Editing A Guide to NSA (section)

==== Asterisks ====
Students of NSA will use ** around action words such as *runs away* to tell that they are doing that action. Articles [a, an, the] are optional. Generally, this is in the first-person, but names are used if it applies to someone other than you. (&quot;I have a sword now! *pulls out shining sword and points it at Bob*&quot; or &quot;*Bob trips over a branch*)

Balance of powers:

Originally from the role-playing games that used to be on NSA, the term balance of powers comes from the mutual respect of power that two people must have when fighting using **. This basically means you can't just guarantee yourself a win or dictate someone else's actions, the people fighting ALL have to adhere to the balance of powers to have a fair fight.<ref>[[Balance of Powers]]</ref>