Some questions from new GURPS player

imaytag · 01-11-2013, 01:57 AM

Thank you both for the detailed responses.

I am still very interested in if Counterattack's bonus carries over for the entire maneuver though. If I take Technique Mastery (Counterattack) I could buy it up to +4 RSL, which would make the feint, sweep, disarm maneuver much more likely to succeed.

In MA70, under Counterattack, all it really says is to roll against Counterattack to hit, then do regular damage. It could be argued that this makes it seem like it was intended to only be used with a single attack. Though it also says that you can use another technique as your Counterattack, adding RSL's as usual. And Combinations are techniques so one could argue that a Counterattack doesn't fundamentally disqualify multiple attacks.

I haven't found anything in the rules to help clarify this and haven't had any luck Googling the problem either. It may seem like a triviality but I just have to know! :P

Also, just to be sure, not all techniques are attacks though many techniques, such as sweep or disarm, ARE attacks even though they do no damage. Is this right?

01-11-2013, 01:57 AM	#5
imaytag Join Date: Jan 2013	Re: Some questions from new GURPS player Thank you both for the detailed responses. I am still very interested in if Counterattack's bonus carries over for the entire maneuver though. If I take Technique Mastery (Counterattack) I could buy it up to +4 RSL, which would make the feint, sweep, disarm maneuver much more likely to succeed. In MA70, under Counterattack, all it really says is to roll against Counterattack to hit, then do regular damage. It could be argued that this makes it seem like it was intended to only be used with a single attack. Though it also says that you can use another technique as your Counterattack, adding RSL's as usual. And Combinations are techniques so one could argue that a Counterattack doesn't fundamentally disqualify multiple attacks. I haven't found anything in the rules to help clarify this and haven't had any luck Googling the problem either. It may seem like a triviality but I just have to know! :P Also, just to be sure, not all techniques are attacks though many techniques, such as sweep or disarm, ARE attacks even though they do no damage. Is this right?