[Arryn]

Originally posted by Unwise:
whip my buddies into submission and force them to buy me beer.

You should turn that deal around and make it so that you get the beer if and when they beat you like a drum at a band contest. That way, if and when you lose, you are assured of easing your pain with copious quantities of alcohol. It's sneaky. Perhaps the negative incentive of having to ply you with beer will discourage them from being nasty, and make your victory, however dry, sweet.