Flyting

What is Flyting?

Flyting is a magical poetry competition where the aim is to roast your opponent into forfeiting. This can be used to settle Player vs Player conflicts without combat: for example, you agree to settle an argument about a course of action in favour of whoever wins, or are a discovered Lokiling pleading your case to the godlings.

How does Flyting work?

Players get access to 3 common insults and 1 rare insult each event, and can switch these up between events if they want to avoid people figuring out what their insult words are. When in a Flyting contest, players flip a rune token to decide who goes first and taunt each other with these insults. The first player to use a word that their opponent's character does not know (as in, does not have access to this week) will win the contest.

Rare insults can only be used after having used at least two of your common insults and also only when the Flyting contest relates to your deity. For example, if you are a godling of Dagur, you could use your rare insult if the debate is about Dagur, or if it is about something he is god of, like daytime or being deranged. If this debate also relates to the deity of your opponent, they can retort with their rare insult.

This means that we don't expect you to improvise poetry on the spot, but you are welcome to! Players are encouraged to put the insult word into full sentences and be as creative as they want with that.

What are the insults?

Common Insults:

Muttonhead

Hoarfrost

Delinquent

Ruffian

Clodpole

Scoundrel

Goat

Flap-dragon

Hobgoblin

Craven

Dunga

Foolish

Rare Insults:

Idiot

Troll

Fish