Oh, boy!
I bet there is material on this site relating to the above topic, but can I find it - nope.
At risk of provoking the mods, any advice - or a pointer toward resources - on how to block the action in the scene would be appreciated.
The pov character is a young female, observing two male characters in a set duel. The males are going at each other with long-handled cudgels (because reasons) and the place where the action takes place is an arena with a sandy soil. One of the combatants is a bad guy and has got a sneaky, hard whack in on his opponent, before the contest is officially started.
I have a beginning, middle and end in general terms for the duel, but I am a bit vague on the sort of moves required to make that duel seem convincing. I do have a little cover for my own ineptitude here, since my pov character is female and has little knowledge herself of duelling, (if I can really call it that) and the duellists are trying to bean each other with clubs, so fancy fencing-style terms seem hardly appropriate. What I am looking for is a description of attack/parry moves, without also getting bogged down in too much detail.
Advice?
I bet there is material on this site relating to the above topic, but can I find it - nope.
At risk of provoking the mods, any advice - or a pointer toward resources - on how to block the action in the scene would be appreciated.
The pov character is a young female, observing two male characters in a set duel. The males are going at each other with long-handled cudgels (because reasons) and the place where the action takes place is an arena with a sandy soil. One of the combatants is a bad guy and has got a sneaky, hard whack in on his opponent, before the contest is officially started.
I have a beginning, middle and end in general terms for the duel, but I am a bit vague on the sort of moves required to make that duel seem convincing. I do have a little cover for my own ineptitude here, since my pov character is female and has little knowledge herself of duelling, (if I can really call it that) and the duellists are trying to bean each other with clubs, so fancy fencing-style terms seem hardly appropriate. What I am looking for is a description of attack/parry moves, without also getting bogged down in too much detail.
Advice?