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Old 11-15-2020, 06:48 PM   #2
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Default Re: Parrying Heavy Weapons

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Originally Posted by WhiteLily View Post
EDIT: I find myself confused again on "What am I parrying?" It reads, "You can parry thrown weapons. Roll at -2 for weapons that weight a pound or less, or -1 for heavier."
I think "light" here is just a stand-in for "small". My understanding of the rule is "Parrying a thrown weapon is inherently a bit difficult (-1), more difficult if the weapon is small and thus hard to 'hit' with the Parry (-2)".
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