Also, consider that anyone tanking around in that much iron would have stomped most Manticores in RQ (the Manticore might have hurt a bit if it got it's posion through), so I don't think it's unreasonable that the manticore is going to have to bid high to hurt the adventurer.
Cheers,
Ash
> from: flynnkd2 <flynnkd_at_...>
> date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 03:06:49
> to: hw-rules_at_yahoogroups.com
> subject: Re: Creatures vs good armour
>
> I have an encounter coming up with my players of a Manitcore. Look
> at AR Manticores have Claw 2w^2 and are supposed to be pretty tough.
>
> One of my players has a large iron shield, and a heavy iron
> breastplate from his writeup. This gives him ^3 (composite armour
> and shield) ^1 large shield, ^1 heavy breastplate, ^2 iron shield,
> ^2 iron breastplate = total ^9 defence.
>
> Assuming the Manticore hits him, even if it uses Strong to augment
> its edge to ^7, it will be doing 1 damage every time.
>
> Where as the player will do more due to the manticores poor armour
> (^2).
>
> Does a manticore gain any benefit from having extra attack modes,
> Claws, Sting and Tusks... or is this absorbed by the AP system?
> (other than the sting having poison). Would it be worth saying that
> creatures with mutiple attacks count as multiple attackers?
>
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