12-11-2018, 03:20 PM | #1 |
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Location: Cambridge, MA
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[Magic] Turn Blade
Should Turn Blade affect broadswords used for thrusting, rapiers, etc.?
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12-11-2018, 03:53 PM | #2 | |
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Location: Saint Paul, MN
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Re: [Magic] Turn Blade
I'd lean toward no, it should only work on cutting (or swinging) blade attacks. This is not explicit, but is suggested by this sentence from GURPS Magic, p. 167:
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12-11-2018, 07:14 PM | #3 | |
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So, per the spell description itself, transforms cutting damage to crushing damage. Everything else is simply fluff. |
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12-11-2018, 07:40 PM | #4 |
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12-11-2018, 08:11 PM | #5 | ||
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Speaking of which, if your weapon becomes unready after a spell like this, does that always absorb an action for the ready maneuver? You can't "fast draw" your sword in no time when it's already in your hand, right? Or are there some Martial Arts maneuvers that I might not know about? I'm not an expert on that book. |
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12-11-2018, 08:25 PM | #6 | |
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12-11-2018, 08:35 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Aug 2018
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Re: [Magic] Turn Blade
"Bladeturning" in Protection and Warning Spells could provide some insight to intent. The unreadying effect of the wrenched grip is represented by DR with "Reflection, Variant" and "Accessibility, Only to disarm, not break" and unifies with "damage-to-disarm" rule from page 11 of Gun Fu.
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12-12-2018, 12:36 PM | #8 | |
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