When a warrior stands at the wrong end of a crossbow...

[Land Outcast]

Hum... please round up in this situation... for the Baron's sake!

+1 Light crossbow, critical hit, max damage... 18 damage... Fort DC 14... Yeha... the hero is... terrified...

D&D covers this. Helpless includes characters that are "completely at an opponent's mercy". Coup de grace can be performed on helpless targets. Combat hasn't started, so if the character wants to avoid this, initiative comes up. If he wins on initiative, he has enough time to spin out of the way and act. If the crossbowman comes up on initiative first, that character may well be screwed without a nice Fort save.

Thanks! For lethality's sake! Now, some people might not interpret it that way... I will

 

[reanjr]

Why the big deal about a crossbow anyway? Why not a bow, or a sword?

Well, there's good reason to not include sword. In order to get good thrust on a sword (or a good swing) you must pull back, giving time to react. Bows on the other hand can be loaded or pulled back and it's nigh instantaneous to release or trigger the bow.

 

[reanjr]

I enjoy reading your thoughts on this and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Lol... I'm flabbergasted by such sarcasm?/irony?/joke?/flattering?/praise?

Completly dumbstruck... can't use my powers of interpretation... someone please come help me!


BTW: Congratz on achieving lvl 2, Nyc

My guess is Nycarius reads a bit too much Slashdot

 

[Starman]

My guess is Nycarius reads a bit too much Slashdot

Or Fark.

 

[Nyaricus]

Or Fark.

hey, FARK is amazing...

Anywasy, no it was just a phrase that was drifting around EN World, and I picked it up 'cause it sounded funny. Generally, this is used for minuatae discussion of no real "heavy" implications and states a general agreeance to a poster's thoughts.

And it's "Nyaricus"

 

[Nyaricus]

Hum... please round up in this situation... for the Baron's sake!

+1 Light crossbow, critical hit, max damage... 18 damage... Fort DC 14... Yeha... the hero is... terrified...



Thanks! For lethality's sake! Now, some people might not interpret it that way... I will

Hold up. You need at least 50 damage to trigger a Massive Damage Save - thus the DC is, at a minimum, 15.

 

[Land Outcast]

not if you apply the: "So, when you are in the surprise round of combat, and flat-footed, any attack which hits (regardless of actual damage) triigers a Massive Damage Save"

 

[Sravoff]

I thank you all for your input, and regret my late responce. but it couldn't be helped.

There was no real emphasis on the crossbow, it was just an example. A rapier at your throat is very lethal. So swords, bows, and crossbows would be included.

So far I am likeing the "dramatic HP" rule alot, and I'll take a look at the coup de grace later.

I was hoping to not alter the Baron too much, but I think I should definitly use more poison.

Thanks all!
-Sravoff

 

[Nyaricus]

I was hoping to not alter the Baron too much, but I think I should definitly use more poison.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

 

[Land Outcast]

'tis ok Ny, we all know you've been harmed by the crash and miss your postcount...