Re: (TFT) 18's & broken weapons

[Peter von Kleinsmid <pvk@oz.net>]

At 09:00 PM 2/24/04 -0500, ErolB1@aol.com wrote:
> I'm just croggled at
> the way you seem to strain at the gnat of a "break opponent's weapon" 
> maneuver
> while swallowing the camel of "weapon breaks on an 18."

I'd call an unbalanced "break weapon" maneuver the camel, and the "break on 
18" the gnat.

This discussion has actually improved my opinion of the break on 18. For a 
game where players want simplicity, to the extent that they do without 
defensive effects of skill, I don't see any problem with it.

* I agree that TFT weapons are probably mostly of cheap or unremarkable 
quality unless Fine.

* The rules do take into account weapon quality.

* Rolling 18 means _something_ unusual happened which made the weapon 
unusable. Maybe it got stuck in something. Maybe it got put in a position 
where the foe could and did break it on purpose. Maybe it got swung into a 
pillar or boulder the wrong way. Maybe it got caught and twisted somewhere. 
Maybe it got dropped and flew somewhere or fell in a hole. Maybe possibly 
it actually broke while hitting the target or something ordinary. No one 
knows - you're playing TFT, so the rules aren't detailed enough to tell you 
besides the result.

PvK
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