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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 8817688" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>There are a couple places where you have to know GURPS to get the right results. For example, there is a monster in the intro adventure (Golem Armor Swordsmen with DR 17) which is extremely hard to kill unless you happen to know the GURPS rule for DR, that by default it does not protect the eyes. DFRPG doesn't say so, and in fact gives the opposite impression on Monsters page 15 when explaining how to read the DR stat: "Total DR from natural sources, armor, and magic. Only creatures noted as wearing armor have it." Since Adventurers calls out armor as not protecting the face or eyes, and being subject to halving via the armor chinks rule, this leaves the reader with the impression that most monster DR cannot be reduced or bypassed via careful targeting. If you know GURPS though, you realize that eyes are probably supposed to be an exception, and if you know how to check the Pyramid forums you can find a thread where DFRPG's author (Sean Punch, writing as Dr. Kromm) confirms that DFRPG is intended to work like GURPS.</p><p></p><p>Another example: the Sun Bolt spell has rules for the results of targeting eyes despite being a burning attack. GURPS has rules that tell you how to handle tight-beam burning attacks against the eyes and vitals. Otherwise you'd be confused how the Sunbolt eye hit rules could ever be relevant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 8817688, member: 6787650"] There are a couple places where you have to know GURPS to get the right results. For example, there is a monster in the intro adventure (Golem Armor Swordsmen with DR 17) which is extremely hard to kill unless you happen to know the GURPS rule for DR, that by default it does not protect the eyes. DFRPG doesn't say so, and in fact gives the opposite impression on Monsters page 15 when explaining how to read the DR stat: "Total DR from natural sources, armor, and magic. Only creatures noted as wearing armor have it." Since Adventurers calls out armor as not protecting the face or eyes, and being subject to halving via the armor chinks rule, this leaves the reader with the impression that most monster DR cannot be reduced or bypassed via careful targeting. If you know GURPS though, you realize that eyes are probably supposed to be an exception, and if you know how to check the Pyramid forums you can find a thread where DFRPG's author (Sean Punch, writing as Dr. Kromm) confirms that DFRPG is intended to work like GURPS. Another example: the Sun Bolt spell has rules for the results of targeting eyes despite being a burning attack. GURPS has rules that tell you how to handle tight-beam burning attacks against the eyes and vitals. Otherwise you'd be confused how the Sunbolt eye hit rules could ever be relevant. [/QUOTE]
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