Dodge
When this unitUnitUnits fall under 2 categories: party and enemy. These 2 categories, in relation to one another, are referred to as opposing units. is engagedEngageAdventurers may engage multiple times per turn but are limited by the dice they can roll and fatigue they can gain. You may perform a move action before or after you perform an engage action, but not both. by an opposing unit, prevent damage dealt to this unit equal to the number of rolled skill dice that do not deal damage.
What dice are considered to "deal damage"?
Dice that deal damage must deal damage to a unit in the engageEngageAdventurers may engage multiple times per turn but are limited by the dice they can roll and fatigue they can gain. You may perform a move action before or after you perform an engage action, but not both. in which it was rolled. Damage is prevented for each die that does not deal damage that engage. The damage does not need to be resolved against the enemy with dodge - as long as the die deals damage to any unit within that engage, it counts as dealing damage.
Since Dodge looks at the results of your full dice roll, resolving this skill requires you to decide what you are doing with all of the damage-dealing dice you roll that engage.
A die that deals damage after the engage (even if later that same turn), or adds a status effectStatus EffectThis skill die is placed in a unique manner (for example, on an enemy or in a hex), and its ability is resolved as described in its entry. When a status effect skill die is removed from its current position, that die is exhausted unless its ability specifies otherwise. that deals damage, or gives tenacityTenacityA resource tracked using the peg slots at the bottom right side of your adventurer mat. Accumulated tenacity remains until it is spent to trigger a class ability or reduced by another effect. that is used to deal damage, is not considered to deal damage.
SourceCan I choose to not resolve dice that were rolled as part of an engage to avoid Dodge?
No, all dice you roll in an engage are counted towards Dodge. Even if you choose not to resolve the ability on the die.
If I roll enemy combat dice as a part of an engage, are they also considered "skill dice" for the purpose of Dodge?
Yes, enemy combat dice are considered skill dice.
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