Re: [DL] Newbie help

[agritt@wi.rr.com]

The tick would make an "opposed fightin': brawlin'" roll.  You would add in the Gunslinger's aptitude in fightin': brawlin' if he is holding a rifle he would gain a defensive bonus of +1 or +2 (I think it says in one of the books if you have them).  This would so far make the TN a 9.  Since a human is larger than the tick, the tick would get a +6 ( thats what we use.  we feel that anything size 4 or higher is about human size so there is no bonus to hit) to hit which would lower the TN to 3.  Then since the tick is doing a called shot to the mouth which is similar to a called shot to the eye, the tick would have a -10 penalty which would raise the TN to 13.  Since it is a called shot there is no Hit Location to roll.  The tick either hits or misses.

Adam

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Engel-Cox <engelcox@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:22 pm
Subject: [DL] Newbie help

> After not playing RPGs for 20 years, then picking up D&D3e for a year,
> a couple of White Wolf sessions (Mage and Vampire Dark Ages), and six
> months of Call of Cthulhu, our gaming group has picked up Deadlands
> and are set to begin our first session tomorrow night.
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> I'm using the quick "Ticked Off" scenario (modified somewhat) for the
> first session, mainly because I want something that will be over and
> done with in the four-to-five hour time.  To that end, I've read and
> re-read the combat section (after deciding to use the rules as written
> and not substitute one of the poker system variations I've found on
> the Internet), and I'd like to just check some numbers with people.
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> (Er, I'm assuming that people are familiar with the "Ticked Off"
> scenario since it's posted on Pinnacle's web site.  I probably should
> put spoiler space in here just in case there's them dern fool posse
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> Okay, the prairie tick makes an "opposed fightin': brawlin' roll" to
> see if he can jump inside the gunslinger's mouth.  I'm assuming that's
> just a normal hand-to-hand combat kind of thing.  So, starting 
> with a
> TN of 5, you add the Gunslinger's aptitude for fightin': brawlin' (say
> 2), for a total of 7.  Modifiers for the tick to hit?  Men are 
> size 6,
> ticks are size 2.  Does that mean a -4 for the tick?  Also, the tick's
> trying to go for the mouth...does that mean the tick has to get a 20
> on the Hit Location chart or do I just go with the description that
> says one raise means he makes it?
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> On the other side, the gunslinger's going to want to blow that varmint
> to bits.  The tick's size is 2, but the description says that it's the
> size of a man's fist.  What's the penalty for that?  The 
> difference in
> sizes is 4 (man 6 - tick 2), but the Small Target section indications
> that the penalty would be -10 for size 1 or smaller, not -5 (man 6 
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> size 1).
> 
> I apologize in advance if these questions are too simple for ya, but
> I'm still trying to get a handle on this here system.
> 
> glen
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