karamo_at_... wrote:
>
> Steve Lieb wrote :
>
> >DM: "Berserk Troll attacking - what do you do?"
> >Player: "Uh, my best skill is "pick wildflower 8w3" so I use my
> >stunning skill to pick enough wildflowers to bury him and >confuse him."
> >DM: "That's just dumb. He thwacks you."
>
> I am not sure about that ! I remember a game with a Voria initiate whose group
> was attacked by a Troll. She decided to use her "Flower Path" Divine Spell (I
> don't remember the exact name) making flowers appearing before the Troll on
> its path ! The Troll missed its suprised roll (INT or something - kinda Beffddle
> effect for one round), allowing the other players to ready their weapon and
> get the first shot at it !
>
> I don't know how this would be palyed with HW system. Probably a quick contest
> before the combat extended contest ?
>
> Alain.
>
That's pretty much how I'd handle it.
If a player startles *me*, I'm very wiling ot let the NPCs be startled too.
Jeff
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