Sword Fight! Build a Battle Arena in Roblox Studio

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Build the Arena

Create a coliseum-style battle arena with walls and cover

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Goal for this step

Build an enclosed battle arena with a dramatic dark stone look.

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Parent note: Open Roblox Studio → Baseplate template. This episode is great for kids who love Roblox combat games they'll learn how health, tools and leaderboards work!

1Delete the default Baseplate. Add a flat Part size 80, 1, 80, BrickColor Dark stone grey, Material Cobblestone. Name it ArenaFloor.
2Add 4 wall parts around it (size 80, 12, 2 for front/back, 2, 12, 80 for sides). BrickColor Medium stone grey, Material Brick. All Anchored = true.
3Add 6 pillar parts (size 2, 14, 2) around the inside of the walls for cover to hide behind. BrickColor Dark stone grey.
4Add 4 SpawnLocations spread around the arena so players start in different corners.
5In Lighting, set Ambient to a dark red-orange. Add a PointLight to a central pillar with orange colour and Range 40 for dramatic battle lighting.

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Put It In Order

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Click these arena-building steps in the right order:

Add 4 wall parts around the floor and anchor them

Delete the Baseplate and add the ArenaFloor part

Place 4 SpawnLocations in different corners

Add 6 pillars inside the walls for cover

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Knowledge Check

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Why do we add 4 SpawnLocations in different corners of the arena?

ASo the arena floor looks more colourful

BSo players spawn in different places instead of all on top of each other

CSo the walls stay anchored in place

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Kill Leaderboard

Track kills and deaths for every player

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Goal for this step

Set up Kills and Deaths tracking on the leaderboard.

1In ServerScriptService, add a Script named StatsSetup. Paste:

StatsSetup Script

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local stats = Instance.new("Folder")
    stats.Name = "leaderstats"
    stats.Parent = player

    local kills = Instance.new("IntValue")
    kills.Name = "Kills"
    kills.Value = 0
    kills.Parent = stats

    local deaths = Instance.new("IntValue")
    deaths.Name = "Deaths"
    deaths.Value = 0
    deaths.Parent = stats
end)

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Fill in the Blanks

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For stats to show on Roblox's leaderboard, the Folder must be named . We store the numbers using objects called Kills and Deaths.

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Knowledge Check

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What exact name must the stats Folder have for Roblox to show it on the leaderboard?

APlayerStats

BScoreboard

Cleaderstats

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Give Players a Sword

Equip every player with a sword when they spawn

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Goal for this step

Every player automatically receives a sword when they join the game.

Get the Classic Sword

1In the Home tab, click Toolbox. Search for "Classic Sword". This is Roblox's built-in sword tool click it to insert it.
2The sword appears in Workspace. Drag it into StarterPack in Explorer. Now every player spawns with it!
3Press Play to test you should have a sword in your hotbar. Press 1 or click it to equip, then click to swing.

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The Classic Sword already has hit detection built in. When it hits another player it deals damage. Roblox handles this for you!

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True or False?

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Anything placed in StarterPack is given to every player when they spawn.

The Classic Sword already has hit detection and damage built in.

You have to write your own script to make the sword deal damage.

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Knowledge Check

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Where should you drag the Classic Sword so every player spawns with it?

AStarterPack

BServerScriptService

CLighting

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Track Kills & Deaths

Count kills and deaths automatically when players die

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Goal for this step

When a player dies, add 1 Death to them and 1 Kill to whoever killed them.

1In ServerScriptService, add a new Script named KillTracker. Paste:

KillTracker Script

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
        local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

        humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
            -- Add a death
            player.leaderstats.Deaths.Value += 1

            -- Find the killer via the sword tag
            local tag = humanoid:FindFirstChild("creator")
            if tag and tag.Value then
                local killer = tag.Value
                if killer ~= player then
                    killer.leaderstats.Kills.Value += 1
                end
            end
        end)
    end)
end)

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The Classic Sword automatically adds a creator tag to the Humanoid when it hits someone. Our script reads that tag to find who got the kill!

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Predict What Happens

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Look at this line from the script:

if killer ~= player then killer.leaderstats.Kills.Value += 1

Why does the script check that the killer is NOT the same as the player who died?

ATo make the script run faster

BBecause Kills must always be a negative number

CSo players don't get a free kill for dying to lava or falling (killing themselves)

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Knowledge Check

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How does the script find out who got the kill?

AIt asks the player to type their name

BIt reads the "creator" tag the sword adds to the Humanoid

CIt picks a random player from the server

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Auto Respawn Timer

Show a countdown before players respawn after dying

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Goal for this step

Set a 5-second respawn time and show a countdown on screen.

