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Old 10-14-2018, 05:33 PM   #21
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Default Re: ST fatigue and "reaction to injury"

Read the turn by turn example in wizard. NO -3 DX from low ST caused by fatigue. Only by physical damage.

Now what happens when there is a combination of fatigue and damage......

However, in the example the opposing wizard does have a combination and no -3 DX
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Old 10-14-2018, 05:56 PM   #22
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That is helpful and probably means the intent was not to impose penalties as if fatigue was like injuries (despite the text to the contrary). That said, for the last ~40 years the advanced melee combat example included a javelin 'jab' that violates a clear rule, so who knows...
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Old 10-14-2018, 06:01 PM   #23
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That said, for the last ~40 years the advanced melee combat example included a javelin 'jab' that violates a clear rule, so who knows...
Clarified at the new ITL127.
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Old 10-14-2018, 06:56 PM   #24
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Read the turn by turn example in wizard. NO -3 DX from low ST caused by fatigue. Only by physical damage.

Now what happens when there is a combination of fatigue and damage......

However, in the example the opposing wizard does have a combination and no -3 DX
I would to not take too seriously THAT combat example. In the last four lines there are at least two major errors

1) the wizard fall inconscious at ST 1 but per new rules it should happen at ST zero

2) the already inconscious wizard is killed by an illusion, when all the system of the illusion spell implies that the target of a illusion must see it and believe it is real threat. In fact a mindless being (or who cannot see the illusion), is unaffected.
hence also who is inconscious (= at the moment mindless) should be not a legal target of an illusory attack
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Old 10-15-2018, 06:57 AM   #25
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Yes, there are a number of inconsistencies like that in the beta copy we saw. But I still agree that the Wizard combat example is probably the closest we will have to an 'official' ruling until/unless some future FAQ entry addresses the point.
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Old 11-10-2018, 12:16 AM   #26
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Very ambiguous. Double checked the Advanced Melee Combat Example because the wizard takes damage from the troll. It says during Turn 5 (ITL p129),

"It strikes at Kov, rolling a 6 to hit despite the Blur! The troll then rolls for damage, getting a 4 on 2 dice. Kov takes 4 hits. His ST is now 5 . . . 4 for the wounds, and 1 for the Blur spell, were lost this turn."

But the next turn the combat ends and the wizard does not attempt to attack or cast a spell, so we are still left to wonder. Seems like they might have been going for the 5 hits in one turn DX penalty, but they don't get there.
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Old 11-10-2018, 08:27 AM   #27
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It is all very ambiguous, but personally I apply the reaction to injury rules uniformly, in part because it is kind of interesting to have wizards reacting in meaningful ways to their own big spells, but mostly because I think it is more in keeping with the simplicity and abstraction of TFT to always make the most parsimonious ruling - in this case treating all damage the same.
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Old 11-10-2018, 02:25 PM   #28
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As for the -3DX at 3 ST or less... I think that yes, it does apply, as that's just an e8ffect of your ST being that low, not a one-time reaction to injury. Compare the wording:

"A figure that takes 5 or more hits in one turn has its DX adjusted -2 for its next action (spell, attack, etc.)."

"A figure that takes 8 or more hits in one turn immediately
falls down."

"Any figure whose ST is reduced to 3 or less has an extra -3 DX for the rest of the combat."

Seems pretty clear to me there where the effects in question are listed. No?
This. Spellcasting fatigue can't knock you down or give you shock, but enough of it will tire you out and leave you woozy. That's an interesting dramatic rules, since it makes combat magic just risky enough - do you blast away on your opening turns and court disaster (making yourself a sitting duck for any warrior who escaped your barrage)? I do like the idea that combat magic is "the big gun with only one shot".
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Old 11-10-2018, 02:35 PM   #29
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Compare the wording:

"A figure that takes 5 or more hits in one turn has its DX adjusted -2 for its next action (spell, attack, etc.)."

"A figure that takes 8 or more hits in one turn immediately
falls down."

"Any figure whose ST is reduced to 3 or less has an extra -3 DX for the rest of the combat."

Seems pretty clear to me there where the effects in question are listed. No?
I certainly will be playing it with the -3 DX penalty for ST 3 or less unless/until it is defined as other than this. Very clear that they are separating Hits and ST in the above quotes.

Thanks everyone, Skarg
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Old 11-10-2018, 06:48 PM   #30
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Agreed; a good ruling!
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