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Originally Posted by Renshai  > Monsters are killed too easily since the main defense in the system is to "Parry", which cannot generally be done without a manufactured weapon.
My players might disagree with that 
That is only really an issue if you use a lot of monsters. My campaign tends more to human threats, cultists, brigands and the like. When it comes to monsters I use Orcs and Goblins. You will find a lot of debate on the use of sword and shield and parry rules, I've just never run into any issues with my players. Lucky I guess.
But, even a monster has no need to rely on Parry. The Dodge Blow skill can be used by monsters, assuming that they have it. |
Yes, but Dodge
and parry can both be used by anything that relies on weapons.
Also dodge is not that common, nor is a decent agility % score common to make use of it. While non bipedal monsters do often have high levels of wounds to compensate for for their lack of defenses, most of the time a more lasting battle will come from a few sword and board grunts.