Re: (TFT) DMGs crowbar

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

> 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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