Just a note... I'm not doing anymore posts for this game today.  I'll respond tomorrow.  Please try not to get too far ahead in the meantime.  My NPCs need to be able to react, so never assume that an action pertaining to an NPC is successful.  I'll describe in my posts what happens.  ie post something like "he sent a series of punches in Ranma's direction, trying to connect with a flurry of powerful blows" rather than "he sent a series of punches in Ranma's direction, hitting him hard with each punch, sending him flying into the nearby wall".  This is just a general fyi and not directed at anyone in particular.  It's how I run games... trust me to make sure that your character will end up looking cool more often than not, unless you want him or her to look silly.