Guide:Old Rules

NOTE: This page contains outdated rules from previous iterations of RTY, for the sake of preservation.
For the current rule set, please refer to Guide:Main.

Rikishi

Attributes

OG

• Power
• Weight
• Footwork
• Skill
• Spirit

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• Power – The raw strength of a Rikishi, for those that want to simply overpower their opponents. Strong in Grip Techniques
• Balance – Your Rikishi's ability to stay on his feet, effectively carry their weight, manipulate momentum and leverage their opponent into bad situations. Strong in Throwing Techniques
• Footwork – The dexterity, speed and agility of your Rikishi. Strong in Limb Lock Techniques
• Skill – The technical proficiency of your Rikishi. Strong in Pulling Techniques
• Spirit – This reflects your Rikishi’s endurance and ability to keep fighting. Versatile stat used over many techniques but specialist in none.

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Creating a Rikishi

Stat lines

OG

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Before Aki 2023

The Iron Grip Yotsu Specialist
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	5	3	2	3	2
	Your rikishi is at his best when his hands have firmly grasped the mawashi of his opponent. Rikishi who specialize in this stance are often impressive in size and strength as well as skill, as yotsuzumo is the more technical and graceful of the two primary styles of sumo. But no matter how skilled a rikishi might be, he cannot get anything done on the belt without the might to overpower his opponent. Whether he prefers an inside right or inside left, there's no doubt that when a yotsu specialist gets the grip he wants, his opponent is in deep trouble. Notable yotsu specialists include Terunofuji and Tochinoshin.

The Bulldozer Oshi Specialist
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	4	2	3	2	4
	Your rikishi is proficient in pushing and thrusting his hands as though they were battering rams. The oshi specialist’s goal is to shove his opponent out of the ring and if he falls on the way out, that’s on him. Rikishi who specialize in this stance are brimming with explosive force fueled by a burning soul. Although their style is traditionally viewed as less refined than yotsuzumo, oshi specialists will tell you that molding one's arms into relentless weapons of mass destruction is an artform in itself. Notable oshi specialists include Takakeisho and Tamawashi.

The Catapult Nagete Specialist
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	3	5	2	3	2
	Your rikishi steps up to the dohyo with the intention of being the only one standing on it after the bout is over. No pushing, no carrying, no belt grips, no ring-outs. Tossing your opponent down hard and making them taste the dirt is the most satisfying conclusion to a bout for the nagete specialist. If the gyoji just happens to get knocked down when he doesn't get out of the way in time, well that's just a bonus for the last man standing. Rikishi who specialize in this stance are often quite big and strong, but more importantly they know how to maintain balance whilst throwing opponents, so as not to buckle or fall with them. Notable nagete specialists include Hoshoryu and Okinoumi.

The Spider Limb Lock Specialist
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	2	2	5	3	3
	Your rikishi is agile and dexterous, preferring to wrap his limbs around those of his opponents’ before taking them down or out for the win. Rather than overpowering his opponent, the limb locker restricts mobility, making escape a difficult task to execute. Once a limb locker gets ahold of you, you might as well be a fly caught in the spider's web. Notable limb lock specialists include Enho and Mainoumi.

The Professor Pulling Specialist
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	2	2	3	5	3
	Your rikishi focuses on manipulating the momentum of his opponents against them. This, combined with a sharp ring sense and precise timing, allow rikishi who specialize in this stance to get adversaries in prime position for a hard fall to the clay. It will almost feel like they beat themselves when, really, they were given a lesson in physics by an expert technician. Although pulling is seen as something rikishi, especially yokozuna, should avoid, it cannot be denied that sumo is a sport in which such maneuvers can be devastatingly effective. Notable pulling specialists include Kakuryu and Abi.

Custom
	Power	Balance	Footwork	Technique	Spirit
	Any stat line as long as the sum of all stats equals 15, no stat is below 2, and follows the rules of #Stat Line Legality
	Your rikishi is whatever you want them to be. Your custom build allows you to carve your own path to Yokozuna.

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Shikona

Before 08/01/23

• Shikona (character name) changes cost 5000 Kensho for the first change and an additional 5000 Kensho for each subsequent change. For example a player wishing to change their Shikona for the third time will need to pay 15000 Kensho.

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Injuries & Injury Threshold

Injury Threshold

Before 8/22/23

• SimpleGyoji Bot must have the following values set to use the correct Injury Threshold values, regardless of the actual number of Basho completed

Basho Participation Number (bot)

Condition	Basho Completed Value
Completed 21+ Basho	23
Sanyaku	13
Makuuchi	11
Juryo / Makushita	1

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In the Dohyo

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Tachiai

Before Aki 2023

Powerful
	Power + Balance
	Transitions into Yotsu or Nagete.
Reserved
	Footwork + Spirit
	Transitions into Limb Lock or Oshi.
Low
	Power + Technique
	Transitions into Yotsu or Pull.
Surprise
	Balance + Spirit
	Transitions into Nagete or Oshi.
Lateral
	Footwork + Technique
	Transitions into Limb Lock or Pull.
Counter Sequence	Powerful > Reserved > Low > Surprise > Lateral > Powerful

