[MA] Retreat to Slip behind

Anthony · 03-24-2015, 06:50 PM

I am somewhat inclined to change most 'no defense' situations to 'defend at -4'. Probably including All-Out Attack. The basic problem is that no defense at all is a bit too high a penalty. Consider two skill 18 combatants with combat reflexes (parry 13)
Frontal Attack: deceptive attack -2 is 16 vs 12 (32%), deceptive attack -6 is 12 vs 10 (38%). A skull attack is 11 vs 13 (11.7%)
Side Attack: deceptive attack -2 is 16 vs 10 (54%), deceptive attack -4 is 14 vs 9 (47%). A skull attack is 11 vs 11 (25%)
Rear Attack: a telegraphic rapid strike is two attacks at 16 against no defense, a telegraphic skull attack is one attack at 17 against no defense. Either way, 98% hit probability.

Overall, the rear attack is nearly 4x better than the side attack, while the side attack is only 50-60% better than the front attack.

03-24-2015, 06:50 PM	#29
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: [MA] Retreat to Slip behind I am somewhat inclined to change most 'no defense' situations to 'defend at -4'. Probably including All-Out Attack. The basic problem is that no defense at all is a bit too high a penalty. Consider two skill 18 combatants with combat reflexes (parry 13) Frontal Attack: deceptive attack -2 is 16 vs 12 (32%), deceptive attack -6 is 12 vs 10 (38%). A skull attack is 11 vs 13 (11.7%) Side Attack: deceptive attack -2 is 16 vs 10 (54%), deceptive attack -4 is 14 vs 9 (47%). A skull attack is 11 vs 11 (25%) Rear Attack: a telegraphic rapid strike is two attacks at 16 against no defense, a telegraphic skull attack is one attack at 17 against no defense. Either way, 98% hit probability. Overall, the rear attack is nearly 4x better than the side attack, while the side attack is only 50-60% better than the front attack. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.