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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 7907899" data-attributes="member: 16814">You know, thinking on it, &quot;I use my shield to power through to close&quot; sounds like a good idea, except that the Dragonbone's attack pierce in excess of the shield defensive value.&nbsp; This is a case where you follow the fiction and say, &quot;no can do, the Dragonbone will shred your shield on the way it -- it's just not tough enough to withstand the onslaught.&nbsp; Did you want to do something else?&quot;This is a key part of running DW -- follow the what's established in the fiction.&nbsp; Just because the Fighter wants to use strength to Defy Danger doesn't mean it'll work.&nbsp; If the fiction of the scene doesn't allow it, then it can't be done.&nbsp; And, using a shield to force your way through an attack when the attack would naturally destroy the shield (Messy, Piercing) is a case where you, as DM, have the duty to follow the fiction and say no.&nbsp; I'd tell the player this up front and not just autofail the action, though.&nbsp; It's important in DW to have a back and forth about what the situation is and how the fiction works.&nbsp; Heck, if the Fighter hefted the lid of the Sarcophagus and used that to cover his approach, I'd let that work, but add in a bend bars to lift the thing to begin with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 7907899, member: 16814"] You know, thinking on it, "I use my shield to power through to close" sounds like a good idea, except that the Dragonbone's attack pierce in excess of the shield defensive value. This is a case where you follow the fiction and say, "no can do, the Dragonbone will shred your shield on the way it -- it's just not tough enough to withstand the onslaught. Did you want to do something else?" This is a key part of running DW -- follow the what's established in the fiction. Just because the Fighter wants to use strength to Defy Danger doesn't mean it'll work. If the fiction of the scene doesn't allow it, then it can't be done. And, using a shield to force your way through an attack when the attack would naturally destroy the shield (Messy, Piercing) is a case where you, as DM, have the duty to follow the fiction and say no. I'd tell the player this up front and not just autofail the action, though. It's important in DW to have a back and forth about what the situation is and how the fiction works. Heck, if the Fighter hefted the lid of the Sarcophagus and used that to cover his approach, I'd let that work, but add in a bend bars to lift the thing to begin with. [/QUOTE]

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