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the_matrix_walker · 12-22-2013, 03:47 PM

In GURPS, you can absorb a blow with a weapon and turn one aside with your shield. The only difference between a parry and a block in GURPS terms, is that if you do it with a weapon it's a parry, and if you do it with a shield, it's a block.

I think the crappier repeated block penalty is there, just because of a shield's weight and relative clumsiness.

personally, I would allow - Enhanced Block and Parry: All [15]

12-22-2013, 03:47 PM	#14
the_matrix_walker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lynn, MA	Re: [GURPS concepts] Parry and Block In GURPS, you can absorb a blow with a weapon and turn one aside with your shield. The only difference between a parry and a block in GURPS terms, is that if you do it with a weapon it's a parry, and if you do it with a shield, it's a block. I think the crappier repeated block penalty is there, just because of a shield's weight and relative clumsiness. personally, I would allow - Enhanced Block and Parry: All [15]