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Duels between mortal Practitioners and the Law of Magic

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Mal_Luck:
I'm not sure I've ever seen this discussed. But what happens if two mortals duel to the death under the Accords using Magic as the weapon?

Would the winner get Lawbreaker (First) and have the Wardens wanting to serve his/her head on a platter?

This is probably a "Up to the GM" situation, but I was curious what the rest of you thought.

Korwin:
Good question.

My interpretation:
The winner would get the Lawbreaker stunt.
The Wardens wouldnt get after him.

paul_Harkonen:
There are several mentions in the Books (particularly Storm Front) about duels being a special exception to the Laws.  If memory serves (and I'm not sure it does) the biggest concern about Dresden (click to show/hide)killing DuMorne is because it wasn't a legal duel.  In game terms you may get lawbreaker, but I don't think the Wardens meet you at the end with spells prepped, swords drawn, and a bag for your head.

mroehler:
Yeah, IIRC, under the Accords and the Code Duello, one of the options was Energy, or just straight magic. And duels are always fought to the death. Therefore, it seems like there has to be some kind of provision with the Laws of Magic about the Code Duello.

Sebastian:
It seems very questionable that a duel has to be to the death.

And wouldn't/shouldn't moderately intelligent practioners choose another option, to avoid the problem?

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