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And I'd have to disagree with the mere fact that martial artists are still bound by anatomy to what they can do and can not do. Sure you have increases in the possibility because it is a fantasy world, but the rules that govern over it are much more strict than power playing.

When you start getting to the tier of character that can create and collapse planes, then you have nothing but problems that go way beyond "I don't think you can punch that way." Why? Simply because you now have to try to prove that some actual theory is applicable to whatever universe you're in.

It's really easy to have people chime in and judge if something can and can't happen in martial arts. It's near impossible to have somebody adequately judge somebody doing an attack based off of some obscure interpretation of sting theory. And the complexity with such theories is why power playing is far worst than martial artists. Most everybody can understand what a punch is and what it does if it connects with X target. Most people honestly don't understand the s**t behind the higher tier characters, and those who pretend they do, like in BWI, just fail. But since they can offer some explanation, even if it is wrong, they do have somewhat of a following.

But it's definitely a different problem. People understand martial arts, they understand anatomy. Is it feasible that an actual person be able to target pressure points and s**t in an actual fight? Sure, in fantasy world where people's stats are increased. They're not really misusing anything or taking advantage of anyone by doing this. People generally don't understand theoretical physics, and so they do misuse it. Not like they can use it to take advantage of someone though, because for every theory that some random RPer comes up with to "bend time and expand space" I can easily say I'm Haruhi, I'm bored, and your world no longer exists.

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I'm too tired to actually read all that. What's going on?

By rules I mean applied physics, which are more strict than any of the theory that backs power playing. I don't see how someone can misinterpret or abuse principles in a fight such as "What goes up must come down" unless there is a fundamental flaw in their character design. This happens to be the case most of the time anyway.

But we'll go with the assumption that an RP has some set rules of combat beyond just what is and what isn't.

If the rules are more strict then how are there any misinterpretations? The most that can happen is something that isn't covered in the rules happens and then an additional rule would be added after a judgment call from the GM. The more detail that is covered by having "strict" rules then the less room there is for misinterpretations, more ways to solve a conflict, and more reasons to kick somebody who can't get it through their head.

There's not much to not understand about martial arts. You hit something, something happens. Here are some effective means(techniques) to read your goal. Here are some optimal ways to balance offense and defense. So what if somebody uses "Kendo" incorrectly? It's no different from other people making less subtle but still stupid word choices.

And honestly, you don't need to know every little detail about anatomy either. Just like in real life, I'm sure somebody who's never even looked at the muscles of the body would try to hit somebody in the head. What isn't there to understand about this? You don't really need to know all the functions of the kidney to be able to effectively say "this is my target". A brief google search on effects caused by strikes to the kidney would suffice.

Internal anatomy is not complex when you're simply just fighting. You're not trying to diagnose a disease or some s**t. Pressure points aren't complicated either as long as people understand that striking pressure points is not effective on all people. Paralysis and heart explosion techniques can easily work if X strike hits Y pressure point and Z fictional energy is transferred. Instead of just thinking that it's dumb, realize that all they're doing is describing a target area. The area might be a bit smaller than say "I punch you in the gut" but for most characters if they weren't confident they could make the shot then they probably wouldn't do it.

If you're fighting against a character who's style is based on attacking pressure points or whatever points of a similar nature for heart explosion or paralysis, then it should be safe to assume that just maybe they might be fast enough and have enough experience to land their mark relatively accurately even if your character is busy moving. If you were fighting against someone playing Kenshiro would you really make that argument against them?

Oh, and fireballs and ice shields and s**t are far from simple. I guess it's simple enough if you're asking me to just imagine that it all of a sudden appeared out of no where, but I don't see why you can't do the same if my character decides to destroy a particular universe? Are you thinking that because the power behind the attack is more awesome it somehow needs an larger explanation for its justification? I mean, your fireball can kill me too. How did you create it? What's keeping its form? How can you control it? Oh, by your will..? Well, I can create and destroy things through my will, how is that any less valid?

You're making it too complex for yourself probably because of issues of pride and you feel that characters of such a magnitude are unfair. And they are when not played against either God tier characters, you're a fool for putting anything weaker against them.

I could honestly make any simple magic user frustrated with the thousand questions game. But for some reason when somebody does something big they are forced to try and explain themselves, which leads to bullshit explanations because the actual theory behind it all can be summed up as bullshit as well. On the other hand, when something "small" happens like a fireball, we normally don't perceive it as a threat and suspend belief a bit. Even though a normal person using magic to create a fireball can honestly be more complicated in explanation than a God willing a world away. The only reason that happens? The defender can't figure out what the ******** else to do. That's pretty much why any argument in RP fights comes about in the end besides blatant rule breaking.

Unless you're Lina Inverse...

It's by and large the same, yes. Really, they all lead to the spine, so it's just a matter of where and when.



The median nerve is where two cords twine or intersect at the elbow. That's why it's so sensitive. Some of the nerve cords are lodged deep in the musculature, so they're hard to hit, but the median is by far one of the easiest to hit. You can hit another nerve in the forearm that will make your hand involuntarily close. Grasp your forearm around halfway between the elbow and wrist, and apply pressure to the underside of the arm with your thumb.

It'll hurt a bit, feel kinda numb-ish, and your fingers ought to 'jump' a bit. It's a mixture of applying pressure to the nerves, and hitting the right muscle(s). Hit someone with a frogged fist, and they will drop a weapon if they have one.

'Course, Deitric doesn't know that, though he has cut someone's bicep tendon when they tried to choke him out. Inadvertently stabbed himself in the chin/lip though. His knowledge is much more basic and "common sense" for what you would expect from a fighter like him.

Vash: I can try. I was supposed to look over another fight too. Here after I post, I'll see if I can if my meds haven't hit me. It's pretty common sense when you set some guidelines for your character's athletic ability (aka, are they short, tall, strong, fast, etc) and figure out a few other things.