Damage type abbreviation for Knockback-Only damage?

[nick_coffin]

I'm working on adding "knockback-only" damage to the GGA Foundry code. Is there an official or unofficial, but widely accepted, abbreviation for 'knockback only' as there is for 'double knockback' ('dkb') or 'no knockback' ('nkb')?

I'd like to stat something with this type of damage as in the example below:

Wing Buffet: 2d-1 kbo

Where 'kbo' would be the (semi)official abbreviation for knockback only.

[Varyon]

If you're wanting to treat it as basically its own damage type, I'd personally just go with kb (knockback). I don't think there's any generally accepted abbreviation, however.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by nick_coffin

I'm working on adding "knockback-only" damage to the GGA Foundry code. Is there an official or unofficial, but widely accepted, abbreviation for 'knockback only' as there is for 'double knockback' ('dkb') or 'no knockback' ('nkb')?

I'd like to stat something with this type of damage as in the example below:



Where 'kbo' would be the (semi)official abbreviation for knockback only.

It's dbk nw (double knockback, no wounding)

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

It's dbk nw (double knockback, no wounding)

Don't forget nbt (no blunt trauma), unless you want it to shove armor into the wearer hard enough to injure them (with proper armor, I'm not certain it's possible for the same event to shove a person gently enough that they aren't injured by the shove, but harshly enough that they would be if they were wearing armor; I could buy that for improvised, poorly fitting armor with insufficient padding, however).

[nick_coffin]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

It's dbk nw (double knockback, no wounding)

That works if knockback is doubled, but what if its just straight knockback, no wounding?

[Christopher R. Rice]

I don't think there is one. It's always noted in the notes section of an attack what is supposed to be done.

[Anthony]

Pretty much all knockback-only attacks are crushing at root.

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Varyon

Don't forget nbt (no blunt trauma), unless you want it to shove armor into the wearer hard enough to injure them (with proper armor, I'm not certain it's possible for the same event to shove a person gently enough that they aren't injured by the shove, but harshly enough that they would be if they were wearing armor; I could buy that for improvised, poorly fitting armor with insufficient padding, however).

As this only really matters when the victim is wearing a lot of flexible armour, or is subject to a fall, I suspect it's not terribly high on most people's list of problems.

That said, I think it's not unreasonable to rule that most crushing large-area attacks work like falling and cause blunt trauma through any worn armour.

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by nick_coffin

That works if knockback is doubled, but what if its just straight knockback, no wounding?

Just call it 'no wounding'.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Rupert

As this only really matters when the victim is wearing a lot of flexible armour, or is subject to a fall, I suspect it's not terribly high on most people's list of problems.

That said, I think it's not unreasonable to rule that most crushing large-area attacks work like falling and cause blunt trauma through any worn armour.

I did the math on what "Large Area Injury" would be as a modifier and I settled on a +40% value. Damned if I can remember how I got there though.