Editing Morturi: Beyond the Arena (section)

===Why are we fighting?===

Generally, battles outside the arena happen because of the actions of one lanista or another. Perhaps the battle occurs because a lanista has sent his Gladiators to demolish another school's kitchens. Perhaps the battle occurs when the school's Champion is trying to convince a bandit chieftan to join his school, and the bandit demands that he first beats him in a duel.

Regardless, Imperators should beware of inflicting battles on schools arbitrarily. If he does so, he should always consider whether he is unfairly penalising a school, and whether he needs to send an encounter in the direction of another school as well, to balance things out.