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Old 09-14-2015, 11:37 AM   #10
oneofmanynameless
 
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Default Re: [MA] Leaving hit locations "open" by focusing defenses elsewhere

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Originally Posted by aesir23 View Post
Deceptive Guard: When using Focused Defenses (Martial Arts: Gladiators, 21), the -1 penalty to parry presented locations counts towards the voluntary parry penalties of your Riposte.
isn't the -1 to parry with the denied side? I'm pretty sure (because I'm reading it in the gladiator book right now =p) that you get -1 to parry with the denied side and +1 to parry with the presented side... which you could already turn into a Riposte.

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Originally Posted by Polydamas View Post
Some of those stances in unarmed combat can be represented as All-Out Defense in GURPS.

In armed combat, stances with a strong forward lean, such as in MS I.33 and Salvator Fabris, are usually meant to protect targets below the ribcage (Abdomen, Groin, Leg, Foot) by moving them well behind the threat of the stander's own weapon. They tend to work better out of armour.
Any thoughts on rules to model that? Are there standard gambits, maneuvers, or techniques that work for it? If not, would a variant of focused defense work?
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