From:	Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Question about full defense
Date:	Sat, 3 May 1997 12:37:20 -0400

On Friday, May 02, 1997 5:15 PM, Gurth[SMTP:gurth@******.NL] wrote:
> MENARD Steve said on 22:19/ 1 May 97...
>
> > What's with the Full defense rule? I just read it about 10 times, and
I
> > do not feel any closer to understanding it! Can anyone shed some light
> > here?
>
> I've never really understood that rule either... No Combat Pool dice to
> your attack test, but only to your Body test, and you can't hit the
> attacker back -- but it offers no advantages of any kind over trying a
> counter-attack.

I used to think so too, until I realized that your body test is a
DAMAGE-RESISTANCE test. So it is body vs (power - armor), and *unaffected
by wound modifiers*!!!

Not too shabby when wounded, or when you have enough armor to make the
adjusted power of the attack less than 4, or when you have multiple
opponents on you (that +1 for enemies really stacks up.)

Or when the opponent has a monofilament whip<efg>



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