Betrayal at House on the Hill (First Edition)
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How does defending work when a monster or another hero attacks you, and do you deal damage back?
The rulebook's Making an Attack section describes both sides rolling and damage going to the loser.
- Betrayal at House on the Hill (First Edition) rulebook · Rulebook · Making an Attack
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- DoomTurtle · Community · 2016-12-01
There is no separate defence roll: attack and defence are one roll-off. Both sides roll dice equal to their Might, the higher roll wins, and the winner deals damage equal to the difference, or stuns a monster. The loser lowers Might or Speed by that much.
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