Alright, update post.

Combat will probably be finished up in the next 1-2 weeks. On defending: you can either take a chance and respond with an attack which may or may not win the clash, use an action to dodge/block, or just eat it. I'm not going to really police damage unless it goes against something outright stated. If it's not enough, it'll balance out at some point. These are still just vague guidelines of how I'll respond to things.