03-28-2018, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Parrying Heavy Weapons and Shatterproof/Orichalcum
Suppose Fiona has a 4lb longsword and she squares off against a rampaging ST 40 White Pudding!
If the pudding tries to slam, it will hit that longsword and blast it into confetti if Fiona tries to parry it, as it is 10 times the longswords weight Fiona, wanting to be able to parry rampaging puddings goes and buys a shatterproofed longsword Can she parry the pudding? Her sword isn't going to break, but the pudding still outweighs her sword 10 to 1 Fiona's basic lift is plenty enough to parry puddings |
03-28-2018, 06:19 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Parrying Heavy Weapons and Shatterproof/Orichalcum
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03-28-2018, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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Re: Parrying Heavy Weapons and Shatterproof/Orichalcum
Odds of breakage are less than 6 in 6, so the parry counts as long as BL is 40+. Of course, if you go with the rules in Combat Writ Large (Pyramid 77) the slam counts as a weapon with weight 160 and the parry fails unless Fiona has ST 29+.
Realistically, while you can get a weapon or shield between you and someone charging, that's a stop thrust, not a parry. Momentum doesn't magically go away. Last edited by Anthony; 03-28-2018 at 06:29 PM. |
03-29-2018, 01:01 AM | #4 |
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03-29-2018, 06:28 AM | #5 |
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Re: Parrying Heavy Weapons and Shatterproof/Orichalcum
I’m pretty sure the BL-based answer is correct. It’s no more silly than Very Fine weapons being able to parry heavier stuff than Good ones despite being te same weight.
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03-29-2018, 08:27 AM | #6 |
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Re: Parrying Heavy Weapons and Shatterproof/Orichalcum
I've always just ruled that if the normal rules would have resulted in parrying-weapon breakage but the weapon cannot be broken, the result is a disarm.
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