Risk
Determining Risk
The actions description, as well as its nature, and the nature of the character/combat
style will ideally determine this.
Description of the Action
Vivid terminology will help determine how extreme the move is intended
to be.
Nature of Action:
Generally speaking Direct maneuvers tend to be more aggressive (risky)
and responsive ones more cautious. Offensive moves are of course normally
more risky... last moment defenses are an easy way to throw your opponent
off their mark.
Nature of Character:
A Characters defined style can implicitly affect their tendency to be risky
or cautious, such style might be a function of the school at which they
were taught or simply a personality feature, and might even be specific
to the type of conflict they are engaged in.
Interpreting/Using Risk
Total risk plus situational advantage plus ability advantage equals results ( a.k.a. No guts...no
glory)
Sacrifice Maneuvers:
This generally involves trading "something" for immediate gain in the performance
of a single action.
Most directly this could be position (normally only lost if
you fail aka when your opponent succedes) luck ... where heroic luck is
used and earnable, fatigue or even the inflicting of harm
on yourself.