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tbeard1999 · 01-08-2018, 02:55 PM

One criticism of TFT was that it was usually better to increase DX rather than ST.

Not sure I totally agreed with that, but the idea was that if you took 2 points of ST, you could take two more points of damage, one time.

If you took 2 points of DX, you could then wear leather armor and take two more points of damage in every attack. (Or 3 if you took a tower shield).

Of course, you could do more damage with higher ST.

My groups always tended to have a couple of big strong fighters and a couple of quick smaller fighters, so I don't think they made that calculus. Plus, I made ST 12+ magic swords and axes a LOT more common than magic foils and cutlasses.

Anyhow...was this a real problem for anyone?

01-08-2018, 02:55 PM	#195
tbeard1999 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tyler, Texas	Re: The Fantasy Trip One criticism of TFT was that it was usually better to increase DX rather than ST. Not sure I totally agreed with that, but the idea was that if you took 2 points of ST, you could take two more points of damage, one time. If you took 2 points of DX, you could then wear leather armor and take two more points of damage in every attack. (Or 3 if you took a tower shield). Of course, you could do more damage with higher ST. My groups always tended to have a couple of big strong fighters and a couple of quick smaller fighters, so I don't think they made that calculus. Plus, I made ST 12+ magic swords and axes a LOT more common than magic foils and cutlasses. Anyhow...was this a real problem for anyone?