Re: AG: Combat Sense From: dconklin@netcom.com (Douglas D. Conklin) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 00:08:45 +0000 Great Cthulhu (dag@chem.ucla.edu) wrote: : davidh@z-code.com (David Hartmann) writes: : >So what are people's opinions on the value of having combat sense greater : >than 1? Does it actually help in one-on-one's as well as group fights? : >Is it's effect noticeable? : From what I've been told (and it makes sense), it's absolutely worthless in : one-on-one fights. It helps you avoid hitting your friends, and it also helps : you sense incoming attacks from the side and rear. Neither of these : circumstances can come up in a one-on-one. Not the complete story. At CS 1, characters are still subject to stumbling on solid ground. I haven't seen one of my characters with level 2 stumble, except on slippery ground. Keep in mind that ther may someday be really treacherous fighting surfaces like ice or something :-) As far as side and rear attacks go, level one is enough to eliminate side attacks, level 3 might be enought to eliminate back attacks, *but* move quietly dirrectly negates this, so if an adventure beastie has levels in move qietly, you will need more than level two to defend against side attacks. This can affect one on one fights. Theis Rogala, ~1000PL dwarf with lvel 1 combat sense fought Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria Blinked, swung several times at Theis and missed. Every attack she made from the side was undefended, unitl she hit him once. It was very frustrating watching her continue to take pot shots at him, imagining the blade whistle by his ear, and having him just stand there looking around for his opponent who was standing right beside him. Combat sense is also supposed to affect most combat actions to a small extent, but I have never seen anything concrete on this easy, douglas d -- __________________________________________________________________ Douglas D. Conklin | 1 Bosworth St. dconklin@netcom.com | San Francisco, CA 94112-1001 (415) 239 - 4589 | "Tiger, tiger burning bright ..." ------------------------------------------------------------------- Up