My Recap: Unbalanced Weapons - Ready Weapons - Turn Sequences
Hello!
I'm sorry to exhume old questions but i did not find a clear thread talking about all these arguments at the same time.
After spending a lot of hours reading various topics about GURPS my mind is bending and i would like to ask you if all my following assumptions are all correct or not, thanks.
Unbalanced weapon
Parry 0U means that a weapon can not attack+parry in the same turn and this it’s not related to the player’s ST
There is a very important exception to this: Defensive Attack : -2 damage but you can also parry with a 0U weapon!
Ready weapon
A weapon with ST+ (one-dagger) it’s a two-handed weapon that will be ready after use and :
If you have 1.5*ST -> You can use it with one hand & weapon unready
If you have 2*ST -> You can use it with one hand & weapon ready
A weapon with ST++ (double-dagger) it’s a two-handend weapon that will be unready after use and :
If you have 1.5*ST -> You can use it with two hand & weapon ready
If you have 2*ST -> You can use it with one hand & weapon unready (this option is not described in the rules but it seems to fit well to me)
If you have 3*ST -> You can use it with one hand & weapon ready
Now, let’s go with a couple of examples
Example One:
Albert : Basic Speed 6 - Sword
Ben: Basic Speed 5 - Great Axe (min ST 12++ Parry 0U) - ST14
Turn 1 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben parries (he was Doing Nothing)
Turn 1 - Ben
Ben starts his turn now, so what he did just one moment ago it does not influence his options!
Ben attacks and hits -> Albert parries
Ben’s great axe is unready and unbalanced now
Turn 2 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben can not parry (he can dodge etc etc)
Turn 2 - Ben
Ben readies his great axe
Turn 3 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben parries
Turn 3 - Ben
Ben attacks with Defensive Attack and hits -> Albert parries
Ben’s great axe is unready so Defensive Attack does not allow Ben to parry with it during this turn!
Turn 4 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben can not parry (weapon is unready!)
Turn 4 - Ben
Ben readies his great axe
Turn 5 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben parries
Turn 5 - Ben
He can, for example, All-Out-Attack (Feint) because feint does not unready the weapon
He can not, for example, All-Out-Attack (Double) because the first attack makes his great axe unready
Example Two
Albert : Basic Speed 6 - Sword
Ben: Basic Speed 5 - Great Axe (min ST 12++ Parry 0U) - ST36
Ben now can use his great axe one-handed and it’s always ready!
Turn 1 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben parries (he was Doing Nothing)
Turn 1 - Ben
Ben starts his turn now, so what he did just one moment ago it does not influence his options!
Ben attacks and hits -> Albert parries
Ben’s great axe is ready but unbalanced now
Turn 2 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben can not parry (he can dodge etc etc)
Turn 2 - Ben
Ben attacks with Defensive Attack and hits -> Albert parries
Ben’s great axe is ready and balanced so Defensive Attack is great here!
Turn 3 - Albert
Albert attacks and hits -> Ben parries!
Turn 3 - Ben
He can, for example, either All-Out-Attack (Feint) or All-Out-Attack (Double)
Please, tell me if i missed something, thanks!
Last edited by giggioz; 10-18-2016 at 05:31 PM.
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