hmmmm....I'm convinced! So let it be written, so let it be done.
Do you think this is worth submitting to Issaries?
' > Certainly thnking of the 'cinematic' feel that HQ aims
> for in a movie anyone struck by the poison would be
> dead, the hero escapes by the sting never pumping its
> deadly ichor into his veins. '
..is what sold it to me. Cheers.
Rob
- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, Ian Cooper
<ian_hammond_cooper_at_y...> wrote:
> >>So instead of having a scorpion man with
> "sword and shield fighting" and "sting fighting"
> just give him or her "sword, shield and sting
> fighting" at a slightly higher level.<<
>
> I'd say that this looks good to me, after all for the
> scorpion man attacking seperate opponents is still
> difficult even if he has multiple attacks. Instead of
> giving him a slightly higher level or augment I might
> be inclined to give him 'equipment bonuses': crude
> club +1, wicker shield +1, stinger +4
>
> The poison is trickier, because an extended contest
> does not deal with whether you received actual damage
> until it ends, but focuses on advantage in a situation
> (note HQ is not unique here Blue Rose and M&M
> similarly drop traditional hit points in favour of a
> 'how disadvantaged are you' approach). So whether or
> not you have been poisoned seems to me to be a
> function of the level of defeat, not an extra attack
> (I think AR still held a RQ viewpoint on how to handle
> some situations). I would just count poison as another
> equipment bonus (or auto augment ultimately the two
> are the same thing, one is just a fixed level) say +4.
>
> Certainly thnking of the 'cinematic' feel that HQ aims
> for in a movie anyone struck by the poison would be
> dead, the hero escapes by the sting never pumping its
> deadly ichor into his veins.
>
>
>
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