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Message no. 1
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 09:43:16 +1000
I'd suggest a troll phys adept, with extra dice in armed combat,
specialising in monofilament whip (+2 reach) would be about the
nastiest character you could generate, for hand-to-hand killing.

luke
Message no. 2
From: Hamish Laws <h_laws@**********.UTAS.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 10:48:09 +1000
>I'd suggest a troll phys adept, with extra dice in armed combat,
>specialising in monofilament whip (+2 reach) would be about the
>nastiest character you could generate, for hand-to-hand killing.
>
>luke

A troll Phys Ad with killing hands deadly and Str 11 or so is
pretty impressive though. Especially with a specialisation in unarmed
combat.


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Message no. 3
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Re: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 10:57:03 +1000
luke>I'd suggest a troll phys adept, with extra dice in armed combat,
luke>specialising in monofilament whip (+2 reach) would be about the
luke>nastiest character you could generate, for hand-to-hand killing.

hamish> A troll Phys Ad with killing hands deadly and Str 11 or so is
hamish> pretty impressive though. Especially with a specialisation in unarmed
hamish> combat.

No. The whole point is the +2 Reach. In SR II, the exaggeration of
the effects of Reach breaks new ground, applying a bonus to the
wielder as well as a penalty to the opponent.

luke
Message no. 4
From: Hamish Laws <h_laws@**********.UTAS.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 12:22:31 +1000
Luke Writes
>luke>I'd suggest a troll phys adept, with extra dice in armed combat,
>luke>specialising in monofilament whip (+2 reach) would be about the
>luke>nastiest character you could generate, for hand-to-hand killing.
>
>hamish> A troll Phys Ad with killing hands deadly and Str 11 or so is
>hamish> pretty impressive though. Especially with a specialisation in unarmed
>hamish> combat.
>
>No. The whole point is the +2 Reach. In SR II, the exaggeration of
>the effects of Reach breaks new ground, applying a bonus to the
>wielder as well as a penalty to the opponent.
>
Yeah, but as I recall the chance to resist a power 11 attack is a
lot less than a power 9 attack and base deadly damage is better than
serious so....


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If not for my strange rapport with my collection of singing potatoes I
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Hamish Laws
Message no. 5
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Re: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 12:42:46 +1000
hamish> Yeah, but as I recall the chance to resist a power 11 attack
hamish> is a lot less than a power 9 attack and base deadly damage is
hamish> better than serious so....

I assumed the physad troll would have Str 9, too, and I believe the
mono whip is (Str)S damage; assume skill 8 + 6 extra dice, TN 3
for expected 9 successes, before Combat Pool. The opponent has TN 5.

So I stand by my remarks.

Incidentally, I've never faced such an opponent, and hope I never will.

And if you want to risk spells quickened, he could have +4 Str and
+4 Reaction dice. (But so could any combat type.)

luke
Message no. 6
From: MILLIKEN DAMION A <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Deadly Adept
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 16:26:23 +1000
luke writes:

> I'd suggest a troll phys adept, with extra dice in armed combat,
> specialising in monofilament whip (+2 reach) would be about the
> nastiest character you could generate, for hand-to-hand killing.

Well, I can't argue with that, but I am rather partial to Trolls with
Dikoted Polearms myself. They're just as good I feel (& they can't hit 'em
selves if they stuff up :-))

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