[Torg] Another explosives question (full inquiry)

[Benjamin Grant]

Thanks for the input.  I am also interested in what the official by the book
answer would if anyone knows - or does the book not cover this?

Let's use a slightly different scenario, same soldier with a grenade walks
into a mob of zombies and detonates the bomb - still no random roll?
Personally, I thought the by the book answer is that even if you do not need
a to hit roll, even if a dodge is not possible for your target, you would
still roll a die to generate a Bonus Number for the effect.

Because if you are not allowed to do that, how does the player make the big
boom happen that takes out all the bad guys without involving his
possibilities to get a larger roll and BN, if no roll is happening?  How can
players use this possibility energy to do more damage and have a bigger on
screen moment if they are not allowed to roll?

Kansas Jim, everyone, what's the official answer?  And what are your
opinions as well? (Need the former more than the latter, but want both,
grin)

-Benn Grant
eFix Computer Consulting
benn at 4efix.com
603.283.6601


>-----Original Message-----
>From: torg-bounces at justintimeadventures.com [mailto:torg-
>bounces at justintimeadventures.com] On Behalf Of Stephen John Smoogen
>Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:57 PM
>To: torg at justintimeadventures.com
>Subject: Re: [Torg] Another explosives question (full inquiry)
>
>On 9/22/07, Benjamin Grant <benn at 4efix.com> wrote:
>> (The last message sent prematurely)
>>
>> If a self sacrificing soldier who is standing right next to the bad
>guy he
>> wants to eliminate grabs a grenade and pulls the pin setting it off,
>how is
>> the Damage Value of the blast determined?  Does the bad guy get a
>chance to
>> dodge the AoE damage effect?
>>
>> The DV listed for a grenade is 22 - does the player still get to roll,
>and
>> possibly add (or subtract) the bonus number to the DV?  If  one is
>using the
>> Glass Jaw Ninja fix found here:
>>
>http://darleyconsulting.com/games/stormknights/gameplay/skillcombat.html
>>
>> Would one add in one's skill to the DV?  What are the official
>answers?
>>
>> The main question is, is there always a Bonus Number component in
>> determining the DV, or do the rules instruct us to in any cases apply
>the DV
>> with no roll or BN?
>>
>
>I would put this under GM's call. Myself I would let the
>self-sacrificing soldier come up with an appropriate manuever of
>trying to make sure the blast is aimed at the other person.. and the
>other person the ability to try and 'dodge' some of the effects. In
>the case where there is no way the person could dodge (doesn't know)
>etc... I would just use the base effect.
>
>
>
>--
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