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From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Throwing enemies skill
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 02:57:20 -0500 (EST)
>Skill: Throwing enemies
>TN#: (enemy Body) + (enemy impact armor / 2)
>Skill web: Throwing weapons + 2

Wouldn't this fall under the skill Unarmed Combat - Martial Art Form -
Specific Maneuver?

>This skill enables the character to succesfully grab and throw an enemy
>against walls, vehicles and other people around him. The base damage is
>(str+2)M. The damage level lowers for every two meters the opponent is
>flying.
>
>Example:
>
>Terzo the Troll grabs the poor ninja who attacked him by the neck and
>try to throw him against the front wall. He rolls his Throwing Enemies
>skill(5) and scores 3,3,5,6,9. The ninja has Body(5) and is wearing an
>armor jacket (5/3). The TN# is 5(body) + 1(impact armor 3 / 2 lower
>down) = 6. Terzo scored 2 successes, staging the damage to S. He has
>Strength(15) so the total damage is 17S. The front wall is at three
>meters, lowering the damage to 15M. Poor ninja rolls his Body...


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