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Old 04-16-2014, 04:33 PM   #21
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Default Re: [MA] All-Out Attack option - Reckless Charge?

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-4 is only an impediment, really, if it also comes with these:

- cannot retreat
- cannot also use the attacking weapon to defend

Even then, it's doable for a sufficiently well-protected fighter. On its own, -4 isn't a worry.
Just as commited attack, it should prohibit it as well.
Doubt that, with -4, even with combat reflexes you need an exceptional warrior(skill 18 per TS) to defend on 9-,with another weapon.

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The problem is -4 doesn't scale.

And then it still leaves open people who will reasonably say, "I want to give up all of my defenses - even the ones at -4 - for just a little more offense." No truly "no defenses" AOA leaves a gap there.
Can't do that, you're moving, and a moving target is harder to hit.
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Old 04-16-2014, 04:37 PM   #22
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You could introduce a scale, like a reverse deceptive attack. For every -4 to your defences you take, down to a minimum of 3, you get one of the bonuses of all out attack. So -8 to defend would allow you to make 3 attacks (all out attack double twice).
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Old 04-16-2014, 05:29 PM   #23
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Anyway, that's really just me mumbling aloud about a different maneuver system wherein you allocate resources to attack, damage, defense, and movement, which is one of those stupid designer quirks. ;)
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Old 04-17-2014, 04:19 PM   #24
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Can't do that, you're moving, and a moving target is harder to hit.
What does that have to do with defending? If someone attacking is harder to hit, that's a penalty to hit. Not withstanding the fact that someone doing AOA might not move, or even be moving to attack - AOA (Determined) with a ranged weapon is clearly meant to represent a shooter making no attempt at all to move or react to attacks except by maximizing his hit chances.

I'm sorry, I just see a real, actual need for "does not defend at all" as a level of attack, and no amount of penalties will replace that need.
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Old 04-17-2014, 05:43 PM   #25
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I'm sorry, I just see a real, actual need for "does not defend at all" as a level of attack, and no amount of penalties will replace that need.
What if you treat penalties of more than -10 as "cannot attempt at all"?
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Old 04-18-2014, 02:23 PM   #26
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What if you treat penalties of more than -10 as "cannot attempt at all"?
I'm not sure to what purpose, though. Where does setting a definition of "more than -10 means you can't defend" get you? Presumably you mean native penalties not accrued penalties, since otherwise Feint and Deceptive Attack can turn into automatic ways to bypass defenses, given enough skill. Or a defender in a bad spot (used Move and Attack and then got stunned for a total -6, so use DA -4 to hit and he gets no defense.)
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