Gerald Bosch:
> a) When dealing with ranged combat, what abilities are most appropriate for
> the opponent (assuming they are not returning some ranged attack)? My
> current thought is that some sort of specific "Dodge Missiles" type ability
> or feat would be used at full skill, while a "Hide in Cover" or a simple
> "Dodge" or "Agile" would be used with an improvisational modifier. If a
> Close Combat ability were being used it seems I should impose a more hefty
> improvisational penalty, while "Brew Mead" is right out. Does this seem
> right?
I'd say that (for example) Hide in Cover was entirely appropriate (assuming there is any!), but what you must bear in mind that "successes", or even "victory" in doing this are only going to make you, well, really well hidden. You can't "hurt" the archer like this (other than his pride in being able to pick you off at a 1/4 mile). This is the key trickiness in such contests: they're asymmetrical, and sometimes border on being two separate contests, happening in parallel.
> e) Any advice on how to use the new "Decapitate Foe" feat in a game without
> hit locations? My real problem is figuring out a way to do this that
> wouldn't make the feat much more powerful than Humakt's Death Secret. My
> best idea so far is to make its use into a simple contest of affinity vs.
> resistance, but only have it work on a major or complete victory.
Ah, the "mystic strike" approach. ;-) What about having it give a large-ish bonus, but only on actions on which sufficient APs are bid for it to have the "appropriate" effect? Esp. parting shots/coups de grāce.
Powered by hypermail