Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25014849-20140627232456/@comment-5019333-20140709151554

Last time I checked, you can't swing a sword with both your ears plugged, lol. That would be odd.

Let's first cover this actual topic. This is a discussion on a fight between the characters from what I've read. Each character has their disadvantages with the setting.

In a desert, Frank has a limit of what he can shapeshift into, such as fish, etc. Since there are great amounts of water stored beneath the ground, Percy has a slight advantage, because it still drains him a little to "magically call water upon to him." Hazel can use geokinesis, lifting terrain, moving it, and more. I believe the other character's position in the desert is pretty neutral.

Weapons. Well, it's pretty likely everyone's going to choose what they normally use. For instance, Jason has no little idea of how to handle a bow whereas Frank does, vice versa. This is what I'm confused about. The rules say "any weapon of choice," but Jasonrules says that Annabeth is weaponless. He never said they had to have a weapon at first. So yes, Annabeth lost her knife, but what's the hurt in giving her a new knife when the other characters have the opportunity to change their weapon?

The high pressure pretty much takes away all forms of flight. Jason could fly, but probably not very high, nor long. Frank could shapeshift it a perigrine falcon or something, because I'm positive that the fastest bird on Earth has more power than Jason. But I think even though Frank would have the flight, he wouldn't be able to fly for long or very many times. Flying at that speed against the pressure will disorientate and tire Frank.

Not being able to summon companions means no Blackjack or Arion for Percy and Hazel, respectively. I suppose Blackjack would have difficulty flying, but with Arion, Hazel could've had great agility.

It's only in the HoH that the characters show major skills and accomplishments, like Hazel and The Mist. In The Mark of Athena, several show their bravery, but...

If they're all rested, then they are at their strongest - battle ready and alert.

I want to point out that, as other people have said, alot of lists are biased. So.....