This is just to make sure everyone understands Exalted, particularly the damage system, mostly so no-one has to break the game in the middle of something to figure everything out.
The best way I can come up with to explain it is through examples.
Bob Solar has Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Melee 2 with a 1-dot broadsword specialty, and uses a broadsword with Accuracy +1 and Damage +3L.
He attacks John Mortal, who also has Dexterity 3 and Melee 2 with a 1-dot broadsword specialty, and is using a broadsword with Defense +1, and wears an armour that soaks 5L.
Bob Solar slashes.
[Dexterity 3 + Melee 2 + Specialty 1 + Accuracy 1 | 8,4,4,8,1,0,7 = 5 successes]
John Mortal parries.
[Dexterity 3 + Melee 2 + Specialty 1 + Defense 1 | 4,2,7,2,7,4,8 = 3 successes]
John did not stop the attack, however, he did misdirect it a bit, so it won't hurt him as much. Now we do damage. Subtract the 3 defense successes from the 5 attack successes, so now we've 2 successes for the attack. Figure "raw damage". Raw damage is the maximum damage of the attack after defense but before soak. Raw damage is the total of Successes + Strength + Weapon rating.
So the raw damage here is 8 (Strength 3 + 3L [the sword] + 2 Successes). Compare that to the target's soak. Since this is lethal damage, the mortal (John) can't soak it with his Stamina, and must rely on the armour alone. His armour soaks 5L. So take the raw damage, 8, and compare it to the soak, 5L. 8-5 is 3, so Bob now rolls 3 damage dice to calculate how much damage is actually done to John.
Damage roll.
[Raw Damage 8 - Soak 5 = 3 dice | 0,7,3 = 2HLs lethal damage]
John Mortal just took two Health Levels of lethal damage. Why not three? Because 10s don't count as 2 successes in damage rolls.
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