Apparently you've never fenced, professionally, or as a kid with a wooden sword. Fending off blows when you're on your back isn't hard at all, and being a trained warrior in the world of CF, I don't see any problems with it.

If people could defend themselves better than standing people while knocked to the ground, despite the lack of leverage and mobility:

- Wouldn't soldiers and police immediately collapse on the ground when hand-to-hand combat began? Use the more competitive "flat on my ass" stance, people!
- Why did Daniel-san go to the Crane Stance instead of the Banana Slug Ground Slump? He almost gave the championship to the Cobra Kai, man!

The idea is ridiculous. I initially thought you must have been proposing something else.

That said, reduced penalties (which isn't what you proposed)while prone would be logically feasible but technically troublesome- most damage forces you to the standing position immediately, even if lagged, so the skill would only be useful until you got hit once. Note that since Bash/Trip/etc. deal damage, you're standing right after they go through anyway.

Such as the one hit pugils,
We could make it a bunch of little hits that added up to the same amount, but it would make the skill worse. (Wimpy.) I don't think Pugil needs the downgrade.

the mostly non insta-death impales
An impale generally will eventually kill a target who isn't enhanced by protections, healing, +hp gear, etc. I don't think it's so ridiculous that a trained combatant could (barely) survive a deep wound from a spear. People survive the majority of gunshots. I also don't see why one would be instantly fatal- most of the damage from a puncture wound is going to be the blood loss.

or Valgs seriously questionable 'new' spells with half-assed names.

Examples? Please also provide your replacement ideas.

valguarnera@carrionfields.com