Read the rules on killing characters… Pages 130-131… compromises suck.
compromises should be brutal, and intents shoot for the moon…
You’re being WAY too nice for the way the rules work.
A minor compromise, that’s not so bad…
a moderate, should be something unpleasant.
A Major, your opponent almost won.
Some film comparisons:
Robin & Marion: the big fight scene, where they exhaust themselves: Major compromise.
Red Sonja: Sonja wins vs Conan… I’d say a moderate compromise… He doesn’t put her in her place, but does tire her out…
SW Ep 3: Anikin vs Obi Wan… Moderate. Obi Wan’s intent was to kill or turn Ani… Ani’s was to kill… Ani opts for being left for dead rather than convert. Obi Wan agrees, and leaves unscathed.
SW Ep 1: Qui Gon vs Darth Maul: Qui-Gon and Darth Maul tied. Both die.
SW Ep 4: Vader and Obi Wan. Obi Wan’s intent was to let the ship escape; Vaders was to best Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan won, but had only a point of dispo left… hence his death. Major Compromise.
SW Ep4: Luke vs Stormtroopers (chase)… luke wins, moderate compromise. Luke runs smack into a new complication obstacle (the chasm). Luke makes the pathfinder roll, with the bonus die from his belt, and a help die from leia…