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From: nrh@lzwi.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: fumbles
Message-ID: <171@lzwi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Jun-85 11:21:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  7 11:21:57 1985
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Keywords: socks,fighing,fumbles

> In article <187@snow.warwick.UUCP> req@warwick.UUCP (Russell Quin) writes:
> >In article <754@druxp.UUCP> mab@druxp.UUCP (BlandMA) writes:
> >>One fighter in our group now feels pretty lucky against trolls[...]. 
> >>... the first troll to attack him fumbled
> >>("hit self for maximum damage") which knocked the troll unconsious
> >
> >... What kind of mistake could the troll have made
> >that would have resulted in it knocking itself unconscious?
> >...care to comment?
> 
> What if the person ducked, and the troll didnt have a good balance...
> he could swat himself in the head. ...

I find the idea of a fighter hitting himself in the head for max
damage extremely unreasonable. On the other hand I can easily see
a combat error in which the defender ducks, the attacker spins,
and hits a co-attacker in the head for max damage. An alternative,
given a single attacker is that he over extends and falls to the ground,
face down within range of as many armed members of the defending
group as possible. i.e. everyone gets a free whack before he starts
to get up and can either get another or run away while he is
getting to his feet. Remember, falling down in heavy armour can 
knock unconcious or break bones or dislocate joints.

Take your pick.

	Nigel - Mumbling Madly in English.