06-23-2010, 11:33 PM | #11 |
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Re: Mutually assured destruction
That sounds like two Wait maneuvers facing off and the fighters tying in the Quick Contest for cascading Waits defined on p. 108 of Martial Arts; see in particular the paragraph directly after the "Modifiers" block. It could also be a case of tying in the Quick Contest defined under Who Draws First? on p. 103 of Martial Arts; see in particular the second bullet point. In either case, the essential effect is that the two are standing off and suddenly act, and could conceivably attack truly simultaneously, with the result that neither can parry with the weapon being used to attack.
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06-23-2010, 11:55 PM | #12 |
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Re: Mutually assured destruction
Wouldn't that require some outside trigger, though?
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06-25-2010, 09:32 AM | #13 |
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Re: Mutually assured destruction
No. The rules are quite clear on this. See the second bullet point. A dialog like this is 100% rules-legal:
Player 1: "I take Wait, and will respond if he tries to attack me."
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Re: Mutually assured destruction
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Defensive Attack/ Cascading Wait/ Who Draws First does resolve the combatants mutual destruction but not their decision to not attack. I think that'd come under Common Sense (Active) and the GM tells you "If you go ahead with this attack, you're practically guaranteed to get pawned."
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