Yes, that is correct (or should be).
>On the negative side, there are unlikely to be moral or genre qualms
>about a non-combat 'coup de grace', so allowing them is likely to
>make complete victory in non-combat contests very common, which might
>seem bizarre.
A parting shot is about the only way to ever getting a complete victory, should you really need one. And often you don't need a complete victory, so why risk a parting shot? If you lose you can be reduced to 0 or less yourself, especially if you have to make, say, a 30 AP bid to get a complete victory.
Also, parting shots are possible only in extended contests, so parting shots aren't likely to be very common. They aren't in my games at least.
-- - Mikael Raaterova [.sig omitted on legal advice]
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