> What I was wondering is that such a feat is still a combat ability,
> so why would the defendant make a parry roll with any ability other
> than Combat? But this seems to mitigate against the idea of the
> feat in the first place - say I had Sword 5w and Salmon Leap 17, my
> chances of success would be lower. The example given in HW dealing
> with this sort of thing outlines an attack against a zombie in which
> a feat is used to bypass an inherent ability (invulnerability to
> normal weapons). In this case, the dramatic change (mundane attack
> to magical attack) forces the defending zombie to roll under changed
> circumstances.
We've done a fair bit of this kind of stuff. The salmon leap would be used to augment your normal close combat, giveing a bonus (if successful) for surprise, attacking a vulnerable area, etc.
Cheers,
Graham
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