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Parrying Unarmed Attacks – a quick noodle

There’s an interesting discussion going on over at the SJG Forums about parrying unarmed attacks with weapons. It’s interesting for a bunch of reasons. GURPS Martial Arts has a bit to say on this subject, mostly in the text box appropriately titled Harsh Realism for Unarmed Fighters. GURPS Basic Set throws down on p. B376 and…

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Keeping it fun: periodic action other than fighting

+Jake Bernstein sent me this note via my Google profile, and it seemed like a good topic by itself: Just had a random thought about this topic. I’m pondering a Banestorm game, and I am thinking of how to resolve the very “in-play” specific problem of archers and mages needing lots of time to get off…

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Returning to the ebb and flow of combat: All-Out Whatevers

Revisiting a theme: what about the interplay between attacks, defenses, maneuvers, and combat options? All-Out Attacks Over in the SJG Forums on June 7, a poster was wondering about All-Out Attack, and if the “you lose your defenses” thing is too harsh. Some posters pointed out that All-Out Attack was unrealistic, awful, a death sentence,…