Re: [HOE] HtH damage

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> Okay, when making a melee attack with a weapon, you roll the weapon's dice
> plus ONE of your Strength dice.  A Templar with a Strength of 3d10 and his
> sword (+2d8) does 1d10+2d8 damage in melee (barring armor).

No. This is not right. Said Templar would roll:
2d8 for the sword.
A str. check (3d10, taking the highest)
Then add the two together.
So effectively he's rolling 3d10+2d8, but only keeping/applying the
highest of the 3d10.

He rolls:
for 2d8 - 6, 8 +2(on the reroll)
for 3d10 - 3, 5, 9
He takes the highest of the d10 rolls (the 9) and adds that to the damage
roll:

6 + 8+2 + 9 = 25 points of damage, or 4 wounds.

> Does this hold over into barehanded combat as well?  Would the same Templar
> do only 1d10 damage in a fistfight?  I find examples for folks with weapons,
> but none for folks without.

Consequently the same templar would roll 3d10 for a punch, and simply take
the highest.

He rolls: 
3, 8, 10 +5(on the reroll)

He does 15 wind.

Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab


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