02-21-2020, 02:36 PM | #21 |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
^ Yeah, I wouldn't want TFT monster damage to be directly based on ST, because I think there are multiple effects of ST, and since monsters aren't built the same ways as humans, and aren't doing what humans do when they attack, they should not do damage based on ST, because ST for monsters is mainly used for how much damage they can take.
But comparing to human damage can be useful for a sanity check for comparison purposes. |
02-21-2020, 03:27 PM | #22 |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
Exactly what Skarg said... it is problematic at best to use the same scale for figures that are primarily human-sized as well as for supernatural or large/huge bipeds. And it definitely shouldn't be used to guide decisions about how much damage multi-hex creatures would do.
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02-22-2020, 03:25 AM | #23 | |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
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02-22-2020, 10:04 AM | #24 |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
Here is a fresh link to a draft version of it. It contains a number of typos and formatting errors that I've marked on my hard copy; I'll try to get a 'clean' copy posted in a few days!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wg5...ew?usp=sharing |
02-22-2020, 11:08 AM | #25 | |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
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Regarding the typos… I noticed a few among the East Asian vocabulary. (For example, I saw both "wakzashi" and "wakasashi" used for wakizashi.) Unfortunately, most spell-checkers aren't going to catch foreign words like that, so that whole section will require extra diligent scrutiny. … I must also note in passing that the mere sight of the vile word "nunchucks" causes me physical pain… but technically it's not a typo, it's a deliberate abomination, and not of your doing. |
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02-22-2020, 02:16 PM | #26 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
Thanks! I'll add those to the list...
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02-26-2020, 07:16 PM | #27 |
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
That's a dragon with claws of who knows what, compared with a human with a sword made of some kind of low-grade steel. A fairer comparison is with a clawed creature like a rfeptile man. To do similar damage with claws a reptile man needs an ST in the 15 to 20 range.
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02-27-2020, 12:21 AM | #29 | |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
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And yes, a ST 15 reptile man (below average in original TFT) would do 1d+2 from one hex away. Though a ST 13 one would do 2d-2 (same as the ST 30 dragon) in HTH. That's assuming no unarmed combat talents, too So, discounting the body size difference, it's sort of like the listed 4-hex dragon's arms are maybe about ST 13-20, or less if their size or skill with them counts for anything. |
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02-27-2020, 08:59 AM | #30 |
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Re: A Legacy Edition version of Advantages of Great Strength
Maybe the fact that they can fly accounts for the fact that they can't use their upper body strength for clawing in the same way a humanoid can?
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