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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8086033" data-attributes="member: 6685730">[USER=6970322]@Bilharzia[/USER] that typo is hurting my eyes <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Defense rules can get out of control if you don't keep them on a tight leash.&nbsp; Just a heads up.&nbsp; Here's how mine went haywire:1) Characters can take a set amount of &quot;damage&quot; before they're out of combat.&nbsp; Increasing this amount is effectively more defense.2) To avoid all damage, a character can react to an attack with a defense action.&nbsp; A defense action uses a defensive skill, of which Parry is one.3) To avoid some damage, a character can wear armor which reduces all incoming physical damage.4) To avoid some damage from certain weapons, a character can change posture with a movement action.&nbsp; This is like taking a defensive position.5) The above-mentioned movement action uses a Movement skill, which can include dodging.So here I have 5 different ways to avoid dying in a fight.&nbsp; And a design goal was simplicity. You might not need to add Total Defense, because you might already have more defenses than you think <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤓" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png" title="Nerd face&nbsp; &nbsp; :nerd:" data-shortname=":nerd:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8086033, member: 6685730"] [USER=6970322]@Bilharzia[/USER] that typo is hurting my eyes :( Defense rules can get out of control if you don't keep them on a tight leash. Just a heads up. Here's how mine went haywire: 1) Characters can take a set amount of "damage" before they're out of combat. Increasing this amount is effectively more defense. 2) To avoid all damage, a character can react to an attack with a defense action. A defense action uses a defensive skill, of which Parry is one. 3) To avoid some damage, a character can wear armor which reduces all incoming physical damage. 4) To avoid some damage from certain weapons, a character can change posture with a movement action. This is like taking a defensive position. 5) The above-mentioned movement action uses a Movement skill, which can include dodging. So here I have 5 different ways to avoid dying in a fight. And a design goal was [I]simplicity[/I]. You might not need to add Total Defense, because you might already have more defenses than you think 🤓 [/QUOTE]

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