Editing WH4e TheWitchhuntersLackeys (section)

== How does combat Work? ==
To help us with combat in 4th edition some notes...

*"1: Roll to Hit Melee: To attack, perform an Opposed Melee Test with your Opponent (both you and your opponent Test your Melee Skill - see page 126). Whoever scores the highest SL wins. If you win the Test, you hit your opponent and gain +1 Advantage. If you lose the Opposed Test, your opponent gains +1 Advantage and your Action is finished."
**So you don't deal damage in Melee when you are defending BUT you do gain Advantage for your next attack.

*"2: Roll to Hit Ranged: Roll a Ranged Test for the weapon you’re using. If you are successful, you hit your opponent and gain +1 Advantage. If you fail, your Action is over. Your opponent doesn’t gain Advantage in ranged combat."
**So you only have to make a defense roll if your opponent hits you. You can normally only dodge but a larger shields allows you to use WS to block it as it where.

And for dealing damage...
*"Take the SL of your Opposed Test and add it to the Weapon Damage of the weapon you’re using. This final number is your Damage."
**So if the attacker is the winnder, even if you both 'failed', they deal damage equal to the basic amount +/-1 their SL.

And the Re-Reading Dramatic Test and Success Levels and Opposed Tests.
*"The party with the highest SL wins the Test. If both participants score the same SL, the party with the higher tested Skill or Characteristic wins. In the unlikely event there is still a tie, then one of two things, as determined by the GM, occurs: 1) there is a stalemate, and nothing happens; 2) both parties re-roll until there is a clear winner."
**So in Melee Combat the one with the best SL wins even if they both "failed" their skill rolls. I am probably going to ignore that last part as it MIGHT slow down the game and just give the 'win' to the Player-Characters.