> You may not have enjoyed tonights game then. As my players had
> scuppered my plans for them to be attacked and captured by the
> Silver Shields Vexilla I had them attacked by a gang of feral
> broos. James is new to HQ and Glorantha, and he opted for an
> entertainer character. What does he, a Donandari devotee, do when
> attacked by two large Broos? He, aided by his lovely assistant
> Rolla, dance like in a ballet singing with sheep voices. He used
> his Mimic animal sounds ability. Now he had a rating of 13. The
> Broos I had decided before combat were feral and had nothing they
> could resist with so it was the attack versus 6. The contest
> started with 12 Ap for the player and 6 for the broo. He made a
> succesful attack, and then they entered melee, but of course they
> had their point totals already in place.
You always defend with 14, whether you have a worse skill or not,
the natural world comes to your aid. The 6 is only used if you try
to use a skill you dont have, ie you are the active player.
You have swim 6, you try to swim the river, roll 6 vs 14. The river
tries to drown you and you resist with swim, but you always resist
with a minimum of 14, ie 14 vs 14.