> Barumar the great Orlanthi warrior wants to strike his enemy with
> thunderbolt in the middle of extended contest. His affinity skill
> is 17. His close combat (sword&shield) skill is 5W (25 AP:s). He
> bids 15 AP:s. Thunderbolt is physical efect, enemy resists with his
> tough 17. Question: Does Barumar roll fo close combat or magic
> affinity? My guess would be for affinity...
Correct.
A few notes: unless he's a devotee, he'll have a -3 improvisational penalty for using any feat off his affinity (and will therefore be rolling against 14).
"By the book," a Thunderbolt is the "mystic strike" secret power of Orlanth Thunderous, and not resolved using the normal rules. I think other respondents have overlooked this potential complication -- I am assuming you're talking about a "generic" magical attack rather than this rather tricky and unusual instance.
Cheers, Nick
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