>There's a vingan devotee trying to use her "run on treetops" feat to
>move quickly over the forest in such a way that she can get behind the
>broo that are chasing the parties hunter. I was making her roll for the
>feat every time she wanted to start again (i.e. she ran to one spot (1
>roll) threw a javelin at a broo, and ran to another spot (1 more roll)
>and threw another javelin. The Player pointed out that unless she was
>significantly better than she is, she was going to fail reasonably
>often even against a resistance of 14 (and fall and be broken) and was
>this what the rules intended as it made the feat much less useful.
Well, she hasn't stopped running on the treetops when she cast the javelin, so I wouldn't make her roll again (at least not against the trees -- conceivably she might have to roll against the broos if they are attempting to get away from her).
In fact, I'd probably have her roll to get into position, then in succeeding rounds augment Throw Javelin with Run on Treetops.
>He asked whether it was possible to use his movement affinity as his
>base rather than his non-existant running skill.
No -- you can never use affinities as active abilities, only to augment. (FWIW, when I augment with an affinity, I usually mention the feat I'd use if I were a devotee, but I don't think this is a requirement.)
>I wasn't sure. I think
>he can "improvise" a feat that devotee's of Orlanth the hunter have,
>but not just use the affinity as an ability.
Correct, though with an improvisational modifier.
Bruce
>Surely no self-respecting hero with "run on treetops" magic should fail to run
>along the treetops under normal circumstances.
I'm not sure I agree with this (there is always a chance that magic doesn't work, due to the innate resistance of 14), but I also think this isn't a normal circumstance, it's in the heat of a battle.
Paul
>As for the hunter, I would probably allow him to have running at 13
>for 1HP (p58) there and then
Good suggestion -- and this is also one reason to leave a few words unfinished from your 100...
-- David Dunham Glorantha/HQ/RQ page: http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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