<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thomas...I don't think you are correct on one point, but correct on the expertise award being per encounter.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">For weapons, there is partial expertise if there were no hits scored but the skill was used. The unlucky character then gets one expertise point...and it's called a partial success. There seem to be no 'failures' for weapons (I assume being cut down is its own form of failure😃).</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Shields are slightly different:</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div class="page" title="Page 52">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'CourierNewPSMT'">"EXCEPTION </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'CourierNewPS'; font-weight: 700">— </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'CourierNewPSMT'">Shield users succeed when they block damage. If the shield
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</div>So, for shield hits you get the CDFx2 expertise...But it doesn't really address failure. This may be on purpose as with other combat skills. I don't know. But to me, I could understand an enemy getting a swing and a miss possibly being influenced by the shield use...so a partial expertise is earned. But then taking a hit would also provide the shielded character an expertise point same as being missed? Seems odd. But it could be the intent too. I can see where getting whacked might encourage you to better shield use.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Nov 6, 2016, at 2:53 PM, <a href="mailto:pnp-request@list.powersandperils.org">pnp-request@list.powersandperils.org</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Send pnp mailing list submissions to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:pnp@list.powersandperils.org">pnp@list.powersandperils.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit</span><br><span> <a href="http://www.powersandperils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pnp">http://www.powersandperils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pnp</a></span><br><span>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:pnp-request@list.powersandperils.org">pnp-request@list.powersandperils.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>You can reach the person managing the list at</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:pnp-owner@list.powersandperils.org">pnp-owner@list.powersandperils.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific</span><br><span>than "Re: Contents of pnp digest..."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Today's Topics:</span><br><span></span><br><span> 1. Shields and expertise (David Sanders)</span><br><span> 2. Re: Players Wanted - Possibly for the last time? (Curtis Aikens)</span><br><span> 3. Re: Shields and expertise ( Thomas O. Magann Jr.)</span><br><span> 4. Re: Shields and expertise (Scott Adams)</span><br><span> 5. Re: Players Wanted - Possibly for the last time? (Scott Adams)</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>