Combat maneuvers

Common Combat Verbs:
Thrust | Lunge | Slice | Chop | Sweep | Feint | Jab | Draw | Slam | Pummel | Bash | Swing |
Defenses:
Parry | Block | Dodge | Retreat |
Brawling:
Punch | Claw | Gouge | Kick | Elbow | Slap | Bite | Butt | Knee
Tactics:
Weave | Circle | Bob | Grapple | Tackle | Shove |

Syntax

ATTACK HELP: lists uses of verb, including alternate or RP syntax if any (like with slap and swing)
Attack launches an attack against an enemy.

ATTACK Attack enemy already engaged, or default to new.
ATTACK <enemy> Attack indicated enemy.

ATTACK HELP Basic HELP
ATTACK HELP FULL Expanded HELP
ATTACK HELP LIST This will list other valid combat options

ATTACK HELP FULL: gives information about the attack, such as speed, fatigue use, and accuracy

*** Detailed Information *** Attack is a damage dealing maneuver.
Attack tends to be a moderately fatiguing maneuver. Attacking again too soon can make this worse.
Attack tends to be balance building.
Attack is a reasonably paced maneuver, but heavy or unbalanced weapons can slow the attack further.
Attack is as accurate as most maneuvers, and is equally suited to puncture, slice, and impact weapons.
Attack temporarily penalizes all defenses, but is equally suited to evasion, parry, and shield defenses.

Maneuver Table

verb	type	fatigue	balance	speed	accuracy	most suited	least suited	least pen. def.	most pen. def.
Attack	damage	3 - moderately fatiguing	4 - balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	equal	equal	equal	equal
Thrust	damage	2 - somewhat fatiguing	4 - balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	puncture	slice	parry	evasion
Lunge	damage	5 - extremely fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	5 - very slow	3 - more accurate than most	puncture	slice	parry	evasion/shield
Slice	damage	2 - somewhat fatiguing	4 - balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	slice	puncture	parry	evasion/shield
Chop	damage	5 - extremely fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	4 - slow	3 - more accurate than most	slice	puncture	equal	equal
Sweep	AoE damage?	5 - extremely fatiguing	1 - very unbalancing	4 - slow	3 - more accurate than most	slice/impact	puncture	evasion	parry/shield
Feint	debuff	1 - barely fatiguing	5 - very balance building	1 - very quick	1 - less accurate than most	slice/impact	puncture	parry	evasion
Jab	damage	3 - moderately fatiguing	5 - very balance building	1 - very quick	1 - less accurate than most	puncture	slice	parry	evasion/shield
Draw	debuff	5 - extremely fatiguing	5 - very balance building	2 - quick	3 - more accurate than most	equal	equal	evasion	parry
Slam	damage	4 - very fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	impact	slice	equal	equal
Pummel	damage	2 - somewhat fatiguing	3 - balance neutral	2 - quick	1 - less accurate than most	impact	slice	evasion/parry	shield
Bash	damage	5 - extremely fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	4 - slow	3 - more accurate than most	impact	puncture	shield	parry
Parry	defensive	1 - barely fatiguing	3 - balance neutral	2 - quick				parry	evasion/shield
Dodge	defensive	1 - barely fatiguing	3 - balance neutral	2 - quick				evasion	parry/shield
Block	defensive	1 - barely fatiguing	3 - balance neutral	2 - quick				shield	parry/evasion
Weave	tactical	5 - extremely fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	equal	equal	evasion	shield
Circle	tactical	3 - moderately fatiguing	4 - balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	equal	equal	equal	equal
Bob	tactical	1 - barely fatiguing	5 - very balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	equal	equal	evasion	parry/shield
Grapple	tactical	2 - somewhat fatiguing	0 - extremely unbalancing	3 - reasonably paced	3 - more accurate than most	equal	equal	equal	equal
Tackle	tactical	5 - extremely fatiguing	3 - balance neutral	1 - very quick	1 - less accurate than most	equal	equal	equal	equal
Shove	tactical	2 - somewhat fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	3 - reasonably paced	3 - more accurate than most	equal	equal	evasion	parry/shield
Punch	brawling	2 - somewhat fatiguing	4 - balance building	1 - very quick	2 - accurate as most	impact	slice	equal	equal
Claw	brawling	2 - somewhat fatiguing	4 - balance building	2 - quick	2 - accurate as most	slice	impact	evasion	parry/shield
Gouge	brawling	3 - moderately fatiguing	4 - balance building	1 - very quick	1 - less accurate than most	puncture	slice	evasion	parry/shield
Kick	brawling	2 - somewhat fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	2 - quick	3 - more accurate than most	impact	slice	parry/shield	evasion
Elbow	brawling	3 - moderately fatiguing	4 - balance building	1 - very quick	2 - accurate as most	impact	slice	evasion	parry/shield
Slap	brawling	3 - moderately fatiguing	4 - balance building	1 very quick	1 - less accurate than most	impact	puncture/slice	evasion	parry/shield
Bite	brawling	3 - moderately fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	2 - quick	2 - accurate as most	puncture	impact	parry/shield	evasion
Butt	brawling	2 - somewhat fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	1 - very quick	3 - more accurate than most	impact	slice	shield	evasion
Swing	damage	2 - somewhat fatiguing	4 - balance building	3 - reasonably paced	2 - accurate as most	impact	puncture	evasion/shield	parry
Knee	brawling	2 - somewhat fatiguing	2 - unbalancing	2 - quick	3 - more accurate than most	impact	slice	shield	evasion

Table columns in order are:
Verb used to do the maneuver.
Type of maneuver it is.
How much fatigue it uses. Attacking again too soon can make this worse.
To what extent in gains/loses balance.
The accuracy of the maneuver.
The damage stat that this attack most favors.
The damage stat that this attack least favors.
Attacks temporarily penalize all defenses, but some less than others: the first collumn is the least penalized
And the second is the most penalized defense(s).