Dagger Mastery question

[hcobb]

Does a UC pin disarm?

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by hcobb

Does a UC pin disarm?

Not per RAW, near as I can tell.

A Martial Arts Master (UC V) can punch to disarm at DX -4. It succeeds if the punch does at least 3 hits. I don't see any special rules for pinning and UC.

Note that a UC V character has minimum attributes ST 12, DX 14, IQ 14, so is a 40pt. character. A starting 32 pt. character can't be better than UC III, so in addition to building up to 40 attribute points, the master must have spent 7 skill points and hence must have blown through 8300 XP for attributes and 3500 for new skills for a total of 11,800 XP. Not going to see too many of these guys, at least not as PCs.

[JustAnotherJarhead]

Originally Posted by phiwum

I agree with Henry. The occult blast is described as an attack, not a spell. I guess that if the wizard is still holding his staff in HTH (which would be the case with a dagger staff) then he can use the occult blast against any opponent in his hex.

My only issue with allowing Occult Blast while in HTH, I think it violates the spirit of the special attack.

It specifically says, the wizard POINTS with the staff, and uses 1 ST (front hexes only) and the wizard has to make a regular to hit roll. not a to hit roll at +4 to hit.

I see this more like a thrown weapon attack, there is a line of sight, and literally an occult ZAP of energy, call it a 1d6 Lightning bolt if you want, but this is what I am seeing.

I think allowing a +4 to hit from being in HTH is not the original intention, this is a form of "stacking" bonuses.

My question for you guys is: Do you allow the wizard in HTH to use this occult attack to strike an opponent 2 hexes away with a +3 to hit as Staff III, while in HTH?

[hcobb]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherJarhead

It specifically says, the wizard POINTS with the staff

That's at Staff I.
At Staff III we get "in any direction"
And at Staff IV "the attack is a free action"