[DL] Strength and Armor [possible spoilers] [Goff / Baron]

[Marguerite Frey <natasha_corey@yahoo.com>]

Howdy all, I've got a question about how Strenght
works in relation to armor.  I'm going to split this
up so the potential spoiler portion is further down,
but since it's an example / clarification I wanted to
let others know they could read this part.

Quick clarification: I'm asking about 1st edition
rules since that's what we play with.

Here's the paragraphs in question, page 99 on the 1st
edition main book:  "Armor stops fightin' atttacks as
well.  Fightin' damage uses a character's Strength
Trait total plus the weapons's damage dice.  If the
armor stoss the weapon's damage dice, it stops the
character's Strength roll as well - assuming the
character's using a weapon, that is.  If a character
or critter isn't using a weapon, halve its Strength
die type plus any bonuses and round down to the
nearest damage die."

Pretty straight forward, right?  But if I am using a
weapon, do I halve JUST the weapon damage dice and
leave the Strength dice at full, or do I halve the
weapon and Strength dice both, or do you only get the
weapon dice at a -1 die type per level of armor?

Spoiler part...
























How does this work with a werewolf?  Professor Jimmy
Jackson fuzzes out and goes after the hoard of demons.
 The demons have a point of armor, and I take good
notes so I can ask about this later.

When Jackson attacks with claws, he does Strength
damage +1d6 "weapon" bonus.  Well that 4 Jimmy got at
character creation had to go somewhere, so his
normally pathetic d4's in Strength become d10's, which
through a point of armor are d8's.  The normal +1d6
weapon bonus for a claw attack becomes a d4.

But for the bite, there is no weapon damage and
therefore the d10's in Strenght get halved and rounded
to ... d4's?  A werewolf can't bite someone for any
appreciable damage, but he can rip them in half???

You see my confusion.  Clarification would be greatly
appreciated.

Marguerite of EMGB, otherwise known as Maggie Jensen

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