ðə wˈʌksiə ˈækʃən sˈɪstəm ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊɾəbəl fɚðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ɐ smˈɔːl stˈɑːk ʌv dˈaɪs ðæt kæn biː sˈeɪvd fɹʌm ˌɛni sˈɛts ʌv mˈætʃᵻz fɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ jˈuːs; ðɪs mˈɑːdəlz ðɪ ˈæspɛkt ʌv wˈʌksiə stˈoːɹiz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ bˈædli bˈæɾɚd kˈɑːmbætənt kæn sˈʌmən ɐ hˈɪdən ɹɪzˈɜːv ʌv stɹˈɛŋθ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə bˈæɾəl, ˈiːvən wɛn bˈædli wˈuːndᵻd.
The Wuxia Action System is also notable for the concept of the River, a small stock of dice that can be saved from any sets of matches for later use; this models the aspect of wuxia stories in which a badly battered combatant can summon a hidden reserve of strength later in the battle, even when badly wounded.