06-20-2013, 08:12 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Side effect questions
Side effect says that the roll to resist is -1 per 2 points of damage that penetrates DR.
Q1: Can an attack that does no wounding still have a side effect? Would teh 'damage' just be rolled for teh purposes of seeing how much would have penetrated to find the penalty or would there be no penalty? Q2: It says stunning wears off normally, which means a roll to recover each round. Is that roll also penalized by the amount that the initial roll was or is it unmodified? |
06-20-2013, 08:31 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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Re: Side effect questions
No, No.
If you don't do damage, the roll is unmodified. |
06-20-2013, 08:41 PM | #3 | |||
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: Side effect questions
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It remains penetrating damage and so Side Effect functions normally as Side Effect doesn't care about injury, only penetrating damage. Quote:
I, personally, follow the same rule for Side Effect as I do for Affliction. The HT+1 check is modified by the level of the Affliction and so the HT+1 check is modified by one-half the penetrating damage. |
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06-20-2013, 09:05 PM | #4 | |
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Side effect questions
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06-20-2013, 09:24 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Oregon
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Re: Side effect questions
I've seen it argued both ways (as here). I'm in the "yes" camp myself, but even if you feel Side Effects shouldn't be allowed on No Wounding attacks, you could use a "Virtual" Wounding modifier (somewhere between -25% and -40%) which only tracks wounds for the purpose of Side Effect / Symptom, and does no actual injury. I don't think that's necessary for Side Effect, but to have a Symptom last beyond the moment of "injury" you'll need something a little meatier than No Wounding.
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06-20-2013, 11:59 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Side effect questions
Technically, 'no wounding' does not mean 'no damage'; it basically indicates a wounding multiplier of 0. However, you can't get symptoms with no wounding.
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06-21-2013, 12:45 AM | #7 | ||||
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Re: Side effect questions
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GURPS Basic, pg 109: Quote:
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06-21-2013, 10:22 AM | #8 |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
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Re: Side effect questions
Yes, the correct sequence is:
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