Topic: Combat Companion

[twh]

I was wondering when does the hardbounds start to ship (if they havent already)

Received mine yesterday!  It helps that I'm in central NC, just south of ICE HQ.

[Gladius]

Just got my hard copy (not hardbound) a couple of days ago. I already had the pdf, but there's nothing like putting my feet up and reading a book straight through.

[Crypt]

What about the falling damages ? I've seen no information about that.

Is it supposed to be =>
Crush table.
1d100 +1 per foot
1-10' = Type I
11-50'= Type II
51-100' = Type III
over 100' = Type IV   ?

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

What about the falling damages ? I've seen no information about that.

Crush Attack table - yes.

Anything other than that is identical to the core rules regarding Falls.

[Crypt]

Nice book, i like it.

It seems that the combat styles are inspired by Hero's combat maneuvers, aren't they ? 

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

Yes, Hero/Champions was a big inspiration for the Special Maneuvers.

[Crypt]

Edit: Forgot to ask about this, how do you handle Holy and Slaying Weapons in the new Condensed system. Do you use the crit roll and apply it to the Holy/Slaying column on the table in Arms Law (and add it to the normal crit) or do they just get a mod. on the new crit table?

I'd ask this question too.

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

You could do it either way.

As a simple mod to the existing crit roll, I would say to give Holy a +25 mod, and Slaying a +50 Mod (and ignore caps due to critical severity). This would be my preferred method of handling it.

Or, just roll on the proper columns of the Arms Law table -- instead of the normal critical (not in addition to).

[Crypt]

(and ignore caps due to critical severity)

you mean such weapons would be Type IV, whatever normal type they are ?

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

(and ignore caps due to critical severity)

you mean such weapons would be Type IV, whatever normal type they are ?

No, the Weapon Types would remain the same. What I meant was that if a Dagger of slaying does a 14B on the attack table, that you would not stop at 105 (the normal max for a "B" crit) if the critical roll exceeded that. (in fact, a "B" Slaying critical would begin at 56 (+5 for B, +50 for slaying, and at least +1 for crit roll hehe), and then go up from there...   )

The +50 would have no effect on the weapon's type or the attack table result, only on the critical rolled.

[Crypt]

ok, i see.

we may do Holy Electricity, Slaying Fire, etc....that's nice

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

yup...   

[twh]

(and ignore caps due to critical severity)

you mean such weapons would be Type IV, whatever normal type they are ?

No, the Weapon Types would remain the same. What I meant was that if a Dagger of slaying does a 14B on the attack table, that you would not stop at 105 (the normal max for a "B" crit) if the critical roll exceeded that. (in fact, a "B" Slaying critical would begin at 56 (+5 for B, +50 for slaying, and at least +1 for crit roll hehe), and then go up from there...   )

The +50 would have no effect on the weapon's type or the attack table result, only on the critical rolled.

I'm missing something.  Where in the Condensed Combat tables does it give max results for different critical severities?

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

I'm missing something.  Where in the Condensed Combat tables does it give max results for different critical severities?

It doesn't, but there is a natural built in max.

The crit tables go from 01 to 120, and crit rolls are a non-open-ended roll. Thus, a "B" critical has a natural range of 06-105 on the critical table. That is what I was referring to.

[twh]

Ah, I get it.  Thanks.

[OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol]

A bit of a necromancy, but...
Just to be sure, the Champion's Faith's Weapon's level 25 spell says: "Caster may freely use all of the spells with an ?I? in their name at the simultaneously e for the duration of the spell."
Aside from the fact there's no spell with an ?I? in its name (but you can deduce them from the spells with an ?II? in their name  ), I guess it's supposed to be a less powerful version of the level 50 spell, therefore it's supposed to be "Caster may freely use all of the spells with an ?I? in their name, at a rate of 1 spell per round, for the duration of the spell."?

I didn't find a thread for the matter so... I found some typos:

• The Champion's Succor level 2 spell says "The caster ca stop the bleeding on a wound that is bleeding at a rate of 1 hit per round."
  
• The Elemental Warrior's Warrior's Shield level 10 spell: "As Deflect Bolt, except that 2 magical missiles or bolt may have..."
  
• The Elemental Warrior's Warrior's Shield level 20 spell is marked as a level 15 spell.
  

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

For that first part, about the spells with the "I" in them, you can easily figure out which they are because of the ones with the "II" in them. At the last moment, the decision was made to remove the "I" from the spell names... sigh...

[black flag]

I've purchased the Combat Co and I think that is a very good book; it offers choices to RM players, more or less like for HARP players.
The new condensed system is like the Hack'N'slash from HARP: a good idea that improves the basic combats from RMC. I'll use it!!
I have a question: how handle damages if a roll exceedes a max result?
For example if You do a result of 280 with a broadsword?
For example if You do a result of 280 with a long axe (type III)?
Tank Iou for answers!


To me I think of a formula very simple:
true result- max result read in the table with the limits of the weapon.
One example with a result of 280 with broad sword versus AR 1:
280-150= 130, thus   34 E + 25 D (130 on the column) (59 hits and two criticals E&D)

One example with a result of 280 with long axe (type III) versus AR 1:
280- 130= 150, thus 25 D + 25 D (2 times the max plus 20 on the column with no more hits)...

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

Exceeding 150 -- I would recommend to use the max result for the weapon size, and then for every 10 points above 150, add +1 to the critical roll. Thus a 280 result for the broadsword would add +13 to the crit roll.

For the Long Axe (type III), that would be +15 to the crit roll (280 - 130 = 150/10 = +15)

[black flag]

I did a Mental Fumble: I miss the Option 13 "Wrapping the Attack Charts" 
I've just read it in my bath 

This rule can work with the Condensed Combat System.

But your rule is very good in my sense...I want mix the two: more hits (Opt 13) and more criticals (your suggestion) for a "Hack'N'Slash" flavour!