tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post1364653866292114592..comments2023-04-07T01:24:10.515-07:00Comments on No School Grognard: Quirks for Martial Arts StylesMark Langsdorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00301984145275679568noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-1905529757165533022013-11-17T14:40:08.244-08:002013-11-17T14:40:08.244-08:00I was thinking more about the style quirks. I thin...I was thinking more about the style quirks. I think it's a good idea, but I think just about everyone would see the quirks you've got written up as "things to buy off ASAP" rather than things you'd want to take and keep as ways to further differentiate styles. If they were less harsh (-1 to lots of attacks, and -1 to lots of defenses, are both pretty rough), more demonstrative of a style in general than a slant toward aggressiveness/passiveness, I think they'd be even better.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-53794715029919732212013-11-16T19:48:53.250-08:002013-11-16T19:48:53.250-08:00It's just that the quirk you're suggesting...It's just that the quirk you're suggesting makes using less than full-one risky attacks a defensive trap for someone practicing a lot of style - and I know the style I train doesn't really do that. After all, what "Whenever you make an Evaluate, Wait, Defensive Attack, or Attack maneuver, you have a -1 on all defenses." means is, -1 to all defenses, unless you sacrifice them otherwise, or buy off this quirk. That's pretty big. I can say with long experience that you won't get that in Kachin Bando because the assumption is the opponent is trying to harm you, and while you want to put the guy down ASAP, you don't give up your defenses to do it.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-82359458730602550532013-11-16T18:53:24.266-08:002013-11-16T18:53:24.266-08:00I'm going by the write-up in MA, which is a fu...I'm going by the write-up in MA, which is a full paragraph on "an aggressive style... Committed Attack or even All-Out Attack (Strong) is a favorite way to knock an enemy out." There were a couple of styles that I felt I was making a judgment call on based on the descriptions, but Kachin Bando wasn't one of them.<br /><br />I will, of course, defer to someone who actually knows what he's talking about =)<br /><br />I would love to see mechanics for a "secure defense, then outrageous attack" style, since it seems fairly common in MA write-ups (Capoeira, Kuntao, Pollaxe Fighting, etc). Or really some other options - these were the most obvious 3, but there could be more out there.Mark Langsdorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301984145275679568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-63745223707915188332013-11-16T17:42:16.173-08:002013-11-16T17:42:16.173-08:00These are cool. Kachin Bando doesn't deserve t...These are cool. Kachin Bando doesn't deserve the Aggressive Style quirk. Structurally secure defense before attacking is a style trait. I'll have to think of a good quirk for the style . . . Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com