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Nereidalbel · 07-21-2019, 01:00 AM

When using a weapon for a Slam, the weapon takes the damage (and may break) at the speed this character is going. For such an attack, use the higher value of his Thrust or his Slam damage.

Swing-based weapons, however, are capped at a skill of 9 due to being a Move-And-Attack, so feel free to add damage to compensate for the severely reduced chance to hit.

In both cases, your opponent can still dodge/block/parry the attack.

If he keeps using cheap and easy to obtain spears, it's more than fair to have them end up breaking after only 1-2 good hits, until he starts spending more on quality weapons. Unarmed punches gaining Slam damage at the expense of (potentially) breaking his arm is quite fair, however.

07-21-2019, 01:00 AM	#8
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: Fighting on high speed When using a weapon for a Slam, the weapon takes the damage (and may break) at the speed this character is going. For such an attack, use the higher value of his Thrust or his Slam damage. Swing-based weapons, however, are capped at a skill of 9 due to being a Move-And-Attack, so feel free to add damage to compensate for the severely reduced chance to hit. In both cases, your opponent can still dodge/block/parry the attack. If he keeps using cheap and easy to obtain spears, it's more than fair to have them end up breaking after only 1-2 good hits, until he starts spending more on quality weapons. Unarmed punches gaining Slam damage at the expense of (potentially) breaking his arm is quite fair, however.