Re: [BNW] Hello, New to list and game

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>Hi,
>
>I am new to BNW but expect to be running something soon.  I assume
>people will have asked questions I'm gonna ask before and I apologize
>for that.  In any event, I do have a couple questions on game mechanics.
>
>First off involves the Strength bonus of, say, the Goliath or the
>Bouncer.  Am I right in assuming that the character would add his
>Strength bonus plus his Fighting skill to his roll when attempting to
>hit someone in close combat?  Thus making a Goliath have a roll of
>5d6+10 as his base Fighting: Barehanded attack roll.  It seems mighty
>high, especially when there isn't a similar speed type bonus for Martial
>Arts in any of the power packages and a Gunner will end up with
>basically the same ability to hit with a specified power...
>

Yep. Strength bonuses add to the number of wounds you can take, too.  There 
is no Martial Artist package available for this time, although there are 
several unofficial ones scattered about.

>My second question is a little more generic. If a character makes
>multiple extra successes, can he apply those to different trick
>effects?  Say Bull's Eye and Extra Damage.  Assuming that the character
>made enough extra successes to activate each of these tricks?
>

Yes, he can.

>Thanks for any help!
>
>Tom

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Steve Crow

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