
Gladiators: everything you wanted to know
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The Differences Between the Gladiators and the Serpents
There are differences in the swords, ther differences in the pointy things that are being thrust into vulnerable flesh. The thing is, paired combat doesn't actually work that way. There are some types that typically fight other types. So there they're paired off against someone who kind of balances them out in terms of challenges and vulnarabilities versus strengths and advantages.
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