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I'm fairly certain E.E's character is still going to stomp Baogang.
I hope Master Mu Kao wins via punching... if he has to resort to stomping... well...
(Admittedly there is less risk with his shin kicks; if his foe has any DR, even DR 1 Tough Skin, he risks injuring his hand)
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Technically I have the advantage in grappling, but IIRC his strength is so absurdly high that nothing I do there will work. Will still be fun seeing how long I can last though.
17 is not absurd. Not at 200 points anyway.
I mean, okay, it's high. Top range human athlete. But it's not insurmountable. It's only slightly higher than the average grappling skill.
You want absurd ST?
My 250 point DF Barbarian (Wrestler) has an absurd ST. She has a ST 30 (and it's straight ST 30, no Lifting ST, Striking ST, Arm ST, or any of the ways of getting up there on 'the cheap'*). And with Power Blow and few minutes of huffing and puffing and getting ready, no door bars her way!
And she has the Power Grappling Perk. And DR 10 (Tough Skin). And isn't allowed in civilized towns... because she's an Ogress. And tends to accidentally knock things over. Like buildings.
* Okay, SM +2 does bring the cost down a bit.
Skill 11, so, it's one of those "Take Extra Time" things, and Power Blow x3 is probably never gonna happen.
Something I've learned with RPoL is you don't build the character you want to start play with, you build the character you want to
end play with. Because you aren't going to advance with anything resembling rapidity. After 2 1/2 years of playing that Barbarian Ogress, she still in the first mission and hasn't earned a single exp. I've been in slower games, and faster games, but it's something to consider when genning up a character. It'll probably be awhile before you see any points to advance with.