Response Phase

[Guest MrSako]

Question:

During the Response Phase, do you have to declare that you are using a skill or jutsu instead of (before) the dodge roll...

OR

Can you wait and see if you failed the dodge roll and then declare that you are using a skill or jutsu?

Edited March 11, 2006 by MrSako

[Maelstrom]

I'm not part of the staff or anything, so don't quote me directly, but I was under the impression that you -could- actually roll first to see if you dodged normally, and then use a skill. Otherwise, you'd just be taking the hit willingly and wasting a jutsu/skill.

[Hardcore Skittlez]

Just a little semi-related question:

So, for a technique like Kage Buyou, that makes the opponent skip their response phase, does that mean they can not dodge the next attack?

[Maelstrom]

Yes, if they lose their response phase then they're sitting ducks. However, they may use a skill such as Iron Will to negate the damage, and perhaps another jutsu that involves taking the hit directly, one of those Nirvana taijutsu that I had a problem with earlier.

[Guest MrSako]

no, skipping your response phase is different than "you may not use a dodge roll in your response phase" in which you may -NOT- use a skill or Jutsu to evade/negate/etc the next attack

[Maelstrom]

You might be right, and I myself didn't use that strategy, it was used once against me. -.-; Anyway, I'd like to know the staff's final ruling on that as well.

[Arashi]

~Response Phase

In the beginning of a player's turn, if they were attacked, they get a Response Phase before the Main Phase. This is where you see if you dodged or not. You can also use a technique here to counter or dodge the attack (Ex. Body Substitute Technique). During the Response Phase a player can choose to...

1. Take the attack without rolling.

2. Roll to see if they dodge/ block. You roll for every attack they did, so for each of the three attacks in he example.

3. Use a tech to dodge/ counter the attack or increase dodge.

So, you have to choose if you dodges OR if you uses a jutsu to dodge the attack. You can use a skill (i.e. "knowing the elements") after a failed dodge, but not a jutsu.

[Matthias Drake]

Er, I was under the impression that Maelstromw as right. But I guess not...

As for Poke's question, you actually can't dodge if you lose your response phase.

[Maelstrom]

But couldn't you still use a skill like 'Iron Will' to negate the damage, since you're taking the attack head on?

[Arashi]

You can use a skill (i.e. "knowing the elements") after a failed dodge, but not a jutsu.

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Read. Youcan still use it if you loose your reponse phase, as it's not technically one of the action you uses in the response phase.