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<body class='hmmessage'>I don't know anything about how this rule is meant to function, but as someone have explained why you only have roughly 3 actions in 10 seconds because, you spend the rest of the time manouvering and sparring, searching for openings, I'd say that if someone runs past you and is unaware of you, then you could spend 1SR doing the attack. But if the one passing by you is aware of you and have his guard open, I'd say that you should not be allowed a "oppertunity attack".<BR>
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When I fight in battles with several people on each side, the most efficiant (and safe) way to take out opponents, is to get behind them when they're unaware of you, then cut their backs. I know of several instances where one single person have taken out 5 people in just as many seconds while running past them behind them, while they were fighting someone in front of them. I know that it's harder to do a real killing blow, than just the tapping with a blunt sword against someones buttocs while running past, but in the same time, it illustrates how crucial factor awareness is in a fight.<BR>
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It's just the same in modern warfare. When I was in the army, and we fought fights with laser attached to the rifles, the sniper usually took out as many people as the MG (if he managed to get into a good position without beeing discovered, and waited to start firing until the rest of his unit had commenced fire, so that the sound of his rifle wasn't noticed).<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:04:31 -0600<BR>> From: tiggermb@verizon.net<BR>> To: rq-rules@crashbox.com<BR>> Subject: [Rq-rules] Opportunity Attacks.<BR>> <BR>> Hello again! <BR>> <BR>> As you might have guessed from my previous post, I think I have convinced my normal RPG group to try a series of Runequest adventures based on the "Non-Human Centered World" idea. I am going to try the sheetless adventure ideal discussed before, so that they don't feel overwhelmed by the mechanics. As I prepare the characters and the Adventure, I am looking over the RQ3 rules, and I am coming up with the odd question...<BR>> <BR>> Here is todays!..<BR>> <BR>> My copy of RQ3 states that players can take a type of "Opportunity Fire" melee, when someone passes close to them.<BR>> <BR>> Do GM's usually give this in PLACE of a normal attack or in ADDITION to a normal attack?<BR>> <BR>> I don't know how often this will come up in combat, but it happens in the D and D campaign that is currently being run, so I want to be prepared..<BR>> <BR>> Thanks in Advance!<BR>> <BR>> MB<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> RQ-Rules mailing list<BR>> RQ-Rules@crashbox.com<BR>> http://crashbox.com/mailman/listinfo/rq-rules<BR><BR><br /><hr />Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/' target='_new'>MSN Messenger</a></body>
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