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<blockquote data-quote="kerleth" data-source="post: 6017211" data-attributes="member: 84383"><p>I think that parry should definitely work against shocking grasp style effects. Your character isn't completely blocking the attack, only reducing the effect. A successful non parried shocking grasp is where the mage strikes you on the chest and yells &quot;Clear!&quot;. A parried one knocks their arm to the side so that you are grazed, numbing your left arm and making you a little twitchy, or perhaps completely spoiling a weaker or poorly aimed (read as rolled low damage) shocking grasp. As far as arrows and searing rays, that I could see going either way. Is it technically possible to see that someone is about to release an arrow or throw a javelin and begin moving to deflect where they are aiming towards, yes. Could a material object block part of a laser so not as much burny hits the target, (aka searing lance), yes. Would it be a lot harder to pull off and should a generic 1st level fighter pull it off, I dunno.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="kerleth, post: 6017211, member: 84383"] I think that parry should definitely work against shocking grasp style effects. Your character isn't completely blocking the attack, only reducing the effect. A successful non parried shocking grasp is where the mage strikes you on the chest and yells "Clear!". A parried one knocks their arm to the side so that you are grazed, numbing your left arm and making you a little twitchy, or perhaps completely spoiling a weaker or poorly aimed (read as rolled low damage) shocking grasp. As far as arrows and searing rays, that I could see going either way. Is it technically possible to see that someone is about to release an arrow or throw a javelin and begin moving to deflect where they are aiming towards, yes. Could a material object block part of a laser so not as much burny hits the target, (aka searing lance), yes. Would it be a lot harder to pull off and should a generic 1st level fighter pull it off, I dunno. [/QUOTE]

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