Love BRP - Hate Attack Matrix

[Mithras]

I have BRP Zero at last, and was hoping to see the attack matrix as an 'option'. Alas it is not - and it is even more formidable than in Elric!

I was hoping for a slimmed down basic version as in CoC.

[frogspawner]

Yeah, I know. (Personally, I was hoping Attack/Parry/Dodge effects would each be separate, not matrixed at all.)
FWIW, Jason said he'd be 'clarifying' the combat chapter for Ed.1, so it may be simplified a bit.

But hey! Everything's optional, even if it ain't got a little white square by it...

[Jason Durall]

It's been clarified and slimmed down.

The basic rule is the same, though - one quality of success reduces the quality of success for an opposed roll.

Once you grasp that, the need to refer to the attack/defense matrix diminishes exponentially.

[Mithras]

I suppose all I need to know is ... do I succeed?

So having successes 'nulified' by fantastic parries could be done easily I suppose.