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larsdangly · 03-29-2020, 08:53 AM

I've never seen anyone disagree that you SHOULD use a more liberal interpretation of when you can declare he Defend action, but it isn't RAW. The rules are explicitly clear that you must be engaged to choose Defend (among other constraints).

I think 'rule zero' for ITL is that you simply must use your better judgement when adjudicating these things. The game is extremely 'game-y' - competitive, and rules-bound. But the rules are not written like Squad Leader or something; they are a lot looser, like common roleplaying games. As a result, people who want to 'game' the rules for advantage, or who want to mis-interpret them for reasons that escape me, can find lots of fodder.

03-29-2020, 08:53 AM	#5
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Defend and dodge I've never seen anyone disagree that you SHOULD use a more liberal interpretation of when you can declare he Defend action, but it isn't RAW. The rules are explicitly clear that you must be engaged to choose Defend (among other constraints). I think 'rule zero' for ITL is that you simply must use your better judgement when adjudicating these things. The game is extremely 'game-y' - competitive, and rules-bound. But the rules are not written like Squad Leader or something; they are a lot looser, like common roleplaying games. As a result, people who want to 'game' the rules for advantage, or who want to mis-interpret them for reasons that escape me, can find lots of fodder.