RE: defense

[Preston Wiley <quotha@laf.cioe.com>]

> Oh, just read your post, Steve.  Glad to see you agree.
> 
> Now about weapon DV's adding to missile defense; sorry, but
> I just don't concur.  _Not_ having the weapon defense sub-
> skill apply to MDV is _not_ an exception, it fits right in with the
> fact that the weapon doesn't affect MDV to begin with.  Also,
> I can't really agree with your point that weapons should apply
> to MDV.  Sure, people today 'can' it baseballs and people today
> 'can' knock down thrown weapons or arrows, but I have to argue
> that those people are: a) ready and waiting to do so, 

Isn't that what the defense skill is supposed to aloow you to do? Be ready
and waiting to block weapons (and projectiles) headed toward you?
 
> and b) not in the direct line of fire of the missile.  I'm sorry, but
> I just cannot see Joe Cuisinart calmly noting 2 opponents loading bows
> as he dices up one of the 3 brigands trying to steal his purse so he
> gets a little more defensive and as he swings twice to severely damage
> the second brigand in front of him, he also swings his blade up and
> out just in time to split the two arrows, tip to notch, on the edge of
> his blade.  Nope, don't see it.  Heck, I can't even see Sammy Sosa
> knocking a ball out of the air that is heading right toward his face,
> much less hitting it out of the park.  Sorry.

I agree with you on the multiple attack from multiple opponents thing.
Maybe the defense skill should only allow you to block one attack with
your escalated DV per round. I can't see a person blocking two attacks
with there weapon at the exact same time.

- Preston