Set respawn time

1In Explorer, find Players (near the top). Click it and in Properties, set RespawnTime to 5. Players now wait 5 seconds before respawning.

Respawn countdown GUI

2In StarterGui, add a ScreenGui named RespawnGui. Add a TextLabel named CountdownLabel. Size: {0.3, 0}, {0.1, 0}. Position: centre screen. Text: empty. Font: GothamBold. TextSize: 40. TextColor: red. BackgroundTransparency: 1.
3Add a LocalScript inside RespawnGui:

LocalScript (inside RespawnGui)

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local label = script.Parent.CountdownLabel

player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(function()
    for i = 5, 1, -1 do
        label.Text = "☠️ Respawning in " .. i
        task.wait(1)
    end
    label.Text = ""
end)

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Fill in the Blanks

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We set the property of Players to 5 seconds. The countdown counts from 5 to 1 using a loop.

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Knowledge Check

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In the loop for i = 5, 1, -1 do, what does the -1 do?

AIt counts down, subtracting 1 each time (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

BIt makes the loop run -1 times

CIt deletes the label

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Weapon Shop

Add a shop where players can pick up different weapons

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Goal for this step

Add a weapon rack area where players can walk in to grab a different sword.

Add more weapons from Toolbox

1Open the Toolbox and search for another Roblox tool try "Linked Sword" or "Darkheart" (free Roblox tools).
2Insert it. Move it to a corner of the arena. Place it on a pedestal (a flat glowing Part underneath it).
3Build a small room/alcove for the weapon rack using a few wall parts. Add a sign saying "Weapon Shop" using a SurfaceGui TextLabel.
4Players can simply walk into the weapon and pick it up Roblox Tools auto-equip when touched. No scripting needed!
5Add a third weapon too give players variety. Try a Gravity Coil tool for movement or a "Bazooka".

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Make sure the tools are inside Workspace (not StarterPack) so they sit on the ground and can be picked up not auto-given!

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True or False?

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A Tool placed in Workspace sits on the ground and is picked up when a player touches it.

You need a script for players to pick up a weapon they walk into.

A SurfaceGui TextLabel can be used to make a "Weapon Shop" sign.

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Knowledge Check

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Where must shop weapons go so players pick them up off the ground (not get them automatically)?

AStarterPack

BWorkspace

CReplicatedStorage

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Health Bar GUI

Show a custom health bar at the bottom of the screen

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Goal for this step

Replace Roblox's default health bar with a custom red health bar.

1In StarterGui, right-click → Insert Object → ScreenGui. Name it HealthBar. Set ResetOnSpawn to true.
2Add a Frame (the background bar): Size {0.3, 0}, {0.03, 0}. Position {0.35, 0}, {0.92, 0}. BG Colour: dark red. UICorner 0.5.
3Add another Frame inside the first (the fill bar). Same size. BG Colour: bright red. Name it Fill.
4Add a TextLabel on top of the fill bar. Text: ❤️ 100. TextScaled true. BackgroundTransparency 1. TextColor white.
5Add a LocalScript inside HealthBar:

LocalScript (inside HealthBar)

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local fill = script.Parent.Frame.Fill
local label = fill.TextLabel

local function update()
    local char = player.Character
    if not char then return end
    local hum = char:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
    if not hum then return end
    local pct = hum.Health / hum.MaxHealth
    fill.Size = UDim2.new(pct, 0, 1, 0)
    label.Text = "❤️ " .. math.floor(hum.Health)
    hum.HealthChanged:Connect(update)
end

player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
    char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    task.wait(0.1)
    update()
end)

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Predict What Happens

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The fill bar size is set with pct = hum.Health / hum.MaxHealth.

A player has 50 Health out of a MaxHealth of 100.

What size will the fill bar be?

AHalf full — pct = 0.5, so the bar shows at 50% width

BCompletely full — health bars are always 100%

CEmpty — the bar disappears

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Knowledge Check

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Which event lets the bar update the instant a player takes damage?

AHumanoid.Died

BPlayers.PlayerAdded

CHumanoid.HealthChanged

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Kill Announcement

Show a message when someone gets a kill

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Goal for this step

Broadcast a message to all players when a kill happens: "Player1 defeated Player2!"

1In ReplicatedStorage, add a RemoteEvent. Name it KillAnnounce.
2Update the KillTracker script after incrementing the kill, add:

Add to KillTracker (inside the kill if-block)

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.KillAnnounce
event:FireAllClients(killer.Name, player.Name)

3In StarterGui, add a ScreenGui → TextLabel for announcements. Position it top-centre, large text, BackgroundTransparency 1.
4Add a LocalScript inside the GUI:

LocalScript (kill announcement GUI)

local label = script.Parent.TextLabel
game.ReplicatedStorage.KillAnnounce.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(killer, victim)
    label.Text = "⚔️ " .. killer .. " defeated " .. victim .. "!"
    task.delay(3, function() label.Text = "" end)
end)

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Fill in the Blanks

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The server sends a message to everyone with , and each player's LocalScript listens for it using .

