Dropout Arena
Berkeley, California
By Norman McMullen


    The Dropout Arena was built in 2040. This occurred after an anarchy faction was thrown out of the city and a pro-duelling city government was established. The Dropout is a simple arena design with a twist - the floor can literally drop out from under the duellist. To facility maintenance for the arena it was built indoors. It has become a favorite of many duellists and AADA certified events. The arena's motto is "tune in and drop out".

 

Arena Notes

    The Dropout walls are 15 feet high and have 80 DP. The 16 gates have 20 DP each. When a floor section is dropped the fall is 30 feet, doing appropriate fall damage.

Dropout Mechanics

    At the beginning of a turn, roll one D6 to determine the column location, re-rolling a 6. Then roll another D6 to determine the row location - one row being 1-2, the next 3-4, and the last 5-6. Within the larger square roll one D6 for the latitudinal and longitudinal location of the 1" x 1" square. If a 1" x 1" square has three sides that have already fallen then that square falls also. A roll that indicates a square that has already gone is considered valid and may not be re-rolled. The squares are indestructible for all practical purposes.

Arena Events

    Standard arena fair, except with the added hazard of having a floor section falling out in front of you. For added hazard, try two or three rolls per turn.

The Map

    It is recommended that a laminated arena map is used, with water-soluble markers to outline/cross-hatch a fallen square.
 

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