Minimum Weapon Damage?

[Xergrell]

So I was reading the be Melee rules pdf and I see that some weapon damage rolls are 1d-4 for a thrown rock. So does that mean if I roll 1-4 on the die the. I do no damage to an unarmored for even though I did hit with the rock or is there a minimum of 1 point of damage if I hit?

[pyratejohn]

I've been assuming for these last 41 years that anything less than a zero is zero. I hope I haven't been doing it wrong. :)

[RVA_Grandpa]

Originally Posted by Xergrell

So I was reading the be Melee rules pdf and I see that some weapon damage rolls are 1d-4 for a thrown rock. So does that mean if I roll 1-4 on the die the. I do no damage to an unarmored for even though I did hit with the rock or is there a minimum of 1 point of damage if I hit?

Sheldore the Great throws a rock at WoloWizard. He rolls a hit on 3d vs DX and then rolls one die (1d-4). He rolls a 3 for no damage (3-4=-1).

The rock tears a small hole in WoloWizard's dickie of incredible immaturity. Enraged, he raises his wand and aims a fireball at Shedore's spot (er, hex).

And the battle goes on.

[platimus]

Originally Posted by RVA_Grandpa

Sheldore the Great throws a rock at WoloWizard. He rolls a hit on 3d vs DX and then rolls one die (1d-4). He rolls a 3 for no damage (3-4=-1).

The rock tears a small hole in WoloWizard's dickie of incredible immaturity. Enraged, he raises his wand and aims a fireball at Shedore's spot (er, hex).

And the battle goes on.

LOL
In theory, that fireball will be a Big Bang!

[Skarg]

You're doing it right; the minimum damage is zero, not one.

Missile spells in the new Wizard are the first exception that has a minimum damage roll in TFT.

[RobW]

Originally Posted by Skarg

You're doing it right; the minimum damage is zero, not one.

Missile spells in the new Wizard are the first exception that has a minimum damage roll in TFT.

Curious, where is minimum damage == 0 specified?

[Melichor]

Both Magic Fist and Fireball have this qualifying statement in their description:

... but never less damage than the ST used.

[Oneiros]

Originally Posted by RobW

Curious, where is minimum damage == 0 specified?

It's not. It's a natural outcome of the math and in game logic assumptions. If I attack bare handed, doing 1d-4, and I roll a one. You can't do -3 damage to an enemy by in game logic, but you could do none, so that's what you do.

Missle spells calling out minimum damage implies this is not always the case, and are an exception to the base assumptions.