[UA] UA lrp (was no subject)

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

I have to admit, it's Stolze's ability to make simple,
but effective, rules that attracted me to UA in the
first place.  (And I suspect John Tyne's contributions
were also part of the attraction.)  The Universe is
pretty spiffy, too, but its the rules I like the most,
or, at least, their core premise.  I don't own Usagi
Yojimbo, but I like Stan Sakai's work (I've been
collecting Groo, which he letters, since Junior High)
and the rabbit samurai's world is one of the better
furry realms out there.

I wonder if it would be possible to work the three
attack options into a more cinematic version of UA, or
are they already in place and I'm just missing
something (I tend to skip through combat rules and
just run combats as skill checks with deadly
consequences.)

--- Nick Wedig <mrteapot at disinfo.net> wrote:
> >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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