrior with 100 fights and a 15 INT. It was right about this time that he hit a training wall and went some 88+ fights double training stats every turn and single training skills, and failed to get a single stat train the entire time! He did thankfully manage to get his basic masters during that time, but he was WAY behind the curve, leading to a 200-fight record of 130-70-7. That means he went 55-45-3 during his 100-200-fight career. Although it’s a winning run, it’s definitely a sign of how bad his training was going. Although his 100+ career wasn’t all that spectacular up to this point, there were a few interesting highlights worth noting. On his 180th fight he kill managed to kill the oldest Horc of all times, Maulbearer (88-88-10) of The Master’s stable via a perm to the chest. And the following turn began a death matched with Palor’s Legendary Orc, Fleshsplatter that ended on the fifth turn with the death of Fleshy (104-53-10) via yet another perm to the chest.


Right around SOD’s 200th fight he managed to suddenly turn the training back on and got 4 back to back constitution trains and a dex train to boot allowing him to work much more efficiently in his armor and thus greatly improve his performance on the sands although he was still far behind the average warrior in his ranks in terms of trains.


SOD’s record took a great boost after a request from Nem for a death match. The death match continued rather unexpectedly for 22 turns before SOD finally killed the Halfling with, you guessed it, a perm to the chest. SOD managed to win 20 of the fights, which isn’t a great feat considering Snuff was way over the hill.


After killing Snuff, SOD only had one remaining goal, and that was a match against Pain (NADS). SOD got his fight the very next turn in a random match up. Pain put up a hell of a good show and even permed SOD in the process with his deadly spear throws, but in the end SOD took the victory and thus satisfied, chose to challenge a monster the next turn.



SON OF THE DUKE WARRIOR NAME BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE
155-74-8 RECORD 0-0-0
DUX'S CONSCRIPTIONS (17) TEAM NAME THE MONSTERS (1)
DUX MORTALITAS (8) MANAGER NAME THE BLOOD MASTER (1)
Human Male RACE/GENDER Monster Male

is of beastly strength ==== is of beastly strength
has nimble movements ---> has swift movements
has a resilient constitution ---> has an iron-like constitution
is fairly bright <--- sometimes forgets to breathe
is somewhat large ---> bigger than a barn

85-A CHAMPION POPULARITY FEARED AND RESPECTED BY ALL
6' 5" HEIGHT 7' 2"
242 lbs WEIGHT 335 lbs

HALF-PLATE ARMOR BRIGANDINE
FULL-HELM HELM HELM
POLE AXE MAIN WEAPON POLE AXE
OPEN HAND OFF WEAPON OPEN HAND
POLE AXE SPARE WEAPON BROADSWORD



SON OF THE DUKE forces an affair of honor upon BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE!

MINUTE 1
Somewhere in the crowd, a pin drops
SON OF THE DUKE engages BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE dives at the offending weapon, blocking it
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE attempts to strike SON OF THE DUKE
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE thrusts violently at SON OF THE DUKE's left upper arm
An ordinary blow has been struck
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE initiates an assault with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE is hard-pressed to remain so active while wearing his brigandine
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE fails to connect weapon to flesh
SON OF THE DUKE proves the swifter foe, and steals an opportunity from BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE!
SON OF THE DUKE directs an attack toward the beastly BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE ducks under the blow
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE tries to sweep BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE off his feet with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE manages to keep his balance
SON OF THE DUKE makes a daring move with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE pivots to one side
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE attempts to skewer BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's right upper arm
A trickle of blood can be seen...
The referee gruffly says 'Don't flub, use big stone club!'
SON OF THE DUKE retreats, almost tripping on a bone
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE feigns an attack to get past BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE plots devastating injury for BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's chest with his pole axe
SON OF THE DUKE hits with the aimed blow!
An unimpressive injury occurs
Like a musk-ox gone mad, SON OF THE DUKE puts terror into BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE!
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE feigns an attack to get past BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE aims a blow at BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's heart
SON OF THE DUKE's accuracy is rewarded!
A gratifyingly gory wound results!
The referee grumbles and says 'Total kill makes me ill!'
SON OF THE DUKE delivers an upward stroke with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE backflips out of reach!
The referee grumbles and says 'Get out of sacred rock pile!'
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE defends himself, expecting to tire out his opponent.
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE strikes out at SON OF THE DUKE's left shin
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE strikes home with an aimed attack
Organs are jarred loose!

