Technical: Move Types

There are several different categories of "Move Types" in Power Advantage, which seem to be causing a great deal of confusion when it comes to combinations and synergetic movesets. This article's aim is to clear these up as best as possible.

For starters, there are a few terms that need to be defined:

Basic Attack: See Minor Technique.
Energy Attack: The standard Warrior attack. Often differentiated from their Minor and Physical attacks. Considered to be long range.
Long Range: Usually used in weapon-classification, defines that a move is a, or uses a, projectile of some sort. Some moves, such as Dual Smasher, require Long Range weapons. A Weapon Master's Signature is considered both Short and Long Range.
Minor Technique: One of the starting, or notably basic moves fighters possess.
Physical Attack: An attack which is physical, hitting with a physical force or with your body. Non-Warrior signature attacks are normally excluded from this. Often confused with Minor Attacks. Some can be blocked by such moves as KI Shield, but no moves such as Koshoko may block them.
Short Range: Usually used in weapon-classification, defines that a move is close-range, only, not using any sort of projectile, and requires contact with the foe. Often broken down further in "Blunt", "Slashing", "Stabbing", etc., although these play very minor roles in most moves. Some moves, such as Dual Smasher, specifically require a Long Range, not Short Range weapon. A Weapon Master's Signature is considered both Short and Long Range.

Minor Attacks

Warrior Physical Techniques

Swordsman Non-Sword Techniques

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