Re: (TFT) Is a sweeping blow physically cutting thru your target?

["Dan Tulloh" <dwtulloh@zianet.com>]

Rick,

     What happens if you roll double or triple damage vs the target
     of the sweeping blow?  Would you consider that to be a cut
     through the victim?

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rsmith" <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: (TFT) Is a sweeping blow physically cutting thru your target?


> Hi Dan,
> I do not consider a sweeping blow to 
> actually cut thru the first victim.  I 
> consider sweeping blows to be a series of
> shallow cuts across the fronts of several
> figures.
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tft-owner@brainiac.com [mailto:tft-owner@brainiac.com]On Behalf Of
> dwtulloh@zianet.com
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:28 PM
> To: tft@brainiac.com
> Subject: Re: (TFT) Erol's smoother St damage table
> 
> 
> What about a concept of "blow-thru" damage?  For example, look
> at Arpad Zloty (sometimes called "the Cruel") in Death Test 2.
> He gets to use the sweeping blow with that cute little axe of
> his, allowing him to strike at all figures in his front hexes. 
> 
> But I don't think this tracks with reality.  A sweeping blow
> should allow me to attack each figure but stop the attack
> as soon as my weapon cannot "pass thru" to the next opponent.
> A "pass thru" could defined as an attack which results in a
> graze or a dismemberment. 
> 
> For example, suppose I attack 3 figures with in my front hexes
> with a sweeping blow.  I hit the first with regular damage for
> 5 points.  But the first figure is wearing plate, which stops
> 6 hits - my blow doesnt go through the victim and so my sweep
> comes to an end. 
> 
> Now suppose I hit the first figure for 16 points of damage.
> This cuts through the armor, doing 10 points of damage to the
> victim.  If my weapon passes through the victim (maybe a roll
> would be required?), I can go on to attack the next victim at
> a FURTHER DX AND DAMAGE minus. 
> 
> Obviously this idea needs to be fleshed out a bit more -- but
> do you all think it has any merit? 
> 
> Dan 
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