MINUTE 2
* BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE switches to strategy 2
SON OF THE DUKE darts in at the beastly BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE effortlessly parries the blow
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE crashes masterfully against the offending weapon!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE moves unexpectedly under an attack by SON OF THE DUKE!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE tries to land a difficult shot on the nimble SON OF THE DUKE
SON OF THE DUKE leans left, avoiding the blow
The referee gruffly says 'You have rocks in head too?'
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE retreats, almost tripping on a bone
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE defends himself, guessing that fatigue will bring down his opponent.
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE thrusts violently at SON OF THE DUKE's upper torso
SON OF THE DUKE is attempting to protect that area!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE narrowly gets past SON OF THE DUKE's defenses!
The sight of blood cheers the fans
The referee grunts and says 'Shoot! Got stone in boot!'
SON OF THE DUKE initiates a breath-taking lunge
SON OF THE DUKE jabs at BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's head
The ill-fated blow accomplishes little
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE holds back--expecting a violent assault
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE pivots out of the way
SON OF THE DUKE strikes deviously outward pole axe sailing like the wind
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE easily blocks the shot!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE effortlessly parries the blow
A spectator calls out, 'Help! Monster!'
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE slashes toward BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's right forearm
Blood squirts out
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE paces cautiously on the sand
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE defends himself, trying to draw more stamina from his opponent.
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE dances away from the blow!
SON OF THE DUKE swings around and attacks pole axe leading the way
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE makes an effective retreat
A spectator calls out, 'I eats monsters for dinner!'
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE defends himself, in an attempt to waste the energy of his opponent.
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE risks a clumsy blow, which misses

MINUTE 3
* BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE switches to strategy 3
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE plans an aimed assault at BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's back with his pole axe
SON OF THE DUKE has successfully hit with an aimed attack
Something snaps under the impact!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE backflips out of reach!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE thrusts violently at SON OF THE DUKE's unmentionables
The victim's eyes pop in shock!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE swings around and attacks with his pole axe
SON OF THE DUKE twists to the left
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE thrusts violently at SON OF THE DUKE's right ribs
SON OF THE DUKE adopts desperate measures to avoid the blow!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE narrowly gets past SON OF THE DUKE's defenses!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE has landed a potentially critical blow!
Blood squirts out
The crowd falls silent at the sight of blood
SON OF THE DUKE's life may be drawing to a close
A spectator calls out, 'Help! Monster!'
SON OF THE DUKE swings around and attacks with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE dives at the offending weapon, blocking it
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE attempts to skewer BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's right thigh
Bits of flesh are smeared across the arena wall!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE seeks a damaging blow with his pole axe
SON OF THE DUKE ducks under the blow
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE tries to pierce SON OF THE DUKE's rib cage
SON OF THE DUKE doesn't want to get hit there!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE narrowly gets past SON OF THE DUKE's defenses!
A nasty wound is opened
SON OF THE DUKE lists to port in great pain!
SON OF THE DUKE moves cautiously to the left
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE leans right, avoiding the blow
The referee grumbles and says 'Make me grin, hit dummy again!'
SON OF THE DUKE charges BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE leaps magnificently to intercept the blow
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
SON OF THE DUKE bats aside the incoming attack
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE moves unexpectedly under an attack by SON OF THE DUKE!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his pole axe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE thrusts violently at SON OF THE DUKE's left shoulder
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE has landed a potentially critical blow!
The strike lands with flesh-splattering fury!
SON OF THE DUKE's off arm is starting to move only with pain
SON OF THE DUKE gags on phlegm
SON OF THE DUKE seeks to lay waste pole axe impatient to taste blood
SON OF THE DUKE tries to pierce BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE's left elbow
The ill-fated blow accomplishes little
SON OF THE DUKE strikes at just the right moment, surprising BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE!
SON OF THE DUKE attacks fiercely with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE deftly avoids the incoming attack

MINUTE 4
* BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE switches to strategy 4
A spectator calls out, 'Hold still for the nice monster!'
SON OF THE DUKE lunges uncertainly
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE leaps magnificently to one side!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE puts great force into each blow with his pole axe
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE tries to pierce SON OF THE DUKE's sternum
SON OF THE DUKE seeks to deflect the blow!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE narrowly gets past SON OF THE DUKE's defenses!
A solid blow has been struck!
SON OF THE DUKE is leaking like a sieve!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE seeks to lay waste pole axe darting like a demon
SON OF THE DUKE backflips out of reach!
A spectator calls out, 'You phlegmatic human!'
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE paces cautiously on the sand
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE charges SON OF THE DUKE with his poleaxe!
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE tries to sweep SON OF THE DUKE off his feet with his poleaxe
SON OF THE DUKE plummets to the ground!
SON OF THE DUKE is given a hero's welcome to the afterworld.
BIG BEN THE ZOMBIE shrugs and walks away

Fighting Big Ben for his final match was just poetic! Live by the pole ax; die by the pole ax, I always say ;-)

During SOD’s career he fought some of the greatest names BP has ever known. He, more than any other warrior I have ever seen, had a affinity for perming people in the chest. He distinguished himself among his fellow gladiators as a killer of killers taking down some of the greatest killers of all time. He was a human par excel lance, and most importantly he was not really a son of the Duke….

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16