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Old 11-11-2011, 07:48 AM   #11
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Default Re: [Houserule] Brawling Default at DX-4

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Originally Posted by vierasmarius View Post
DX-4 is the typical default for Easy skills.
Oops, my bad. I didn't have basic within arms reach when I wrote that. I still think it should be an easier default than -4.

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Originally Posted by roguebfl View Post
However Brawling is not the typical easy skill, it a evolutionary survival skill we train instinctively in. instition alone is the default rough housing is the form of training.
I have 2 disagreements about your rough housing argument:

First: I don't think frequent play fighting is as common as you do. In Western culture, at least, girls rarely play fight when compared to boys.

Secondly: Untrained humans (and small kids rough housing), in my experience, typically wrestle instead of striking.
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