[Runequest] Charge! (.. and set)

[Lev Lafayette]

Sure... I have a future post on the static 3m movement
rate for humans.. 

Reducing the chance to hit seems to be a fair rule and
that could also be applied for set weapons as well..
I'm not sure what percentage to use tho'. Perhaps a
flat -20%?



Lev

--- Peter Maranci <pmaranci at gmail.com> wrote:

> This immediately raised in my mind the whole issue
> of movement. It STILL
> bothers me that every human moves at a rate of 3 -
> that's simply not
> realistic!
> 
> Speaking of realism, what are the drawbacks of
> charging (apart from the
> danger of running into a set weapon, of course)? I
> suspect the biggest
> drawback is loss of control. This should probably be
> reflected as a
> reduction in the chance to hit...possibly not a flat
> percentage, but a
> percent of the chance to hit, i.e. the charger must
> roll under 50% of their
> skill. That seems a bit too harsh, but if I said 90%
> instead, I would
> (justly) be accused of making things too
> complicated.
> 
> ->Peter
> 
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Lev Lafayette
> <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > The rules for charging in most editions of RQ are
> > acceptable, but certainly can be improved. The
> > following is for RQ 3rd but could easily be
> adapted
> > for RQ 1st and 2nd editions and probably RQ AiG.
> I'll
> > have to double-check MRQ because it uses a
> radically
> > different Strike Ranks system.
> >
> > The basic rule of thumb is that when charging it
> is
> > the additional velocity that causes extra damage.
> The
> > greater the velocity, the greater the damage
> caused.
> >
> > To charge a character must move and attack in a
> > straight line, which means no deviations more than
> 60
> > degrees at any time during the charge.
> >
> > To charge a character must also build up
> sufficient
> > momentum. This requires a mimimum of their DEX SR
> plus
> > 1 in movement. Characters with really quick
> reflexes
> > (e.g., DEX 20+) can take off and charge with a
> single
> > SR. Others are a bit slower.
> >
> > The damage bonus caused by a charge is equal to
> the
> > character's (Move/3)*1d4. A human who charges (Mv
> 3)
> > will do 1d4 bonus damage with their weapon. A
> horse
> > charge (Mv 10) will do an additional 3d4.
> >
> > When facing 'set' weapons (e.g., spears, pikes
> etc) a
> > successful hit means the damage bonus is used
> against
> > the charger.
> >
> > These are notes I scribbled on the tram this
> morning
> > whilst reflecting on running the joust tournament
> > yesterday for the Sun County supplement's scenario
> > "Garhound's Contest". Please comment on any
> glaring
> > mistakes that I may have overlooked prior to
> having my
> > morning coffee.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> >
> > Lev
> >
> >
> >
> > 
>
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