[Rq-rules] Thanks!

[William Molendyk]

--- Styopa <styopa1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> And in fact, if B's got a shorter weapon, he DOES have the option of closing
> (using the RQ3 rules) if the longer-reach guy can't or won't retreat.
> Ironically, a guy with a crappy DEX *should* use a toothpick, because then
> he always has the shortest weapon and at least has the option of closing in
> which case (if he can corner his opponent) he can make his abysmal melee SR
> irrelevant.
> 
> So we have a system that encourages slow, clumsy people to use the shortest
> weapon they can find?  Brilliant.

Only if they are obsessed with swinging first.  I had a slow character who went
the other route.  He used a poleaxe.  3d6+1d6 damage bonus, devastating,
especially on specials and criticals.  He may not have hit first but he always
hit last, which is much more important.

William Molendyk