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fenrir created 		dom6:attack-skill [2024/04/19 14:14]
fenrir [Attack Skill] added the note that Defense wins ties
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 ====== Attack Skill ====== ====== Attack Skill ======
  
-{{:items:enchanted_sword.png?nolink }} **Attack Skill** is offensive martial talent, particularly in melee combat. When attacking someone else, your Attack Skill gets a [[DRN]] roll, the defender gets a [[Defence Skill]] DRN roll, and the result of the attack depends on the result.+{{:items:enchanted_sword.png?nolink }} **Attack Skill** is an offensive martial talent, most often used in melee combat to determine whether an attack hits successfully. When attacking with a melee weapon, the attacker’s Attack Skill gets a [[DRN]] roll is compared to the defender’s [[Defence Skill]] DRN roll:
  
   * **If the Attack result is higher than the Defence result**, the attack lands, ignoring the target's shield (if they have one).   * **If the Attack result is higher than the Defence result**, the attack lands, ignoring the target's shield (if they have one).
-  * **If the Attack result is lower than the Defence result**, what happens depends on if the defender's Parry bonus is what's responsible. +  * **If the Attack result is lower than or equal to the Defence result**, what happens depends on if the defender's Parry bonus is what's responsible. 
-        *  **If the Parry bonus is what makes the difference**, the attack hits the target's shield, and the shield's [[Protection]] value matters.+        *  **If the Parry bonus is what makes the difference**, the attack hits the target's shield, and the shield's [[Protection]] value is used in damage calculations.
         * **If the Parry bonus is not what made the difference**, the attack misses completely.         * **If the Parry bonus is not what made the difference**, the attack misses completely.
  
-Whether or not the attack does any damage depends on a different dueling pair of DRN rolls (Damage vs. Protection), and on a different pair of attributes ([[Strength]] and Protection).+After the attack hits, whether or not it does any damage depends on a different dueling pair of DRN rolls (Damage vs. Protection), and on a different pair of attributes ([[Strength]] and Protection).
  
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dom6/attack-skill.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/19 14:14 by fenrir

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