Question: Damage Question

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Originally Posted by Edi

There are no guides on how to read the log file. You need to either ask from someone who knows or puzzle it out yourself.

As for the attack question, yes. Total attack value is attack skill + DRN and that is compared to defense value of defense skill + DRN. If attack roll is higher than defense, it's a hit. If attack rolls is higher than defense but lower than defense + shield parry, then it's a shield hit and shield protection applies.

Thanks for the response Edi. I was puzzling it out over the weekend. There's a lot of good (although obscure) information in the log file, although calling it obscure is an understatement. I think it took me an hour to realize "wl4 diff-4" was talking about weapon length differences used for repelling.

And speaking of repelling, I learned that a death bless doesn't work with 1-point repel hits (figured I'd test a tactic while I was at it) and that a Dancing Trident with it's 6-length is pretty good at repelling , but I digress...