[OOC: This thread is an IC thread linked to the main Escape Duel show (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=146604.new#new). Here, anybody can post anything as if you were either a member of the public, or someone posting on the show website. You can make suggestions about new restraining devices, or discuss about the fate of the loser, make bets, or just make humiliating or praising comments about the contestants' actions. Be creative! Anything goes, as long as there is not physical interaction with the contestants (so do not get on stage or throw anything to them). We suggest you to start your post with a brief indication of what your post is (e.g.<em>Seen on Twitter</em>, or<em>Read on the Escape Duel website forum</em>, or<em>Discussion between spectators</em>, etc.) ]<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Rules of the Escape Duel Show</strong></span><br/><strong>The contestants</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>The two contestants are expert, famous escape artists with many secret tricks.</li><li>They are assisted by a helper who will receive 25% of the prize if their escapist wins. The role of the helper is to take decisions for her boss when she is unable to assess the situation properly (because of a blindfold, for instance) or to express her decision because of her bondage. </li></ul><strong>Adding restraints</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Restraints are chosen by each contestant's opponent or her helper. They cannot attach the contestant to any fixed object.</li><li>Initially, each contestant can only be bound with level-1 restraints. Whenever they succeed in struggling out of restraint they unlock the possibility to add restraints of the level immediately above.</li><li>Each restraint can only be used once. It is removed from the list when added to a contestant. The only exception are the few items marked as "unlimited".</li><li>With each restraint comes a 50-cm-long piece of twine, string or rope that can only be used to link it to another restraint (not to a body part). If this string is not used, it cannot be stored for later.</li><li>Restraints already present cannot be untied before placing a new one, even if they are almost completely loose.</li><li>A new restraint cannot cover or serve the same purpose as another restraint.</li></ul><strong>Struggling out</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>The contestant may struggle out of their restraints in any way they choose.</li><li>After at least 10 minutes of unsuccessful struggling against a device, a contestant may choose to have it removed and replaced by two belonging to lower levels (except, of course, if the original restraint was of level 1). The new restraints cannot bind the same joints that were bound by the removed restraint. If a restraint cannot be removed without removing another one, then it cannot be replaced in this way.</li><li>Struggling out of a restraint entitles one's opponent to use restraints of the immediately higher level at the next opportunity.</li></ul><strong>Track</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>The track is one metre wide and has obstacles at regular intervals.</li><li>Initially, each contestant is bound with 5 level-1 restraints. They start the challenge at the beginning of track, hanging from the same hook, with lowest part of their body 50 cm above the floor. Each contestant chooses for herself, during or after the application of restraints, where the rope connecting her to the hook will be bound. It can only be tied to another rope, not to a limb.</li><li>Each contestant can choose her own clothing. However, any piece of clothing that interferes with a restraint will be removed or altered when the restraint is added.</li><li>The winner is the contestant that reached the end of the track and succeeds the final task first.</li><li>The first contestant to cross an obstacle section must have one restraint added to her.</li><li>Contestants are allowed to impede each other's progress in whatever way they want.</li><li>Should any contestant be on the verge of dying, she will be immediately saved by the staff. The action cannot advances her along the track. Each restraint that would have been removed in the process must be replaced by two new ones belonging to a lower level.</li><li>The entire challenge happens in front of a seated audience and is broadcast on live cable tv. The contestants and their helpers have no say about what kind of images, camera angles or sound from the stage are used in the broadcast.</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Restraint strictness levels</strong></span><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td><td><strong>Level</strong></td><td><strong>Explanation</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Soft</td><td>Soft, narrow and light-weight restraints that are bound by means of knots (rope, string, twine, ...)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Straps</td><td>Soft, wider material that is bound by buckles, zips, velcro, etc. (leather straps, tape, etc.)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Hard</td><td>Unyielding restraints, usually made of metal not using padlocks (chains, steel cable, wire, )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Lockable</td><td>Any restraints closed by a means of a key. The key must be made available, no farther than 5 metres from the contestant and forward along the track - or logically possible for her to retrieve, somewhere on her body (including in those of her cavities she can logically reach, even if by several steps). Restraints of higher levels may all be lockable, but this must be stipulated in their description and the availability of the key remains valid.</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Piercing</td><td>Restraints that pierce the skin or the muscles.</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Heavy</td><td>Devices that are very heavy</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Pain</td><td>Devices that are mainly designed to cause pain.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Choking</td><td>Devices that are mainly designed to hamper breathing</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Extreme</td><td>Extremely cruel devices</td></tr></tbody></table>