Re: [BNW] Then something went wrong the ripper part 2 spoilers

[Mark Kilfoil <kilfoilm@nbnet.nb.ca>]

Tim Craft wrote:
> 
> Hmmm, maybe I *still* don't know how to do damage! =)
> 
> The way I understand it is this:  Let's say you are a blaster, and you hit
> someone in the head.  You do 7d6+10.  Here are the results: 2,4,5,3,6,6,6.
> I reroll the 3 sixes, and get 3,4,5.  From what I understand, the damage
> done is 11 points plus the 10, for 21 points of damage.  Divided by 5 (for
> size) means 4 wounds to the head.  The damage is *not* 54.
> 
> Any comments out there about this?
> 
> DeadTim
> 

Yep, that's it.  The relevant passage:

"Damage dice are rolled just like skill dice.  They're open-ended, and 
you pick you highest roll, adding in any modifiers." (p155, BNW).

Now, back to my plottingandschemingandarchetypemakin' stuff...

(I *will* have a CAFFEEN/DFL update by this Sunday, I promise!)
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