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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 4373066" data-attributes="member: 3424">Ah, I think I have a better understanding now. In your mind, the fluff text is prescriptive - it dictates how the maneuver always functions. On the other hand, I've always assumed the fluff text to be just one example of how the maneuver could be described. Brute strike mentions the shattering of armor and bone, but this description is obviously invalid if the maneuver is used against say, an unarmored ooze. In addition to viewing the fluff text as prescriptive, you also seem to be of the view that it is exclusive. Meaning, if one maneuver is described as being a blow to the head, then no other maneuvers or attacks can be described as being a blow to the head. On the other hand, my approach is to take the mechanical effects as exclusive, but not the description. Hence, several of a fighter's successful attacks over the course of a day can be described as blows to the head, but only one has the mechanical effect of the daily maneuver.If you regard the fluff text as both prescriptive and exclusive, I can certainly see how you could conclude logically that a fighter can only use a blow to the head once per day, and why this might make it harder for you to accept the existence of martial daily abilities.</blockquote>