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Old 05-15-2019, 11:49 PM   #80
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Re: Animals rolling an 18 (drop/break weapon) in combat:

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Originally Posted by RobW View Post
I don't think this is explicitly covered, or for the unarmed combat skills. Our starting point has tended to be that built-in weapons are immune to drop and break. As in, Drop Weapon and Break Weapon spells on a bear or martial artist would be useless, and similarly, rolling 17/18 is an auto miss with no other effect.

Us too! Hope this helps
I had this come up in a battle I played out between a pack of wolves and two armed and armored humans (it went poorly for the humans). I think in future I'll treat it as the animal getting a mouthful/pawful of something unpleasant--biting down on hard armor, or swiping at a blade--and reacting badly. Basically, it loses an action as it reacts to the pain/surprise. Not quite the same as having to pick up a dropped weapon or try to draw a new one, but close enough.
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