>>If I am going to take a soul hit, I will only use halt for the disabling feature so I can harm the person more effectively. In for a penny, in for a pound. No need to take the 'high road' anymore to avoid the first strike soul hit (which defeats the expressed purpose of the first strike penalty to our soul - taking the high road)

This.

Which is what I was talking about earlier when I was saying that I really feel like minor (and common) soul hits shouldn't exist, they should be HEFTY and only there if you really screw up (And almost certainly knew you were breaking the code big time before hand). Otherwise it's a "Heck, I can't avoid the downside I guess I'll live with it".

Don't nickel and dime them them all the time till they just (Begrudgingly) accept it as the cost of doing business.

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Dartenian says, "The thing that makes Dragon Dance king is that it pretty much bonuses every single that can possibly be buffed for combat. Including at least two things that don't even exist."