User:Nullaurelian/Grab-Fu ErisEN Draft

Grab-Fu is the nickname to the unarmed combat system. Grabbing a target opens up a whole range of hostile options, albeit from a mere one-tile range.

Passive and Aggressive Grabs

The GRAB intent by default grabs with a passive intent - that is to say with no intention of causing harm. This is good for transporting injured characters without causing additional wounds (as opposed to pulling them). Grabbing a player this way also occupies the hand used, meaning that it cannot be used to wield weapons.

A passive grab can be upgraded to an aggressive grab by activating the grabbing hand (default key: Z). Aggressive grabs can be chained into hostile actions such as throwing or choking out a target. Activating an aggressive grab again chains it into a neck grab/stranglehold.

Special Moves

Certain combinations of attacks can have additional utility besides causing damage. Nearly all of these can be started from a successful aggressive grab on a target.

Lethal Grab-Fu Combos

Starting Grab Type	Move Name	Trigger	Targeting	Effects
Neck Grab	Joint Lock	Click on victim with GRAB intent	Limbs	Causes victim severe pain
Neck Grab	Joint Break	Click on victim with HARM intent	Limbs	Dislocates victim's limb, reducing effectiveness
Neck Grab	Eye Squish	Click on victim with HARM intent	Eyes	Damages victim's eyes, potentially causing permanent blindness
Neck Grab	Knifing	Click on victim with edged weapon	Head	Slits the victims throat, causing BRUTE and OXYLOSS damage
Neck Grab	Suplex	Click on victim with HARM intent	Upper Torso	Suplexes the target, generating slickness and stunning the victim
Neck Grab	Dropkick	Click on victim with HARM intent	Lower Torso	Drop kicks the target, generating slickness and pushing them 1 tile in the same direction as the attacker

Non-lethal Grab-Fu Combos

Starting Grab Type	Move Name	Trigger	Targeting	Effects
Aggressive Grab	Headbutt	Click on victim with HARM intent	Head	Causes moderate BRUTE damage to victim and minor BRUTE damage to attacker
Aggressive Grab	Pin	Click on victim with DISARM intent	Non-head area	Pins victim to the ground
Aggressive Grab	Blind	Target eyes	Eyes	Blinds victim
Aggressive Grab	Gag	Target mouth	Mouth	Prevents victim from speaking

Hostile Architecture

In addition to the above listed combos, grabbed victims be placed on certain types of furniture and ship architecture for more special moves.

Contextual Grab-Fu Combos

Starting Grab Type	Move Name	Trigger	Targeting	Effects
Aggressive Grab	Window Mash	Click on window with grabbing hand	Any	Smashes the victim into the window, dealing BRUTE based on the window material
Aggressive Grab	Tabling	Click on table with grabbing hand	Any	Pins the victim to the table
Aggressive Grab	Rail Drop	Click on guard rail with grabbing hand	Any	Throws the victim over a rail, potentially into open space.

Defending

Being grabbed is the absolute WORST situation for a player to be in - if someone is initiating a grab against you they probably know what they are doing. Still, there are things the victim can do to prevent things from getting worse. The best defense however is always going to be keeping distance from other players. Under normal circumstances, grabs can only be initiated when both parties are directly adjacent to each other.

Resist

The most basic defense, the RESIST action (default bind: SPACEBAR) can be used to break free of a grab IF the victim's ROBUSTNESS stat is high enough. The amount of ROBUSTNESS the victim needs to break out of a grab is relative to the attacker's ROBUSTNESS stat; if the attacker's ROBUSTNESS is higher than the victim's then the victim will have a hard time escaping the grab.

Counter-grabbing

A grab cannot be upgraded to a neck grab if the victim is also aggressively grabbing the attacker. Upgrading a grab from passive to aggressive is near-instant, while a neck grab requires time to complete. A quick-minded victim may limit the amount of damage their assailant can do by grabbing aggressively before the attacker can complete the neck grab. This will at least place both parties on even footing.

After counter-grabbing either side can break ALL active grabs by flipping.

Shields

Physical shields may rarely negate grab attempts.