[DF] Big Bad Wolf

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by Kromm

As far as "unarmed attackers are hosed vs. weapon parries" go, two things:

On the other hand, arguably the biting and clawing monsters aren't the ones that seriously scare heroes. Dragons breathe fire, mindwarpers shoot psionic bolts, liches cast spells, and even lesser creatures might launch spikes, breathe frost, etc. And anything with hands ought to have weapons.

For that reason, I'd add a #3:

3) In DF, monsters that bite, grab, or claw are meant to attack from the flanks, by surprise, or en masse. They are also meant to die horribly, in droves, while doing so. So just use more of them.


My question - the one that seems to have sparked this sub-thread - was aimed at a PC's ally rather than monsters. I'm the GM, I have all the monsters I need. 10 wolves aren't a problem? How about 20? No? 100? See, I can just use more of the ones that take a head cut to try to deliver a bite. But the horrible consequences of unarmed attacks by bite-based PCs and PC allies was one I was wondering about. :D