Re: attacked followers

From: Jeff <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:21:14 -0000

> How do we handle followers being attacked in their own right? Say
you had a
> follower, adding to your AP total - and then they themselves get
> specifically attacked. Lets say that our intrepid hero, Bob, is
engaged in
> a skirmish with some lunars, when a Lunar reinforcements arive right
behind
> Bobs follower, Jim. They attack Jim, rather than attacking Bob
directly, as
> Jim is closer.
>
> Do we treat this as an attack on Bob, or on Jim? If Bob and Jim
have
> different equipment, whose Edge ratings are taken?
>

I treat it as an attack on the follower, though since the attack IS on a group, any multiple attacker penalty can be negated. But the Hero cannot lose more AP than the follower was providing afterall.

I use the ratings for the follower, of course.

But I could be an overly harsh narrator. However, since you get so many benifits for a follower, I feel that having them vulnerable is a fair tradeoff. Of course, the follower has to be accesible. The Back-boy position is not readily attacked (where I seem to find most Enferalda and Brevari medics) and makes a good place to tuck the less combative followers -- who can still lend AP with their skills and magics.

Hope this helps!

Jeff