08-18-2011, 07:59 AM
Aldarron Wrote:Hey Chirine, So the discussions on Marv's ODD74 forum reminded me of your explanation of the combat round in EPT, and you mentioned that both Dave and Phil allowed the option of a Parry instead of an attack. Do you know the rule that was used for Parries? There's one in the Holmes basic rulebook, was that it?
I'm sorry, I don't know; I've never read the Holmes basic rulebook, which I'm assuming is a D & D edition, and I doubt Phil did either.
The relevant section of the original EPT is Section 720 - Combat. If a player opted to parry an opponent's blow, the to-hit number from the tables in Section 720 would be used; if the parry was successful, i.e., the 'to hit' number or better was rolled, then this would negate any hits or damage scored by the opponent in that combat round. Phil later formalized this in both his unpublished RPG, "Skein of Destiny", and in "Swords and Glory".
yours, Chirine