Parry

Parry is a type of avoidance that allows you to completely deflect an enemy's attack.

For PCs, Parry is calculated as:

• Parry = 10 + Str bonus
• This can be modified by items, gems, enchants, and powers.

To use Parry, follow this process:

• When attacked, before you know the result of the attack, roll your Parry chance.
  • On success, the attack is avoided entirely.
    • After a successful Parry, you may attack the target immediately with the weapon that did the parrying. This is called a Riposte. You may not use a maneuver for this riposte, only a normal melee attack.
  • On failure, the attack is suffered fully.

Parry may be used under the following conditions:

• The attack is not an area effect
• You are aware of the attacker
• The attack is coming from your forward arc
• You are armed with a Strength-based weapon

Since Dodge and Parry are both forms of avoidance, you may not attempt both against the same attack. You must choose only one per attack.