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Old 12-23-2014, 01:12 PM   #13
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Default Re: Literal vs. Abstract interpretation of GURPS combat and other things

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Originally Posted by Tomsdad View Post
rapid strike being stab and push further in, or stamp and grind, being my main ones.

The second part in both those doesn't require a 2nd hit roll let alone a penalised one (the weapon is already in the target etc). I'm also iffy about defences and to be honest iffy about DR for some as well.
Well, MA seems to already work on your concern:
"The victim might twist so that the knife slides
out (dodge), use his shield to shove you away (block),
or restrain your wrist (parry). His armor DR would
affect the second attack – despite the knife being
inside his armor – because you have to rip through
him and his armor. Similar logic applies to a stamp-
and-grind with the heel, chop-and-draw with a
sword, a grapple that nabs one arm and pulls it
across the body to trap the other, and so on."
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