Rattling Effect: Does it Stack?

[ourchair]

Does the rattling penalty stack with the penalty of a mark?

Sorry, couldn't find a thread about it.

 

[Aulirophile]

Sure... no reason it wouldn't. Note Rattling is to all attacks, Marked is just attacks not including the Marker. So a Rattling hit Marked enemy attacking the someone besides the Marker takes -4, attacking the Marker is just -2.

The rule for stacking is in the PHB under penalties and bonuses. The penalties rule is still correct, the bonuses rule has had some minor errata (bonuses from the same named game element never stack with themselves).

 

[Jhaelen]

Does the rattling penalty stack with the penalty of a mark?

Penalties always stack, unless they are caused by the same named game element. So, yes.

 

[abyssaldeath]

Penalties always stack, unless they are caused by the same named game element. So, yes.

Almost correct, but not quite. Penalties always stack unless they come from the same POWER. Considering all the different ways to add penalties to you attacks they should use the new "same named game element" rule, but they haven't changed the penalty rules to use that yet.

 

[Jhaelen]

Almost correct, but not quite. Penalties always stack unless they come from the same POWER. Considering all the different ways to add penalties to you attacks they should use the new "same named game element" rule, but they haven't changed the penalty rules to use that yet.

Fair enough.

So, I'm already ahead of the curve - nice!

 

[Erosthenes]

So, forgive my ignorance....rattling causes a mark penalty to increase to -4?

Any other effects?

(Be advised I do not have rules with me at work

 

[Neonchameleon]

No. Rattling gives a -2 penalty. Marked gives a -2 penalty under some circumstances. So between them they give a -4 penalty.