Steve Jackson Games Forums - View Single Post

Skarg · 11-26-2019, 12:45 AM

What we actually did was apply the -2 from the moment a figure took 5+ damage in a turn, until the end of the next turn, no matter what he did when. Yes, this meant a slower figure might be penalized on two actions, but we didn't mind that, and of course figures can choose to do things that don't involve DX rolls, such as Disengage, Move, Defend, Disbelieve, etc.

(IIRC the wording did actually change. It used to say something like "on the figure's next turn", which some groups other that ours interpreted as not on the same turn, which would mean you could hurt a foe and have them attack you at full DX but then be at -2 the next turn. I wouldn't like that, as I think the ability to impair foes by hurting them first is one of the most important elements of TFT, and I don't much like the idea you can't impair their attack on you unless you completely knock them down.)

11-26-2019, 12:45 AM	#36
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: Some questions about Melee/Wizard What we actually did was apply the -2 from the moment a figure took 5+ damage in a turn, until the end of the next turn, no matter what he did when. Yes, this meant a slower figure might be penalized on two actions, but we didn't mind that, and of course figures can choose to do things that don't involve DX rolls, such as Disengage, Move, Defend, Disbelieve, etc. (IIRC the wording did actually change. It used to say something like "on the figure's next turn", which some groups other that ours interpreted as not on the same turn, which would mean you could hurt a foe and have them attack you at full DX but then be at -2 the next turn. I wouldn't like that, as I think the ability to impair foes by hurting them first is one of the most important elements of TFT, and I don't much like the idea you can't impair their attack on you unless you completely knock them down.)