Punishing success
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:06 am
What actions do you punish people for when those actions are succesful and follow the rules? By this I mean that there are some things which I know some Marshals will punish people for doing, when those actions are allowed under the rules. Things are often punished when done legally more than when done illegally.
Example: If Bob does a light, straight forward shield kick on someone with a large shield and misses the shield but connects with the person it is blown off. If Bob tries a flying roundhoues while running at a buckler and connects with only the shield, he is called dead.
Example: Zio hits someone in the head lightly and it is ignored. Zio does a 'blind' spin move and bounces off of the shoulder into the head and is called dead.
Example: Chunk at 300lbs does a full out shield bash on Wonko at 275lbs and people applaud. Bob at 185lbs checks Listy at 100lbs into the dirt and gets told that was too harsh.
What other things do you punish, or have you seen punished, which are legal and sucessful? At what point do you declare a move too risky, even if the person doing it can do it repeatedly and break no rule doing it? Should marshals declare people 'dead' for succeeding in doing something risky, or only severely warn and severely punish those who try and fail?
Example: If Bob does a light, straight forward shield kick on someone with a large shield and misses the shield but connects with the person it is blown off. If Bob tries a flying roundhoues while running at a buckler and connects with only the shield, he is called dead.
Example: Zio hits someone in the head lightly and it is ignored. Zio does a 'blind' spin move and bounces off of the shoulder into the head and is called dead.
Example: Chunk at 300lbs does a full out shield bash on Wonko at 275lbs and people applaud. Bob at 185lbs checks Listy at 100lbs into the dirt and gets told that was too harsh.
What other things do you punish, or have you seen punished, which are legal and sucessful? At what point do you declare a move too risky, even if the person doing it can do it repeatedly and break no rule doing it? Should marshals declare people 'dead' for succeeding in doing something risky, or only severely warn and severely punish those who try and fail?