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Old 12-24-2018, 02:59 AM   #6
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Default Re: Does DF ever suffer from "rocket tag"?

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Originally Posted by evileeyore View Post
It's highly unlikely at 250 points.
It's not that unlikely. Consider Redbone the Swift. He has DR 4 and 15 HP, so he'll be reduced to 0 HP by the average result of a 4d cutting attack or a 5d+2 crushing attack. He does 3d6+6, so among the foes that oneshot him on a successful attack are himself. Looking through monsters, the following basically only need one successful attack:
  • as-Sharak: fire breath is expected injury 14.5, so 0 hp half the time (and as a cone, probably just hits). Water and Sand aren't as high basic damage, but have a good chance of applying a status effect that takes him out of the fight (paralyzed or blinded).
  • Ciuacla: expected injury, including follow-up, is 16.
  • Crushroom: 4d probably doesn't directly reduce below 0 (expected injury 10), but it's a ST 40 grapple, and one round later it's a constriction attack with ST 40, which will one-shot most characters (vs Redbone, expected injury is 21)
  • Dragon: medium can do 4d+2 cutting or impaling 3x/round (expected injury 18).
  • Draug: 4d+2 cut, expected injury 18.
  • Giant Ape: 5d+3 crush, expected injury 16.5. Or it can grapple and follow up with a spike or squeeze.
  • Ice Wyrm: 4d+1 cutting bite, or breath weapon with paralysis effect.
  • Lich: it's a magery 6 spellcaster.
  • Peshkali: expected injury per hit is 14 -- but it attacks 6 times.
  • Siege Beast: expected injury 18.5
  • Stone Golem: maul expected 14.5, sword expected 18.75
  • Sword Spirit: sword expected 15
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