09-16-2020, 08:05 PM | #1 |
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Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
On ITL38, the entry for missile weapons says:
This talent gives the user a +1 DX on all missile weapons and spells that he knows. This DX counts toward speed of fire for bows, as well as accuracy.Does the bonus for speed of fire apply only to bows and not also for crossbows? |
09-16-2020, 08:42 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
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09-16-2020, 08:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
That's where I was leaning, too.
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09-16-2020, 10:54 PM | #4 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
I agree. All missile weapons.
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09-17-2020, 08:35 AM | #5 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
TFT is a game with a lot of little 'logical operators' running in the background, but many of them are not described with perfect precision. You have to do a fair amount of interpolation, which means you have to develop your own sense of intent. These issues arise most often for two-weapon fighting, perhaps because there are so many different versions of the basic idea. This is another one.
I feel like the most consequential question about the missile weapon DX thresholds is whether the range penalty does or doesn't apply before you determine whether or not you qualify for the higher rate of fire that turn. You could argue either side of the case from a 'realism' perspective, so GM's should feel good about making whatever table ruling they want (as usual!). But the trickier question is what the intent is, based on general principles of the rules. The closest evidence of the intent in Legacy Edition is that DX penalties of all sorts are considered when you decide order of actions (some people don't like this and house rule it differently, but RAW seems clear to me on this point). If qualifying for rate of fire advantages falls under the same umbrella then you should subtract range (or aiming, or darkness, or whatever) penalties before deciding whether or not you qualify for a faster shot. On the other hand, this leads to a peculiar, possibly broken rule situation where you only qualify for two draw bow shots if both of them are essentially automatic hits. I find that to be a 'bug' because it represents a particularly extreme sort of quadratic benefit whereas I prefer having two shots per turn be something a character earns from basic abilities and then expresses in a variety of contexts, sometimes at greater or lesser chances of success. But it is hard to come up with a solid ruling. |
09-17-2020, 09:27 PM | #6 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
ITL pg 115 Under "Missile Weapons"
The DX adjustments for missile and thrown weapon distance are not considered when determining which figure attacks first. Since the range does not affect AdjDX for firing purposes - it would be strange if it affected AdjDX for purposes of a second shot with a bow or a faster reload with a crossbow.
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09-17-2020, 10:31 PM | #7 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
That definitely tips the table toward my preferred interpretation. I had forgotten that exception to the general approach to DX mods and initiative in LE
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09-18-2020, 07:22 AM | #8 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
Does an agile archer get a second shot at a difficult target such as blured, invisible, or partially hidden?
"Sorry you can't reload your crossbow quickly because the target is ten hexes away in the mist and partially hidden by a stone wall."
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09-18-2020, 07:44 AM | #9 | |
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But I'm not sure I buy it, since the difficulty is already baked into the negative DX modifier. |
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09-18-2020, 08:18 AM | #10 |
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Re: Simple question about crossbows and Missile Weapons skill
It seems like the rational thing is to follow the rules for the aiming penalty, which, as pointed out above, explicitly don't influence whether or not you meet the faster-shot thresholds
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