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Re: (TFT) DMGs crowbar



From: "Cas and Lisa \(also Silvia, Max & Viveka\) Liber"

In the meantime, I think that DMG's +5 knockback crowbar was
a really cool item and one for interesting gameplay - DMG do
you wanna flesh it out a bit (if not, then someone else can
but I figured you should get first dibs on it as the uathor)

Cas,
  High praise indeed.  Thanks.  I'm flattered.

Credit: My brother Steven invented what he called the "pry-bar." I fleshed out the rules.

Weapon/armor enchantment may be used to enchant force back (Fb) instead of damage done. A character struck with a Fb+5 is thrown back a total of six hexes instead of just one. The normal force back rules apply: the character must have hit their target, and taken no damage themselves this turn. If the item enchanted is a sheild and the character does a sheild rush, they only need to succeed in the sheild rush to get the force back bonus. Normally a sheild rush just knocks the target down. A sheild rush with Fb+5 will knock the target down and force them back five hexes. If the target is forced back over a clift or pit they may get a normal save of 3D vs. DX to catch the edge and hang on, as per the normal force back rules. But ONLY if there is an edge to the clift/pit adjacent to the targets ending hex. Thus if the target is knocked 2 hexes away from the clift/pit edge they get no save, as they can't reach the edge. If the enchanted item is a crowbar the forceback bonus also reduces the number of Dice needed to open a locked/barred door with it. A crowbar normally requires a save of 3D vs. ST +1D per lock spell on it. So a crowbar used on a door with five locks on it requires an 8D vs. ST roll. With a Fb+5 enchanted crowbar this becomes 3D vs. ST. Enchanting force back can be balanced with DX and damage bonuses in any combination that does not exceed a total of +5. For instance a mace could be DX+1, dmg+2, Fb+2. Or any other combination that does not exceed +5.

   David Michael Grouchy II


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