cheaters!

[sumo0]

Me:

Him:

He must be a cheater. Maybe he drugged me?
I can understand the other guys who beat me. But this one is useless in a fight.

I might have to imprison him before the next tournament.

In all seriousness though. Shouldn't it be someone more warrior like who win such a tournament?

 

[bcsmall]

Pathetic little courtiers with low martial ability seem to frequently win my grand tournaments as well.

Joys of the RNG.

My only logic might be that Martial reflects skills on a battlefield... which are a bit different from those in a tournament.

Unless he's already a ruler, I usually flag the winner of my grand tournament and land him "as a reward" when I have some titles to spread out... though if they're full of pathetic 1s and 2s, I might make an exception.

 

[Hairy Dude]

There is a thing called "personal combat skill" that's separate from martial skill. But still, a craven even taking part in a tournament seems weird, never mind winning it.

 

[tuareg109]

His intrigue value isn't bad at all. Wouldn't it be cool if Paradox coded in for intrigue to have an effect on tournaments and (a smaller effect on) combat, standing in for underhanded tactics or bribery?

 

[sumo0]

His intrigue value isn't bad at all. Wouldn't it be cool if Paradox coded in for intrigue to have an effect on tournaments and (a smaller effect on) combat, standing in for underhanded tactics or bribery?

That would indeed be cool.

 

[Hairy Dude]

Here's an illustration of "personal combat skill" having nothing to do with martial skill:

Hilariously, he's one of my earls' steward and designated regent.