Re: [BNW] Buffy Summers aka The Slayer

[TKnight110@aol.com]

In a message dated 09/09/99 19:29:36 GMT Daylight Time, kilfoilm@nbnet.nb.ca 
writes:

<< I was thinking about the crossbow..  That'd be either Shooting or
 Crossbow, but not archery -- so she can't pick up a bow.. >>

I only have the basic BNW rules book at the moment and my interpretation was 
that *crossbows* came under the archery skill (I know this isn't 100% 
realistic 'cos I accept the fact that she's not your Robin Hood bow 'n' arrow 
type, but then again she doesn't use guns either!)

<<Oh, I donno..  there are times when her moves aren't all that fancy,
acrobatic or swift -- just a plain ol' punch or kick.>>

While I take your point I'm still sticking to my guns that's she more Bruce 
Lee than Mike Tyson ... remember Bruce was no ten stone weakling, but you 
couldn't call his fighting style *strength-based*. Sure sometimes Buffy uses 
just a punch and kick, but overall her style is martial arts led, surely?

<<Well, I don't know about the books, but she fights daemons for a living,
and she has commented a couple of times that she "does not bruise
easily" and "heals quickly"..>>

Thinking about it Armour 2 isn't excessively powerful and your argument makes 
sense. You have to bear in mind that over in sad, backward Blighty the BBC 
has stalled the series half-way into series II and so we're quite a few 
episodes behind you guys. Hence, the need for us hardcore Buffy saddos to 
indulge in the books ... that being said, while no works of great literature, 
most of them are a cracking good adventure read (certainly better than the 
couple of Star Trek novels I've forced myself to read over the decades!).

<<Ahem..  I mean I would be interested in have the Buffy *character* on my
page...  Ahem!>>

I would be most honoured. I shall be away for the weekend, but at the start 
of next week I'll bash out a *definitive* Buffy from our comments -- and any 
last minute observations that come in from other listers over the next few 
days -- add in a brief background etc and send it on over.

cheers,

Tim