Re: (TFT) HTH mechanics

[ErolB1@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/11/2005 8:04:21 PM Central Standard Time, 
cgadda@earthlink.net writes:


> Good example: that chimpanzee attack last week on that poor fellow. Got 
> tore
> up pretty bad - I'm not even sure he pulled through. Even if he did, as the
> saying goes, "That'll leave a mark!"
> 
> And these were *chimps* - imagine what P.O'ed Kodiak bear or Siberian Tiger
> would do... to say nothing of an Allosaurus or T-Rex...
> 
> I think for animals the HTH rules are a pretty good model for reality.
> Animals are very dangerous - we tend to forget that in this age of modern,
> reliable, repeating rifled firearms. But catch us without a gun and we are
> hor d'erves in no uncertain terms.


This is a problem for those of us who want interesting cinematic gaming, 
rather than reality. 

Actually, I don't have a problem with wolves, bears, etc. being able to shred 
an unarmed human. I don't even have much of a problem with the beast being 
able to shred the human a little faster by going to HTH combat.

The big problem for me is that human characters can be well-armed with 
swords, axes, and spears - and animals can still negate this armament, practically 
at will, simply by forcing the humans into HTH combat. 

For example: If a summoned wolf fights a summoned Myrimidon, the wolf will 
usually win provided it attempts to enter HTH. But the Myrimidon is *suppose* to 
be the more powerful combatant. Something is wrong, here. 
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