Ive noticed that, with the same speed stat, some stances are simply faster than others. What are the fastest stances? Strongest? Is there a perception difference?

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Death

I want to like this game, but I am very displeased with how inconsistent defence is with how important it is; If I attack first, I'm not fast enough to interrupt, so I'm left with trading damage; this sucks and obviously is to be avoided. If I wait, and respond to their attack, parry/dodge to wear them down, then attack while they're exhausted, it seems to be the most successful route; the issue is that my defence methods are randomly failing against the same enemy with no explanation as to why or as to my...

Is there any way to see what endings you've done, and how many you have left, if not the conditions to trigger them?