Things to talk about

[Scott Adams]

At 12:42 PM 2/13/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Hiya
>
>>1) The One Blow Damage rule AV x 5.  Does anyone use this for natural armor
>>ie hides?
>>      Maybe creatures would go say from NAV 2 to NAV1 through peirced
>>plates
>>and such?
>>           Anyone consider this?
>
>  Can't remember if we've ever used this. What I'd be likely to do is in
>place of reducing AV, simply have the AV only count as half (rounded down)
>for that blow. That is, if the damage is 19 and the AV was 3, the AV would
>only count as AV1. Thusly the damage would be 18 points suffered. Something
>just seems wrong with reducing AV by a single hit, yet a dozen hits that all
>do AVx4 or so have no effect.


That seems a bit more in terms of accounting to figure out.
I'm not sure if that makes sense to me but I'll consider it.

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>
>>2) CDFx2 for expertise
>>         Is it me or is this a simplistic rule seems its always the same
>>number no
>>matter what.
>>         Anyone create a variation system?
>
>It *seems* simplistic, but it actually take a lot of things into account
>(that is, the CDF is made up of a lot of factors). Multiplying that by 2 is
>just fine by me. :) P&P doesn't need any more math for the poor DM! ;-)

Yeah I didn' tknow if anyone had a more definite variation system.

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>>3) Finally torches as a weapon how would you classify this weapn and would
>>you give
>>     it as a skill?
>
>Probably a Club at -1 to -3 WSB depending on how crappy a torch it is. It
>would likewise have a low FV. Definitly use the Club skill.

That's what I figured.  Just want to check.
Thanks

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