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The close combat mechanics of DC are simple though still complex enough to give you a good choice of offensive and defensive moves. Players always complained that blocking is too difficult and I think I hardly ever used the diving blow but besides that they worked quite good. Nothing grossly imbalanced or exceptional strange. The close combat rules have changed a lot in DCIII.

I wonder if someone has tested or used them already. What is your experience? How do you like the changes?

Has at least someone read the DCIII close combat rules?

I'll get on it.

Thanks. I hope you like it. I desperately need an other opinion on that topic.

When I get home, I'll do a quick dust up, I'll use them with my nephew this weekend.

how would one treat a headbutt? This is also an attack that can be used while grappled, so I thought I'd ask.

Normally I treat a head-butt as an aimed strike with the fist. Doing the normal amount of damage (it's more difficult than a strike but automatically hits the opponents head). I don't apply damage to the attacker's head or something. I think if the player belives the PC to be able to fight like this it should be okay. Miss simply is a miss while catastrophic failiure should result to head-damage equal to own Unarmend Combat Damage (UCD). The task is often performed while wearing a helmet in which case we normally add+1 to the UCD. The problem with beeing grappled is that I consider the fighter able to put the opponent in a hold where no movement is possible. So let's say someone hat 2 controlling hits. The PC could still try to headbutt the opponent with -2 because he is not down jet. If he has 12 controling hits however I think he is in several locks, on the ground and unable to move.
Using the headbutt to free a PC from a hold is a good tactic. If you hit the opponent it is not to unlikely to knock him out instantly. After all you score a hit to the head. However the chances of a catastropic failiure are higher since it is a more difficutlt roll. Generally it is the same as a handstrike with no real advantage but the cinematic effect on the game. I don't tell the players that they technically performing a normal aimed strike and they seem to be contempted with that.

Yeah, I'd say it would be like a jab.

Set up is while waiting for a contact in a bar, a female PC gets groped by a drunk and retaliates. More to come!

Can't wait to hear the results especially compared to the old rules.

Thanks for reminding me to do a comparison.