Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?

[Kalzazz]

I am ashamed to admit we missed the Oppurtunity

[Sorenant]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

I am ashamed to admit we missed the Oppurtunity

House Cat with Brawling-27 vs Knight with Broadsword-12

[Witchking]

Originally Posted by Sorenant

House Cat with Brawling-27 vs Knight with Broadsword-12

Traditional 3 HP?

[Plane]

Originally Posted by Sorenant

House Cat with Brawling-27 vs Knight with Broadsword-12

can cutting claws target armor chinks?

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Plane

can cutting claws target armor chinks?

Probably not, but with that level of skill difference, the cat should be able to make the knight hurt himself, without the cat being hurt.

I do wonder how that would be gamed out, but unless I'm misunderstanding, this may be the wrong thread for it?

[Plane]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

I do wonder how that would be gamed out

if you use defensive feints to bring attack skill low enough, that widens the crit fail range (already penalized for size modifier)

I don't know how useful the high parrying ability from brawl would be though when it comes to Parrying Heavy Weapons

you could do non-contact parries if the knight targeted the cat's limbs but I'm thinking he would just attack the torso as it's easiest

if you had a super-high dodge then crit successes would make the successful attacks crit fail

[Eric Funk]

Originally Posted by Plane

can cutting claws target armor chinks?

Yes, certainly!

Assuming a cat is SM-3 (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 5:Allies), and Small Size and Combat (Powers p.76), torso chinks are only -5 to hit, other chinks -7...

and for humanoid armour, armour GAPS (Lowtech p.101) bypassing (all) armour might be only -5 to hit for an SM-3 foe... (thinking 'back of the knee' would be an easy target for a cat*)


*(IRL my personal pet cat once sunk its fangs into my leg just under that point and a few days later I was in the hospital with it swollen up, infected (could not fit in shoes or boots!)... whenever I pass a 'komodo dragon' exhibit in the zoo I think of that moment... for "cutting" damage in GURPS domestic cats' teeth are needles about an inch long)

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Plane

can cutting claws target armor chinks?

According to B400, targeting chinks is only for piercing, impaling, or tight beam burning.

[Witchking]

Originally Posted by Anthony

According to B400, targeting chinks is only for piercing, impaling, or tight beam burning.

I have had my cat give me The Eye...so tight beam burning it is.

[Eric Funk]

Originally Posted by Anthony

According to B400, targeting chinks is only for piercing, impaling, or tight beam burning.

Oops, mea culpa. Time to release the vipers then! (impaling, GDF5 p.25)

Hmm, Do I read armour Gaps correctly that any attack type can hit them? (LT101) They are introduced as "in addition to chinks", so they are not a type of chink... and "rigid armour cannot cover at all".