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Knowledge Check

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What kind of object lets the server talk to every player's screen at once?

AAn IntValue

BA RemoteEvent

CA SpawnLocation

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Decorate the Arena

Add torches, banners, traps and atmosphere

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Goal for this step

Make the arena look epic with fire, banners and environmental hazards.

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Parent note: Free build time let your child go creative here!

1Add Fire effects: click a part → right-click in Explorer → Insert Object → Fire. Put fire in torches made from cylinder parts.
2Add banners (tall thin parts, BrickColor bright red, with team emblems made from smaller parts attached).
3Add a lava pit trap in the centre using the kill brick script from Episode 1.
4Add a raised platform in the centre as a high ground advantage spot.
5Use Lighting → Atmosphere (Insert Object → Atmosphere) to add dust and haze for a battle atmosphere.

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True or False?

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A Fire effect is added by inserting it as a child of a part in Explorer.

An Atmosphere object goes inside Lighting to add dust and haze.

A lava-pit trap needs no code — it damages players all by itself.

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Knowledge Check

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Which object do you add to Lighting to create a hazy, dusty battle atmosphere?

AA PointLight

BA SpawnLocation

CAn Atmosphere

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Power-Up Pads

Add speed and health boost pads scattered around the arena

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Goal for this step

Add a speed boost pad and a heal pad for tactical gameplay.

1Add a flat Part (size 4, 0.5, 4), BrickColor Cyan, Material Neon. Name it SpeedPad. Add a Script:

Script (SpeedPad)

local pad = script.Parent
pad.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local char = hit.Parent
    local hum = char:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
    if hum then
        hum.WalkSpeed = 30
        task.delay(5, function()
            if hum then hum.WalkSpeed = 16 end
        end)
    end
end)

2Add a HealPad (BrickColor Bright green, Neon) with a Script that sets hum.Health = hum.MaxHealth when touched.
3Add BillboardGui labels above each pad: "⚡ Speed!" and "❤️ Heal!".

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Predict What Happens

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The SpeedPad sets WalkSpeed = 30, then uses task.delay(5, ...) to set it back to 16.

What does the player experience after touching the pad?

AThey walk fast forever

BThey walk fast for 5 seconds, then speed returns to normal (16)

CThey instantly stop moving

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Knowledge Check

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Which event fires when a player steps on the pad part?

Apad.Touched

Bpad.PlayerAdded

Cpad.Clicked

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Battle Music

Add epic background music to the arena

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Goal for this step

Add looping background music that plays when the game starts.

1In Workspace, right-click → Insert Object → Sound. Name it BattleMusic.
2In Properties, set SoundId. Go to the Roblox Library (toolbox → Audio), search for "battle" or "epic" and find a free audio. Copy its ID (a number like rbxassetid://142376088).
3Paste the SoundId. Set Looped to true. Set Volume to 0.5.
4Add a Script in ServerScriptService named MusicPlayer:

MusicPlayer Script

workspace:WaitForChild("BattleMusic"):Play()

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Fill in the Blanks

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Audio in Roblox is played from a object. To make it repeat forever, set its property to true.

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Knowledge Check

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Which property tells a Sound which audio file to play?

AVolume

BLooped

CSoundId

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Test & Publish!

Invite friends and fight!

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Goal for this step

Final test using multiplayer test mode, then publish!

1Go to Test tab → click the Players dropdown → set to 2 Players. This opens 2 windows so you can test multiplayer!
2Fight yourself check kills and deaths track correctly. Check the kill announcement appears.
3Test the speed pad, heal pad and weapon shop.
4Press File → Publish to Roblox → Public. Share with friends and have a battle!

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Challenge your family to a sword fight in your arena first to 10 kills wins!

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Put It In Order

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Click these in the correct order to test and publish your arena:

Test the speed pad, heal pad and weapon shop

Set the Players dropdown to 2 Players in the Test tab

File → Publish to Roblox → Public

Fight yourself and check kills and deaths track correctly

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Final Knowledge Check

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How do you test your game with more than one player in Roblox Studio?

APublish first, then ask a friend to join online

BSet the Players dropdown to 2 Players in the Test tab

CYou can't — Studio only ever tests one player

Sword Fight!Battle Arena

Get the Classic Sword

Set respawn time

Respawn countdown GUI

Add more weapons from Toolbox

Sword Fight!
Battle Arena