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8/3/2025, 1:44:48 PM
>>96238363
>I want to boost defenses a bit since I never quite understood why the base one is so pricey when Combat Reflexes give you +1 in everything for only 15
Well Combat Reflexes is undercosted is why. It should cost at least 30 points minimum given Enhanced Dodge+Block+Parry (All weapons) comes out to 30 points.
As to WHY enhancing defenses is so expensive, it's because having a 13/14 to Parry or Dodge makes you really, really, really hard to hit unless the opponent specifically swarms you with a whole mob of enemies or uses undefendable attacks. Attack Skill+3 would "cap" it at like 17, which is insane.
>>96239544
>>96240235
You vastly overestimate how easy it is to hit someone, even at close distances, in a combat situation. People miss a LOT. There are a lot of unaccountable elements that go beyond the target attempting to dodge - like the fact that in closer quarters BOTH of you are probably actively moving around and trying to get at each other, like the fact your attention has to be split to regard your opponent's weapon as well, et cetera. For melee brawling, it's even easier to accommodate the 'miss chance' outside of dodging - you simply hit the opponent ineffectually. You knuckle-graze him. You swing at an awkward angle and can't get the right force behind it. Et cetera.
>I want to boost defenses a bit since I never quite understood why the base one is so pricey when Combat Reflexes give you +1 in everything for only 15
Well Combat Reflexes is undercosted is why. It should cost at least 30 points minimum given Enhanced Dodge+Block+Parry (All weapons) comes out to 30 points.
As to WHY enhancing defenses is so expensive, it's because having a 13/14 to Parry or Dodge makes you really, really, really hard to hit unless the opponent specifically swarms you with a whole mob of enemies or uses undefendable attacks. Attack Skill+3 would "cap" it at like 17, which is insane.
>>96239544
>>96240235
You vastly overestimate how easy it is to hit someone, even at close distances, in a combat situation. People miss a LOT. There are a lot of unaccountable elements that go beyond the target attempting to dodge - like the fact that in closer quarters BOTH of you are probably actively moving around and trying to get at each other, like the fact your attention has to be split to regard your opponent's weapon as well, et cetera. For melee brawling, it's even easier to accommodate the 'miss chance' outside of dodging - you simply hit the opponent ineffectually. You knuckle-graze him. You swing at an awkward angle and can't get the right force behind it. Et cetera.
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