03-21-2015, 09:17 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Provo, UT
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Can you Parry a Bear?
Simple situation:
You are facing a grizzly bear. It takes a swipe at you with its massive claws. If you character is armed with a typical longsword, can he parry this attack? |
03-21-2015, 09:23 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
No problem (if he makes parry check), he has a good shot at hurting the bear pretty severely to
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03-21-2015, 09:53 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
I'm guessing the bear is putting more weight into the paw than the sword weighs. Look up the rules for parries and weapon breakage.
Regarding damaging the bear: http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=112914 Last edited by Culture20; 03-21-2015 at 09:56 PM. |
03-21-2015, 09:56 PM | #4 |
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ellicott City, MD
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
You'll hurt the bear, but, you'll also need to check the weapon breakage rules.
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03-22-2015, 12:31 AM | #5 |
Join Date: May 2009
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
Parrying Heavy Weapons (p. B376) states:
"The same is true for unarmed attacks from high-ST creatures. For the purpose of these rules, treat a punch, kick, bite, etc. as a weapon with an effective weight of 1/10 the attacker’s ST." So, for the character have ST10 and broadsword (3 lb.), unarmed attack more than ST 90: Risk to break weapon. unarmed attack more than ST 200: Cannot parry. And see http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=87090&page=4[/QUOTE] #32 - #35. If use BL/20 instead of ST/10, then, unarmed attack more than ST 30: Risk to break weapon. unarmed attack more than ST 45: Cannot parry. (for the character have ST10 and broadsword (3 lb.)) |
03-22-2015, 02:32 AM | #6 |
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Location: Rural Utah
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
A grizzly bear, according to page B.456 has a ST of 19, so his claws (swing attack) have an effective weight of 1.9 lbs. So by that, yes, you could parry a bear claw swipe with a longsword with a weight of 4 lbs.
The bear would most likely take damage from the parry however.
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03-22-2015, 04:46 AM | #7 |
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
How about if a giant used a bear as a weapon?
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03-22-2015, 05:00 AM | #8 |
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
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03-22-2015, 05:05 AM | #9 |
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
The average coastal male grizzly bear weighs about 900 pounds. If your weapon weighs less than 128 lbs, the parry will be ineffective along with certain breakage. Unarmed, you'd need ST 14 to be able to parry. (Box at the top of B376)
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03-22-2015, 05:26 AM | #10 | |
Join Date: May 2009
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Re: Can you Parry a Bear?
Quote:
You need more than ST 67 to parry 900 lbs. |
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