Answer by TheDemonLord for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
This is an expansion of @vlaz excellent commentsKnowing all possible moves vs knowing the exact move are not the same.Let us use a bounded system - such as noughts and crosses (or Tick-Tack-toe for my...
View ArticleAnswer by Trioxidane for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
precognition problemsFirst of all, knowing what someone else will do does not equal a perfect reaction. Think of it like this. I have a ball launching machine. You can catch a ball in midair by...
View ArticleAnswer by JBH for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
This is a great opportunity because it reflects a basic need of worldbuildingAnd what is that need? You need to choose what rule you want.As you can imagine, there is no science, no real-world example,...
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For context, I am writing a magic system that allows certain users to have short-term (a few seconds) precognition exclusively of their opponent. This means that they know what their opponent will do...
View ArticleAnswer by Michael Richardson for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
In Tad Williams''Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn' series the first fights he described between Sithi and Norns (his 'elves') showed them with most duels being over with a single strike. Each would study...
View ArticleAnswer by TrayMan for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
If we assume that the precognition is perfect, both fighters will know exactly what's going to happen in the window of the precognition, including their own moves. So assuming the fighters have exactly...
View ArticleAnswer by Monty Wild for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
All the answers here forget one thing: Fatigue.As a martial artist (red belt in Shotokan Karate and Hapkido), I have the experience to know that if you aren't hit and disabled by an attack that you...
View ArticleAnswer by Graham for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
JediCanonically, all Jedi are precognitive. That's how they can deflect blaster bolts which otherwise go too fast for humans to track. What happens when they fight?Generally the answer is "boss fight"!...
View ArticleAnswer by causative for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
A straight answerI'll try to answer this straight, without getting bogged down in side issues that subvert the question, like the difficulty of following the precognition, failures of attention,...
View ArticleAnswer by Robert Rapplean for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
Hand to handThe time window of precognition is going to have a huge effect on how hand-to-hand works. With precognition times of more than a couple of seconds, one of the fighters will seek to run...
View ArticleAnswer by user3067860 for End effect of precognition in a physical fight
Agree with others re: you get to pick, but! we do (sort of) have a way for you to figure this out experimentally. (It wouldn't surprise me if someone has actually run this experiment in real life, I...
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