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Offline Witchking20k

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Ball Attacks
« on: September 05, 2007, 02:37:26 PM »
So, being a newby GM to HARP, I have a question concerning Ball Spells.

Are you targeting a "hex" with the ball?  Is that why there is a "if the ball is targetted at an individual add +20 to their crit" blurb in the description.  If so, how do you traget a hext & what DB is applicable?
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2007, 03:30:20 PM »
Not so much targeting a hex, as just picking a spot for it to explode.

Physical locations do NOT have DB.

And any character caught in a blast from such DO gain their DB against the ball spell as per normal.

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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2007, 05:15:25 PM »
OK

But, if the ball is targeted at someone then an additional +20 is added to the critical roll?  Meaning a successfull attack of 21 would be a 41 vs the target & 21 vs all others.
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2007, 06:09:11 PM »
by the way: some ball attacks does not have that on the description. Namely Holy Ball for example.

Probably a typo.
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2007, 07:13:18 PM »
Quote from: Witchking20k on September 05, 2007, 05:15:25 PM
But, if the ball is targeted at someone then an additional +20 is added to the critical roll?  Meaning a successful attack of 21 would be a 41 vs the target & 21 vs all others.

Thats how I would play it, based on the description for both Elemental Ball and Acid Ball.

I would even say that the +20 also is applied to the damage cap, so would negate the -20 if the ball maxed at a tiny crit at the one person who was targeted, but would still apply to the targets.
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2007, 09:25:18 PM »
There's a holy ball?!?!? Holy Cow!
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2007, 11:04:35 PM »
Quote from: Witchking20k on September 05, 2007, 09:25:18 PM
There's a holy ball?!?!? Holy Cow!

ROTF

I meant Celestial Ball from HacknSlash if I am not mistaken.
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2007, 05:42:57 AM »
Cooooooooool
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2007, 04:16:19 AM »
Yes, from H'N'S; there're celestial spells for clerics and mages too , for hunting down evil forces. CRUSH THE DEMONIAC 8)
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2007, 01:13:30 PM »
Too bad ML doesn't have the "Holy" attack table... I guess it is in H&S due to the specific Cleric spells contained therein...
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2007, 04:17:03 PM »
RWW,

Now there is a thought.  We need the Holy, Magic, and Slaying Attack Tables from H&S converted to ML crit tables.  I wonder if Rasyr or anyone else has them done up already?   ;)

Rasyr?
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2007, 06:25:14 PM »
Don't look at me....   ;D

I have too much else going on at the moment...


But, I would not mind somebody else doing it....

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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2007, 07:28:40 PM »
Oh!! Get Nick to do it! Wasn't he saying that he was just DYING to do more critical charts the other day?  ;D
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2007, 03:09:40 AM »
Quote from: Thos on September 11, 2007, 07:28:40 PM
Oh!! Get Nick to do it! Wasn't he saying that he was just DYING to do more critical charts the other day?  ;D

Very funny.

Fortunately I've got umpteen more vehicles to restat for HARP SF.

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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2007, 07:08:07 AM »
Quote from: Alwyn on September 11, 2007, 04:17:03 PM
RWW,

Now there is a thought.  We need the Holy, Magic, and Slaying Attack Tables from H&S converted to ML crit tables.  I wonder if Rasyr or anyone else has them done up already?   ;)

Rasyr?

Eh! Use H'N'S, the more deadly combat rules from Earth... ;)
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2007, 02:07:16 PM »
Quote from: black flag on September 12, 2007, 07:08:07 AM
Quote from: Alwyn on September 11, 2007, 04:17:03 PM
RWW,

Now there is a thought.  We need the Holy, Magic, and Slaying Attack Tables from H&S converted to ML crit tables.  I wonder if Rasyr or anyone else has them done up already?   ;)

Rasyr?

Eh! Use H'N'S, the more deadly combat rules from Earth... ;)

Indeed.

It looks like an old samurai movie: everyone is disabled after a couple of rounds.

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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2007, 04:51:37 PM »
Which is why I use ML... ;)
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Re: Ball Attacks
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2007, 10:19:18 PM »
Quote from: Right Wing Wacko on September 12, 2007, 04:51:37 PM
Which is why I use ML... ;)

Underestandable.

In my next game I plan to use an ajustment to everyone?s DB becuse I realises we do not use the lowar part of the tables (hits only), and no one never misses (unless heavy penalized).
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