tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post5583358103561964353..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Combat NigglingsAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-36797326927271843972013-05-13T03:49:14.903-06:002013-05-13T03:49:14.903-06:00Re: kicking weapons away.
One possible reason why...Re: kicking weapons away.<br /><br />One possible reason why people aren't too keen on it might be that they don't need the weapon to defend themself, like they would in real life. The weapon is purely an offensive tool in D&D.<br /><br />And from a historical perspective, it was common for men-at-arms to be armed to teeth - I can't find the source at the moment, but I remember reading that a man-at-arms would go into battle thusly:<br />poleaxe in hands, arming sword right hip, long sword left hip, dagger at small of back.<br /><br />It seems clear that someone armed like that at the very least wanted the option to simply abandon a dropped weapon.Charles Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941603544547428940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-27072995956797494452012-12-11T10:44:23.439-07:002012-12-11T10:44:23.439-07:00I like this idea, if only because it helps illustr...I like this idea, if only because it helps illustrate how effective a shieldwall or phalanx was in combat, something I think doesn't flow as tidily under the game as-is.<br /><br />Of course, I'm also of the opinion that shields should be better than AC 9, so perhaps that's bias.<br /><br />I definitely do think a +1 AC for having someone behind you seems reasonable, and might argue that having someone on your flanks might offer the same.<br /><br />In truth, I'd really think it would be an attack penalty for the attacker coming up against the line, but since the net effect is the same, it sounds better to the player to just make it a defense boost.<br />Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-7154739921450478692012-12-11T09:33:59.184-07:002012-12-11T09:33:59.184-07:00qommy,
I can't tell you how weepy that makes ...qommy,<br /><br />I can't tell you how weepy that makes me. Utterly fantastic. Did you get the Prospectus too? My 1952 set came with the book they used to give door-to-door salesmen in order to hawk the encyclopedia ... its an encyclopedia sized book with bits and pieces of the various volumes.<br /><br />If you want a good laugh, look up Libya natural resources for the small comment about "possible oil resources" and the whole tiny article on space.<br /><br />Far, far less scientific information that later encyclopedias, but a ton on history. I guess history became less important in the later 20th century.<br /><br />If you want to be historically accurate, 1350 makes an interesting time - its right in the middle of the plague, scary for players, but lots of empty houses/towns for free-for-all play.<br /><br />Circa 1450 offers a lot of civil wars, a period of power consolidation in virtually every part of Europe, plus the rise of the Ottomans. I'd love Spain, fighting back the infidel and all that.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-43449377527938307212012-12-11T09:28:22.726-07:002012-12-11T09:28:22.726-07:00Thank you Lukas,
It was such a ridiculous accusat...Thank you Lukas,<br /><br />It was such a ridiculous accusation I didn't know where to start describing how wrong it was.<br /><br />I don't really know if I would ever implement the added AC bonus for backing up. I did try the weapon kicking last weekend, my players accepted it immediately as something quite normal and it worked out rather well. Forced a player to use the morning star they've been toting around because their long sword was kicked into the bushes.<br /><br />Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-44026937024806685852012-12-11T08:24:44.275-07:002012-12-11T08:24:44.275-07:00Nah, 4th edition would turn these ideas into power...Nah, 4th edition would turn these ideas into powers limited by class. The weapon kicker would probably be a non-damaging at will. The AC booster being a daily utility with a round limit.<br /><br />My main concern would be how the third line's... jeers and whatnot would make it all the way over past one or two rows of people. Perhaps only as far as your weapon can reach for limitation purposes?<br /><br />Especially in a real thick line I could see it getting a tad nonsensical... Though not as nonsensical as making kicking a sword a class dependent power ;)Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779189363430537747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-7854637973349886902012-12-10T21:40:08.072-07:002012-12-10T21:40:08.072-07:00I'm insulted.I'm insulted.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-76797334555066338952012-12-10T21:26:42.900-07:002012-12-10T21:26:42.900-07:00This is sounding like fourth edition stuff!This is sounding like fourth edition stuff!jbeltmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264520619277158883noreply@blogger.com