Re: [HOE] Two weapons fighting

["Jeff Shoffner" <shoffner@esper.com>]

>> First, thanks for jumping in, John Constable, I know very little about
the
>> use of a sai, so every little bit helps.....
>
>you're welcome, and, while I'm sticking my oar in.. :-)

Good!  Anything to make this work....

[snip]


>> Now, I would then have sword attacker reroll his own fightin': sword to
see
>> if he manages to pull the sword out before the sai user can snap
it......>>
>
>not sure about this; I'd combine both this section and the next into an
>opposed fightin' roll, not only does it make it quicker to determine
>(always a factor in a long combat :-) but it simplifies it .......

[major snips]

Okay, found the Frame table with durability.  I'd say most swords fit frame
4 (size of a rifle) & that'd give it 6 points.

Okay, how about this.....

On a success, the sai user parries the blow; he blocks it, but the attacker
manages to keep his sword from getting trapped.

On one raise, the sword is trapped.  Sai user rolls his STR die, takes the
highest number, halves it, & compares that to the sword's durability.  If he
overcomes that, the sword snaps.  If not, then nothing happens; he just has
a trapped sword.

On two raises, either he gets a bonus to the sword snapping capability, or
he disarms the attacker; he went to break the blade, but instead wrenched
the sword out of the attacker's hands.

As for durability, I'd have to go the opposite.  Prewar swords have better
durability; junker tech is just that--junk.  If the sword is something
special, maybe have a AV for it that reduces the STR die roll a step or two.

Okay, for the truely sadistic statistians out there, if the sword is a
'relic' (ie: bought with Belongin's so that it has a +whatever to hit or
damage), then you subtract its bonus from the STR roll.  If it's one of them
'chinese bad-ass fightin' swords' (ie: Simon's sword) then you drop the STR
die down a level or two.

(the 'chinese bad-ass fightin' swords' was a in joke for me.  One of my
friends has a Shizu, & one day, some redneck comes to her house, sees the
dog, & says, "Is that one of them chinese bad-ass fightin' dawgs?")

Jeff S