[GhostWriter]

Omae...you dirty...thanks. Yeah wish I was told that. I just dl'ed recently thinking it would make things easier on me. Now I can go full bore.

[Whiskeyjack]

I agree with Mirikon except I'd skip Dodge in favor of Gymnastics and just rely on Gymnastics dodging. You have your melee defense covered with Blades. Using Gymnastics to dodge will get you more bang for your buck with regard to ranges defense and broader utility.

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

... and lose the assist for the melee parry which is his raison d'etre?  Poor exchange.

[UmaroVI]

... and lose the assist for the melee parry which is his raison d'etre?  Poor exchange.

Please explain. I don't see how this character loses anything by switching out Dodge for Gymnastics.

[Novocrane]

Characters who go on full parry roll (melee combat skill x 2) + Reaction against any and all melee attacks made against them.

Neither do I, but I think they were looking at the full defence (dodge + melee + reaction) vs melee attacks, rather than the quoted bit.