<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV><BR>Lev Lafayette:</DIV>
<DIV>> Hi grimer,<BR>><BR>>> I have two questions about the AH (Deluxe) RQ3 rules that I would like<BR>>> to ask:<BR>>> <BR>>> 1. How long does it take a knocked-down (via knockback etc) character<BR>>> to stand back up? I have been using 3 SR but can't find the actual<BR>>> number anywhere.<BR>><BR>> I would count it as six; prone to kneeling, kneeling to standing. Rather<BR>> like sheathing a weapon and drawing another (p47 Players Book)</DIV>
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<DIV>That makes sense. We used 3 SRs and an action. If you tried an Acrobatics/Tumbling roll then you'd probably be able to get up in 3SRs.<BR><BR><BR>>> 2. In the "Melee Activities" section of the Combat chapter of the RQ3<BR>>> Players Book, there is a strike rank calculation example: "Tostig is<BR>>> wounded on melee strike rank 4. His player immediately declares that<BR>>> Tostig is changing his Statement of Intent (costing 3 strike ranks)<BR>>> and will begin casting a Healing 4 spell. The spell will require 7<BR>>> strike ranks to cast (Tostig's DEX strike rank modifier plus 1 per<BR>>> magic point in the spell). The spell will take effect on strike rank 1<BR>>> of the next melee round."<BR>>> <BR>>> Is this calculation correct? It seems to me the spell would go off on<BR>>> SR 4 of the next round (starting at SR 4, +3 for changing Statement of<BR>>> Intent, +7 for the actual
casting). <BR><BR>> You are correct. The example is incorrect. And well spotted.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, the example seems to be starting from the start of the round rather than from the SR 4 blow.<BR><BR>> (Something that has always thrown me is that there are 10 strike ranks<BR>> per 12 second round. Our group has made it a 10 second round for<BR>> simplicity...)<BR></DIV>
<DIV>We used 12 SRs per round, as in RQ2, but with the 3SR between action cost, so this allows more actions per round.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>See Ya</DIV>
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<DIV>Simon</DIV>
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