(TFT) Axe vs. Mace/shortsword damage

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-----Original Message-----
>From: raito@raito.com
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>Ah, the semi-annual damage discussions... 
>
Well, we've gotta talk about SOMETHING!
>
>1+2 vs. 2-1? If I know they're wearing leather or less, and I've got 
>weapon poison, I'll take the ax every time. 

True, as a mace/shortsword will do no damage 1/12 of the time in such a case. 
At 3 pts armor, they're exactly the same (1/6 chance of no damage) and then at 4 or greater the mace is better (1/3 for the ax, 5/12 for the mace/shortsword).

I forget (as I play way too many systems), does TFT have a bypassing armor mechanism?

>
>Sure the mace gets a slightly better average, but if I'm fighting a 
>ST12 guy w/ no armour, the ax will take a maximum of 4 hits to kill 
>him. The mace has a maximum of 12 hits to kill him. 

That 12 hits is a bit of a straw man, though, since you only have a 1 in 4.7x10^18 chance of being that unlucky.

On the other hand, you have a 42% chance of killing that no armor guy with an axe in two rounds, while you have a 56% chance of doing so with a mace/shortsword.

- Marc
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