Negative combat strength

evikour · 04-06-2015, 01:20 AM

A 4-level monster gets enhanced with a -5 card. What is now the monster's level? I think it can't fall below 1, right?
When talking about negative combat strenght what do you mean exactly? Can you give me an example?
Thanks!

Andrew Hackard · 04-06-2015, 01:36 AM

The Potted Plant is Level 1. The Baby enhancer gives the monster -5. The total combat strength is 1-5 = -4. I'm not sure why you think combat strength can't go below 1 when the rules say explicitly that it can.

evikour · 04-06-2015, 02:05 AM

I thought the rules said that a monster's level can't go below 1 but the total combat strength of a monster or a player in a battle can be negative and I was wondering how can that be achieved..

Brf · 04-06-2015, 06:12 AM

"Level" and "Combat strength" are two completely different things.
A Munchkin's "Level" can never go below 1, but his Combat Strength can go negative if there are enough negative modifiers.

MunchkinMan · 04-06-2015, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brf

"Level" and "Combat strength" are two completely different things.
A Munchkin's "Level" can never go below 1, but his Combat Strength can go negative if there are enough negative modifiers.

And the same for a Monster. Monster Enhancers are bonuses (and occasionally penalties) to combat strength, not modifications to the Level of the Monster. Andrew gave an example of playing a Monster Enhancer that reduces a Monster's combat strength to a negative value.

evikour · 04-06-2015, 06:33 AM

So in the example given above the Potted Plant would be a 1-level monster with a combat strength of -4 at that battle?

MunchkinMan · 04-06-2015, 08:40 AM

Yes, that's correct.

04-06-2015, 01:20 AM	#1
evikour Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Greece	Negative combat strength A 4-level monster gets enhanced with a -5 card. What is now the monster's level? I think it can't fall below 1, right? When talking about negative combat strenght what do you mean exactly? Can you give me an example? Thanks!

04-06-2015, 01:36 AM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Negative combat strength The Potted Plant is Level 1. The Baby enhancer gives the monster -5. The total combat strength is 1-5 = -4. I'm not sure why you think combat strength can't go below 1 when the rules say explicitly that it can. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

04-06-2015, 02:05 AM	#3
evikour Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Greece	Re: Negative combat strength I thought the rules said that a monster's level can't go below 1 but the total combat strength of a monster or a player in a battle can be negative and I was wondering how can that be achieved..

04-06-2015, 06:12 AM	#4
Brf Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: Negative combat strength "Level" and "Combat strength" are two completely different things. A Munchkin's "Level" can never go below 1, but his Combat Strength can go negative if there are enough negative modifiers.

04-06-2015, 06:33 AM	#6
evikour Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Greece	Re: Negative combat strength So in the example given above the Potted Plant would be a 1-level monster with a combat strength of -4 at that battle?

04-06-2015, 08:40 AM	#7
MunchkinMan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Macungie, PA	Re: Negative combat strength Yes, that's correct. __________________ Erik D. Zane *Munchkin* NetRep -- munchkin@sjgames.com MiB #1029