Re: Legends: Assassination

From: bryan@salestech.com (Bryan Donaldson)

Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 19:24:38 +0000

griffith@netcom.com (Jim Griffith) writes:
>I wrote:
>>My understanding was that soldiers that provide a Guard rating (Guards,
>>Knights, some others) provide that guard rating to all character in the
>>force with the soldiers.  Slot leaders seem to get an additional bonus.

>Not quite.  A slot commander is protected by the soldiers in the same slot
>as the character.  The overall commander is protected by every soldier in the
>same force.  Characters not assigned to slots get no protection.  That's how
>I understand it to work.

Hmmm.  I'll have to check that.  I've been operating under the belief
that guards defend against ANY covert  action inside the force they guard.

>>If the target has Thief skill, that might also help him.  Invisibilty
>>adds 50% or 100% to ALL covert actions, so you might want to try again
>>after going invisible.

>I don't understand how inVisibility or stealth apply, but my understanding is
> [good discussion of the comparison between sponsor and target levels delete]
>The kidnapper's stealth comes into play only if the attempt fails.  If it
>fails, stealth determines if the kidnapper escapes.

I believe Invisibily gives a bonus to coverance of successfully completing
covert actions.  I beleve the bonus is 50%.

>I *think* invisibility and stealth for the target affect if the action even
>goes off in the first place, but I'm not sure about this.  I think the
>kidnapper first has to sight his target, then attempt the kidnap, then
>escape.  But I'm not positive about this.

That is how I understand it as well.

>>By the way,what was the assassin's PC?  That is a  major factor in determining
>>assassination success.

>Not as I understand it.  Assassinlevel of target affects chance of success.
>PC affects effectiveness of the assassination once it has succeeded.

By success, I meant "was the target dead?"  That's the real defintion of
a successful assassination.

I had an assassin last turn "successfully assassinate" a character. The target
sustained 0% wounds from t he assassination attempt.
Not too successful by my reckoning.

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References

Legends: Assassination
tcline@nyx.cs.du.edu (Terry Cline)
Fri, 28 Oct 1994 01:40:14 +0000
Re: Legends: Assassination
bryan@salestech.com (Bryan Donaldson)
Tue, 01 Nov 1994 15:37:24 +0000
Re: Legends: Assassination
griffith@netcom.com (Jim Griffith)
Tue, 01 Nov 1994 20:37:55 +0000

Referenced By

Legends: Assassination
tcline@nyx.cs.du.edu (Terry Cline)
Fri, 28 Oct 1994 01:40:14 +0000
Re: Legends: Assassination
bryan@salestech.com (Bryan Donaldson)
Tue, 01 Nov 1994 15:37:24 +0000
Re: Legends: Assassination
griffith@netcom.com (Jim Griffith)
Tue, 01 Nov 1994 20:37:55 +0000