STARTING OFF

Each point in AXE, and Not AXE are converted into red tokens, and blue tokens.

ROLLING

Your rolls are based on the amount of tokens you spend.
When rolling AXE, if you use a Red Token, you get a d6, otherwise a d4; likewise with Not Not AXE, and Blue Tokens.
Each additional token you spend steps up the roll.
[1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12, 1d12 + 1d4, ... etc]
Spent tokens are moved to the other stat, and their color is preserved.

When rolling to overcome a Challenge, ask yourself one question: Are you fighting [Roll AXE]? or not [Roll Not AXE]?
The easiest a Challenge can be is a 1d4, and the hardest is a 2d12.
[Exceptions may apply.]

You win if you roll higher, and get some Glory.
If you tie or lose, you lose one token permanently.
When you run out of tokens, you lose all your Glory.

BOASTING

Before you Kill, or Not Kill things, you must start with the Boasting Phase.
Any person may start a Bout of Boasting, and it is until someone concedes that someone concedes, that someone goes on a Quest.

When Boasting, you either add One Glory to a Challenge, saying you can do better, or you add a Challenge to the Boast.
[Each Glory Token on a Challenge steps up the die, starting with a 1d4]

The person who doesn't concede gets tasked with the Boast, and goes on a Quest.

QUESTING

So you accepted a Quest?

The Challenges can be one of two kinds: AXE or Not AXE, but it is up to the Quester, as to how they respond.
If their response doesn't make sense, they only get Half Glory fo the Challenge.

Anyone not a part of the Quest can continue to go about their Boasting, or Narrating the Quester's Quest.

This continues until one of things happens.

1. You need to abscond. [You only get Half Glory for whatever Glory you've gotten over the duration of the Quest]
2. You successfully complete all the Challenges in the Quest. [You get Full Glory for whatever Glory you've gotten over the duration of the Quest]
3. You are Defeated. [You get Zero Glory, and you lose all of your Glory]

What does the DM do?

Yes, this game doesn't need a DM/GM, but ♥♥♥♥ that.
I will handle the rolls, and I will appropriate the Challenges.

It is up to the players to make up their Boasts [and its Escalation], and whatever Story Details they want.
[At the end of the road, the DM has the final say, but as long as there is a consensus, it shouldn't matter.]

I WISH TO RESERVE MY TOKEN OF PARTICIPATION IN THE FORUM PLAY BY POST EXPERIENCE

Players can opt in and out whenever.

Just don't forget to preserve your character sheets.

Sure.

Name: YARGEN MCYELLIN
AXE: 10
Not AXE: 5
THE THINKER -- [+1 Blue Tokens in Not AXE, when you Overcome something with Sheer Wit]

Name: WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN

AXE: 15
Not AXE: 0

BLOODLUST -- [+1 Red Tokens in AXE, when you Kill something Spectacularly]

MLC, you surprisingly have good regards to formatting.

We just need a third guy to post a stat sheet before you can start verbally yanking each other off.

Name: OLE BASTERD TODGERKICKER
AXE: 3
Not AXE: 12
THE THINKER -- [+1 Blue Tokens in Not AXE, when you Overcome something with Sheer Wit]

You are in a bar. [Descriptions/Details Needed]
You are [Descriptions/Details Needed].
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGH

It is a bustling bar with a large, cheery crowd.

I am sitting at my table tearing into a whole bison leg, drunk and laughing.

I have a barrel of ale, and a large mug. I have poured a mug full of ale, and am drinking from the barrel.

Room for one more?

I have a small mound of gold-ish coinage. I begin chewing on one of the larger denominations to test its counterfeit status. It snaps with a metallic sound between my mighty dwarven teeth. I am displeased.

There is a dirty man hiding in the rafters. I shoot him a look.

Do you have the time to hit things with your axe [or alternatively, not hit things with you axe?]?

When are you going to start boasting? I guess you'll get to it, when you feel drunk, or frustrated enough, in-character.

I imagine so. After all, posting in a forum thread surely doesn't take that much of my time.

Name: Thalin Nash'Citalin

AXE: 15
Not AXE: 0

Bloodlust : +1 to AXE.

And now for *cracks knuckles* the introduction. It'll be shorter than I hope due to limited time.

The heavy oaken door of the tavern slams open, as a large dwarf clad in supremely heavy plate barges through the entrance, two monstrous axes crossed on his back and with a long, blond beard nearly touching the ground. The ground shakes slightly with every step, sounding like the bang of war drums as he strides across the room. A chill floods the room as the cold air from the outside invades the warm lodge, sending chills down spines. Or perhaps, it is merely the presence of the great Thalin Nash'Citalin, the Citadel Killer. He marches up to the bar surface and slams his fist off the surface, yelling in some barely recognizable tongue hailing from the frozen isles of Calak'tor, the Dead Land. "Isk ta doran iso calin."

He turns while the barman hastily starts to serve a drink, striding over to a tally list on the wall, his name in a position of honor near the top of the board with a record twenty seven kills. He grabs a piece of chalk and grates down more lines. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Five more kills for the Citadel Killer. He turns to face the eyes now focused upon his form, many eyes looking over his decorated plate armour, others eyeing up his trophies tied to his belt; the severed heads of dozens of foemen. He lets out a feral roar to his fellow dwarves, before yelling.

"Are there any brave or stupid men here willing to FIGHT ME?!?"

I wonder if we really should do a blunt translation of the challenge rules into combat rules.
Meh.

Challenge :: [+1] Mano a Mano