12-25-2017, 04:57 PM | #1 |
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Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
Is technical grappling effective for DF, and what cinematic options should be used to stay consistent with DF's theme?
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12-25-2017, 05:01 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
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Further Peter Dell'Orto has been using a simplified version of Technical Grappling to good effect in his years-long GURPS DF "Felltower" campaign. So I'd say "have at it," but if there are ways to simplify it that you've found in play, I'd use 'em. If only to keep with the fast and furious idiom of the DFRPG.
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12-25-2017, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
Yeah I enjoy Felltower, it's what brought me round to getting DF. I recall options such as doubling CP for cinematic games and things like that, do you think they'd work well in DF, just because in my experience grappling can take a while and that doesn't really fit DF?
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12-25-2017, 05:09 PM | #4 | |
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12-25-2017, 05:14 PM | #5 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
I'll try that, I swear I've posted a fair few TG questions on here and every time you've put up a fully comprehensive answer in a matter of minutes, it's really helpful, so thanks a lot for that.
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12-25-2017, 08:51 PM | #6 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
Doug wrestles with such questions effortlessly.
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12-26-2017, 11:38 AM | #7 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
Ba-dump-bump-CHING! [Rimshot] I see what you did there.
As a player in Felltower, I can say that Peter definitely uses Technical Grappling to good effect (I'm not sure if it's 100% pure as Doug wrote it or slightly modified). It works quite well. The last session in the Lost City involved grappling with Shambling Mounds. I think the Lost City Mowgli Battle was another good one with Five-Headed Panthers. Any Felltower session including Crushrooms had it. There's quite a few monsters that are strong and grapple--they make for very interesting (and sometimes quite frightening) encounters. Mo has done a good job of busting out of various grapples in the past (of course he's ridiculously strong and has wrestling at at least DX+1 if not DX+2). |
12-26-2017, 11:52 AM | #8 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
Something I've done is pre-calculated grappling as any other attack. For example:
Grapple (22): 7d control points. Reach C. Tongue (17): Constriction Attack with the tongue (14d control points). Reach 1-10. After a successful Constriction Attack, the ibathene drags the hapless foe it to its mouth to eat; it drags with Move 5. The foe can break free if it wins the Quick Contest for the Constriction Attack. Roll each second until either the foe breaks free or the ibathene brings the foe to its mouth, at which time it bites its foe. Striking the tongue is at -4; it has HP 36 and DR 3. are for the fabled ibathene. I just assumed that the foe is always SM 0, which is so often the case that the few cases that are not so are not worth the bother. Having it as an attack line reminds me that it's there. |
12-26-2017, 12:10 PM | #9 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
The main obstacle that occurs to me is that it adds another level of unanswered detail questions (that DF already suffers from IMO) about how the monsters (especially multi-hex non-humans) actually work. Humans (and the same lion/horse/elephant diagram we have had since when, GURPS 1e?) have detailed facing diagrams and maneuvers based on their bodies and equipment, and Techinical Grappling has rules for humans grappling humans with various types of human clothing and equipment, but what modifiers, grappling options, and multi-hex reach issues would come up with all the various inhuman monsters?
Yes it's not going to be practical to publish details for all of them, but a nice set of examples of appropriate GM rulings for various types might go a long way, both for standard GURPS combat (more hex diagrams and various more detailed rules for fighting things with many arms & legs & hexes etc), and for Technical Grappling. |
12-26-2017, 02:13 PM | #10 |
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Re: Technical Grappling in Dungeon Fantasy
For niche protection I'd mainly let Martial Artist use it. Although the high strength things works for Barbarians also.
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