Re: (TFT) HTH rules question

[Thomas Fulmer <tfulmer1@gmail.com>]

I've always taken it to mean the defender does not have to make a 'to hit'
roll and goes straight to damage rolls.

I play it that way because on page 9 of adv melee when explaining attack
rolls, they very consistently use "hit" to mean making the dex roll to make
contact and damage for the strength lost.

--Thomas

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015, 23:02 Kirk Woller <kwoller@satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been playing TFT since 1977 and we have generally been playing
> correctly, IMO, but a young friend of mine was re-reading the rules in
> anticipation of a game with his friends and had a question for me about
> HTH combat.
>
> On page 15 of Advanced Melee under Hand To Hand combat it states:  "On a
> roll of 6, the defender does not drop his weapon, and AUTOMATICALLY hits
> the attacker.  This hit happens immediately.  The defender can still
> make an attack (or take other action) that turn."
>
> We had always interpreted this to mean that the attacker takes ONE
> PHYSICAL HIT against his ST, regardless of armour, etc. and of course,
> that is his action for the turn.
>
> My friend, however, was thinking that the defender gets an automatic
> *attack* with whatever weapon he is wielding, as his "hit".
>
> Does anyone know how this is to be played?  Is the "hit" mentioned a hit
> of one point of damage, or an attack by the defender that is
> automatically successful (no roll required), with the damage determined
> by a normal roll of the dice for the particular weapon or bare hands
> that the defender is wielding?
>
> If you don't know for sure, how do you play it?
>
> Can anyone cite any examples of play that clearly indicate how this
> situation is to be handled according to the rules?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Kirk
>
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