Snapple "Real Fact" 907 - Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
How cool (and totally f'ed up) is that? Major reason not to give blood in Paraguay if you ask me.
Still, you could easily port this little tidbit into a sc-fi setting. Or a South American Old Ones horror campaign.
Building The Red Planet Empire - Mixing Warriors of the Red Planet (WotRP)
with the Domain-level Architecture of ACKS II Rpg - A d100 Green Martian
Warriors and Raiders table
-
Green Martians (Tharks, Warhoons, and independent hordes) are the terror
of the dry sea beds. Standing 10 to 12 feet tall with four arms, tusks, and
an in...
3 hours ago
I'd like to bring back the duel because I think society needs a winnowing process in which people with poor impulse control who get pissed off because someone took their parking spot can kill one another off, leaving more room and breeding opportunities for those who can control themselves.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of that Leon Humphreys bloke that invoked the ancient right of trial by combat over a £25 fine. It would have been a fight to the death, too, if he'd got his way.
ReplyDeleteWow -- I was not aware of that.
ReplyDelete