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6 months ago ::
Jan 05, 2013 - 8:01PM
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an  or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 05, 2013 - 8:04PM
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
its not healthy to default to a negative standpoint :P
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6 months ago ::
Jan 05, 2013 - 8:10PM
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Date Joined:
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
its not healthy to default to a negative standpoint :P
How long have you been on these boards again? 
I hope for the best but expect the worst.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 05, 2013 - 8:12PM
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Date Joined:
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
its not healthy to default to a negative standpoint :P
How long have you been on these boards again?
I hope for the best but expect the worst.
i know that feeling -_-
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6 months ago ::
Jan 06, 2013 - 10:15AM
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Ok, follow-up question.
If it is the same but different for a fighter, should it be changed?
My fighter used Parry every time.
Should a Fighter get a choice at character creation to choose between the two?
For those mathematically minded, can someone give me a break down of when using one is better than the other?
Viva La "what ever version of D&D you are playing right now!"
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6 months ago ::
Jan 06, 2013 - 10:33AM
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Date Joined:
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
its not healthy to default to a negative standpoint :P
Welcome to Humanity.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 06, 2013 - 10:40AM
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It's a function of MDD, Skill Dice, and Incoming Damage. Here's a chart with the average amount of damage mitigated from level 1-17. The ability really gets no better than that afterward.
Level MDD Skill Die Total
1 3.5 2.5 6
2 3.5 3.5 7
3 7 3.5 10.5
4 7 3.5 10.5
5 10.5 3.5 14
6 10.5 3.5 14
7 14 4.5 18.5
8 14 4.5 18.5
9 17.5 4.5 22
10 17.5 4.5 22
11 21 4.5 25.5
12 21 5.5 26.5
13 21 5.5 26.5
14 21 5.5 26.5
15 21 5.5 26.5
16 21 5.5 26.5
17 21 6.5 27.5
Since Deflect mitigates half the incoming damage, if the incoming damage is expected to be more than double the value in the Total column above, Deflect is the better option (on average).
But remember that Parry can totally eliminate an incoming attack if you roll well, so it can eliminate rider effects that might come with an attack (poison, etc). Deflect will not do that.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 06, 2013 - 6:46PM
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why did you all assume i was meaning that negatively?
i meant i would love to see it
Sorry then. I'd expect to see an or "!" on a possitive post. Without them, it seemed/felt negitive.
its not healthy to default to a negative standpoint :P
How long have you been on these boards again?
I hope for the best but expect the worst.
I expect the worst and am rarely disappointed.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 07, 2013 - 10:55AM
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Forged_Fury pretty much did the math, however there is one slight catch:
If you use your MDD to always parry, then parrying always comes out better than using Deflect. At each level, you are unlikely to get hit for more than twice the entry in Forged_Fury's Total column on a single attack.
However, if you remove the MDD, all you have left to parry with is your Skill Die, and in a comparison of Parry (skill die only) vs Deflect, the latter is more likely to come out on top. Perhaps worse than a full Parry, but you can still reduce incoming damage by half, while spending those MDDs on dealing additional damage yourself.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 07, 2013 - 11:04AM
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Nah, you get your MDD for both attack and reactions, its been stated already in a twitter post, your MDD resets on turn not round meaning can use your MDD to attack and parry, each round. Deflect is not worth the feat for a fighter..
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