Two New Rules Questions for Mongoose

[Rurik]

I am also posting this on the General Rules Questions forum.

1) Is it intended that there are criticals in opposed rolls?

This seems to go against the high roll under skill wins mechanic. Or do opposed rolls ONLY determine a winner and loser without criticals? By extension are there fumbles and automatic failures?

2) Do Free Attacks use a reaction?

The rules for Riposte on the top of page 52 says a character may make a riposte if he has a reaction left to spend. The immediately following section on Free Actions (still on p. 52) does not say a Free Attack uses a reaction, but lists Riposte as a type of Free Attack.

Thanks.

 

[Rurik]

OK, here is a third tht came up:

3) Does a character lose POW for integrating a Rune during character creation?

 

[bluejay]

Here's another: -

If a defender parries an attack, does he still suffer knockback? If so, is the knockback based on the damage rolled or the resulting damage after AP is subtracted.

 

[King Amenjar]

I think you should still be knocked back if you parry with a shield, with the full amount counting. If you parry with a weapon... hmm... could it be knocked out of your grasp?

 

[Rurik]

Another one regarding Ripostes. Does the ripost need to be with the weapon that made the critical parry, or can a weapon in the other hand be used?

 

[King Amenjar]

Another one regarding Ripostes. Does the ripost need to be with the weapon that made the critical parry, or can a weapon in the other hand be used?

There's no reason for it to be the parrying weapon only, so either...