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Rolando · 01-21-2022, 08:41 AM

If you don't want to hurt someone don't point a spear at them.

If you have a spear at hand and trying to control a drunken peasant (for example) you may say to the GM you are not using your spear in a dangerous way, you are using it mostly to parry and push, probably with both hands (across the chest) or something.

If you are using the spear with an intent to kill you probably have it pointed to the target and a critical failure is as surprising to the target as to you.

01-21-2022, 08:41 AM	#5
Rolando MIB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panama	Re: what if you don't want your foe to fall on your spear? If you don't want to hurt someone don't point a spear at them. If you have a spear at hand and trying to control a drunken peasant (for example) you may say to the GM you are not using your spear in a dangerous way, you are using it mostly to parry and push, probably with both hands (across the chest) or something. If you are using the spear with an intent to kill you probably have it pointed to the target and a critical failure is as surprising to the target as to you.