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From:	"Misli, gammi gra'dil, Strygalldwir" <CBICKFOR@******>
Subject:	Attack question.
Date:	Mon, 8 Jun 92 10:51:00 EST

Message no. 1 Mt GM and I had a discussion yesterday about critters. He thinks
that critter attacks use Essence as the equivalent of unarmed combat. I
think the critters use strength as the combat skill. What is right?
Which attribute do critters use to attack?
Skrag.

From:	"Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat"
Subject:	Re: Attack question.
Date:	Mon, 8 Jun 92 12:10:03 EDT

Message no. 2 >>>>> On Mon, 8 Jun 92 10:51:00 EST, "Misli, gammi gra'dil,
>>>>> Strygalldwir" <CBICKFOR%IUBACS.bitnet@******.CUNY.EDU>
said:

MggS|> Mt GM and I had a discussion yesterday about critters.
MggS|> He thinks that critter attacks use Essence as the equivalent of
MggS|> unarmed combat. I think the critters use strength as the combat
MggS|> skill. What is right? Which attribute do critters use to
MggS|> attack?

Actually, neither of you is correct. :-)

Shadowrun rulebook, 3rd edition, page 70, "Critter Combat:"

"Critters do combat in much the same way as characters. Aside
from special powers, a critter uses its Reaction Rating as its Unarmed
Combat Skill. A critter has an Attack Code that works exactly as a
weapon's Damage Code. Intelligent critters (those whose attacks are
designated as humanoid) use normal combat rules. They use weapons and
have skills.
"A critter's Reaction Rating also forms its Dodge Pool. Critters
dodge hand weapons, but they rarely dodge missile [Rat: ranged] attacks.
A critter gets no Defense Pool. A critter makes a normal Resistance Test
to offset damage, using its Body Attribute.

There you go. Note: this is vanilla Shadowrun; a critter sourcebook may
do things differently.

--Rat

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