Missed posting last night, power was out for 3 1/2 hours, came on just in time to set up coffee and go to bed.  Had to pull a UPS (from my 3D printer) to keep circulation in partner's fish tank.

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 31):

glad the power is back.

There are things that are usually hidden lore or require specific knowledge skills, and not necessarily available via default.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 32):

injured my back at work again.

Ouch!

In reply to Narrator (msg # 33):

Does not sound so good...

In reply to Christine Bjorn (msg # 35):

theysent me home and signed me up for rehab. what I get for moving people above my weight class.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 36):

Good to hear they are looking after you at least.

Or at least trying to avoid an OSHA problem.

Still good...back in my day the sick serfs were just whipped for being lazy...I think in Russia they just conscript them still!

Remember, lift using a younger person's back, not your own.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 40):

possible onboarding of fellow named Denator, likely to pick up someone currently npc'd

In reply to Narrator (msg # 41):

Don't know him...will be good to see a new person! Which thread?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:03, Tue 29 Mar 2022.

Just had a momentary flash of "Leeeeroy Jenkins!"...

One of your characters about to trigger all the hostile mobs in the area?

Nah, just mention of a character name in a thread I don't have a character in.  "Just Leroy."

In reply to Christine Bjorn (msg # 42):

Marcus Blackthotn is being taken by him.

had a rough day a work, might not get to post today

Greetings everybody.

I'll await directions as to how to reenter the scene.

Welcome, anyway.  Hope you enjoy the game.  :)

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 48):

Marcus has previously fallen off of a roof, and may have been more cautious in his approach to the scene

In reply to Narrator (msg # 49):

move through fire and attack does not get you a shit ton of dodges

In reply to Narrator (msg # 50):

A regular attack allows what is called a 5 ft step, does it not? A small amount of movement? Move and attack is measured in yards, and Gareth had approached slowly...

In reply to Gareth (msg # 51):

and you walked into four attacks with no wahere to dodge, well as the landi g is 4 square yards and the reavers were swinging reach 2 wespons. you advanced between them and had knive thrown from above. if you were retreating,  that was your next rounds action.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 52):

But you discounted retreating, saying I had nowhere to go, so I went with an attack. You said I could not reach initially, so it is not so cramped to stop any ability to dodge, for that it would have to be close combat. Or is there something I am missing?

Unless Gareth took an All Out Attack, kicked while doing a Committed Attack, or made any attack that isn't an "arm" attack¹ while doing a Move and Attack... he can Dodge every attack he is aware of.

Dodge can get very broken with Swashbucklers and Martial Artists when that Dodge score inches up into the low teens, since it doesn't negatively increment with usage (I consider any Dodge above 11 to be entering 'broken' territory personally, but in a DF game, I'd allow it).



1 - Basically as per Martial Arts, if you attack with a hand or hand armed weapon, you can Dodge, if you make an attack that employs any other body parts: foot, head, mouth, butt, knee, groin, etc, you cannot Dodge (this includes slam attacks as that requires your body).

I usually treat Committed Attack the same way, but then I also broadcast that in my House Rules so it's known in advance.




Yes and no.  They are reactions, but whether or not you can Dodge does depend on the Maneuver you take, as noted above, some Maneuvers (plus attack method) preclude Dodge entirely and others penalize it (Committed Attack all allowed defenses are at -2, Do Nothing [Stunned] all defenses are at -4).

Also, Dodge used to be "an abstraction that includes 'passive defensive' movements, not just actively dodging", as that was the old excuse for why you can dodge bullets and lasers in GURPS.  And in Martial Arts, Dodge is described in a few places as being an abstraction that could be "body parrying" in close combat (ie, parrying a grab or other grappling attack by twisting, or interfering with the attempt, but not actually moving from the space).

Close Combat does not preclude Dodging, only Blocking (and it penalyzes non-CC weapons).  Not even being grappled precludes Dodging, you just Dodge at -1 (Parries and Blocks are at -2, or disallowed if that limb is grappled).

Dodge is the superior defense.

Parry is second best.  Block is a barely a defense, excepting that it does stop ranged attacks normal Parries cannot stop, and Block gets the DB bonus all the time (other defenses only get your DB bonus against attacks from the front or shieldside).