| From: | Lloyd Vance ljvance@*******.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Big Bag O' Questions |
| Date: | Thu, 08 Jul 1999 11:00:52 |
>At 10:22 7/8/99 +0000, Lloyd Vance wrote:
>>>> I had a picture in
>>>>my mind of a a Wolverine-type character (from the Marvel comics) with
>>>>orichalcum retractable spurs and using them to climb up the outside of a
>>>>building by punching the spurs into the wall.
>
>>>Weapon foci wouldn't help you with that. All weapon foci do is add to
>>>your skill; they don't give you an unusual ability to punch into walls.
>>>Of course, you could take a physad with Smashing Blow to do the
>>>Kevin Matchstick trick from Mage: the Hero Discovered v3 of making
>>>his own handholds...
>
>>But successes do up the damage code, which could be translated (if the GM
>>wanted to) into penetration for climbing.
>
>This is only relevant if the Power of your attack is greater than the
>Barrier Rating of the wall you're climbing. And since magical weapons
>are not defined to be any more damage-resistant than normal ones, you'd
>be wrecking some incredibly expensive foci to the point that (if spurs)
>they couldn't retract, and they'd certainly lose their edges.
>
>--
Yes, but since power is tied to strength, just make sure you're the
strongest mofo around, and you'll beat most barrier ratings . . . Of course
if you had a set of Dikote (tm) treated spurs (I'm not saying you can
Dikote orichalcum, just regular spurs), that would make the whole Wolverine
theme easier. Of course you wouldn't be able to slash the nasty spirits,
but you could climb tall buildings in a series of single bounds.
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aka Lloyd Vance
