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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
Pickup actually looks very weird with TK due to being HT-based. In fact, it looks extremely weird even with normal hands. I think it's the first case of having a HT-based offensive action roll in 4e, though I might be mistaken. HT rolls are normally reserved for being a target of a negative effect, while a brute-force offence would be done with ST, and a finesse-based one with DX.
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I'm on record as being
not-a-fan of ST rolls. I even worked out an
alternate system (granted, not a lot of playtest in that one) that really did away with ST rolls again.
So, when it came to Pickups, I asked PK and Kromm if they'd mind if I used the same table we'd worked out for grappling encumbrance, where you had a multiple of BL be a modifier, and basically asked what I'd roll against. Well, you're straining to just lift him, and avoid injury. That's a HT roll. They agreed that in this case (a BOX on a very particular kind of move that really shouldn't come up much in combat) it was an OK approach.
You want a ST roll? Go right ahead. The basic rule for pickups is "you can't, unless your target is less than 4xBL." I thought that wasn't quite right, since I can and have picked up someone closer to 6xBL in a match.
Anyway, I thought treating the weight-to-BL ratio as a modifier to a HT roll was better than a ST roll. I got permission. The entire book is optional anyway, so there's always that!