I can try a cart kheel when I iai draw next time.

...because Kedo doing crazy stunts in combat is unusual...(thinks back to Kedo cutting a half dozen arrows out of the air, naked bathhouse mass ninja killings, and philosophy discussions while dueling) never mind ^_^

actually, that's not a bad idea, I'd be totally willing to hand out free raises to well considered, well described, and well done stunts.  7th Sea and Exalted have something similar--Dramatic Raises! ^_^

 I'm proudest of the naked bathhouse fight, just for themental image of a mad tattooed nutjob vaulting the dividing wall wearing nothing but some strategically placed soap suds before jumping into the middle of a pack of ninjas. ^_^

 But I like the idea of offering a benefit for good stuntage - particularly since it's all in the hands of the GM. A raise or two added after the fact can go towards making something look more impressive or upping the effect of an action without affecting the difficulty we roll against after all.

*thinks about a Swashbuckling Kenshin*

Need to add athletics to my skill list ... ;)

I wonder what stunts you can do with a bow?

watch Lord of the Rings ^_^ anytime Legolas pulls out his bow is a stunt ^_^

 Unfortunately he's almost always desperately trying to stroke off the fanboys, which steals pretty much all the cool he might otherwise have managed.

And completely at the expense of poor Gimli.

In reply to Kaze no Kage (msg #285):

What, like stabbing someone with an arrow?

I figured the rest would just be called shots maybe, or are called shots actually stunts?

Well, there was the stairs surfing...

*shrugs*

I've always played that raises can be used for effect -- and that Iaijutsu raises can be used to minimize damage in the duel (e.g. First Blood looks great, and raises can be used to guarantee no more than 1 pt of damage).

But Daredevil (advantage) is kinda awkward the way it's defined anyway. Perhaps that should be considered?

I was thinking of free raises more for effect (and good description) rather than over the top action/athletics.  Kenshin's strike that took out two ashigaru, for example, wasn't athletic, but it was artistic and dramatic and would've earned a raise ^_^

Sorry about the silence guys, I'm still here.  Work's been hectic and I was in a car accident (no one was injured).  Sorry again.

Kaze-san. How much damage have these strieks been doing, I think I have been hit twice by the Lion but I can't find the damage... I may be out.

 Uh-oh... Then again, you have higher initiative than I do so hopefully you'd be able to tell me you're going down before I start on the battlefield first aid efforts.

whoops, sorry about that Toyozo, you've taken 31 wounds (10 from the first round, 8 from the second), you can spend void retroactively to lower those injuries (since I didn't post damage like I should have)

So... What are my options, Kaze:

...shoot, I knew I was forgetting someone ;_;
sorry about that, I'll have something up for you later tonight

Hey all, sorry for the silence, work's been a bit crazy.  I'll be back on Monday at the latest.

My whole life (if you could call it that) has been that way, so I understand completely. The silence has been a sort of break for me.

 Updates, huzzah!

 I've been trying to get a mid-battle chat going with Tomo, but it's been a hard sell I think. ^_^

HE HE.

Missed the your move part when I first read your post, Kedo, so I merely made that part of Toyozo's natural reaction.

 Nothing wrong with it at all Toyo, it's just the response was priceless... Kedo was only meant to be using psychological warfare on the poor Lion, not on you too. ^_^

Do we roll initiative again or are we still going off what we rolled before?

still going off what you rolled before

Don't forget -- you haven't taken damage yet, so there are bonuses and benefits ("Tides of Battle"). I forget the whole list since I've only used it to bump my own Init.