GURPS Fading Suns Conversion

[Exar_Kun]

Originally Posted by Jürgen Hubert

Now I am considering allowing all melee attacks without any triggering base damage values... but someone wearing an energy shield gets an additional Defense Bonus against larger/heavier melee weapons (like two-handed swords, warhammers and the like). If the defender avoids the attack within the margin of this Defense Bonus, it counts as a shield activation.

Then what about Flux and Mist Swords? and mele weapons with Shocker or Vibrating?.

What would happen if you can't take any active defense against that attack?