10-13-2018, 04:51 AM | #11 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Animals and fire
Right. If the two fighters are right next to each other - in adjacent hexes - then the bear cannot shift and remain adjacent to both fighters. The issue is not remaining engaged, but fulfilling the requirement not to move out of contact with both figures - which means the bear must remain in the fire hex during movement and use the disengage option.
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10-13-2018, 05:21 AM | #12 | |
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Re: Animals and fire
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The movie and TV show scenes with the flying leap to engage in HTH are nicely staged but easily avoided in real life. Granted, given enough momentum, the initiator winds up in the hex past the opponent rather than back in the initiating hex, but given the mechanics of being engaged, the rules are a playable solution. The other solution would be to allow a free strike with a weapon or UC skill with double or triple damage automatically - which is the real world result from a blind rush, which is what I am discussing. You do a blind rush and the usual result with a skilled opponent is being knocked on the head or kicked in the privates as you go past (or the sword or ax eviscerates you). A careful advance and attempt at HTH, if declined, would result in the initiator back in their original hex.
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10-13-2018, 09:39 AM | #13 | |
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Re: Animals and fire
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Which is pretty tough on the lone guy, admittedly. |
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10-13-2018, 10:09 AM | #14 | |
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Re: Animals and fire
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I try to read and understand the rules as written. I could comment that it makes sense and is the reason because initiative is so important, but everyone is free to house rule differently. In my opinion is necessary that fighters on the same side must cooperate to avoid this obvious lethal manouvre with a proper tactic and staying close. By the way, in a true combat, I would not be too happy fo face alone TWO enemies at once for this reason |
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10-13-2018, 12:27 PM | #15 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Animals and fire
If the target refuses to engage in HTH, he should be displaced, because that's logically how avoid engagement without any particular contest. If he's willing to engage in HTH, fine.
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10-13-2018, 01:23 PM | #16 |
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Re: Animals and fire
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