Leagues: from the Mud Pit to the Great Bell
Your power rating decides which league your fighter belongs to. Six venues, six steps up the ladder of Knuckleford.
What is power?
Every fighter has a power rating that sums up its strength:
power = level × 10 + (strength + agility + speed + endurance) × 4 + weapons × 6 + skills × 10 + small pets × 8 + large pets × 20
It places the fighter in a league. Because fighters grow around 20 power per level, the leagues follow the level bands closely: rivals in a league are generated for those levels.
The six leagues
1. Mud Pit
Backyard brawls behind the Dented Bell's woodshed, refereed by a hen.
Min. power 0 · Rival levels 1-4
2. Tavern Circle
A ring of stools in a Knuckleford tavern. The loser pays the round.
Min. power 190 · Rival levels 5-9
3. Market Ring
A rope ring between the fish stalls on market day. The whole town bets.
Min. power 294 · Rival levels 10-17
4. Barge League
Duels on lashed barges drifting downriver, cheered on from both banks.
Min. power 460 · Rival levels 18-26
5. Quarry Colosseum
An old granite quarry cut into terraces. The cheering echoes for a week.
Min. power 650 · Rival levels 27-38
6. The Great Bell
The most famous arena in the world, under a bronze bell as big as a house. Only champions may ring it.
Min. power 898 · Rival levels 39-50
The Ranking screen
Each league table lists generated rivals with proper names, plus your own fighters whose power falls in that league. The top three get a podium. The screen also tells you how much more power your active fighter needs for the next league.
Each battle takes place in one of the seven arenas at random; see arenas for the art and the lore.
Tips
- More weapons, skills and pets raise power, but the game caps a fighter at 4 weapons, 8 skills and 3 pets, so level and stats matter too.
- Retired veterans do not count for rankings, but they help future fighters: see the Hall of Fame.