MRQ: Attack vs Parry, stupid question

[Jbb]

Ok I've got a stupid question about BRPG/MRQ, I'm sure I've missed something simple:

The Close Combat section says that an Attack is like an Opposed test, I quote “If the success levels are equal, the higher success roll wins and the lower roll is demoted by one level”.

But then your Dodge and Parry tables takes into account even success opposed, like I succeed my attack roll, you succeed your parry roll, then (I quote) “Attack succeeds,damage is reduced by the AP of the parrying weapon”.

So which one is it? If I succeed an attack with a percentile roll of 55, and you succeed a parry with a percentile roll of 51, does your defense reduce the damages done by your weapon's AP, or does your parry roll get downgraded to a failure in which case you take all of the damages?

Thanks

 

[Halfbat]

The new rules - see the Players Guide for details - say the defense, because it is the lesser of the two, gets downgraded to a missed parry. If the defence was higher and still a success (say 56) then the attack (at 55) would be downgraded to a miss.

Only at equal success levels and results does the AP of the shield/parrying weapon come into play.

That said, you could use the old-style rules and just say a successful parry protects against the damage. Butu there has been a lot of discussion on this. You could check the MRQWiki or have a search around on these boards for more options.

Hope this helps.