> The creature could also take -3 per extra target and split it's AP
up
> amongst them if it wins (using the BEST defensive roll). So it could
> have a go at attacking them all at once, although poorly.
Hmm. The best defensive roll seems a bit too easy for them. Put Harven the Unmoving Shield (Elmali Devotee) first, and the no one has to bother about their defense rolls :-) I suppose the creature can split its AP, then the players make defensive rolls and then as a narrator you have to tell each player how much his character loses. Argh... I still don't know by rote this extended contest table...
> Very Big is a perfectly suitable defensive Ability. And as it's so
> slow, the Heroes could be allowed first attack, meaning the creature
> gets 50 AP and one hell of a defence (which would be reduced by
> Multiple Opponent penalties), but still not a very good attack. Not
> remarkably dangerous, but damn difficult to kill.
That was what I wanted. Thanks. Anyway, they had (I hope) adrenaline levels quite in the red because they knew that if one of them was hurt, that would be nasty. You know, classical Big Nasty Beast with ^8 edge for damage.
'Yes, you rolled 20, so it catch you (for once), that's very bad. Let me see... OK you lose 39 AP. Negative now I suppose ?'. Splat, from 17 AP to -22 AP in half a second.
> >I suppose using the 'Very Big' ability as a the principal ability
to
> >fight would be cheating ?
>
> It would be a poor attack ability (unless it simply trampled or
barged
> around, with a -10 or so penalty to it's Ability), but a perfectly
> good defence.
By defence, you mean used as an augment at the beginning of the fight ? Or can the beast use this as the ability to resist players' rolls ??? (RQ is coming to my mind, with attack/parry abilities)
> >(The fact is, I fear my players may ask to do the same)
>
> You have Very Big 10W2 player characters? I would certainly allow
> Large to augment defences, and might allow it to add edge to
attacks.
No, I've 'Esrolian Philosophy 8W', 'Chirurgy 8W' player characters... And only.... one fighter in the whole group. But then, I can imagine them doing nasty things :-)
Andrew Graham wrote :
> If you look at Anaxial's Roster creatures
> can use there Large to trample
> creatures that are 20 or more smaller that them.
> So a horse that is Large 6W in size can trample a standard Large 6
man.
Ah well... AR was perceived in France as 'oh no, another monsters compendium, what are they doing ?'. So no one bothered to buy it or even to open it ... Well, now, after having seen it used for citation concerning legends, strange spirits and all, I've changed my mind. But then, it should be translated with new pictures in the month to come ...
Thank you all for your kind and swift answers !
Philippe
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