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Subject: Re: fumbles
Message-ID: <187@snow.warwick.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 04:52:51 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 04:52:51 1985
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Reply-To: req@warwick.UUCP (Russell Quin)
Organization: Computer Science, Warwick University, UK
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Keywords: socks,fighing,fumbles
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In article <754@druxp.UUCP> mab@druxp.UUCP (BlandMA) writes:
>One fighter in our group now feels pretty lucky against trolls[...]. 
>In his first melee against trolls, the first troll to attack him fumbled
>("hit self for maximum damage") which knocked the troll unconsious
>(trolls do lots of damage).

Is his a reasonable result?  What kind of mistake could the troll have made
that would have resulted in it knocking itself unconscious?
Perhaps someone out here knows enough about Fighting -- I'd guess that it was
using bare claws, but what if it was using a sword?  Any swordsmen out there
care to comment?
I find this sort of thing often with pre-packaged systems - the results may
well be reasonable and well-thought-out, but if the reasoning isn't given, he
tables may as well be arbitrary.  Even using Rolemaster, I have asked people
who have actually fired bows/wielded swords about some results.
So how about a Fumble Table and/or combat system from the heart of the SCA, or
anyone else who understande these things?
[Perhaps this sort of discussion really belongs in FRPList;  mail me with any
ideas & I'll include them --R]

		- Russell
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