[UA] UA lrp (was no subject)

[Nick Wedig]

>It's really just rock/paper/scissors in Japanese drag.  ("Roshambo Meets
>Roshamon?")
>
>Total Attack = Rock
>Total Defense = Paper
>Cautious Attack = Scissors
>
>Therefore, a total defense beats a total attack but is vulnerable to a
>cautious attack.  A total attack beats through a cautious attack but is too
>obvious to penetrate a total defense.  A cautious attack can find the
>weakness in a total defense, but doesn't have the sheer power to stop a
>total attack.
>
>It helps to have the context from the UY comics to understand a total
>attack.  There are many fight scenes where the opponents stare at each
>other from ten feet away, then they both holler and charge one another.
>Generally one dies.  (That's why, in the RPG, if you get total attack vs.
>total attack, the winner does DOUBLE damage.)

That's one of the differences that I see as significant.  In the game sI've seen using Rock/Paper/Scissors, your actual choice doesn't affect anything except if you defeat the other guy.  But in UY, each strategy have game effects (eg, the double damage) which actually means your action requires thought and such, even for a basic attack.

Mr. Teapot
rabbit samurai

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