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devonapple:
--- Quote from: Tedronai on April 11, 2011, 08:15:23 PM ---Is the combination of Dangerous and Lethal intended to produce an effective weapon:4 or weapon:6 shield?
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Weapon:6 was my reading, but since we know the base damage of Claws, it might be safe to explicitly "bringing up the damage to 4/6/etc."
Sanctaphrax:
It's meant to produce a weapon 4 effect. However, it says the opposite of that. Editing now.
Also clarifying first sentence.
And yes, one would expect the "bad touch" power to trigger when you get touched. But this way is mechanically cleaner and doesn't make success bad.
Tedronai:
of course, in a system where injury from an attack doesn't necessitate that attack actually connecting, the reverse is quite reasonable as well: an attack 'connecting' doesn't necessitate injury, and I would imagine that a creature possessing such a defensive capability as that power is meant to reflect would be more likely to develop defensive techniques emphasizing blocks rather than dodges, or only dodging in such a way as to render the attack non-damaging, while still allowing it to connect
Sanctaphrax:
Exactly!
devonapple:
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on April 11, 2011, 08:39:11 PM ---But this way is mechanically cleaner and doesn't make success bad.
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Unfortunately, in any game system, that's the exact point of such a power.
But, it is true that we're not playing HERO or Mutants & Masterminds, so I may have to let that go.
Nevertheless, as a reality check (inasmuch as we can have one) can we visualize Karrin Murphy with her martial arts going Aikido on a Fire Elemental and escaping unscathed due to high Fists/good rolls/FATE points?
I suppose if most people rule the fire aura from a Fire Elemental to be an example of Dangerous Mutual Damage Shield, and rule that the porcupine would be just the basic Damage Shield, with a successful Fists check indicating Murphy hit a soft spot?
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