Re: The Bow Assassin

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:26:06 -0000

> The problem is that a clean kill is difficult to get. He would
have had to
> spend a hero point to accomplish this which made it unsatisfying
indeed.
>
> If the archers skill is 1W and the ruffians have dodge 14 how would
others
> go about this.

If it was IMPORTANT (and if he was a Heortling then secret murder is pretty important...), make it an Extended Contest. Not Archery vs. Dodge, but Ambush vs Sense Ambush (or whatever), then a Final Action, or even Coup de Gras, of Archery once the opposition is already below 0 AP. Apply lots of modifiers/augments for sneak, alert, etc.

But as a Simple Contest, yes, it is nigh impossible to get a kill...

Wulf

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