In the equipment section, there are shields. A shield increases the melee skill with +1 when used for parrying. And if the individual doesn't have the skill, it gives him a skill of zero.
I'm failing to find a purpose of it. Regarding parry, a skill of 0 is 0 negative DM to the attacker's roll. So far no effect.
Unless, by melee skill they don't mean simply the points in the skill, but the Stat DM + Melee skill.
You see, in Parry, we use "melee skill." In Dodge, we use either Dex DM or Athletics(Dex), whichever is higher. The wording is different.
I'm failing to find a purpose of it. Regarding parry, a skill of 0 is 0 negative DM to the attacker's roll. So far no effect.
Unless, by melee skill they don't mean simply the points in the skill, but the Stat DM + Melee skill.
You see, in Parry, we use "melee skill." In Dodge, we use either Dex DM or Athletics(Dex), whichever is higher. The wording is different.