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Leif's "Hold of the Sea Princes" Greyhawk Alpha Game [AD&D 1E] [OOC 01]
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<blockquote data-quote="Leif" data-source="post: 5872843" data-attributes="member: 48762"><p>Backstab - PH p.27 says "striking of a blow from behind, be it with club, dagger, or sword." Al examples given are melee weapons. DM Guide offers no additional help. It'd just be too cool to allow a backstab perpetrated via arrow, and the rate of fire of a bow in AD&D and the close proximity of the two ogres means that Turthain could conceivably backstab BOTH Ogres in one surprise attack sequence using his bow. Actually, now that I think about it more, I'm not so sure its permissible to allow one bow shot each against two different opponents, nor do I think a backstab was meant to be done with a missile weapon.</p><p></p><p>But He**! That'd just be too cool! Rhun, if you want to try a backstab against each Ogre with a bow shot at +4 for 2-12 hp damage then by all means, go for it! I'll even allow two backstab shots at one of the Ogres, 2 attacks at +4 for a total of 4-24 hp dam. [This will likely never happen again in this game. Or, it might. I'll have to mull it over and cogitate.]</p><p></p><p>I'm going to roll 4d8+1 straight for their hp, so with a little bit of luck you could conceivably kill them both! It may not be particularly likely, but it is possible. On the other hand, if he DOESN'T kill them both, then Turthain better hope his buds come boiling out of the Groll house with a QUICKNESS!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leif, post: 5872843, member: 48762"] Backstab - PH p.27 says "striking of a blow from behind, be it with club, dagger, or sword." Al examples given are melee weapons. DM Guide offers no additional help. It'd just be too cool to allow a backstab perpetrated via arrow, and the rate of fire of a bow in AD&D and the close proximity of the two ogres means that Turthain could conceivably backstab BOTH Ogres in one surprise attack sequence using his bow. Actually, now that I think about it more, I'm not so sure its permissible to allow one bow shot each against two different opponents, nor do I think a backstab was meant to be done with a missile weapon. But He**! That'd just be too cool! Rhun, if you want to try a backstab against each Ogre with a bow shot at +4 for 2-12 hp damage then by all means, go for it! I'll even allow two backstab shots at one of the Ogres, 2 attacks at +4 for a total of 4-24 hp dam. [This will likely never happen again in this game. Or, it might. I'll have to mull it over and cogitate.] I'm going to roll 4d8+1 straight for their hp, so with a little bit of luck you could conceivably kill them both! It may not be particularly likely, but it is possible. On the other hand, if he DOESN'T kill them both, then Turthain better hope his buds come boiling out of the Groll house with a QUICKNESS! [/QUOTE]
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