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On the Offensive

Kimarite

OG

Grip Techniques
G1	Yorikiri	寄り切り
	Power + Weight
G2	Uwatenage	上手投げ
	Power + Skill
G3	Shitatenage	下手投げ
	Footwork + Skill
Push/Thrust Techniques
T1	Oshidashi	押し出し
	Weight + Footwork
T2	Tsukidashi	突き出し
	Power + Footwork
T3	Hazuoshi	筈押し
	Weight + Spirit
Pulling Techniques
P1	Hatakikomi	叩き込み
	Footwork + Weight
P2	Hikiotoshi	引き落とし
	Spirit + Skill
P3	Tsukiotoshi	突き落とし
	Spirit + Footwork
Rear Techniques
R1	Okuridashi	送り出し
	Footwork + Skill
R2	Okurihikiotoshi	送り引き落とし
	Power + Spirit
R3	Okurinage	送り投げ
	Power + Weight

Before Aki 2023

Yotsu 四つ
G1	Yorikiri	寄り切り
	Power + Balance
G2	Shitatenage	下手投げ
	Balance + Footwork
G3	Harimanage	波離間投げ
	Power + Spirit
G4	Uwatenage	上手投げ
	Power + Technique
Counter Sequence	Yorikiri > Sidestep > Shitatenage > Makekai > Harimanage > Tawara Ballet > Uwatenage > Momentum Stop > Yorikiri
Pull 引き
P1	Hatakikomi	叩き込み
	Technique + Spirit
P2	Hikiotoshi	引き落とし
	Footwork + Technique
P3	Uwatedashinage	上手出し投げ
	Balance + Technique
P4	Tsukiotoshi	突き落とし
	Power + Spirit
Counter Sequence	Hatakikomi > Defensive Tsuppari > Hikiotoshi > Sidestep > Uwatedashinage > Makekai > Tsukiotoshi > Tawara Ballet > Hatakikomi
Nagete 投げ手
T1	Kotenage	小手投げ
	Power + Balance
T2	Sukuinage	掬い投げ
	Balance + Footwork
T3	Kubinage	首投げ
	Balance + Technique
T4	Okurinage	送り投げ
	Technique + Spirit
Counter Sequence	Kotenage > Momentum Stop > Sukuinage > Sidestep > Kubinage > Defensive Tsuppari > Okurinage > Makekai > Kotenage
Limb Lock 掛け手
L1	Ashitori	足取り
	Footwork + Spirit
L2	Kimedashi	極め出し
	Power + Footwork
L3	Sotogake	外掛
	Footwork + Technique
L4	Katasukashi	肩透かし
	Balance + Spirit
Counter Sequence	Ashitori > Momentum Stop > Kimedashi > Tawara Ballet > Sotogake > Defensive Tsuppari > Katasukashi > Sidestep > Ashitori
Oshi 押し
O1	Oshidashi	押し出し
	Balance + Spirit
O2	Okuridashi	送り出し
	Power + Technique
O3	Tsukidashi	突き出し
	Power + Footwork
O4	Waridashi	割り出し
	Footwork + Spirit
Counter Sequence	Oshidashi > Makekai > Okuridashi > Tawara Ballet > Tsukidashi > Momentum Stop > Waridashi > Defensive Tsuppari > Oshidashi

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On the Defensive

Defenses

D1 - Sidestep 往なし

Technique + Spirit

Transitions into Pull or Oshi.

Counters Shitatenage, Uwatedashinage, Kubinage, Ashitori.

Countered by Yorikiri, Hikiotoshi, Sukuinage, Katasukashi.

D2 - Makekai　巻き替え

Power + Footwork

Transitions into Yotsu or Limb Lock.

Counters Harimanage, Tsukiotoshi, Kotenage, Okuridashi.

Countered by Shitatenage, Uwatedashinage, Okurinage, Oshidashi.

D3 - Tawara Ballet 俵回転

Balance + Footwork

Transitions into Nagete or Limb Lock.

Counters Uwatenage, Hatakikomi, Sotogake, Tsukidashi.

Countered by Harimanage, Tsukiotoshi, Kimedashi, Okuridashi.

D4 - Momentum Stop 半身

Balance + Technique

Counters Yorikiri, Sukuinage, Kimedashi, Waridashi.

Countered by Uwatenage, Kotenage, Ashitori, Tsukidashi.

D5 - Defensive Tsuppari 突っ張り

Power + Spirit

Transitions into Yotsu or Oshi.

Counters Hikiotoshi, Okurinage, Katasukashi, Oshidashi.

Countered by Hatakikomi, Kubinage, Sotogake, Waridashi.

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Basho

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Fusen

Before Kyushu 2023

Fusen may occur during a Basho in the following situations.

Fusensho 不戦勝 = forfeit win

• For each match where Rikishi submits a Slohyo form by the deadline while their opponent doesn't.
• A Fusensho is indicated with the code "F"

Fusenpai 不戦敗 = forfeit loss

• For each match where a Rikishi does not submit a Slohyo form.
• A Fusenpai is indicated with the code "L"
• A certain number of Fusenpai in a row may result in Auto-Kyujo for that Rikishi.

Double Fusen

• For each match where both Rikishi do not submit Slohyo forms by the deadline, both receive Fusenpai.