[Rq-rules] Damage Reduction *and* Armour Class

[Bjorn Stolen]

Yes, that is a relevant question, I agree. Well, I'd improvise. If it was a piercing attack that removed a metal disk or ring, I wouldn't let it affect the AP value of the opponent. Make a coin-shaped mark on something, then let a partner swing it around in front of you, while he tries to bang you with a stick. Then try to hit the exact coin-shaped mark with a stick of your own, and see how seldom you manage to hit it!
 
 But if it was some sort of slicing attack that was done with a superior metal, and it was a devastating attack, giving much damage in excess of the AP-value of the bezeinted/ring'ed cloth, then I could improvise that the attack left a huge opening in the cloth, giving the opponent -say 50% chanse of hitting an unprotected part of the target-area next time he attacks and hits the same location?



> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:00:37 +0200> Subject: RE: [Rq-rules] Damage Reduction *and* Armour Class> From: postmaster at runequest.za.org> To: rq-rules at crashbox.com> > > > It depends on the weapon. You can do as much damage with a cucumber as you> > like, it will still not hurt a breastplate. What you say is true for a> > warhammer, an iron mace, perhaps even for a solid axe and a halebard. But> > for a sword like a rapier... it's no way that a rapier can pierce plate> > armor, and if you land enough damage with the rapier, the blade should> > break sonner than the breastplate.> >> > If you do not believe me, take some spring steel, 4mm thick take it out> > and start banging it towards the corner of a wooden house and see how the> > corner prevails and the spring steel blade bends and/or breaks> > _________________________________________________________________> >> No worries, I believe you. Actually not so much plate that I was tinking> of mine, more bezanted, ringmail etc, where because teh bits are sewed on,> its possible (I would think, but can't exacltly back this up) to pop off a> bezant or ring here and there, leaving the proverbial chink in the armour> which should be in some way quantified into some sort of penalty, until> repaired. It also makes teh Crafter - Armourer occupation quite a valuable> one to have in the party:)> _______________________________________________> RQ-Rules mailing list> RQ-Rules at crashbox.com> http://crashbox.com/mailman/listinfo/rq-rules
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