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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I tried sending the snippet from "Cults of Terror" as an attachment to this thread but it's pending moderator approval,... should I post it somewhere instead?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net [mailto:runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Benham<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 09, 2011 10:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> runequest@rpgreview.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Runequest] Thieves want Garrottes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Cults of Terror, definitely. I had a dark troll Doomed One who was pretty handy with a silver garrotte. I think it was (Very roughly) 1D6 possibly 1D6+1 damage a round, armour protected only until overcome.<br> <br>I don't recall any rules on a called shot, but if the target was unaware of the attack, I can't see how you could attack any other part of the body with a garrotte. If the target isn't surprised, I'd let them try and get something in the way, but the something would take damage too- a hand or a shield, most likely. <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 10:29:03 -0500<br>From: styopa1@gmail.com<br>To: runequest@rpgreview.net<br>Subject: Re: [Runequest] Thieves want Garrottes<br><br>I'd guess there are Garrote rules for RQ in some Thanatar thing, somewhere. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In regards to the nasty version (wire, not just cord) I'd rule it has to be a called-shot attack, from the rear, against an unsuspecting or helpless target. (How you rule that is critical to how "super" the garrote is.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Only armor that counts is head armor, although on a luck roll of some sort, I might allow the target to get 1- or 2- hands underneath the garrote, in which case, the hand-armor and hand-hp also resist.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Damage is 1d4+STR.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If feeling benign, I'd probably say that the damage goes cumulatively each subsequent round, and when the total reaches negative Head HP*2, the head comes off.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If feeling malign, one could say that the damage (minus armor) is applied on the resist table to decapitate.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Anders Swenson <<a href="mailto:anders@sfo.com">anders@sfo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We play a highly varient RQ, but it's still RuneQuest. Today, we came up<br>wondering what rules for the garrote have ever been published, in any of<br>the various editions. Any takers?<br><br>--Anders<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Runequest mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Runequest@rpgreview.net">Runequest@rpgreview.net</a><br><a href="http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/runequest_rpgreview.net" target="_blank">http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/runequest_rpgreview.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________ Runequest mailing list Runequest@rpgreview.net http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/runequest_rpgreview.net <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>