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Old 09-12-2017, 10:28 AM   #1
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Default Striking DR 3+ Tough Skin without Hurting Yourself?

I made my first Dungeon Fantasy Barbarian under the Boxed Set rules.
After buying Tough Skin 3, I noticed the Hurting Yourself rules on the Exploits booklet (p.40) don't exclude this kind of Damage Resistance when striking DR 3+ armor.
The Tough Skin description on the Adventurers booklet (p.16) doesn't talk about it, either.
I searched the Boxed Set PDFs, just in case the Tough Skin exception from B379 was hidden somewhere else, but I couldn't find it.
I know many subtle tweaks have been made to improve Dungeon Fantasy and make it more accessible to new players, so I'm not sure if this is intentional or an overlook.
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Old 09-12-2017, 11:07 AM   #2
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Default Re: Striking DR 3+ Tough Skin without Hurting Yourself?

Does hurting your self talk about flexible vs rigid armor?
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Old 09-12-2017, 11:50 AM   #3
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Default Re: Striking DR 3+ Tough Skin without Hurting Yourself?

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Does hurting your self talk about flexible vs rigid armor?
No. As far as I can tell, in DF Boxed Set there's no difference between rigid and flexible armor.
Since there is no mention of both kinds of armor, I assume the lack of blunt trauma rules is intentional.
That's ok; one of the Boxed Set's design goals was making a simple, standalone game easy to play for newcomers. (And it does a pretty good job at it.)
However, since the rule for hitting DR 3+ from B379 does exist in the Boxed Set, but there is no exception for Tough Skin (which also exists in this ruleset), I'm not sure if it's a design choice or a mistake.
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Old 09-12-2017, 07:27 PM   #4
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Default Re: Striking DR 3+ Tough Skin without Hurting Yourself?

Punching huge barbarians and ogres with DR 3+ skin means you stand a good chance of busting up your knuckles. This kind of DR isn't excepted.
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