It is obvious Kackrik was being abrasive, which is a refreshing change from most CE characters, especially ragers. It annoys me to no end to see evil ragers (like Hastur's CE rager Melkorath, for example) that are as polite, courteous, and have generally very little (if any) hints of being evil. Really, what reason would a Maran have for fighting someone like that? In my opinion, CE, especially in a barabarian village, would be more openly abrasive and put more emphasis on being intimidating and condescending in order to dictate rank and position.

If there is a character like this, and you walk up and make them feel inferior in any way (whether real or simply perceived), you're asking for trouble, unless you can put them in their place (or convince them you can put them in their place). I think Kackrik did a good job of giving you a hard time. To be honest, I bet the character would have preferred Guardlon to "bristle the fur on his back," so to speak, then "tuck tail" and acknowledge Kackrik as his superior, regardless of what was being said. Just like real life, sometimes how you approach a subject is far more important than what is actually being discussed.

I'm not saying Guardlon is a bad roleplayer. I don't know anything about the character other than this log. Just a different style. More of a well-spoken nitpicker, unable to deal with the chaos aspects of a chaotic evil character.

Kackrik: you didn't have an 80% pk ratio. 106 wins and 59 losses means a 64% pk ratio, which is still very nice. Kackrik wasn't a "old school" rager, but he was very well played. Nice job.

Hutto, the Sleepy Nitpicker

P.S. I'm not trying to pick on Hastur, I'm sure he's a great guy. Melkorath just stands out in my mind as an really nice fire giant.