[Technical Grappling] Teach me using examples

[chandley]

Originally Posted by Icelander

That's 2d+4, if I am not mistaken, which becomes 8 CPs, which is -8 to ST and -4 to DX for actions involving Sir Michael's right leg. Edit: No, damn it, it means -4 to ST and -2 to DX to actions involving said leg. That also means at least a -2 to ST and -1 to DX to all actions and -4 ST and -2 DX to whole-body actions, including attacks made with his sword. I'm guessing that Dodge and resisting take-downs would sum the whole-body penalty and the leg penalty, for a total of -8 ST and -4 DX? Or does the leg penalty not matter for that purpose?

As you mention in your edit, 8 CP is -4 to ST and DX on the Leg. Referred control to all other locations is 4 CP, and so -2 to ST and DX. Whole body penalty is the sum of head and torso referred controls, which is 4 (referred head) + 4 (referred torso) = 8 CP, or -4 to ST and DX for whole body. Note that the leg is only adjacent to the torso, the active CP from the sweep can only be spent on techniques affecting that leg or the torso, not arms, neck, or head, or the other leg.

Note that since his leg is hooked, Sir Michael has a grapple on the halberd already, albeit with 0 CP. If he is sufficiently stronger or more skilled, he could try to disarm his opponent through a break free directly, rather than trying to add a limb and then break free. Or add a limb as part of a rapid strike, given how high his Wrestling is.

Wrestling Trained ST 30 and Skill 25 vs TST 21 and Skill 22. Using just the leg in a gesture of supreme contempt, it is (0.6 x ST 20) = 18 +5 (DX+10 TST) = ST 23 -4 = 19, or 2d-1 CP.

He is likely to hit (Skill 25 +6 (Evaluate) -14 = Skill 17 and -7 Deceptive attack vs Wrestling Parry 14 -7 = 7), and has reasonable odds of reducing the hook to 0 CP, negating the hook. If he is less contemptuous and uses his own hook to hook Sir Braelgars arm, he would be developing CP of his own to spend on the QC, impose his own Active Control penalties, and make it MUCH harder for Sir Braeglar to increase his CP, as he would have active control on the arm, not just referred control from the leg (which will penalize any use of the 2-handed halberd).