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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4855928" data-attributes="member: 386">This is an interesting discussion.It strikes me that Palladium has a no-miss rule; you only miss on a roll of 4 or less on a d20!  Add in a few modifiers to Strike and you're not missing.  The opponent gets to roll to parry/dodge your attack, though.Is that the same thing as not missing?  In a way... since each combatant only has a number of parries/dodges per round (though typically too many to count for anything).  No matter what you are going to reduce your opponent's resources.Another game that springs to mind is Dogs in the Vineyard.  Your "attack" will "hit" unless your opponent does something to block it.  The point is that the other guy has to do something, he has to react to your attack, he can't just sit there and be passive.That changes the situation.Maybe I'm going down a different path here with active defense.  I think that the game is better if you can completely fail at whatever you were trying to - that way the game doesn't close off any possible outcomes.</blockquote>