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Old 09-11-2017, 05:11 AM   #30
DeathDaisy
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Sweden
Default Re: [MA] Italian fencing description and the riposte

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Originally Posted by Kelly Pedersen View Post
Well, don't forget that by the time you're declaring your Riposte, you probably do know what target your enemy is hitting. Riposte is declared as part of your defense, which by definition happens after your foe has successfully attacked (and thus, taken any hit location penalties, or rolled on the random table). If they didn't successfully hit, after all, there'd be no need for defense! So you can say "Ok, she's aiming at my arm, that means relatively low damage potential if she hits, I can afford to risk taking -4 on Riposte".
We've always rolled hit location after the defense in my group, but I suppose it makes sense the other way around, and would help a great deal with risk assessment ^^ Do people usually roll hit location first?
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