Mixster said:
Dan True said:
No, I'd say "he doesn't have a weapon so you cannot use damage weapon". If for some reason damage weapon was automatic or something like that, I'd say it was the same as Choose Location(Arm) or (Head).
- Dan
Why do they then have AP/HP if they aren't needed?
So what happens if Adam (armed with a dagger) attacks Bob (armed with his fists), and both succeed?
Does Bob suffer full damage to his arm?
Does he suffer half damage to a location randomly determined?
What if Adam generates a CM (through a Critical or Spirit Magic), and takes Choose location at the arm, does he generate full damage (as he would if the opponent was wielding a weapon and he chose damage weapon) or half damage (as with normal rules for parrying and choosing location)? (Or full damage to the arm with damage weapon and half damage to a random location?)
And lastly, how does the formidable natural weapons trait affect all this?
Dan's MRQ2/Legend may vary, but I would allow a Damage Weapon CM against a natural weapon.
Why do they then have AP/HP if they aren't needed?
They are needed because the opponent may choose a Damage Weapon CM and that natural weapon would suffer the damage. Frex - The lion makes a clumsy attack with its claw and misses, but defender successfully parries. The defender could try to injure the lion's leg and maybe discourage it by choosing a Damage Weapon CM.
So what happens if Adam (armed with a dagger) attacks Bob (armed with his fists), and both succeed?
Both are small size, so Bob stops the damage completely.
Does Bob suffer full damage to his arm?
No, Bob stopped the damage.
Does he suffer half damage to a location randomly determined?
No, because the weapons are both small and all damage was stopped.
What if Adam generates a CM (through a Critical or Spirit Magic), and takes Choose location at the arm, does he generate full damage (as he would if the opponent was wielding a weapon and he chose damage weapon) or half damage (as with normal rules for parrying and choosing location)? (Or full damage to the arm with damage weapon and half damage to a random location?)
If Adam makes the above choice, then he causes no damage since the Bob stopped the damage with his successful parry.
But, if Adam chooses Damage Weapon as his CM, he can hurt the body part Bob parried with. The Damage Weapon CM would roll full damage as normal for this CM.
If Adam shows up the next time with a shortsword, then this is how it would play out.
So what happens if Adam (armed with a shortsword) attacks Bob (armed with his fists), and both succeed?
Shortsword is size Medium and unarmed is size Small, so Bob blocks half the damage and the remainder is applied against a random location.
Does Bob suffer full damage to his arm?
No, Bob stopped half the damage. His arm will only be hurt if it is the random location.
Does he suffer half damage to a location randomly determined?
Yes.
What if Adam generates a CM (through a Critical or Spirit Magic), and takes Choose location at the arm, does he generate full damage (as he would if the opponent was wielding a weapon and he chose damage weapon) or half damage (as with normal rules for parrying and choosing location)? (Or full damage to the arm with damage weapon and half damage to a random location?)
If Adam makes the above choice, then he causes half damage to the arm since Bob stopped half the damage with his successful parry.
But, if Adam chooses Damage Weapon as his CM, he can hurt the body part Bob parried with, and he might get lucky and roll that as the random hit location, too. In this case, the Damage Weapon CM would roll full damage as normal for this CM and the random hit location would take the half damage hit because of the successful parry.
And lastly, how does the formidable natural weapons trait affect all this?
Since Formidable Natural Weapons are allowed to parry weapon attacks, I don't think this changes anything. This seems to only set them apart from normal natural weapons which can not parry weapon attacks. If a Formidable Natural Weapon is used to attack or parry and the opponent chooses a Damage Weapon CM, that body part suffers the resulting damage.
