Re:Re: (TFT) Staff spell? --> Wizard vs. Fighter balance

[John J Hyland <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>]

---------- Ed Thorn <prophesor@yahoo.com> writes:
(snip)
CANON DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR +1d6 DAMAGE FROM A 'STAFF'
SPELL.

(snip)
The Codex Q&A says that Staff ON A QUARTERSTAFF gives
2+0.  This means that a guy with a 'two-handed' club
that happens to be shaped like a quarterstaff, who
happens to have the Quarterstaff Talent, and Staff
spell, can do 2+0.  He has to swing the thing, like a
Quarterstaff, and then I would guess the Staff spell
makes it hit better.

Relax a bit, would you, folks?  Nothing's on fire, here.
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I agree, and as I see it, if the wizard is holding the q-staff in one hand (because the other is occupied) it reverts to your basic 1d6 staff (after all, a wizard without the quarterstaff skill can still have a big staff).  Only when weilded appropriately does it get any incremental benefit. 

I do like Erol's house rule that a wand (baton) sized staff also works in HTH, whereas the big q-staff type would be of no value in a pile up, I may adopt that one too, although I don't use HTH much.

John




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