05-30-2009, 12:31 PM | #11 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
Its not a ridiculous skill, I've done it with thrown objects (not arrows) -- its not easy but the rules are just fine. Also with a weapon its not that dissimilar to hitting a ball with a bat.
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05-30-2009, 12:38 PM | #12 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
Because there's no such thing as a ranged deceptive attack, it's actually a "leading shot" you shoot where your target is likely to move to, and hence anticipate his dodge. This is useless on a block or parry, and this is why it's specially stated that it only penalizes dodge.
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05-30-2009, 12:51 PM | #13 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
No idea. But that's the RAW. Only reduces Dodge.
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05-30-2009, 02:17 PM | #14 | |
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05-30-2009, 03:21 PM | #15 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
Thank you for all the replies. It seems that the consensus is that PMW is right as it is and I was mistaken - I learn something new every day :)
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05-30-2009, 03:36 PM | #16 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
If you see the part in RAW that explains what a Deceptive Attack is, you'll see it doesn't make a lot of sense for a ranged attack. You can't do tricky angles, you can't do an unexpectedly fast attack, you can't indicate you're going to attack from here and actually attack from there.
Projectile speed is fixed, the attack flies straight, the angle barely changes by a couple of degrees before you miss the target entirely, distance hinders your ability to indicate you're aiming at any particular part, the target can't read exactly you're going to fire (you're just pulling a trigger or releasing an arrow) and thus, it's hard to fake it. Etc... |
05-30-2009, 03:39 PM | #17 | |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
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a) house rule it so it doesn't spoil the credibility of your game b) change your perception by looking into the matter and feeling genuinely convinced that it's fine |
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05-30-2009, 05:25 PM | #18 | |
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05-30-2009, 10:41 PM | #19 |
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Re: Parry Missile Weapons - too easy?
It's wort noting that a batter who hits the ball 33% of the time is considered exceptional, which can be considered a testament to how hard it is or an example of what ranged DAs look like, depending on interpretation.
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05-30-2009, 11:41 PM | #20 | |
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IME, parrying an arrow with a sword is not exceptionally difficult. Sure it's fast, but so are swordsmen, and the arrow isn't under continuous control as it comes in. I'd rather try to parry arrows from an expert archer than blows from an expert swordsman. Arrows are dangerous is because they are often a surprise (20' radius battlefield awareness covers most credible melee threats - you need closer to 400' for arrows) and because they tend to come in volleys. |
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