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Old 10-04-2019, 08:38 AM   #5
DouglasCole
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Default Re: Power Blow

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Originally Posted by Dalin View Post
Yeah... that's a good point.

So, how have others found martial artists in their groups? Underpowered for the points? If so, how do you compensate?

It's hard to measure the relative utility of not needing a weapon. A hands-and-feet martial artist can't be disarmed the way a knight can, but at the same time they lack the reach of many weapons and are vulnerable against creatures that might injure them on contact.
I have heard it said that playing a martial artist can be summed up as "Playing the DFRPG on 'hard' mode." It requires no small amount of system mastery, and you have to be judicious about how and who you engage.
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