Topic: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Started by: Paul Heinz
Started on: 10/21/2002
Board: The Riddle of Steel
On 10/21/2002 at 2:22am, Paul Heinz wrote:
Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
In the rules on Armour (p86) it states that in addition to Armour Value. armour negatively affects the wearers defensive TN when dodging and/or lessens the wearer's Combat Pool.
Now the CP modifier is explicit in the table, but which modifier is used for affecting the dodge TN (i.e. increasing it)?
From the context, I'm inclined ot assume that it is the Move modifier which is intended. And since the Move modifier is bounded at -3, this does tend to make sense (affecting TNs by as much as 5 is pretty harsh!)
So, if it is the Move modifier that effects dodge TN, what about the Move modifier from Encumbrance (p94)? It makes sense that encumbrance should affect dodging just like armour does, but the Move modifiers here are given as fractions, not absolute numbers?
How do others here approach this issue? Any and all house rules welcome :-)
On 10/21/2002 at 2:31am, Jake Norwood wrote:
RE: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Actually, Paul, what you've got there is a piece of Errata. Sorry 'bout that (hey Spartan--take note!).
Ignore that bit about negative effects to dodge TN. The CP mods cover it just fine.
Jake
On 10/21/2002 at 3:01am, Brian Leybourne wrote:
RE: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Hey - another Aucklander! Fancy that, I thought I was the only one!
Sorry, not a terribly constructive post, I know. Err.. what Jake said, ok? :-)
Brian (the north shore boy...)
On 10/21/2002 at 7:47am, Spartan wrote:
RE: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Jake Norwood wrote: Actually, Paul, what you've got there is a piece of Errata. Sorry 'bout that (hey Spartan--take note!).
I'm on it! I love newbies, BTW... they're doing my work for me! :D
Speaking of errata, Jake... when do you want it done? I've started, but I'm not exactly rushing... I'd rather be thorough.
-Mark
On 10/22/2002 at 12:05am, Jake Norwood wrote:
RE: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Spartan wrote:Jake Norwood wrote: Actually, Paul, what you've got there is a piece of Errata. Sorry 'bout that (hey Spartan--take note!).
I'm on it! I love newbies, BTW... they're doing my work for me! :D
Speaking of errata, Jake... when do you want it done? I've started, but I'm not exactly rushing... I'd rather be thorough.
-Mark
Hah, I'm actually the wrong guy to ask--I make up my own on the spot. I think that most people would like to have it done sooner rather than later, though. What time frame were you thinking?
Jake
On 10/22/2002 at 4:29am, Spartan wrote:
RE: Dodging, Armour and Encumbrance?
Jake Norwood wrote: I think that most people would like to have it done sooner rather than later, though. What time frame were you thinking?
I hadn't really given much thought... how's a month sound?
I love deadlines... I especially love the whooshing sound they make as they go by. ;)
-Mark