10-01-2018, 09:48 PM | #21 |
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Re: Spear Master
That is a good point. If your GM is a stickler for needing 1 point in the skill, just drop one point in it, the higher default will still take precedent.
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10-01-2018, 10:42 PM | #22 |
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Re: Spear Master
Well, it might be slightly cheaper at lower levels, if you've only got 4 pts in the master, putting 1 pt in a -2 default will bring it up, but it's a very small window of opportunity.
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10-06-2018, 09:14 PM | #23 |
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Re: Spear Master
This post reminds me of the polearm sport I've done in the past, notably 5 - 6 foot long pole-axe and 7 - 8 foot long glaive. Using either weapon at reach is not conducive to parrying in general. If I was GMing, I'd say that the staff parry could only be used when the weapon was not used at range 2 (i.e. used as an attack at range 1, not used for an attack at all and so on).
I also feel like there should be some sort of mechanic to represent a combat opportunity to use the blunt end (or a haft strike) when it is desired to use the pointy end. Maybe when using a polearm like a staff (for the parry) roll 2d6 after hitting, on a 2 strike with the butt (staff thrust, crush) and on a 12 it is a haft swing. |
10-08-2018, 04:08 AM | #24 | |
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Re: Spear Master
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Form mastery on Polearms to staff is by RAW a bit weird anyway. Dueling polearms get their own line under Staff skill but parry at 0U or 0 anyway so why bother switch! It's not clear what line you'd use for full length Polearms. Either way I wouldn't allow you to make a Unbalanced attack and then get around that by using Form mastery to swap to weapon listing that included a line that doesn't have a U in it. You want to swing a top heavy polearm about and parry go defensive and be strong enough so that your opnet still feels like they're getting hit full strength! *and your weapon becomes unready if you are swinging it!
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04-02-2019, 12:52 PM | #25 |
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Re: Spear Master
So, I've gotten around to making a Spear Master, and I ran into some questions. This is what I have so far:
Stats ST 15, DX 15, IQ 12, HT 14 HP 15, Will 16, Per 10, FP 14 thr/sw 1d+1/2d+1 BS 7.25, BM 7 Dodge 10 Advantages Form Mastery (Spear) [1] Grip Mastery (Spear) [1] Weapon Master (Spear) [20] Skills Spear-22 (DX+7/A) [28] Staff-20 (DX+5/A) [1] Techniques Disarming (Spear)-22 [0] Sweep (Spear)-19 [0] Combination 1 (Disarming thr/weapon + Sweep sw/- + Spear thr/heart)-X+Y+Z [0] Combat Spear-22, 1H, 1d+3 imp, r1 Spear-22, 2H, 1d+4 imp, r1-2 Parry-15 (using spear as a staff for 20÷2 + 3 + 2) So, I struggled a bit with the X, Y, Z for the Combo, but I have a few general questions as well:
That's just a start, feel free to give suggestions or point out errors. Last edited by FeiLin; 04-02-2019 at 01:03 PM. |
04-02-2019, 01:36 PM | #26 |
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Re: Spear Master
When it comes time to choosing your actual weapon, don't forget the customizing options in Low Tech Companion: Weapons.
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04-02-2019, 01:51 PM | #27 | |
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Re: Spear Master
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If you could do something as a combination, you could just do it as a non-scripted Rapid Strike. At the same penalty, with none of the added drawbacks of a Combination. The only exception is that you can have a three-attack combination even in a game that uses a two-attack limit on rapid strikes...but the box specifically says that that that only works if you spend points on it.
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