[RQ-Rules] Lots of Ticks

[Simon Phipp]

> > > Actually, a
> > > proper minimaxer would use two weapons in alternate combats, one to do
> loads
> > > of damage and one fr cult progression, so he gets two ticks and
> increases
> > > them both.
> > 
> > Pet Peeve!!!- Check hunters.  Sure the players all do that to some
> extent.  But when 
> > it is so blatant, or worse, when drop one weapon after earning a check to
> use an 
> > alternate to gain a check, I loose my cool.  All of their opponents
> suddenly become 
> > 20 or 40% better.  <deep breath>  sorry, sore spot there.
> 

> One the other hand I've used 5 different weapons in a single running fight
> without 
> reasons other than tick chasing.
> 
> Bow. [Only weapon I had with the range at the start.]
Adam:
> Switching to Javelin when the ranged closed [I had a better skill with
> them] then a 
> lance charge [dropped when it impaled] followed by melee with a sword and
> then after 
> that was broken a mace.
> 
> Assuming you don't count the battle trained horse I was riding as a weapon
> as well. :)


We had a PC called Trog who was a minotaur with an INT of 6 (in RQ2). Because
he had a ridiculously small chance of increasing skills, he was allowed to
tick-chase on his weapons. This meant that a typical combat went like this:
LH Mace Attack/RH Mace Parry
RH Mace Attack/LH Mace Parry
Is he dead? No??? I'll have to change weapons. 
One round to change weapons, taking damage on his armour and hoping not to go
into Battle Rage.
LH Battle Axe Attack/RH Flail Parry
RH Flail Attack/LH Battle Axe Parry
Is he dead? No??? I'll have to change weapons. 
One round to change weapons, taking damage on his armour and hoping not to go
into Battle Rage.

Repeat with assorted weapons.

Before you all faint or have an attack of apoplexy, he had a few
disadvantages:
INT 6 so he had a 6% chance of increasing his skills (past 100%)
If he specialled or better he went into Battle Rage (Big Problem)
If he took damage in the weapo changing round, or anytime else, he went into
Battle Rage (Big Problem)
He had about 15 points of natural (magically increased) skin and armour,
loads of HPs and was big and strong, so when he went into Battle Rage,
everyone ran away, leaving him to fight the PCs.
He had POW 18 and a 10 point Resistor, so he resisted attempts to bring him
out of Battle Rage at POW 28, so when he went loopy he pretty much stayed
loopy until everything near him was dead.

We rules that he couldn't change weapons while in Battle Rage, as that was
pushinjg it a bit. He didn't mind, though.

See Ya

Simon



	
	
		
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