Combat in Deluxe Rules & GM's Handbook

[BenQ]

I've been looking at the different combat systems in the Deluxe Rules and the GM's Handbook. Have I got it right that the key difference is that in the Deluxe rules you decide after a succesful blow if you want to parry/dodge etc. whereas in Deluxe it is assumed that you will?

In the Deluxe rules, you can take such evasive action ('reactions') only as many times in a combat round as you have Combat Actions. The GM's handbook doesn't comment on this point I think. Does that mean that you still have limited Reactions, or has this been superceded and you can in effect have as many reactions as attacks against you? If you are limited, when you attacked and can't react, is this still seen as a defensive failure for the purpose of refering to the combat matrix?

 

[Deleriad]

I've been looking at the different combat systems in the Deluxe Rules and the GM's Handbook. Have I got it right that the key difference is that in the Deluxe rules you decide after a succesful blow if you want to parry/dodge etc. whereas in Deluxe it is assumed that you will?

In the Deluxe rules, you can take such evasive action ('reactions') only as many times in a combat round as you have Combat Actions. The GM's handbook doesn't comment on this point I think. Does that mean that you still have limited Reactions, or has this been superceded and you can in effect have as many reactions as attacks against you? If you are limited, when you attacked and can't react, is this still seen as a defensive failure for the purpose of refering to the combat matrix?

In the GM's handbook you must decide whether or not you wish to defend against an attack (by parrying or dodging) before you know the results of the attack. You still have the same number of reactions.

If someone attacks you and you don't defend (because either you have no reactions remaining or because you don't want to spend the reaction) then this is the same as a defensive failure.

 

[BenQ]

Thanks! That is what I had assumed.