Diary of a Gamer

A character’s reputation will have a bearing on the level of reward (items, treasure and money) he may receive after a battle and also increase his possibility of being sent gifts (items, treasure and money) and being offered invitations to the big battles.
Reputation will be gained and lost based on actions taken during battles and [...]

Arena bookmakers will be on hand to provide odds for the day’s challenges and other players may choose to lay bets up to set limits based on the level of the encounter. Players are not allowed to place bets on their own battles. Low level encounters will have a low stake limit with [...]

A prize reward will be set for each challenge when it is set. This will be based on the standard treasure value for an encounter but may be modified by a character’s reputation bonus and additional gifts may be received after combat if the character has sufficient reputation to gather loyal fans.

There are several types of event available in the arena and players may choose to enter any and all formats at any time. Challenges will be posted regularly and characters may enter for any challenge.
Solo: In this format characters will enter the arena alone and face off against a suitable challenge. This may [...]

All players looking to join the arena will start out with 3000XP and no reputation bonus. Existing players who have retired a character for whatever reason or whose character may have been irretrievably lost or destroyed will start with half the XP of their previous character but no reputation.
Character abilities will be determined using [...]

The arena exists to provide entertainment to the masses and the aristocracy, rather like gladiatorial combat in Ancient Rome. Combatants may be prisoners or they may be adventurers looking to prove or challenge themselves or favoured heroes who have been fighting in the arena for sometime and have gained some reputation and wealth doing [...]