Sniping and Hunting

From: Clay Luther <claycle_at_...>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 14:20:45 -0500


Three similar situations:
  1. A hunter with a bow waits for a deer to cross his sights. He aims and lets fly one arrow. He expects to kill the deer in one shot.
  2. The same hunter is hiding in the brush when a clansmen from a rival clan intent on poaching his clan's lands stroll by. The poacher does not see him and walks right by. The hunter wishes to wait until the poacher is some distance away, then use his bow to kill (or disable) the poacher instantly.
  3. A person who's played nothing but D&D assassins wants to play a D&D assassin in Hero Wars. He presumes that his assassin is excellent at sneaking up on people and killing them instantly by slicing their throats. He is hired to discreetly kill a local Lunar official and successfully positions him behind the official, knife drawn, and ready to slice the poor bureaucrat's throat.

How would you mechanically handle "downing with one shot" in these situations?

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Clay
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