Dodge or Brawl questions

[pbjunky1]

I wonder if anyone could help clarify a situation that was causing us a bit of confusion in a recent game.

A follower of a league charged a side kick of the opposition. Not normally a wise move but the side kick was a bit isolated and the follower had back up on the way wanted to take her down.
The follower was rolling 1x D6 for brawl the sidekick had 2x D6 for brawl & 3x D8 for dodge. The side kick opted to dodge.

The follower rolled a 6 the sidekick a 2, 4 & 4. The sidekick was matching due to dodging but couldn't cancel the 6 so received one unanswered hit & couldn't dodge away - in effect wasting her 4's. Is this the correct interpretation?

If the sidekick had elected to brawl and rolled 4 & 4 with her 2 D6 the follower was now matching but being intent on pressing home the attack  didn't cancel either of the 4s but hit her once. The sidekick can this time  use her 2x 4's to inflict  two hits on the follower - again is this the correct interpretation?

Thanks for your help with this

[d phipps]

... The side kick opted to dodge.

The follower rolled a 6 the sidekick a 2, 4 & 4. The sidekick was matching due to dodging but couldn't cancel the 6 so received one unanswered hit & couldn't dodge away - in effect wasting her 4's. Is this the correct interpretation?

100% correct.

Dodge is a purely defensive option. And is rolled when you simply want to have your best chance to avoid damage. But you must score equal or higher than the enemy. This is done for game balance. If you only need to roll a success (4+) - dodging would be too easy/powerful.

If the sidekick had elected to brawl and rolled 4 & 4 with her 2 D6 the follower was now matching but being intent on pressing home the attack  didn't cancel either of the 4s but hit her once. The sidekick can this time  use her 2x 4's to inflict  two hits on the follower - again is this the correct interpretation?

100% correct.

Dodge is not always the best option - just because you might have more dice in it. You really want to consider the situation/goals and how much you are willing to risk?

I'm not saying Dodge was the wrong option in the example. Based on the odds, it was probably a good choice - depending on what else was happening. He just rolled too low. That is going to happen sometimes. 

[pbjunky1]

Thanks for the prompt reply Dave

[d phipps]

A question from a Pulp Alley player via PM ---

When a player elects to dodge, does that mean that they have to match as many dice as they can, thereby negating any hits from the opponent, or are they allowed to inflict hits as well just as if they were shooting?

Dodging is a purely defensive tactic and does not give you the option to inflict hits on the enemy.

From page 17 of the Pulp Alley rulebook (Fighting>Matching)-- "When matching dice, any dodge successes which are not used to match/cancel an opponent’s dice, have no further effect. ..."


I hope that helps.


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