Recent content by Dano_13

Well I definitely agree that a CM should be able to bypass Damage Resistance. I guess I wasn't sure whether it counted as armour or not - especially since it's hard to imagine a mundane warrior going - "Ha - there is the weak point in your force field" - but then I guess balance would trump...

I see your points - however it seems to me, that if I have a spell that I can slap onto a shepherd boy and put him up against a person with a million percent sword attack (but no damage bonus) and have the boy completely invulnerable to said attacks - that seems to me to be a pretty powerful spell.

Hi there, I think the Damage Resistance spell can be somewhat overpowered. A Sorcerer can slap down a number of points that completely cancels out that amount of damage, even if the attacker is using a critical armour penatration maneuver. And this spell is stackable with normal armour, AND...

Obviously everyone is free to play the version of RQ that they want (and I for one am going to uber-mod it) - however, just to be sure I am reading the rules right - doesn't the description of the Trollkin Fight seem to indicate the Attacking and Parrying is task based rather than opposed rolls...

Also - the standard stance in fencing is to keep the off hand way back.

I think the question is not whether 1H style should have any advantage over someone using a shield style combo, but whether the person who is used to fighting a shield fights at the same level as the 1H style adept, when the shield fighter loses his shield. My gut feeling, is no - he shouldn't...

Opposed rolls seem to be the norm in this game, and yet Attacking and Parrying are Task based. Why do you think this is? Or to put it another way, what would the game be like if Attack and Parries were Opposed rolls?

Hi there, I noticed that in character creation, for the cultures there are 1 H weapons styles as well as weapon/shield. My question is - why would anyone ever take 1 H sword when they can take Sword/Shield, and if they lose their shield they still fight and parry as well as if they had taken...

Hello again, Just going through the corebook on the second read - and some things popped up. 1) I noticed that armour interferes with movement and strikerank, but it doesn't seem to interfere with Stealth skills. Is this correct? 2) For those people running RQ2 with miniatures, what scale...

Hey Dan True - yes - I see what you are saying, and I can see how that rule works without miniatures, and when its the PCs acting against NPCs, but I can see how there would be frustration from PCs - when they rightfully ask - "How is he avoiding me without expending any CAs?". That's fine - I...

Yes - I am referring to the rules regarding multiple opponents. I guess I am puzzled because it allows me to make a roll on my current CA that doesn't modify opponents rolls, but rather absolutely constrains what they can do, no matter what they decide or how the future unfolds. A person that...

Hi there Here are some more RQ questions that I am hoping will spur some discussion 1) Cold damage - I don't understand how this damage can be applied in the same way fire damage is. Yes, I can see how sticking my hand in a campfire will cause 1d6 damage. I don't see how sticking my hand...

Hi there, Thanks for the great responses. Please note - I am not complaining here or dissing the game - I am just discussing stuff and feeling out what stuff I want to keep, and which I will mod. 1) I am still not clear on why a player needs to say "I will parry". If parries are always...

Hi there, I have a few questions on combat that I was hoping someone can answer. 1) Why did RQ2 change to Combat Actions, over strike rank? What is the advantage of the former over the latter? I can see how CA are more deadly (after you have used up your CA you are helpless) - was this the...

Hey there Thanks for the detailed responses. Much appreciated. Does anyone know of any sites with home cooked new spells and monsters etc. Whenever I try an google anything for Runequest I keep getting flooded with hits for Runescape.