01-04-2010, 05:25 PM | #1 | |
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Question on parrying
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01-04-2010, 05:30 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Question on parrying
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So if you have skill 18 (parry 12 (9+3), and you wield your weapon in your off-hand, it drops to 14 (18-4), which gives you a parry of 10 (7+3). Thus, the net effect is "-2 to parry."
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01-04-2010, 05:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Question on parrying
Your Parry score with a weapon skill is half that skill. Let's say you have Broadsword-16. Your Parry with that weapon is 16/2, or 8. If you wield the sword with your off hand, your skill is 16-4 = 12. Your Parry with a skill of 12 is 6, which is the same as saying 8 - 2.
Parry is half of skill, so to calculate a penalty to Parry, you could just apply half the _skill_ penalty to Parry, rather than recalculating a modified Parry from the modified skill. It's the same either way. |
01-04-2010, 05:43 PM | #4 |
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Re: Question on parrying
Ok I understand now Mailanka - thank you.
If Skill = 18 Parry = 12 [(18/2)+3] Off hand skill = 14 [18-4] Off hand parry = 10 [14/2+3] Parry in off hand is -2 compared to parry in main hand. Also, Anaraxes - I think you misread the rules. Parry is half skill +3 |
01-04-2010, 06:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: Question on parrying
The +3 is a constant for defenses, and thanks to my past 3e mindset, I still think of it as "simplified standard PD" rather than part of the derived defense score itself. Still works out the same, though*, so think of it any way that works for you.
* "'cause addition is commutative, right". I think I'll stop posting now before 64 gets into it. |
01-04-2010, 08:19 PM | #6 | |
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My description is more accurate, but involves more math.
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