In a message dated 3/11/2005 9:09:40 PM Central Standard Time, pvk@oz.net
writes:
> > 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.
>
> Er, maybe you are playing with the typo mentioned earlier. Doesn't the
> myrmidon generally get to hack at the wolf at least once, assuming the
> myrmidon doesn't do something stupid like use full MA?
Could be. It's been a long time since I've used the "book" rules for entering
HTH, and I've generally played that entering HTH happens during movement,
simply because it made more sense to me that way. (The few times I tried
house
rules where the character entered HTH as an action, the mechanics felt clumsy
and wrong.)
Anyway, even with entering HTH as an action, the wolf has higher Dx and so
acts first, initiating HTH. One die is rolled, with a 2/3 chance of HTH
succeeding The myrimidon doesn't have a dagger, so that result doesn't
apply, and even
against a regular foe, a "draw dagger" result causes the opponent to lose the
use of his good, big melee weapon. The chance of the myrimidon geting a hit
in with his broadsword is less than 1/3, and even a wounded wolf is still
dangerous if it gets into HTH on the second turn.