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

["Ronald Conner" <marshalron@hotmail.com>]

>
>Howdy all, I've got a question about how Strenght
>works in relation to armor.

>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?
>

Neither.  Weapon damage is weapon damage.  If it isn't prevented outright it 
goes through to armor damage or character damage.  You only halve when there 
is no weapon bonus.  That way you can still smack them around with a club 
but bare handed you get squat.  Try banging on a metal plate with a crowbar 
for a while then hit it with your fist.  If you can dent the plate with your 
fist you can get damage through.

Ron c
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