What the fnord is a Molly?

hcobb · 04-26-2020, 10:23 PM

I finally wrote up the ultimate guide to Mollyism so that Naturalists can spot and deal with this dangerous beast before she grows up and becomes a Cidri threatening challenge.

Grow up is used in the figurative sense here, as she will never ever increase her ST above the sub-human level of Goblin-minimum of course. (Worst case of Peter-Pan-ism in all of Cidri.)

https://www.hcobb.com/tft/Molly.html

Terquem · 04-26-2020, 10:29 PM

Is this the part where the pretty blond girl says, "Stop trying to make fetch happen."

TippetsTX · 04-26-2020, 10:59 PM

Subtitle... "How to Tick Off Your GM in 30 Minutes or Less"

Skarg · 04-27-2020, 12:53 PM

How to attract arrows.

hcobb · 04-27-2020, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skarg

How to attract arrows.

By standing behind three crossbowmen and being the only one dodging.

MikMod · 04-27-2020, 08:00 PM

Given the Molly is a highly annoying exploit, I wouldn't expect the PCs to allow her to live more than an hour or so of her first session - the GM wouldn't have to lift a finger, imo. ;)

hcobb · 04-27-2020, 08:46 PM

I'm not just willing to try it, this is a playtested character.

Jeff Lord · 04-27-2020, 11:39 PM

How many different players were in the playtest group?

hcobb · 04-28-2020, 07:20 AM

Come join the Discord and see Molly in action in different campaigns.

Axly Suregrip · 04-28-2020, 12:43 PM

Hi Henry,
I read your Molly page. Good work exposing this exploit.

To me, it raises some questions:

- What do you think needs to be changed in TFT to properly eliminate this exploit?

- Daggers have lots of upside and the new staff rules seem too powerful (at least from Staff3+). So, it would appear the confluence of the two is a big part of creating this exploit. That is, will eliminating the "dagger staff" fix this. Say only allowing staves to be wood sticks (staff, club, quarterstaff and wand).

- Even with eliminating the "dagger staff", do you see the new Staff rules as being to powerful?

- Even with eliminating the "dagger staff", do you see the dagger (targetted throws) as being to powerful?

04-26-2020, 10:23 PM	#1
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	What the fnord is a Molly? I finally wrote up the ultimate guide to Mollyism so that Naturalists can spot and deal with this dangerous beast before she grows up and becomes a Cidri threatening challenge. Grow up is used in the figurative sense here, as she will never ever increase her ST above the sub-human level of Goblin-minimum of course. (Worst case of Peter-Pan-ism in all of Cidri.) https://www.hcobb.com/tft/Molly.html __________________ -HJC

04-26-2020, 10:29 PM	#2
Terquem Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Idaho Falls	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? Is this the part where the pretty blond girl says, "Stop trying to make fetch happen."

04-26-2020, 10:59 PM	#3
TippetsTX Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: North Texas	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? Subtitle... "How to Tick Off Your GM in 30 Minutes or Less" __________________ “No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.” -Vladimir Taltos

04-27-2020, 12:53 PM	#4
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? How to attract arrows.

04-27-2020, 08:00 PM	#6
MikMod Join Date: May 2019	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? Given the Molly is a highly annoying exploit, I wouldn't expect the PCs to allow her to live more than an hour or so of her first session - the GM wouldn't have to lift a finger, imo. ;)

04-27-2020, 08:46 PM	#7
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? I'm not just willing to try it, this is a playtested character. __________________ -HJC

04-27-2020, 11:39 PM	#8
Jeff Lord Join Date: Jul 2018	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? How many different players were in the playtest group?

04-28-2020, 07:20 AM	#9
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? Come join the Discord and see Molly in action in different campaigns. __________________ -HJC

04-28-2020, 12:43 PM	#10
Axly Suregrip Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Durham, NC	Re: What the fnord is a Molly? Hi Henry, I read your Molly page. Good work exposing this exploit. To me, it raises some questions: - What do you think needs to be changed in TFT to properly eliminate this exploit? - Daggers have lots of upside and the new staff rules seem too powerful (at least from Staff3+). So, it would appear the confluence of the two is a big part of creating this exploit. That is, will eliminating the "dagger staff" fix this. Say only allowing staves to be wood sticks (staff, club, quarterstaff and wand). - Even with eliminating the "dagger staff", do you see the new Staff rules as being to powerful? - Even with eliminating the "dagger staff", do you see the dagger (targetted throws) as being to powerful?