Re: Weapons for pulling you down / off balance.

[Rick <rick_ww@lightspeed.ca>]

Hi Peter,
  Comments inline in ALL CAPS.

> On 2019May 1,, at 22:13, Peter von Kleinsmid <pvk@oz.net> wrote:
> 
> As I've mentioned about other rules that use things like "if they roll a number evenly divisible by 4", I think that has subtle and peculiar side effects on the odds that don't make sense to me in terms of what is trying to be represented.
> 
> People who resist any added complexity in TFT, I think may find it easier to "roll a die and on a 5-6, you have an opportunity" or something, as opposed to the monumental task ;-) of noticing and remembering a divided by 4 to-hit roll by the victim.

IN MY CAMPAIGN, I ALREADY DO A BIT OF THE ‘EVENLY DIVISIBLE 
BY 3’ STUFF.  IT IS MUCH LIKE ROLLING AN EXTRA DIE.  THE BIG 
ADVANTAGE IS IT IS FASTER (ONE FEWER DIE ROLLS).  BUT IF 
YOU WOULD PREFER, YOU COULD ROLL A DIE 4.

> 
> And, the odds look a bit too good to me when there IS an opportunity, unless you developed them further so that various talents and situations might help. One solution would be to drop the "opportunity" requirement and just make them all take another die to achieve or one less die to resist.

NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY RESIST.

> 
> For example, 5/DX or be unhorsed? Can the defender roll one less die for having Horsemenship, and/or Expert Horsemanship? Or, is someone with Shield Expertise less liable to have their shield hooked?

ER… THAT IS THE RULES AS SUGGESTED.

> 
> I think, like other such things in TFT, the experience will vary based on the power level of your campaign. If it's a campaign that allows or features many high-attribute high-talented characters, it won't have as much impact as in a campaign with most fighters in the 30-35 point range, almost none of which have acrobatics, because the rolls are flat. You could replace the two flat rolls with a contest if you wanted to get away from that.

TRUE.

> 
> You could also put on the weapon table a number for each weapon being the amount it needs to win a contest by in order to hook someone. That would let you present a range of weapons that are more or less specialized at hooking. E.g. maybe you CAN try to hook someone with an axe, but you need to win the contest by 6 or 7, whereas if you used a good sodegarami, you'd only have to win the contest by 3 or 4, but the axe is much better for making lethal wounds.

MORE COMPLEX, BUT VERY NICE RULE.  MANY WEAPONS CAN 
HOOK, BUT SOME ARE BETTER AT IT.

> 
> Do you mean to reduce the damage of halberds and axes by one point for this? Or increase the damage of spears and great hammers by comparison?
> 
> PvK

I WOULD DECREASE HALBERDS AND PIKE AXES BY ONE, BUT LEAVE 
THE SPEARS AND SARISSA ALONE.  I HAVE MY OWN WEAPON TALBE, 
SO THIS IS NO BIG DEAL.

WARM REGARDS, RICK.