So I just read through the Combat section of the MRQ SRD and also read through the "Player's Guide" PDF, and I finally caught on to the fact (which most of you seem to have known about for a while now) that the Combat Tables for Dodge/Parry make no sense.
In the MRQ Rulebook, the Player's Guide, and the SRD, it appears that the only time you can parry or dodge as a reaction is in the event of a SUCCESFUL attack.
That being the case, a "Failure" in the Attack column shouldn't even be listed on the tables as it is impossible to trigger a Parry or Dodge with an UNSUCCESFUL attack.
That being the case, an "Attacker Overextended" result seems to be impossible to obtain when Dodging, and a straight "Attack Fails, Defender may Riposte" result also seems impossible.
I know that Matt Sprange said in his 'clarification' post that you could choose to Parry/Dodge a failed attack in the hopes of obtaining an Overextended or Riposte result - but that contradicted the requirements in the rulebook to "trigger" a Parry or Dodge.
Now that the 'Player's Guide' PDF has been released to 'answer all of our questions', it doesn't seem to address the fact that an Overextended or straight Riposte is impossible now.
What am I missing ?
In the MRQ Rulebook, the Player's Guide, and the SRD, it appears that the only time you can parry or dodge as a reaction is in the event of a SUCCESFUL attack.
That being the case, a "Failure" in the Attack column shouldn't even be listed on the tables as it is impossible to trigger a Parry or Dodge with an UNSUCCESFUL attack.
That being the case, an "Attacker Overextended" result seems to be impossible to obtain when Dodging, and a straight "Attack Fails, Defender may Riposte" result also seems impossible.
I know that Matt Sprange said in his 'clarification' post that you could choose to Parry/Dodge a failed attack in the hopes of obtaining an Overextended or Riposte result - but that contradicted the requirements in the rulebook to "trigger" a Parry or Dodge.
Now that the 'Player's Guide' PDF has been released to 'answer all of our questions', it doesn't seem to address the fact that an Overextended or straight Riposte is impossible now.
What am I missing ?