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Sparring (Right-click on opponent, select Sparring - Spar) is a "friendly" fight between two opponents, to which both parties must consent in order totake place. As such, it is a relative "relatively safe" and controlled PvP fight that can happen on PvE servers.

*No fighting or weapon skill is gained by Sparringsparring, although any weapon, some items, and even weaponless fighting approaches can be used.

*The server issues a "Stop" message just before either the losing party is killedwhich automatically then stops the sparring match. The winner may not loot the loser, who should still be alive at the end of the spar. *A win in a sparring match does count toward success in some player personal goals that require defeating another player with a particular item/weapon.

 * Sometimes On occasion, lag experienced during the latter part of the sparring match can cause the stop message doesn't get through in timematch to erroneously continue on to a kill. Don't spar if For this reason, players are best served by paying attention during the server is showing signs of match so as to stop it should it not stop on its own due to lagor connection issues. * There are ways Just as in regular combat, damage inflicted in sparring is real damage, to the player and their armor and weapons. It is therefore recommended players also be able to kill heal, in a spar. e.g. using a weapon with [[Rotting Touch]] some fashion, after the fight so as to avoid the continued worsening of injuries which can leave wounds that worsen quicklylead to death.