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Author:  Kharille [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Expanded rules for running away?

Yeah, as the rules stand, you can make a quick judgement based on ability scores rather than having to roll. Although I can barely visualize how a 'reflex 18' person can clamber up a smooth tree with few grips, I won't argue with it.


Perhaps another 'action' should be created. Grabbing, grappling, biting. Say a player clambers up a tree, then the bear bites. Guess a successful strike will probably do next to no damage. Not covered in the original books and I haven't looked at the new stuff long enough to see whether there is a quick and easy way to resolve it.

Also some rules for charging attacks would be nice. I think adnd 1ed called this 'overbearing' attacks....

Author:  Starkad [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:01 am ]
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Although I can barely visualize how a 'reflex 18' person can clamber up a smooth tree with few grips, I won't argue with it.

Seems fair - the characters are supposed to be "heroes", after all... It's all part of their heroic abilities! :lol:

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Grabbing, grappling, biting.

Grappling (and suchlike) is not covered in the DW rules. I devised some rules for my own games, but they're a little complicated. In fairness, I find grappling rules in most games complicated...
...as a result, I use this kind of combat sparingly (i.e. when the story requires it).

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Also some rules for charging attacks would be nice.

Yes, especially for mounted characters. A bonus to armour by-pass and/or damage, perhaps?
(Again, I devised my own rules for this... but they probably need revising.)

Author:  Kharille [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:08 am ]
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Starkad wrote:
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what about disengaging combat by jumping off a cliff?

I think that's the easy part - it's the landing that's tricky. (Q.v. fallling rules, DW book 1, page 66)


About this, would the enemy get a free strike roll? he hasn't turned and run, he just retreated into what might be a drop, which might just be 6m for an Assassin.

Also what if you're facing 3 opponents who all flee? 3 free attacks?

Author:  Starkad [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:16 am ]
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About this, would the enemy get a free strike roll? he hasn't turned and run, he just retreated into what might be a drop, which might just be 6m for an Assassin.

If he has retreated over the edge (rather than turned and run) then there isn't a free strike. That would be a good way for an Assassin to get away.

If he "flees" over such an edge, then it's upto the GM. You could
a) apply the free strike rule as normal,
b) have the attackers make a Reflexes check to see if they strike before the character falls, or
c) apply EVASION? Someone (I can't remember who) suggested using EVASION as a means of ducking out of combat and this might be one such use...

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Also what if you're facing 3 opponents who all flee? 3 free attacks?

I'd say no. You only get one free attack (in one Combat Round), but you do get to pick who you strike at.

Author:  Kharille [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:28 am ]
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Starkad wrote:

c) apply EVASION? Someone (I can't remember who) suggested using EVASION as a means of ducking out of combat and this might be one such use...



This is my idea. I figure that barbarians and assassins should be good at disengaging. In another system it would be considered a dodge move. I'd say the difference is that the person is not using his weapon and added reach to minimize damage but purely evading. Evading a sword blow is pretty much the same as dodging FIRESTORMS, siege weapons, falling boulders and flying heads coming in your direction.

Author:  Starkad [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:00 am ]
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You only get one free attack (in one Combat Round)

I worded that badly. I should have said you only get one attack per Combat Round* (and you can choose whether to attack a fleeing opponent, or one who's still fighting)...
* Unless using a Main Gauche.

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In another system it would be considered a dodge move.

Your idea? Cool. :)

I think what you'd be getting at is something between a "fighting withdrawal" (where one combatant simply retreats and gets their normal DEFENCE) and "flee" (where one turns and runs and presents 0 DEFENCE against a strike)?

Instead of the panicked turn ("flee"), the combatant makes a calculated leap/dodge to put themselves out of reach... You might call that an "evade" manoeuvre which, if successful, allows them to safely turn and run in the next Combat Round. In such a circumstance, it might make sense to pit EVASION against ATTACK.
(It might be up to the GM to determine if "evade" is possible. In the press of a mélée there might be no room for such ducking and weaving.)

Author:  WodenKrait [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Expanded rules for running away?

If a regular retreat gives full Defence (but not Attack, presumably because moving backwards takes more concentration than moving forwards) but quarter movement rate, and rout gives no Defence but full movement rate, I think you should be able to do an "emergency withdrawal" with half Defence and half normal movement rate.

Cheers,

-Kyle

Author:  Starkad [ Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:10 am ]
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If a regular retreat gives full Defence (but not Attack, presumably...

The way I interpret it, a regular retreat is simply a "fighting withdrawal" - you can continue to strike back as you withdraw. The DW rules are quiet on this point: DW1, pg.41 "the retreating character, still defending normally"...
(Of course, if the terrain is difficult, a GM could rule that retreating impedes the character's ability to strike back.)

Personally, I have fought back quite effectively when retreating.* I would expect a trained fighter (or one with at least rudimentary combat skills) to be able to do the same. All it takes is a momentary stop, a strike, then resume the move.
* Yes, moving forward tends to be better... But sometimes the situation demands it.

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I think you should be able to do an "emergency withdrawal" with half Defence and half normal movement rate.

Possibly. To avoid added complication, I probably wouldn't... But I can see why a GM might allow it.

Author:  Kharille [ Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:30 am ]
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WodenKrait wrote:
If a regular retreat gives full Defence (but not Attack, presumably because moving backwards takes more concentration than moving forwards) but quarter movement rate, and rout gives no Defence but full movement rate, I think you should be able to do an "emergency withdrawal" with half Defence and half normal movement rate.

Cheers,

-Kyle




Might work. We already have a system of split defence for multiple combatants, don't see why we can't have a 'reduced ATTACK/DEFENCE' system for moving in combat. Seems complex, and perhaps unnecessarily so as you try to scale ATTACK/DEFENCE scores with degree of movement. But that works, say for elves and halflings who have a faster run rate. Might even be a basis for some 'skirmisher' profession who's role is related to getting in and out of engagements. I'd love to see work on that rather than more marvel superhero powers like 'rope cutting with slings' or ... well, maybe a bonus to dodging...

Author:  WodenKrait [ Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:36 am ]
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Starkad wrote:
Seems complex, and perhaps unnecessarily so as you try to scale ATTACK/DEFENCE scores with degree of movement.


Yeah I wouldn't argue for that level of granularity. I think:

Rout: Attack/Defence=0, movement full
Withdrawal: Defence=halved, movement halved
Retreat: Defence=full, movement quartered

Is pretty easy to remember though, even if it isn't as symmetrical as my quasi-OCD would like (Rout should give 1/4 Attack and Defence, right?).

Whether Attack is possible for withdrawal or retreat is another matter.

Cheers,

-Kyle

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