Re: Heroic Actions

From: aescleal_at_...
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:56:02 +0000 (GMT)

Much as the rules look wonky, you could treat feats that do specific things like this as mystic strikes - drive the opponent below zero action points and the special effect occurs. The main problem with using this for something like "decapitate foe" from the Humakt subcults is that it reduces the utility of "sever spirit." There's less point in learning a secret that wipes people out when you've got a feat that does it. (Sorry about the power gamer speak there...)

There are other way of handling decapitate foe that spill off the keyboard:

• if the actor makes a simple test on decapitate foe, he can ignore the opponents armour (if the opponents not wearing a gorget for the pedantic);
• the actor can use decapitate foe instead of close combat and compete against the opponents best magic resistance instead of close combat.
• he can use it to augment his close combat, either as an improvement to his target number OR as an edge.

Using any of these options, blowing a hero point makes them all very likely to succeed. FREX a hero point can give someone using a feat to gain an edge +^20 ~ 75% of the time (complete success against a target number of 25) - not to be sneezed at.

Perhaps the best way of using feats like this is to let the player try what they want and go with their description. Let them decide how to use the darn thing.

Cheers,

Ash

> date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 06:13:12
> to: hw-rules_at_yahoogroups.com
> subject: Re: Heroic Actions
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> I was thining of allowing my players to activate Feats at heroic
> levels by expending HPs to do so.
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> EG: A humakt feat like "Decapitate Foe" would be activated by
> expending a HP and would then actually do exactly that... swish...
> but only for one action/attack.
>
> A minor victory would obviosuly not do the trick, and a complete
> victory seems a little hard to get, but is a Major Victory a
> suitable level for this? I dont want them to have to drive the
> opponent to -40AP, this is a dramatic act that results in
> decapitation if it works (it would still do AP damage as normal if
> it doesnt work).
>
> This would extend to Sword Breaker, Shield Destroyer etc...any feat
> really that had an implied definative result.
>
> Should the Affinity score be used to resolve this or CC skill?
>
> Has anyone done something like this ??
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