Re: [HoE] Templar Gift - Impressions?

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In a message dated Tue, 2 May 2000  5:13:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com> writes:
    In game terms this means that the Templar may reduce their opponent's 
Defensive Bonus by an amount equal to their Faith skill level.   This does 
not overcome the initial target number required to hit, or reduce wound 
penalties.  It simply reduces the defense gained from skill and weapon 
Defensive Bonus.<<

Sounds pretty good. My only nitpick is that as written, it's still _very_ hard to penetrate high armor levels. Realistically, I'd say if the Templar's getting a consistent raise on his HTH roll, his going gangbusters. Fightin' is a hard Aptitude to get a raise on if the opponent has any skill at all.

Still, I don't know how to change it. Reducing one AV per level with a single raise is _way_ too much...

How about for purposes of determining this (and this only), he gets to add his level in the power to the fightin' roll. Every raise he gains he can then sacrifice to lower the victim's AV. How's that sound?

The Greater Reward is pretty darn powerful. I'd almost say half that amount. You don't want the Templar whopping up on the Marshal's fightin' bad guys _too_ easily. :-)

My thoughts,

John