Re: [DL] Just some screwball questions

["Daphne Brunelle" <dbrune4@po-box.mcgill.ca>]

> Why is it some of the 'tough hombres' in the Law Dogs book aren't all that
> tough?  I mean, half of them have a Shootin' pistol of 5d10 or 5d12; if
> they're all that great, shouldn't it be more like 7d12 instead?

I'm always mildly annoyed at this kind of reasoning. 5d12 is pretty darned
amazing, for a professional gunslinger. At 6d12 you're considered an "expert,"
so unless you plan to have your "tough hombre" be nightmarishly good with his
pistols, 5d12 is more than enough to hit, probably with a few raises to boot.


> Heck, we
> have a martial artist in our group with a Fightin': Martial Arts skill of
> 8D12 now.

How long have you been playing? That sounds pretty darned high to me. Are you
sure he got the minimum of 42 Bounty required to raise it that high?
>
> Same thing with critters; nothing more annoying than having a really
> troubling critter put in a place to cause trouble, then have Mr. Kung Fu
> come into hand to hand range, & rearrange the critter's face.
>
> Speaking of Mr. Kung Fu guy; can anyone think of a good way to 'challenge"
> this guy?  By challenge, I mean potentially KILL him.  "You face five guys
> with guns." draw actions cards, KF goes first 'I go up to guy #1 & hit him
> with Devestating Ape Stike' rolling, I hit for 53 points of damage.' "Okay,
> guy #2 shoots you with his pistol, (rolling) & hits with a 17"  'Oh yeah? I
> vamoose & Seize the Pearl of Death, (rolling) & catch it, (more rolling) &
> throw it back with a 39 to hit, which would easily put it in his head (more
> rolling) & do a whopping 44 points of damage.'  "::::sigh:::: Okay, two
> down." 'My turn again, I do Fury Fans the Flames against #3 (lots of
> rolling) & hit him fifty-three gazillion times with a combined damage total
> that turns him into a human slurpee.' ":::::sigh.....::::"

I think someone mentioned Mojave Rattlers and automatons, so 'nuff said there.
Someone else mentioned strain... another mentioned long distance shootin'...

Frankly, another Martial Artist with roughly the same skill level should prove
effective. Enough to keep him busy while the rest of the posse get pummelled by
other critters or, potentially, other Martial Artists.
>
Daphné
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