Re: (TFT) Shields - Rick's shield adjustments.

[Jay Carlisle <maou.tsaou@gmail.com>]

I'm rather fond of that Myself... I take it You refer to Mr Smith's
shield stats? Some of Us aspire Rick done did. Say what You will about
flavor preference Mr Smith mechanics are almost always solid
especially in context.


On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Edward Kroeten
<ekroeten@farmersagent.com> wrote:
> I like this.
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>    ------ Original Message ------
>      Received: 10:40 PM PST, 11/30/2015
>      From: Rick Smith <rick_ww@lightspeed.ca>
>      To: tft@brainiac.com
>      Subject: Re: (TFT) Shields - Rick's shield adjustments.
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>        Hi Meg,
>          From my readings, I've gotten the impression that shields are a
>          bigger
>          defence than regular TFT shows. I've beefed up shields in these
> ways.
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>          1) I've made the Agis shield that stops 3 and gives people a -2
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>          2) I've added two new talents, Shield 2 and Shield 3. These are
>          listed
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>          IQ 9
>          Shield 2 ( 2) Coreq Shield and an adj DX of 13+
>          Your shield now stops an extra 2 hits from attacks thru your fro
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>          hexes.
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>          IQ 11
>          Shield 3 (2) Coreq Shield 2 and an adj DX of 16+
>          If you have a shield ready and are attacked thru your front hexe
> s with a
>          non-missile weapon, the attacker is at a -3 DX adjustment.
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>          A few months ago, there was a discussion of shield walls, which
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>          shields more powerful.
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>          This fits into my philosophy of allowing TFT characters do aweso
> me
>          things
>          if they are good enough.
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>          Warm regards, Rick.
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>          On 2015-11-30, at 9:34 PM, Meg Tapley wrote:
>          > On 10/21/15 2:05 PM, Edward kroeten wrote:
>          >> One word on TFT and reality: shields!
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>          > So how might shields be treated more realistically, while main
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>          a playable level of simplicity?
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>          > I was thinking about instituting a rule where you can defend (
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>          opponent to roll 4vDX to hit) with a shield while also attacking
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>          take a -4 DX penalty to your attack since it's now counted as a
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>          > Alternatively, attacking a shield-bearing figure could be trea
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>          attacking someone behind cover, particularly for missile weapons
> , giving
>          a DX penalty depending on the size of the shield.
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>          > Thoughts?
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>          > - Meg
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