Forget DF: what about normal melee combat tactics??

[Turhan's Bey Company]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

For starters, how did you calculate those active defenses? By my eye each has block and parry at 14/2+3=10.

The orc sergeant from MotFD has Combat Reflexes for +1, and he's got a medium shield for another +2, so some defenses at 13 are correct there. Presumably the knight has something similar going on.