08-30-2013, 11:33 PM
The larger number of downsides and the bigger they are, the stronger the move will be. There's no objective system to measure this (I still look back on the time I tried to do that in AD with horror), this is just assumed. If I have to stand still and charge an attack for ten seconds, it will be stronger. If you're hitting me with rapid fire pellets, they're going to be weaker. As for having your ass kicked, winning and losing is all determined by judges based on writing quality. If they kick your ass IC without good reason in some odd belief that the judge will see that and think "this guy's character is obviously better, he should clearly win", it's just going to hurt their chances of winning. See the RPing rules for the official stance on this. There's no IC corner that someone can write you into that the judge can't write you out of with the power of deus ex machina.
Curious about me and the characters I play? See the 'Staff' page! See also the rosters for my characters Samus Aran or Enel if you'd like to see examples of well-formatted rosters. Hope you enjoy the Omniverse!